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Proposed school flag policy will stoke divisions
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education is seeking to create a problem where there is none with their draft policy on displaying flags in school facilities. I am concerned that this policy is nothing more than an attempt to appease those who are intolerant of diversity and who want to create a homogeneous society. Carroll County Public Schools passed a similar policy last June and now our school board has chosen to bring the fight here, to Anne Arundel County — but, we the people, will not have it.
As written, the draft policy states that the display of flags shall be limited to government flags or those with a “bona fide educational purpose.” This could be interpreted to mean that Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, which are not government flags, cannot be flown in schools unless they are being used for an educational purpose.
Pride and Black Lives Matter flags are an important part of our history and our culture, and they should be celebrated, not censored. It is important for students to be exposed to these movements and to learn about the history of discrimination and oppression.
In addition to the educational benefits of displaying these flags, they also serve as a visual representation of a safe space for LGBTQIA+ youth and students of color. For these students, school can be a place of intense fear and anxiety. The display of these flags can send a message to these students that they are welcome and accepted, and that they matter.
According to the Trevor Project, nearly half of all LGBTQIA+ youth seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year. The same study found that LGBTQIA+ youth who found their school to be affirming reported lower rates of attempting suicide. Symbols like the Pride flag save lives.
Across the country, there has been a strategic attack on our democracy, including in Maryland, with attempts to ban books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and Pride and Black Lives Matter flags in Carroll County. This policy proposal is a part of that attack on our democracy. Bans like this feed into an already alarming atmosphere of political division in our county.
The racist murders of Black Americans and the bias-driven murders of LGBTQIA+ folks are hate crimes, and in part why many fly the Pride and Black Lives Matter flags proudly, to recognize indivisible human rights. Human rights aren’t political.
The motto of Anne Arundel County Public Schools is “Elevating All Students … Eliminating All Gaps.” This policy would do the opposite. It would create a gap between those who are accepted and those who are not. It would create a gap between those who are safe and those who are not. The school board is attempting to regulate specific forms of self-expression in our schools. It seeks to eliminate visual symbols that are affirming and inclusive.
We deserve to enjoy the freedom to be ourselves—no matter who we are; however, too often, others try to put people in boxes and attach a label based on the color of our skin, who we love, and how we identify in terms of our gender identity and sexual orientation. We should all be free to thrive and support each other for who we are.
It is clear that some on the school board are more willing to appease hate groups like Moms for Liberty than provide a safe and inclusive school environment. We must resist this policy and fight for the right of all people to express their identities and to feel safe and welcome in our schools. We must continue to elevate all students by rejecting this divisive policy and by maintaining our right to publicly show recognition for all students. Let’s chart a better, inclusive future for all of us!
Jaden Farris, Crownsville
Farris is a senior at South River High School. He serves on the board of directors of Annapolis Pride and GLSEN Maryland.
Holbrook account of Champions 4 Children event full of inaccuracies
This is a response to Janet Holbrook’s opinion piece published in The Capital May 7.
There are so many inaccuracies in her reporting of the facts that I would like to address some of the most egregious.
First, she bragged about “crashing” the Champions 4 Children event on April 25 and then refusing to pay the event entry fee. The topic and event cost were clearly reflected on the invitation flyer along with the RSVP link, as there was limited seating, and the event was sold out.
Her disdain for normal courtesy is exacerbated by her bragging about a donation to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The SPLC is one of the most divisive, race- and hate-baiting organizations in the country.
Janet Holbrook forgot to mention that the speaker, Derryk Greene, is an accomplished African American man and senior fellow at ADF (Alliance Defending Freedom) who has expertise in helping troubled public schools. The whole reason for the presentation was to offer ideas and strategies to improve your children’s education.
The venue that hosted the event was subjected to vile attacks via phone and social media to cancel the presentation, but to their credit, the venue stood firm and continued with the event.
As Holbrook and others were “crashing” the event, they were extremely rude to the venue staff. Outside were more members of their mob protesting on Veterans Highway and making a scene. Police were called to oversee the event and protect participants entering the building. Threats are just another form of bullying. If they truly stand against bullying in schools, maybe they should not model that behavior themselves.
Holbrook mentioned parental rights as if that were a problem. Parental involvement in their child’s education has long been documented as crucial in achieving higher educational outcomes. The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act requires that schools allow parents to “inspect and review” their child’s education records as long as the child is under 18. Vice President Kamala Harris recently mentioned that your kids are “our” kids, meaning the country’s kids. This is a very appalling statement. It doesn’t take a village; it takes a family.
Holbrook mentions book banning as if this is something that is prevalent in the school system. However, books such as “Gender Queer”, the “Lawnboy” and graphic novels depicting pornographic sex scenes are not appropriate for your children.
She goes on to mention the “national history of racism” rhetoric so prevalent with race provocateurs as if that were a fact. She doesn’t mention the 600,000 Union casualties, overwhelmingly white men, during our bloody Civil War, making America the third country in world history to officially outlaw slavery.
When the school system is focused on critical race theory, gender issues, bathroom access for the opposite sex, biological boys competing in girls’ sports and pornography in school libraries, instead of the classical three R’s, our schools are not educating, but indoctrinating. The U.S. News and World Report 2022 High School rankings show Anne Arundel County high schools rank from No. 23 to No. 139 in Maryland, a precipitous drop from just a few years ago! You might have seen recent reports that at Patterson High School in Baltimore City, 77% of students are reading at an elementary level, many at the kindergarten and first grade level. Obviously, something needs to be done.
The Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee should be commended for offering alternative ideas to the educational problems facing your kids.
The WISE women’s group of which Janet Holbrook is a member doesn’t use “wise” tactics, but rather actions that resemble the mafiosi in the movie “Wise Guys.”
Michael Vernon, Crownsville
Vernon is a candidate for Republican Central Committee
Poetry entry is accepted for publication
Sparsh Verma of Anne Arundel County has had their poetry entry in the National High School Poetry Contest accepted for publication. The poem entitled, “New light, old shadows,” appeared in the “Of Faith and Inspiration” section of the anthology “American High School Poets Spring 2023″.
“Of Faith and Inspiration” is a meaningful study of inspirational and faith-based poetry written by teenagers from all over the country. It explores how today’s teens approach matters of faith, hope, religion, and nature. It is one of the four sections included in the quarterly publication “American High School Poets” and is published by the Live Poets Society of N.J. in conjunction with JUST POETRY!!!, the National High School Poetry Quarterly Magazine.
The “American High School Poets Spring 2023″ anthology can be viewed at https://a.co/d/68OVv4Y.
Sparsh Verma is the child of Sunil Verma and Kiran Verma and attends Glen Burnie High School under the tutelage of Language Arts teacher Paul Keener.
Sparsh Verma’s college plans include getting an associate degree in business administration from Anne Arundel Community College and continuing at a university in pursuit of a business career.
Sparsh Verma, Pasadena | https://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/letters/ac-ce-letters-may28-20230528-eg6v7izwo5dtti3265jrn4d32i-story.html | 2023-05-28 09:40:23 | 0 | https://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/letters/ac-ce-letters-may28-20230528-eg6v7izwo5dtti3265jrn4d32i-story.html |
Huge blasts preceded methane pipeline leaks in Baltic Sea
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of sabotaging the Russia-built gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany.
Speaking Friday in Moscow at a ceremony to annex four regions of Ukraine into Russia, Putin said the “Anglo-Saxons” in the West have turned from sanctions to “terror attacks,” sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in what he described as an attempt to “destroy the European energy infrastructure.”
He added that “those who profit from it have done it,” without naming a specific country.
European nations, which have been reeling under soaring energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have noted that it is Russia, not Europe, that benefits from chaos in the energy markets and spiking prices for energy.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The explosions that rocked natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea ahead of huge methane leaks “probably corresponded to an explosive load of several hundred kilos (pounds),” Denmark and Sweden wrote Friday in a letter to the United Nations.
Norwegian researchers published a map Friday projecting a huge plume of methane released by the damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines will travel over large swaths of the Nordic region.
“We assume the wind on the leak area blew the methane emissions north until the Finnish archipelago, then bends toward Sweden and Norway,” Stephen Platt, a professor with the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, said.
The independent institution is part of the Integrated Carbon Observation System, a European research alliance, which said was confirmed by ICOS ground-based observations from several stations in Sweden, Norway, and Finland.” the “enormous amount of methane gas” emission
These methane levels aren’t dangerous to public health but the gas is a potential source of global warming.
Moscow has requested an emergency meeting at the U.N. Security Council to discuss the pipelines and called for a thorough international probe to assess the damage to the pipelines, which carry natural gas from Russia to Europe. Russia says “it looks like a terror attack, probably conducted on a state level.”
The suspected sabotage this week on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines have produced two methane leaks off Sweden, including a large one above North Stream 1 and a smaller one above North Stream 2, and two leaks off Denmark.
Following the suspected sabotage this week of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that carry Russian natural gas to Europe, there were two leaks off Sweden, including a large one above North Stream 1, and a smaller one above North Stream 2, and two leaks off Denmark.
The North Stream 2 leak “has diminished, but is still on-going,” the Swedish coast guard said. However, navigational warnings for ships were slightly increased to 7 nautical miles (13 kilometers or 8 miles) from 5 nautical miles from the incident areas, the coast guard said in a statement.
The Danish and Swedish governments have described the ruptures as the result of “deliberate actions.”
Russia also has said the leaks resulted from deliberate acts, saying “it looks like a terror attack, probably conducted on a state level.”
Moscow requested an emergency meeting at the U.N. Security Council to discuss the pipelines and called for a thorough international probe to assess the damage to the pipelines. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a study would only be possible once gas stops leaking from them.
Nordic seismologists recorded explosions preceding the leaks. A first explosion was recorded early Monday southeast of the Danish island of Bornholm. A second, stronger blast northeast of the island that night was equivalent to a magnitude-2.3 earthquake.
NATO warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and joined other Western officials in citing sabotage as the likely cause of damage to the natural gas pipelines. Denmark is a NATO member and Sweden is in the process of joining the military alliance.
The first leaks in the pipelines that extend from Russia to Germany were reported on Tuesday, prompting energy companies and European governments to beef up security.
Energy infrastructure security has increased across the Nordic region.
The fear of further damage to Europe’s energy infrastructure has added pressure on natural gas prices, which had already been soaring. Russia, a major supplier to Europe, cut off deliveries earlier this year in retaliation for sanctions imposed after its invasion of Ukraine. That has caused widespread economic pain across the continent.
Authorities in Norway, a major oil and gas producer, have reported at least six incidents of drone sightings near offshore installations in the North Sea. It prompted the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway -- the Scandinavian country’s oil safety regulator -- on Monday to “urge increased vigilance by all operators and vessel owners.” On Wednesday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that there was no concrete threat against Norwegian oil and gas off-shore installations.
Danish daily newspaper Ekstra Bladet said a drone was spotted Wednesday near a Danish offshore oil and gas installation in the North Sea.
Sweden stepped up security around its three nuclear power plants.
Sweden’s public power transmission network operator Svenska kraftnat, said that it doesn’t not yet know if an undersea power cable that runs between southern Sweden and Poland was damaged when the Nord Stream gas pipelines some 500 meters (547 yards) away ruptured from what Western and Russian officials both claimed was intentional tampering.
“Since the cable is not in service, it can’t be determined if the cable is damaged in some way,” Per Kvarnefalk, a spokesman for Svenska kraftnat, said late Thursday. “We will therefore perform tests on the cable using special measurement equipment early next week with the aim to determine if the cable is fully functional.”
Svenska kraftnat partly owns the more than 250-kilometer-long high-voltage cable that transmits electricity through the Baltic Sea.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
6-3-4
(six, three, four)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
6-3-4
(six, three, four) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17541787.php | 2022-10-28 18:23:06 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17541787.php |
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a move that could delay the completion of the deal.
Both One Medical and Amazon received a request for additional information Friday in connection with an FTC review of the merger, according to a filing made with securities regulators by One Medical’s parent, San Francisco-based 1Life Healthcare Inc.
Amazon announced plans in late July to buy One Medical, a concierge-type medical service with roughly 190 medical offices in 25 markets. Last week, the e-commerce giant said it would shutter its own hybrid virtual in-home care service called Amazon Care, a One Medical competitor, because it wasn’t meeting customers’ needs.
The One Medical deal, the first to be announced under CEO Andy Jassy, was another push into healthcare for Amazon following its acquisition of the online pharmacy PillPack for $750 million in 2018. Groups calling for stricter antitrust regulations quickly urged the FTC to block the merger, arguing it would further expand the company’s massive market power.
An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment.
The FTC has already been investigating the sign-up and cancellation practices of Amazon Prime and has issued civil subpoenas in that case.
Last year, the company asked unsuccessfully that FTC Chair Lina Khan step aside from separate antitrust investigations into its business, arguing she would be biased. Khan was notable critic of Seattle-based Amazon and other Big Tech companies prior to assuming the chairmanship. As a Yale law student in 2017, she wrote an influential study titled “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.” | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/tech-news/ap-ftc-investigating-amazons-3-9b-purchase-of-one-medical/ | 2022-09-03 15:53:38 | 1 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/tech-news/ap-ftc-investigating-amazons-3-9b-purchase-of-one-medical/ |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
08-30-33-34-44
(eight, thirty, thirty-three, thirty-four, forty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $250,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "Lucky Day Lotto" game were:
08-30-33-34-44
(eight, thirty, thirty-three, thirty-four, forty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $250,000 | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-Day-Lotto-game-17500494.php | 2022-10-11 04:20:00 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Lucky-Day-Lotto-game-17500494.php |
Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday formally submitted a proposed recreational-marijuana ballot initiative to the Florida Supreme Court — and signaled she will argue that the proposal doesn’t meet legal requirements to go before voters in 2024.
The political committee Smart & Safe Florida is sponsoring the proposed constitutional amendment and has far exceeded the 222,881 petition signatures needed to trigger a crucial Supreme Court review.
After receiving notification from Secretary of State Cord Byrd last month, Moody on Monday took the step of seeking an opinion from the Supreme Court about the initiative.
The Supreme Court reviews issues such as whether proposed constitutional amendments are limited to single subjects and whether the proposed ballot language is clear. In her filing Monday, Moody wrote that she thinks “the proposed amendment fails to meet the requirements” of part of state law, though she did not elaborate. She wrote that she will “present additional argument through briefing at the appropriate time.”
In addition to needing approval from the Supreme Court, the Safe & Smart committee needs to total at least 891,523 validated petition signatures to put the measure on the November 2024 ballot. The state Division of Elections website listed 786,747 validated signatures as of Monday afternoon.
The “Adult Personal Use of Marijuana” proposal would allow people 21 or older “to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise.” Florida voters in 2016 approved a constitutional amendment that broadly allowed medical marijuana. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/15/florida-recreational-marijuana-amendment-to-get-supreme-court-review/ | 2023-05-19 02:59:39 | 1 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/15/florida-recreational-marijuana-amendment-to-get-supreme-court-review/ |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 10 months flying in space, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world's first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency's first attempt to move an asteroid in space.
Mission control at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, announced the successful impact at 7:14 p.m. EDT.
As a part of NASA's overall planetary defense strategy, DART's impact with the asteroid Dimorphos demonstrates a viable mitigation technique for protecting the planet from an Earth-bound asteroid or comet, if one were discovered.
"At its core, DART represents an unprecedented success for planetary defense, but it is also a mission of unity with a real benefit for all humanity," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "As NASA studies the cosmos and our home planet, we're also working to protect that home, and this international collaboration turned science fiction into science fact, demonstrating one way to protect Earth."
DART targeted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, a small body just 530 feet (160 meters) in diameter. It orbits a larger, 2,560-foot (780-meter) asteroid called Didymos. Neither asteroid poses a threat to Earth.
The mission's one-way trip confirmed NASA can successfully navigate a spacecraft to intentionally collide with an asteroid to deflect it, a technique known as kinetic impact.
The investigation team will now observe Dimorphos using ground-based telescopes to confirm that DART's impact altered the asteroid's orbit around Didymos. Researchers expect the impact to shorten Dimorphos' orbit by about 1%, or roughly 10 minutes; precisely measuring how much the asteroid was deflected is one of the primary purposes of the full-scale test.
"Planetary Defense is a globally unifying effort that affects everyone living on Earth," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Now we know we can aim a spacecraft with the precision needed to impact even a small body in space. Just a small change in its speed is all we need to make a significant difference in the path an asteroid travels."
The spacecraft's sole instrument, the Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation (DRACO), together with a sophisticated guidance, navigation and control system that works in tandem with Small-body Maneuvering Autonomous Real Time Navigation (SMART Nav) algorithms, enabled DART to identify and distinguish between the two asteroids, targeting the smaller body.
These systems guided the 1,260-pound (570-kilogram) box-shaped spacecraft through the final 56,000 miles (90,000 kilometers) of space into Dimorphos, intentionally crashing into it at roughly 14,000 miles (22,530 kilometers) per hour to slightly slow the asteroid's orbital speed. DRACO's final images, obtained by the spacecraft seconds before impact, revealed the surface of Dimorphos in close-up detail.
Fifteen days before impact, DART's CubeSat companion Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging of Asteroids (LICIACube), provided by the Italian Space Agency, deployed from the spacecraft to capture images of DART's impact and of the asteroid's resulting cloud of ejected matter. In tandem with the images returned by DRACO, LICIACube's images are intended to provide a view of the collision's effects to help researchers better characterize the effectiveness of kinetic impact in deflecting an asteroid. Because LICIACube doesn't carry a large antenna, images will be downlinked to Earth one by one in the coming weeks.
"DART's success provides a significant addition to the essential toolbox we must have to protect Earth from a devastating impact by an asteroid," said Lindley Johnson, NASA's Planetary Defense Officer. "This demonstrates we are no longer powerless to prevent this type of natural disaster. Coupled with enhanced capabilities to accelerate finding the remaining hazardous asteroid population by our next Planetary Defense mission, the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, a DART successor could provide what we need to save the day."
With the asteroid pair within 7 million miles (11 million kilometers) of Earth, a global team is using dozens of telescopes stationed around the world and in space to observe the asteroid system. Over the coming weeks, they will characterize the ejecta produced and precisely measure Dimorphos' orbital change to determine how effectively DART deflected the asteroid. The results will help validate and improve scientific computer models critical to predicting the effectiveness of this technique as a reliable method for asteroid deflection.
"This first-of-its-kind mission required incredible preparation and precision, and the team exceeded expectations on all counts," said APL Director Ralph Semmel. "Beyond the truly exciting success of the technology demonstration, capabilities based on DART could one day be used to change the course of an asteroid to protect our planet and preserve life on Earth as we know it."
Roughly four years from now, the European Space Agency's Hera project will conduct detailed surveys of both Dimorphos and Didymos, with a particular focus on the crater left by DART's collision and a precise measurement of Dimorphos' mass.
Johns Hopkins APL manages the DART mission for NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office as a project of the agency's Planetary Missions Program Office.
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Criminal probe focuses on school where boy, 6, shot teacher
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in an elementary school classroom are investigating whether the “actions or omissions” of any school employees could lead to criminal charges, according to court documents released Tuesday.
Howard Gwynn, the commonwealth’s attorney in Newport News, filed a petition for a special grand jury to probe if any “security failures” contributed to the shooting at Richneck Elementary in January that seriously wounded teacher Abby Zwerner.
Gwynn wrote that an investigation could lead to recommendations “in the hopes that such a situation never occurs again.”
Gwynn’s petition was released a day after his office charged the boy’s mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor count of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm. The child used his mother’s 9mm handgun to shoot Zwerner during class. Police say the weapon was legally purchased.
Last week, Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against the school system, accusing school officials of gross negligence and of ignoring multiple warnings from teachers and other school employees that the boy was armed and in a “violent mood” on the day of the shooting.
Zwerner also alleges that school officials knew the boy “had a history of random violence” at school and at home, including an episode the year before when he “strangled and choked” his kindergarten teacher.
“Our lawsuit makes clear that we believe the school division violated state law, and we are pursuing this in civil court,” Diane Toscano, an attorney for Zwerner, said Monday.
The prosecutor’s decision to investigate school employees for any criminal activity is the latest fallout from the shooting, which sent shockwaves through Newport News, a shipbuilding city of about 185,000 people near the Chesapeake Bay.
Police Chief Steve Drew has repeatedly characterized the shooting as “intentional.” He said there was no warning and no struggle before the child pointed the gun at Zwerner and fired one round, striking her in the hand and chest.
Zwerner, 25, hustled her students out of the classroom before being rushed to the hospital, where she stayed for nearly two weeks.
Days after the shooting, school officials revealed that administrators at Richneck suspected the child may have had a weapon before the shooting occurred, but they didn’t find it despite searching his backpack.
At a subsequent school board meeting, parents and teachers lambasted administrators for what they called a misguided emphasis on attendance over the safety of children and staff. They said students who assault classmates and staff often face few consequences, while Zwerner’s shooting could have been prevented if not for a toxic environment in which teachers’ concerns are ignored.
The school board fired the district’s superintendent, while Richneck’s assistant principal resigned from the school division. The elementary school’s principal is still employed by the district but no longer holds that position.
Richneck also installed metal detectors before it reopened on Jan. 30, three weeks after the shooting.
Meanwhile, James Ellenson, the attorney for the 6-year-old’s mother, said in a statement that she “has cooperated from the first day of the incident.”
He said the mother has no criminal record and will be turning herself in before the end of the week.
“Most criminal prosecutions are adversarial in nature, but we will make our best efforts so that these proceedings will be more collaborative than most,” he said, without providing specifics.
Ellenson did not comment on the charges against her. But he has said her gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.
The family has said the boy has an “acute disability” and was under a care plan “that included his mother or father attending school with him and accompanying him to class every day.” The week of the shooting was the first when a parent was not in class with him, the family said.
The family said in the days after the shooting that the child was placed under hospital care and receiving “the treatment he needs.”
Michelle Price, a spokeswoman for the Newport News Public Schools, did not immediately respond with a comment on the criminal investigation.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The lives of Afghan women and girls are being destroyed by a “suffocating” crackdown by the Taliban since they took power nearly a year ago, Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday.
After they captured the capital, Kabul, in August 2021 and ousted the internationally backed government, the Taliban presented themselves as having moderated since their first time in power, in the 1990s. Initially, Taliban officials spoke of allowing women to continue to work and girls to continue their education.
Instead, they formed an all-male government stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule that has banned girls from attending school from seventh grade, imposed all-covering dress that leaves only the eyes visible and restricted women’s access to work.
Amnesty said the Taliban have also decimated protections for those facing domestic violence, detained women and girls for minor violations and contributed to a surge in child marriages. The report also documented the torture and abuse of women arrested by the Taliban for protesting against restrictions.
“Taken together, these policies form a system of repression that discriminates against women and girls in almost every aspect of their lives,” the report said. “This suffocating crackdown against Afghanistan’s female population is increasing day by day.”
The group’s researchers visited Afghanistan in March as part of a nine-month-long investigation conducted from September 2021 to June 2022. They interviewed 90 women and 11 girls, between 14 and 74 years-old, across Afghanistan.
Among them were women detained for protesting who described torture at the hands of Taliban guards, including beatings and threats of death.
One woman told Amnesty that guards beat her and other women on the breasts and between the legs, “so that we couldn’t show the world.” She said one told her, “I can kill you right now, and no one would say anything.”
A university student who was detained said she was electrically shocked on her shoulder, face, neck and elsewhere, while the Taliban shouted insults at her. One held a gun at her and told her, “I will kill you, and no one will be able to find your body.”
The report said rates of child, early and forced marriage in Afghanistan are surging under Taliban rule.
The increase, Amnesty said, is fueled by Afghanistan’s economic and humanitarian crisis and the lack of education and job prospects for women and girls. The report documented cases of forced marriages of women and girls to Taliban members — under pressure by the Taliban member or by the women’s families.
One woman from a central province of Afghanistan told Amnesty that she was compelled her to marry off her 13-year-old daughter to a 30-year-old neighbor in exchange for 60,000 Afghanis (around US$670). She said she felt relieved because her daughter “won’t be hungry anymore.”
She said she was also considering the same for her 10-year-old daughter but was holding off in hopes the girl could get an education and eventually secure a job to support the family. “Of course, if they don’t open the school, I will have to marry her off,” she added.
“You have a patriarchal government, war, poverty, drought, girls out of school. With all of these factors combined … we knew child marriage was going to go through the roof,” said Stephanie Sinclair, director of Too Young to Wed, who was quoted in the report.
The Taliban seized Kabul as U.S. and NATO forces were withdrawing from Afghanistan, ending a nearly 20-year war against the Taliban’s insurgency. The world has refused to recognize the Taliban’s rule, demanding it respect human rights and show tolerance for other groups. The U.S. and its allies have cut off billions in development funds that kept the government afloat, as well as froze billions in Afghan national assets.
This sent the already shattered economy into freefall, increasing poverty dramatically and creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Millions, struggling to feed their families, are kept alive by a massive U.N.-led relief effort.
Amnesty called on the international community to take action to protect Afghan women and girls.
“Less than one year after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, their draconian policies are depriving millions of women and girls of their right to lead safe, free and fulfilling lives,” said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty secretary general.
“If the international community fails to act, it will be abandoning women and girls in Afghanistan, and undermining human rights everywhere,” she said. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/amnesty-taliban-crackdown-on-rights-is-suffocating-women/ | 2022-07-27 13:09:01 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/amnesty-taliban-crackdown-on-rights-is-suffocating-women/ |
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WADLEY, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker remained defiant Thursday after successive reports alleging that he encouraged and paid for a woman's 2009 abortion and later fathered a child with her.
Digging in on his denials of reporting by The Daily Beast, Walker, a football icon turned celebrity politician and staunch abortion foe, blamed the stories on Democrats and their “desperation” — a defensive tactic that Walker's friend and ally, former President Donald Trump, used to weather myriad controversies on his way to the White House.
“I know why you're here. I do,” he told reporters after his first public campaign speech since The Daily Beast's initial report Monday. “You're here because the Democrats are desperate to hold on to this seat here, and they're desperate to make this race about my family.”
He went on to repeat: “This abortion thing is false. It's a lie.”
Walker promised in the hours after the initial report to sue the news outlet, but has not followed up with an announcement that he has done so.
The allegations, along with statements from Walker's adult son blasting his father as a liar, have rocked one of the nation's most important Senate contests. Walker is locked in a tight race against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, with the outcome potentially determining which party controls the Senate for the final two years of President Joe Biden's term.
Walker's stop Thursday, his first public appearance of the week after a series of conservative media interviews and closed events, marked his latest attempt to navigate his rocky past and reconcile the allegations with his support for an absolute national ban on abortions. He has previously confronted stories revealing additional children he had not publicly acknowledged and detailing his exaggerations of business achievements.
None of that has shaken public support for Walker among Republicans in Washington, but the abortion allegations have rattled some party faithful in Georgia.
“I'd be lying if I said I wasn't getting calls from Republicans who are very concerned and struggling with what they're going to do in the voting booth,” Martha Zoller, a popular radio host in north Georgia and one-time congressional candidate, said in an interview.
The Daily Beast, which first reported Monday on the abortion, said it had agreed not to reveal details of the woman’s identity to protect her privacy.
The outlet's initial report included paper evidence the woman provided. Those records include what appears to be a $575 receipt for an abortion procedure, a get-well card signed by Walker and a bank deposit receipt showing a $700 personal check from Walker, dated five days after the abortion receipt.
In that story, The Daily Beast described the woman only as someone who was dating Walker in 2009, at the time of the abortion. Walker responded with flat denials, including interviews during which he claimed to have no idea who could be making the allegation. In its Wednesday story, The Daily Beast revealed that the woman — who remains unnamed — was so well known to Walker that, according to her, they conceived another child years after the abortion. She decided to continue on with the later pregnancy, though she noted that Walker, as he had during the earlier pregnancy, expressed that it wasn’t a convenient time for him, the outlet reported.
Prior to his Senate bid, Walker had publicly acknowledged only his son, Christian Walker, whose mother was Walker’s first wife. Earlier this year, after another story by The Daily Beast, Walker he acknowledged the existence of three additional children he had not previously talked about publicly.
Christian Walker, a high-profile social media commentator, has issued several comments and video statements since the first report, accusing his father of lying about his past and being an absent father. Asked about the son on Thursday, he said simply that "I love my son so much. He's a great little man. I love him to death. I will always love him no matter what.”
The Daily Beast said the Walker campaign declined to comment on Wednesday’s story, and he had little to say on details Thursday during his five-minute exchange with reporters in south Georgia.
During the Republican Senate primary, Walker openly backed a national ban on abortions with no exceptions for cases involving rape, incest or a woman’s health being at risk — particularly notable at a time when the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court precedent had been overturned and Democrats in Congress had been discussing codifying abortion rights into federal law.
“I’m for life,” Walker has said repeatedly as he campaigns. When asked whether he’d allow for any exceptions, he has said there are “no excuses” for the procedure.
As the Republican nominee, Walker has sometimes sidestepped questions about his earlier support for an absolute ban, a tacit nod to the fact that most voters, including many Republicans, want at least some legal access to abortion.
Warnock was in his hometown of Savannah on Thursday for a ceremony naming a street after him, attending the event with his two young children. The senator declined to address directly the allegations against Walker.
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New innovations emphasize company's leadership in emerging and specialty solutions
DENVER, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, today launched two new products, Ardent Mills Egg Replace™ and Ancient Grains Plus™ Baking Flour Blend. The company designed these innovative, cost-effective solutions to enable its customers to capitalize on new market growth, meet evolving consumer preferences for quality ingredients and great taste, and help alleviate supply chain challenges.
"Ardent Mills is committed to delivering ingredients that bring value to the food life cycle, from production to consumption," said Angie Goldberg, chief growth officer at Ardent Mills. "Our latest products, Ardent Mills Egg Replace and Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend, underscore our commitment to being strategic partners with our customers by providing proactive solutions to industry challenges while simultaneously meeting consumer demand."
Ardent Mills Egg Replace
The demand for cost effective egg alternatives continues to rise due to reoccurring avian flu, inflation and growing interest in cage-free initiatives. To help solve this market need, Ardent Mills developed Ardent Mills Egg Replace, a 1:1 replacement for dried and liquid whole eggs that can provide long-term cost efficiency and supply stability. This innovative solution is composed of just four ingredients, including chickpea flour, and is designed for optimal taste, function, and ease of use in bakery applications. Additionally, it is gluten-free, vegan1 and contains no major U.S. food allergen or soy ingredients.
Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend
According to Ardent Mills proprietary research data, consumer interest in protein as part of a daily diet continues to grow, but good taste remains a priority2. Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend is precisely blended from whole-food ancient grains and chickpeas to provide more quality protein than traditional flours. It was created to simplify baked goods innovations and reduce reliance on added protein ingredients while supporting finished-goods protein goals. Crafted with a mild flavor, Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend can be easily incorporated into a variety of bakery applications. Additionally, it is plant-based and gluten-free, and contains no major U.S. food allergens.
The launch of Ardent Mills Egg Replace and Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend follows a series of recent company innovations, including BakeSafer™ Treatments, a food safety-oriented solution. These strides reflect Ardent Mills' ongoing commitment to transforming how the world is nourished and provide solutions that drive emerging nutrition and innovation across plant-based ingredients.
To learn more about Ardent Mills Egg Replace and Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend, visit https://www.ardentmills.com/products/flour-blends-mixes/egg-replace/ and https://www.ardentmills.com/products/flour-blends-mixes/ancient-grains-plus-baking-flour-blend/
Ardent Mills will showcase Ardent Mills Egg Replace and Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend at IFT FIRST 2023. Visit the Ardent Mills booth #S0811 to try samples of baked goods formulated with Ardent Mills Egg Replace and Ancient Grains Plus Baking Flour Blend.
ABOUT ARDENT MILLS
Ardent Mills is committed to transforming how the world is nourished. As the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, we cultivate the future of plant-based solutions to help our customers and communities thrive. We operate in more than 40 locations that specialize in flour, quinoa, pulses, and organic and gluten-free products that drive emerging nutrition and innovation across plant-based ingredients. Our holistic portfolio empowers us to meet the complex needs of customers today while focusing on the growing needs of tomorrow's consumer. Deeply rooted in communities throughout North America, we operate in Canada, the US and Puerto Rico with company headquarters in Denver, Colorado. We employ more than 100 certified millers and support thousands of local jobs that contribute billions of dollars to local economies -- helping our people, our customers, and families everywhere flourish. To learn more about our mission and our solutions, visit ardentmills.com.
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2 45% of consumers state high protein as a dietary behavior. That number has the potential to grow by 30% (based on self-reported interest/intent).
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Richard Scherbel Oscar Scherbel Richard Oscar Scherbel was born on October 28, 1933 to Henry and Katie Scherbel in Pocatello, Idaho. He grew up in the family home on 185 Randolph Street and attended Pocatello High School. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Kentucky. When he returned he was drafted into the Army. He served two years in Van Nuys, CA at the Missile-Silos. He also served eight years in the National Guard. He married Hazel Mae Cohen and from this union three beautiful children were born: Richard Lee, Anita, and Sheila. Richard and Hazel were later divorced. He later married Mary Joyce Wixom. The combined family resulted in eight children: two sons Bryan Wixom and Richard Lee Scherbel; and six daughters, Cheryl, Serena, Lauri, and Dana Wixom, and Anita and Sheila Scherbel. Richard worked for 34 years for FMC in Pocatello. He retired at the age of 55. He and Mary Joyce were then able to do many different jobs together and have fun with their family at their cabin on the Blackfoot Reservoir. Richard died of cancer on June 4, 2023. He was preceded in death by his son Richard Lee Scherbel, grandson William Richard Beesley, mother Katie Howard Scherbel, father Henry Scherbel, sister Marie McCulloch, and his older brother Gordon Henry Scherbel. He is survived by his wife Mary Joyce Scherbel, children Cheryl Wixom, Bryan (Sandy) Wixom, Serena George, Lauri (Mel) Reidhead, Anita (Kim) Jensen, Sheila (Doug) Smith, Dana Avery, 20 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023 from 6-8 pm at Hawker Funeral Home. The funeral will be held at Noon Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Blackfoot Idaho Stake Center located at 1650 Highland Dr. Blackfoot, ID. A viewing will be held prior to the services from 11:00 to 11:45 am.
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- TÜV SÜD acknowledges TuSimple conforms to SAE J3018 guidance for on-road testing of Autonomous Vehicles and SAE Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium's AVSC00001201911 best practices.
- TuSimple is the first U.S.-based autonomous trucking company to publicly announce its results and the first to undergo this type of audit with TÜV SÜD. The audit result did not contain any non-conformances.
- The collaboration with TÜV SÜD is one of many steps TuSimple is taking to demonstrate its inherent commitment to safety and public acceptance of autonomous truck technology.
SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TuSimple (Nasdaq:TSP), a global autonomous driving technology company, today announced the results of a safety audit performed by TÜV SÜD, a world-leading certification body for safety and security in the autonomous vehicle industry. Within the report, it states TuSimple's policies, processes and procedures for test driver selection, training and oversight process meet the guidelines and requirements of industry best practices.
The audit looked at how TuSimple procedures stack up against the guidelines and requirements of both the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J3018 guidance for on-road testing of autonomous vehicles and the SAE Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) AVSC00001201911 best practices for in-vehicle fallback test driver selection, training, and oversight procedures for automated vehicles under test. TuSimple is the first U.S.-based autonomous trucking company to publicly announce its results and the first to undergo this type of audit with TÜV SÜD. The audit was not a requirement, but a voluntary step that TuSimple chose to participate in to validate the company is operating within the established industry best practices. This result is the first step in the company's collaboration with TÜV SÜD as a trusted partner for safety and security.
"Safety is at the heart of everything we do at TuSimple and we want to know that our safety standards are being met and upheld in every step of our autonomous vehicle testing process," said Cheng Lu, President and CEO of TuSimple. "This audit shows that TuSimple has conformed to recommended Autonomous Vehicle Testing practices and that our company is in alignment with the required layers of safety processes to identify and resolve safety risks."
TuSimple currently conducts continued development and testing of its autonomous driving system with both safety drivers and test engineers. The recent audit specifically looked at processes around how the company selects and trains drivers and establishes operational processes and procedures for drivers and test engineers. At TuSimple, the average industry experience of these teams exceeds 18 years.
"We are pleased with TuSimple's voluntary participation in an auditing process for established safety practices in the context of on-road testing of Autonomous Vehicles. TÜV SÜD understands the complex requirements in the field of Autonomous Vehicle safety and our holistic safety evaluations reflect our expertise which is derived from participation in standardization activities across leading automotive markets. Our knowledge of compliance regarding industry standards and best practices, and our highly experienced auditors, effectively provide our customers and partners with a high-quality service. We are proud to be part of TuSimple's journey, and we look forward to future collaborations with them," said Dr. Fabian Schober, CEO of TÜV SÜD America Inc.
You can read more about TuSimple's commitment to building safe autonomous trucks in our most recent blog.
About TuSimple
TuSimple is a global autonomous driving technology company headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations in Arizona, Texas, Europe, and China. Founded in 2015, TuSimple is developing a commercial-ready, fully autonomous (SAE Level 4) driving solution for long-haul heavy-duty trucks. TuSimple aims to transform the $4 trillion global truck freight industry through the company's leading AI technology, which makes it possible for trucks to drive safely autonomously, operate nearly continuously, and reduce fuel consumption by 10%+ relative to manually driven trucks. Global achievements include the world's first fully autonomous, 'driver-out' semi-truck run on open public roads, and development of the world's first Autonomous Freight Network (AFN). Visit us at www.tusimple.com.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations as of the date of this press release and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which may cause results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Many important factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to those related to the Company's ability to complete the Form 10-Q and Form 10-K within the anticipated time period, the Company's ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards, the Company's ability to engage an independent auditor, autonomous driving being an emerging technology, the development of the Company's technologies and products, the Company's limited operating history in a new market, the regulations governing autonomous vehicles, changes in the Company's board of directors and senior management, the Company's dependence on its senior management team, reliance on third-party suppliers, potential product liability or warranty claims, the protection of the Company's intellectual property, securities class action litigation, strategic alternatives for the Company's Asia business, and government or regulatory policies, inquiries and actions. Moreover, the Company operates in a competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may emerge from time to time. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022, and the Company's other filings with the SEC. These SEC filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations.
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LAKE ANN — A 21-year-old Interlochen woman was killed when the bike she was riding was struck by a car this past weekend.
Peyton Burch, described as “kind-hearted, carefree, and fearless,” was riding her bike on Fewins Road in Inland Township around 1:30 a.m. Saturday when she was struck by a car headed southbound on Lake Ann Road.
The Benzie County Sheriff’s Office statement said the car and bike collided at the intersection of the two roads.
The car was driven by Kevin Milroy, 64, of Grawn, according to police.
After sheriff’s deputies arrived, Burch was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Sheriff Kyle Rosa.
Excessive speed and substances were not factors in the crash, police said, although the case is still under investigation.
The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the Victim Services Unit, Inland Township’s Station 9 Fire and Rescue, Michigan State Police and Benzie County Emergency Medical Services.
Burch was born in California in 2001 to Tyson and Melissa Burch, according to her obituary. She loved plants, “thrifting” and being outdoors.
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The recognition and rewards company extends its philosophy of recognizing good into the community with its new monthly grant program.
PROVO, Utah, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Awardco, the employee recognition and rewards company that builds culture through value-driven recognition, announced today that it launched its Goodness Grants program, which is a national philanthropic endeavor that highlights the goodness that people bring to their groups, communities and organizations.
Every month, Awardco will give $1,000 to an individual who is putting good out into the world and is positively impacting a group or community. The person is nominated by their peers; the company then culls through nominations, and a committee selects the final recipient.
The first Goodness Grant beneficiary is Kasey Walkenhurst, the boys' basketball coach for Farmington High School in Farmington, Utah. While Walkenhurst is a wonderful coach and mentor to his players, he was nominated for the Goodness Grant for his role in the community: each year, he leads his team in organizing a basketball game for all of the students with disabilities living in Davis County. His commitment to supporting individuals with disabilities began over ten years ago, and each year, the event brings joy to all involved.
"Goodness Grants deeply reflect who we are at Awardco; we're about recognizing good. And, we didn't want to limit that to the workplace because there is so much good happening all around us — in our neighborhoods, in our communities," said Steve Sonnenberg, Awardco founder and CEO. "Simply, this is about paying it forward. We want to celebrate the individuals who are doing good and making our world a better place. And, given how tumultuous the past couple of years have been, we definitely need more good in our lives. We're excited to kick this program off with Kasey and recognize the good that he does for the Farmington community."
The grant does not need to be connected to work but instead can reflect volunteer efforts or work in the community, for example. Upon receipt of the grant, the awardee does not need to disclose the use of the funds. To nominate someone, visit the Goodness Grants page.
About Awardco
Awardco incentivizes behavior and builds workplace culture through value-driven recognition and rewards. It is the only employee recognition and total rewards platform to partner with Amazon Business to offer the power of Amazon for any size organization's incentive programs. Offering millions of products, hotels through Priceline, event tickets, gift cards, swag, and custom catalogs, Awardco is the largest reward network on the planet — all with zero markups. Coupled with the flexibility to build any number of recognition, incentive, milestone, or behaviorally driven programs, Awardco's platform drives employee loyalty. For more information, visit us online at award.co.
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Pana collected a solid win over Maroa-Forsyth in a 57-40 verdict on February 14 in Illinois girls high school basketball.
In recent action on February 9, Pana faced off against Gillespie . For results, click here. Maroa-Forsyth took on Pleasant Plains on February 2 at Pleasant Plains High School. For a full recap, click here.
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Woman who danced with the Obamas dies at age 113
Published: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:25 AM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) - The woman made famous when she danced with former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama back in 2016 died on Monday.
Virginia McLaurin was 113 years old.
She gained national attention when she visited the Obamas during Black History Month and in her joy of meeting them, she started dancing.
McLaurin was 106 years old when that happened.
While that’s what gained her the national spotlight, McLaurin was well known in her Washington community before that, having spent decades volunteering 40 hours a week at schools after she retired.
McLaurin also shared stories about growing up as the daughter of sharecroppers in South Carolina during the Great Depression.
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CLEVELAND — For the first time in a few games, the 76ers visibly missed what Tyrese Maxey and James Harden provide. Their defense was invisible. And the Sixers didn’t take advantage of their mismatch in the post enough.
Below is my look at three things that stood out during Wednesday night’s 113-85 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rock Mortgage FieldHouse.
Missing Maxey and Harden’s playmaking
For much of the game, the Sixers’ offense was predictable.
Play would run through Joel Embiid in the high spot. For the most, the Sixers perimeter players deferred to the perennial All-Star.
However, there were times when the situation would have been better suited for attacking the rim, or trying to get fast break points.
That’s where the Sixers missed Maxey, who was absent from the floor for his seventh consecutive game with a fractured left foot. They also missed Harden’s playmaking ability. He would have run the offense. On this night, the guards gave the ball up too early at times.
The perennial All-NBA selection has missed the past 13 games with a strained tendon in his right foot.
No defense
At times, it looked like the Cavs were participating in a 5-on-0 scrimmage, especially when they shot 16-for-17 (94.1%) in the second quarter.
Cleveland got whatever shot it wanted while out-hustling the Sixers. The Cavs shot 60.8% in the game, including going 51.7% on three-pointers.
“We came out and played like we normally play,” Paul Reed said, “but I’m going to give credit to Cleveland. They came out and played really good. You know they didn’t miss a shot.”
Sixers let Mobley off the hook
This should have been a field day for Joel Embiid.
With Jarrett Allen sidelined, Evan Mobley started at center for the Cavaliers. Mobley, who also plays power forward, is 6′11 feet and 215 pounds. Even on his best day, the second-year player would struggle to be able to guard the 7-foot-2, 280-pound Embiid in the post.
Yet only nine of his 16 shot attempts came around the rim. Yeah, I know only sounds crazy, considering Embiid’s skill set. The gifted player, hadmade a living by making shots in the midrange and perimeter. However, if there was night to shoot much more around the rim, this was it.
Mobley had four fouls on a night he finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. So the Sixers probably could have fouled him out if they ran at him more.
But Embiid didn’t help matters by only shooting 6-for-16 from the field, including making just 4 of 9 shots a around the rim. | https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/joel-emibiid-evan-mobley-sixers-cavs-takeaways-20221201.html | 2022-12-01 10:52:55 | 1 | https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/joel-emibiid-evan-mobley-sixers-cavs-takeaways-20221201.html |
Although fire destroyed a mobile home on CR 68 in Union County early Saturday afternoon, Sept. 24, Myrtle and North Haven volunteer fire departments — along with some off-duty New Albany firefighters — kept the blaze from spreading to a nearby home, firefighters said this week.
Firefighters found themselves trying to extinguish one fire and at the same time trying to prevent a nearby structure from catching fire.
“The trailer was down when we arrived on scene. Burning pine needles had spread to the roof of a nearby one floor frame house, so we had to deal with that situation first, because the trailer was too far gone to save.
“We were able to extinguish the needles before they set the house on fire, so no damages were reported.
“If we’d been a little later in arriving on scene, though, it could have turned into something else,” Myrtle Fire Chief Clay Morman said this week.
Although people were in both structures — located about 50 ft. apart — when the fire in the single-wide trailer fire began, all escaped unharmed.
The fire’s cause and point of origin weren’t determined, the chief said this week.
Firefighters returned to station about 2 p.m.
In other news from the department:
—Myrtle firefighters were paged out about noon Monday, Sept. 26 to the Myrtle exit of I-22 to extinguish a fire in the trailer of an 18-wheeler.
No injuries were reported. Although the cab was undamaged, the trailer and its load of furniture were destroyed, firefighters said.
Cause and point of origin weren’t determined. Firefighters returned to station about 1:05 p.m.
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Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered
By BRITTANY PETERSON
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Nearly half of the U.S. West has emerged from drought this spring, but the welcome wet conditions haven’t entirely replenished the region, scientists said Tuesday.
Hydrologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said deep snowpack across much of the West will bring short-term relief, but the equally deep “bathtub rings” at Lake Powell and Lake Mead reservoirs are a reminder of the long road to bringing supply and demand in balance.
This winter brought bountiful and persistent snow from the Sierra Nevada to the Rocky Mountains, stranding residents in their homes while setting accumulation records and pulling a large swath of the region out of drought. The quantity of precipitation is impressive, but the fact that snow stuck around this late in the season is perhaps more rare, said Joseph Casola, NOAA’s western regional climate services director.
“With climate warming, the odds for such a long-lived anomaly of cold over a large area like the West — the odds for that just go down and down,” Casola said.
A continued slow melt helps reduce danger of flooding and delays the onset of the worst wildfire danger in the region. Meanwhile, all that rain and snow means California can provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years, and is flooding farmland with surplus runoff to replenish precious groundwater.
The big question is how much relief this winter’s snow will bring to the Colorado River, which has been depleted by climate change, rising demand and overuse.
A May 1 forecast by the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center said up to 11 million acre-feet of water, or 172% of average, could flow into Lake Powell, a massive reservoir that stores Colorado River water for Arizona, Nevada, California, Mexico and dozens of tribes. That amount could be less depending on how much water the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation spreads among upstream reservoirs.
According to the Bureau’s 24-month operating plan, Lake Powell could rise to around 3,590 feet by mid-summer, up 60 feet from its current state. That’s a level that hasn’t been seen since 2020.
The robust winter takes some pressure off the system and gives states a bit more room to reach an agreement on how to implement water cuts, said Jennifer Pitt of the National Audubon Society, who is working to restore rivers throughout the basin.
As Lake Powell and Lake Mead hit record low levels last summer, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation told states they would need to cut their water use by 15% to 30%. Those cuts are still being negotiated, while federal officials consider holding back more water at the major dams.
“If everybody plays a part in solving the problem and we don’t place the problem entirely on any one user or one sector or one geography, then by spreading the pain, maybe it hurts a little less all the way around,” Pitt said. ___
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INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — Kraft Heinz is recalling more than 5,000 cases of Capri Sun because they may be contaminated with cleaning solution.
The company announced Friday that it is recalling 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry Flavored Juice Drink Blend beverages after diluted cleaning solution was inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of its factories. The solution is used on food processing equipment.
The company discovered the issue after several people complained about the taste of the product.
The company is working with retail partners and distributors to remove the potentially impacted products from circulation. Anyone with the recalled product should not consume it. They can return it where they bought it for a refund.
The following Capri Sun products are subject to recall:
People can contact Kraft Heinz from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday, at 1-800-280-8252 to see if a product is part of the recall and to receive reimbursement. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/recalled-capri-sun-may-contain-cleaning-solution/ | 2022-08-15 17:55:59 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/recalled-capri-sun-may-contain-cleaning-solution/ |
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Halloween’s forecast: It’s Raining Men, weathermen.
For Halloween, Deborah Homulka decided to dress as “Hallelujah, It’s Raining Men,” in reference to the hit 1979 song by The Weather Girls. Ironically, her costume is covered in pictures of the weather men from Eyewitness News.
Homulka attached raindrops with pictures of men onto the umbrella to complete the costume. These men included singers Barry Manilow and Bruce Springsteen, as well as Eyewitness News meteorologists Kevin Derk, Josh Hodell, Logan Westrope, Thomas Battle, and PAlive! host Chris Bohinski.
To bring her costume to life, Homulka wore a rain coat and boots, and carried a sign reading “Hallelujah!” and an umbrella.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, June 12, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
248 AM CDT Sat Jun 11 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 107 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of western Texas.
* WHEN...From noon Saturday to 9 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 109 expected.
* WHERE...Loving and Ward Counties, and Reeves County Plains.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/
TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 103 expected.
* WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In
Texas, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas, and Chinati
and Davis Mountains.
* WHEN...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ Saturday to 9 PM CDT /8 PM
MDT/ Sunday.
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 106 expected.
* WHERE...Pecos, Terrell and Central Brewster Counties, and
Chisos Basin.
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 114 expected.
* WHERE...Rio Grande Valley.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Air temperatures ranging from 102 to 106, as well as
heat index values up to 105 to 109 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central Texas.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Saturday to 7 PM CDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
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Looking for a way to earn money while also spending more time at home? If you have a vehicle, a washer and a dryer, SudShare could be a side hustle that lets you do both.
Touted as the “Uber for Laundry” app, SudShare could help you start making money from the comfort of your own home by picking up, washing and delivering laundry for people in your area.
What Is SudShare?
The SudShare app is an on-demand laundry service. With accessible pickups and drop-offs, users can easily track their order progress, leave instructions and rate their laundry professionals (referred to as “Sudsters”).
Users can save valuable time and energy by allowing someone else to do their laundry. All they need to do is open the app to schedule their pickup, leave their laundry at the front door and let someone else take care of it.
The app offers same-day services for a fee of $2 per pound or next-day services for just $1 per pound.
More than 150,000 customers in over 400 cities across the U.S. are using SudShare to outsource their laundry needs.
How To Make Money With SudShare
Sudsters are paid $0.75 per pound for next-day delivery or $1.50 per pound for same-day delivery, plus tips and bonuses. Because there is a minimum for all orders, you’ll always make at least $15 (plus tips) per order.
Currently, over 250,000 Sudsters have registered with the app. The average income for the top 100 Sudsters is around $2,500 monthly, with some earning up to $5,000 monthly.
To become a Sudster, you must complete a simple registration process, including your Social Security number, for a background check. You’ll also need to have the following supplies.
- Access to a washer, dryer and something to air-dry clothing, like a drying rack or clothesline.
- Laundry detergent.
- Transportation for pickup and delivery.
- A bathroom scale.
- Plastic bags.
Once you’re approved, you can use the app for quick onboarding. Then, set a custom radius and receive notifications when orders are available.
Accept the jobs you want, and then pick up, wash, dry, fold and return the laundry to the customers. You can receive a payment within two days.
Experiences of Top-Earning Sudsters
Of course, there is labor, time and expenses involved. While you can launder customers’ loads at home, some top earners need more space, equipment and several hours a day.
For example, Crisia NunÌez is a 34-year-old Sudster working with her boyfriend in Orlando, Florida. She shared with Insider that she started earning between $600 and $700 when she began. After five to six months, she was making around $1,000 a week, and now she makes approximately $1,300 each week or roughly $5,000 a month.
On average, Nuñez washes 15 loads of clothes each day, although this can vary depending on customer demand. For fewer than three bags of clothes, she washes them at her house; however, if she has several loads, she prefers to go to a laundromat.
Her hours usually range from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., although she extends her hours if necessary. Her strategy is to collect all orders by 1 p.m. and deliver them in the late afternoon or by morning for especially large loads.
To show appreciation for her clients’ loyalty, she leaves donuts with her deliveries, which results in lots of positive feedback. She always tries to satisfy customers but may decline an order if she is uncomfortable with it.
Christian Sanya is a top-earning Sudster in the Washington, D.C. area. She told NBC 4 Washington that she likes that she can work from home and still have financial freedom while caring for her daughter, who is autistic. She delivers all orders with a Crumbl cookie to foster positive client relationships.
However, Sanya works late nights to complete her work. Since starting this gig, she says her electricity bill has increased by $30 a month. Sanya recommends buying detergents in bulk to save money.
To learn more, visit SudShare’s Join the Team page.
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MORIGAON, India (AP) — Standing outside the local police station in her village in northeast India, 19-year-old Nureja Khatun is anxious. Cradling her 6-month-old baby in her arms, she has been waiting to catch a glimpse of her husband before the police take him away to court.
Nearly an hour later, she sees her husband, Akbar Ali, for just a few seconds when he is shuffled into a police van. An officer slams the door in her face before she is able to get any answers.
“Please release my husband. Otherwise take me into custody as well,” she pleaded.
Khatun’s husband is one of more than 3,000 men, including Hindu and Muslim priests, who were arrested nearly two weeks ago in the northeastern state of Assam under a wide crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18.
The action has left her — and hundreds of other women like her who got married under 18 — in anguish. Many of the women, who are now adults, say their families have been torn apart, leaving them angry and helpless.
Khatun relied on Ali, with whom she eloped in 2021 when she was 17, to take care of her. Earning 400 rupees ($5) a day as a laborer, Ali was the sole breadwinner in their family, and the couple had a baby girl six months ago.
“Now there is no one to feed us. I don’t know if my family can survive,” Khatun said.
The stringent measures are being carried out in a state, home to 35 million people, where many cases of child marriage go unreported. Only 155 cases of child marriages in Assam were registered in 2021, and 138 in 2020, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.
In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women. Poverty, lack of education, and social norms and practices, particularly in rural areas, are considered reasons for child marriages across the country.
UNICEF estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India every year, making it home to the largest number of child brides in the world — accounting for a third of the global total. India’s National Health Family Survey data shows that more than 31% of marriages registered in Assam involve the prohibited age group.
The state government passed a resolution last month to completely eradicate the practice of child marriage by 2026.
In some districts, teenage pregnancies are as high as 26%, said Assam’s additional director general of police AVY Krishna. “These child marriages have become a social evil and as a result the mortality rates have been quite high,” he said.
While the arrests have sparked massive distress among families, with women sobbing outside police stations across the state, the punitive action has also drawn scrutiny from lawyers and activists.
Some men, accused of marrying girls aged between 14 and 18, are being charged under India’s law banning child marriage, which carries a jail term of two years. Other men, accused of marrying girls below 14 years, have been charged under a more stringent law that protects children from sexual offenses. This is non-bailable, with jail terms ranging from seven years to life.
Assam police defended their actions as legal under both of these laws, but the High Court in the state’s capital, Guwahati, has questioned the arrests. “At the moment, the court thinks that these are not matters for custodial interrogation,” it said on Tuesday.
Others said the government should raise awareness through education and social campaigns instead of arrests. “According to Supreme Court guidelines, arrests should be the last resort,” said senior advocate Anshuman Bora. “Out of the blue, they decide to start making mass arrests to tackle the problem. Instead, they should focus on social reforms to stop it.”
Activists and political opponents in the state have accused the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party — in power in Assam of carrying out arrests in districts and areas home to many of the state’s Bengali-speaking Muslims.
Critics say the community, which migrated over the years from neighboring Bangladesh, has often been marginalized by authorities, including a contentious citizenship registry in the state that they say discriminated against Muslims.
“We have found that people of all religions have been involved in child marriages,” said lawyer and social activist Hasina Ahmed. “We must not judge communities like this. We must not see caste and religion. We must focus on the investigations and proceed legally to solve the issues.”
Officials have denied the accusations and say hundreds of Hindu men have also been arrested.
Ahmed said the arrests were doing more harm than good in Assam’s communities. A majority of the affected wives were uneducated, unemployed and came from poor families where their husbands were the sole earners.
“The government could have penalized people for engaging in the practice starting from today. Punishing people now for old child marriages is not appropriate,” she said.
Radha Rani Mondal, 50, is determined to get her son out of jail, but says she doesn’t have the money or the know-how to navigate the legal system. Her 20-year-old son was arrested on Feb. 4 and her 17-year-old daughter-in-law is pregnant. She spent her last 500 rupees ($6) to hire a lawyer, whom she owes 20,000 rupees ($250) more.
“I have been going to the police station and to the lawyer every day on an empty stomach. On one hand, I have to arrange money for legal expenses and on the other, I have to run my home and take care of my daughter-in-law. It is very difficult. I feel helpless,” she said, crying. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-indian-child-marriage-crackdown-leaves-families-in-anguish/ | 2023-02-17 20:30:50 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-indian-child-marriage-crackdown-leaves-families-in-anguish/ |
CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Amid months of mass flight cancellations and delays, the number of Americans traveling for Labor Day is expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
An estimated 137 million Americans are expected to hit the highways, byways and airways this weekend, according to AAA.
Domestic travel is up 20% compared to 2019, according to Hopper, but headaches that hit travelers earlier in the summer are still lingering.
“Get in that line — while you’re in the line, get on the phone, get that airline representative on the phone or travel agent on the phone to help you simultaneously. You never know who you’re gonna get first, the faster you’ll get a seat on the next flight out,” said Abby Estevez, a travel advisor.
But help for vacationers may be on the way this travel-heavy weekend. The Department of Transportation has launched a customer service dashboard on Thursday.
The dashboard is part of an extended pressure campaign from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has publicly challenged the major carriers to improve service and transparency after a summer marred by cancellations and flight delays. As summer travel returned to nearly pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, airlines struggled to keep pace, with mass cancellations being blamed on staffing shortages, particularly among pilots.
The dashboard compares all the major domestic airlines’ policies on issues such as which offer meals for delays of more than three hours and which offer to rebook flights on the same or different airlines at no additional charge. It focuses on what it calls “controllable” cancellations or delays, meaning those caused by mechanical issues, staffing shortages or delays in cleaning, fueling or baggage handling. Delays or cancellations caused by weather or security concerns don’t count.
Buttigieg asked airlines, at a minimum, to provide meal vouchers for delays of three hours or more, and lodging for anyone who has to wait overnight because of a delay within the airlines’ control.
The Department of Transportation is hoping that the dashboard will encourage competition among airlines to offer the most transparency and the best protections for customers.
So far this year, airlines have canceled about 146,000 flights, or 2.6% of all flights, and nearly 1.3 million flights have been delayed, according to tracking service FlightAware. The rate of cancellations is up about one-third from the same period in 2019, before the pandemic, and the rate of delays is up nearly one-fourth.
Federal officials have blamed many of the disruptions on understaffing at airlines, which encouraged employees to quit after the pandemic started. The airlines have countered by blaming staffing problems at the Federal Aviation Administration, which employs air traffic controllers.
Meanwhile, if you plan to hit the road, expect to pay less at the pump. Gas buddy reports that the average price of gas is $3.89 per gallon, and it will continue to drop. You can save by shopping around using such resources as the Gas Buddy app. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/labor-day-travel-expected-to-near-pre-pandemic-levels/ | 2022-09-02 17:39:55 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/labor-day-travel-expected-to-near-pre-pandemic-levels/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it’s taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires.
The move to bypass some environmental review could cut years off the normal approval process required to cut smaller trees in national forests and use intentionally lit low-intensity fires to reduce dense brush that has helped fuel raging wildfires that have killed up to 20% of all large sequoias over the past two years.
“Without urgent action, wildfires could eliminate countless more iconic giant sequoias,” Forest Service Chief Randy Moore said in a statement. “This emergency action to reduce fuels before a wildfire occurs will protect unburned giant sequoia groves from the risks of high-severity wildfires.”
The trees, the world’s largest by volume, are under threat like never before. More than a century of aggressive fire suppression has left forests choked with dense vegetation, downed logs and millions of dead trees killed by bark beetles that have fanned raging infernos intensified by drought and exacerbated by climate change.
The forest service’s announcement is among a wide range of efforts underway to save the species found only on the western slope of Sierra Nevada range in central California. Most of about 70 groves are clustered around Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and some extend into and north of Yosemite National Park.
Sequoia National Park, which is run by the Interior Department and not subject to the emergency action, is considering a novel and controversial plan to plant sequoia seedlings where large trees have been wiped out by fire.
The Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act, which also includes a provision to speed up environmental reviews like the forest service plan, was recently introduced by a bipartisan group of congressmen including House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, whose district includes sequoias.
The group applauded Moore’s announcement Friday but said in a statement that more needs to be done to make it easier to thin forests.
“The Forest Service’s action today is an important step forward for Giant Sequoias, but without addressing other barriers to protecting these groves, this emergency will only continue,” the group said. “It’s time to codify this action by establishing a true comprehensive solution to fireproof every grove in California through the SOS Act and save our sequoias.”
Work planned to begin as soon as this summer in 12 groves spread across the Sequoia National Forest and Sierra National Forest in would cost $21 million to remove so-called ladder fuels made up of brush, dead wood and smaller trees that allow fires to spread upward and torch the canopies of the sequoias that can exceed 300 feet (90 meters) in height.
The plan calls for cutting smaller trees and vegetation and using prescribed fires — intentionally lit and monitored by firefighters during damp conditions — to remove the decaying needles, sticks and logs that pile up on the forest floor.
Some environmental groups have criticized forest thinning as an excuse for commercial logging.
Ara Marderosian, executive director of the Sequoia ForestKeeper group, called the announcement a “well-orchestrated PR campaign.”
He said it fails to consider how logging can exacerbate wildfires and could increase carbon emissions that will worsen the climate crisis.
“Fast-tracking thinning fails to consider that roadways and logged areas … allows wind-driven fires because of greater airflow caused by the opening in the canopy, which increases wildfire speed and intensity,” he said.
Rob York, a professor and cooperative extension specialist at forests operated by the University of California, Berkeley, said the forest service’s plan could be helpful but would require extensive followup.
“To me it represents a triage approach to deal with the urgent threat to giant sequoias,” York said in an email. “The treatments will need to be followed up with frequent prescribed fires in order to truly restore and protect the groves long-term.”
The mighty sequoia, protected by thick bark and with its foliage typically high above the flames, was once considered nearly inflammable.
The trees even thrive with occasional low intensity blazes — like ones Native Americans historically lit or allowed to burn — that clear out trees competing for sunlight and water. The heat from flames opens cones and allows seeds to spread.
But fires in recent years have shown that although the trees can live beyond 3,000 years, they are not immortal and greater action may be needed to protect them.
During a fire last year in Sequoia National Park, firefighters wrapped the most famous trees in protective foil and used flame retardant in the trees’ canopies.
Earlier this month, when fire threatened the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park, firefighters set up sprinklers.
Flames burned into the grove — the first wildfire to do so in more than a century — but there was no major damage. A park forest ecologist credited the controlled burns with protecting the 500 large trees. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/us-takes-emergency-action-to-save-sequoias-from-wildfires/ | 2022-07-23 12:42:29 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/us-takes-emergency-action-to-save-sequoias-from-wildfires/ |
Man shot after meeting up with woman he met online
FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio (WOIO) - Police say a 25-year-old Ohio man was shot in an attempted carjacking after going to meet a woman he met online.
Police responded to reports of shots fired at a car on the 4200 block of Grannis Road in Fairview Park around 8:50 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers reported finding shell casings and a handgun in the street.
A witness told police a woman was picked up from the scene by others, and officers from multiple agencies searched the area for any victims or suspects of the incident, according to WOIO.
While officers on the scene could not find anyone associated with the incident, a 25-year-old man, from Lakewood, drove himself to the emergency room with a gunshot wound in the back.
Police say he reported being the victim of an attempted carjacking on Grannis Road. His car, which had bullet holes in it, was taken by police as evidence after they interviewed him.
According to police, early investigations indicated that the man met the woman online and traveled from Lakewood to Fairview Park to meet her.
Police say she told the man to pick her up at her house on Grannis Road. When he arrived, the woman entered the car, and an unknown man approached the driver’s side door with a handgun.
The victim tried to drive away, and multiple shots were fired at the car, police say.
The woman jumped from the car as the victim drove away, police say. Officers have not located the shooter or the woman.
Police say the victim’s injuries are non-life threatening.
Officers believe the suspects are residents of Fairview Park and said they recovered evidence that they are confident will lead to their identification.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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‘Incredible honor’: Police chief receives ceremonial last call from daughter, son
DEER PARK, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - It was a special and emotional moment for Deer Park Police Chief Michael Schlie.
WXIX reports that Schlie’s daughter and son got the honor of making his last call.
For 16 of his 32 years in law enforcement, Schlie served as chief of Deer Park police.
“Serving as your police chief for the past 16 years has been an incredible honor and privilege,” Schlie shared.
His last day was May 1 with his children joining in on their father’s ceremonial last call.
The department shared a video of the special moment, showing an emotional Schlie at his desk hearing his children’s voices come over police dispatch, reading off his accomplishments and impact on the community.
Schlie added, “I am extremely proud of our department and look forward to seeing it continue to grow and rise to the next level.”
Deer Park Mayor John Donnellon announced that May 1 will be known as Michael Schlie Day.
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What are the hidden costs of homeownership?
Between mortgage payments, homeowners insurance and general maintenance, the costs of homeownership can add up quickly. In fact, according to a recent analysis by Zillow, hidden homeownership costs can be as high as $20,000 a year in some metropolitan cities. Zillow calculated its totals based on “three unavoidable expenses for single-family homeowners — property taxes, homeowners insurance and utility payments.”
Of these three unavoidable expenses, there’s one you can chip away at over time — utility bills. Savings from energy efficiency improvements around your house can add up quickly, and there are a few simple things you can do right now to make a big difference.
Easy energy efficiency upgrades
- Upgrade to a smart thermostat: Installing a smart thermostat can be an easy way to lower your heating and cooling bills with minimal effort. These devices can automatically adjust the temperature in your home to optimize your heating and cooling while lowering energy costs. According to Energy Star, most smart thermostats “learn your temperature preferences and establish a schedule that automatically adjusts to energy-saving temperatures when you are asleep or away.”
- Replace old home appliances: Older appliances are often less energy-efficient than modern models. You can always buy an energy usage monitor for around $30 to see how much energy your appliances consume. Alternatively, the Department of Energy has a free online energy usage calculator to help you find your home’s biggest energy hogs.
- Use energy-efficient lightbulbs: Energy Star-certified LED lightbulbs often require up to 80-90% less energy than a standard lightbulb. Those with smart capabilities can be set up with routines that shut them off automatically if you forget.
- Seal your windows and doors: Windows and doors may be worth replacing if they are relatively old. Still, newer windows and doors can be sealed with foam insulation and caulked to help your home retain warm or cold air.
Best products for energy-efficiency upgrades
Emerson Sensi Touch Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat
This easy-to-install smart thermostat has a large, bright touchscreen display. It tracks humidity, and the screen dims automatically when you aren’t using it. The companion app has an intuitive user interface, and the Alexa voice commands are incredibly responsive. It’s available in black, white or silver, so you can be sure it will match your decor.
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If you’re using an older dehumidifier, you may be wasting precious energy. This Energy Star-rated model from Black and Decker can extract 22 pints of water daily. There are various sizes, covering 1,500 square feet up to 4,500 square feet. It has an intuitive control panel and an easy-to-remove bucket.
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Energetic 60-Watt LED Light Bulb
These Energy Star-rated light bulbs cost about $1.00 a year to operate. They’re built to last around 13 years if used for up to three hours a day. They’re dimmable and available in warm white, soft white and daylight.
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(The Hill) – Seven in 10 Americans say they do not want President Biden to run for a second term, according to a new poll that comes as Biden’s approval numbers remain low and his party braces for losses this November.
A Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll survey shared exclusively with The Hill found that 71 percent of respondents polled do not think Biden should run for a second term compared to 29 percent who say he should run.
Among the contingent of respondents who believe the president should not run, 45 percent said Biden should not make another bid because he is a bad president, while about one-third of respondents said he is too old and about one-quarter said because it was time for a change.
“President Biden may want to run again but the voters say ‘no’ to the idea of a second term, panning the job he is doing as president. Only 30 per cent of Democrats would even vote for him in a Democratic presidential primary,” Mark Penn, the co-director of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey, said.
But a majority of respondents — 61 percent — also say former President Trump should not run for the White House in 2024. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said the former president should run again.
Among the respondents polled who believe Trump should not make another bid in the next presidential cycle, 36 percent said Trump was erratic, 33 percent said he would divide the country and 30 percent said he was responsible for Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of pro-Trump supporters ransacked the Capitol in an effort to stop Congress from certifying the election results.
A majority of those polled said they would consider a moderate independent candidate should Biden and Trump square off against each other in 2024, including majorities of both Republicans and Democrats polled.
Sixty percent said they would consider a moderate independent candidate for president if Biden and Trump ended up running against each other in the next presidential cycle, compared to 40 percent who said they would not consider it.
Broken down by party, 53 percent of Republicans polled and 64 percent of Democrats said they would consider a moderate independent candidate in that situation.
The development comes as Biden continues to suffer low approval ratings. The Harvard CAPS–Harris Poll found that the president has an overall approval rating of 38 percent, with respondents given him low marks on handling inflation (28 percent), the economy (32 percent), stimulating jobs (43 percent) and reacting to COVID-19 (50 percent), among other issues.
Democrats are already bracing for losses this November given Biden’s low approval numbers and the historical precedent that a first-term president’s party generally suffers losses in the following midterms.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling last week overturning Roe v. Wade, Democrats have used abortion as an issue to galvanize voters, though it is unclear how the issue will compare to inflation and other concerns in November.
The polling also demonstrates that while former President Trump is considered one of the most influential people within his party, Americans may not necessarily be married to the idea of voting for him in 2024.
Some of that comes against the backdrop of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot’s hearings, which has sought to show how the former president and his allies tried to get state officials and others like former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election results.
The Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey was conducted on June 28 and 29 with 1,308 registered voters surveyed. It is a collaboration of the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University and the Harris Poll.
The survey is an online sample drawn from the Harris Panel and weighted to reflect known demographics. As a representative online sample, it does not report a probability confidence interval. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/71-percent-dont-want-biden-to-run-for-reelection-poll/ | 2022-07-01 22:37:40 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/71-percent-dont-want-biden-to-run-for-reelection-poll/ |
- Initiated our Phase 2 clinical trial for the potential treatment of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Initiated our Phase 1 clinical trial for the potential treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis
- Nominated a new clinical program in AXIN1/APC mutant cancers with an initial focus on hepatocellular carcinoma and ovarian cancer, for which a Phase 2 clinical trial is being planned
- Raised gross proceeds of approximately $150 million in a private placement offering
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recursion (Nasdaq: RXRX), the clinical-stage biotechnology company industrializing drug discovery by decoding biology, today reported business updates and financial results for its third quarter ending September 30, 2022.
"We are excited to have initiated four clinical trials in the past three quarters," said Chris Gibson, Ph.D., Co-Founder & CEO at Recursion. "In addition, our first clinical stage program discovered using our mapping and navigating approach to biology was nominated as a clinical stage program, with a Phase 2 clinical trial being planned now. We believe that our consistency in advancing our internal pipeline and transformational partnerships coupled with our willingness to continuously evolve our platform to more completely map and navigate biology and chemistry highlight Recursion as a leader within technology-enabled drug discovery."
Summary of Business Highlights
- Internal Pipeline
- Transformational Collaborations
- Recursion OS
- Additional Corporate Updates
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
- Cash Position: Cash and cash equivalents were $454.6 million as of September 30, 2022, which excludes proceeds from the above private placement offering.
- Revenue: Total revenue, consisting primarily of revenue from collaborative agreements, was $13.2 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $2.5 million for the third quarter of 2021. The increase was due to revenue recognized from our Roche-Genentech collaboration.
- Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses were $40.8 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $33.2 million for the third quarter of 2021. The increase in research and development expenses was due to increased clinical costs as studies progressed.
- General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $19.5 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $15.7 million for the third quarter of 2021. The increase in general and administrative expenses was due to the growth in size of the company's operations, including an increase in salaries and wages of $4.0 million and other administrative costs associated with operating a public company.
- Net Loss: Net loss was $60.4 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to a net loss of $47.4 million for the third quarter of 2021.
About Recursion
Recursion is the clinical-stage biotechnology company industrializing drug discovery by decoding biology. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously expands one of the world's largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets. Recursion leverages sophisticated machine-learning algorithms to distill from its dataset a collection of trillions of searchable relationships across biology and chemistry unconstrained by human bias. By commanding massive experimental scale — up to millions of wet lab experiments weekly — and massive computational scale — owning and operating one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, Recursion is uniting technology, biology and chemistry to advance the future of medicine.
Recursion is headquartered in Salt Lake City, where it is a founding member of BioHive, the Utah life sciences industry collective. Recursion also has offices in Toronto, Montreal and the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more at www.Recursion.com, or connect on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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This document contains information that includes or is based upon "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, those regarding early and late stage discovery, preclinical, and clinical programs; licenses and collaborations; prospective products and their potential future indications and market opportunities; Recursion OS and other technologies; business and financial plans and performance; and all other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may or may not include identifying words such as "plan," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "believe," "potential," "continue," and similar terms. These statements are subject to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements, including but not limited to: challenges inherent in pharmaceutical research and development, including the timing and results of preclinical and clinical programs, where the risk of failure is high and failure can occur at any stage prior to or after regulatory approval due to lack of sufficient efficacy, safety considerations, or other factors; our ability to leverage and enhance our drug discovery platform; our ability to obtain financing for development activities and other corporate purposes; the success of our collaboration activities; our ability to obtain regulatory approval of, and ultimately commercialize, drug candidates; our ability to obtain, maintain, and enforce intellectual property protections; cyberattacks or other disruptions to our technology systems; our ability to attract, motivate, and retain key employees and manage our growth; inflation and other macroeconomic issues; and other risks and uncertainties such as those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements are based on management's current estimates, projections, and assumptions, and Recursion undertakes no obligation to correct or update any such statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Adani Group vehemently objected Wednesday to allegations by short-selling firm Hindenburg Research that caused shares in its companies to plunge by as much as 8.1%.
Hindenburg issued a report late Tuesday saying it was betting against shares in companies within the Adani empire, founded by Asia’s richest man, coal magnate Gautam Adani. Businesses in the conglomerate span industries including construction, data transmission, media, renewable energy, defense manufacturing and agriculture.
Adani made a vast fortune mining coal as energy hungry India grew swiftly after its economy was liberalized in the 1990s. The market value of his companies has soared in recent years, one of the reasons Hindenburg said it judged the seven key Adani listed companies to have an “85% downside, purely on a fundamental basis owing to sky-high valuations."
Shares in Adani Transmission plunged 8.1% on Wednesday. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. sank 6.1% and other group companies fell between 1.1% to 5%. The lost market capitalization amounted to more than $9 billion, according to the Financial Times.
The Adani Group’s chief financial officer issued a statement expressing shock over Hindenburg’s report, which he called a “malicious combination of misinformation and stale, baseless and discredited allegations that have been tested and rejected by India's highest courts."
“The group has always been in compliance with all laws, regardless of jurisdiction, and maintains the highest standards of corporate governance," said the statement by group CFO Jugeshinder Singh.
Hindenburg Research said its report followed a two-year investigation. It alleged the Adani Group had engaged in stock price manipulation and accounting fraud, among other abuses. It said its report listed 88 questions it invited the company to answer.
The company is well-known for short-selling. That involves borrowing a stock one expects to lose value and selling it at its current market price with the plan to buy the same number of shares back later at a lower price. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/india-s-adani-group-shares-plunge-hit-by-17740524.php | 2023-01-25 12:55:25 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/india-s-adani-group-shares-plunge-hit-by-17740524.php |
Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is calling for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached, joining other members of the progressive “Squad” who have called for the conservative justice to be reprimanded following a bombshell report on his relationship with a Republican donor.
In a statement on Tuesday, Bush said Thomas “holds a complete disregard for law and ethics that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in federal judges.”
“For these reasons, and because the federal judiciary has failed to hold Justice Thomas accountable, I am calling for impeachment proceedings to begin regarding Justice Thomas’s apparent violations of federal law,” she said.
ProPublica reported earlier this month that Thomas, who has served on the bench since 1991, went on luxury vacations with Republican donor and real estate developer Harlan Crow. The donor paid for the trips, which have been happening for more than two decades, according to ProPublica.
Supreme Court justices are required by federal law to file annual financial disclosures that include gifts, unless they fall under certain exemptions. In a statement following the report, Thomas said that he “was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable.”
Days later, ProPublica reported that Thomas did not disclose a 2014 real estate deal he did with Crow. The donor reportedly purchased a series of properties in Savannah, Ga., from Thomas, his mother and his late brother’s family for $133,363. On Monday, CNN reported that Thomas plans to amend his financial disclosure forms to disclose the real estate deal.
And The Washington Post reported that Thomas has reported that his family received rental income from a real estate firm launched by his wife and her family that has not existed since 2006.
The revelations regarding Thomas have angered judicial watchdog groups and congressional Democrats, leading some to call for the justice’s impeachment, including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and now Bush.
Bush in her statement on Tuesday said Thomas “has made a mockery of his ethical obligations and disgraced himself and the entire judiciary,” and said recent discoveries “are just the latest in a pattern of lawless and shocking behavior that has characterized Justice Thomas’s career.”
Ocasio-Cortez, who was among the first House Democrats to call for Thomas’s impeachment amid the recent revelations, acknowledged in an interview with CNN that it is “very difficult” to see a path where Thomas is impeached by a House controlled by Republicans.
But Bush, nonetheless, wants the chamber to plow forward with impeachment. And if that does not work, she called on the Judicial Conference of the United States to refer Thomas to the attorney general.
“History will judge how Congress responded during this crisis in our federal judiciary. House Republicans must move forward with impeachment proceedings,” she said. “But if they continue choosing not to act, the Judicial Conference of the United States must immediately exercise its authority and refer Justice Thomas to the Attorney General for further action.”
In addition to impeachment, Bush on Tuesday called on Congress to approve Supreme Court ethics reform, to expand the court, institute term limits “and take other actions to rein in this unaccountable, anti-democratic, and dangerous institution.”
“Holding judges accountable for their behavior is a matter of life-or-death for our communities. They wield enormous power, and the current hands-off approach to the judiciary has only emboldened lawless, corrupt, far-right judges to strip away our rights and make our lives worse off,” she added. | https://www.pahomepage.com/hill-politics/cori-bush-joins-fellow-squad-members-in-calling-for-clarence-thomas-impeachment/ | 2023-04-18 23:09:18 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/hill-politics/cori-bush-joins-fellow-squad-members-in-calling-for-clarence-thomas-impeachment/ |
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s governor, who supported changes to the state’s gun laws after what he felt was a narrowly averted school shooting, is now using his credentials as a moderate Republican to urge the nation’s senators to work together to address gun violence.
In a letter sent last week to the nation’s 100 senators and released Tuesday to The Associated Press, GOP Gov. Phil Scott said efforts to reduce gun violence can’t just focus on guns. The senators, he wrote, have the chance to work together to make a real difference.
Scott wrote the letter, dated June 14, as the Senate worked to finalize the details of a gun violence compromise.
Scott’s office has received various answers from many of the 100 senators, ranging from “extreme gratitude” to an acknowledgement of having received the letter, spokesperson Rebecca Kelley said Tuesday.
“We were surprised and appreciative at the quantity of the responses,” she said.
In his letter, Scott highlighted a 2018 case in which he learned of a plan by an 18-year-old Vermont man who outlined plans for a school shooting in a document called “The Journal of an Active Shooter.” In it, the man said he wanted to kill more people than the 32 people who died in the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.
Scott received the report two days after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 14 students and three teachers. At the time, a clearly shaken Scott, a gun owner, said he hadn’t previously thought changes to Vermont’s gun laws were needed.
“That afternoon, I made the decision to act on gun safety, school security and mental health strategies to protect Vermonters,” he wrote.
In response, the Vermont Legislature passed the state’s first significant gun restrictions, which included raising the age to buy firearms from 18 to 21, requiring universal background checks, and passing the Vermont version of a “red flag” law. He also highlighted Vermont’s efforts to focus on mental health and school safety measures.
Almost two months later, Scott signed the new laws on the Statehouse steps in Montpelier, surrounded by supporters of gun safety measures and their screaming opponents.
Though Vermont sports a reputation as one of the nation’s most liberal states, it also has a long and deep tradition of hunting and firearm ownership.
Scott said he experienced personal threats from across the country and significant anger from former supporters and constituents.
“But as the number of mass shootings have increased across the country,” Scott said, “I have no doubt it was the right thing to do.” | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/republican-governor-urges-us-senate-to-act-on-gun-violence/ | 2022-06-21 22:06:30 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/republican-governor-urges-us-senate-to-act-on-gun-violence/ |
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The family of actor Julian Sands has released its first statement five months after he disappeared while hiking in California.
Sands, the 65-year-old British-born actor best known for his role in the 1985 film “A Room With a View,” has been married for more than three decades to journalist Evgenia Citkowitz, and has three adult children.
They said they were “deeply grateful to the search teams and coordinators who have worked tirelessly to find Julian.”
A June 17 search for Sands on Southern California’s Mount Baldy, the eighth organized search since his disappearance, was unsuccessful, authorities said. But the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said the case remains active.
Sands, a longtime avid hiker and mountaineer, was reported missing January 13 after setting out to hike on the massive mountain, which rises more than 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) east of Los Angeles and was pounded by severe storms during winter.
Authorities said that while warmer weather made the latest search possible, parts of the mountain remain inaccessible due to dangerous conditions. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/06/23/julian-sands-missing-california-mountains-search/cdd26784-1212-11ee-8d22-5f65b2e2f6ad_story.html | 2023-06-23 23:13:14 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/06/23/julian-sands-missing-california-mountains-search/cdd26784-1212-11ee-8d22-5f65b2e2f6ad_story.html |
PHOENIX — The voting locations that experienced problems on Election Day in Maricopa County, home to more than half of Arizona’s voters, do not skew overwhelmingly Republican, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.
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The claims come as Lake continues to narrowly trail her rival, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, and as the number of ballots remaining to be counted dwindles.
Starting early on Tuesday, printers at 70 of the county’s 223 polling sites produced ballots with ink that was too light to be read by vote-counting machines, which caused ballots to be rejected. That forced voters to wait in line, travel to another location or deposit their ballots in secure boxes that were transferred to downtown Phoenix and counted there. County officials say no one was denied the right to vote.
The Post identified the precincts of affected voting locations using data provided by Maricopa County election officials and then examined the voter registration breakdown within each precinct using data from L2, an election data provider.
The analysis found that the proportion of registered Republicans in affected precincts, about 37 percent, is virtually the same as the share of registered Republicans across the county, which stands at 35 percent.
Throughout the week, prominent Republicans suggested without evidence that the problem with printers only affected Republican areas.
Lake, addressing reporters after voting with her family at a site downtown, said, “There’s a reason we decided to change locations — we were going to go to a pretty Republican area.” Instead, she said, “We came right down to the heart of liberal Phoenix to vote because we wanted to make sure that we had good machines.”
“And guess what?” she added. “They’ve had zero problems with their machines today. Not one machine spit out a ballot here today. Not one, in a very liberal area. So we were right to come and vote in a very liberal area.”
In fact, there were problems at locations in precincts that skew heavily Democratic, according to The Post’s analysis.
They included two elementary schools in east Phoenix and a health center in south Phoenix — all locations where the share of Democrats outnumbers Republicans by about 40 percentage points. At the Mountain Park Health Center in south Phoenix, which was among the precincts that experienced issues with printers, there were nearly three times as many votes for Lake’s Democratic opponent, Hobbs, as there were for the Republican candidate, according to results released by the county.
A spokesman for the Lake campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Lake’s claims were amplified throughout the weekend by Trump, who wrote on Truth Social, the social media site set up by the former president and his allies, that “Even Kari Lake was taken to a Liberal Democrat district in order to vote.”
The former president used that assertion to push an unfounded claim that Maricopa County officials “stole” the election from Blake Masters, the GOP nominee for Senate. Masters on Friday was projected to lose his race to the incumbent Democrat, Mark Kelly.
“So in Maricopa County they’re at it again. … but only in Republican districts,” wrote Trump, who made the county a target of his false claims of election fraud in 2020.
He concluded, “Do Election over again!”
Masters hinted at a similar demand in an appearance Friday on Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s show, before his race was called by the Associated Press. “I think the most honest thing at this point would be for Maricopa County to wipe the slate clean, just take all the ballots and do a fresh count,” he said.
Masters claimed that the county had “mixed up” ballots on two occasions but did not offer a basis for that assertion. A campaign spokesman did not respond to a request for the evidence underlying his claims.
A spokeswoman for the county’s elections department said that poll workers at two locations had combined two batches of ballots but that “This has happened in the past, and we have redundancies in place that help us ensure each legal ballot is only counted once.” Those redundancies, which include checking total ballots against check-ins at voting locations, are carried out “with political party observers present,” added the spokeswoman, Megan Gilbertson.
In a statement posted Saturday on Twitter, Masters did not push fraud claims but said he would not concede until all votes had been counted.
Maricopa County officials have stressed in recent days that the glitches did not cause any ballots to be misread or block anyone from voting. They say they are working as long as 18 hours a day to process a record number of ballots dropped off on Election Day — and they have said for weeks that tabulation could take as many as 12 days.
“I’m going to stand up for my state,” Bill Gates, the Republican chairman of the county board of supervisors, told reporters on Friday afternoon. “We’re doing things the right way.”
Leaders of the Arizona Republican Party maintain that their voters were disproportionately affected by the glitches because of their tendency to vote on Election Day. “It was no secret that Republicans intended to vote on Election Day,” the state party said in a statement issued on Sunday.
But The Post’s analysis found that the proportion of Republican Election Day voters in precincts with printer problems was virtually the same as the share in precincts countywide, bolstering the county’s argument that people in affected areas who wanted to vote on Tuesday were not prevented from doing so.
Attorneys for the party asked a judge on Tuesday night to require county officials to extend voting times by three hours, citing the mechanical problems. But about five minutes before the polls were set to close, the judge denied the request, finding that Republicans were unable to show that any voter had been denied the ability to cast a ballot.
In Maricopa, voters can cast their ballots at any polling center, no matter where they live. It’s different from some systems that require people to cast their votes at designated locations near or in their neighborhoods.
Voters who live in the suburbs and drive into downtown Phoenix for work, for example, can cast their ballots either near their home, in the city’s center or at schools, churches or any of the 223 polling locations set up throughout the vast county.
Traditionally, people tend to vote in areas close to their homes or in locations that are part of their daily routines, said political scientist Michael McDonald of the University of Florida.
“The vote centers are conveniently located, they’re part of your day, they may be on your route for all of your errands,” he said.
Bronner reported from Washington. Jon Swaine and Reis Thebault contributed to this report. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/13/arizona-voting-problems-kari-lake-katie-hobbs/ | 2022-11-13 21:43:03 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2022/11/13/arizona-voting-problems-kari-lake-katie-hobbs/ |
New footage from ‘Dune 2,’ ‘Barbie’ unveiled at CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a starry presentation that included Timothée Chalamet, Oprah Winfrey, Zendaya and a first look at “Dune: Part Two,” “Barbie” was no doubt the brightest star of Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon showcase. In fairness, the neon pink might have given her the advantage.
It was a splashy presentation for anxious theater owners in Las Vegas from a studio in transition, with new leadership teams in place to oversee films and create a 10-year plan for iconic DC Comics characters like Superman. Within the past year, Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy were selected to lead the studio’s film group while James Gunn and Peter Safran stepped in to head DC Studios.
Tuesday evening, CinemaCon attendees will be among the first to see “The Flash” (out June 16) — a film that has been the source of extra scrutiny because of star Ezra Miller’s series of arrests and reports of erratic behavior. Miller, who goes by they/them pronouns, said last year that they were pursuing treatment for “complex mental health issues.”
Miller did not appear on stage in Las Vegas alongside director Andy Muschietti, though Muschietti spoke about his lead.
“They are an incredible actor,” he said. “Probably one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with. … They wanted to do all the stunts and I let them.”
Safran also previewed the upcoming “Aquaman” and “Blue Beetle” movies, but did not have much to say about their plans beyond 2023.
The audience cheered for a pulsating first look at Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two,” which hits theaters on Nov. 3.
“Part One was a more contemplative movie,” Villeneuve said. “Part Two is more action packed, an epic war movie.”
Not only is it “more dense” but it was also filmed entirely in IMAX, he said. The first movie was about “40% IMAX.”
“Dune: Part Two” picks up with Chalamet’s young hero Paul Atreides and Zendaya’s Chani right were he left them. Chani, Zendaya promised, is “not just in dreams this time.”
The two characters, she added, are trying to balance just being young people in the world with the weight of having to also be warriors for their people.
“Dune 2” adds actors like Austin Butler, Christopher Walken and Florence Pugh to the already big ensemble.
The pitch to Butler, Villeuneuve said, was to play an “Olympic sword master mixed with a psychotic serial killer.” The “Elvis” star said yes.
Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and writer-director Greta Gerwig unveiled a new trailer for the candy-colored extravaganza. The promotional spot revealed more about the film’s mysterious plot, including the fact that Robbie’s Barbie experiences some “imperfect” things like burnt toast and flat feet and goes searching for the truth about the universe.
Robbie, who produced and stars, was the engine behind the project. She was the one who asked Greta Gerwig to help make the film.
Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach co-wrote the script and, Gerwig said, when they finished she got the sense that he liked it so much that he wanted to direct it.
“I said, ‘Step aside,’” Gerwig laughed. “I was so in love with it I couldn’t imagine anyone else doing it.”
While writing, she said she jotted down the name “Ryan Gosling” for Ken, though she had neither met him nor had any idea if he’d be interested.
Gosling, most know by now, was. On stage at Caesars Palace, Gosling wore a T-shirt with Gerwig’s name on it in the Barbie font.
“I have to be honest, up until this point I only knew Ken from afar,” Gosling said. “I didn’t know Ken from within.”
“I doubted my Kenergy,” Gosling continued. “Greta and Margot, I feel like they conjured this out of me. … I was living my life and then one day I was bleaching my hair, shaving my legs and wearing bespoke neon outfits and roller blading down Venice Beach.”
“Barbie,” which counts disco, “The Wizard of Oz” and Technicolor musicals as inspiration, opens in theaters on July 21.
Oprah Winfrey made her CinemaCon debut to talk about the big screen adaptation of “The Color Purple” stage musical. Winfrey, who produced the new film, starred in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Alice Walker novel in 1985 and received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
“‘The Color Purple’ in 1985 was the biggest and most important thing that had ever happened to me,” Winfrey said. “This is a full circle moment for me.”
Director Blitz Bazawule said they “told the story in such a joyful way.” Both stressed that it’s the kind of film that should inspire groups and families to come out to the theater and the never-before-seen trailer promised that it is “not your mamma’s ‘Color Purple’.” The cast includes Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Fantasia, H.E.R., and Jon Batiste.
“It is our mission to put people in seats for this movie,” said Winfrey of the Christmas day release. She suggested buying tickets for friends and putting purple ribbons on them.
Chalamet also spoke about “Wonka,” a colorful origin story about the eccentric chocolatier directed by “Paddington” director Paul King that opens on Dec. 15. A new extended trailer showed a first look at Hugh Grant as a small, orange Oompa Loompa threatening to do a song and dance, which got laughs from the audience.
“That was the first time you all saw Hugh as the Oompa Loompa right?” Chalamet said. “It was a trip.”
David Zaslav, the CEO and President of Warner Bros. Discovery., reiterated his commitment to theaters — a 180 from former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar who made the controversial decision to send all 10 Warner Bros. movies straight to HBO Max in 2022.
“We believe in full windowing of motion pictures,” Zaslav said. “We do not want to do direct to streaming movies. We’re in no rush to bring movies to Max (the new name for HBO Max).”
In 2023, Warner Bros. plans to release 16 movies in theaters and aspires to get to more than 20 a year.
“We’re all in on motion pictures,” Zaslav said.
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If you’ve been eyeing some Lululemon joggers, but don’t want to splurge, Amazon has a pair of joggers that reviewers say are just like the higher-priced Lululemon joggers.
Reviewers say these Dragon Fit joggers can easily pass as a dupe for Lululemon joggers, but are priced at just $29, which is at least 75% cheaper than a similar pair from Lululemon, priced between $118–$128.
The Dragon Fit joggers comes in sizes XS to XS and in 11 different colors. Made of 80% polyamide and 20% spandex, the joggers are high-waisted and have a tapered leg and pockets.
With nearly 14,000 reviews, the joggers have a total rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, with nearly 70% of customers giving them a full five-star rating.
Along with saying they are a great dupe for Lululemon, customers also say they’re comfortable, versatile, soft, great for the price and the material is thick enough that you can’t see through them.
One customer who gave the joggers a five-star review called them “amazing” and said they are “just like the name brands.”
“I never write reviews but I always appreciate people who do! It’s hard to know if what you’re buying online (when it’s ‘cheap’) will really be good. But I must say these are the most comfortable pants. So stretchy, but hold their shape. So much more affordable than other popular name brands. I own both Viori and Lululemon and these are very comparable,” wrote Amazon customer Judi Satran. “The pockets are deep so phone and keys don’t fall out when you sit down. Not too big of pockets (not too much material) that makes your hips look weird and puffy. The high thicker waistband holds you in and fits flat, so tee shirts or tanks don’t bunch up.”
There’s a handful of other joggers available on Amazon for around the same price as well, like these lightweight Libin Women’s jogger pants priced at $30.
The Libin joggers have more than 3,000 five-star reviews, with customers saying they’re true to size, comfortable and super soft. The joggers are made of 80% nylon and have an elastic waistband and two side pockets.
You’ll also find these G Gradual women’s joggers pants for $29 and these women’s joggers pants from The Gym People priced at $30.
The Gym People jogger pants have more than 11,000 five-star reviews, with customers saying they fit well and are comfortable. Many even ordered additional pairs.
One customer who gave them a full five-star rating called them “comfortable” and “perfect.”
“High quality product for an affordable price. These joggers fit great, they are comfortable and lightweight,” wrote Amazon customer Wendy Danaher. “Plan on buying more colors because I love them so much!”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The state attorney general has petitioned the Oregon Supreme Court to either toss out a circuit judge's rulings that block the implementation of a new, voter-approved gun safety measure or else explain why the rulings should stand.
Assistant Attorney General Robert A. Koch argued in court filings Friday that intervention by the state’s high court is necessary to allow “the will of the people of Oregon” to proceed, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
Koch wrote that Harney County Circuit Judge Robert S. Raschio’s orders halt the Measure 114 regulations “indefinitely.” Koch argued that the trial court doesn’t have the authority to make policy on a public safety matter and override the initiative process.
“Keeping people safe is a fundamental duty, mission, and purpose of government,” Koch wrote. “By ignoring binding precedent, the trial court disregarded the will of the people and forestalled the state’s efforts to protect Oregonians from gun violence.”
Raschio in the last two months halted all parts of the gun control measure, citing state constitutional law.
The measure requires a permit to buy a gun, a background check to be completed before a gun can be sold or transferred and restricts the sale, manufacture and use of magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. It passed with nearly 51% of the vote.
The case filed in Harney County Circuit Court was brought by Virginia-based Gun Owners of America, its legal defense fund Gun Owners Foundation and two gun owners.
Raschio’s orders came in separate rulings over the past two months. He found that the Gun Owners of America had shown that pausing Measure 114 will maintain the “status quo” until the court can determine whether the measure meets constitutional muster.
He ruled that the public interest weighed against the implementation of the measure, noting that individual liberty is a “cornerstone of our country." He also ruled that magazines that hold more than 10 rounds are not distinct from “arms,” and are protected by the Oregon Constitution.
Koch countered in court filings Friday that Raschio made “fundamental legal” errors and acted beyond his discretion. Oregon Constitution protects only the right to bear arms commonly used by Oregonians for self-defense in 1859 and earlier, and doesn’t relate to magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, Koch wrote.
Further, he argued that the state constitution does not provide for “an unfettered right to possess or use constitutionally protected arms in any way they please.”
Separately, in response to four suits filed in federal court, a federal judge only delayed the permit-to-purchase gun regulation but allowed the measure’s other regulations to take effect. Raschio’s ruling, though, was separate and binding, in that it resulted from a separate challenge to the state’s constitution, not the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment.
At a minimum, Koch argued, the state Supreme Court should put a hold on Raschio’s orders that prevent a criminal background check from being completed before a gun can be sold — and the measure’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines.
The state argued that 19 of 21 mass shootings with 10 or more fatalities since 1999 have involved guns with magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
“The longer that the trial court’s injunctive orders remain in effect — for the months or years in which the case is pending in that court — the greater the possibility of another comparable tragedy happening here in Oregon,” Koch wrote. “These dangers are real, and Measure 114 reasonably seeks to safeguard against them.”
The state Supreme Court will either accept or deny the petition. If it is accepted, the state’s high court will then decide whether to throw out Raschio’s orders or direct the circuit judge to explain why the state’s high court should maintain them. The plaintiffs would be able to file briefings in support of Raschio’s rulings. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Oregon-wants-high-court-to-toss-orders-blocking-17717215.php | 2023-01-14 02:38:04 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Oregon-wants-high-court-to-toss-orders-blocking-17717215.php |
MILAN, N.M. (KRQE) – Prescribed burns in the Mount Taylor Ranger District are set to begin as early as today, Monday, May 29, and will continue through Wednesday, May 31. The ignitions will take place west of Milan, NM.
Ignitions will only begin with agency administrator approval and under the proper weather conditions. The burns will include 705 acres on the Sawyer unit, west of Post Office Flat on Forest Road 480 in the Zuni Mountains.
Smoke from the burns may be visible in sounding areas. Firefighters will be taking measures to reduce the impact of smoke on surrounding communities as much as possible. | https://www.krqe.com/news/wildfires/prescribed-burns-to-begin-in-the-mount-taylor-ranger-district/ | 2023-05-29 14:20:12 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/wildfires/prescribed-burns-to-begin-in-the-mount-taylor-ranger-district/ |
Body cam released in 50-vehicle crash on Turnpike: 73 injuries, 4 deaths (video)
SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) released body cam footage from a 50-vehicle crash that killed 4 and injured 70 on Dec. 23.
One of the victims has been identified as Francisco Gutierrez-Martinez, 30, of Cleveland.
The other three victims were identified several days ago as Bernard M. Bloniarz, 59, of Napoleon; Emma L. Smith, 19, of Webberville, Mich.; and Julie E. Roth, 37, of Toledo.
The crash happened early in the afternoon between State Route 53 and Route 4 in Sandusky County, according to OSHP Sgt. Ray Santiago.
According to the crash report, a total of 51 vehicles were involved in the crash, with 73 injuries and four fatalities.
Weather was noted as a factor of the pileup.
“Troopers from the Milan Post and investigators from our Crash Reconstruction section continue to review evidence, including video, pictures and statements that have been gathered as a result of the crash,” says OSHP Sergeant Ryan Purpura.
The crash came during frigid temps and strong winds, with Sandusky County under a level 3 snow emergency as of late Friday afternoon.
OSHP announced all lanes were re-opened on the turnpike as of 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 24.
The crash remains under investigation.
According to OSHP, once the investigation is complete, it will be sent to the Erie County Prosecutor’s Office for their review so they can determine any applicable charges.
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Raquel Leviss tried to apologize to Ariana Madix privately after news broke that she was having an affair with Tom Sandoval, ET has learned.
A source tells ET, “Before publicly apologizing to Ariana, Raquel tried to get in touch with Ariana privately. Raquel first reached out on Friday, March 3 after the news of the affair broke.”
"Ariana responded to Raquel but wasn't ready to receive the apology," the source adds. "Raquel also tried to apologize Wednesday before publicly releasing her statement, but she didn't hear back from Ariana."
News of Sandoval and Leviss' alleged affair first broke earlier this month, with a source telling ET that there have been "too many instances where Ariana felt like Tom disrespected her and she finally ended things."
"Tom and Raquel’s incident has created a major split in the group with almost everyone against Tom and Raquel," another source told ET of the alleged affair, which has reportedly been going on for months. "The group feels like Tom has been going through some sort of midlife crisis, with the creation of his band and acting out at times. The girls are rallying around Ariana, but know in time she'll be OK."
On Wednesday, Levis released a statement exclusively to ET.
Read her statement in full:
"I want to apologize for my actions and my choices foremost to Ariana, and to my friends and the fans so invested in our relationships. There is no excuse, I am not a victim and I must own my actions and I deeply regret hurting Ariana.
I am reflecting on my choices, speaking to a counselor and I am learning things about myself such as my patterns of codependency and addiction to being and feeling loved. I have sought emotional validation through intimate connections that are not healthy without regard for my own well-being, sometimes negatively affecting others and often prioritizing the intimate connection over my friendships. I am taking steps to understand my behavior and make healthier choices.
Although I chose to be on a reality show accepting the good and bad that comes with it, beyond my own actions I have been physically assaulted, lost friendships, received death threats and hate emails in addition to having had my privacy violated.
I have begun counseling to end my unhealthy behavioral cycle, learn to set stronger emotional boundaries and learn to protect my mental health. I don't expect sympathy, understanding or forgiveness. Right now I must focus on my own health and well-being and as I strive to be a better person moving forward, I will prioritize my mental health and learn from my mistakes." - Raquel Leviss
Leviss' statement comes after she sent legal letters to Sandoval and her Vanderpump Rulescastmates about the situation. The 28-year-old reality star's letters followed People's reporting that Madix learned of the alleged affair by discovering a NSFW video of Leviss on Sandoval's phone.
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Britain will pause for a two-minute silence Sunday to remember the nation's war dead as King Charles III leads a Remembrance Day service for the first time as monarch.
Charles and other royals and senior politicians will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph, the national war memorial in central London, to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by fallen servicemen and women. Remembrance Sunday is marked every year in the U.K. on the closest Sunday to Armistice Day on Nov. 11 with the wearing of poppies and a national two-minute silence observed at 11 a.m.
Big Ben, which has undergone five years of repairs, will be struck 11 times to mark the start of the silence.
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Around 10,000 veterans — including 100-year-old World War II veterans and those who served in recent conflicts including in Afghanistan — will take part in a solemn march, and thousands of people are expected to line the streets to watch the service.
This year's ceremony is especially poignant for Britain's royal family because it marks the first Remembrance Day since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who considered the day one of the most important engagements in her royal calendar.
Elizabeth, who died on Sept. 8 at 96 years old, lived through World War II and only missed seven Cenotaph services during her long reign. Beginning in 2017, Charles began laying a wreath on his mother's behalf as she watched from a nearby balcony, in a subtle shift of head-of-state duties as Elizabeth entered her twilight years.
Officials said this year's service is dedicated both to fallen soldiers in wars past and to Ukrainians fighting against Russia's invasion.
“We must never forget those who gave their lives in defence of our values and our great nation," said Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. “All of us will also be thinking of those brave Ukrainians who are fighting for their very own survival to defend freedom and democracy for all, just as the U.K. and Commonwealth soldiers did in both world wars."
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Buoyed by stout fundraising and a large grassroots team, Beto O’Rourke on Friday sought to energize Democrats for his marquee race to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
“We’ve got to bring everything that we have to this fight, because we’re fighting for the people of Texas,” O’Rourke told The Dallas Morning News before his speech. “I’m encouraged by the energy here, by the number of people who’ve contributed donations and money, but also their time. We have 70,000 volunteers strong and counting right now.”
O’Rourke was the keynote speaker at the Texas Democratic Party Convention in Dallas, where he tried to appeal not only to Democrats, but also disaffected Republican and independent voters.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to do this,” he said. “I ask you to keep the faith, keep up the fight, and let’s get out here and get out there and go win this thing.”
For O’Rourke and other Democrats, winning will be difficult.
No Democrat has won a statewide race since 1994. And the last Democratic Party governor was Ann Richards, who won election to one term in 1990 before losing to Republican George W. Bush. Republicans enjoy a structural advantage in Texas statewide elections because more of them vote than Democrats, so O’Rourke needs a massive tide of new voters or GOP defectors to overcome Abbott.
The Abbott-O’Rourke clash will be one of the most watched races in the country.
But since Texas has proven to be a reliably red state, O’Rourke may have a tough time selling his liberal policies to the conservative voters that dominate the electorate.
Abbott’s campaign team, in Dallas this week to counter the themes at the Democratic convention, dismissed O’Rourke’s speech as part of “Beto’s reinvention convention.”
On Friday, former House Speaker Dennis Bonnen lashed out at O’Rourke, charging him with being too liberal for Texas.
“Beto is, I think, a decent man, but he can’t pick a position,” Bonnen said during a news conference in Dallas. “It’s one of his real challenges in life. He can’t decide whether he wants to be United States senator, president or governor. And the truth of it is, the reason he can’t be any of those things is because his liberal, socialist policies don’t fit the voters of Texas.”
During his keynote speech O’Rourke blasted Abbott for not fortifying the state’s power grid, conducting a campaign against transgender children, driving inflation with stunts at the border and doing nothing to stop mass shootings, such as the one that occurred in Uvalde.
“Greg Abbott is chaos. He is corruption. He is cruelty and he is incompetent,” he said. “But he is not Texas and he is not us.”
The former El Paso congressman is also campaigning on the need for gun control to stop mass shootings, the expansion of Medicaid to improve health care, more money for public education and reproductive rights.
O’Rourke contrasted the themes in Dallas this week with the tone of last month’s Republican Party convention in Houston.
“They want to secede from the union. They won’t recognize the results of the last presidential election,” O’Rourke said of Abbott and the Texas Republican Party before his speech. “They call homosexuality a quote ‘abnormal behavior.’ Here in this convention we’re focused on jobs and economic growth, reducing inflation, supporting public school educators and expanding Medicaid, so everyone can see a doctor and be healthy enough and well enough to live to their full potential.”
O’Rourke entered the convention with considerable momentum.
His campaign said Friday that he’d raised $27.63 million between Feb. 20 and June 30, the most for a state-level candidate in Texas in one reporting period. Over the same period, Abbott raised $24.9 million.
Polls show a tightening race. According to a recent University of Houston survey, Abbott leads O’Rourke by 5 points.
On Friday, O’Rourke said it was important to turn his fundraising and improving poll numbers into energy.
He stopped by his campaign’s booth in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center exhibit hall and took pictures with supporters for more than an hour.
“He’s articulate. He’s brave,” said Terry Zimmerman, a delegate and retired minister from McKinney. “His values seem to be consistent with the values of most people I know.”
Texas Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers, D-Rowlett, was in the exhibit hall when O’Rourke met supporters.
“We certainly have to make sure that we’re behind him,” Bowers said. “He’s got to knock on the doors and continue to talk to as many voters across the state of Texas as he can.”
At times O’Rourke exhorted his campaign team to be more energetic. And he called out the names of the hometowns of selfie-takers as a cowbell rang for first-time volunteers.
“I need some noise,” O’Rourke told his team. “We need to turn up the energy.”
O’Rourke said he hopes to turn that energy into an upset victory over Abbott.
“We’re going to knock on every door of every eligible voter in Texas,” he said. “It’s time to get this state moving in the right direction again.”
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP), one of the nation's leaders in the growing field of concierge (membership-model) medicine, is thrilled to receive the rater8 Excellence Award for "Highest Rated Practices Overall". Rater8's Practice Excellence Award recognizes practices for going above and beyond in creating the best patient experience possible.
The recognition is based on the internal ratings collected by rater8 surveys and showcases an unrivaled level of patient care and enhanced connectivity provided by the concierge physicians in the CCPHP network.
"We'd like to thank all our outstanding partner physicians who helped us achieve this great level of patient satisfaction across the network. This recognition is a testament to all our partner physicians' hard work and commitment to delivering exceptional patient care." - said Sean Connolly, Chief Operating Officer at CCPHP.
In their online reviews, several CCPHP members emphasized the improved time, attention, and focus on building a long-lasting, personalized relationship with their concierge doctor.
"The concierge experience is so much better than with traditional medicine. Being able to take the time and understand the treatments creates a greater comfort level." - CCPHP Member
"I have been a patient for ten plus years and am extremely pleased with my doctor's competence, knowledge, and intelligence. In addition, he genuinely cares about his patients and provides excellent follow-up. His office is well run, and the staff is most helpful. I would recommend his concierge practice without reservation." - CCPHP Member
"Before my doctor joined CCPHP, wait times were lengthy. Now it is a very nice and relaxing experience where I can concentrate on preventive care, diet, exercise, and managing stress at a very leisurely pace. Very Happy." - CCPHP Member
Castle Connolly Private Health Partners (CCPHP) works with exceptional physicians to create and support concierge (membership-based) healthcare programs that enable the optimal practice environment and the physician-patient relationship. Members (patients) pay an affordable fee to take advantage of a wide array of enhancements for a more convenient, comprehensive, collaborative, and personalized approach to support health and wellbeing.
Learn more about Castle Connolly Private Health Partners, LLC at ccphp.net. If you are an independent physician, a group or a health system interested in hearing more about concierge service, visit https://info.ccphp.net/physicians.
Rater8 is the leader in healthcare reputation management, which allows medical practices to capture patient feedback, enhance patient satisfaction, and grow online doctor reviews and ratings.
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Caregiving is one of the most consequential drivers supporting the United States workforce. Yet, in 2022, it is being defined more by its faults than its strengths: a looming crisis requiring urgent attention. According to new Boston Consulting Group research, the current care crisis is projected to shave $290 billion off of the United States’ GDP by 2030. In a segment presented by BCG, we will explore the current challenges facing millions of working caregivers, its implications on the labor pool, and how the private and public sectors can come together to solve the crisis plaguing the care economy. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/11/15/content-boston-consulting-group-investing-care-economy/ | 2022-11-16 20:24:23 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/11/15/content-boston-consulting-group-investing-care-economy/ |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Contract Industry Council -- With Black Friday and Cyber Monday rapidly approaching, American consumers are racing to find the best deals on everyday products and appliances amid unwanted inflation. Recent survey findings show that over one-third (38%) of U.S. adults are prepared to spend less than before this holiday season, and two-thirds (67%) say they've already reduced spending on non-essential items. With consumers across the nation pinching their pennies, it's essential to protect those hard-earned holiday purchases from damage and unexpected malfunctions.
"We urge shoppers to safeguard any and all new appliances with a service contract to eliminate the hassle of expensive product replacement and repairs," said Tom Keepers, Executive Director of the Service Contract Industry Council. "At a time when so many Americans are struggling to make ends meet, service contract plans provide crucial financial security for consumers on the most popular holiday gifts, including smart technology and home appliances."
According to a recent study, 3 in 4 Americans (76%) believe that any new smart appliance will need to be repaired within five years of purchase. With inflation already causing hefty price increases, consumers should plan for unexpected financial burdens – and those shopping for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals can protect their new purchase with a service contract. Keepers reminds consumers that by purchasing a service contract, they can access discounted repairs, product replacement, pre-qualified technicians, in-home repair service, 24-hour technical assistance, comprehensive coverage, and free shipping.*
Whether that prized holiday purchase is a smart speaker, an air fryer, a computer, or a television, accidents and malfunctions are bound to occur – and never at a convenient time. For certain purchases that are teetering on the brink of the holiday budget, the appliance's long-term reliability shouldn't be left up to chance. An investment in a service contract can save any wallet from expensive repairs down the line.
For more information, visit the Service Contract Industry Council at go-scic.com.
The Service Contract Industry Council is a national trade association that works with policymakers across the country to develop fair and uniform regulation of the service contract industry. Learn more at www.go-scic.com.
*Actual coverage may vary. SCIC is not a service contract provider and cannot warrant or otherwise guarantee coverage. Be sure to reference your service contract for the terms and conditions of coverage.
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Allied Van Lines has earned the 2023 Women's Choice Award by being recommended by 85% of female customers
CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the trusted referral source for women, the Women's Choice Award has recognized Allied Van Lines for their exceptional customer recommendation rating, earning it the coveted 2023 Women's Choice Award®. In a national survey conducted by the Women's Choice Award, over 85% of Allied Van Lines female customers who have had experience with the brand's products say they would recommend Allied Van Lines to their friends and family.
As recommendation ratings are the pinnacle for determining true brand loyalty, the Women's Choice Award is a powerful indicator of a brand's commitment to their customers. The Women's Choice Award seal also represents Allied's commitment to empowering women to make the best consumer choices for themselves and their families.
Women are decision makers and motivators who value recommendations, referrals, and brands that reflect what matters most to them. Over 90% of female consumers value the opinion of other women when making purchasing decisions. The Women's Choice Award seal delivers the trusted, third-party validation that women seek to give them the confidence to choose one brand over others based on the experiences of other women.
"The moving experience often comes at a stressful time for a family. Allied takes great care to listen to our customers and understand what is important to them, allowing us to help reduce the stress of managing through a life-changing event," says Steven McKenna, vice president and general manager of Allied Van Lines. "We appreciate the recognition of our efforts as heard through the voice of women, who play such a key role in the relocation of families."
Delia Passi, founder and CEO of the Women's Choice Award says, "With so many choices in the marketplace today, the Women's Choice Award is a one-stop solution to help the most important consumer: women, simplify their choices so they can spend less time searching and more time on what matters in life. When a woman sees the Women's Choice Award seal, it provides an unparalleled level of trust and validation, putting her mind at ease, which is priceless. We congratulate Allied Van Lines for their focus on excellence, a commitment that is recognized by women consumers nationwide."
ABOUT ALLIED VAN LINES
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Federal officials say Boeing has completed little of the work necessary to certify new versions of its 737 Max jetliner by a year-end deadline, and the aircraft maker is lobbying Congress for more time.
If the Federal Aviation Administration does not certify the planes by year end, Boeing would be required under a 2020 law to add a new type of system to alert pilots when there is a potential safety problem with the flight.
Boeing wants to avoid adding the crew-alerting system, which would further delay approval of the new Max 7 and Max 10 jets. The company argues that the system doesn’t exist on older 737s, and putting it on future Max jets would add complexity for pilots.
An FAA official said in a letter to Boeing that as of mid-September, the FAA had accepted less than 10% of Boeing’s safety assessments on the new planes, another 70% of assessments were undergoing review or changes, and in some cases, the company had failed even to submit necessary documents.
“Many of these documents will take significant time to review due to their complexity and bearing on the overall safety of the new aircraft,” the official wrote.
Boeing, which is based in Arlington, Virginia, said in a statement Friday that it was working to give FAA the information it needs.
“At the same time, we are discussing with policymakers the time needed to complete these certifications, following established processes,” Boeing said.
The FAA’s concerns were first reported by the Seattle Times, which said that Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., filed an amendment to a pending bill to give Boeing more time to get the planes certified without adding the crew-alerting system.
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Josh Lucas' role on Yellowstone doesn't earn him enough cool points to avoid being roasted by his son. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the 51-year-old actor, who recalled a hilarious on-set mishap when his 10-year-old son, Noah, visited him at work.
While Noah "knows Yellowstone is a big success and likes watching" some dad-approved scenes, he made time to mock Lucas when he visited the show's Montana set.
"To bring him on set and have him there, we had a great day, a rather, I must say, humbling day for me," Lucas said. "It was the scene early in this season where I knock a guy out... My son was sitting at the monitor. I walked up to the guy to punch him and, frankly, I tripped. My hat fell off and I dropped my gun. My son screamed from the monitor. He was like, 'Dad, you're a fool!'"
Lucas laughed at the memory, and praised the editing team for how the scene turned out in the end. "I was falling apart, but they made it look good, that's for sure," he said.
While Noah doesn't see acting in his future -- he'd rather be a pro soccer player or the General Manager of the Seattle Seahawks -- Lucas is thrilled with his own role on the series, especially since he's such a fan of it himself.
"When I first started, I hadn't seen it. Nobody had seen it. And then I didn't go back to watching it until [creator] Taylor [Sheridan] called me and said, 'You're coming back for the fifth season,'" Lucas recalled. "... I watched all 40 episodes in a matter of about, honestly, a week. I would fight with myself. I'd be like, 'Josh, are you doing research or are you just binge watching television?' But I definitely got obsessed by it. It's one of the best jobs ever. Being out there in Montana, having this extraordinary dialogue, and with these horses, it is an absolute dream."
That dream kicked off on Lucas' very first day on set.
"The day I first arrived on set for Yellowstone was one of the most amazing, magical days of my life," Lucas told ET. "... Taylor Sheridan [comes by] on horseback and he basically says, 'You ride, right?' and I was like, 'Yeah?' And he said, 'All right, take that group of cattle and bring them into the pen.' [He] was like, 'Roll cameras.'"
"There was no rehearsal. We drove this group of cattle into a pen and then they showed me how to brand a cow, which I'd never done before. The whole thing took place in a matter of an hour or two," he added. "... They dropped you into the middle of the world of Yellowstone immediately. It was a test, frankly... but hey, there's nothing like getting to go do it."
To prepare for his role as the younger John Dutton, Lucas studied Kevin Costner, who plays the same character in present-day time.
"I was trying to figure out what Kevin was doing with his voice and the different things he was doing physically and his little tics and things that Kevin has created as John Dutton and wanted to, obviously, honor that and to an extent replicate what he was doing, but also try and find my own way," Lucas said. "... I definitely spent a lot of time studying what Kevin was doing and trying to give him major props for how he's created this guy. I do really love what Kevin has done. It's interesting if you watch the show as fast as I did you can see how he becomes John Dutton, how he changes from the early episodes to the later episodes... I really try and play with those things and make the character, I hope, as deep and powerful."
In addition to Costner, Lucas said, the cast and crew as a whole views Yellowstone as much more than just a TV show.
"What I am struck by more than anything is the level of passion and the family-like atmosphere that this crew and cast has together," he said. "They work out in the middle of nowhere Montana, they're very isolated and they work incredibly hard. Everyone involved in the show is attempting to do something special and they're pouring their souls and hearts into it. I've never met a crew that's so loyal the exact same people that were there in the beginning."
That is perhaps never more true than with Luke Grimes, who plays Kayce, the youngest Dutton son, on the series.
"I was sitting outside one night and [Grimes] said, 'You know, I'm never gonna act again 'cause I only want to play Kayce,'" Lucas recalled. "I was like, 'Oh, come on. Luke, you're a great actor.' I said, 'I bet you right now that you act again.' He was like, 'I will bet you'... He said his passion for playing the character is so strong that he never wants to do anything else."
The men soon developed a bet, which will go on for the rest of their lives. "I'll double down on this bet," Lucas told ET. "... I said, when we're in our 70s, I'm gonna come collect. All he has to do is do one movie after this and he's gotta pay me and then I'm gonna take the money and put it in his kid's college fund, so either way he's not really gonna lose."
Lucas would likewise love to continue in the world of Yellowstone, and is crossing his fingers that Sheridan has a 1993 idea brewing, in addition to the many spinoffs that are already in the works.
"One of the interesting things about the Yellowstone world is that it is so totally inside Taylor's mind. Taylor keeps it very private to himself," Lucas said. "I don't think you can ask an actor involved in this show if they know what's gonna happen on the second half of the season. They don't."
"I would do it in a second, of course. I would love, not just for myself, obviously, but I would love to see what the... past of John Dutton is. I'd love to see him when he's 20 years old. Imagine those scenes when he meets his wife... I would do it in a second, but also I would be fascinated to watch it," he added. "... Taylor is a miraculous creator who has all of this in his mind... He clearly has it all in his head, so if he's got 1993 in his head, I will be there in a heartbeat."
Yellowstone airs Sundays on Paramount Network.
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Customer Contact Week's (CCW) 2022 Excellence Awards names Invoca a finalist for Cloud-Based CX Solution of the Year, honoring SaaS solutions that help practitioners achieve their goal of frictionless, end-to-end experiences
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invoca, the leader in conversation intelligence for revenue teams, has been selected as a finalist in the Cloud-Based CX Solution of the Year by Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world's largest customer contact event series. Each year, the CCW Excellence Awards recognize the most innovative companies and top-performing executives for their extraordinary contributions to the customer contact profession. This year's nominees were reviewed by a judging panel of nearly 30 professionals across industries, including technology, retail, financial services and more.
CCW recognizes Invoca as a provider that facilitates seamless customer engagement within their preferred channel at their convenience. The Cloud-Based CX Solution of the Year category awards a SaaS solution that helps practitioners achieve their goal of a frictionless, end-to-end experience. Winners are evaluated based on their ability to drive client success via synchronizing multiple channels into a customer-centric experience, reducing customer friction, and driving first contact resolution which results in broader contact center KPI improvements (CSAT, NPS, CES).
"We're honored to be selected as a finalist for the Cloud-Based CX Solution of the Year by CCW", said Gregg Johnson, CEO of Invoca. "This recognition further validates our breakout year of record growth, our cemented position as the clear market leader in conversation intelligence, and our strong commitment to our customers' success."
Delegates attending CCW Vegas from June 20-23, 2022, are invited to learn more by attending in-person activities:
- Join the Think Tank, an industry-specific, scenario-based, interactive peer-to-peer discussion led by expert executives Mark Roblez, Director of Call Center Operations at MoneySolver, and Tom Phillips, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Invoca on Thursday, June 23 from 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM PT.
- Visit Invoca's booth #827 to learn more about Invoca's leading AI-powered conversation intelligence.
From marketing and sales to eCommerce and customer experience, Invoca enables revenue teams to create better buying experiences, drive more leads, and increase revenue. With Invoca, customers are able to automatically QA 100% of customer calls and personalize customer conversations with real-time caller intent. Invoca was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Conversation Intelligence: Sales And Marketing, Q4 2021 report and the company received the top score possible in 13 of 24 criteria, including product and technology innovation roadmap, ease of use, market approach and performance, and integrations.
Invoca's customer base spans leading B2C brands in considered purchase industries, including automotive, real estate, financial services, telecommunications, insurance, healthcare, retail, and home services industries. With Invoca, these businesses can track pre-call website interactions to uncover digital intent — such as the product interest, shopping cart contents, and search keywords — and use that data to optimize call routing, provide contextual data to agents to improve call handling efficiency, and improve digital self-service with analytics on why and when consumers call for assistance.
CCW Excellence Award winners will be announced at the CCW Excellence Awards Gala, Tuesday, June 21st at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas during the CCW flagship event.
- Learn more about the CCW Excellence Awards and review the full list of 2022 finalists: https://www.customercontactweekdigital.com/events-customercontactweekawards/2022-award-finalists
- See the results you can get with Invoca's award-winning conversation intelligence: https://www.invoca.com/customers
- Join the Invoca team today, we're hiring! https://www.invoca.com/company/careers
Invoca is the leader in AI-powered conversation intelligence for revenue teams that enables marketing, sales, customer experience, and eCommerce teams to understand and immediately act on the information consumers share via conversations. Through deep integrations with leading technology platforms, revenue teams can turn conversation data into automated action to enhance every digital touchpoint and human interaction, leading to better experiences, more conversions, and higher revenue. Invoca is trusted by top brands like Dish Network, Mayo Clinic, Mutual of Omaha, and 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. Invoca has raised $116M from leading venture capitalists including Accel, Upfront Ventures, H.I.G. Growth Partners, Morgan Stanley, and Salesforce Ventures. For more information, visit www.invoca.com.
Started in 1999 as Call Center Week, CCW is the world's largest customer contact event series. With an optimized balance of conference and expo, CCW is the place where customer care, CX, and contact center leaders come together. In 2018, we introduced our new look as Customer Contact Week. CCW brings together 3,000+ attendees, 200+ expert speakers, 150+ solution providers, for four days of learning, networking, brainstorming & innovating at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. CCW is brought to you by the Customer Management Practice (CMP) - a complete research, marketing and business development partner, and resource hub to the customer management sector.
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The Brazil international took to social media to speak out after being abused in Monday's (AEST) game at Valencia, saying it was a problem he had endured throughout the league.
Tebas’ response on Twitter, in which he said “Before you criticise and insult LaLiga, you need to inform yourself well, Vini Jr. Don’t let yourself be manipulated”, was roundly criticised for not addressing the issue and the LaLiga boss has now said sorry.
“I think that the message, and the intention I had, was not understood by a significant number (of people), especially in Brazil,” he said.
“I did not want to attack Vinicius, but if most people understood it that way, I need to apologise. It was not my intention, I expressed myself badly, at a bad time.
“But I had no intention of attacking Vinicius, but rather clarifying a situation, because Vinicius had recorded a video supporting LaLiga’s actions.”
Tebas, in defending the league’s approach – especially in relation to Vinicius – added: “If I hurt someone, they thought I was racist, it’s far from reality.
“I feel sorry for what happened, and that’s why we denounced it. And we didn’t just denounce it, we took special actions at his games.
“We spoke to the clubs, so that they could provide more security, identify fans. LaLiga takes care of Vinicius. And, if they misunderstood what happened I have to apologise.”
Vinicius threatened to leave the pitch in the second half at the Mestalla after being subjected to alleged monkey chants and Real, who said the incident constituted a “hate crime”, filed a complaint with the Spanish State Attorney General’s Office.
Valencia were given a partial stadium ban for five matches and fined 45,000 euros (£39,000) – a punishment the club called “totally disproportionate” as they confirmed they would lodge an appeal, while head coach Ruben Baraja vowed to fight back against “smears”.
England manager Gareth Southgate has led calls for stricter punishment since his side came close to walking off the field after players were subjected to racial abuse during a match in Bulgaria in 2019.
“It is a disgusting situation. I think it is so bad that it looks like it is going to force change. I am hoping there will be something positive to come from it,” Southgate said on Wednesday.
“If anyone suggests to me we don’t have a problem in society with racism then there is another example of what we are dealing with, and more examples of people burying their heads in the sand, quite frankly.
“Hopefully it is a story that doesn’t just disappear in 24-48 hours without there being some significant change.”
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — An unprecedented string of wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia continued to burn out of control for a fourth day on Wednesday, preventing thousands of evacuees from trying to see if their homes have been destroyed.
Fire officials were hoping for a break in the dry, windy weather, but that’s not forecast to happen until Friday night at the earliest.
Halifax deputy fire chief David Meldrum made it clear that none of the 16,000 evacuees from the suburbs around Halifax will be able to return home for now. Another 2,000 people who fled a much larger uncontained fire in southwestern Nova Scotia also are being kept away from their properties.
Fire officials say an estimated 200 structures, including 151 homes, have been destroyed since the fire started in the Upper Tantallon area on Sunday afternoon. No deaths or injuries have been reported, but “it’s the site of a tragedy,” Meldrum said.
“There’s widespread destruction, and there’s a level of randomness that comes with wildfires when they hit … where people live. There are properties that are unharmed close to properties that are destroyed. It’s terrible to see. These are people’s homes,” the deputy fire chief said.
Meldrum said the 8.4-square kilometer (3.2 mile) fire northwest of the port city’s downtown grew slightly overnight and could flare up again in the warmer than usual weather. Wind gusts from the southwest were expected to reach 25 kilometers per hour (15 miles), and the temperature was forecast to rise to about 25 C (77 F), with the humidity remaining very low at around 20%.
Meldrum said the fire could quickly grow and spread, which is why the Halifax area’s 100-square-kilometer (39 mile) evacuation zone will remain in place.
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said charges will be brought against anyone burning outdoors, and that anyone responsible for starting a wildfire could be required to pay expenses relating to controlling or extinguishing the blaze, along with any related damages. “We are taking a no tolerance approach,” Savage said.
The much larger fire that forced 2,000 people to flee outside Barrington has grown to almost 200 square kilometers (77 square miles) since it started last weekend, making it one of largest ever recorded in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston declared a ban on all travel and activity in wooded areas, and implored people to avoid any activity that could start more fires.
“Don’t be burning right now. No burning in Nova Scotia. Conservation officers reported six illegal burns last night. This is absolutely ridiculous with what’s happeniung in this province — three out-of-control fires, eight fires yesterday, 12 on Sunday. Do Not Burn!” Houston said Tuesday. “We have to do what we can to make sure we don’t have new fires popping up.”
Scott Tingley, the forest protection manager in the province’s wildfire management group, said it is safe to say that all of these fires were “very likely human-caused.”
“Much of it probably is preventable. Accidents do happen and so that’s why we certainly appreciate the premier’s message,” Tingley said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/unprecedented-wildfire-on-canadas-atlantic-coast-still-burning-after-four-days/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-05-31 19:53:45 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/unprecedented-wildfire-on-canadas-atlantic-coast-still-burning-after-four-days/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
The free Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit 6.1 helps teachers incorporate data-collection technology into OpenSciEd's NGSS-aligned lesson
BEAVERTON, Ore., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vernier Software & Technology has launched Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit 6.1 to support engaging, hands-on science learning for middle school students. This free e-book incorporates data-collection technology into the first lesson in OpenSciEd Unit 6.1, which is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), to help students gain a deeper understanding of the initial scientific concepts being taught and to motivate their learning throughout the remainder of the unit.
"It is so important for teachers to have high-quality content to help build students' STEM literacy at an early age," said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology. "Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work. The new supplement, in particular, helps set the stage for the following lessons in the unit by encouraging students to collect and analyze data as they engage in three-dimensional learning and explore how light interacts with matter in the world around them."
After watching a perplexing movie involving a one-way mirror, Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit 6.1 prompts students to use a Go Direct® Light and Color Sensor to quantify amounts of transmitted and reflected light, then compare the sensor readings with what they perceive with their own senses. Using various models, students develop an understanding of two of the ways light interacts with matter. They also answer the question, "How can something act like a mirror and a window at the same time?"
OpenSciEd Unit 6.1 features a total of eight lessons. In addition to "What happens when light shines on the one-way mirror?" (featuring the Go Direct Light and Color Sensor), lessons include:
- "How do similar amounts of light transmit through and reflect off the one-way mirror?"
- "How do light and the one-way mirror interact to cause the one-way mirror phenomenon?"
Vernier Software & Technology offers a number of free downloadable teaching supplements that enhance the digital curricular units available through OpenSciEd. The free units explore common middle school science topics, such as weather, climate, metabolic reactions, forces, and sound waves.
Visit the Vernier website to learn more about Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit 6.1.
Vernier Software & Technology has led the innovation of educational, scientific data-collection technology for over 40 years. Vernier was founded by a former physics teacher and employs educators at all levels of the organization. The company is committed to teachers and to developing creative ways to teach and learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) using hands-on science. Vernier creates easy-to-use and affordable science interfaces, sensors, and graphing/analysis software. With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. Vernier technology-based solutions enhance STEM education, increase learning, build students' critical-thinking skills, and support the science and engineering practices detailed in the Next Generation Science Standards. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace. For more information, visit http://www.vernier.com.
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PRINCE GEORGE, Va., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") (OTC Pink: TSBA) announced today that its Board of Directors appointed Toni Lee-Andrews as Director of the Company. Toni will also serve as a Director to the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Touchstone Bank (the "Bank").
Lee-Andrews is the President of Andrews CPA Associates, P.C. located in Colonial Heights, Virginia. With over 22 years of experience in accounting, she has been a certified public accountant since 1996, working since 1990 with a diverse group of clients in several industries in the Tri-Cities region. The firm's services include business, personal, estate and trust tax planning and preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services, IRS representation, and QuickBooks accounting support. She is also Director of the Professional Ethics Division at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
"I am excited to serve on the Board and look forward to supporting the bank's strategic objectives. My passion for community banking and what Touchstone stands for makes this a wonderful opportunity to help support their growth and our local communities," said Lee-Andrews.
"We are honored to have Toni join our Company and Bank's Board of Directors. Her insight into the Tri-Cities community, strong business experience, and vast network will be a tremendous asset," Touchstone Bank President and CEO James Black said. He continued, "Toni's financial expertise coupled with her local presence fits well with our mission. It is also vital to add further diversity and experience to our Boards."
Toni graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mount Olive College in Mount Olive, North Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She began her professional career at Petersburg CPA firm Gregory & Associates. In 1996 she founded Barwick & Lee CPAs which later joined forces with another Tri-Cities CPA, Francis Andrews and today she is President of Andrews CPA Associates.
Lee-Andrews is member of the AICPA, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA), North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NACPA), and Country Club of Petersburg, where she formerly served in the positions of President and Treasurer. Prior to becoming Director of the Professional Ethics Division, she also served on several committees of the AICPA.
About Touchstone Bankshares, Inc.
Touchstone Bankshares, Inc. is the bank holding company for Touchstone Bank. The Company, through the bank and affiliates, provides a wide range of financial services including retail and commercial banking, credit cards, and secondary market mortgage lending. Touchstone also provides investment and wealth management services. Visit www.touchstone.bank for more information.
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Avista to leverage expertise in the healthcare technology sector and dental end-market to support Spear's growth ambitions
NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Avista Capital Partners ("Avista"), a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, today announced its acquisition of Spear Education ("Spear" or the "Company"), a tech-enabled provider of digital and in-person clinical training, practice analytics and consulting solutions for the dental market. Transaction terms were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Spear is the industry's leading dental education provider. Spear offers unmatched breadth of content including 5,000+ on-demand videos, 300+ hands on workshops annually, and 100+ study club modules. Spear's solutions enable dentists to learn higher acuity skills and generate new revenue streams, providing a high ROI to dental practices and practitioners across the spectrum of experience.
Avista Partner Sriram Venkatraman, said: "Avista sees Spear as a compelling investment opportunity given its industry leadership, demonstrated growth potential and diversified business model. We look forward to leveraging our deep experience in the healthcare technology sector and dental end-market to help accelerate Spear's growth trajectory."
CEO of Spear Education Kaleim Manji, said: "Spear has achieved robust growth over the last several years, with increases in membership and the expansion of our digital content. We are well positioned to capitalize on the tremendous opportunities ahead, against the backdrop of an accelerating industry. We are thrilled to have Avista as a partner as we pursue a multi-lever expansion strategy that will result in compelling benefits for our customers, employees and the entire dental industry."
Steve Schiess, an Avista Strategic Executive with over 30 years of experience in the dental industry, most recently as the CEO of Zest Dental Solutions, a former Avista portfolio company, added, "Spear offers dentists a tremendous value proposition. Spear's education and training courses enable dentists to learn new skills that drive the retention of procedures in-house which, in turn, delivers a high return on their Spear investment. We believe there are multiple opportunities to accelerate both the dental practices' and Spear's growth."
Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP acted as legal advisor and William Blair acted as financial advisor to Avista.
About Spear Education
Spear Education is dentistry's premier source for continuing education. The company serves dentists of all clinical skill levels and transforms practices and the lives of patients by offering physical hands-on courses, extensive peer-to-peer regional learning, and comprehensive online educational tools. For more information, go to www.speareducation.com.
About Avista Capital Partners
Founded in 2005, Avista Capital is a leading New York-based private equity firm with over $8 billion invested in more than 40 growth-oriented healthcare businesses globally. Avista partners with businesses that feature strong management teams, stable cash flows and robust growth prospects – investing in the medical devices, pharmaceuticals, outsourced pharmaceutical services, healthcare technology, healthcare distribution and diagnostics, and consumer healthcare sectors. Avista's Strategic Executives and Advisors are an integral part of the team, providing strategic insight, operational oversight and senior counsel, which helps drive growth and performance, while fostering sustainable businesses and creating long-term value for all stakeholders. For more information, visit www.avistacap.com.
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North America's premier foundry event will feature many new faces when it comes to Cleveland on April 25-27. Over 225 exhibitors already have reserved their spots at Metalcasting Congress 2023, including more than 25 companies exhibiting for the first time. Exhibit sales are ongoing, so both numbers will rise.
"The industry's positive response to the networking and marketing opportunities at Metalcasting Congress 2023 has been very strong," said Doug Kurkul, CEO of the American Foundry Society, which hosts the annual event. "We're seeing robust exhibit sales and expanded our show floor to accommodate more exhibits. We're also excited to welcome so many first-time exhibitors. Our attendees will certainly enjoy discovering what our new and longtime exhibitors have to offer."
Metalcasting Congress exhibitors range from equipment dealers and raw materials suppliers to robotics experts and additive manufacturing service providers who network with thousands of decisionmakers from across the entire metalcasting supply chain.
North American metalcasters have their own pavilion, Cast in North America, for doing business with casting designers and buyers. This group even has a custom slate of expert-led educational sessions, the Designers & Buyers Track, which is offered directly on the show floor at Metalcasting Congress.
Only a few exhibit spaces remain, and once they're sold, the floorplan cannot be expanded any further. To reserve an exhibit at Metalcasting Congress 2023 before it sells out, click here.
Interested in attending? To experience everything Metalcasting Congress 2023 has to offer, including all exhibits, 70 technical and management knowledge-transfer sessions, keynotes, and much more, click here and select the "Full Conference" option. To view the exhibits, plus Designers & Buyers sessions and keynotes, click here and select "Exhibits Only."
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The American Foundry Society is a dynamic technical and advocacy organization that serves and represents the $44 billion metalcasting industry. AFS is the only association serving the entire industry, including all metals and processes, with a three-part focus on advocacy, education, and innovation. AFS also publishes Modern Casting and Casting Source magazines and presents Metalcasting Congress and CastExpo, the largest metalcasting trade events in North America. Founded in 1896, the organization is based in Schaumburg, Illinois, with an advocacy office in Washington, D.C. More information is available at afsinc.org.
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They started rounding people up Dec. 7, 1941 — not long after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, thrusting the United States into World War II.
The men U.S. government officials and the military arrested were different in so many ways — some were intellectuals, some businessmen. Others were artists or farmers or educators. Many were husbands and fathers.
But they had at least two things in common: they were Japanese American, and they were now considered enemies more likely to aid the Japanese than the country they had adopted as their new homeland.
So they were locked up, many at an internment camp in Santa Fe.
And for a long time, nobody really knew about it or talked about it. It was like a dirty part of Santa Fe’s history, an episode to be disassembled and covered up, much as the camp itself was following the end of the war.
About 80 years after the camp was created and 20 years since the city of Santa Fe created a stone monument to commemorate the history and site in what is now Frank S. Ortiz Dog Park in the Casa Solana neighborhood, the New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League came together to ensure people do not forget.
“A community is only as strong as its willingness to look at itself … and its past,” Mayor Alan Webber said in brief opening remarks to a one-day seminar about the camp held at the history museum.
Gail Y. Okawa, whose grandfather was held in Santa Fe starting in 1943, said for years there was little or no information about the camp, which opened in March 1942 and closed in April 1946 — several months after the war with Japan came to an end.
Her grandfather, the Rev. Tamasaku Watanabe, was serving as a Christian minister in Hawaii when he was arrested the day World War II began for the U.S. He was held in a number of other camps before ending up in the Santa Fe facility in June 1943.
Okawa, who gave a presentation on the camp and painted a human portrait of the men stuck behind its barbed wire fences, told the assembly: “Today, we can and must remember them and the injustice they suffered. Their legacy is in us and for us to maintain and act on.”
After war began, patriotism, suspicion, racism and a desire to even the score all mixed together as the U.S. quickly built or adopted existing structures to create the camps for Japanese Americans — who, the government feared, might foment unrest and sabotage in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack.
Some 120,000 Japanese Americans were interned. Early in 1942, the U.S. Department of Justice expanded a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Santa Fe into one such holding center.
The camp’s population went up and down during the war, hitting a high of about 4,500 people early on.
By August 1945, there were 2,000 men in the camp and, that November, just 1,000.
For the most part, the men were middle-aged and considered leaders in their home communities. In an ironic and sad twist, many of them had sons who were fighting in the armed forces for America. Some of the internees had served with the U.S. military during World War I.
While abuse and mistreatment at the hands of the guards was common at many of these camps, most reports indicate the Santa Fe camp denizens were treated with respect by Department of Justice guards who discovered the men were not real threats.
But, as Saturday’s event demonstrated, the men — who were not allowed to become citizens of the United States but who had already built businesses, communities and relationships in America — were disheartened, confused and suffering from what one Japanese prisoner termed “barbed wire disease.”
“Some were very disillusioned about what America was and meant to them,” Okawa said.
When the war with Japan ended in September 1945, government officials began shutting down the camps and releasing the internees. It’s not clear why the Santa Fe camp remained open until April 1946.
Santa Fean Jerry West, whose father worked as a guard at the camp, said many locals were aware of the camp during the war years. He recalls some youth passing by the facility and throwing rocks or shooting BB gun pellets into the air over it.
Much of the reason for local rancor had to do with another historic incident tied to New Mexico and World War II: the battle for the Philippines in the months after the war’s beginning and the ensuing Bataan Death March, in which many New Mexicans died or were imprisoned by the Japanese.
Those anti-Japanese sentiments remained decades later when officials from the New Mexico History Museum, the city and other entities came together to approve and set up the commemorative marker above the camp.
Some of those involved in that effort, including former New Mexico History Museum director Tom Chavez and former City Councilor Frank Montaño, took part in an afternoon panel discussion about the challenges they faced due to strong opposition.
Chavez said supporters of the monument knew they would have a “hard nut to sell” because of “the state’s connection to Bataan.”
In the autumn of 1999, the City Council voted 4-4 on approving the monument. Then-Mayor Larry Delgado broke the tie with his vote in favor of the project.
“The whole project was about sharing history, and history won out,” Chavez said.
Montaño, who voted in favor of the monument, said it was one of the most controversial issues he recalled in the 12 years he served on the council.
“We had to put the marker up there so we remember, so we don’t forget what happened there,” he said.
About 100 people attended Saturday’s event, and many were planning to take part in a pilgrimage to the marker in the early evening.
Okawa, who wrote the book Remembering Our Grandfathers’ Exile: US Imprisonment of Hawaii’s Japanese in World War II, said she thinks history could repeat itself when it comes to holding citizens of another culture, ethnicity or nation under similar circumstances.
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If Sunday served as an audition, Jhony Brito cemented his case for the cast.
The 25-year-old Dominican righty twirled 5.1 perfect innings against the Blue Jays in his bid to join the Yankees’ early-season rotation. The team likely needs an extra staffer with Luis Severino battling a low-grade lat strain; Brito started in place of the injured veteran.
With four-seamers and sinkers that reached 97 mph, changeups, curveballs and sliders, Brito made the most of his unexpected opportunity. He struck out the first three Toronto hitters he faced before inducing 10 groundouts. An efficient outing, Brito threw just 58 pitches — he actually needed to rip a few more in the bullpen afterward — while lowering his spring ERA to 2.08.
“It felt like a big opportunity,” the Yankees’ 27th-best prospect said after exiting to an ovation at George M. Steinbrenner Field. “It was a great way for them to see if I can keep being the pitcher I’ve been in camp and in my career, somebody that attacks the zone.”
Aaron Boone, meanwhile, took note of how the youngster rose to the occasion.
“It matters,” Boone said of Brito delivering in a game with personal stakes for the pitcher. “He’s got our attention all camp. He’s earned a strong reputation throughout player development. He was very at ease doing what he was doing today. That was good to see.”
Boone praised Brito’s full arsenal and said that he could start the Yankees’ third game of the season.
With Severino, Carlos Rodon and Frankie Montas all hurt, the Yankees were forced to dip deep into their pitching depth. Domingo German and Clarke Schmidt were already slated to replace Rodon and Montas.
“No, no, not at all,” Brito said when asked if he thought he had any shot of cracking the Yankees’ staff when he arrived at spring training weeks ago. “When we started camp, the rotation that the Yankees had [was] a pretty good one, right? So I didn’t come into camp thinking there was a chance. Unfortunately, injuries do happen. You feel really bad about that.”
LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE
Brito said Severino offered him words of encouragement Sunday morning, and Gerrit Cole checked on Brito to make sure he was comfortable during the game.
Brito added that Cole asked Brito for help with his Spanish in exchange for assisting Brito with his English. It looks like the two will have additional tutoring time in the near future.
A BLESSED TIMELINE
On Saturday, Aaron Boone talked about Severino missing his first start of the season and said the pitcher “probably” had to go on the injured list. But on Sunday morning, Severino said he would feel “blessed” if he misses three or four starts.
Told of this after Sunday’s game, Boone said there was no update to Severino’s timeline.
“It will all be predicated on when he starts his throwing program,” the manager said. “If that’s in fairly short order, then he should be able to build up rather quickly from there.”
Severino, meanwhile, said that the Yankees are being cautious with his recovery.
“You know how the Yankees are,” the right-hander said. “Even if I want to rush it, they’re not gonna let me do it.”
SO MANY MOVES
The Yankees announced several roster decisions after Sunday’s game. Most notably, Anthony Volpe will be the team’s Opening Day shortstop, while Oswald Peraza will start the season at Triple-A. So will southpaw Matt Krook.
Righty relievers Jimmy Cordero and Albert Abreu made the Yankees’ Opening Day bullpen.
Infielder Wilmer Difo, catchers Rodolfo Duran and Carlos Narvaez, right-handers Tyler Danish and James Norwood, and lefty Nick Ramirez have all been reassigned to minor league camp since Saturday.
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OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.18 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable Nov. 10, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on Oct. 26, 2022.
Clorox has a long history of providing value to its stockholders through regular dividends. The company has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and paid an annual dividend for more than 50 consecutive years.
About The Clorox Company
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) champions people to be well and thrive every single day. Its trusted brands, which include Brita®, Burt's Bees®, Clorox®, Fresh Step®, Glad®, Hidden Valley®, Kingsford®, Liquid-Plumr®, Pine-Sol® and Rainbow Light®, can be found in about nine of 10 U.S. homes and internationally with brands such as Ajudin®, Clorinda®, Chux® and Poett®. Headquartered in Oakland, California, since 1913, Clorox was one of the first U.S. companies to integrate ESG into its business reporting, with commitments in three areas: Healthy Lives, Clean World and Thriving Communities. Visit thecloroxcompany.com to learn more.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Two anti-government activists in Cambodia were charged in court Wednesday with insulting the king and incitement to commit a felony for comments they made on social media about Prime Minister Hun Sen and King Norodom Sihamoni.
Yim Sinorn and Hun Kosal, both associated with the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, which was dissolved by court order in 2017, could face up to seven years in prison if convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.
The two men were arrested after Hun Sen, who has held power for 38 years, claimed to be offended by their online observations about watching a Tuesday television broadcast of him and the king attending a torch-lighting ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, which Cambodia will host in May.
Hun Sen claimed their comments about how he interacted with the king implied he was showing disrespect and usurping the king’s status. He accused the two of trying to drive a wedge between him and the monarch, who is the head of state but wields no real political power.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony in the capital Phnom Penh, Hun Sen declared he made no disrespectful signs or gestures and told all television stations to replay video of the ceremony so the Cambodian people could watch and make their own judgments.
“Why would you have ill-intentions against us? What is your real purpose?” Hun Sen asked. He charged that the comments were intentional and slanderous, and he would not forgive them.
The actions against the two activists drew criticism from New York-based Human Rights Watch.
“Freedom of expression is going extinct under PM Hun Sen’s government as the national election approaches in July. Simply sharing opinions on Facebook about a government ceremony should not be considered a crime, so the truth of the matter is political activists Yim Sinorn and Hun Kosal did nothing that they should be detained for,” said Phil Robertson, the group’s deputy Asia director, in a statement.
Robertson said the two activists “are likely to face a long period in detention followed by a kangaroo court trial on fabricated, politically motivated charges.” He called for their immediate and unconditional release.
Earlier this month, prominent opposition leader Kem Sokha was convicted of treason and sentenced to 27 years of house arrest, another in a long series of blow in a campaign by the government to silence its critics or drive them out of the country.
Kem Sokha’s arrest in September 2017 marked the beginning of a fierce campaign by Hun Sen’s government to use the courts — widely considered to be under its influence — in a crackdown on dissent. Since then, most other top government critics have fled Cambodia to escape what were generally seen as politically inspired prosecutions. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/politics/article/cambodian-court-charges-activists-with-insulting-17853781.php | 2023-03-22 16:01:54 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/politics/article/cambodian-court-charges-activists-with-insulting-17853781.php |
The Houston Astros evened up the World Series in memorable fashion on Wednesday as the team's pitchers combined for a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
It was only the second no-hitter in World Series history, and the first combined no-hitter in Major League Baseball postseason history.
Pitcher Cristian Javier started the game for Houston, which tied the series 2-2 with the win. Javier pitched the first six innings, joining the New York Yankees' Don Larsen as the only pitchers in World Series history to finish a game with no hits allowed in six or more innings pitched. Larsen pitched the only complete perfect game in the World Series in 1956.
A trio of relievers finished the game for Javier and Houston. In total, Javier recorded 18 outs from 97 pitches on Wednesday.
Houston came into Game Four of the Series needing to slow down a scorching Philadelphia offense that smacked five home runs in a 7-0 thumping in Game Three.
On Wednesday night, Houston's pitchers brought that offense to a screeching halt. For Javier, 70 of his 97 pitches were fastballs that blew past Phillies batters. Houston catcher Christian Vazquez told Fox Sports that Javier's pitches were the best fastballs he had seen.
Javier, 25 and a native of the Dominican Republic, becomes the first pitcher to start multiple combined no-hitters in a career. On June 25 in Yankee Stadium, Javier threw 115 pitches and recorded 21 outs before giving way to two Houston relief pitchers in the Astros' 3-0 win over New York.
Game Five of the Series is Thursday night in Philadelphia. Wednesday's win by the Astros ensures the fall classic returns to Houston.
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The movie "Earth Mama" follows a pregnant Black woman as she considers giving her baby up for adoption. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks director and writer Savanah Leaf about the sacrifices parents make.
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The movie "Earth Mama" follows a pregnant Black woman as she considers giving her baby up for adoption. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks director and writer Savanah Leaf about the sacrifices parents make.
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Republican governors have been sending more migrants released at the U.S. border with Mexico to Democratic strongholds, raising questions about their legal status, how they are lured on board buses and planes and the cost to taxpayers.
Florida’s Ron DeSantis flew about 50 Venezuelans last week to the small, upscale island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. During the weekend, Texas’ Greg Abbott bused more migrants to Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington home.
U.S. authorities are grappling with unusually large numbers of migrants crossing the border from Mexico amid rapidly changing demographics. The administration said Monday that people from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua accounted for more than one of three migrants stopped at the border in August. Authorities stopped migrants 2.15 million times from October through August, the first time above 2 million during the government’s fiscal year.
Since April, Texas has bused about 8,000 migrants to Washington, 2,200 to New York and 300 to Chicago. Arizona bused more than 1,800 to Washington since May, while the city of El Paso, Texas, bused more than 1,100 to New York since Aug. 23.
Here are some questions and answers:
ARE MIGRANTS LEGALLY IN THE UNITED STATES?
Yes, temporarily. Tens of thousands of migrants who cross the border illegally from Mexico are released in the United States each month with notices to appear in immigration court to pursue asylum or on humanitarian parole with requirements to report regularly to immigration authorities. Migrants may seek asylum if they enter the country illegally under U.S. and international law, and U.S. authorities have broad authority to grant parole based on individual circumstances.
Migrants must keep a current address with authorities, who schedule appointments in a city with the nearest court or immigration office. They must apply separately for permission to work.
Last year, it took an average of nearly four years for asylum cases to be decided in immigration court, according to the Biden administration, leaving migrants in a legal purgatory that shields them from deportation. The backlog in immigration courts has mushroomed to more than 1.9 million cases, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
To avoid massive overcrowding in detention facilities, the administration began releasing many migrants on humanitarian parole. The Border Patrol paroled nearly 250,000 migrants from August through June, including 40,151 in June, the latest figures released. In the previous seven months, it paroled only 11 migrants.
ARE THESE MIGRANTS KIDNAPPED?
Kidnapping is a high legal threshold, but migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard say they were taken there on false pretenses. Migrants sign waivers that the transportation is free and voluntary.
DeSantis used a state program in which migrants deemed “unauthorized aliens” can be moved “from Florida,” though the governor has acknowledged the flights originated in Texas.
They stopped first in Florida, before going to Martha’s Vineyard, but DeSantis has not emphasized that. Instead, he maintains that the two flights were a legitimate use of funds because the migrants otherwise would have aimed to go to Florida, though he offered no evidence of that and did not say how migrants might have been vetted.
Migrants who boarded the flights told The Associated Press that a woman who approached them at a San Antonio shelter promised jobs and three months of housing in Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
On Monday, Javier Salazar, the sheriff of Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, opened an investigation into the flights, but the elected Democrat didn’t say what laws may have been broken. Other Democrats have urged the U.S. Justice Department to investigate, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, whose district includes San Antonio.
DOESN’T THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BUS AND FLY MIGRANTS AROUND THE COUNTRY?
Yes, but under different circumstances. Like earlier administrations, it transports migrants between detention facilities, often on their way to being removed from the country.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had more than 4,800 domestic flights in the last year, including 434 in August, according to Witness to the Border, a group that criticizes U.S. enforcement. The top five destinations from March to August were: Alexandria, Louisiana; Laredo, Texas; Phoenix; and Harlingen and El Paso in Texas. ICE also buses many migrants.
The Department of Health and Human Services transports unaccompanied children to “sponsors,” who are often family, or child-only detention facilities.
DID ANYONE ASK FOR THIS?
Republican-led states say they are sending migrants to “sanctuary” cities that welcome immigrants. While the definition of a sanctuary city is slippery, a sudden influx of migrants can test attitudes and limits of generosity.
Chicago’s “Welcoming City Ordinance” prohibits asking people about their immigration status, denying services based on immigration status and disclosing information to federal immigration authorities.
New York limits cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities, partly by prohibiting police officers from participating in joint enforcement or by letting immigration agents work in city jails.
In Martha’s Vineyard, the six towns that make up the island south of Boston haven’t issued any “sanctuary” declarations.
The Center for Immigration Studies, which advocates for restrictions, keeps an extensive list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions, which, by its definition, limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. They include Boston and seven other Massachusetts cities. None of the towns in Martha’s Vineyard are on the list.
WHO’S PAYING AND HOW MUCH?
Texas has committed billions of dollars to Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star,” an unprecedented move into border security that includes the bus trips, prosecuting border crossers for trespassing and massive presence of state troopers and National Guard.
The Florida Legislature allocated $12 million for its program for the current budget year.
The city of El Paso, which last week contracted a private bus company at a cost of up to $2 million, plans to seek reimbursement from the federal government. | https://www.koin.com/news/bused-flown-migrants-can-live-in-the-us-for-now-heres-why/ | 2022-09-20 11:06:49 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/bused-flown-migrants-can-live-in-the-us-for-now-heres-why/ |
(WSYR-TV) — May is coming to a close, which means that hot summer sunshine is on the way. May is also Skin Cancer Awareness Month. It’s important that we take the time now, especially before that summer heat, to get information on skin cancer and how to prevent it.
Dr. Ajeet Gajra joined us this morning to answer some important questions.
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Families displaced by Hurricane Ian adjust holiday plans
Thanksgiving will look a little different this year for those displaced by Hurricane Ian.
Maureen Kotch and Luann Bishop lost everything in their Good Samaritan Village home.
"It’s hard to get into the holiday spirit, because we’re in limbo," Kotch said.
The two have been living in a hotel for weeks, struggling to find a new place to call home, which makes celebrating the holidays tricky.
They said the Osceola Council on Aging hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon for them and for others displaced by the storm.
“They had music, dancing. It was a good thing to get us out of the depression that a lot of old people are in right now because they don’t know where they’re going,” Kotch said.
Other families displaced by Hurricane Ian like Cynthia Melendez and her mom have found a place to live but said the holidays still won't be the same.
“It’s too soon for us to even consider celebrating it,” Melendez said.
The two just moved into their new home. They said they are thankful, but the holidays remind them of what they’ve lost.
“You can’t replace the memories and the meanings behind everything that we had because the holidays for my mother, she’s a collector of Santa Clauses and my mother had about 10 to 15 different types of Santa Clauses and they looked very real,” Melendez said.
With money donated to them, they bought a few decorations, but otherwise, they just aren’t ready to celebrate.
Bishop said she usually spends Christmas with family in New York which likely won’t happen this year.
She said just the thought of not being able to buy Christmas gifts is upsetting.
“Everything we have is lost. We have to put money together to get furniture and stuff when we do find a place. It’s just sad,” Bishop said.
“It’s kind of hard when people are in that holiday spirit to realize there are people still devastated from this hurricane,” Kotch said. | https://www.wesh.com/article/hurricane-victims-florida-holidays/42053742 | 2022-11-24 00:18:20 | 1 | https://www.wesh.com/article/hurricane-victims-florida-holidays/42053742 |
HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. pitched six shutout innings in his season debut, Alex Bregman homered and Trey Mancini had three hits as the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-0 on Saturday night.
McCullers, an All-Star in 2017, allowed two hits, struck out five and walked four, tossing 47 of his 81 pitches for strikes. It’s his first shutout since August 31, 2021.
The 28-year-old McCullers (1-0) pitched for the first time in 305 days for Houston, last going for the Astros in Game 4 of the 2021 AL Divisional Series against the Chicago White Sox. McCullers went on to miss the 2021 ALCS and World Series for the Astros due to a right flexor tendon strain.
McCullers got plenty of offensive support from the start.
In the first inning, Bregman belted his 15th homer of the season, making it 2-0. It was Bregman’s ninth home run and 33rd RBI since June 17.
The Astros tacked on two more runs in the sixth, stretching the lead to 6-0. The inning was highlighted by Mancini’s RBI double as he finished 3 for 4. Since being acquired by Houston from Baltimore, Mancini is 8 for 27 with eight RBIs.
Kyle Tucker and Chas McCormick each had an RBI triple. It was Tucker’s team-leading 76th RBI of the season.
Oakland starter Zach Logue (3-6)gave up six runs on eight hits, walked two and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings. The Athletics were limited to five hits and left six runners on base.
A WARM WELCOME
As McCullers made his way in from the bullpen prior to the start of the game, he was announced as the starter and welcomed by a roar from the crowd.
Then, after inducing an inning-ending double play to close out the sixth, McCullers let out a big scream as he walked off the field. He then looked up to the crowd and blew a kiss to 34,078 on hand.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: Houston officially placed OF Michael Brantley on the 60-day injured list on Saturday after undergoing season-ending right shoulder surgery … RHP Seth Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land to make room for McCullers Jr. on the roster.
UP NEXT
Athletics: LHP Cole Irvin (6-9, 2.92 ERA) gets the ball for Oakland on Sunday. Irvin is 4-3 with a 1.88 ERA and holding opponents to a .178 average and a .490 OPS over his last seven starts dating to July 4.
Astros: RHP Cristian Javier (6-8, 3.14 ERA) will close out the six-game homestand for Houston on Sunday. Javier is seeking his first win since July 1 as he has taken the loss in five of his last six outings. Last time out against Oakland, Javier gave up three runs on five hits, walked one and struck out six in five innings.
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CEDAR FALLS — A “farmer first” education, training and networking event is coming to Cedar Falls.
The second annual “Big Soil Health Event” is aimed at increasing soil health and function, quality of life, and the return on investment. It will span nearly 20 hours over two days: 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Bien VenU Event Center, 7400 Hudson Road.
Soil Regen and Continuum Ag, two soil health companies, will provide producers, landowners, consumers, and food and agriculture industry members with a ground-up educational experience.
Additionally, the event will encourage and illuminate soil health practice adoption as well as highlight the benefits to the land, return on investment, water quality and human health.
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“Participants will share in a conversation about how regenerative agriculture is imperative for healthy food, clean water, and happy communities,” according to a news release. “This year’s event features a systems approach to soil and human health, including diverse speakers ranging from farmers, soil health advocates, scientists and health care professionals.”
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One highlight will be the “Farm to Brew Challenge,” sponsored by Soil Regen and AGI Digital.
Six craft brewers — Big Grove, Allerton Brewing Company, Second State Brewing, Millstream Brewing, Gravity Storm Brewing and The Iowa Project Brewing Company — will use “Regenerative Verified” malted barley to brew award-winning beer. A panel of judges will pick their favorite beer and the winner will receive $1,000 at the end of day one. Breweries will be available for taste testing during the event.
Soil Regen, too, will announce the winner of the inaugural Iowa Leopold Conservation Award. Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust annually present the awards to farmers, ranchers and forestland owners in about half the country’s states for extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation.
“Soil health events are all over, and Mitchell Hora, from Continuum Ag, asked that we have one here in Iowa because there’s a concern about water quality and a need for regenerative agriculture,” Liz Haney, co-owner of Soil Regen, said.
In its second year, more of a focus will be placed on teaching about how to have success with various practices.
“How do you increase profitability for the long term, and what’s the return on investment, and what’s the best way to manage it all,” said Russell Hedrick, a Soil Regen co-owner. “Those practices don’t mean sacrificing yield or profitability.”
“We’ll give people the support that they need to help with their farming and producing journey,” added Haney. “There will be a lot of good networking, and a lot of farmers and producers who will get a lot of good information and will get the contact information they need to help with the next step.”
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This year’s event also features a systems approach to soil and human health, including diverse speakers ranging from farmers, soil health advocates, scientists, and health care professionals.
“The Ag industry plays such a vital role in our economy. We are grateful to have the opportunity to welcome hundreds of visitors to Cedar Falls for this conference, and it would not be possible without the incredible partnerships of Soil Regen and the Bien VenU Event Center, who have worked diligently to make this event happen in our city,” said Adam Bolander, sales and marketing coordinator at the Cedar Falls Tourism & Visitors Bureau. “We are looking forward to a successful event and having the ability to showcase our community.”
At least 500 people are expected to attend. If interested in registering, go online to agsoilregen.com/bigsoilhealth. Walk-ins also are welcome.
Day 1
- Brian Dougherty, ag engineer and Nuffield farming scholar from Iowa State University, will provide a big picture look at production Ag and explore strategies that help with transitioning to a more resilient food system, as well as revitalizing farms and rural communities.
- Adam Daugherty, NRCS district conservationist in Coffee County, Tennessee, will take attendees deeper into transitional Ag systems with a discussion about cover crop use management and production.
- Participants will have a conversation with Adam Chappell, entomologist and farmer from Cotton Plant, Arkansas. He will share his journey reducing herbicide and pesticide inputs while using soil health practices in corn, soy, rice, and cotton production.
- Hedrick, also a first generation farmer from North Carolina, will share his experience in regenerative farming, soil testing, nutrient management, and diversifying his operations
- Hora, an Iowa farmer and founder of Continuum Ag, will host a farmer panel featuring Wayne Volkl, Ryan Gibbs, Jay Lane, Schaffer Ridgeway and the Leopold Conservation Award Winner.
Day 2
- Rick Haney, developer of the Haney Test, former USDA-ARS researcher, and Chief Scientific Officer of Regen Ag Lab, will discuss the process of developing the Haney test, its use and implications for production and reducing input costs.
- Producers will gain first-hand knowledge of soil testing for soil health and fertility from Lance Gunderson, owner of Regen Ag Lab. He will discuss in depth soil and plant analyses methods that can be used to increase return on investment and manage production in regenerative systems.
- Jerry Hatfield, former director of the USDA Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, will talk about food security, soils, climate and population.
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City leaders agree to continue funding ‘Choose Topeka’ relocation program
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - On Wednesday night, JEDO voted to continue to fund the GO Topeka relocation incentive program.
The approval means the City will offer $365,000 in funding for the next round of the project that originally began in 2020.
Go Topeka said they hope to tweak some of the eligibility requirements to allow more people to participate in the program, such as graduating Washburn University students, exiting military options, and also bringing back those who once lived in Topeka.
Over the last three years, there have been 99 people who have participated in the program, and the City has paid out roughly $600,000 so far.
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NEW YORK (AP) — WWE’s WrestleMania, the Super Bowl for the sports entertainment company, arrives this weekend to a massive audience and vastly larger sponsorship revenue as it seeks to establish itself as a serious contender for major dollars from such partnerships.
Craig Stimmel, WWE’s senior vice president and head of global sales and partnerships, told The Associated Press in an interview that sponsorship revenue for this year’s event has doubled to more than $20 million, a record for any WWE event.
Those numbers are critical in light of the return in January of Vince McMahon, the founder and majority shareholder of WWE, who said the sports entertainment company could be up for sale.
There are numerous rumors circulating about who might be willing to buy WWE and for how much, and it’s unknown if anyone has stepped forward with a bid yet. But the company’s broadening presence everywhere from TikTok to streaming channels could lift its asking price.
Marketing experts see WWE as a prime venue for brands due to the makeup of its core audience. That audience ranges from minors to seniors, has a wide range of incomes, it’s global, and it’s fervently devoted to the craft, said T. Maxwell, a partner at Max Sports Marketing.
“WWE fans are fiercely loyal and dedicated, they are hooked, they crave storytelling and will be WWE fans for life,” Maxwell said. “This creates an amazing opportunity for savvy brands to connect with a unique audience for life.”
The company, based in Stamford, Connecticut, is increasingly leaning into its marketing potential and finding new ways to resonate with fans and sponsors.
For the first time at a premium live event in January, WWE incorporated a single company’s branding (Mountain Dew) on the ring canvas, in post-show press conferences and elsewhere. WWE also played off the product the company was introducing to consumers, a drink called “Pitch Black.” The match was held in the dark, in a ring with fluorescent ring ropes and gear.
During last year’s WrestleMania, wrestlers Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs incorporated the colors used by Mike’s Hard Lemonade to launch a new drink into the gear they wore in the ring.
Stimmel said WWE will incorporate corporate brands into this year’s WrestleMania in a multitude of ways, including a match sponsorship, a “blurring of the fourth wall” between what home viewers see vs. what live audience members observe and an augmented reality experience.
“We try to find the perfect marriage of brand and story,” Stimmel said.
WrestleMania 39, a two-day event that begins Saturday at SoFi Stadium outside of Los Angeles, has 12 sponsors, half of them returning from last year’s event.
While there has been pushback by fans in some sports leagues that have tried to introduce more advertising, it does not appear to be an issue for WWE.
“I think WWE fans are much more accepting of (sponsors) than the traditional sports,” Maxwell said.
Sponsors are keen to take advantage of WWE’s push into social media as the company pursues a multifaceted online effort to reach viewers on YouTube, TikTok and elsewhere.
The company surpassed 16 billion social video views in the final quarter of last year. It has nearly 94 million YouTube subscribers and has more than 20 million followers on TikTok. Its female wrestlers comprise five out of the top 15 most followed female athletes in the world, across Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, led by Ronda Rousey with 36.1 million followers.
WWE had more than 7.5 billion digital and social media views in January and February of this year, up 15% from the same time frame a year ago.
The size of the net that WWE is throwing out to capture viewers has been noticed by retail analysts.
“WWE has multiple channels to connect with customers which is important for sponsors who don’t want to rely on just one medium,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. “It basically gives brands multiple bites of the cherry to reach customers. WWE has built out an entire entertainment ecosystem which brands can tap into and use to push their marketing messages.”
Even the timing of WrestleMania in early April, which falls between the end of the National Football League season and early days of the Major League Baseball season, puts WWE in a position to capture more sponsors.
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BEIJING, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RISE Education Cayman Ltd ("RISE" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: REDU) announced that it expects to close the merger between RISE and Dada Auto Inc. ("NaaS") previously announced on February 8, 2022 (the "Transaction") after the close of trading hours for the Nasdaq Stock Market later today.
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LONDON, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - HSBC has launched HSBC Trade Solutions (HTS) to customers in its two largest markets - the UK and Hong Kong. Whilst making trade simpler, faster, and safer for customers through integrated digital journeys, HTS will power commerce that is rapidly evolving across different platforms and ecosystems.
Developed in partnership with CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), the new platform allows clients to originate and manage all their trade finance products online. HTS leverages an API-native, modular design and flexible tech-stack that will form the backbone of HSBC's market-leading trade offering – supporting USD800bn of global trade per year.
Against a landscape of ongoing transformation through new technologies, improving supply chain resiliency and ESG imperatives, HTS will enable the bank to embrace future change faster and more efficiently.
HTS has redefined client experience through intuitive, self-service digital interfaces developed using ethnography. Clients will also benefit through higher degree of automation and straight through processing. Using the new platform also strengthens risk management and monitoring through fully integrated Anti-Money Laundering (AML), sanctions, fraud, and credit risk controls.
"HSBC Trade Solutions has been co-created working closely with our clients and delivers a major step forward in terms of client experience", said Vinay Mendonca, Global Head of Trade Finance Products and Propositions at HSBC. "Its flexibility will power solutions to fit into our clients' rapidly evolving ecosystems. Using such digital solutions, 88% of our trade transactions are now initiated digitally across a range of channels."
"This important solution launch is an exciting time for the marketplace and continues the strong working relationship between CGI and HSBC," said David York, Vice President for Banking and Financial Markets for CGI in the UK. "We look forward to working closely to drive positive change across a number of hugely important areas."
The converged data architecture of HTS will power quicker digital decisioning and deeper customer insights. The platform's automated distribution engine will help scale distribution as trade finance assets increasingly become an investable asset class.
With the core platform built and deployed in UK and Hong Kong, HTS is now being introduced to additional markets across the HSBC network.
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of HSBC, is headquartered in London. HSBC serves customers worldwide from offices in 63 countries and territories in its geographical regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, and Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,985bn at 30 June 2022, HSBC is one of the world's largest banking and financial services organisations.
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 88,500 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2021 reported revenue is C$12.13 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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- Consumer prices rose 8.2% in the last year, according to a September inflation report issued Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's near the highest levels since the early 1980s.
- Given that inflation rate, consumers are paying $445 more per month to buy the same goods and services as they did a year ago, according to Moody's Analytics.
- There aren't lots of great options to save money, financial advisors said. They largely include buying cheaper alternatives when possible and trimming discretionary expenses.
Inflation is causing American households to spend $445 more per month buying the same items they did a year ago, according to an estimate from Moody's Analytics.
Consumer prices jumped by 8.2% in September versus the same month in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. That rate is down from 9.1% in June, which marked the recent peak, but is still near the highest levels since the early 1980s.
Wages for many workers haven't kept pace with inflation, meaning they've lost purchasing power. Hourly earnings fell 3%, on average, in the year to September after accounting for inflation, according to the BLS.
The inflation impact on households' wallets isn't uniform, though. Your personal inflation rate depends on the types of goods and services you buy, and other factors like geography.
Regardless, it has been a "tough time" for all households, said Ryan Sweet, lead U.S. economist at Moody's.
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"Inflation is affecting people very, very differently," Sweet said. "But everyone is feeling the effect."
The Moody's estimate of inflation's dollar impact analyzes September's annual inflation rate and typical household outlays as outlined by the Consumer Expenditure Survey.
There's 'no one silver bullet' to save money
Households can take certain steps to blunt the impact — and most are unlikely to feel good, according to financial advisors.
"There's no one silver bullet," said Joseph Bert, a certified financial planner who serves as chairman and CEO of Certified Financial Group. The firm, based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, ranked No. 95 on the 2022 CNBC Financial Advisor 100 list.
"It's all those little decisions that add up at the end of the month," Bert said.
Firstly, it's critical to separate fixed from discretionary expenses, said Madeline Maloon, a financial advisor at San Ramon, California-based California Financial Advisors, which ranked No. 27 on CNBC's FA 100 list.
Fixed expenses are outlays for essentials like a mortgage, rent, food, transit costs and insurance, for example. Discretionary costs include spending on, say, dining out or vacations — things people enjoy but don't necessarily need.
There's often less flexibility to cut fixed expenses, meaning non-essentials are the budget area where households likely have to make cuts if they want to save money, Maloon said.
Households may need to ask questions, Maloon added, such as: Is that new car necessary? Can I buy a used car or a cheaper model instead? Is a home remodel essential or something that can be put on hold and re-evaluated at a different time?
Americans can also consider substitutions: traveling somewhere closer to home instead of a more expensive vacation destination farther away, or staying at cheaper lodging, for example. Or, perhaps getting a haircut every eight to 10 weeks instead of every six.
They can also reassess monthly subscriptions — to clothing and streaming services, for example — which can often serve as "money drains," Maloon said. Some may be little-used but continue to suck money from your account each month.
"If you're continuing to live the same lifestyle, you're paying more for it," Bert said.
Every purchasing decision generally has an alternative, and people trying to save money can look for a cheaper option to the extent possible, Bert said.
There are some ways households can save money on their fixed bucket of expenses, too. Relative to grocery shopping, consumers can stock up on staples, shop with a food list, compare stores to find the best deals and switch up they're eating, for example.
Consumers who commute to work and spend a lot on gasoline, for example, may be able to trim their transit budget by using a price-tracking service, paying in cash, being more strategic about driving schedules and signing up for loyalty programs.
Importantly, Americans should avoid funding higher costs with a credit card or via a withdrawal or loan from a retirement plan, Bert said.
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Draya Michele is a fashion baddie that oozes sex appeal. Whether she’s flaunting her toned body in a two-piece bikini or hitting the red carpet is a color-blocked cocktail dress, she always looks stylishly put together.
Michele proved that at the Grey Goose Essences: Sound Sessions, featuring Jazmine Sullivan at The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, California. The former reality TV star and entrepreneur looked stunning in a jaw-dropping pink, nude, and baby blue mini dress.
The strapless cocktail dress features a sweetheart neckline with a nude boned bodice, and a baby blue skirt, with a ruching finish. She paired the look with pink gloves that matched the pink on her dress.
In an Instagram post, Michele documented her first time at the Grammys. In the reel, she’s seen toasting it up with her peers at Gray Goose Sessions, and then it cuts to the entrepreneur getting ready for the awards show.
“First time attending the #GRAMMYs and wow !!!!! Thank you so much @greygoose @recordingacademy you showed a girl a great time!! #greygoosepartner,” she captioned the post.
Michele posed on the Grammys red carpet with model, Jasmine Sanders, better known as Golden Barbie. She showed off her perfectly chiseled physique in a black sheer spaghetti-strapped dress.
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Green Bay woman accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old boy
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A 27-year-old woman is facing criminal charges, accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy.
Kaitlyn Skar is charged with repeated sex assault of same child, at least 3 violations of 1st or 2nd degree sex assault, and child enticement.
Last week, police were contacted by a woman who accused Skar of having sex with her 13-year-old son. According to statements in a criminal complaint, the child said that Skar was harassing him, telling him she would have people beat him up.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim said he went to Skar’s house one day and they had sex. Another witness in the complaint said the two of them had sex at least twice.
While going through messages between Skar and the victim, the complaint said police found she was providing victim with vapes and offered him marijuana.
The complaint said the victim met Skar through a relative. Eventually they exchanged numbers then later used Facebook messenger.
After the first sex encounter, the complaint said Skar sent the minor a sexual video of herself. In the criminal complaint, the victim said they had sex on three occasions at her apartment.
Police went and interviewed Skar, where the complaint said she stated she believed victim was 16 and admitted to the sexual encounters.
Skar appeared in court Tuesday for an initial hearing. If convicted, she faces a possible sentence of up to 40 years for repeated sex assault of same child and up to 25 years for child enticement.
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CENTENNIAL, Colo., Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NioCorp Developments Ltd. ("NioCorp" or the "Company") (TSX: NB; OTCQX: NIOBF) is pleased to announce that CEO and Executive Chairman Mark A. Smith will be a guest on "The Claman Countdown" show on the Fox Business News channel on Monday, October 3, 2022.
Host Liz Claman will be discussing with Mr. Smith NioCorp's recent announcement of its signing of a definitive agreement (the "Business Combination Agreement") for a proposed business combination between NioCorp and GX Acquisition Corp. II ("GXII") (Nasdaq: GXII). Under the Business Combination Agreement, NioCorp will acquire GXII, a U.S.-based special purpose acquisition company, and intends to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange soon after the acquisition closes, which is expected in the first quarter of 2023, subject to the approvals of both the NioCorp shareholders and the GXII shareholders at to-be-called special shareholder meetings and other customary closing conditions. NioCorp shares will also continue to be traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"). The proposed transaction values the combined entity at an estimated enterprise value of $313.5 million.
Details on that announcement can be seen here: https://www.niocorp.com/niocorp-to-combine-with-nasdaq-listed-gxii-to-access-additional-capital-for-the-elk-creek-critical-minerals-project/
A detailed presentation regarding the transaction and on NioCorp and its flagship Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project, can be seen here: https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.156/gx0.d43.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/NioCorp_Investor_Presentation_9-26-2022.pdf
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About NioCorp
NioCorp is developing a critical minerals project in Southeast Nebraska that will produce niobium, scandium, and titanium. The Company also is evaluating the potential to produce several rare earths from the Project. Niobium is used to produce specialty alloys as well as High Strength, Low Alloy ("HSLA") steel, which is a lighter, stronger steel used in automotive, structural, and pipeline applications. Scandium is a specialty metal that can be combined with Aluminum to make alloys with increased strength and improved corrosion resistance. Scandium is also a critical component of advanced solid oxide fuel cells. Titanium is used in various lightweight alloys and is a key component of pigments used in paper, paint and plastics and is also used for aerospace applications, armor, and medical implants. Magnetic rare earths, such as neodymium, praseodymium, terbium, and dysprosium are critical to the making of Neodymium-Iron-Boron ("NdFeB") magnets, which are used across a wide variety of defense and civilian applications.
In connection with the proposed Transaction, NioCorp intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "registration statement") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which will include a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy circular of NioCorp and a proxy statement of GXII, referred to as a "joint proxy statement/prospectus." The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be filed with the SEC as part of the registration statement and, in the case of NioCorp, with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities, and will be sent to all NioCorp shareholders and GXII stockholders as of the applicable record date to be established. Each of NioCorp and GXII may also file other relevant documents regarding the proposed Transaction with the SEC and, in the case of NioCorp, with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF NIOCORP AND GXII ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC AND, IN THE CASE OF NIOCORP, WITH THE APPLICABLE CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available) and all other relevant documents that are filed or that will be filed with the SEC by NioCorp or GXII through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available) and all other relevant documents that are filed or that will be filed with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities by NioCorp through the website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com. The documents filed by NioCorp and GXII with the SEC and, in the case of NioCorp, with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities also may be obtained by contacting NioCorp at 7000 South Yosemite, Suite 115, Centennial CO 80112, or by calling (720) 639-4650; or GXII at 1325 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019, or by calling (212) 616-3700.
NioCorp, GXII and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from NioCorp's shareholders and GXII's stockholders in connection with the proposed Transaction. Information regarding the executive officers and directors of NioCorp is included in its management information and proxy circular for its 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders filed with the SEC and the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on October 22, 2021. Information regarding the executive officers and directors of GXII is included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2022. Additional information regarding the persons who may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation, including information regarding their interests in the proposed Transaction, will be contained in the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus (if and when available). NioCorp's shareholders and GXII's stockholders and other interested parties may obtain free copies of these documents free of charge by directing a written request to NioCorp or GXII.
This press release and the information contained herein do not constitute (i) (a) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed Transaction or (b) an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security, commodity or instrument or related derivative, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction or (ii) an offer or commitment to lend, syndicate or arrange a financing, underwrite or purchase or act as an agent or advisor or in any other capacity with respect to any transaction, or commit capital, or to participate in any trading strategies. No offer of securities in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or an exemption therefrom. Investors should consult with their counsel as to the applicable requirements for a purchaser to avail itself of any exemption under the Securities Act. In Canada, no offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus in accordance with the requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws or an exemption therefrom. This press release is not, and under no circumstances is it to be construed as, a prospectus, offering memorandum, an advertisement or a public offering in any province or territory of Canada. In Canada, no prospectus has been filed with any securities commission or similar regulatory authority in respect of any of the securities referred to herein.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about the parties' ability to close the proposed Transaction, including NioCorp and GXII being able to receive all required regulatory, third-party and shareholder approvals for the proposed Transaction; the anticipated benefits of the proposed Transaction, including the potential amount of cash that may be available to the combined company upon consummation of the proposed Transaction and the use of the net proceeds following the redemptions by GXII public shareholders; NioCorp's expectation that its common shares will be accepted for listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market following the closing of the proposed Transaction; the execution of definitive agreements relating to the convertible debenture transaction and the stand by equity purchase facility contemplated by the term sheets with Yorkville Advisors Global, LP ("Yorkville"); the financial and business performance of NioCorp; NioCorp's anticipated results and developments in the operations of NioCorp in future periods; NioCorp's planned exploration activities; the adequacy of NioCorp's financial resources; NioCorp's ability to secure sufficient project financing to complete construction and commence operation of the Elk Creek Project; NioCorp's expectation and ability to produce niobium, scandium, and titanium at the Elk Creek Project; the outcome of current recovery process improvement testing, and NioCorp's expectation that such process improvements could lead to greater efficiencies and cost savings in the Elk Creek Project; the Elk Creek Project's ability to produce multiple critical metals; the Elk Creek Project's projected ore production and mining operations over its expected mine life; the completion of the demonstration plant and technical and economic analyses on the potential addition of magnetic rare earth oxides to NioCorp's planned product suite; the exercise of options to purchase additional land parcels; the execution of contracts with engineering, procurement and construction companies; NioCorp's ongoing evaluation of the impact of inflation, supply chain issues and geopolitical unrest on the Elk Creek Project's economic model; the impact of health epidemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on NioCorp's business and the actions NioCorp may take in response thereto; and the creation of full time and contract construction jobs over the construction period of the Elk Creek Project. In addition, any statements that refer to projections (including Averaged EBITDA, Averaged EBITDA Margin, and After-Tax Cumulative Net Free Cash Flow), forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "continue," "could," "may," "might," "possible," "potential," "predict," "should," "would" and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of NioCorp and GXII, as applicable, and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of such statement. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. Forward-looking statements reflect material expectations and assumptions, including, without limitation, expectations, and assumptions relating to: the future price of metals; the stability of the financial and capital markets; NioCorp and GXII being able to receive all required regulatory, third-party, and shareholder approvals for the proposed Transaction; the amount of redemptions by GXII public shareholders; the execution of definitive agreements relating to the convertible debenture transaction and the stand by equity purchase facility contemplated by the term sheets with Yorkville; and other current estimates and assumptions regarding the proposed Transaction and its benefits. Such expectations and assumptions are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies regarding future events and, as such, are subject to change. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed and identified in public filings made by NioCorp and GXII with the SEC and, in the case of NioCorp, with the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities and the following: the amount of any redemptions by existing holders of GXII Class A Shares being greater than expected, which may reduce the cash in trust available to NioCorp upon the consummation of the business combination; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Business Combination Agreement and/or payment of the termination fees; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against NioCorp or GXII following announcement of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein; the inability to complete the proposed transactions due to, among other things, the failure to obtain NioCorp shareholder approval or GXII shareholder approval or the execution of definitive agreements relating to the convertible debenture transaction and the stand by equity purchase facility contemplated by the term sheets with Yorkville; the risk that the announcement and consummation of the proposed transactions disrupts NioCorp's current plans; the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions; unexpected costs related to the proposed transactions; the risks that the consummation of the proposed transactions is substantially delayed or does not occur, including prior to the date on which GXII is required to liquidate under the terms of its charter documents; NioCorp's ability to operate as a going concern; NioCorp's requirement of significant additional capital; NioCorp's limited operating history; NioCorp's history of losses; cost increases for NioCorp's exploration and, if warranted, development projects; a disruption in, or failure of, NioCorp's information technology systems, including those related to cybersecurity; equipment and supply shortages; current and future offtake agreements, joint ventures, and partnerships; NioCorp's ability to attract qualified management; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or other global health crises on NioCorp's business plans, financial condition and liquidity; estimates of mineral resources and reserves; mineral exploration and production activities; feasibility study results; changes in demand for and price of commodities (such as fuel and electricity) and currencies; changes or disruptions in the securities markets; legislative, political or economic developments; the need to obtain permits and comply with laws and regulations and other regulatory requirements; the possibility that actual results of work may differ from projections/expectations or may not realize the perceived potential of NioCorp's projects; risks of accidents, equipment breakdowns, and labor disputes or other unanticipated difficulties or interruptions; the possibility of cost overruns or unanticipated expenses in development programs; operating or technical difficulties in connection with exploration, mining, or development activities; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risks of diminishing quantities of grades of reserves and resources; claims on the title to NioCorp's properties; potential future litigation; and NioCorp's lack of insurance covering all of NioCorp's operations.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should any of the assumptions made by the management of NioCorp and GXII prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the proposed Transaction or other matters addressed herein and attributable to NioCorp, GXII or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to herein. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, NioCorp and GXII undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ECGI HOLDINGS INC. (OTC: ECGI) (ECGI or the Company), D/B/A Elite Cannabis Group Incorporated, a Nevada-based portfolio company pivoting into the legal cannabis and cannabinoid marketplace, is pleased to announce the closing of the Company's acquisition of East West Pharma Group, Inc. ("EWPG"), a Wyoming corporation with specialized equipment and experienced personnel, including leaders in the cannabinoid extraction and product manufacturing space.
This announcement is pursuant to the announcement of a Definitive Agreement in the Company's press release dated Feb. 16, 2023.
This acquisition includes specialized equipment: extraction equipment included in the acquisition was custom built to process very large volumes of industrial hemp (up to 500 pounds per hour) and distill crude material through a high-volume liquid to liquid (L2L) process designed to generate optimal refined product.
Based on an outdoor spot cannabis price quoted by CannabisBenchMarks.com's May 26, 2023, report of $496 per pound, the equipment can process up to $248,000 of material per hour.
The acquisition also includes key personnel: Dr. Zhihong Zhou, Ph.D., the dean of extraction of Yunnan University, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Yunnan University is considered the foremost research facility of TCM in China, and perhaps the top TCM facility in the world.
Stanley Zhang, an expert in cannabis extraction and processing, and Sam Lai, an engineer with a focus on liquid-to-liquid extraction of cannabis cannabinoids and manufacturing of finished goods, will also be joining ECGI as part of the acquisition deal.
"We couldn't be more excited to have this deal closed and in the books as we look ahead to an exciting summer," noted ECGI CEO, Danny Wong. "The cannabis market has been recovering, with spot prices up over 20% in the past four months, and we now have a top-tier in-house product team and the infrastructure needed to materially scale up production."
About ECGI
ECGI Holdings, which plans to operate as Elite Cannabis Group, is reorganizing as an acquisition-oriented corporation with California-based targets including undercapitalized and distressed licensed cannabis assets, properties zoned for cannabis cultivation and processing, and cannabis companies operating in market sectors with nationwide expansion possibilities.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements also may be included in other publicly available documents issued by the Company and in oral statements made by our officers and representatives from time to time. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management's current expectations or plans for our future operating and financial performance, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. They can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "goal," "seek," "believe," "project," "estimate," "expect," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "would," "could," "will" and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flows, results of operations, uses of cash and other measures of financial performance.
Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others such as, but not limited to, economic conditions, changes in the laws or regulations, demand for products and services of the Company, the effects of competition and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or represented in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking information provided in this release should be considered with these factors in mind. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report.
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The days of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson bouts crowding homes are all but over. But there is an up-and-coming superstar in the boxing world who maybe one day can do the same as his predecessors – if he hasn't done similar already.
Jake Paul's boxing career is just three years old, and he's coming off a loss to Tommy Fury, but his latest bout was one of the most popular in recent memory.
Most Valuable Promotions confirmed that the fight had more than 800,000 pay-per-view buys, one of the most purchased fights of the new decade. That number beat Tyson Fury's rematch with Deontay Wilder in 2021, which did around 600,000.
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In fact, MVP promotions says it's the second-most viewed crossover bout since 2020, behind only Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. – a main event in which Paul fought in the undercard against former NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner Nate Robinson.
That's certainly decent company.
Now, Paul isn't willing to give himself the "face of boxing" title just yet, but he says there are "a couple of big players."
"Me, Gervonta [Davis], Canelo [Alvarez] and Tyson Fury for sure. But I don’t know if there’s one standout person there," Paul told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
But he thinks he can put his name beyond his peers.
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"I just like to make big pay-per-views and big events," he said, "and if I can continue to do that over the next couple of years, then maybe I can claim that spot for sure."
The YouTube sensation-turned-boxer is sure on the right path to that, given his social media success, which he has turned into a 6-1 record in the ring. Paul is also now a spokesman for CELSIUS, one of the most popular energy drinks on the market today.
Paul says he's been "relaxing and reflecting on life" and his boxing journey since the bout, and while the end result wasn't what Paul was hoping for, his increasing popularity is certainly a moral victory.
"Kind of just, like, hanging out, taking things slow and enjoying all the hard work and enjoying the fact that the event was such a massive, massive success – 820,000 pay-per-view buys … so, that’s just such an amazing accomplishment," Paul said.
Paul isn't in the ring with some of the sport's elite just yet – and the fact that he lost to a professional boxer (his previous fights have been against guys like Robinson and former UFC fighters Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley) put a smile of plenty of Paul haters' faces.
Well, he loves it.
"Have an opinion, because then you’re playing my game," Paul says to those who have a negative view about his boxing career. "This is what I want. I want to invoke emotion in you, and clearly it’s working as it’s one of the largest pay-per-views in the past two years." | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/jake-paul-says-he-can-be-face-of-boxing-i-can-claim-that-spot-for/article_5227c8dd-33b5-5757-bc36-5bc62ead0e6c.html | 2023-03-24 02:37:20 | 0 | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/jake-paul-says-he-can-be-face-of-boxing-i-can-claim-that-spot-for/article_5227c8dd-33b5-5757-bc36-5bc62ead0e6c.html |
CHONGQING, China, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Smart China Expo will be held in Liangjiang New Area of southwest China's Chongqing from August 22 to 24, with the theme of "Smart Technology: Empowering Economy, Enriching Life".
As the most influential event in China's intelligent industry, the Smart China Expo has been held for five years. Driven and guided by the expo, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area has promoted the development of a high-quality development leading area and a high-quality life demonstration area over the past five years, according to the Publicity Department of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area.
As a smart city in Chongqing, Liangjiang New Area has in recent years continuously injected smart factors such as digitalization, green growth and low carbon into industrial fields, including automobiles, electronic information, biomedicine and equipment manufacturing. Intelligent manufacturing has become the foundation of industrial development in Liangjiang New Area.
In Liangjiang, it takes 17 minutes to produce an excavator and 18 hours to produce a car. Intelligent innovation of big data not only brings about the optimization of production quality, efficiency and cost, but also drives the whole industrial chains and industrial clusters to upgrade simultaneously.
At present, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area has 79 digital workshops, 22 intelligent factories and 337 intelligent transformation projects, and the output value of high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 21.8 percent last year. Data showed that in the first half of this year, the output of new energy vehicles in Liangjiang New Area reached 69,000 units, the penetration rate of intelligent network connection reached 35 percent, and the output of electronic information industry totaled 109.75 billion yuan.
In addition, with the help of the resource agglomeration and window effect of the expo, the online business forms, online services and online management of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area have ushered in mushrooming development, driving the digital economy onto a fast lane.
At present, the three digital economy development strategy platforms of Chongqing Liangjiang New Area have gathered 8,000 active market players of digital economy, 608 high-tech enterprises, 261 specialized and sophisticated enterprises that produce new and unique products, 49 first-class domestic and foreign universities and institutes, and the added value of digital economy has exceeded one third of Chongqing's total. These achievements are vivid footnotes to the development of a smart city in Liangjiang.
At the same time, Chongqing Liangjiang New Area has invested much in promoting smart governance, smart education, smart medical care, smart transportation and other fields, turning the city into a smart life body that can feel and think.
Smart life can be felt almost everywhere in Liangjiang. With face recognition, it takes just 3 seconds for one to enter the community. Walking in the public leisure area, one can connect to the community Bluetooth stereo to play beautiful music. Through a smart app, one can quickly contact property management personnel to address daily issues.
In Liangjiang's Lijia Street, 115 smart technology application scenarios have been established, such as smart book houses, smart medicine cabinets, smart schools, and 24-hour smart and convenient service centers. The wide applications of intelligent big data have brought the strong presence of high-quality and beautiful life in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area.
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Updated November 2, 2022 at 5:35 PM ET
The shooter who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 has officially been sentenced to life in prison after an emotional two-day hearing in which family members of the victims confronted him in court.
In a Florida courtroom on Wednesday, Nikolas Cruz, now 24, was formally sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for each of 17 charges of first-degree murder. He also received a life sentence for each count of attempted first-degree murder, one for each of the 17 he wounded.
As Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer read the sentence — one for each count, naming each of his victims — the survivors and family members who had gathered in the courtroom held hands and wept.
"You all have been so strong and patient and graceful throughout this process, and I can't help but think how I would behave or respond if I were in your shoes. The way that you have behaved so gracefully, and showed extraordinary restraint throughout this process, is something that I've never seen," Scherer said.
The hearing gave families an opportunity to speak directly to Cruz himself, and many chose to do so, expressing their grief and fury over the loss of their loved ones.
Lori Alhadeff, whose 14-year-old daughter Alyssa was killed, said she hopes that Cruz is "miserable for the rest of your pathetic life. My hope for you is that the pain of what you did to my family burns and traumatizes you every day."
On Feb. 14, 2018, Cruz returned to the high school in Parkland, Fla., where he had been a student. Armed with an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle, he stalked through hallways of a school building for about six minutes, killing 14 students and three staff members. He escaped from the scene by dropping his gun and running among the fleeing students, authorities later said, and was caught by police about an hour later.
With a confession, eyewitnesses and surveillance camera footage, a conviction had been all but assured. Cruz pleaded guilty last October.
At his three-month-long trial, which began earlier this year, a Fort Lauderdale jury was tasked with recommending a sentence. They had only two options: life in prison or the death penalty.
From the beginning, his defense team had one goal — avoiding the death penalty. In the end, they were successful, convincing a jury that his mother's abuse of alcohol and drugs while she was pregnant with him had left Cruz mentally impaired.
Grief and fury in the victim impact statements
The judge had no power to change Cruz's sentence, but over a two-day hearing this week, Scherer allowed those affected by the shooting – both those who survived and family members of those who did not – to address the gunman and comment on the sentencing.
For hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, they expressed their grief and rage. Many denounced the jury's decision to allow Cruz to avoid the death penalty.
And for the first time, they spoke directly to Cruz, something they had not been allowed to do during the trial. (Under Florida law, juries are told they cannot take victim statements into account in determining a verdict.)
They called him a monster, a sociopath, a "murdering bastard." One wished for him to "burn in hell."
"The idea that you, a coldblooded killer, can actually live each day, eat your meals and put your head down at night – it seems completely unjust," said Stacey Lippel, a teacher who was wounded in the shooting. "The only comfort I have is that your life in prison will be filled with horror and fear."
Other families directed their anger at Florida's legal processes and at Cruz's defense attorneys, including lead attorney Melisa McNeill.
Max Schachter, whose 14-year old son Alex was killed at the school, said that law was unfair to the victims and their families. And he accused McNeill of falsely claiming that Cruz had not received adequate mental health treatment.
"It's irresponsible for you to make a statement that is an outright lie," Schachter said. "You're making the mental health crisis in America worse by misrepresenting what happened to the Parkland murderer."
Eventually, some statements grew so heated that McNeill asked the judge to intervene. "I did my job and every member of his team did their job, Judge. And we should not be personally attacked for that," she said.
The judge refused.
Some have called for Florida to change death sentence rules
Cruz's sentence of life in prison has renewed calls for Florida's state legislature to change the state's rules around death sentences.
The state once required a simple majority for a death sentence – or seven jurors on a panel of 12 – but after a series of court decisions, in 2016 Florida began requiring unanimous verdicts. (In federal courts and in every state in which jurors determine the sentence, with the sole exception of Alabama, unanimous verdicts are required for capital punishment.)
"When you murder in cold blood 17 innocent people, there's no other punishment that meets the gravity of that crime. And to have one juror holdout on that was a travesty," said Gov. Ron DeSantis at a recent gubernatorial debate. "So, yes, I'm going to ask the Florida legislature to amend that statute."
In their statements this week, some Parkland families joined the call for the state legislature to act to allow a majority or supermajority vote for a death sentence.
"This would be more fair to the victims," said Tony Montalto, whose 14-year-old daughter Gina was killed.
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Corporations are using the work-from-home movement to speed their spread across national borders.
Firms seeking foreign staff or sales are applying the same communications technology that makes possible pandemic-hastened work-from-home to their international hires and needs. They hope to use tech to bypass the familiar challenges of global business, such as forming national subsidiaries, waiting for immigration visas, or opening costly offices in faraway towns.
That has accelerated the growth of People2.0, a 20-year-old firm newly relocated to King of Prussia from Exton, which has found new interest from clients and investors in its role as official employer, agent, or administrator — whatever’s needed to bring people on board and keep them useful — for cross-border remote workers, contractors, and the global staffing firms that hunt new hires for big employers.
Acting as a middleman, People2.0 spares companies the hassle associated with long-distance hiring for what are often short-term or fast-changing assignments.
Business doubled after People2.0 attracted expansion capital from a private-equity investor in 2018 and has doubled again since private-equity giant TPG (Texas Pacific Group) bought a majority share in 2021.
The company is now the employer or agent of record for 50,000 workers in 50 countries on an average day, says chief executive Erik Vonk. That‘s more people than work for Vanguard Group or Wawa Inc., for example.
Founded by staffing industry veterans Charles B. Miller and David Van Soest in 2002, the firm is still part-owned by Miller and Vonk, who joined as chief executive in 2015. TPG — whose investors include Pennsylvania’s state and school pension funds — has kept Vonk in charge with a mandate and pile of cash to buy more firms. Because it’s a private company, it won’t say how much.
Vonk talked with The Inquirer about the company’s growth and mission after his latest acquisition last week of Denver-based TalentWave, which performs similar services for Silicon Valley tech firms. It was the fifth acquisition since TPG backed the firm, but Vonk said People2.0 is also growing more than 20% a year “organically” by drawing in new customers.
This interview was edited for length and clarity.
A lot of companies hire staffing firms and independent contractors. Why would they need you, too?
You’re a U.S. company expanding abroad, and you wish to deploy new people. How do you become an employer in, for example, Dubai? It takes a lot of arrangements. It’s often smart to leave that to a third party, and that’s what we do.
Are you just recruiting specialists and professionals?
It’s for everyone a company may need. We have blue-collar workers in the system, as well as highly educated specialists, as well as executives.
Why now?
We are facing a very large opportunity. It’s the ability to make remote work work for individuals, as well as for places of work.
Places of work see the workforce, their laborers, as something that can now be more readily adapted to the rhythm of the enterprise. There were ongoing trends toward specialization, working on demand [whether as contractors or regular employees shifting among projects], and remote working arrangements, all of which have been accelerated by the pandemic.
But especially when you cross national borders, it has become very complicated. The regulatory environment in most nations [such as payroll taxes] don’t help in setting up these [flexible, remote] job arrangements. It can take a long time to set those up unless you have an enabler like People2.0.
And yet there is such a need. Places of work expand and contract much more rapidly than in the past. We are an enabler of these on-demand and remote-work arrangements. We find ways to make that work and therefore find ourselves today surrounded by green pastures.
For this kind of service, traditional staffing agencies charge companies up to 50% of what the workers will make. What’s your fee?
Our services on average add 3% to 7% above the wages of the worker.
Traditional staffing companies took pride in having brick-and-mortar offices all over the world to talk in person to candidates. But that makes their infrastructure cost very high. And we are not a traditional staffing company. We are much leaner. The superior development of technology allows us to be very profitable at lower fees.
So will regular staffing services go away?
The old-world staffing model arguably still has a role. The very successful global companies — places such as Amazon, Abbott Labs, Meta — they all have client staffing firms they work with, as do the Big Four consulting firms when they [recommend] people at their clients. Those firms still find the right international candidates for many of those workplaces. And then they come to us, for the flexibility to structure their work arrangements overseas, smoothly.
Who’s your competition?
We see a lot of “me, toos” and wannabes, and we have bought some specialized firms that were building up a practice. But no one saw this opportunity as early or developed it as rapidly; we are an employer of record and [contract-employee] agent of record in more than 50 countries. We have an advantage, and it will take many years for anyone to catch up.
People2.0 is headquartered in King of Prussia, but you live in Georgia, and much of your staff work remotely. What does “headquarters” mean anymore?
King of Prussia is important for us. We have functional organizations here — tech, sales, marketing, our own human resources. It’s home to some of our senior people, such as our chief legal officer, Kathleen McCarthy.
Some politicians attack private-equity buyers as vampires, extracting cash and leaving firms weaker. Why did you recruit private-equity partners?
To grow. My partner Chuck [Miller] and I had started doing acquisitions from our wallet. We scraped the bottom of that barrel, and then we had to decide either to slow down growth or get access to more capital.
In 2018 we took on an initial private-equity investor, CIP, from New York. The objective was to see if we could double the company in five years. They were a good partner; a year later we had doubled in size.
So now CIP was scraping the bottom of their barrel. We developed very quickly a new thirst for more capital. So we went to TPG, a really high-quality investor. And now we are focused on growing the company profitably. We will continue to do whatever it takes to do that, with the right capital, from investors or lenders.
You have to keep your investors happy. Will you sell the company, or do an initial public offering (IPO) and list it on the stock market?
We are building this enterprise to be a rapidly growing, global company. If access to public capital through an IPO secures the continuity of the business, we will do that. But always with the goal of growing the enterprise, not just creating an asset we can sell. It is a living organism. And it is much too important to us to think of it that way. | https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/people20-remote-work-international-20220905.html | 2022-09-05 10:30:13 | 1 | https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/people20-remote-work-international-20220905.html |
Marlins vs. Giants: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
Sandy Alcantara will start for the Miami Marlins against LaMonte Wade Jr and the San Francisco Giants on Friday at 10:15 PM ET.
The Giants have been listed as -120 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Marlins (+100). The game's over/under is set at 7.5 runs.
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Marlins vs. Giants Odds & Info
- Date: Friday, May 19, 2023
- Time: 10:15 PM ET
- TV: NBCS-BA
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Venue: Oracle Park
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
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Marlins Recent Betting Performance
- The Marlins have played as the underdog in three of their past 10 games and have gone 2-1 in those contests.
- When it comes to the total, the Marlins and their foes are 5-4-1 in their previous 10 contests.
- Bookmakers have not posted a spread in any of the Marlins' past 10 matchups.
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Marlins Betting Records & Stats
- The Marlins have been underdogs in 24 games this season and have come away with the win 11 times (45.8%) in those contests.
- Miami has entered 21 games this season as the underdog by +100 or more and is 8-13 in those contests.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Marlins have a 50% chance of pulling out a win.
- So far this season, Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 19 of its 43 games with a total.
- The Marlins have yet play a game with a spread this season.
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Weeklong dock strike on Canada’s west coast is starting to pinch small businesses, experts say
By JIM MORRIS
Associated Press
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Experts say Canadian consumers aren’t yet feeling the impact of the weekold port strike in British Columbia, but businesses are beginning to be pinched by the shutdown of docks that handle 25% of the country’s foreign trade. The strike by 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada began July 1 and shut down more than 30 west coast ports. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce said Friday that the affected ports handle cargo worth over $600 million every day. Experts say the biggest impact so far is the cutoff of goods flowing to small businesses that operate on slim margins and are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/07/weeklong-dock-strike-on-canadas-west-coast-is-starting-to-pinch-small-businesses-experts-say/ | 2023-07-08 04:00:14 | 1 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2023/07/07/weeklong-dock-strike-on-canadas-west-coast-is-starting-to-pinch-small-businesses-experts-say/ |
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Country music has lost a rising star.
Luke Bell--known for his classic honky-tonk sound--has passed away at 32 after having gone missing for more than a week.
Bell was found dead in Tucson, Arizona, on Aug. 30. near where he had been reported missing on Aug. 20, according to the Tucson Police Department, per the New York Post. A representative with the Pima County Medical Examiner's office confirmed to E! News that they have received Bell's body and an autopsy is pending.
The news of Bell's passing was first confirmed by his close friend and fellow musician, Matt Kinman, through a blog post on by Saving Country Music.
E! News has reached out to the Tucson Police Department but hasn't heard back.
Following the news, several of Bell's country music colleagues took to social media to share their condolences, including singer Margo Price, who tweeted, "Goddamn, rest east to our dear friend, Luke Bell.
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Born in Kentucky, Bell got his start in the music industry playing at a local bar in a band while in college, according to Saving Country Music. He eventually made it to Nashville, where he recorded his first album, Don't Mind If I Do in 2014, followed by his self-titled album two years later. As his profile rose, Bell hit the road opening for several country greats, including Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr. and Dwight Yoakam.
He released his final single, "Jealous Guy," in January 2021.
"To be honest, I live in the day, and I count smiles," Bell told The Boot in a 2016 interview. "That's it. Listen, half the time, I end up drinking beer with my neighbors. Life's not that bad. The downside, in some ways, is I don't have a wife and kids, but at the same time, it's pretty ideal right now. I just travel around to other cities and hang out with other people."
He added, "The goal is to have high hopes and low expectations and have a good time." | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/country-singer-luke-bell-dead-at-32-after-going-missing/3350320/ | 2022-08-31 17:49:27 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/country-singer-luke-bell-dead-at-32-after-going-missing/3350320/ |
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Stitch Fix, Inc. ("Stitch Fix" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SFIX). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Stitch Fix and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On December 7, 2021, Stitch Fix admitted for the first time that the Company had downplayed the magnitude of the transition from its subscription-based "Fix" model to its retail-based "Freestyle" model. Stitch Fix further admitted that the Company saw some "short term cannibalization" from new customers who chose to use the new direct-buy Freestyle option rather than the traditional Fix option. In addition, Stitch Fix announced a loss for its first quarter of 2021 and cut its full-year revenue projections.
On this news, Stitch Fix's stock price fell $5.97 per share, or 24%, to close at $19.00 per share on December 8, 2021.
Then, on March 8, 2022, Stitch Fix offered a weak outlook for its third quarter of 2022 and cut its revenue guidance for the full year. In addition, Stitch Fix announced a self-inflicted friction between the Freestyle program and the Fix program. Specifically, Stitch Fix explained that when customers visited stitchfix.com—the primary landing page for customers interested in the Fix—the Company directed them to the Freestyle experience first, and "therefore, in leading clients to the Freestyle experience first, [it] inadvertently created friction" for potential customers interesting in ordering Fix.
On this news, Stitch Fix's stock price fell $0.67 per share, or 6%, to close at $10.34 per share on March 9, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, 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, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz 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.pomlaw.com
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has shown rock-solid unity in confronting Russia over its war in Ukraine, but EU leaders lack that common purpose heading into Thursday’s summit to seek joint measures to contain an energy crisis that has already dented their economy and threatens to spread hardship among the bloc’s 450 million people this winter.
Natural gas prices spiraled out of control over the summer as EU nations sought to outbid one another to fill up their reserves for winter. Now EU leaders will seek to increasingly pool their purchases of gas and set a temporary price cap to make sure an overheated energy market does not return to haunt them again.
The 27-nation bloc hit Russia with a series of economic sanctions since the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded by choking off pipelines that used to send plentiful oil and gas to stoke the wheels of industry across much of the EU.
“Russia has systemically tried to blackmail us through energy,” said EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Most EU leaders have vowed to stay the course in the standoff with Putin. But authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is bent on being a spoiler at the energy summit, contradicting most leaders by saying that the EU sanctions on Russia primarily hurt EU citizens, not Putin.
In addition, finding a common answer to Europe’s energy crisis due to the war in Ukraine is proving to be a tall order. The two-day summit, said host Charles Michel, “will be difficult.”
Many EU nations are ready to embrace a proposal to cap natural gas prices, but Germany and the Netherlands have raised major issues about that.
A senior German official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with department rules, was adamant about Germany’s opposition to the gas cap. The official claimed that “market interventions of an artificial nature could have negative consequences” on both the availability of natural gas and on incentives for governments and consumers to save it. Dutch comments have gone the same way.
“Ships sail to where the best price is,” the official said. “Those who are mobile on the world markets and are flexible … have alternatives.”
A senior EU official concurred, saying “we don’t want to see all LNG (liquid natural gas) ships heading to China.”
A plan for the EU to pool joint purchases of gas and measures to improve solidarity with EU nations most hurt by the spiraling energy prices were expected to receive much more support, diplomats said.
Russia is increasingly relying on drone strikes against Ukraine’s energy grid and civilian infrastructure and sowing panic with hits on Ukrainian cities, tactics that von der Leyen called “war crimes” and “pure terror” on Wednesday. Diplomats are already assessing more sanctions to come.
But Orban’s perceived friendliness toward the Kremlin, however, makes life tougher. Even though the previous EU sanctions targeting Russia have been approved all together, it has increasingly become difficult to keep Orban on board by agreeing to exemptions.
“The failed sanctions in Brussels are already an almost unbearable burden. We will urge the reconsideration of the war sanctions policy,” Orban wrote Wednesday, throwing down a political gauntlet to his colleagues.
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Geir Moulson in Berlin and Samuel Petrequin in Brussels contributed.
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The mayor of a southwestern Louisiana city and parish is back after a 21-day stint from an in-person rehab program where he was getting treatment for alcohol addiction and post traumatic stress disorder.
The Lafayette City Council and Parish Council were notified Friday morning via email from City-Parish Attorney Greg Logan that Mayor-President Josh Guillory was back in town. Friday’s announcement comes 18 days after the initial statement about his plan to seek treatment was issued, news outlets reported.
The mayor-president, who has been in office since January 2020, served in the military in Iraq, where he “fought on the front lines in active combat.” In a news release, Guillory said he had turned to alcohol to relieve stress at the end of the day and that had begun to interfere with interpersonal relationships, particularly with his family.
Jamie Angelle, Guillory’s deputy chief of staff and spokesperson, said Guillory is scheduled to return to his office on Monday. Angelle said Guillory would address the public during a news conference sometime next week.
During his time in rehab, questions were raised about who would be responsible for the day-to-day operations of Lafayette government. When Guillory left, the city said he would remain in authority over parish and city government. Through arrangements with the rehab facility, Guillory had access to a computer and internet service and was able to review and sign contracts, ordinances and other documents, the city said. Attorney General Jeff Landry was asked to weigh in on the matter but had not, as of yet, released an opinion. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lafayette-Mayor-President-completes-21-day-rehab-17371606.php | 2022-08-13 17:47:56 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lafayette-Mayor-President-completes-21-day-rehab-17371606.php |
American Lung Association releases comprehensive literature review to explore the impacts of combustion in homes
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- About 66% of U.S. residences burn methane gas (also known as natural gas), wood, propane, heating oil or other fuel for heating, drying clothes and cooking food. The use of these fuels in homes releases pollutants that impact residents' health, according to "Health Impacts of Combustion in Homes," a comprehensive literature review released today by the American Lung Association.
The new report explores the health and environmental impacts of indoor residential combustion, which includes gas appliances, woodburning stoves and fireplaces.
"We spend a significant amount of time at home, so our indoor air quality can have a dramatic impact on our health," said Harold Wimmer, President and CEO of the American Lung Association. "After a comprehensive literature review, our research found that the household use of methane gas, wood, propane and heating oil impacts indoor air quality, health, and drives climate change through the emission of compounds such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, formaldehyde and others."
Here are some key findings of the report:
- Appliances using combustion to create energy can increase asthma symptoms in children and other vulnerable populations. Studies show consistent associations between higher pollution levels and detrimental respiratory effects in children, including worse lung function for children with asthma.
- Indoor exposure to emissions from cooking on gas stoves can worsen asthma symptoms, cause wheezing, and result in reduced lung function in children, particularly in the absence of ventilation and for children living with asthma or allergies.
- Wood-burning stoves used for heating create sharp increases in indoor levels of particle pollution. Emissions from wood smoke can cause coughing, wheezing, asthma attacks, heart attacks, lung cancer, and premature death, among other health effects. In fact, indoor wood burning is responsible for up to 90% of local particulate matter pollution in smaller and rural communities.
- Using fuel-burning appliances at home also impacts the environment. The report showed that residential and commercial emissions made up 13% of total U.S. global warming emissions in 2020. Petroleum-based fuels, including natural gas, propane, fuel oil and kerosene are the primary driver of these emissions.
The report found that individuals can take simple steps to protect themselves and their families from combustion-related indoor air pollution, including ensuring they have a carbon monoxide monitor, using ventilation, including their stove's range hood and not burning wood in their home. The Lung Association urges lawmakers and federal agencies to prioritize research on the health impacts of exposure to indoor air pollution, as well as enact new regulations and safety standards for common indoor air pollutants.
Read the full "Health Impacts of Combustion in Homes" literature review at Lung.org/Residential-Combustion.
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Couple arrested after man sucked into sinkhole in swimming pool, police say
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Friday they placed a couple under house arrest, a day after a man attending a party at their villa died after being sucked into a sinkhole that formed at the bottom of their swimming pool.
The man and woman, both in their sixties, are suspected of causing death by negligence, police said. They were arrested on Thursday night and a court decided to release them Friday under “restrictive conditions of house arrest” for five days.
The incident happened during a private party the couple hosted at their house in the town of Karmi Yosef, 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of the city of Tel Aviv.
Mobile phone video from the scene shows floaties and water being sucked to the bottom, at the center of the pool, as people sitting by the poolside shout in Hebrew. A man is seen approaching the sinkhole, slips and is almost pulled in before he backs away.
The police said the deceased 30-year-old was found following a search mission in which Israeli police, emergency crews and the army took part.
Israeli media cited witnesses as saying the party was attended by nearly 50 people, of whom six were in the pool, and also reported that the homeowner had built the pool without proper licensing.
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Battle rages on in Sudan as mass airlifts rescue foreign nationals
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Foreign governments evacuated diplomats, staff, and others from Sudan on Sunday as rival generals battled for a ninth day with no sign of a truce that had been declared for a major Muslim holiday.
Sudan army chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, the leader of the powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, have so far appeared determined to fight to the end. The rival generals came to power after a pro-democracy uprising led to the 2019 ouster of former strongman Omar al-Bashir. In 2021, the generals joined forces to seize power in a coup.
The current violence came after Mr. Burhan and Mr. Dagalo fell out over a recent internationally brokered deal with democracy activists that was meant to incorporate the RSF into the military and eventually lead to democratic civilian rule.
As foreign governments airlifted hundreds of their diplomats and other citizens to safety, Sudanese on Monday desperately sought ways to escape the chaos, fearing that the country’s two rival generals will escalate their all-out battle for power once evacuations were completed.
Over 420 people, including 264 civilians, have been killed and over 3,700 wounded in the fighting between the Sudanese armed forces and the RSF.
The evacuations were a dramatic operation. In convoys, foreign diplomats, workers, and families made their way past combatants at tense front lines in the capital of Khartoum to reach extraction points – or even drove hundreds of miles to the country’s east coast.
A stream of European and Mideast military aircraft flew in all day Sunday, through the night, and into Monday, to ferry them out. France and Germany said more flights were possible if security conditions permitted.
But for many Sudanese, the airlift was a terrifying sign that international powers, after failing repeatedly to broker cease-fires, only expect a worsening of the fighting that has pushed the population into disaster. During nine days of warfare in Khartoum and other cities, millions have been trapped in their homes by explosions, gunfire, and armed fighters looting in the streets while food supplies run out and hospitals near collapse.
Many Sudanese, along with Egyptians and other foreigners who could not get on flights, risked the long and dangerous drive to the northern border into Egypt.
“We traveled 15 hours on land at our own risk,” Suliman al-Kouni, an Egyptian student, said at the Arqin border crossing with Egypt. Buses lined up at the remote desert crossing carrying hundreds of people, he said. Mr. Al-Kouni was among dozens of Egyptian students making the trek. “But many of our friends are still trapped in Sudan,” he said.
Amani el-Taweel, an Egyptian expert on Africa, warned of “horrific suffering” for Sudanese unable to leave.
While Sudanese who can afford it make their way to Egypt or Chad, the poor “will suffer greatly as they will have no access to aid or food,” said Ms. el-Taweel, with Egypt’s Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. Humanitarian aid can no longer reach Sudanese because of the clashes, and once evacuations are complete, “warring parties will not heed any calls for a truce or a cease-fire,” she said.
Fighting raged in Khartoum and Omdurman, a city across the Nile River, residents said, despite a hoped-for cease-fire to coincide with the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Heavy gunfire and thundering explosions rocked the city.
For foreign nationals, the need to abandon Khartoum had become overbearing by the seventh day of the conflict. Khartoum’s wealthy neighborhoods where most foreigners live saw some of the heaviest shelling and drone strikes, and several fell under RSF control.
Alice Lehtinen, a British teacher living in the Khartoum Two neighborhood, was shot in the foot by a stray bullet on the first day of fighting. Soon after, RSF troops occupied the lower floor of her apartment as they combed the streets for weapons, dollars, and other supplies, she said. By this point, the Sudanese pound had become worthless as shops lay smashed and looted.
Another British teacher, Elizabeth Boughey, said the RSF broke into her house and stole her Sudanese pounds, then returned soon after to hand the money back. They looked young she said, somewhere between 16 and 18.
Amid continued gunfire, nationals from dozens of countries made their way to extraction points. Most European evacuations took place out of a site on the outskirts of Khartoum, and evacuees had to make their way across the city to reach it. Some braved the roads in their vehicles while others called on private security firms to shepherd them through military and RSF checkpoints. From the windows of one convoy, fighters from the two sides could be seen standing, heavily armed but unmoving.
The exodus began with American special operations forces swooping in and out of Khartoum in helicopters early Sunday to evacuate the United States Embassy personnel.
France brought out nearly 400 people, including citizens from 28 countries, on four flights to the nearby Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, two of them overnight. A Dutch air force C-130 Hercules flew out of Sudan to Jordan in the early hours of Monday carrying evacuees of various nationalities, including Dutch, on board. Germany has so far conducted three flights out of Sudan, bringing more than 300 people out to Jordan.
Italy, Spain, Jordan, and Greece also brought out a total of several hundred more people, including their own citizens and those of other countries.
Japanese nationals are being transported by land to an eastern town with an airstrip, to be picked up by Japanese aircraft positioned in Djibouti, Japanese media said. France and Germany each said they were prepared to do more flights if possible.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted that the United Kingdom's armed forces evacuated British diplomatic staff and dependents. But Britain’s Middle East Minister Andrew Mitchell said about 2,000 U.K. citizens still in Sudan have registered with the embassy for potential evacuation. Many Britons in the country have complained about a lack of information from the government and say they are in the dark about any evacuation plans.
Mr. Mitchell told the BBC that the government was doing “intense planning” for “a series of possible evacuations.”
The U.S. has said a government-organized evacuation of American private citizens is not currently planned.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters in Luxembourg on Monday that the evacuation operation has been successful, with more than 1,000 people brought out by EU member states.
“We have to continue pushing for a political settlement. We cannot afford that Sudan, which is a very populated country, implodes because it will be sending shock waves around the whole [of] Africa,” he said. He earlier tweeted that he had spoken with the rival commanders appealing for a cease-fire.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer reports shots were fired shortly before 6 p.m. in the city's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.
The 2-year-old was listed in stable condition at a hospital. She had been struck in the thigh. Five teenage boys were also injured and hospitalized. One, 15, was in critical condition and the rest were stable.
A seventh victim was a 31-year-old woman, police said. She was also in stable condition.
A motive was not immediately known and there were no arrests.
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TX Corpus Christi TX Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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987 FPUS54 KCRP 280945
ZFPCRP
Zone Forecast Product for South Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
TXZ343-282230-
Coastal Nueces-
Including the cities of Corpus Christi and Flour Bluff
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Breezy and not
as cool with highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20
mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ443-282230-
Nueces Islands-
Including the city of Port Aransas
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Not as
cool with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming northwest 5 to
10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near steady
temperature in the mid 60s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Near steady temperature in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ243-282230-
Inland Nueces-
Including the cities of Robstown, Tuloso, and Bishop
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Breezy and not
as cool with highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to
15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ234-282230-
Victoria-
Including the cities of Victoria and Bloomington
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph, increasing
to south 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cool. Near steady
temperature in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ239-282230-
Webb-
Including the cities of Laredo, Bruni, and Orvil
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ242-282230-
Inland Kleberg-
Including the cities of Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo,
and Riviera
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Patchy fog
this morning. Breezy and not as cool with highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cooler with highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ342-282230-
Coastal Kleberg-
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Breezy and not
as cool with highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph,
increasing to 20 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ442-282230-
Kleberg Islands-
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Breezy
and not as cool with highs around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 20 to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cool. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
around 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the lower
60s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in the lower
70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ344-282230-
Coastal San Patricio-
Including the cities of Portland and Ingleside
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph, becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 70.
$$
TXZ244-282230-
Inland San Patricio-
Including the cities of Sinton, Mathis, Taft, and Odem
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Patchy fog
this morning. Breezy and not as cool with highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ245-282230-
Coastal Aransas-
Including the cities of Rockport and Fulton
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Areas of fog
in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 70.
$$
TXZ345-282230-
Aransas Islands-
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog this afternoon. Not as cool
with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing
to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas
of fog after midnight. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Areas of fog
in the morning. Patchy fog in the afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming northwest
5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near steady
temperature around 60.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ346-282230-
Coastal Refugio-
Including the cities of Bayside and Austwell
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after
midnight. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40
percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph,
becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 70.
$$
TXZ246-282230-
Inland Refugio-
Including the cities of Refugio and Woodsboro
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cool. Lows in the lower 60s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph in the
evening, becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ247-282230-
Inland Calhoun-
Including the city of Long Mott
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cool. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15
to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South
winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest around 5 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph, becoming east
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 50s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 70.
$$
TXZ347-282230-
Coastal Calhoun-
Including the cities of Seadrift, Port Lavaca, and Port O Connor
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cool. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. Lows
in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph, becoming west after midnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east in
the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs
around 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ447-282230-
Calhoun Islands-
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy
fog. Not as cool with highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Not as cool. Lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy fog. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near steady
temperature around 60.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Near
steady temperature in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 70. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly
cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ233-282230-
Goliad-
Including the city of Goliad
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly cloudy. Not as cool with
highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
south 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 5 mph,
becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning,
then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ232-282230-
Bee-
Including the cities of Beeville, Skidmore, Pettus, and Pawnee
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Patchy fog
this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to south 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the
lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 5 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 80.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
TXZ241-282230-
Jim Wells-
Including the cities of Alice, Orange Grove, and Premont
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Patchy fog
this morning. Not as cool with highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs in
the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming
partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ231-282230-
Live Oak-
Including the cities of George West and Three Rivers
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Patchy fog
this morning. Not as cool with highs in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to south 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs around 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ240-282230-
Duval-
Including the cities of Freer, Benavides, and San Diego
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming sunny. Patchy
fog this morning. Not as cool with highs in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ229-282230-
La Salle-
Including the cities of Cotulla and Encinal
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming sunny. Not as
cool with highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
increasing to south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds around 5 mph,
becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
TXZ230-282230-
McMullen-
Including the cities of Calliham, Cross, Loma Alta, and Tilden
345 AM CST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming sunny. Not as
cool with highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
increasing to south 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to west in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 50.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
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