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VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) — The Vallejo Police Department is searching for a mother and her 1-year-old son. Both Keiry Ramos and her son, Jaden Garcia, were last seen Monday night at about 9:30 p.m., police said.
Police did not share information about where the pair was when they disappeared, or what they were wearing. An image of them can be seen above.
Anyone with information is asked to call VPD at (707) 552-3285. | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/vallejo-mom-and-1-year-old-son-reported-missing/ | 2022-11-23 00:39:28 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/vallejo-mom-and-1-year-old-son-reported-missing/ |
Birmingham mayor promotes Page Pals program during State of the City address
Woodfin: 40% of third graders in city school system not on reading level
Published: Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM CST|Updated: 23 minutes ago
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - In addition to discussing things like crime prevention and economic development, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin focused part of Tuesday’s State of the City address on the Page Pals program and why it’s so important.
Page Pals is a program where tutors go into each K-8 school to work individually with kids who are struggling.
The program was created in response to the Alabama Literacy Act, which will hold back third graders not on reading level.
Woodfin says that number is about 40% of third graders in the Birmingham City school system.
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Firefighters dig trench to rescue dog from storm drain
FARGO, N.D. (WDAY) – Digging frantically yet carefully and methodically, firefighters in North Dakota searched for a Shetland sheepdog who had fallen down an uncovered storm drain.
Gloria Shipman said she was watching the 13-year-old dog, named Bentley, for her daughter.
“As it happened, Bentley and I connected visually,” she said. “The helplessness look on his face, I can’t describe it other than him telling me, ‘Help me,’ and I couldn’t.”
Shipman said Bentley was important to the family for several reasons
“First and foremost, he’s a medical support for my daughter,” she said.
Shipman also said he was family.
When Bentley fell back into the storm drain, Shipman said she lost sight of Bentley within seconds.
Firefighter Joe Johnson said Bentley fell down the storm drain “butt first” and must have gotten scared and backed up.
Bentley was completely out of sight after he shimmied down a couple of pipes, and one of the firefighters working to save the dog went home to get his ice-fishing camera.
“All of a sudden, we put our ears to one of the tubes, and we could hear Bentley panting and licking water, so we knew he was OK.”
When the West Fargo firefighters realized they couldn’t reach the dog, they called in support from the public works department. That crew came with a backhoe.
Together, the groups dug a trench, and after four hours, the search and rescue succeeded.
“I can’t tell you how that was,” Shipman said. “They instantly wrapped him, handed him over to me; the licks from him were just beyond.”
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3 teens found dead in garage likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning, police say
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (Gray News) – Three teenagers found dead in a New Mexico garage likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.
According to the Edgewood Police Department, the teens were found dead in the garage Sunday.
Police said a propane heater was found to be in use inside the garage.
Details about the victims are not yet being released, as police are still working to notify families.
The Edgewood Police Department would like to stress to the community the dangers of carbon monoxide and the importance of having carbon monoxide detectors in homes and workspaces where heaters and appliances are in use.
Carbon monoxide is extremely dangerous, as it cannot be seen, smelled, or heard.
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A fight between Republicans and teachers unions three years in the making will come to a head Wednesday as GOP members of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic laser in on American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten.
Weingarten will be the sole witness to appear at the 2 p.m. hearing, which Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) has said will “delve into the role Ms. Weingarten and the AFT played in editing the CDC’s school reopening guidance and keeping schools closed longer than necessary.”
Wenstrup was referring to the “Operational Strategy for K-12 Through Phased Mitigation” guidance the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released during the height of the pandemic that made suggestions on how and when schools should reopen for in-person learning.
Weingarten, Wenstrup said, “may have jeopardized the well-being of our nation’s children during the COVID-19 pandemic. If so, she should be held accountable.”
The hearing will not be the first time tension between Republicans and teachers unions has bubbled to the surface, with the GOP’s embrace of school choice and the traditional Democratic support for the unions causing strife for years.
Republican members will no doubt take the opportunity to voice grievances with teachers unions at the hearing, which itself has been a long time coming.
Almost two years ago, Americans for Public Trust released emails they received from a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that showed communications between AFT and the CDC regarding the guidance, infuriating the GOP.
“We are grateful for the agency’s effort to bring some measure of organization and framework to guidance. We are likewise grateful for the inclusion of some of the mitigation efforts we have been calling for since last year,” read an email from AFT to the CDC. “It is our hope that we can be engaged early in the process moving forward, as we believe our experiences on the ground can inform and enrich thinking around what is practicable and prudent in future guidance documents.”
The correspondence showed Weingarten joined a call with CDC officials, and the CDC said in emails they accepted some of the suggestions from AFT on the guidance.
Since the release of the documents, Republicans have blamed AFT and other teachers unions for keeping students out of in-person classes, saying their suggestions to the guidance are the reason schools did not open sooner.
AFT, along with others, got an advanced look at the guidance with the ability to make suggestions. Wenstrup sent out letters to 14 nongovernmental organizations the CDC worked with on its guidance asking about communications between the groups.
AFT, however, argues Republicans have blown the influence its union had out of proportion and that the few changes the CDC accepted from it did not have any effect on school closures.
AFT counsel Michael Bromwich, a high-profile attorney who has represented former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe and Justice Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford, sent a letter to Wenstrup last week detailing the “false and misleading claims” Republicans have made.
The only proposal changes the CDC approved from AFT, according to Bromwich, was the guidance should encourage schools to provide accommodations for teachers at high risk for COVID-19 and language that said guidance might have to be updated if a new variant caused transmissions to spike.
“During the call, the AFT promised to send the CDC proposed language to consider related to accommodations for high-risk educators and staff, which a senior AFT staff member sent to the CDC on February 1, 2021,” Bromwich said.
Bromwich argued it would have been “irresponsible” for the CDC not to consult with AFT on any of the guidance because the teachers union has 1.7 million members.
Republicans on the subcommittee dismissed the letter last week.
“A letter is like a free throw; no one is playing defense. Next week, Ms. Weingarten will be under oath. The Select Subcommittee appreciates AFT foreshadowing her testimony, and we look forward to discussing it on Wednesday,” a subcommittee spokesperson said.
Weingarten has already submitted her written opening testimony, reiterating much of what Bromwich said in the letter to the committee.
The union leader also spends much of the testimony talking about how she was pushing for school reopenings since 2020, pointing to news articles written about her efforts and AFT’s school reopening plan released in May 2020.
“We did all this work … yet Chairman Wenstrup, you and this Subcommittee are focusing on a few sentences in the CDC’s 38-page Operational Strategy. Not the relentless efforts and numerous steps the AFT took to reopen schools safely,” Weingarten said in the submitted testimony.
This hearing is a sequel: Part one last month examined the general consequences of school closures during the pandemic. The topic ended up becoming a debate over who was to blame for the prolonged closures, with Republicans pointing the finger at teachers unions, while Democrats said it was the fault of the Trump administration in handling the pandemic.
In her testimony, Weingarten is set to reiterate the Democrats’ point during the last hearing, blaming the policies of the Trump administration for schools having to be closed because they weren’t supported in safe practices to reopen.
“It is offensive to suggest, as your letter does, that our agenda was otherwise — to keep schools closed. We are schoolteachers, school nurses and school-related personnel. We teach children, and we believe kids need to be in school. In school buildings,” she plans to say.
“And it is even more offensive to suggest that our views at any time were shaped by considerations other than our profound desire and duty to protect children and their educators from the ravages of COVID-19.” | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/gop-sets-up-showdown-with-head-of-teachers-union/ | 2023-04-26 16:35:54 | 1 | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/gop-sets-up-showdown-with-head-of-teachers-union/ |
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The BSA-AML Compliance Group and Dowling Advisory Group are proud to announce a list of high-profile speakers for the annual BSA/AML Gaming Conference in Las Vegas. The conference— the largest and most comprehensive anti-money laundering compliance conference dedicated to the gaming industry —will take place at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, September 27-29.
This year's conference includes speakers from 12 federal and state law enforcement and regulatory agencies. Whitney Case, who leads the Enforcement Division at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), will kick off the event on Tuesday, September 27 at 9:30 a.m. PDT offering guidance on fostering a culture of compliance in the gaming industry.
On Wednesday, September 28, Jim Lee, the head of IRS-Criminal Investigation Division, will deliver the keynote and discuss how law enforcement uses critical BSA data. Julie Malec, Chief of Financial Sector Investigations at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) leads the afternoon sessions beginning at 1:30 p.m.
On Thursday, September 28, Molly Moeser from the U.S. Department of Justice's Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section will deliver the keynote address, followed by a special panel discussion on "Women in Gaming".
"We are thrilled to welcome so many government officials and agencies who have agreed to share their expertise and insights with the compliance community," said James Dowling, CEO of BSA-AML Compliance Group and the Dowling Advisory Group. "Given the evolving regulatory demands, partnerships between regulators and the gaming industry are more important than ever. This conference is a critical bridge for that relationship."
Attendees will have a chance to meet face-to-face with IRS-BSA Examiners, state gaming regulators, and law enforcement to learn about money laundering, sanctions evasion, fraud, and cyber threats to their casinos.
The full conference agenda and registration can be found here.
The annual BSA/AML Gaming Conference is the largest and most comprehensive anti-money laundering compliance conference dedicated to the gaming industry. The conference brings together regulators, law enforcement officials, and subject matter experts to help the gaming industry comply with the Bank Secrecy Act and related regulations.
The BSA-AML Compliance Group provides FinTech, emerging payments companies, and the gaming industry with knowledge-based training related to anti-money laundering and other illicit finance issues.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The streets outside Portland's Lloyd Center became host to an alarming sight Saturday night: streets blocked with cars doing donuts, burnouts and other stunts, all while hundreds of people stood around and watched. Some spectators were dangerously close to the action, taunting the drivers on.
Videos from the event Saturday night were easy to find on Snapchat's "Snap Map" feature.
Illegal sideshows like this can be incredibly dangerous — and not just to the people directly involved. In August of last year, a 26-year-old woman was hit and killed by a street racer while waiting for a bus in Southeast Portland. Just a few days after that, a 20-year-old man died after being shot during a street takeover on Marine Drive. And in October, a Vancouver grandfather out driving for Doordash was killed in a crash that investigators believe involved street racers.
"I just get so angry at the situation, I just get a slow boil," said Claudia, who witnessed the street takeover Saturday night.
Claudia lives near the intersection of Northeast 13th and Multnomah, not far from the Lloyd Center. Claudia said she has witnessed more than a half dozen of these since she moved into her Northeast Portland condo 15 years ago.
"You can see smoke 'cause there's all kinds of smoke let off from the tires that are burning when they're chasing each other in circles," she added, sharing video she took.
It's visibly dangerous, but then there's the incessant noise of revving engines and squealing tires.
"To me it's a situation that warrants police action," Claudia said. "I think that it's not good, I think that the police should respond. It's a volatile situation."
Where were the police?
In a lengthy statement, Lt. Nathan Sheppard with the Portland Police Bureau cited a number of reasons for the agency's lack of response to street takeovers like these.
Because of the sheer number of people and vehicles involved, Sheppard said — with attendees sometimes numbering in the hundreds — a large and coordinated response from police is required to safely break them up.
"Historically, these groups are unfriendly towards law-enforcement, which is exacerbated by the fact that during these events they are actively breaking the law," Sheppard said. "We’ve also found that it’s not uncommon for individuals to also be armed with firearms."
Sheppard also said that these are, by definition, "crowd control" events. He blamed recent legislation, like 2021's Oregon House Bill 2928, for making police reticent to respond.
HB 2928 restricted law enforcement from using chemical agents like tear gas except in events that legally constitute a riot and an officer reasonably believes it "is necessary to terminate and prevent furtherance of the riotous behavior." It also barred police from intentionally targeting the heads of rioters with less-lethal crowd control munitions in most circumstances, plus a few other restrictions.
"What really frustrates me is the impact these events have on the community," Sheppard said. "I’ve heard stories of people being stuck for hours on bridges, or emergency transport vehicles such as AMR having to re-route. Whether you’ve got to get home to pick up your kids from the sitter, or have to get to work, the anger and frustration is going to be there. And if you’re in a rush to get to the hospital, it can be way more than just an annoyance."
On Saturday night, Sheppard said, PPB's Central Precinct had 14 officers on duty, when a complement of 17 officers is supposed to be the agency's minimum for effectively answering 911 calls. He said that officers were already responding to range of serious calls, with 10 more calls holding for a police response, when the street racing calls came in.
"These are very important calls that officers can’t just abandon," Sheppard continued. "Our officers are determined to give the community members they interact with the high level of service they deserve."
Though PPB has hired almost 100 new officers over the past year, many of those officers are still awaiting basic training at the state police academy, which is followed by more training at the city level and in the field. Even when officers are able to get straight into basic training, Sheppard said, they aren't fully trained and able to work on their own for 18 months.
On the legislative side, state lawmakers proposed a bill last month to make laws tougher for the people who organize street races and takeover events. There's a work session scheduled for Tuesday on the bill.
Claudia has written to state senators, demanding action against street racing.
"If a stronger law could be enforced more consistently then yeah, let's do that," she said. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/lloyd-center-street-racing-takeover-police/283-6a2c988a-51e9-42c4-8857-4d54718c061d | 2023-03-20 22:58:50 | 1 | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/crime/lloyd-center-street-racing-takeover-police/283-6a2c988a-51e9-42c4-8857-4d54718c061d |
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In her just-published book, Ditch Your Career Plan: An Uncommon Guide To Freedom, Fulfillment, And Financial Success (2022, Indie Books International) Barbara Fulmer explains with humor, anecdotes, and examples how you can find career satisfaction and success by dumping your career plan and its self-restrictions while still staying focused on growing your overall career. She advocates learning to trust in the process and the freedom of the journey with all its many and myriad side stops. Revolutionary advice perhaps, but in this time when over half of all Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs and the Great Resignation continues to roil this economy, maybe it's time for new thinking.
Fulmer says the process of navigating your career without a plan need not be complicated. No ten steps or even five steps are necessary as dictated in the hundreds of career advice books and columns out there. Rather, her new book presents ways to review your career journeys and fit them into a more organic process of career growth, allowing you to develop over time the freedom you need to make new decisions based on each of these new experiences.
"The golden ticket to career freedom, fulfillment, and financial success is not printed when you are born or when you graduate from high school or college," says Fulmer. "Nor is it handed out when you join your family business, get your first job, or invest your life savings in a pizza shop. These three career attributes of freedom, fulfillment, and financial success are not written in a plan you can follow. They are career gifts that you earn throughout a thoughtful and progressive career."
"I've enjoyed many good jobs that weren't great," says Fulmer. "These experiences inspired me to develop a better filter to recognize when it was time to move up, across, or out. Each of my jobs were simply stops along my career path, not the last stop. Friends would question my choices in jobs that on the surface didn't seem to connect the dots to my passion for corporate training. Yet if you stood at the trailhead of my career path and viewed every detour and rest stop, you would see a thoughtful and sometimes accidental journey that added new skill and knowledge to my quest."
Barbara Fulmer is the founder of Performance At Work, a consulting firm whose mission is to increase the performance of underperforming supervisors, managers and above. She began her career as a consultant in corporate training for industry leaders like ARCO, Allergan and First Interstate Bank. She served as head of training for FHP/United Healthcare, led US sales training and dealer development for Toshiba and was head of performance development for Jenny Craig/ Nestle. And even a career stop in stand-up comedy!
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ST. ALBANS, Vt. – A fired Vermont deputy sheriff who is the only candidate on the November ballot to become sheriff is continuing to insist he did nothing wrong when he was recorded on surveillance video kicking a handcuffed and shackled prisoner.
John Grismore won the nomination of both Franklin County's Republican and Democratic parties to have his name on the November ballot, but after the video became public in August he was suspended and then fired.
Now his bid to become sheriff has lost the support of both parties, which have thrown their support to a write-in candidate. Grismore says the kicks were needed to protect himself and two other deputies from the prisoner who had been spitting at them.
“We were horrified by the video of John Grismore brutalizing a handcuffed detainee,” Franklin County Democratic chair Zach Sheffler said in an email. “Grismore has since been fired, condemned by both parties, and remains under criminal investigation. He cannot continue to credibly campaign for this office.”
The video, which was publicized Aug. 10, shows the unidentified prisoner sitting in a holding area at the Franklin County sheriff’s department in St. Albans. At one point the prisoner moves forward and falls on his face after which two deputies help him to his feet, and move him back to the bench where he had been sitting.
After the prisoner stands up again, Grismore — who had been in the office working on an administrative matter and was dressed in civilian clothes — enters the picture and uses his right foot to force him back into a sitting position. When the prisoner stands up a second time, Grismore kicks him in the groin and stomach area.
A state police criminal investigation into the Aug. 7 incident continues and once completed, will be referred to the county prosecutor for possible charges. Meanwhile the current sheriff, who called the case “egregious,” referred the case to the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council, which could revoke Grismore's certification as a law-enforcement officer.
Grismore says his actions, caught on surveillance video two days before Vermont’s primary election, were taken out of context. He kicked the prisoner, who kept standing up, because he allegedly had spit at the deputies and he was preparing to spit again. He used his foot so he wouldn't need to get close to the prisoner.
Grismore, a Franklin County native who has worked in a variety of law enforcement and corporate security jobs since 1997, including the past four years full-time for the sheriff's office, has refused to drop out of the race.
“So knowing what I know, yes, I’ve looked at that, and I would have been like, yeah, that doesn’t look good," Grismore said in an interview with The Associated Press. “But I’ve also, being in this profession, would have said, ‘I’m a guy that needs facts and circumstances.' That’s what I do. I need facts and circumstances before I can pass judgment."
In the immediate aftermath of the incident, one of the deputies reported it to her superiors and outgoing Sheriff Roger Langevin, who had been out of state. Langevin returned to Vermont and three days later suspended Grismore with pay. He said in a news release the case had been referred to the county prosecutor and the state police were investigating.
On Aug. 25. Langevin fired Grismore.
Now, after a month of quiet, Grismore has been making his case that he did nothing wrong with a series of television appearances and media interviews.
“The bottom line was I was defending myself from being spit upon and defending another deputy from the potential of being spit upon," Grismore said during an appearance on Northwest Access Television. “That’s the bottom line and I used the minimum amount of force necessary to affect creating some space and time between him and myself, and a maneuver using my foot to try to keep my face away from his face."
Although early voting is underway in Vermont, with mail-in ballots already distributed, two candidates are now mounting write-in campaigns.
Sheriff's department Lt. Mark Lauer, a 27-year Vermont State Police veteran who has been at the department for nearly a decade, has been endorsed by both parties. He said he hadn't considered running for sheriff until he was approached by others after the Grismore case became public.
“I just felt that at that point the time was right and it was the right thing to do for the agency," said Lauer, who wouldn't talk about the investigation into Grismore's actions because he's directly involved in it.
Scheffler said Lauer, a Republican, is a competent law enforcement leader with a distinguished record and bipartisan support.
“While he is not a Democrat, our committee’s majority determined we could not let Grismore run unchallenged," he said.
The other candidate is Gale Messier, who has worked for decades in law enforcement, including 20 years at the sheriff's department in Chittenden County, Vermont's most populous county.
“The guy was in cuffs, he was cuffed at his hands he was cuffed at his feet, so he wasn't going anywhere," Messier said.
Corey Parent, a state senator and chair of the county Republican Party, said mounting a successful write-in campaign is difficult and it's more so with two candidates.
“It’s so hard just to get the name ID and to get the efforts out there," Parent said. “And you know, every vote that doesn’t go to Mark Lauer, who I think will have the most support, really is a vote for John Grismore, unfortunately."
Grismore, who has not been charged with a crime and is still a certified law enforcement officer, could be elected.
John Campbell, the executive director of the Department of State's Attorneys and Sheriffs, said the office had no oversight of the elected sheriffs.
“The only official oversight for criminal behavior for an elected official such as the sheriff would be impeachment by the Legislature," said Campbell. | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/10/11/ex-sheriffs-deputy-seen-kicking-prisoner-defends-actions/ | 2022-10-11 17:47:51 | 1 | https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2022/10/11/ex-sheriffs-deputy-seen-kicking-prisoner-defends-actions/ |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs picked up another loss on the season after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 119-111, on the road.
Devin Vassell had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead the team while Keldon Johnson added 19 points. Tre Jones finished with 15 points and five assists while Romeo Langford recorded 14 points.
The Spurs had a 20-point lead over the Thunder during the game.
The Spurs are currently on a nine-game losing skid and are now 6-16 on the season. They will next face the Pelicans Friday night in San Antonio.
Here's a sample of what the teams said after the game courtesy of the Spurs.
SPURS
Gregg Popovich
"They [Thunder] attacked the rim really well," Popovich said. "We had seven assists in the second half. We didn't attack the rim. We didn't attack the paint. Part because of their physicality. Part because we didn't sustain the momentum that we had, the tenacity, the purpose we had in the first half."
Isaiah Roby
"As a team, we started out really well," Roby said. "Obviously, we didn't have the finish we wanted. It kind of hurts right now obviously just having that loss. I could have done a lot more to help my team win."
Vassell
"I think we got to just learn from all these games," Vassell said. "We're young, I keep saying it, but at the end of the day, we just got to execute. It's tough trying to stop a team [Thunder] in transition through the second half or we're not scoring or turning the ball over. Just learning. Just trying to learn from it."
THUNDER
Mark Daigneault
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX), a leading manufacturer and distributor of automotive and consumer technologies for the global markets, today announced that it will be reporting its Fiscal 2023 fourth quarter results for the period ended February 28, 2023, on Monday, May 15, 2023, after the market closes. The Company will also be hosting a conference call and webcast to discuss its results and provide updates on its business operations on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.
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- A replay of the webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call and archived under "Events and Presentations" in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investors.voxxintl.com/events-and-presentations
About VOXX International Corporation
VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) has grown into a leader in Automotive Electronics and Consumer Electronics, with emerging Biometrics technology to capitalize on the increased need for advanced security. Over the past several decades, with a portfolio of approximately 35 trusted brands, VOXX has built market-leading positions in in-vehicle entertainment, automotive security, reception products, a number of premium audio market segments, and more. VOXX is a global company, with an extensive distribution network that includes power retailers, mass merchandisers, 12-volt specialists and many of the world's leading automotive manufacturers. For additional information, please visit our website at www.voxxintl.com
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Except for historical information contained herein, statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements and thus may involve certain risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements made in this release are based on currently available information and the Company assumes no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from the results suggested in the forward-looking statements. The factors include, but are not limited to the: risk factors described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2022, and other filings made by the Company from time to time with the SEC. The factors described in such SEC filings include, without limitation: the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Company's results of operations, global supply shortages and logistics costs and delays; cybersecurity risks; risks that may result from changes in the Company's business operations; our ability to keep pace with technological advances; significant competition in the automotive electronics, consumer electronics and biometrics businesses; our relationships with key suppliers and customers; quality and consumer acceptance of newly introduced products; market volatility; non-availability of product; excess inventory; price and product competition; new product introductions; foreign currency fluctuations; and restrictive debt covenants. Many of the foregoing risks and uncertainties are, and will be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the War in the Ukraine and any worsening of the global business and economic environment as a result. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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Alexander Zverev vs. Laslo Djere: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Hamburg European Open
Alexander Zverev will take on Laslo Djere in the Hamburg European Open final on Sunday, July 30.
With -450 odds, Zverev is favored over Djere in this tournament final against the underdog, who is +310.
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Alexander Zverev vs. Laslo Djere Match Information
- Tournament: The Hamburg European Open
- Round: Finals
- Date: Sunday, July 30
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- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Alexander Zverev vs. Laslo Djere Prediction and Odds
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Alexander Zverev vs. Laslo Djere Trends and Insights
- In the semifinals on Saturday, Zverev beat Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4.
- Djere eliminated Zhizhen Zhang 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals on Saturday.
- Zverev has played 26 games per match (22.6 in best-of-three matches) in his 42 matches over the past year (across all court types).
- On clay, Zverev has played 22 matches over the past 12 months, totaling 24.1 games per match (21.4 in best-of-three matches) while winning 54.8% of games.
- In his 58 matches in the past 12 months across all court types, Djere is averaging 25.3 games per match (23.5 in best-of-three matches) while winning 50.3% of those games.
- Djere has averaged 22 games per match (21.4 in best-of-three matches) and 10.5 games per set through 22 matches on clay courts in the past 12 months.
- In head-to-head matches, Zverev has two wins, while Djere has zero. In their last match on June 4, 2021, Zverev was victorious 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.
- In terms of sets, Zverev has won five versus Djere (100.0%), while Djere has captured zero.
- Zverev and Djere have competed in 47 total games, and Zverev has won more often, capturing 31 of them.
- Djere and Zverev have matched up two times, and they have averaged 23.5 games and 2.5 sets per match.
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Concentric Health Experience and Scout bring 20+ years of marketing experience to the next evolution of the health agency model.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concentric Health Experience and Scout announced today that the two agencies are coming together to form ConcentricLife, a unique "common-center" agency model built to help brands answer rising consumer demands in rare disease, health and wellness.
"The human health experience has arrived, and it is our ambition to help our clients deliver it. The speed of customer's expectations has outpaced the current agency models that marketers rely on – there's a mismatch," said Ken Begasse, founder of Concentric Health Experience and CEO of ConcentricLife. "The ConcentricLife model puts distinct customer expertise needed by marketers at the very center of life and our agency services."
To fulfill that vision, ConcentricLife is powered by deep insights from the Human Connection Score™, a proprietary tool that helps marketers identify and target the underlying human behaviors that fuel the modern health experience.
Marketing Centers of Excellence will act as connective tissue infusing shared learnings across the organization. These include the central practice of Experience Design (composed of innovation, engagement and ideation) along with specialized capabilities in social, medical communications, commercial strategy, and content production.
"To create relevant brands, the modern marketer must be a customer experience expert, able to connect insight to real solutions that strengthen brand affinity. ConcentricLife is a model uniquely designed to deliver that across the complete human health and wellness journey," said Michael Sanzen, Founder, Creative of ConcentricLife.
ConcentricLife will be led by principals Ken Begasse Jr., Founder, Chief Executive Officer; Michael Sanzen, Founder; Jennifer Brekke, President; and Raffi Siyahian, Commercial Strategy.
The new agency represents the realized vision of interagency collaboration between leaders at Concentric Health Experience, a 9x Agency of the Year; Scout, the longest-running rare disease agency; and Scout Consumer, a creative-driven shop focused on insurgent brands in food and wellness, to build a new agency model fueled by the depth of 20+ years of specialist health experience and the breadth of sophisticated marketing capabilities across these powerhouse agencies.
"Scout and Concentric have increasingly joined forces to pull expert talent across our organizations for our clients. Through this collaboration, we saw how deep subject matter expertise could inject fresh thinking into our clients' work in the health and wellness space," said Jennifer Brekke, founder of Scout and President of ConcentricLife. "And, from what we see in our competitive set, there's a distinct gap for an agency that marries these kinds of specialist practices and flexible talent to build teams that place the consumer's holistic health experience as the central point of every brief."
ConcentricLife comprises over 270 employees across the globe, including New York, San Diego, Chicago, Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, London, and Copenhagen; and is part of Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing. For more information, please visit www.concentric.life.
About ConcentricLife
ConcentricLife is an agency built to answer the rising customer demand on the health marketer. ConcentricLife spans three distinct specialist practices that bring over 20 years of deep subject matter expertise in rare disease, healthcare, and wellness, with sophisticated marketing capabilities spanning the organization. We put Health at the Center through our proprietary Human Connection Score™ designed to build optimal brand experiences at any stage of the health journey. For more information, visit www.concentric.life.
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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A longtime Everglades scientist could face jail time after a Miami judge sided with the powerful Everglades Foundation and found the scientist guilty of defying a court order to return information to the group after he quit.
Judge Carlos Lopez wrote in his 22-page order that Thomas Van Lent’s explanation that he was clearing up files to ease the transition and protect personal information was not credible.
“Because Dr. Van Lent has purged massive amounts of data and accounts in violation of a Temporary Injunction, Dr. Van Lent has hindered the administration of justice,” Lopez wrote. Van Lent did so, he said, with the intent of “making it impossible to determine what he did with the Foundation’s materials.”
Lopez found Van Lent guilty of indirect criminal contempt, a charge that can lead to a fine or jail time. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
The bitter falling out between the Foundation and its longtime scientist has shocked the usually tight-knit community of Everglades activists. The Foundation not only accused Van Lent of waging a “secret campaign of theft and destruction” but of stealing information to provide to Friends of the Everglades, a rival non-profit founded by Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
Van Lent, a well-regarded hydrologist, began working for the Foundation 17 years ago after stints at the South Florida Water Management District and Everglades National Park. Van Lent specializes in modeling water flow as part of Everglades restoration efforts, an expertise the Foundation leveraged when it helped win support for a massive reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee.
READ MORE: In fight over research, influential Everglades Foundation sues its former chief scientist
The reservoir was originally proposed as a 60,000-acre project and included a stormwater treatment area. But lawmakers dramatically scaled back the project to just 17,000 acres. That led Van Lent and other scientists to raise objections, fearful that the smaller project would fail to meet strict legal standards for cleaning water polluted with farm and urban runoff.
As the Foundation continued to support the project, Van Lent and Foundation CEO Eric Eikenberg got into a screaming match over the work, according to testimony during a two-day hearing earlier this month. Coreen Rodgers, a Foundation finance and operations chief, said Van Lent was eventually demoted. The Foundation now routinely calls it the ‘crown jewel’ of Everglades restoration.
When he resigned last February, Van Lent tweeted that he was going to work for Friends who, he said, put “facts over politics.”
Within a week after, the Foundation retained a California law firm that usually deals in high stakes intellectual property cases. A forensics investigator hired to search Van Lent’s work computer concluded that Van Lent had downloaded thousands of files and deleted others. The Foundation demanded Van Lent turn over his computers and other devices, including his personal devices, where information might be stored.
In April 2022, the Foundation sued. In a rare ex parte complaint usually reserved for emergency matters, they claimed Van Lent had stolen and destroyed proprietary information and asked Lopez to issue an injunction ordering Van Lent to turn over all his devices and stop downloading and deleting material on any device. Within two weeks, the Foundation complained that Van Lent had violated the order and asked Lopez to hold him in contempt.
The feud came to a temporary halt in August when they reached a confidential settlement. But within a month, the deal fell apart and landed back before the judge.
During this month’s hearing, Van Lent insisted he returned the material and provided copies.
“They seemed to be obsessed with this notion that there was a huge secreted cache of data somewhere, and they continually operated on that premise and were constantly pressuring me to prove that that wasn't true,” Van Lent said. “I didn't know how to respond.”
He said he worried about sharing private information and didn’t believe the judge’s order covered personal matters.
But Rodgers testified that the files remained a mess. When asked what might be missing, she said it remains unclear.
“In some cases, [the forensic investigator] has generated lists for us that have names of files, or names of folders that we knew were, that we now know were deleted, so we know they existed. But we don't have those contents,” she said.
Foundation attorney Jorge Piedra also suggested Van Lent stole a confidential board directory containing contact information and shared it with Friends executive director Eve Samples.
The judge refused to let Samples testify, but in a statement after the ruling Friends said Van Lent never shared any Foundation information. The group also said Van Lent began working for the group as a volunteer, not a paid staffer, and signed a legal agreement vowing not to share any propriety information.
Friends President Phil Kushlan and Vice President Peter Upton called Van Lent “one of the world's most knowledgeable Everglades scientists,” in a statement, saying the year-long legal battle was hurting Everglades restoration efforts.
Lopez concluded none of Van Lent’s were credible.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ed Cooley is the new men’s basketball coach at Georgetown, hired away from Big East rival Providence in the hopes of rebuilding a once-proud program that dropped to new lows under former star player Patrick Ewing.
Georgetown announced the move on Monday, after Providence issued a news release saying that Cooley had resigned.
“I plan on hitting the ground running, getting to work on the court and cultivating relationships in and around the District,” Cooley said in a statement released by his new employer. “Accepting this opportunity with Georgetown is not a decision I took lightly.”
He leaves the Friars with a 242-153 record after 12 years and seven March Madness appearances with a total of three wins in the tournament; the highlight was a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2022. His team went 21-12 this season, closing with four consecutive losses, including in the first round of the Big East Tournament against Connecticut and the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Kentucky.
“Coach Cooley is a mentor to young men, and a consistent winner with an impressive body of work,” Georgetown athletic director Lee Reed said. “His previous experience gives him an understanding of our Jesuit values and I am confident that he is the coach to return our program to prominence within the Big East and nationally.”
Cooley’s name was linked to the Georgetown job even as Providence’s season was still in progress, and so he was asked after the 61-53 defeat against Kentucky on Friday whether he would be returning. The initial reply: “Next question.”
When a follow-up query came about whether there was a chance that was his last game with the Friars, Cooley avoided a direct answer.
“There’s all kinds of rumors and speculation, and I know you guys are trying to do your job. I get it,” said Cooley, whose daughter is a student at Georgetown. “But after a game like this, I just think it’s fair to talk about our players. I think it’s fair to talk about the game.”
The Hoyas will be the 53-year-old Cooley’s third team as a college head coach; before Providence, he was at Fairfield for five seasons. He is the first Georgetown head coach in about a half-century without a direct tie to the late John Thompson Jr., who took the job in 1972, was in charge of the team when Ewing was a player, then was succeeded by assistant Craig Esherick, who was followed by Thompson’s son, John III, who gave way to Ewing.
Ewing was fired on March 9 after going 75-109 in six seasons, 13-50 over the past two. Georgetown made only one March Madness appearance in that time, bowing out in the first round in 2021.
It was quite a difficult stretch for Ewing and the school he led to a national championship in 1984 and helped make two other runs to the title game.
His last two contests in charge at his alma mater were a pair of losses by a combined 72 points, one to close the regular season against Creighton and one in the Big East Tournament against Villanova.
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FORTH WORTH, Texas, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tucker Powersports, a leader in powersports distribution and product development, recently announced that the company's ownership group has secured an addition $10 million in funding for the company. Tucker has over 8000 brick-and-mortar and online retailer customers in the United States.
Monomoy Capital Partners Senior Operating Partner Ethan Klemperer spoke to Tucker suppliers on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 expressing that the ownership group are "big believers in the powersports market" and expressed that they "are committed to the success of Tucker and its partners."
In the past 24 months, Tucker has become a leader in electric mobility recreation in the powersports industry and has added several exclusive distribution agreements with companies focused on products for the industry's evolving customer base.
Funding will come from existing sources and will fund Tucker's current operations and projects driving long term growth for the company.
ABOUT TUCKER POWERSPORTS
Featuring the most powerful portfolio of parts, accessories and apparel brands in the powersports industry, Tucker distributes top brands and offers its own brands, including Answer, Biker's Choice, BikeMaster, Bully Locks, CoverMax, DragonFire Racing, FirstGear, Kuryakyn, ProTaper/ProTaper Sport, QuadBoss, Speed and Strength, and TwinPower.
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New helmets and rebuilt bikes that look like new will be given away for free to any child or adult in need of one during Saturday’s Bike giveaway, sponsored by the nonprofit Wings For LIFE.
The organization’s “Bike Guy,” Steve Echols, has given new life to about 40 bicycles that will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis from 9-11 a.m. at St. Timothy Church, 211 Jefferson NE.
It is one of numerous bike giveaways that Wings sponsors throughout the year. Last year, about 1,500 bicycles were handed out, said executive director and founder Ann Edenfield Sweet.
Wings for LIFE, now in its 27th year, was originally established to provide services to incarcerated individuals and their families. The bike giveaway is open to all.
For those who have used bicycles or bicycle parts they’d like to donate, call 505-298-0985. | https://www.abqjournal.com/2516280/wings-for-life-bike-giveaway-on-saturday.html | 2022-07-14 23:26:48 | 0 | https://www.abqjournal.com/2516280/wings-for-life-bike-giveaway-on-saturday.html |
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has published its newest research-backed blueprint, titled Enterprise Network Design Considerations. This research is timely, given the growing number of remote users and services provided "off network" contributing to the rapidly escalating enterprise security threats. Info-Tech's blueprint will help security and IT leaders develop a network design that considers more than just connectivity to address these concerns while delivering business value.
Security, risk, and trust models are factors IT teams need to consider when designing and deploying an enterprise network. If these models are not considered during network design, band-aids and workarounds will be deployed to achieve the needed goals, potentially bypassing network controls. Many enterprises still use traditional networks, which commonly include comprehensive firewalls and dedicated hardware devices such as switches and routers to control data traffic but have limited security.
With the increasing amount of work that the business is completing remotely, not all devices and data paths will be under the control of IT. However, this shift does not allow IT to abdicate from the responsibility to provide a secure network. Info-Tech's research indicates that the cloud "gold rush" has made it attractive for many enterprises to migrate services off the traditional network and into cloud-based services such as inverted perimeter or hybrid networks for better security and connectivity.
An inverted perimeter network is one in which security and control points cover the entire workflow, on or off net, from users to the services themselves, with a zero-trust principle. Since the control plane is designed to encompass the workflow in a secure manner, much of the underlying connectivity can be abstracted.
The firm's research also suggests that an inverted perimeter network model is extremely attractive for organizations that primarily consume cloud services and have a large remote workforce.
A hybrid network combines elements of a traditional network with cloud resources. As some of these resources are not entirely under the control of IT and may be completely off net or loosely coupled to the on-premises network, the security boundaries and control points are less likely to be centralized. Hybrid networks allow the flexibility and speed of cloud deployment without leaving behind traditional network constructs but are generally more costly to secure and maintain.
"A network archetype needs to be defined to understand what tools are appropriate for consideration in a network build or refresh," says Scott Young, Principal Research Advisor in Info-Tech's Infrastructure Research Practice. "These tools, which are purpose-built and generally designed to solve specific problems, must be chosen appropriately to align with the organization's challenge."
Info-Tech recommends security and IT leaders understand the needs of the business before choosing a network design for the organization. The new blueprint highlights the factors that should be considered when trying to understand business needs, which include:
- Mission: Consider the mission and vision of the business to address relevant needs.
- Users: Identify where users will be accessing services; Remote vs. "on net" is a design consideration now more than ever.
- Resources: Identify the required resources and their locations: on net vs. cloud.
- Controls: Identify the required controls in order to define control points and solutions.
The blueprint also contains insights and direction for IT leaders on other key topics, such as archetypes and tooling, hybrid and inverted networks, and cloud access security brokers (CASB) and secure access service edge (SASE).
The complete Enterprise Network Design Considerations blueprint can be downloaded and viewed now.
To learn more about Info-Tech Research Group and to download the latest research, visit www.infotech.com and connect via LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in a speech to a joint session of the Legislature Tuesday urged lawmakers to act on his legislative agenda, calling for big spending to build housing as well as additional gun laws and a funding boost for education.
The governor’s annual State of the State address in Olympia laid out his vision of the state’s accomplishments and challenges and what he wants to see from lawmakers during the 2023 session, which began Monday.
The governor talked about recent strides surrounding mental health, housing and climate change and spoke positively about the state’s ability to meet current challenges, praising previous legislative work.
“Because of that work, I can proudly report that the state of our state is strong,” Inslee said.
Inslee said a state tax credit for low-income workers and families would begin rolling out in February. He said new facilities for behavioral health were opening throughout the state as a result of five years of work. He also cited a rapid-acquisition housing program, which was funded starting two years ago, that has accelerated the process of developing supportive housing.
He again spoke of his new proposed $4 billion referendum, which he has said would pay for more than 24,000 housing units in the next eight years. If approved by the Legislature, the referendum would also need to go before voters in November.
“Though some people face behavioral health challenges or chemical addiction issues, the fundamental, underlying challenge is that we don’t have enough housing,” Inslee said. “When there’s not enough housing for all, rents and prices skyrocket beyond what many can afford. Until we fix our housing crisis, thousands of people will remain homeless.”
After Inslee’s address, House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox reiterated previous optimism for bipartisan progress on the housing front this session and said Inslee’s proposal isn’t the worst suggestion he’s heard.
“Will we support it? I want to listen to the testimony and go through the process on this,” Wilcox said.
Inslee in his address also encouraged lawmakers to pass measures requiring gun-buyer safety training, a ban on assault weapons and creating a law that would allow gun sellers and manufacturers to face lawsuits.
“That phrase, ‘public safety,’ evokes different meanings and ideas among people. We need to escape the trap that public safety is about any one thing – mental health or gun safety or drug treatment or law enforcement. The fact is, we need them all,” he said.
Inslee also issued a call to hire and train more police officers especially from local diverse communities. He added that 911 is not always the appropriate response to an emergency and touted the state’s efforts toward alternatives such as the 988 mental health helpline.
Washington in November became the first state to launch a mental health crisis line dedicated to American Indian and Alaska Native people. Callers in Washington can reach the line by calling 988 then pressing “4” to be greeted by an Indigenous counselor.
Inslee also praised the Legislature for last year’s “historic investments” in schools for nursing, counselors and social workers and said his proposed $70 billion budget includes a $3 billion increase in spending for K-12 public education, including more money for special education.
Inslee also touted the state’s new cap-and-invest program and other Washington efforts to tackle climate change, and said the state needed more capacity to site and permit clean energy projects and “bolster our transmission infrastructure” to deliver clean energy. | https://www.koin.com/news/washington/wash-gov-inslee-seeks-lawmaker-action-on-housing-guns/ | 2023-01-11 04:47:56 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/washington/wash-gov-inslee-seeks-lawmaker-action-on-housing-guns/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Former NFL player and now author Andy Phillips is giving fans a glimpse at what fans don’t see from teams and prospective players.
“It actually raised a lot of questions for me about what happens behind the scenes,” Phillips said about his draft experience in 2015.
The process inspired him to write his book, “Round Zero: Inside the NFL Draft,” which chronicles draft experiences and insider knowledge from coaches, general managers, agents and players across the league.
Phillips said he was surprised that Leigh Steinberg, an agent of Patrick Mahomes, advises his clients to not attend the draft in person because there are a lot of variables out of their control.
“Especially because he doesn’t want them to be in that situation that we just saw Will Levis in this week where you think you’re going first round, cameras all over you,” Phillips said. “Cause he says a draft minute can feel like an hour so those guys with all the cameras on them in a situation they can’t really control, it can kind of be an embarrassing moment for him and his family.”
A memorable moment for Chiefs Kingdom came night one when Lee’s Summit native Felix Anudike-Uzomah was drafted in the first round. Phillips says NFL prospects dream of a moment like that.
“The shock and awe of being a first-round pick for him and realizing all your hard work, I’m sure it was incredible,” Phillips said. “And then once you start realizing that you’re staying home and you’re getting this in front of your hometown, it’s probably amazing.”
And while fans can be outspoken about who they’d like to see drafted, Phillips says the Chiefs have a great selection process.
“They have the luxury of not necessarily attacking a need any maybe over drafting a wide receiver just because that’s what they need. They can be patient, take the best players available, and then they can still, like last night, they got Rashee Rice, who’s a great receiver in round two, who some people think could’ve have been a round one type of guy,” Phillips said. “So they can be patient, take the best guy the first day and then still get a position they need the second day and then the understanding that people want to come play here.”
His book “Round Zero: Inside the NFL Draft,” is out now for purchase. | https://www.ksn.com/sports/nfl-draft/former-nfl-player-takes-fans-inside-the-nfl-draft-with-new-book/ | 2023-05-01 01:19:46 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/sports/nfl-draft/former-nfl-player-takes-fans-inside-the-nfl-draft-with-new-book/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks.
Relatives of people killed in terrorist attacks in France and Turkey had sued Google, Twitter, and Facebook. They accused the companies of helping terrorists spread their message and radicalize new recruits.
The court will hear the cases this term, which began Monday, with a decision expected before the court recesses for the summer, usually in late June. The court did not say when it would hear arguments, but the court has already filled its argument calendar for October and November.
One of the cases the justices will hear involves Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen studying in Paris. The Cal State Long Beach student was one of 130 people killed in Islamic State group attacks in November 2015. The attackers struck cafes, outside the French national stadium and inside the Bataclan theater. Gonzalez died in an attack at La Belle Equipe bistro.
Gonzalez’s relatives sued Google, which owns YouTube, saying the platform had helped the Islamic State group by allowing it to post hundreds of videos that helped incite violence and recruit potential supporters. Gonzalez's relatives said that the company's computer algorithms recommended those videos to viewers most likely to be interested in them.
But a judge dismissed the case and a federal appeals court upheld the ruling. Under U.S. law — specifically Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — internet companies are generally exempt from liability for the material users post on their networks.
The other case the court agreed to hear involves Jordanian citizen Nawras Alassaf. He died in the 2017 attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul where a gunman affiliated with the Islamic State killed 39 people.
Alassaf's relatives sued Twitter, Google and Facebook for aiding terrorism, arguing that the platforms helped the Islamic State grow and did not go far enough in trying to curb terrorist activity on their platforms. A lower court let the case proceed. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/High-court-will-hear-social-media-terrorism-17483012.php | 2022-10-03 14:42:32 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/High-court-will-hear-social-media-terrorism-17483012.php |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
8-9-8-8
(eight, nine, eight, eight)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- INDOCHINO, a global leader in made to measure men's suiting and apparel, outfitted several key picks at last night's 2022 NBA draft. INDOCHINO has dressed a number of incoming players over the years, and the brand was excited for this year's draft class to show off their custom suiting in-person, after two years of virtual and scaled-down events.
INDOCHINO dressed six draft picks including Keegan Murray, Mark Williams, Nikola Jovic, Ousmane Dieng, Jeremy Sochan, and Blake Wesley. In the lead-up to last night's draft, these players visited INDOCHINO showrooms to customize their suit fabric, choosing their lapel style, buttons, monograms, and more.
Please see below for the styles the players selected and customized:
- Keegan Murray, from the University of Iowa, was chosen as the #4 pick by the Sacramento Kings and opted for INDOCHINO's Herringbone Charcoal Suit
- Mark Williams, standing at 7ft tall, was drafted to the Charlotte Hornets and chose INDOCHINO's Knotting Birdseye Deep Blue Suit
- Nikola Jovic, a Serbian basketball player and one of the top prospects this year, was drafted by the Miami Heat while wearing INDOCHINO's Harrogate Glen Check Midnight Blue
- Ousman Dieng, a French basketball player who was traded from the New York Knicks to Oklahoma City Thunder went with INDOCHINO's RJ Solid Red Suit, a bold all-red look
- Jeremy Sochan, a Polish-American player who was drafted to the San Antonio Spurs with the #9 overall pick, chose INDOCHINO's bright Birdseye Lilac suit
- Blake Wesley, from Notre Dame, was drafted to the San Antonio Spurs while wearing INDOCHINO's classic Harrogate Black Suit, which he opted to upgrade into a Tuxedo in the showroom
The NBA 2022 draft was held last night, June 23rd at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 2022 event marks a return to the draft's normal June date after several postponements were made in past years due to the pandemic. As this was the first year since the pandemic players could sit amongst their family and friends in person, INDOCHINO was honored they could also showcase their personal style with made-to-measure suits from the brand.
"It's a privilege to be able to dress these players and expand INDOCHINO's presence," said Drew Green, CEO of INDOCHINO. "To be able to dress several of this year's NBA draft picks is a privilege for our brand and offers us the opportunity to inspire avid basketball fans to create their own custom apparel."
As with all INDOCHINO garments, each item is customizable and made to measure. Custom suits start at $499 USD, blazers from $289, and shirts from $79. Casual pants are priced at $79. The full availability can be found at: www.indochino.com
As the global leader in made to measure apparel, INDOCHINO has developed the shopping experience of the future. Born out of the belief that you don't need to spend a fortune on a custom wardrobe, INDOCHINO was the first company to disrupt the retail sector by making perfect-fitting, personalized apparel on a mass scale.
Customers take on the role of designer, picking out every detail of their garments to make them truly one-of-a- kind. These are made to their precise measurements and shipped directly to their door, hassle free. The company's omni-channel approach allows them to shop online or in person at any INDOCHINO showroom.
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DALLAS (AP) — Former NBA player Iman Shumpert was arrested at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport last weekend for allegedly trying to bring six ounces of cannabis through security.
The police report from the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety shows police were called to a TSA checkpoint at about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, July 30 and told there was a “sizeable amount of marijuana” found.
The police report says Shumpert told officers that the bag contained marijuana and “asked if there was any way he could make his flight” to Los Angeles, where he was supposed to pick up his daughter. He has two daughters with entertainer Teyana Taylor.
Shumpert was told no, arrested for felony possession of marijuana and taken to the airport jail. The Tarrant County Criminal Courts system didn’t have information about a court case.
The report says Shumpert also had a magazine with 14 rounds in his backpack but no gun was found. A contact for Shumpert, his agent or a lawyer was not immediately available.
Shumpert won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. He also played for the New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets. He was waived by the Nets in 2021.
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NEW YORK — The Yankees had been privately bracing for this moment all season long.
Catcher Jose Trevino has a torn right wrist, needing surgery that will knock him out for the rest of the season.
Trevino’s wrist injury is nothing new. Far from it. The backstop has been dealing with pain in his wrist all year, an injury that dates back to spring training. With his numbers plummeting and the discomfort increasing, Trevino knew it was time to pull the plug and look ahead to 2024.
“I couldn’t really take it no more,” Trevino said at his locker before Friday’s win over the Royals. “Not really bringing anything to the table, you know? I feel like this is best.”
With Trevino headed to the injured list on Friday, backstop Ben Rortvedt was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. It’ll be the first extended opportunity for Rortvedt with the big-league club since he was acquired in the Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa trade last year, a backup to split time with Kyle Higashioka.
That said, Rortvedt’s arrival doesn’t necessarily mean that the Yankees are done making changes to their catcher room this summer.
Here are three possible avenues the Yankees can take down the stretch:
Stick with Higashioka and Rortvedt
Rortvedt has been the next man up at the catcher position all season, meaning this was an inevitability as Trevino began to deteriorate.
While the 25-year-old is best known for his defense behind the dish, he’s shown that his swing from the left side packs a punch. The catcher hit .286 with a .900 OPS in 29 games with the Triple-A RailRiders this year. Just the fact that he’s a left-handed hitter helps, some offensive balance with Higashioka.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said on Friday that he expects Rortvedt to settle into a one-two punch with Higashioka that’s similar to the Higashioka-Trevino tandem we’ve watched all year. They trust him.
“He’s done a great job down [in Triple-A] this year, swinging the bat well and a really good defender,” Boone said. “In his call-up [two months ago] we finally got to see him in some games up here. He did a really good job for us. So excited to get him in the mix.”
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Trevino endorsed those two as well.
“They’ll be fine,” he said. “Higgy has been with his staff for a long time and Ben’s gonna work right in. He’s gonna be fine. I plan on sticking around, whatever they need me for.”
If Rortvedt plays well, he could leapfrog Higashioka on the depth chart. The longest-tenured player in pinstripes isn’t getting any younger and isn’t as good of a defender as Trevino, as much as the pitching staff loves both backstops.
Trade for a catcher before the deadline
The rumor that the Yankees were eyeing available catchers leading up to the league’s Aug. 1 trade deadline makes more sense now that Trevino is out.
If the Yankees aren’t comfortable with Higashioka and Rortvedt, they can prioritize the catching market leading up to the deadline, which is only eight games away.
They’d need to tread carefully, though. Trevino has two more years of team control and he’s expected to be ready for spring training next year. Rortvedt is still in pre-arbitration, an asset that’s even more cost effective with potential that hasn’t been recognized yet. Higashioka will enter free agency in 2025.
Trading for a catcher that isn’t a rental means two of those three won’t have a spot on the Opening Day roster next year. A rental is a Band-Aid and odds are, the Yankees will have trouble finding a catcher that’s better defensively than the guys they already have.
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Would the Royals part with slugger Salvador Pérez? He certainly would bring some thump to the Yankees’ order, although he’s an expensive and aging veteran, the type of acquisition that hasn’t exactly panned out for the Yankees of late. Pérez almost never walks and he swings and misses a bunch. Not to mention the fact that he’d be a significant downgrade in framing, a catcher under contract for at least two more years.
Other names that might be available? Yan Gomes is having a solid year with the Cubs. Pirates’ Austin Hedges leads the league in Statcast’s framing metric. Elías Díaz of the Rockies, the Most Valuable Player of this year’s All-Star Game, may be on the move as well.
Call up Austin Wells
Austin Wells was promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, a corresponding move with Rortvedt heading to the big leagues.
How much time would the organization’s No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, need to be ready for a call to the Yankees himself?
Wells hit .237 with a .770 OPS and 11 home runs in 58 games with Double-A Somerset this year, distancing himself from a rib injury that kept him out of Grapefruit League play this spring. His lefty bat is why the Yankees picked him in the first round out of Arizona in 2020, a swing that profiles as a perfect fit at Yankee Stadium.
There are questions about his defense behind the plate — specifically his throwing as his framing has improved — but scouts say the bat outweighs any deficiencies with the glove … especially if he’s paired with a Gold Glover like Trevino.
“I think he’ll catch,” a National League scout told NJ Advance Media recently. “I’m not really concerned about the catching, I’ve seen a lot worse squat down and catch a major league game.”
“If he’s hitting, you can put up with the defensive issues,” another said. “If he’s not, it’s going to be Gary Sánchez.”
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MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — Lost at sea for months on a disabled catamaran, with no way to cook and no source of fresh water but the rain, Australian Timothy Shaddock said he expected to die.
There was a lot to like about the experience, he said. Like when he would plunge into the sea for a swim, or when his dog, Bella, would stir him to keep going. “I did enjoy being at sea, I enjoy being out there,” he said. He recalled the full moon in early May that illuminated his turn away from the Baja Peninsula, his last sight of land until he came ashore Tuesday.
Shaddock, 54, smiling and good humored, was the living image of a castaway, with a long blonde beard and emaciated appearance, as he joked with a group of reporters Tuesday, standing in front of the fishing boat that rescued him at a port on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
He granted that there were “many, many, many bad days,” but declined to elaborate.
Shaddock and his dog left northwest Mexico in a catamaran in late April, he said, planning to sail to French Polynesia. A few weeks into his voyage, he was struck by a storm, which disabled his catamaran and left him with no electronics and no way to cook. He declined to describe the storm or the damage in detail, but images of the boat taken during the rescue showed it with no sail.
He and Bella survived by fishing and eating their catch raw. Rain provided their drinking water.
Sailors, especially those travelling alone, get used to living — and sleeping — in the midst of constant work and whatever challenges the sea throws their way, and Shaddock said he spent most of his time fixing things on the boat. “The fatigue is the hardest part,” he said.
“I would try and find the happiness inside myself, and I found a lot of that alone at sea,” Shaddock said.
The tuna boat María Delia’s helicopter was the first sign of humans he had seen in three months. He was 1,200 miles from the nearest land when suddenly a helicopter appeared. The pilot tossed him a drink before flying off, and a short while later, the crew reached him in a speed boat.
“It made me feel like I was going to live,” he said.
Part of that encounter with sailors from the María Delia was captured on video. They circle Shaddock’s bobbing catamaran, a flock of white seabirds perched on its double hulls as Shaddock scrambles to his feet in the stern. Bella wags her tail.
A crew member asks Shaddock if he speaks English, if he’s okay, and if he has any drugs or weapons on board. Shaddock initially just hoarsely repeats, “Thank you, thank you.”
But he’s coherent, welcomes them to inspect the boat, and hands over the knife dangling from his neck.
Grupomar, the company that owns the tuna boat, said its crew gave Shaddock and Bella food and medical attention.
Shaddock said the María Delia became his “land” and the crew his family.
He said a lesson he took from the experience was a feeling that “your family is everyone, and your family is all of nature.”
Bella was an immediate hit with the crew. Shaddock said he met the dog in Mexico, and even though he tried to find her a home on land she kept following him back to sea. “She’s a lot braver than I am, that’s for sure,” he said.
Maybe that was why Bella wasn’t allowed to disembark Tuesday until Shaddock had driven away. The Australian had chosen Genaro Rosales, a fisherman from Mazatlan on the María Delia’s crew, to adopt Bella on condition that he took good care of her.
Shaddock planned to return to Australia to spend time with family and friends, but said that he enjoyed solitude. Still, he said, it might be a while before he goes back to sea.
People adrift at sea have occasionally survived much longer, but maritime accidents often do not end happily.
In 2014, a Salvadoran fisherman washed ashore on the tiny Pacific atoll of Ebon in the Marshall Islands after drifting at sea for 13 months. Jose Salvador Alvarenga left Mexico for a day of shark fishing in December 2012 and got lost during bad weather. He said he survived on fish, birds and turtles until his boat washed ashore 5,500 miles (8,850 kilometers) away.
In other cases, disabled boats are found without survivors, or are lost entirely.
Antonio Suárez, Grupomar’s president, said Tuesday that the voyage during which the María Delia rescued Shaddock may have been its final trip, because he is modernizing the company’s fleet and the boat is its smallest and more than 50 years old.
If so, it would be a “marvelous farewell, saving human lives,” Suárez said.
Shaddock hugged Suárez in gratitude, and Suárez invited him to go for a meal in celebration.
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Global investment group CDPQ will take an approximately 22% stake in Jebel Ali Port, Jebel Ali Free Zone and the National Industries Park
UAE assets valued at approximately US$23 billion1
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and MONTRÉAL, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - DP World, a global infrastructure-led supply chain solutions provider, and CDPQ, a global investment group, announced today an investment of US$5 billion (CA$6.3 billion) in three of DP World's flagship UAE assets.
CDPQ will invest US$2.5 billion in the Jebel Ali Port, the Jebel Ali Free Zone and the National Industries Park through a new joint venture in which it will hold a stake of approximately 22%2, with the remainder of the transaction being financed by debt. Other long-term investors will have the opportunity to acquire an additional stake of up to US$3 billion. The transaction implies a total enterprise value of approximately US$23 billion for the three assets.
The Jebel Ali Port, Free Zone and National Industries Park together comprise a best-in-class group of infrastructure with a solid long-term track record of growth. Combined, they form a world-class integrated ecosystem for the supply and logistics chains of over 8,700 companies from around the world, serving more than 3.5 billion people globally. The three assets generated pro-forma 2021 revenue of US$1.9 billion.
- Jebel Ali Port (JAP) — A leading international gateway port and the second largest outside of Asia, ideally located to serve the East-West trade corridor through its connectivity to 150 cities globally via 180+ shipping lanes.
- Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) — The largest free zone in the Middle East and one of the largest in the world. It is home to companies from 140 countries, including approximately 150 Fortune 500 enterprises.
- National Industries Park (NIP) — A 21 sq. km area designated for manufacturing and processing companies.
The three assets will remain fully consolidated businesses within the DP World Group and day-to-day operations, customers, service providers and employees will not be affected.
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World, said: "We are delighted to announce the broadening of our partnership with CDPQ. The DP World and CDPQ co-investments have been very successful thanks to our complementary expertise and long-term investment horizon. We believe this new partnership will enhance our assets and allow us to capture the significant growth potential of the wider region. The transaction3 also achieves our objective of reducing DP World's net leverage to below 4x Net Debt to EBITDA and this has been achieved despite the challenges of the pandemic and recent global economic conditions. The significant strengthening of our balance sheet, the continued resilience of our business, diversity in our portfolio and continued focus on supply chain solutions will support our target of achieving a strong investment-grade rating for the Group. Overall, we believe this transaction provides a strong platform for the UAE assets to meet their long-term growth objectives, while the stronger balance sheet supports the Group's wider end-to-end supply chain solution strategy, which will drive sustainable value for all DP World stakeholders."
Emmanuel Jaclot, Executive Vice-President and Head of Infrastructure at CDPQ, said: "This investment in Jebel Ali is another great illustration of the partnership between CDPQ and DP World, which now spans four continents and eighteen terminals. Today, we are pleased to deepen our long-standing relationship with a world-class logistics and supply chain operator by investing in this strategic trade infrastructure, one that will play a pivotal role in the evolution of the global economy. DP World is well positioned to provide innovative solutions to their customers worldwide, and we welcome this opportunity to invest in a best-in-class group of infrastructure that provides CDPQ with exposure to new fast-growing markets and trade routes in Africa and South Asia."
Tranche 1 (US$5 billion) of the transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2022, and tranche 2 (up to US$3 billion) is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2022.
We are a leading provider of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, enabling the flow of trade across the globe. Our comprehensive range of products and services covers every link of the supply chain – from maritime and inland terminals to marine services and industrial parks as well as technology-driven customer solutions.
We deliver these services through an interconnected global network of 295 business units in 78 countries across six continents, with a significant presence both in high-growth and mature markets. Wherever we operate, we integrate sustainability and responsible corporate citizenship into our activities, striving for a positive contribution to the economies and communities where we live and work.
Our dedicated, diverse, and professional team of more than 97,500 individuals from 158 countries are committed to delivering unrivalled value to our customers and partners. We do this by focusing on mutually beneficial relationships—with governments, shippers, traders, and other stakeholders along the global supply chain—relationships built on a foundation of mutual trust and enduring partnership.
We think ahead, anticipate change, and deploy industry-leading digital technology to further broaden our vision to disrupt world trade and create smart, efficient, and innovative solutions, while ensuring a positive and sustainable impact on economies, societies and our planet.
At CDPQ, we invest constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long term. As a global investment group managing funds for public pension and insurance plans, we work alongside our partners to build enterprises that drive performance and progress. We are active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. As at December 31, 2021, CDPQ's net assets totalled CAD 420 billion. For more information, visit cdpq.com, follow us on Twitter or consult our Facebook or LinkedIn pages.
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Today is Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Let's get caught up.
Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history.
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This morning's top headlines: Monday, Sept. 12
King Charles III has pledged to follow his late mother's example of “selfless duty" in an address to lawmakers in Parliament. Charles on Monday told members of the House of Commons and House of Lords that he would follow his late mother Queen Elizabeth II in upholding “the precious principles of constitutional governance” that underpin the U.K.’s political system. Charles then boarded a plane to Edinburgh, where he will accompany the oak coffin on a solemn procession through the cobbled streets of the Scottish capital from the royal Palace of Holyroodhouse to St. Giles' Cathedral, where members of the public will be able to pay their respects.
President Joe Biden is set to channel John F. Kennedy on the 60th anniversary of the former president’s moonshot speech. He'll highlight Biden administration efforts aimed at “ending cancer as we know it.” Biden is traveling to Boston on Monday to highlight a new federally backed study that seeks to validate using blood tests to screen against multiple cancers. Medical experts say it could be a game-changer in diagnostic testing to dramatically improve early detection of cancers. Biden's speech at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum comes as he targets diseases that kill more people in the U.S. except for heart disease.
President Joe Biden is announcing a new initiative to encourage biotech production and research in the U.S. It's the latest move by the White House to boost domestic industry. Biden on Monday signed an executive order launching the initiative and later in Boston will address how biotech can help fight cancer during a visit to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. On Wednesday, the Democratic president's administration will host a summit and announce new investments from several federal agencies. A senior administration official says the White House wants to support manufacturing biotech products developed in the U.S., rather than seeing American innovations produced abroad.
Americans are remembering 9/11 with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims’ relatives and dignitaries gathered Sunday at all three places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001 — the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. President Joe Biden told the Pentagon gathering that the U.S. would continue working to root out terrorists. First lady Jill Biden spoke in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Vice President Kamala Harris attended the ceremony in New York, where politicians are not allowed to speak. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people.
Firefighters made progress against a huge Northern California wildfire that was still growing and threatening thousands of mountain homes, while crews also battled major blazes Sunday in Oregon and Washington. Cal Fire says the Mosquito Fire in foothills east of Sacramento spread to nearly 65 square miles, with 10% containment. More than 5,800 structures in Placer and El Dorado counties are under threat and some 11,000 residents are under evacuation orders. Southeast of Los Angeles, cooler temperatures and rain brought respite to firefighters battling the massive Fairview Fire after sweltering heat last week.
Ukraine has kept the counteroffensive momentum in its war against Russia going. It says it liberated one village after another amid a claim that in one region it had pushed the invaders back right up to the borders they came from. Kyiv authorities said that electric power and water supplies have been restored to some 80 percent in the embattled Kharkiv region after Sunday’s attacks by Russia on power stations and other infrastructure that knocked out electricity in many place across Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that its troops had liberated more than 20 settlements within the last day.
Emmy Awards host Kenan Thompson and the ceremony’s producers are promising a feel-good event. That description doesn't apply to several of the top nominated shows. Among the best drama contenders at Monday night's ceremony are the violently dystopian “Squid Game” and “Succession,” about a powerful and cutthroat family. Even comedy nominee “Ted Lasso,” the defending champ, took a dark turn last season. But after several pandemic-affected awards seasons, Emmy producers say the night will be big and festive. Kenan Thompson of “Saturday Night Live” fame says he wants a celebratory and stress-free night. The Emmys air at 8 p.m. Eastern on NBC and stream on Peacock.
Closing arguments are scheduled Monday for R. Kelly and two co-defendants in the R&B singer’s trial on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex. Jury deliberations will follow. The defense rested late Friday. Kelly and his ex-business manager Derrell McDavid are charged with fixing Kelly’s 2008 state child pornography trial — at which Kelly was acquitted — by threatening witnesses and concealing video evidence. Both also face child pornography charges. A third co-defendant, Kelly associate Milton Brown, is accused of receiving child pornography. The 55-year-old Kelly already was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June after a separate federal trial in New York.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tom Brady and Mike Evans connected on a punctuating touchdown, Leonard Fournette ran for 127 yards, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated the Cowboys 19-3 Sunday night while Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott departed with a hand injury.
Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 and become the youngest man to move up to No. 1 in the rankings. Alcaraz is a Spaniard who was appearing in his eighth major tournament and second at Flushing Meadows. He only briefly showed any signs of fatigue Sunday after having to get through three consecutive five-setters to reach the title match. Ruud is a 23-year-old from Norway who is now 0-2 in Slam finals. He was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June.
Bubba Wallace won his second career NASCAR Cup Series race and denied the playoff field of an automatic spot in the next round for the second straight week when he held off championship contenders Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell to win at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin finished second behind the car he owns along with Michael Jordan. Bell finished third and Alex Bowman fourth with playoff outsider Martin Truex Jr. in fifth. William Byron, Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez are all in the playoff hunt and rounded out the top 10.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Congressman Donald McEachin delivered two checks totaling more than $1.3 million to Virginia Commonwealth University Thursday.
Almost one million will be going towards VCU’s “RVA Gun Violence Prevention Framework,” helping to establish a public health response to violence in the city.
$400,000 will go towards recruiting, training, and supporting high-quality early childhood teachers.
“High quality, early childhood education has been shown to dramatically enhance youth’s cognitive, psychological, and emotional development and better prepare them for their primary education,” said Rep. McEachin in a release.
VCU President, Dr. Michael Rao, said the funds will help the community as it changes.
“As we’ve seen in the last couple of years, the needs of Americans are changing rapidly. And so for that reason we are committed, and this is our vision, to put the needs of our students and our patients first.”
Congressman McEachin said the funding is just one solution to help fight gun violence and promote public health in Richmond. | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/vcu-receives-more-than-1-3-million-for-teachers-gun-violence-prevention/ | 2022-04-14 22:19:52 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/vcu-receives-more-than-1-3-million-for-teachers-gun-violence-prevention/ |
ATLANTA, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Focus Brands®, parent company of iconic brands including Auntie Anne's®, Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Jamba®, McAlister's Deli®, Moe's Southwest Grill® and Schlotzsky's®, announced today that Nandu Gandhi has been appointed Chief Technology Officer.
With more than three decades of exceptional achievements in global technology leadership, strategy and delivery, Gandhi brings a breadth of expertise and forward-thinking leadership to Focus Brands in a pivotal time for the company as it undergoes a digital transformation across the portfolio. In his new role, he will help scale the organization by building a high-performing, talented team and by implementing new technology and practices while capitalizing on momentum from the company's digital investments thus far.
"As we continue to invest and transform our digital and technology capabilities, it is critical to have the right leaders in place," said Jim Holthouser, CEO of Focus Brands. "I'm confident that Nandu, along with his team, will make great strides in improving the technology and systems in place to help our brands continue to grow."
Focus Brands' digital transformation journey began in 2021, with the mission to become a best-in-class organization in the space by tackling the digital revolution head-on. The company has made great progress in the journey already, leveraging the power of the portfolio and building out industry-leading capabilities in key areas including data science, digital platforms, loyalty programs and its tech stack. Nandu will continue to drive this project forward, working cross-functionally to help the Focus Brands portfolio of brands continue to create and nurture deep, individual relationships with customers to grow digital traffic and sales.
Gandhi comes to Focus Brands most recently from Digital Transformation Consulting, where he directed the global digital transformation program for a host of luxury brands. Prior to that role, he spent seven years at Macy's, Inc., representing the technology function in the enterprise digital transformation office and delivering new revenue generating models. Gandhi also boasts extensive successes at The Home Depot in re-platforming the company's website, leading the design and implementation of a first-ever autonomous IT organization for Home Depot Canada, as well as the largest SAP-Retail implementation of its time. Gandhi's history of working in multi-branded and multi-channel retail and consumer services gives him the knowledge and depth of experience to continue to evolve and improve upon the technology and systems we have in place at Focus Brands.
About Focus Brands
Atlanta-based Focus Brands® is a leading developer of global multi-channel foodservice brands. Focus Brands, through its affiliate brands, is the franchisor and operator of more than 6,400 restaurants, cafes, ice cream shoppes, and bakeries in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and over 55 foreign countries under the Auntie Anne's®, Carvel®, Cinnabon®, Jamba®, Moe's Southwest Grill®, McAlister's Deli®, and Schlotzsky's® brand names, as well as the Seattle's Best Coffee® brand on certain military bases and in certain international markets. Please visit www.focusbrands.com to learn more.
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(CNN) — A Broward County jury has awarded a Florida family $800,000 in a civil lawsuit against McDonald’s and one of its franchisees after a toddler was burned by hot chicken nuggets.
In May, the jury found that McDonald’s and franchise owner Upchurch Foods were liable for failing to properly warn or provide reasonable instructions on the possible harm from the hot McNuggets dispensed at a Tamarac, Florida, drive-thru, as CNN affiliate WPLG previously reported.
Today, the jury awarded the family a total of $800,000 for pain and suffering, disfigurement, mental anguish, inconvenience and loss of capacity for enjoyment of life. That includes $400,000 for injuries sustained in the past and $400,000 for damages the jury determined will be sustained in the future.
In a statement, attorneys for the family said, “This momentous decision brings meaningful closure to an arduous and protracted legal process. Having previously established the defendants, Upchurch Foods Inc. and McDonald’s USA LLC, as liable for their wrongful actions, this verdict reaffirms that they must now face the consequences and provide full justice.”
CNN has reached out to attorneys for Upchurch Foods and McDonald’s for comment.
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The U.S. Department of Education has issued updated guidance on prayer and other religious expressions in public schools.
The guidance follows last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision Kennedy vs. Bremerton, which held that a public school district could not stop a football coach from praying on the 50-yard line after games. The court ruled that such prayer was a personal religious observance and that preventing someone from engaging in such a practice violated the First Amendment's protections for free speech and the free exercise of religion.
The new guidance says "Teachers, school administrators, and other school employees may not encourage or discourage private prayer or other religious activity."
It goes on to say the U.S. Constitution allows school employees themselves to engage in private prayer during the workday. But it warns that they may not "compel, coerce, persuade, or encourage students to join in the employee's prayer or other religious activity."
The guidance also says a school may take reasonable measures to ensure students aren't pressured to join in their teachers' or coaches' prayers.
In this season of graduation ceremonies, the Department of Education is reiterating earlier guidance that public school officials "may not mandate or organize prayer at graduation or select speakers for such events in a manner that favors religious speech such as prayer."
In practice, when prayers are part of such events, they are offered by community religious leaders rather than school faculty or staff.
When such speakers offer prayers, the guidance says that school officials "may choose to make appropriate, neutral disclaimers to clarify that such speech (whether religious or nonreligious) is the speaker's and not the school's speech."
The Department of Education also offers counsel on how public schools should deal with religious expression other than prayer.
It says students have the right to distribute religious literature to their classmates but that schools may impose reasonable restrictions on how and when it's distributed. And it says schools "may not target religious literature for more permissive or more restrictive regulation."
The Department of Education also distinguishes between teaching religion and teaching about religion. It says public schools may not provide religious instruction meant to indoctrinate students into specific belief systems. But faculty, as part of the curriculum, may teach about religion as a subject of inquiry or influence.
For instance, courses about the Bible or Quran as literature would be permissible, as would classes or lessons on the role of religion in U.S. or world history.
Similarly, the guidance says the study of "religious influences on philosophy, art, music, literature, and social studies" are also permissible as long as the teaching "is not used to promote or favor religion generally, a particular religion, or a religious belief."
The group American Atheists is praising the Biden Administration's updated guidance. In a statement the organization says the move protects "the religious freedom of families whose children are in the public school system."
The organization points to a series of bills in state legislatures that inject religion into schools, calling them "an attack on the religious freedom of both students and parents."
For example, bills before the Texas legislature this session would allow schools to hire chaplains and require the displaying of posters in every public school classroom that list a version of the Ten Commandments.
In a statement, Nick Fish, the president of American Atheists criticizes such moves, which are often led by conservative lawmakers: "They constantly scream 'indoctrination' whenever LGBTQ students affirm who they are." Yet, he says these same legislators are actively seeking to indoctrinate students.
"The Biden Administration's guidance," Fish says, "protects families from Christian nationalists' hypocritical attempts to foster coercive religious exercise in schools."
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty is also praising the Department of Education's updated guidance. The group's general counsel Holly Hollman says in a statement, "The U.S. Department of Education's new guidance does a good job protecting students of all faiths and students who don't practice a faith."
The statement goes on to say, "Religious liberty in public schools is safeguarded by forbidding teachers and other government employees from leading students in religious exercises while on duty or otherwise coercing students in matters of religion."
The Baptist Joint Committee's executive director Amanda Tayler earlier criticized the Trump Administration's rhetoric surrounding 2020 guidance on school prayer, saying it had "sounded a false alarm about the status of prayer in public school, echoing the claims of Christian nationalism."
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MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Officials are meeting in Kigali in Rwanda this week as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the preservation of land and marine wildlife, despite little funding and the low quality of many existing conservation areas in the region.
Just 14% of Africa’s land and inland water ecosystems and 17% of coastal and marine areas are protected, according to United Nations estimates. The continent currently has 9,118 protected areas. Over 100 countries worldwide have ambitions to expand conservation efforts and protect wildlife from human-caused damages.
“Africa’s protected and conserved areas face serious issues that need to be addressed urgently,” said Ken Mwathe, policy coordinator for Birdlife International in Africa. He said climate change, the decline in quality for protected areas due to underfunding and the growth of infrastructure development in protected areas area severely hampering biodiversity on the continent.
“The push for development in protected and other key biodiversity areas is one that governments and stakeholders should critically interrogate during the congress,” Mwathe said.
Those working on the frontlines of conservation are already facing increasing challenges. On Kenya’s Wasini Island, where coral reefs and fish are protected by a community-managed marine park, conservation managers say it’s difficult for these projects to succeed.
“Managing this local marine park is quite expensive for the community and requires a lot of external support,” said Dosa Mshenga, a member of the community that looks after the coral reefs. “However it has a major positive side. Since we started coral restoration and watching the designated area around eight years ago, we have seen fish, octopus and even lobsters which had disappeared returning.”
But these gains are now threatened by the construction of a major fishing port in Shimoni, just 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from the island, Mshenga said.
The Great Blue Wall Initiative — a project to protect marine life across Africa’s east coast — will play a prominent part in marine conservation discussions, alongside community-led projects like those in Wasini, Luther Anukur, regional director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which is hosting the conference, said. He added that local communities and Indigenous people will be at the forefront of conservation efforts.
“It is important to note that African people have not only lived alongside wildlife but have been its protectors too,” Anukur said.
African governments have found themselves under increasing public pressure and international condemnation in recent weeks following evictions of Indigenous communities from conservation areas, with the Maasai in Tanzania appealing to the U.N. for better protections following violent confrontations that forced them to leave their ancestral homes in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The congress brings together wildlife parks and reserves managers, scientists, and Indigenous and community leaders. It’s hoped that increasing the dialogue between groups will improve the health of Africa’s biodiversity hotspots and combat worrying trends, such as the increase in poaching and the illegal wildlife trade.
A high-level discussion on the link between climate change and biodiversity, with an emphasis on protected areas that can significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, will be central to the meeting, organizer Anukur added.
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Dear Amy: We live in a quiet cul-de-sac. Our homes are spread apart, and noise has never been an issue.
Our next-door neighbor is a sweet widow.
When the pandemic hit, her thirtysomething son “Brad,” who worked in the restaurant industry, moved in with her to make ends meet after his restaurant was shut down.
He has a car that has been modified to be very, very loud. You can hear it coming from almost a mile away.
Their garage is right next to our master bedroom. Brad has a habit of starting the car and sitting for up to 30 minutes before he leaves the driveway.
He will also sit for an extended period before he turns off the car when he arrives home, which – because of his shift – is often in the middle of the night.
We didn’t say anything initially, believing Brad’s tenancy was only temporary.
But it’s been three years now, and he recently purchased another vehicle – one that is louder than the first!
Because we have waited so long, I feel bad saying something, and struggle with what to say.
What should we do?
Vroomed Out
Dear Vroomed Out: Most towns have noise ordinances, and Brad’s hot rod is likely violating yours.
Tolerance is a virtue, but so is speaking frankly about an issue when it first comes up. This gives everyone the benefit of making adjustments.
I assume that Brad’s car bothers everyone in the area as he circles the cul-de-sac at night and then sits with the motor running (this also likely violates a local ordinance). And imagine the impact on his mother!
So – tell him now. Say, “Brad, we appreciate having you as a neighbor, but our bedroom is right next to your garage. Your new car is even louder than your previous car, and you sometimes run the engine for several minutes right underneath our window. I should have said something sooner, but can you be more aware of the impact on us?”
That’s the friendly first attempt. Depending on his response, you might need to rev up your efforts.
Dear Amy: I am incredibly hurt by not being invited to either of my two employees’ baby showers.
It’s just the three of us in this office. Because of my choice to provide growth and creative opportunities for these employees, as well as flexibility and generous compensation and benefits – my life is pretty miserable.
They are flourishing while I am left with a hugely complicated list of administrative tasks, including being a one-person HR department. This is in addition to managing the many other responsibilities essential to the existence of the organization.
It is very hard to find someone willing and able to handle these essential but extremely boring tasks, although I keep trying, while I chip away.
We all know a lot about each other’s personal lives, which are entwined in various ways (through relatives and friends), and I care about them very much.
This feels like a personal rejection. Do you think I am overreacting?
Hurt Boss
Dear Hurt Boss: I don’t think you are overreacting.
After addressing this with these women calmly and honestly, you should also reassess your business model.
You’ve described your own life as “pretty miserable,” while these employees flourish. The experience of small organization proprietors is one of extreme hard work and sacrifice, but you should not place your own needs below that of the people who work for you. Ideally, everyone flourishes, each in their own way.
Perhaps you could rebalance the workload, offering your employees fewer creative opportunities and more of the administrative tasks which you currently shoulder.
If you professionalize your office experience, you’ll create more of a boundary between yourself and these employees; thus you would also be less hurt by their personal choices.
Dear Amy: The letter from “Frustrated Mom” was ridiculous, and your answer was terrible.
Grandmothers the world over have given their grandchildren treats and sweets, and let them do things they can’t do at home.
You should not side with parents who insist on ridiculous rules.
Upset
Dear Upset: I am a grandmother and … yes, I do side with parents and respect their basic rules when their children are with me.
Do we enjoy an occasional soft-serve ice cream for dinner and an overly long game of mini golf afterward? Guilty.
But do I let them open secret social media accounts to use at my house, as this grandmother had done? Nope.
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TARZANA, Calif., Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tapcheck, a prominent provider of financial wellness solutions featuring the most precise on-demand pay offering for employees, announced today its partnership with AllianceHCM, a complete workforce management solution based in Houston, Texas.
Since 1989, AllianceHCM has grown into one of the country's largest privately-held human capital management (HCM) software providers. The company has a track record of unparalleled service and is known for offering best-in-class solutions for its customers. AllianceHCM consistently receives noteworthy praise from its clients, achieving a 97% customer retention rate.
Through this partnership, Tapcheck now serves as another integrated partner within AllianceHCM's marketplace to improve business operations and performance for its customers, enabling access to its platform for over 4,500 businesses and a total of 700,000 employees.
"Alliance's technology, open interoperability with partners, and exemplary customer service drive higher-than-industry average levels of customer satisfaction and retention," says Michael Ross, Tapcheck's Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. "We are honored to add our services to the AllianceHCM marketplace with other trusted, well-known names in the business."
"Our clients' employees will be in a better position to achieve financial flexibility when they offer on-demand pay, and no extra burdens or costs are incurred by the business to do this," said Matt Umholtz, AllianceHCM President. "That's why this partnership with Tapcheck is important to us–because it supports our customers and their most valuable asset, their employees."
With over 160 direct integrations, including 80 different time and attendance systems and growing, Tapcheck will have the ability to reach more businesses with their financial wellness benefits and provide the highest precision on-demand pay platform on the market. Now more companies can empower their employees with financial wellness and access to their earned wages – all through an easy-to-use, user-friendly app.
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The executive director of the San Jose Police Officers' Association is accused of a scheme to distribute synthetic opioids.
Authorities claim Joanne Marian Segovia would order synthetic opioids from dealers overseas using her personal and office computers.
According to a criminal complaint, Segovia had at least 61 shipments mailed to her home, dating back to October 2015.
"The manifests for these shipments declared their contents with labels like 'Wedding Party Favors,' 'Gift Makeup,' or 'Chocolate and Sweets,'" the Department of Justice said.
SEE MORE: Officials see wave of rainbow-colored fentanyl across 21 states
During a Homeland Security investigation into a network shipping controlled substances into the San Francisco Bay Area from abroad, authorities say they intercepted five shipments meant for Segovia. Inside, they reportedly found thousands of pills, including synthetic opioids.
Investigators claim Segovia was using WhatsApp to communicate about logistics for receiving and sending the pills.
A parcel containing valeryl fentanyl addressed to Segovia was seized in Kentucky on March 10, authorities said. The package allegedly originated from China.
Segovia made her first court appearance on Friday and was granted conditions of release. According to the Department of Justice, she faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
SEE MORE: US fighting fentanyl smuggling with new technology at southern border
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Dr. Esgar Guarin is raising awareness about vasectomies. With a background in family medicine, he switched to doing vasectomies only a few years ago. Now, he says he performs 600 to 700 of them a year.
“We really want to change the mentality of men in terms of our participation in contraception,” said Guarin, the co-founder and medical director of SimpleVas Vasectomy Clinic in Iowa. He's also a medical advisory board member at World Vasectomy Day, a nonprofit organization.
Some of the vasectomies Guarin performs are done through his mobile clinic.
“It has a restroom, it has a waiting area, and it has the procedure room,” he explained.
The main goal is to make vasectomies easier to access.
“The patient comes in, walks in, 30 minutes spent in my office, 10 minutes out of those 30 are the procedure, and then off he goes,” Guarin said.
Data from the National Survey of Family Growth in 2010 found that 6% of men reported getting a vasectomy whereas 16% of women reported getting a tubal ligation.
“At least we can do one to one, I’ll be very satisfied because we will be talking about a more equitable playing field in terms of reproductive health,” he said. “Tubal ligations are more complex, more costly, more invasive, you need an operating room, you need a physical location, you cannot move. Vasectomies are not like that.”
He said there are two things that cause men to not consider the procedure.
“There's ignorance, there's lack of adequate information, and there’s complexity in the process,” he said.
SimpleVas works to change that along with the cost and scheduling aspect. According to Planned Parenthood, the average price of a vasectomy is $1,000. SimpleVas offers them for $699 without insurance, for example. Guarin also works weekends to allow for better scheduling for men.
“I’ve simplified the system in a way that, if you want to see it this way, if a guy doesn't want to do a vasectomy he doesn't have excuses for it. And the only reason for him not to do it will be because he simply does not want to do it, which is completely legitimate,” he said. “Some people can question or criticize that approach and say ‘Well, you're babying men a lot’ and my answer to that is ‘Yes, I am’.”
Their mobile unit travels around Iowa, driving nearly 600 miles each month they take the mobile unit out. The team has even taken it on a road trip to New York City to spread awareness.
“To this day, to our knowledge, we are the only mobile vasectomy clinic there is in the country,” Dr. Guarin said.
He said he receives criticism from some on his motives behind spreading awareness. His main goal is to bring down the number of tubal ligations and increase vasectomies.
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Company Says Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) and Other Key Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Capabilities are Needed to Protect Midsize Enterprises
MEMPHIS, Tenn. and NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cyber Guards, a managed security service provider specializing in managed detection and response, security validation testing, and compliance assessments, and Ericom Software, a leading provider of Zero Trust cloud cybersecurity solutions and developer of the ZTEdge™ SASE Platform, announced today that Cyber Guards is leveraging ZTEdge to deliver Zero Trust managed security services to midsize enterprises (MSEs) and SMBs.
"There is a lot of hype about Zero Trust security. As a result, organizations are coming to us seeking clarification of what Zero Trust is and wanting advice on how they can implement it," said Erik Holmes, Cyber Guards CEO. "We partnered with Ericom because ZTEdge isn't hype. The platform is comprehensive, offering a variety of capabilities that organizations can immediately take advantage of to improve their security and scale as their needs change."
Ericom's ZTEdge cloud security platform is the easiest way for midsize enterprises and small businesses to rapidly adopt Zero Trust security principles. ZTEdge provides organizations with an integrated cloud security solution that cuts complexity, reduces cyber-risk, and improves performance, all at a dramatically lower price point than alternative solutions. The platform's Zero Trust security controls support multiple use cases, including:
- Identifying users and authenticating devices: Securely connecting the right people and devices to the right applications and resources.
- Eliminating ransomware and phishing: Protecting users and their devices as they interact with the web and email.
- Securing remote access to private applications and desktops: Providing a simple way to connect remote workers with private cloud and on-premises applications and remote desktops.
- Controlling SaaS application access: Limiting access to public cloud apps like Office 365 or Salesforce to only authenticated and authorized users, eliminating credential theft risk, and restricting data sharing privileges.
- Segmenting networks and providing visibility: Segmenting and monitoring networks to stop threats like ransomware spread and detecting, blocking, and remediating intrusions.
- Simplifying networking using a Cloud Area Network™: Reducing cost and complexity while improving security by connecting users, apps, servers, and containers through a high-performance Zero Trust cloud overlay network.
Holmes continued, "In looking at the Zero Trust capabilities available through the ZTEdge platform, we feel like an obvious place to start for many of our customers will be the use of the Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solution as a replacement for complex and vulnerable remote access VPNs. With ZTEdge, it is simple to implement ZTNA making it the ideal first step in an organization's Zero Trust journey."
With ZTEdge ZTNA, no network reconfiguration is required, and it can be easily integrated with an existing identity solution or alternatively, an organization can utilize built-in ZTEdge identity and access management and multi-factor authentication capabilities.
Once a user is authenticated, the user is connected to only the limited set of applications and IT resources they are explicitly authorized to use, based on their individual access policy information. All other resources are cloaked so users and bad actors have no visibility to their presence on the network, eliminating lateral movement and the risk of ransomware infection and spread. The solution comes with a patent-pending ML-enabled Automatic Policy Builder that automates user-level policy creation, simplifying the process of creating, maintaining, and monitoring granular access policies.
Simon Moran, ZTEdge Vice President of Sales & Business Development, added, "When we met with Erik and the Cyber Guards team, we were immediately impressed with the culture of service and the cybersecurity experience they bring to the midsize enterprise and small business markets they serve. ZTEdge was built with the needs of these organizations in mind, delivering a broad set of Zero Trust security controls at a price-point aligned with the budgets of smaller businesses."
Learn more about the ZTEdge Zero Trust Cloud Security Platform here.
About Ericom Software
Ericom Software is a leading provider of cloud-delivered, Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions that protect today's digitally distributed organizations from advanced security threats. The company's ZTEdge™ platform is the industry's first Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution developed specifically for midsize enterprises and small businesses. Ericom solutions leverage innovative remote browser isolation, application isolation, micro-segmentation, and virtualization technologies, and are delivered on the Ericom Global Cloud, a distributed high-availability elastic cloud platform. Ericom's cybersecurity solutions protect thousands of businesses and millions of end users worldwide. The company has offices around the world and a global network of distributors and partners.
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Fentanyl pills disguised in candy bags seized at LA airport
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities on Wednesday seized thousands of suspected fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes at Los Angeles International Airport.
Someone tried to go through security screening with some snacks and bags of candy at about 7:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
“However, it was discovered that inside the ‘Sweetarts’, ‘Skittles’, and ‘Whoppers’ candy boxes were fentanyl pills,” the statement said.
About 12,000 pills were seized by sheriff’s detectives and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents assigned to a drug task force at the airport, authorities said.
The suspected trafficker fled but has been identified, authorities said.
Authorities recently have warned that drug dealers have been disguising fentanyl in candy wrappers and manufacturing them in rainbow colors.
“With Halloween approaching, parents need to make sure they are checking their kids candy and not allowing them to eat anything until it has been inspected by them,” the Sheriff’s Department said.
Parents shouldn’t touch any suspected drugs and should immediately call law enforcement, the department said.
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YOKOHAMA, Japan, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- With Computational and Applied Mathematics Expert on Board, UNIPLAT Will Continue to Strengthen Its Innovation to Support Researchers and Entrepreneurs Worldwide -
Unify Platform AG has announced that Dr. Maarten de Hoop, the Simons Chair in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Earth Science at Rice University, USA, officially joined the advisory board of UNIPLAT, the world's first (*) online platform specialized for researchers and entrepreneurs focusing on SDGs-related fields, as one of the senior advisors on August 15, 2022.
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Born in the Netherlands, Dr. de Hoop has worked in the USA since 1995. From 1992 to 1995, he was a Program Leader and Senior Research Scientist at Schlumberger Cambridge Research Center. He joined the Colorado School of Mines in 1995 where he was the Co-Leader of the Center for Wave Phenomena. In 2005, he moved to Purdue University as a Professor of Mathematics and of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, and became the Director of the Center for Computational and Applied Mathematics. He joined Rice University in 2015 and is currently the Simons Chair in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Earth Science.
UNIPLAT is delighted to welcome such a legend as a senior advisor and is excited to gain lots of sense of wonders from his insights and discoveries for the platform's development and innovation from now on.
"UNIPLAT is a transparent platform designed to facilitate researchers and entrepreneurs around the world to get exposure and connect with one another to accelerate research and its potential impact on industry and society," said Dr. Maarten de Hoop, responding to his new role as a senior advisor of UNIPLAT.
"For academic institutions, UNIPLAT provides a unique opportunity to simplify and expand enabling translation of discoveries into technology, startup creation, and commercialization on the one hand and funding research in laboratories with specific longer-term innovation goals on the other hand. The platform allows faculty, postdocs, and graduate students to directly interact with entrepreneurs, through presentations, proposals, and workshops, avoiding administrative overhead.
"I view of my role as senior advisor to generate ideas for developing programs for entrepreneurs supporting academic research, technology transfer, and for early-stage ventures specifically in machine learning, energy, and space science."
"It is a great honor to invite Professor Maarten de Hoop, a world-famous scientist, as an advisor to UNIPLAT. He researches and develops the prediction technologies for atmosphere, volcanoes, and earthquakes on Earth and many planets by edging deep learning. This is about a truly SF world. I am confident that the presence of Professor de Hoop, a prominent international space mathematics scientist, will give UNIPLAT members dreams and hopes," said Takahisa Karita, the co-founder, CFO, and COO of Unify Platform AG, the management company of UNIPLAT.
To read more about Dr. de Hoop's exceptional bio, please visit UNIPLAT advisory board page: https://www.uniplat.social/advisory-board#MaartenDeHoop
About UNIPLAT
UNIPLAT is the world's first (*) online platform specialized for researchers and entrepreneurs from all over the world to share their ideas and research projects, and gain support from individuals or institutions. Developed and managed by Unify Platform AG ( https://unify21.com/ ) which is based in Switzerland, UNIPLAT's mission is to accelerate the success of the SDGs.
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Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged in Wisconsin with sex abuse
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The defrocked Roman Catholic cardinal who became the face of the church’s clergy sex abuse crisis has been charged in Wisconsin with sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man more than 45 years ago, court records show.
A criminal complaint filed Friday alleges that Theodore McCarrick, who was removed from the priesthood in 2019 after a Vatican investigation found he had sexually molested adults and children, fondled a man in 1977 while staying at a cabin on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin.
The alleged victim, who is not named, told investigators that McCarrick had repeatedly sexually assaulted him since he was 11 and even brought him to parties where other adult men sexually assaulted him, according to the complaint.
McCarrick became the highest-ranking Roman Catholic official in the U.S. to face criminal charges for sexual abuse when he was accused in 2021 of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in Massachusetts at a wedding reception in 1974. His attorneys asked the judge in that case earlier this year to dismiss the charges, saying that McCarrick, now 92 and suffering from dementia, is not competent to stand trial.
The once-powerful priest was ordained in 1958 and became archbishop in Newark, New Jersey, in 1986 and then archbishop of Washington, D.C., in 2000. He rose to power despite church officials’ knowledge of accusations against him. A two-year Vatican investigation into McCarrick’s tenure found credible reports of his problematic behavior dating back to 1999, including an inquiry confirming that McCarrick had slept with seminarians.
The church has confirmed it made financial settlements with adults who accused McCarrick of sexual misconduct. McCarrick retired in 2006 but continued to be active in political circles until he was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019.
Wisconsin prosecutors learned of the alleged 1977 assault through a program dedicated to prosecuting instances of abuse by faith leaders, according to a news release. Officials were able to charge McCarrick because the statute of limitations does not apply to people who are not residents of the state. A similar law allowed Massachusetts prosecutors to bring their case against McCarrick more than 40 years later.
McCarrick’s attorney in Massachusetts, William Fick, did not immediately return a phone call or email sent Monday. An attorney for McCarrick has not yet been listed in the Wisconsin case.
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Which dinnerware set is best?
An essential part of every kitchen, dinnerware is what allows you to enjoy your meals to the fullest. The best dinnerware set not only provides functionality to the dinner table, or wherever you may dine, but also aesthetics and personalization.
This Mikasa 40-Piece Set is an elegant and comprehensive set that champions quality material and longevity. However, the right dinnerware set caters to personal needs, varying in look, durability and price.
What to know before you buy a dinnerware set
Dinnerware set pieces
The basic dinnerware set consists of four pieces: dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl and mug. The dinner plate is the largest item, designed for your main course. The salad plate is a matching smaller piece that may be used for salads or other appetizers. While most salad plates are flat, some may be slightly depressed.
Soup bowls tend to be small, similar to salad plates but have steeper sides. Lastly, a mug serves as a generic beverage vessel, though tends to be geared toward coffee or tea. In some cases, the mug may be omitted from the collection, resulting in a three-piece set.
Number of settings
Settings refer to the number of people each collection serves. You typically have the option of buying a single setting for a lone person, a four-person setting for the average household or an eight- or 12-person setting for more elaborate affairs.
Unfortunately, most collections don’t feature odd numbers, so in order for everyone eating to match, you’ll have to purchase more than you may need.
Size and shape
Consider size and shape, because not all dinnerware sets are crafted equally. Larger options push aesthetics as much as functionally, as they look to highlight your meal, while smaller sets are best for those with more compact kitchens, cabinets and cupboards.
Dinnerware sets may vary in shape. Keep in mind that circular items tend to be less efficient when it comes to storage than square or rectangular pieces. Note not just the length or diameter, but the depth as well, which will influence stacking in a cabinet.
What to look for in a quality dinnerware set
Material
Material influences longevity, weight, ease of cleaning and overall quality. The most common materials used for dinnerware are stoneware, porcelain and bone china.
- Stoneware is popular for its aesthetic and durability; it tends to be thick and sturdy and allows for various colors and textures to be imprinted.
- Porcelain is a finer ceramic that is typically white in color. It’s also rather expensive.
- Bone china is used in the most elegant and expensive dinnerware. It may be plain or ornately decorated and comes with a lengthy life span.
Color and design
Dinnerware sets can match your style and personal style with various colors, patterns and other designs available. Basic solid colors are most common and are useful for a variety of occasions. Those with ornate or complex designs and patterns tend to be reversed for more formal affairs.
Extra components
More elaborate sets include extra pieces and additional useful dining components, such as an added plate, bowl or saucer for your mug. Large sets may also offer serveware.
Versatility
Depending on the material, some dinnerware may be safe for use in the dishwasher, microwave, oven or freezer. Some may be suitable up to a certain temperature, so check the limitations and work within them.
How much you can expect to spend on a dinnerware set
You can typically expect to pay between $15-$30 per setting, with a slight price break when you buy a larger set. Material and design will influence price, with high-end options costing up to $40 per serving.
Dinnerware set FAQ
What’s the difference between dinnerware, serveware and flatware?
A. Dinnerware involves the plates and bowls that an individual eats from directly. Serveware, meanwhile, is more communal. These are the bowls and plates where the meal in its entirety is placed; each individual serves their own portion from the serveware. Lastly, flatware comprises the utensils you eat with; your knife, spoon and fork.
How do I store and care for my dinnerware?
A. Quality dinnerware is an investment, and it’s important to employ best care practices. While most materials are dishwasher friendly, they are still subject to the quality of your dishwasher; chemicals can wear down the material over time while any moving items within the unit can damage the surface. As such, it’s recommended to wash high-end dinnerware by hand. Similarly, high-quality material should also be dried by hand and stored delicately. Be mindful when stacking so as not to chip any material.
Dinnerware that is used regularly can be stored in a convenient cupboard, while fine China used for special occasions may require a special storage cabinet where it is less exposed.
What’s the best dinnerware set to buy?
Top dinnerware set
What you need to know: This elegant dinnerware set provides long-lasting quality and aesthetics for a variety of occasions.
What you’ll love: Bone China is durable and sophisticated; a white aesthetic suits semi-casual and formal affairs alike. It serves eight and is safe in an oven, microwave and dishwasher.
What you should consider: It’s a bit expensive. The lack of color may also be off-putting to some people.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top dinnerware set for the money
What you need to know: This simple, yet versatile dinnerware set for six people comes at an affordable price.
What you’ll love: It’s made of light and enduring porcelain. Its minimalist modern design is suitable for casual meals. It’s also safe for your dishwasher, freezer and microwave.
What you should consider: It does not include matching mugs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This single-serving ceramic dinnerware set has a rustic look and reliable construction.
What you’ll love: This farmhouse-style, four-piece dinnerware set is made of glazed ceramic. It’s also available in a variety of muted colors to match your personality and decor. It resists chips and is safe for your oven, microwave and dishwasher.
What you should consider: It’s a bit expensive for a single setting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CyberFuels, Inc., a division of EncounterCare Solutions, ECSL, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with an international energy company that has a new patented process for producing Green Hydrogen. This relationship will work in conjunction with CyberFuels current distribution of its own proprietary alternative fuels and additives that already help to decarbonize the atmosphere. The Letter of Intent calls for the first prototype of the commercial units to be placed at the new CyberFuels Gateway Terminal in Tampa, Florida. Details on the contract will be further provided after the close of the deal.
John Lawrence, President of CyberFuels, Inc. stated "Climate change and cleaner air is what everyone is talking about today. The EV discussions are nice, but they have their own inherent environmental issues. Maybe the problem is not the Internal Combustion engine, but rather what fuel is being burned in today's engine. That is where CyberFuels comes in. We currently have fuels that are advantageous to the environment, and we are extremely excited to have this Green Hydrogen technology housed in our new Green Terminal looking forward to the next generation." The purchase of the new Cyberfuels Gateway Terminal in Tampa Florida is expected to close in August and permitting will begin immediately thereafter with construction to follow.
Green Hydrogen is important to the growth and vision of CyberFuels' plans of providing sustainable zero GHG emissions eFuels. An added feature of the new patented process for production of hydrogen is that it uses municipal solid waste and a process similar to fast pyrolysis which produces Green Hydrogen at a substantially lower cost than traditional methods of production. Today, 96% of Hydrogen comes from Steam Methane Reformation and 4% from electrolysis. Both methods are very expensive. Having the Hydrogen hub at the CyberFuels Terminal will allow the company to have back up hydrogen power for the terminal's energy needs, which will also include utilizing solar power as a power source. As part of the relationship, hydrogen will be sold at a very attractive price to be used as fuel. Next, Green Hydrogen is also an important component of Green Methanol, which is an important component of our eFuels solution for combustion engines of today. Mr. Lawrence further added, "CyberFuels has been developing its Green eFuels for 8 years, and the proprietary additive makes Green Methanol eFuels not only an important tool in the effort to decarbonize transportation, but also a timely alternative to help reduce fuel prices while at the same time helping to improve the environment."
CyberFuels Green Methanol will be focused on individual transportation modalities. Green Hydrogen is focused on heavy transportation such as buses, transport trucks, trains, ships, and planes.
About CyberFuels™: CyberFuels Inc. delivers custom blended GEM fuels to suit almost any engines need.
EcoFlex96™ offers high octane alternatives to regular gasoline.
Our gasoline and GEM fuels offer superior performance over similar traditional gasoline blends. Unlike other fuel options, there is no need to retrofit the vehicle for consumption of our fuel blends.
All of our fuels can be transported, stored and pumped like regular gasoline.
The CyberFuels lines of products also include our "Dynamo™" brands.
Independent lab certified to reduce Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM) by 20% and overall emissions by 21% and has been shown to deliver an average Cetane rating over 52 when added to regular diesel fuel at fill up. Dynamo™ Diesel Cetane Booster also improves engine performance, power, and increases miles per gallon along with improving cold flow, increasing lubricity and cleaning fuel injectors.
Improves octane and increases the miles per gallon (mpg). Dynamo™ Gasoline Octane Booster allows consumers to purchase regular 87 octane gasoline and increase the power and performance of that fuel to equal that of superior high test 93 octane gasolines, by adding a bottle of our Dynamo™ Gasoline Octane Booster to their tank at fill up. Visit www.cyberfuelsinc.com
Certain statements and information included in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words or phrases "will likely result," "expected to," "will continue," "anticipated," "estimate," "projected," "intends," or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks, known and unknown, and uncertainties, including but not limited to, economic conditions, dependence on management, dilution to shareholders, lack of capital changes in laws or regulations, the effects of rapid growth upon the Company and the ability of management to effectively respond to the growth, demand for products and services of the Company, newly developing technologies, its ability to compete, conflicts of interest related to party transactions, regulatory matters, protection of technology, lack of industry standards, the effects of competition, and the ability of the Company to obtain additional financing. Such factors could materially adversely affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed within this press release.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has laid landmines that have killed and injured people in and around villages in Kayah, a conflict-affected region near the border with Thailand, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
The human rights groups said its researchers who visited the region found that landmines laid around people’s homes and churches have killed at least 20 people and maimed many other civilians.
The researchers interviewed villagers in an area where the army has been fighting ethnic Karenni armed groups after the military seized power from Myanmar’s elected government in February 2021.
Various international agreements including the 1997 Ottawa Convention ban the use of antipersonnel mines with the intention of eliminating weapons that have killed and maimed thousands of people around the world, often long after hostilities have ended.
“The Myanmar military’s use of landmines is abhorrent and cruel. At a time when the world has overwhelmingly banned these inherently indiscriminate weapons, the military has placed them in people’s yards, homes, and even stairwells, as well as around a church,” Matt Wells, Amnesty International’s Crisis Response deputy director for thematic issues, said in a statement.
Amnesty’s report said landmines have been deployed in at least 20 villages in Kayah. The report backed earlier allegations made by ethnic groups.
The Karenni Human Rights Group earlier this month also accused army forces of planting landmines in villages and settlements in Kayah state.
Last month, the United Nations Children’s Fund reported that landmines and unexploded ordnance had maimed or killed children in many regions of the country, with the largest number of casualties in Shan state in northeastern Myanmar.
Apart from the immediate danger, planting landmines can prevent people who flee violence from returning to their homes and fields, Amnesty International noted.
It said that ethnic armed groups were warning residents to be aware of the risks.
“The military appears to be systematically laying landmines near where it is based as well as in areas from which it retreats,” it said.
Myanmar has been mired in violence and civil unrest since the military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, triggering widespread peaceful protests that were put down with lethal force by the army and police. The nonviolent opposition has since turned into armed resistance, and the country has slipped into what some U.N. experts characterize as a civil war.
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DALLAS, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Argent Trust Company, as Trustee of the Sabine Royalty Trust (NYSE: SBR), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.320470 per unit, payable on July 31, 2023, to unit holders of record on July 17, 2023. Sabine's cash distribution history, current and prior year financial reports and tax information booklets, a link to filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and more can be found on its website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/. Additionally, printed reports can be requested and are mailed free of charge.
This distribution reflects primarily the oil production for April 2023 and the gas production for March 2023. Preliminary production volumes are approximately 44,123 barrels of oil and 992,651 Mcf of gas. Preliminary prices are approximately $76.22 per barrel of oil and $2.20 per Mcf of gas.
This month's distribution is lower than the previous month's primarily due to decreased oil production and increased gas production, relative to the timing of certain receipts through the end of the month, offset by higher oil prices and lower gas pricing.
The production from all the new horizontal gas wells in Panola County, Texas, has contributed approximately $409,000 reflecting March production including the recent new wells. All volumes and pricing are included in the tables below.
Additionally, for the other three horizontal wells, also in Panola County, there were two months of receipts totaling $180,500 posted for this month's distribution.
As more regular monthly receipts are made in the months to come, additional information will be made available.
The table below compares this month's production and prices to the previous month's:
Revenues are only distributed after they are received, verified, and posted. Most energy companies normally issue payment of royalties on or about the 25th of every month, and depending on mail delivery, a varying amount of royalties are not received until after the revenue posting on the last business day of the month. The revenues received after that date will be posted within 30 days of receipt.
Due to the timing of the end of the month of June, approximately $1,330,000 of revenue received will be posted in the following month of July in addition to normal receipts during July. Since the close of business in June and prior to this press release, $566,000 in revenue has been received.
The 2022 Annual Report with Form 10-K and the January 1, 2023 Reserve Summary are available on the Sabine website at http://www.sbr-sabine.com/.
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Majority of respondents rank cashback as the number one preferred reward type and say they choose retailers based on whether rewards are offered
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wildfire Systems Inc., an innovative financial technology platform that powers reward programs and shopping companions, in conjunction with research firm Big Village (formerly Engine Insights), today announced the findings of a new survey, detailed in a report titled "Online Shopping Rewards Have Gone Mainstream, Offering A Win For Banks, Retailers, And Consumers Alike."
More than 1,000 adult consumers across the U.S. were surveyed to assess their opinions on shopping rewards programs including cashback, discounts, and other money-saving tools. The findings reveal the growing importance of these programs as prices rise due to inflation, and the impact they have on consumer shopping behavior and brand affinity.
The report's key takeaways include:
The rise of inflation is increasing consumer demand for rewards anywhere and everywhere they shop.
- 90% are more interested in receiving discounts, using coupons, and earning cash back rewards when they shop because of rising prices
- Inflation has increased consumer preference for receiving cashback rewards above all others: 1 of 3 consumers started using these programs in the past two years
- The majority of higher-income households (82%) value rewards, with respondents that have a household income of more than $100K seeking them as well
- A combined 80% of respondents ranked the ability to earn some form of cashback as their number one preferred method of receiving rewards
E-commerce incentives like cashback and coupons have a huge impact on consumer behavior, influencing how customers shop, where they shop, and whether they complete a purchase.
- Coupons and discounts positively influence ecommerce conversion rates: 85% of Gen Z consumers, 86% of Millennials, and 79% Gen X and Baby boomers are all more likely to complete a purchase when they have a coupon or discount
- Overall, 82% of consumers said they are more likely to complete a purchase when they have a coupon or discount
- 81% of all respondents said they're more likely to purchase from an online store that offers some sort of reward or cashback on purchases than one that doesn't
- 68% of Gen Z and Millennial respondents base retailer selection on whether or not rewards are offered
Easily-accessible shopping rewards are critical to retail brands' ability to engage and build relationships with consumers across all age groups – from Gen Z to Baby Boomers.
- The majority of consumers prefer convenient access to rewards, with 60% of those surveyed expecting to find discounts/rewards while they are shopping at an online store
- 87% of Gen Z and Millennials and 81% of Gen X and Baby Boomers proactively seek out retailers that offer rewards
- Similar to how coupons and discounts influence purchase decisions, 85% of Gen Z and Millennial respondents claim receiving rewards influence their decisions on where to shop and how to pay
- 79% of all respondents prefer to have shopping rewards automatically applied at checkout, while 69% of consumers agree that this is the simplest form of accessing rewards
- 7 out of 10 consumers prefer cashback deposited directly into a bank account or as a credit on their credit card
"This new research reveals current consumer attitudes towards shopping in a fairly tough economy," said Jordan Glazier, CEO, Wildfire. "The findings highlight the fact that cashback rewards, discounts, and other incentives have crossed the chasm into the mainstream. Shopping rewards are not only popular, consumers now expect them from their favorite brands, financial institutions and other service providers. Rewards programs have become critical to driving customer engagement and retention, as well as online retail revenues."
Please download the report for full results of the Wildfire Systems' survey.
Wildfire Systems provides an enterprise platform which enables clients to embed social commerce, cashback rewards, digital coupons, and shopping companions within their existing services. Wildfire's patented suite of technologies rewards online shopping and harnesses digital word-of-mouth, delivering enhanced user experiences, consumer loyalty, and new revenue streams for clients. Wildfire drives incremental revenue for over 50,000 online merchant programs in over 50 countries. The company is based in San Diego County and was founded in 2017. For more information, visit www.wildfire-corp.com.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention The Gap, Inc. ("The Gap") (NYSE: GPS) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors who purchased between November 24, 2021 and July 11, 2022.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in The Gap, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against The Gap includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were execution missteps in size and assortment at Old Navy related to BODEQUALITY, the Company's size-inclusivity campaign, which were adversely impacting Old Navy's margins and financial results; (2) contrary to the Company's statements, there were inventory risks relating to BODEQUALITY that were adversely affecting the Company's operations; and as a result (3) the Company's statements during the class period about the historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of the Company, and were materially false and misleading and lacked a factual basis.
DEADLINE: February 3, 2023
Aggrieved The Gap investors only have until February 3, 2023 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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In East Providence, experts say, neo-Nazis trying to recruit were not anonymous this time
Typically, say experts, the people who promote white supremacist groups operate like ghosts in the night, disappearing without a trace after they post their promotional stickers and flyers in New England neighborhoods.
But recruiters for the Nationalist Social Club 131 blew their cover late last month in East Providence.
They ended up in an encounter with East Providence police, who were aided by information from a tipster.
The men had a stapler and stacks of recruiting flyers for their group, which the Anti-Defamation League describes as a neo-Nazi organization.
It wasn't any pro-white message from the Nationalist Social Club 131 that tripped them up, however.
A city ordinance makes it unlawful to fasten any private flyers – including ones for lost dogs or yard sales – to utility poles.
Arrested for refusing to identify themselves
Two of the men initially told an officer that they had stapled flyers to poles at the Gordon School on Maxfield Avenue, say police. During questioning, the same two men also refused to provide identification and were arrested. They were identified as Stephen T. Farrea of Portsmouth and Austin Conti of Yuma, Arizona.
Three other men who were with them, including a man holding staplers, denied hanging the flyers and were let go, says the police report.
Robert Trestan, director of the Anti-Defamation League in New England, said it's highly unusual to learn the identity of Neo-Nazis who post stickers, flyers and other propaganda in public places.
In this case, the city's utility-pole ordinance was helpful, according to East Providence police Lt. Mike Rapoza.
"I would credit it to some degree," said Rapoza, who said all five of the men refused to identify themselves initially.
July Fourth weekend heavy with handbills
The arrests on June 21 in East Providence preceded a wave of flyer activity through the Independence Day weekend in at least a few Rhode Island jurisdictions, including Cranston, according to Cranston's police chief, Col. Michael J. Winquist.
In the Arlington neighborhood on Tuesday morning, 38-year-old Joyce Aboutaan learned about the flyer campaign from one of her sons.
He told his mother he had found three of the club's flyers stuck together in the family's driveway.
"We oppose the criminal anti-American & anti-white street gangs such as MS13 ..." says one of the flyers. The text is entirely in capital letters.
"New Englanders!" says another flyer that describes the club as "a pro-white street-oriented fraternity dedicated to raising authentic resistance to the enemies of our people in the New England area."
Resident finds flyers 'terrifying'
Calling the flyers "terrifying," Aboutaan said the language reminds her of the factionalism that fueled violence and war during her childhood in Lebanon in the 1980s.
The Lebanese factions were divided more by religious identity and politics than by differences in race or ethnicity, Aboutaan said, but she agreed that the tone of the flyers reminds her of sectarian disputes that pitted groups of Lebanese people against each other. The result was violence that her family tried to flee.
On Tuesday, a dog-walker found one of the club's flyers along Moccasin Trail in Cranston.
Winquist said the language in the flyers he has seen so far is "concerning" and "upsetting," but without any calls for violence the dissemination of such content in a public place is outside "the realm of disorderly conduct."
Cranston police are looking at the potential for enforcing a littering ordinance, he said. Canvassing neighborhoods for surveillance video of flyer drops is one avenue of investigation, he added.
Meanwhile, Cranston police have determined that a Massachusetts vehicle driven by one of the men at the scene of the flyer incident in East Providence last month was in Cranston over the holiday weekend, Winquist said.
Portsmouth man had ties to group that organized rally in Charlottesville
It appears that one of those men, Farrea, was previously associated with Identity Evropa, a white-supremacist group that helped organize the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, according to Carla Hill, director of investigative research at the Anti-Defamation League''s Center on Extremism.
Hill cited a 2019 HuffPost report that identified a Stephen Farrea as a Marine reservist who was among seven U.S. armed-services members who had ties to an extremist group Identity Evropa.
Those ties, says the report, were exposed when an "independent media collective," Unicorn Riot, published the contents of an online server.
What is Nationalist Social Club 131?
The Nationalist Social Club 131 was founded in 2019, and has focused on New England, said Trestan.
Its members have participated in various hate-themed spectacles, and they have been active in Rhode Island.
In February, club members, wearing uniforms, unfurled a flag bearing World War II-era symbols of the Nazi SS outside The Red Ink Community Library in Providence.
"They're a small neo-Nazi group," Trestan said.
"They're proud of the racism and anti-Semitism that they espouse," he added.
Both Farrea and Conti are scheduled to appear in District Court, Providence, on July 12. | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/08/neo-nazi-recruiters-east-providence-were-not-anonymous-this-time/7821731001/ | 2022-07-08 19:31:46 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/08/neo-nazi-recruiters-east-providence-were-not-anonymous-this-time/7821731001/ |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A giant panda has given birth to twin cubs at a theme park in South Korea.
Ai Bao gave birth to the cubs, both female, last Friday at the Everland theme park near Seoul, the park’s operator, Samsung C&T Resort Group, said in a statement Tuesday.
It’s the first time that panda twins have been born in South Korea, the resort group said.
Both Ai Bao and her newborns are in good health, it said.
Decades of conservation efforts in the wild and study in captivity saved the giant panda species from extinction, increasing its population from fewer than 1,000 at one time to more than 1,800 in the wild and captivity. The life expectancy of a giant panda in the wild is about 15 years, but in captivity they have lived to be as old as 38.
The South Korean resort group said it will observe the cubs’ health and growth conditions to determine when to unveil them to the public. Meanwhile, the group said it will use social media to show off the cubs.
Ai Bao and her male mate, Le Bao, also a giant panda, came to the park in 2016 from China on a 15-year lease program. In 2020, Ai Bao gave birth to a female cub named Fu Bao.
Ai Bao, Le Bao and Fu Bao had been the only pandas in South Korea. Everland’s Panda World, which houses the three pandas, has received 14 million visitors, according to the resort group. | https://who13.com/science/ap-science/ap-panda-twins-born-in-south-korea-for-the-1st-time/ | 2023-07-11 18:46:51 | 0 | https://who13.com/science/ap-science/ap-panda-twins-born-in-south-korea-for-the-1st-time/ |
5 things to know for June 9: January 6, Gun violence, Ukraine, Covid-19, Immigration
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN
This weekend will be a glimpse of the long, hot summer ahead for many Americans. A “dangerous and deadly heat wave” is on track to bake several southwestern states over the next few days, the National Weather Service warns. More than 25 million people are under heat alerts and some major cities will reach sweltering temperatures above 110 degrees — putting many power grids to the test.
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1. January 6
The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, will hold its first prime-time televised hearing today at 8 p.m. ET. The committee’s central mission has been to uncover the full scope of former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election and stop the transfer of power to President Joe Biden. These highly choreographed hearings will be the panel’s first opportunity to show the public what it’s learned from more than 1,000 witness interviews and 135,000 documents during its 10-month investigation. Today’s hearing will also shine a spotlight on the nine-member committee, which features seven Democrats and two Republicans, and set the stage for subsequent hearings in the coming days.
2. Gun violence
Victims of the Uvalde elementary school massacre and other recent mass shootings gave first-hand descriptions of the horrors of gun violence at a House committee meeting on Wednesday. In a pre-recorded video, 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grade student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, described trying to hide behind her teacher’s desk and covering herself in blood in an attempt to survive. It marked a rare moment for Congress to hear testimony from someone as young as Cerrillo on a subject as sensitive and disturbing as gun violence. Family members of shooting victims also made passionate pleas for gun legislation. The hearing, however, clearly displayed the partisan divide in the debate on guns as Democrats urged stronger gun control, while Republicans pushed back on restrictions.
3. Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say they are considering pulling back troops to more fortified positions as intense fighting continues for the key eastern city of Severodonetsk, the epicenter of the confrontation in Donbas region. “The Russians are destroying everything,” Serhiy Hayday, head of the Luhansk regional military administration, said in a televised announcement Wednesday, “They are firing tanks and artillery at residential buildings,” he added. Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that “millions of people may starve” if Russia continues its blockade of Ukraine’s ports. The UN secretary-general made similar remarks Wednesday, saying the war threatens to “unleash an unprecedented wave of hunger and destitution” around the world.
4. Coronavirus
The White House is set to announce a Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan today for children under 5. The Biden administration is partnering with state and local governments, health care providers, federal pharmacy partners, national and community-based organizations and other entities to ship and distribute vaccines across the country following next week’s meeting of the FDA’s vaccine advisers — who will review data on vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna — and the expected authorization from the full FDA. Following that expected authorization, the first vaccinations could start as early as the week of June 20 — with the program ramping up as more doses are delivered and more appointments become available, the White House wrote in a fact sheet.
5. Immigration
The immigration challenges facing the Biden administration along the southern border are “beyond anything that anyone has seen before,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CNN Wednesday. US officials have said immigration will be a key focus of a summit of regional leaders taking place this week in Los Angeles. Notably, however, the leaders of several countries that are crucial to addressing the influx of migrants at the border — including Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala — are boycotting the summit, dealing an embarrassing blow to the White House at a time when it is scrambling to handle the issue. At the US southern border, US Customs and Border Protection stopped more than 310,000 migrants from the Northern Triangle of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador from October through April, according to the latest agency data.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
Disney apologizes to couple after employee ruins their proposal
Watch the not-so-magical moment here… it’s so awkward and uncomfortable.
Foo Fighters announce two tribute shows to honor late band member
The band is set to perform in London and Los Angeles to honor the life of their former drummer Taylor Hawkins.
‘Black Adam’ trailer unveils Dwayne Johnson as DC’s latest antihero
The Hollywood titan and wrestling legend plays DC’s latest warrior with super strength. Very fitting.
NFL’s first out trans cheerleader readies for her Carolina Panthers debut
Meet Justine Lindsay, the first out transgender woman to cheer in the NFL.
How a female Buddhist monk became one of Asia’s most revered chefs
This vegetarian “temple cuisine” showcases the best of Korean produce.
TODAY’S NUMBER
951
That’s how many more votes Mehmet Oz received in Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary, defeating Dave McCormick. According to a recount of the votes, Oz — a celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Trump — received 419,999 votes (31.1%) while McCormick received 419,048 votes (31.0%), the commonwealth’s acting secretary of state said Wednesday. Oz will now move forward to face Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in one of the nation’s marquee Senate races of this year’s midterm elections.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“As the President has consistently made clear, public officials — including judges — must be able to do their jobs without concern for their personal safety or that of their families. And any violence, threats of violence, or attempts to intimidate justices have no place in our society.”
— White House spokesman Andrew Bates, saying President Biden strongly condemns the actions of the armed individual arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s house in Maryland on Wednesday. The man, Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, was charged with attempting or threatening to kidnap or murder a US judge.
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Bonded project portfolios outperform non-bonded portfolios
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study released today, The Economic Value of Surety Bonds, finds public and private construction projects protected by surety have lower rates of contractor default, lower cost of completion in the case of default, and are finished faster than non-bonded projects. For a bonded portfolio of construction projects, the overall value of surety bonds more than covers their cost. The study, by Ernst & Young's (EY) Quantitative Economics and Statistics Group (QUEST), was conducted in collaboration with the Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) which released the findings.
EY's analysis quantified the benefits surety bonding generates throughout the lifecycle of a portfolio of public and private construction projects – including benefits extending beyond the financial protection surety companies provide when contractors default. As a result, EY's research found that bonded project portfolios modeled perform better than unbonded portfolios, even when considering conservative default rates.
"The report exposes the risks of unbonded construction projects, including project delays and higher costs, especially in the case of default, and shows that state and federal laws requiring surety bonds are sound. It's just good public policy," said SFAA president and CEO Lee Covington. "EY is a trusted, data-driven firm, and their analysis makes clear surety bonds deliver exceptional economic value for vital American infrastructure projects. EY's report highlights the economic value and protections surety bonds deliver for both public and private construction projects," continued Covington.
Based on a survey of public and private developers, interviews with experts on construction project defaults, and an assessment of project portfolios, the analysis identified three areas where surety bonds have a significant impact on public and private construction projects.
- Lower cost of completion upon default and necessary completion expertise – Unbonded construction projects on which the contractor defaults were found to have a cost of completion 85% higher than projects protected by surety bonds. Experts on construction project defaults also unanimously indicated the surety is generally more able to provide the expertise and resources needed to promote a successful transition or re-procurement process than an owner. Over 90% of these experts reported public and private owners/developers generally do not have the expertise and resources to complete the project.
- Lower rate or likelihood of default – Unbonded projects are more likely to default than bonded projects, perhaps by as much as ten times. This analysis assessed portfolio performance using a default rate of 2.5 times, 5 times, and 10 times a bonded portfolio's default rate, and generally found unbonded projects are more likely to default than bonded projects. This is in large part because unbonded projects lack the various types of support bonding provides to projects (e.g., prequalification of a contractor's expertise and financial strength, greater project oversight).
- Improved or lower contractor pricing – 75% of owners/developers surveyed reported that surety bonding reduces contractor pricing. Respondents cited increased confidence in the general contractor to complete the project and pay subcontractors and payment protections for subcontractors as some of the factors that impact contractor pricing. The analysis demonstrates that any level of improved contractor pricing will only increase the cost benefits of a portfolio of bonded projects.
"This report represents the industry's most comprehensive examination of the economic benefits and protections of surety provides a comprehensive examination of the economic benefits and protections of surety," said Principal & Co-leader, Ernst & Young (EY) Quantitative Economic and Statistics (QUEST) Group, Robert Carroll. "Based on our analysis, the multiple benefits surety delivers help manage risk and provide strong economic and performance value to construction projects," continued Carroll.
The EY report found additional benefits surety bonds bring to both public and private construction projects, including:
- More rigorous prequalification and review – Prior to construction, prequalification was more likely to occur for bonded projects (96% of respondents reported that pre-qualification was performed for bonded projects as compared to 61% for non-bonded), and during construction, contractors provided more information for bonded projects - general contractors were nearly twice as likely to share more than one financial update for bonded projects as for non-bonded projects.
- Higher priority placed on bonded projects and greater project oversight – Respondents reported that contractors prioritize bonded projects when experiencing financial challenges. Nearly 5 times as many respondents indicated that contractors place a higher priority on bonded projects as compared to unbonded projects when facing financial difficulty. Greater project oversight with more involvement by construction managers is likely to help prevent losses.
- Greater timeliness of completion – 5 times as many public and private owners reported, bonded projects are more likely to be completed on time or ahead of schedule than non-bonded projects. And when a project does default, an unbonded project will take nearly 2 times longer to complete than a bonded project.
- Necessary experience and resources when defaults occur – 100% of construction default experts surveyed/interviewed for this analysis said sureties have the expertise, tools and resources necessary to complete a project in the most cost and time-effective manner as compared to an owner who does not have the same expertise and experience as a surety.
To read the EY report and get additional information visit www.surety.org/suretyprotects.
The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) is a trade association of more than 425 insurance companies that write 98 percent of surety and fidelity bonds in the U.S. SFAA is licensed as a rating or advisory organization in all states and it has been designated by state insurance departments as a statistical agent for the reporting of fidelity and surety experience. www.surety.org.
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Gartner continues its industry coverage of Enterprise Digital Rights Management (Enterprise DRM) and names Fasoo among its list of solution vendors.
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise DRM combines identity access, file encryption, and granular in-use controls. Gartner states "Enterprise digital rights management offers persistent data-centric defense, solving security and compliance challenges with clear goals and governance."
In Gartner's latest report, "EDRM, Your Key to Unstructured Data Protection Through Encryption" it states. "Security and risk management technical professionals should follow this EDRM framework when building use cases to design, implement and operate."
"Fasoo pioneered Enterprise DRM technology and has been a market leader for over 20 years," stated John Herring, President, and CEO. "We've made it enterprise ready working with over 2,000 customers and millions of users, and we always find Gartner's insights and recommendations consistent with our approach."
Enterprise DRM continues to gain broad market acceptance as sensitive unstructured data grows exponentially and is shared internally and with third parties. Enterprise DRM data-in-use controls and encryption uniquely protect against Insider Threats and exposure of sensitive data if exfiltrated.
"Enterprise DRM closes the gaps in traditional data loss prevention and user analytics approaches with strong controls and protection necessary to meet today's hybrid workplace challenges," Herring said. "As a core capability of Fasoo's Zero Trust Data Security Platform, enterprises achieve life-cycle control over their sensitive data spanning discovery, classification, advanced protection and traceability."
Learn more about Fasoo Enterprise DRM.
Gartner, EDRM, Your Key to Unstructured Data Protection Through Encryption, Mac Howell, 19 October 2022. GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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A new study suggests that depression after traumatic brain injury may not be the same as depression related to other causes, according to researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
The study of 273 people found that brain circuits associated with depression were different between people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and those without TBI.
“Our findings help explain how the physical trauma to specific brain circuits can lead to development of depression,” said study leader Shan Siddiqi, of the Brigham’s Department of Psychiatry and Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics.
“If we’re right, it means that we should be treating depression after TBI like a distinct disease,” Siddiqi added. “Many clinicians have suspected that this is a clinically distinct disorder with a unique pattern of symptoms and unique treatment response, including poor response to conventional antidepressants — but until now, we didn’t have clear physiological evidence to prove this.”
The study included 273 adults with TBI, usually from sports injuries, military injuries, or car accidents. People in this group were compared to other groups who did not have a TBI or depression, people with depression without TBI, and people with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Study participants went through a resting-state functional connectivity MRI, a brain scan that looks at how oxygen is moving in the brain. These scans gave information about oxygenation in up to 200,000 points in the brain at about 1,000 different points in time — leading to about 200 million data points in each person.
Based on this information, a machine learning algorithm was used to generate an individualized map of each person’s brain.
The location of the brain circuit involved in depression was the same among people with TBI as people without TBI, but the nature of the abnormalities was different.
Connectivity in this circuit was decreased in depression without TBI and was increased in TBI-associated depression. This implies that TBI-associated depression may be a different disease process, leading the study authors to propose a new name: “TBI affective syndrome.”
“I’ve always suspected it isn’t the same as regular major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions that are not related to traumatic brain injury,” said David Brody, a co-author of the study and a neurologist at Uniformed Services University. “There’s still a lot we don’t understand, but we’re starting to make progress.” | https://www.mcall.com/2023/07/07/depression-after-traumatic-brain-injury-may-not-be-the-same-as-depression-from-other-causes-brigham-study/ | 2023-07-07 20:20:15 | 1 | https://www.mcall.com/2023/07/07/depression-after-traumatic-brain-injury-may-not-be-the-same-as-depression-from-other-causes-brigham-study/ |
HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company") (OSE and NYSE: BORR) has today filed with U.S Securities and Exchange Commission its Unaudited Interim Financial Report for the three months ended March 31, 2022 on Form 6-K.
The report is attached to this release and can also be found on the Company's website www.borrdrilling.com and the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5 -12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier won't get a new trial for his lawsuit against two police officers after he was pepper- sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop in rural Virginia, a federal judge has ruled.
Video of the incident in the small town of Windsor got millions of views after Caron Nazario filed his lawsuit in 2021. For many, the stop highlighted fears of mistreatment among Black drivers and raised questions about reasonable police conduct.
Nazario, who was never arrested, sought $1 million in damages in his initial lawsuit. But in January, a jury in Richmond mostly sided with two police officers and awarded the soldier a total of $3,685.
Nazario almost immediately requested a new trial, claiming the jury's verdict was against the clear weight of the evidence, among other grounds.
U.S. District Judge Roderick C. Young disagreed. In a ruling issued Wednesday, Young wrote that Nazario “makes no showing that the jury’s findings were not within their discretion.”
“The jury is at liberty to weigh the credibility of the evidence as it sees fit,” the judge wrote.
The traffic stop occurred about 30 miles west of Norfolk in December 2020. Video shows Windsor police officers Daniel Crocker and Joe Gutierrez pointing handguns at a uniformed Nazario behind the wheel of his Chevy Tahoe at a gas station.
The officers repeatedly commanded Nazario to exit his SUV, with Gutierrez warning at one point that Nazario was “fixing to ride the lightning” when he didn’t get out.
Nazario held his hands in the air outside the driver’s side window and continually asked why he was being stopped.
Nazario also said: “I’m honestly afraid to get out.”
“You should be,” Gutierrez responded.
Nazario stayed in the vehicle. Gutierrez went on to pepper-spray him through the open window. Once Nazario exited the SUV, the officers commanded him to get on the ground, with Gutierrez using his knees to strike Nazario’s legs, the soldier's lawsuit stated.
In court documents, Nazario said he developed anxiety, depression and PTSD. A psychologist found that Nazario, who is Black and Latino, suffers from race-based trauma associated with violent police encounters.
“Mr. Nazario recalls that he thought he was going to die that evening,” his lawsuit stated.
Nazario sued Crocker and Gutierrez. Crocker was still on the force. But Gutierrez was fired in April 2021, the same month Nazario filed his lawsuit.
The men denied ever threatening to kill Nazario. They contended that Nazario misconstrued Gutierrez’s statement that Nazario was “fixing to ride the lightning.” Gutierrez spoke those words while holstering his gun and drawing his Taser and was referencing his stun gun, not an execution, according to court filings.
Crocker and Gutierrez argued that they performed their duties within the law after Nazario failed to immediately pull over and refused to exit his vehicle. Plus, a federal judge already found they had probable cause to stop Nazario for an improperly displayed license plate, and to charge him with eluding police, as well as obstruction of justice and failure to obey.
In court filings, Gutierrez questioned the extent of Nazario's mental anguish and pointed out that the solider was still in the National Guard in the months leading up to the trial.
During the trial in January, the jury had to consider Nazario's allegations that he was illegally searched, assaulted, battered and falsely imprisoned.
The jury found Gutierrez liable for assault and awarded Nazario $2,685 in compensatory damages.
The jury also awarded Nazario $1,000 in punitive damages for Crocker's illegal search of Nazario’s SUV. A federal judge had already ruled that Crocker was liable for the search.
But the jury found in favor of Crocker and against Nazario’s claims of assault and battery and false imprisonment. The jury also found in favor of Gutierrez regarding the soldier’s claims of battery, false imprisonment and illegal search.
While denying Nazario's request for a new trial on Wednesday, the judge acknowledged that “reasonable persons could find" for the soldier. But Young also wrote that the weight and credibility of the evidence wasn't enough to "require the extraordinary step of overturning a jury verdict.”
Young did agree with Nazario on one matter: Based on Virginia law, the soldier was owed compensatory damages on top of the $1,000 in punitive damages the jury awarded for Crocker's illegal search.
Nazario was awarded $1 in nominal damages "in order to vindicate his rights under the U.S. Constitution," the judge wrote. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/soldier-won-t-get-new-trial-to-sue-police-over-18079642.php | 2023-05-04 21:37:40 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/soldier-won-t-get-new-trial-to-sue-police-over-18079642.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to reauthorize federal grants for local fire departments after the legislation stalled for weeks amid debates on amendments.
The measure passed 95-2 with Republican Sens. Mike Lee and Rand Paul voting against it.
The bill, which next heads to the House, would allow grant programs for local fire departments to continue for seven more years. It also allots $95 million a year to the U.S. Fire Administration, which collects data on fires and supports fire safety nationwide.
“We desperately need this legislation. We need it for firefighters, both paid and volunteer, around the country,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor.
Schumer, a Democrat, added that the bipartisan vote and amendment process showed how the Senate can still operate in a “very good and productive way.”
The bill was on track to pass the Senate earlier this month, but Paul objected to its quick passage.
Paul had previously objected to the grants because “they should be offset by cuts elsewhere in the budget.”
Republicans and Democrats worked out an agreement to vote on four amendments while advancing the bill. None of the amendments succeeded. | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/senate-passes-fire-department-grant-program/ | 2023-04-21 15:45:02 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/senate-passes-fire-department-grant-program/ |
BANGKOK (AP) — One of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 after being trapped for more than two weeks has died in England, where he was attending a sports academy, the foundation sponsoring his studies said Wednesday.
Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep, 17, was found unconscious in his room on Sunday at the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicestershire and was taken to a hospital, where he died Tuesday, Thailand’s Zico Foundation said. The school also confirmed his death.
“This event has left our college community deeply saddened and shaken,” school principal Ian Smith said in a statement. “We unite in grief with all of Dom’s family, friends, former teammates and those involved in all parts of his life, as well as everyone affected in any way by this loss in Thailand and throughout the college’s global family.”
The head of the Zico Foundation, former Thai national team captain and coach Kiatisuk Senamuang, said in an online news conference that he did not know the cause of death and that Dom had apparently been in good health.
Dom was the captain of the Wild Boars, a youth soccer team in the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai. Twelve members of the team aged 11 to 16 and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in June 2018 when they were trapped by rapidly rising floodwaters. A massive search and rescue operation was launched that involved international divers.
The boys spent nine nights lost in the cave, living on very little food and water, before a diver spotted them deep in the twisting cave complex huddled on a patch of dirt above the rising water line. The moment was captured on video and soon broadcast to the world.
It was another eight days before all were safely rescued. A team of expert divers guided each of the boys out of the cave on special stretchers after anesthetizing them to keep them calm enough to transport. The operation required placing oxygen canisters along the path where the divers maneuvered through dark, tight and twisting passageways filled with muddy water and strong currents.
Dom’s mother, who joined the online news conference, said she hoped a Buddhist monk in England could conduct rites for Dom so his spirit would not be trapped where he died according to Buddhist beliefs.
The story of the Wild Boars, which was covered intensely by international media, has been retold in several movies, including Ron Howard’s 2022 feature film “Thirteen Lives” and the 2021 documentary “The Rescue.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/one-of-12-boys-rescued-from-thai-cave-dies-at-british-school/ | 2023-02-15 23:31:27 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/one-of-12-boys-rescued-from-thai-cave-dies-at-british-school/ |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball announced Monday night that the drawing “has been delayed due to a participating lottery needing extra time to complete the required security protocols.”
“Powerball has strict security requirements that must be met by all 48 lotteries before a drawing can occur. When the required security protocols are complete, the drawing will be performed under the supervision of lottery security officials and independent auditors,” a statement said.
There was no time frame given for the drawing.
No one has won the jackpot since Aug. 3.
A winner who chooses an annuity, paid annually over 29 years, would get the estimated $1.9 billion payout. Nearly all winners instead opt for cash, which for Monday’s drawing would be $929.1 million.
The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot is 1 in 292.2 million.
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Brings Kidney Disease Screening and APOL1 Genetic Testing to Event
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NephCure, a nonprofit focused on finding better treatments and a cure for rare kidney disease (RKD), is partnering with Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church as they host their 12th annual "Men Know Your Numbers" health education and screening event on April 22 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m ET.
During the event, the Church, located at 2800 W. Cheltenham Ave. in Mount Airy, transforms their house of worship into a men's health and wellness clinic. This year, NephCure is working with the University of Pennsylvania chapter of the Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program to offer on-site urine screening for kidney disease. Additionally, in collaboration with Labcorp, NephCure will bring the first-ever genetic testing opportunities for APOL1 kidney disease, a recently discovered rare condition that puts 1 in 8 Black and African Americans at risk for a genetic form of kidney disease.
The event with Enon Tabernacle also serves as the kick-off of NephCure's RKD Screening Campaign, an ongoing effort to provide kidney disease education and screening opportunities in targeted locations nationwide. NephCure also works closely with local nephrologists who are experts in rare kidney disease to assist and oversee screening events and provide connections to clinical research opportunities and innovative treatment options. NephCure is proud to recognize Travere Therapeutics as a Platinum Partner of NephCure's RKD Screening Campaign. Additional sponsorship support has been provided by Boehringer Ingelheim, Natera, and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals.
"Collaborations work! It has been our experience over the years when we partner with others of like mind, outcomes are improved. NephCure's mission which includes addressing healthcare concerns upstream, aligns with our commitment to be proactive and preventative in our approach to health and wellness. This type of creative collaboration has yielded very positive results. We believe in holistic care the mind, the body, and the spirit," the Rev. Leroy Miles said, Enon Tabernacle's Associate Pastor of Sanctification.
APOL1 kidney disease is particularly aggressive and currently has no FDA-approved treatments. It primarily affects individuals of African descent.
Enon Tabernacle's "Men Know Your Numbers" health education and screening event welcomes all men over the age of 18 to participate and receive free screenings for not only kidney function, but also for blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, prostate cancer, colon cancer, mental health, and more. In addition to the health and wellness portion of the event, a "man cave" will also be set up which includes video games, card games, and free barber services.
To learn more about the event, visit EnonTab.org. For more information about APOL1 kidney disease, visit NephCure.org.
About NephCure:
NephCure's mission is to empower people with rare, protein-spilling kidney disease to take charge of their health, while leading the revolution in research, new treatments, and care. Founded in 2000 by a group of committed patient parents, NephCure has invested more than $40 million in kidney disease research and helped create a landscape where there are now new treatments and more than 60 interventional drug trials for rare kidney diseases. NephCure is a U.S. tax exempt 501(c)(3) public charity.
About Enon Tabernacle:
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church is a congregation of over 12,000 members. Enon holds two weekend worship services (with internet live-streaming), multiple prayer opportunities, and weekly Bible studies in the Mt. Airy and Germantown sections of Philadelphia. Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller, Senior Pastor draws on his love for people to shape God's vision for Enon, "A Place Where People Encounter God," through over 75 innovative ministries. Enon regularly hosts various community awareness events and health and wellness initiatives that offer critical health screenings, including exposure to cutting edge medical innovations.
Media Contact:
Kylie Karley
Director, Marketing & Communications
kkarley@nephcure.org
1-866-637-4287
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Trump to pardon 'many' involved in Capitol attack if elected
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Speaking at a town hall in New Hampshire, former US President Donald Trump downplayed the violence that occurred at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and called it "a beautiful day."
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Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would pardon several people convicted for the Capitol riot on January 6, if elected to the White House in 2024.
When moderator Kaitlan Collins asked him if he would acknowledge his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 elections, Trump asserted his prior claims that the elections were rigged. While Collins attempted to fact-check the leader in real time, he often spoke over her.
"It was a horrible election," Trump said, eliciting applause from his supporters present at the event.
He further declined to express regret over the violence in the US Capitol in January 2021 where hundreds of his supporters stormed the building in an attempt to stop Congress from ratifying the election result.
"I am inclined to pardon many of them. I can't say for every single one because a couple of them probably they got out of control," Trump said.
What happened on January 6?
More than 950 people were arrested for the violence at the beginning of 2021, according to the Department of Justice website. This includes those charged with assaulting or resisting police officers, assaulting members of the media, entering a restricted area with a deadly weapon and destruction of government property, among other citations. One person even defecated on then House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk.
The storming took place after Trump made a speech in front of the White House claiming the election had been stolen from him. "We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore," he said just before the attack took place.
'A beautiful day'
Speaking at the town hall on Wednesday about the condemned day, Trump said: "I've never spoken to a crowd as large as that, and that was because they thought the election was rigged. They were there with love in their heart. That was unbelievable, and it was a beautiful day."
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) responded, saying the former president "lied about the 2020 election" for 20 minutes and criticized his comments regarding the day's beauty.
"This would be disgusting if it wasn't so dangerous," DNC spokesperson Ammar Moussa said in a statement.
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WASHINGTON, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Below is a statement by Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The United States Conference of Mayors, on today's mass shooting in Louisville:
"The senseless carnage of gun violence struck another American city this morning as four innocent lives were lost and nine others, including at least two police officers, were injured in a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville. Yet again, a community is shattered, and we are left grasping for a way to provide comfort to a community that has experienced unspeakable trauma. 'Thoughts and prayers' do not suffice.
"We commend Governor Andy Beshear for standing with Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg to condemn the mass shooting and killing in Louisville. We encourage all governors to join with the nation's mayors and police chiefs calling for legislative action to stop the killing of innocent Americans.
"We extend our condolences to the families of those murdered and hope for a full recovery for those injured. We offer Mayor Greenberg our unwavering support as he leads his city through this difficult time and works to bring the community together. We praise the police officers and all of the first responders for their quick and brave response this morning, which we know saved lives.
"Once again, we ask what will it take for Congress, state legislators and governors to pass common sense gun violence legislation? How many people must be killed and wounded for our nation to take action? It has been said that 'insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.' As we witness one mass shooting after another—week after week, month after month, year after year—it is nothing short of insane that as a nation we are not willing to address the serious and deadly gun violence problem that we face."
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JACKSON, N.J., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RXDco, the "forward-thinking" premium cannabis packaging company, innovators of unique, child-resistant containers and bags, has been named a "Finalist" by the prestigious World CBD Awards in the category of "Best Packaging Company" for its two premier products, Atid and C-Series.
Atid and C-Series are part of RXDco's premium line of products. Atid was designed with form, function, and sustainability in mind. It is constructed of biodegradable paper, certified child-resistant, and with its patented flex-stretch pull top will keep even the most persistent little fingers from gaining access. In addition, Atid's cylindrical shape makes for great branding, retail shelf presence, and portability. The C-Series is a concentrate lovers' dream boasting a "Push n Turn" Teflon-lined CR cap and glass container that simultaneously creates an air-tight seal maintaining product freshness while ensuring child safety. Available in a variety of options, including round or square, and finishes in clear, black, and white, the C-Series is the perfect concentrate companion always available and at home in your pocket or purse.
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MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker thought his meeting with the Miami Marlins might last an hour. Turns out, he’ll be around them for quite a bit longer.
Schumaker was introduced as the Marlins' manager on Thursday, a little over a week after accepting the job and replacing Don Mattingly at the helm in Miami. Schumaker, now a manager for the first time, is the 16th skipper in team history.
“It just felt right,” Schumaker said. “High-character people, people that I wanted to be around.”
Schumaker comes to Miami from St. Louis after spending this season as the Cardinals’ bench coach. The Marlins reached out a couple days after the Cardinals were eliminated from the playoffs by the eventual NL champion Philadelphia Phillies, asking him to meet in San Diego.
Schumaker made the relatively short trip from his Southern California home to that meeting, not exactly expecting much. An hour turned into three hours, followed by a second interview in New York, and now a new chance in Miami.
Marlins general manager Kim Ng said Schumaker left an impression by talking about winning from the outset of their first meeting.
“Winning doesn’t come easily, honestly,” Ng said. “And there are a lot of steps to it. You not only have to have your process, but you have to have execution.”
The Marlins surely have learned that by now. Schumaker is inheriting a club that has posted 12 losing records in the last 13 seasons, finished 69-93 this year and plays in a division that has the 2021 World Series champion in Atlanta, a 2022 World Series participant in the Phillies, and a 101-win team in the New York Mets.
He doesn’t sound deterred by the depth of the division.
“We’re ready to win,” said Schumaker, a winner of two World Series titles as a player with the Cardinals. “How do we get to the postseason is what I’m concerned about every single day as a coach. Not just one year, but year after year after year.”
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Jonathan India Player Prop Bets: Reds vs. Brewers - July 26
Published: Jul. 26, 2023 at 5:24 AM EDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago
The Cincinnati Reds, including Jonathan India (batting .263 in his past 10 games, with two doubles, a home run, three walks and three RBI), take on starter Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field, Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET.
In his last appearance, he went 1-for-4 with an RBI against the Brewers.
Jonathan India Game Info & Props vs. the Brewers
- Game Day: Wednesday, July 26, 2023
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: American Family Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Brewers Starter: Freddy Peralta
- TV Channel: BSWI
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -167)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +600)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +200)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +135)
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Jonathan India At The Plate
- India is hitting .251 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 39 walks.
- India has gotten a hit in 69 of 101 games this season (68.3%), with more than one hit on 22 occasions (21.8%).
- Looking at the 101 games he has played this year, he's hit a home run in 12 of them (11.9%), and in 3.1% of his trips to the plate.
- In 33 games this season (32.7%), India has picked up an RBI, and in 11 of those games (10.9%) he had two or more. He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in five contests.
- He has scored a run in 53 games this year, with multiple runs 11 times.
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Jonathan India Home/Away Batting Splits
Brewers Pitching Rankings
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Brewers pitching staff ranks 19th in the league.
- The Brewers have a 3.93 team ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Brewers rank 22nd in baseball in home runs given up (124 total, 1.2 per game).
- The Brewers are sending Peralta (6-8) out for his 20th start of the season. He is 6-8 with a 4.63 ERA and 118 strikeouts through 103 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty's most recent appearance came on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he went five innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up six hits.
- This season, the 27-year-old ranks 49th in ERA (4.63), 37th in WHIP (1.272), and 12th in K/9 (10.3) among pitchers who qualify.
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MAUMEE, Ohio, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) announces that it will present at the Stephens Annual Investment Conference on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
President of Trade and Processing Bill Krueger and Executive Vice President and CFO Brian Valentine will speak at the conference at noon Central Time. The Andersons presentation will be webcast live at https://wsw.com/webcast/stph33/ande/1797336. A recording will also be available for a short time at the same location.
The Andersons, Inc., celebrating 75 years of service and named to Forbes® lists of America's Best Employers for 2022 and Best Employers for Diversity 2022 as well as America's Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek®, is a diversified company rooted in agriculture that conducts business in the commodity merchandising, renewables, and plant nutrient sectors. Guided by its Statement of Principles, The Andersons is committed to providing extraordinary service to its customers, helping its employees improve, supporting its communities, and increasing the value of the company. For more information, please visit www.andersonsinc.com.
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NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Newark, New Jersey-based Blueprint Capital Advisors, the prominent Black-owned asset manager with $1.6 billion in assets, announced today it will get a court date on a longstanding federal lawsuit filed against multiple financial powerhouses, including asset management giant BlackRock. Black Enterprise reviewed court issued documents and was granted an exclusive interview with CEO Jacob Walthour.
U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals mostly denied a motion to dismiss Blueprint's suit, according to the 102-page court decision. "At this point in the litigation, the Court is satisfied that it may be inferred from the allegations that Defendants through their concerted actions engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity." His decision came after the original 300-page complaint filed against BlackRock, Owl Rock, and several New Jersey officials, including Gov. Phil Murphy, DOI, and Cliffwater.
Generally, racketeering can involve acquiring business through illegal activity including fraud and bribery, operating a business with illegally derived income, or using a business to commit illegal acts or an illegitimate scheme.
Blueprint claims that BlackRock Inc., reportedly the world's largest asset manager with just under $8 trillion in total assets, and Owl Rock Capital (now BlueOwl Capital Inc.), with about $65.7 billion in assets plotted with officials in the state to misappropriate its proprietary product.
Blueprint has alleged that it submitted confidential information about its plan to New Jersey's Division of Investment and Cliffwater L.L.C., the agency's outside consultant. Blueprint charges the state took the plan and colluded with BlackRock and Owl Rock alternatively, allowing the trio to benefit from the plan.
Blueprint CEO Jacob Walthour says the judge's decision blocks the defendants' attempt to have the suit thrown out and permits Blueprint to have the case heard in federal court. He says the discovery and depositions are in the planning stages, and Blueprint hopes a trial court date will be set shortly after those processes conclude.
Neals discarded several claims against Murphy and the state, maintaining they were immune from the suit as government officials, according to an earlier report by Bloomberg.
Walthour further made allegations that the officials managing New Jersey's pension fund have a pattern of using the state's assets for their own personal benefit at taxpayers' expense. "It's time for BlackRock and Owl Rock to have to play by the rules."
According to the Bloomberg report, BlackRock company spokesperson Dominic McMullan stated, "We continue to believe the lawsuit has no merit and we are confident that we will prevail in this dispute."
Blueprint claims in its complaint that BlackRock and Owl Rock benefited from an "old-boy" network in the DOI to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in investment at Blueprint's expense.
Moreover, Walthour hopes the case will abolish the "old-boys network" in the financial services sector and create new opportunities for diverse firms.
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Fargo’s 32nd Avenue South Rebuild Begins
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The 32nd Avenue Reconstruction project involves rebuilding 1.5 miles in multiple segments from 32nd Street South through University Drive over the coming years.
Reconstruction on Segment 1 between 32nd Street and 22nd Street will begin in spring 2023 and last through fall 2023 leaving segment 2 reconstruction from 22nd Street through University Drive slated to begin in 2024.
“The main purpose of the project is to improve the quality and safety for our traveling public both pedestrians and people who drive but also to improve the aging infrastructure so that it can be utilized for years to come.” says Eric Hodgson, the Project Manager.
In Segment 1, reconstruction will take place in four phases. 32nd Avenue South will be closed during each phase with a detour for motorists around the work area.
The initial closure of 32nd Avenue South will occur between 25th Street and 22nd Street with a signed detour around the closure.
There will be lane restrictions and traffic pattern adjustments between 27th Street South and 25th Street South but access to 25th Street South will remain open during Phase 1.
The purpose of this project is to improve quality and safety for both pedestrians and drivers for years to come.
“We really wanna just improve the overall quality of our public and of our citizens life. The pedestrians and traveling public, try to create an efficient and safe road for people to travel on and also just update the utilities so that for futures to come we have something that will work for everyone.” says Hodgson.
They will be updating the existing roadway, pedestrian and utility infrastructure.
The more notable changes we will be making with this project include:
New 5-lane concrete roadway section to replace the existing roadway, downsizing the existing grass and paved medians to help create additional boulevard space for sidewalks and trees, Upsized storm sewer drainage system to help handle flooding concerns along the corridor, Water main improvements, and replacing the sanitary sewer pipe to extend its usable lifespan.
Access to all businesses will be available through the duration of the project. The project will be built in four phases and has the opportunity for multiple phases to run simultaneously.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A lesion removed by surgeons last week from first lady Jill Biden’s left eyelid was a non-cancerous growth, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, physician to President Joe Biden, said Wednesday.
O’Connor said in a memo released by the White House that a biopsy showed that the legion was seborrheic keratosis, a “very common, totally harmless, non-cancerous growth.”
Surgeons last week also removed a cancerous lesion above Jill Biden’s right eye and one on her chest. Those lesions were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, but also the most curable form. It’s considered highly treatable, especially when caught early. It is a slow-growing cancer that usually is confined to the surface of skin — doctors almost always can remove it all with a shallow incision — and seldom causes serious complications or becomes life-threatening.
“Dr. Biden is recovering nicely from her procedures,” O’Connor wrote. “She experienced some anticipated mild bruising and swelling, but feels very well.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/lesion-removed-from-jill-bidens-eyelid-was-non-cancerous/ | 2023-01-19 05:13:31 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/lesion-removed-from-jill-bidens-eyelid-was-non-cancerous/ |
BLM to host public open house meetings on proposed south-central Idaho wind project
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office is hosting both in-person and virtual open house meetings on the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Lava Ridge Wind Project.
These open houses are scheduled during the comment period to share information and help the public and stakeholders make informed comments.
The Lava Ridge Wind Project is a commercial-scale wind energy facility of up to 400 turbines proposed to be constructed on approximately 84,000 acres of Federal, State and private land about 25 miles northeast of Twin Falls in south-central Idaho.
Listed below are the dates and locations for the open house gatherings set to take place in Feb. and March.
Open House Meetings
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
2:00-4:00 pm Mountain Time
Lincoln County Community Center
201 South Beverly Street
Shoshone, ID 83352
Thursday, February 23, 2023
5:00-7:00 pm Mountain Time
Canyon Crest Event Center
330 Canyon Crest Drive
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Friday, February 24, 2023
2:00-4:00 pm Mountain Time
Virtual/Zoom webinar
Pre-register here: https://bit.ly/LavaRidgePublicMtg
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
3:00-7:00 pm Pacific Time
DoubleTree by Hilton–Portland*
1000 NE Multnomah Street
Portland, OR 97232
*Complimentary garage parking
Thursday, March 2, 2023
3:00-7:00 pm Pacific Time
Mercer Island Community and Event Center
8236 South East 24th Street
Mercer Island, WA 98040
If you require special accommodations, please contact Jo Render at Galileo Project, LLC,
by e-mail Jo.Render@galileoaz.com or by telephone 612-213-7543.
The BLM will accept public comments through March 21, 2023. Substantive comments that identify factual errors, data gaps, relevant methods or scientific studies are the most helpful. Comments can be submitted the following ways:
- The preferred way to comment is through the BLM’s ePlanning project site at https://bit.ly/3uu3BuV. Click on the “Participate Now” button to the right of the document link. Enter your comment and information, then click “Submit.”
- Through e-mail to BLM_ID_LavaRidge@blm.gov.
- Delivered by hand or U.S. Mail enclosed in an envelope labeled “Lava Ridge Wind Project EIS,” to Kasey Prestwich, Project Manager, BLM Shoshone Field Office, 400 West F Street, Shoshone, ID 83352.
For more information on the draft environmental impact statement, contact Project Manager Kasey Prestwich, kprestwich@blm.gov or 208-732-7204. | https://localnews8.com/news/idaho/2023/02/02/blm-to-host-public-open-house-meetings-on-proposed-south-central-idaho-wind-project/ | 2023-02-02 20:56:52 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/idaho/2023/02/02/blm-to-host-public-open-house-meetings-on-proposed-south-central-idaho-wind-project/ |
Almost 15,000 Delta Air Lines pilots voted to authorize a strike after negotiations for a new contract were paused due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The pilots, who are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association union, last negotiated their contracts in 2016. Renegotiation started in April 2019 and the employees and airline had entered the mediation stage in February 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. Renegotiations resumed in January.
"Today, Delta's nearly 15,000 pilots sent a clear message to management that we are willing to go the distance to secure a contract that reflects the value we bring to Delta Air Lines as frontline leaders and long-term stakeholders," Capt. Jason Ambrosi, chairperson of the Delta Master Executive Council, said in a release.
About 96% of union members participated in the strike authorization vote, with about 99% of those participants voting in favor of the matter.
"Delta pilots are not on strike, so this authorization vote will not affect our operation for our customers," Delta spokesperson Drake X. Castañeda said in a statement. "ALPA's stated purpose for the vote is simply to gain leverage in our pilot contract negotiations, which continue to progress under the normal process set by the Railway Labor Act and in partnership with the National Mediation Board."
Castañeda said there are only "a few contract sections to resolve" and that the company is confident it can come to a resolution with the union before a strike is considered.
A strike can only occur if the National Mediation Board must decide that further mediation attempts would be futile. The NMB would then offer arbitration to both sides, and if they decline, a 30-day "cooling off" period begins. After those 30 days, employees can choose to strike or management can enforce a lockout.
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Thousands turn out for anti-government protest in Prague
PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied again to protest high inflation and demand the government’s resignation. Sunday’s protest was the second such demonstration in Prague after one on March 11 organized by a new political party known as PRO under an ”against the poverty” banner. The protesters blame the European Union and the Czech government for soaring inflation. They repeatedly called on the current five-party coalition to resign. The group’s name stands in English for Law, Respect, Expertise. It has no seats in Parliament. The protesters condemned the government for its help for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/04/16/thousands-turn-out-for-anti-government-protest-in-prague/ | 2023-04-16 17:07:29 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/04/16/thousands-turn-out-for-anti-government-protest-in-prague/ |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – Former NFL players Charles Woodson and Michael Vick, along with legendary coach Jimmy Johnson, were asked what the most intimidating stadium in the NFL was and all agreed on the same place.
Vick: Kansas City. Hands down.
Johnson: I go to Kansas City. It’s the loudest, probably.
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Former Las Vegas Raiders defensive back Charles Woodson said GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium was one of his favorites to play at because of the rivalry.
“It was always great going down there and playing in front of those Chiefs fans, they’re right on top of you,” Woodson said. “It’s like a college-type atmosphere, and it was always a good matchup. Always close games. Best away stadium: Chiefs.”
The home of the Chiefs set the record for the loudest crowd road at a sports stadium, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
On September 29, 2014, the crowd at Arrowhead reached 142.2 decibels during a 41-14 win over the New England Patriots.
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Amended federal complaint adds details of illnesses in wake of recent spill of toxic PFAS near water supply
HONOLULU, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of military family members and civilians exposed to contaminated water near the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawai`i suffer from a widening range of frightening, debilitating health effects because of the U.S. Navy's reluctant, inconsistent delivery of medical care and its increasing secrecy, according to an amended federal-court complaint filed today.
The complaint alleges medical "gaslighting" by the Navy and its refusal to fully disclose the scope of the Red Hill contamination has left many of them fearing for their families and futures and distrustful of the Navy command on which they depend.
Filed in response to a federal government motion to dismiss some of the families' medical claims, the amended complaint adds new details of alleged injuries suffered by 22 additional family members. The complaint also cites mixed messages from the Navy command about the families' access to medical treatment, their concerns that some Navy doctors may be afraid to link necessary treatments to Red Hill – and their new concerns about another Navy toxic chemical accident at Red Hill that occurred on Nov. 29, 2022.
"More than a year after the catastrophic November 2021 infusion of thousands of gallons of jet fuel into the water supply around Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on O'ahu, Hawai'i, the U.S. Government still cannot get its story straight," the complaint alleges. The complaint contrasts recent assurances of the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet to "take absolutely every report of medical effects extremely seriously" with criticisms of a Navy doctor on the ground that military families are demanding "magic tests" and "are to blame for believing 'medical misinformation' about Red Hill."
The complaint adds details of the government's alleged failure to treat injured family members. Many families also fear that military leadership has discouraged doctors from linking their injuries to Red Hill, one family says their provider told them, 'I'm not allowed to put the water as the problem.'"
Attorney Kristina S. Baehr, co-lead of the families' legal team said, "This amended lawsuit adds to the story of a government that poisoned its people, failed to treat them, and told sick families they were not sick. The government's continued failure to provide even the most baseline care is medical negligence or worse. These families want the Navy held accountable for its conduct before, during and after the contamination of the Red Hill water they ingested and bathed in for months."
Intensifying the families' concerns and distrust is another Navy toxic chemical accident at Red Hill on Nov. 29, 2022, the complaints asserts. Late that day, approximately 1,100 gallons of toxic fire-suppressing foam leaked into topsoil and into the underground facility, according to the Hawaii state health department. So-called "forever chemicals" – or PFAS – in the foam cause cancer. So far, the Navy has refused to release videos of the incident.
More than 100 injured U.S. military family members and civilians have filed federal-court claims against the Navy to date. Hundreds more have filed pre-litigation SF-95 administrative claim forms with the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and who will be added to the lawsuit, according to their attorneys at Just Well Law, PLLC, The Lanier Law Firm, and The Hosoda Law Group.
The legal team will hold two community meetings for affected families to update its ongoing investigation and the pending litigation – today at 6 p.m. (HST) at 891 Valkenburg Street in Honolulu (across from the Honolulu Fire Department Training Academy), and on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. (HST) at the AMVETS West Oahu Veterans Center at 5001 Iroquois Avenue, Ewa Beach, HI 96706.
The injured families reported seizures, gastrointestinal disorders, neurological issues, burns, rashes, lesions, thyroid abnormalities, migraines, neurobehavioral challenges, and other maladies, the complaint asserts. The families were evacuated from their contaminated homes. They were forced to move back into those homes, only to get sick again, and now many reside elsewhere, according to the complaint. The lawsuit was filed the military families and civilians after they exhausted administrative remedies under the FTCA.
The case is Patrick Feindt, Jr., et al., v. The United States of America, Case No. 1:22-cv-0039, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai`i. A trial date for the case is set for Jan. 29, 2024.
Contact: Erin Powers, Powers MediaWorks LLC, for Just Well Law, the Hosoda Law Group, and The Lanier Law Firm, info@powersmediaworks.com, 281.703.6000.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Three boats were damaged after catching fire at Hillsmere Marina in Annapolis on Thursday morning.
It took Anne Arundel County Fire crews about 30 minutes to get the flames under control.
There were no reported injuries, according to officials.
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 26, 2022
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Zion Harmon had 14 points, Marcus Garrett added a double-double and Bethune-Cookman held off Prairie View A&M 60-58 on Saturday.
Harmon added five rebounds for the Wildcats (9-14, 5-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Garrett finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Joe French missed all five of his two-point shots but sank 4 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 12.
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Molecular biologists at the University of California, San Francisco have made a breakthrough in understanding the human sense of smell — a notoriously ephemeral process that has evaded precise description until now.
This month, for the first time, researchers were able to capture how a human odor receptor detects a scent molecule. Click here to view the interactive 3D model.
Aashish Manglik, an associate professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, explained that this is just the first piece of a very large map. The human sense of smell is the least understood of the physical senses and one of the most complex.
"This has been a huge goal in the field for some time," he said. "But we haven’t been able to make this map because, without a picture, we don’t know how odor molecules react with their corresponding odor receptors."
The team started out with a distinct, instantly recognizable scent — Swiss cheese — but eventually, as the scent-map grows, a chemist could design a molecule and predict what it would smell like, said Manglik.
Scents, like flavors, are usually a harmony of molecules. Humans can detect hundreds of thousands of scents, and we use over 400 unique olfactory receptors to pick apart a smell when we detect one. The information we pick up from a scent can indicate whether or not something is edible or dangerous.
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Propionate, the molecule that gives Swiss cheese its rich, pungent scent and taste, is very harsh by itself. First, Manglik's team had to isolate the human protein that detects it — a nigh impossible task — then watch it closely to see the magic.
They found that the odor detectors only interacted with the propionate molecules in a very specific way — like a white blood cell catching germs.
"This receptor is laser-focused on trying to sense propionate and may have evolved to help detect when food has gone bad," said Manglik. Detector proteins for pleasing smells like menthol or caraway might interact more loosely with the odors, he speculated, because they indicate medicinal or edible uses.
The effects of smells are not just knee-jerk "don't eat that" repulsions or a pleasant reaction. The human microbiome is becoming more relevant in modern medicine, and the way smell interacts with it could mean big strides.
A positive association with a smell can be linked to serotonin release in the gut, for example. A negative smell may kick-start a form of prostate cancer.
With a comprehensive scent-map, Manglik envisions new avenues in medicine, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food.
"We’ve dreamed of tackling this problem for years," he said. "We now have our first toehold, the first glimpse of how the molecules of smell bind to our odorant receptors. For us, this is just the beginning." | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/technology/ucsf-researchers-capture-first-glance-at-how-humans-smell/article_05cbb964-cdae-11ed-9afa-b34166726429.html | 2023-03-29 01:23:51 | 0 | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/technology/ucsf-researchers-capture-first-glance-at-how-humans-smell/article_05cbb964-cdae-11ed-9afa-b34166726429.html |
Biden speaks at chiefs of mission reception
Published: Jun. 13, 2023 at 4:08 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Gray News) - President Joe Biden hosted a reception for the chiefs of mission at a White House event Tuesday.
The chiefs of mission are the officials in charge of diplomatic offices around the world.
It was Biden’s first event following a root canal Monday, which forced him to cancel his appearance at an event for NCAA champion athletes and postpone a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
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Grandmother carjacked, assaulted in church parking lot; 2 arrested
CRAVEN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - A grandmother in North Carolina is recovering after being the victim of a carjacking Thursday in North Carolina.
WITN reports Evelyn Johnson, 74, said she was forced out of her car by two people when she parked in a church parking lot while trying to call her sister and eat a candy bar.
A man and woman came up to her, and Johnson said they demanded she get out of her car. When she refused, Johnson said the man told the woman that they were going to take her car.
“He came back around and pulled me out of the car and took off,” Johnson said. “I thought the man was going to kill me. I didn’t know what he had.”
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office later identified the suspects as Danny Minor, 27, and Kimberly Woodell, 30. Deputies arrested them Friday morning and found Johnson’s stolen car nearby, they said.
Craven County deputies said Minor and Woodell are facing charges of felony possession of a stolen vehicle, felony common law robbery, felony larceny of a motor vehicle and felony assault on a disabled person.
Johnson said she hopes to be released from the hospital soon.
“I’m just grateful to be here because I could have passed out or really gotten hurt. I just hope this doesn’t happen to anybody else,” Johnson said.
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BERLIN – A U.N. nuclear watchdog team set off on an urgent mission Monday to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited trip the world hopes will help avoid a radioactive catastrophe.
The stakes couldn't be higher for the group of International Atomic Energy Agency experts who will visit the plant in a country where the 1986 Chernobyl disaster sent radiation throughout the region, shocked the world and intensified a global push away from nuclear energy.
“Without an exaggeration, this mission will be the hardest in the history of IAEA," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
Underscoring the urgency, Ukraine and Russia again accused each other of shelling the wider region around the nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, which was briefly knocked offline last week. The dangers are so high that officials have begun handing out anti-radiation iodine tablets to nearby residents.
To avoid a disaster, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi has sought access for months to the Zaporizhzhia plant, which Russian forces have occupied and Ukrainian workers have operated since the early days of the six-month-old war.
“The day has come,” Grossi tweeted Monday, adding that the Vienna-based IAEA’s “Support and Assistance Mission ... is now on its way.” Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman said the team, which Grossi heads, is scheduled to arrive in Kyiv on Monday. In April, Grossi had headed an IAEA mission to Chernobyl, which Russian forces occupied earlier in the war.
The IAEA said in a statement that its team will “undertake urgent safeguards activities,” assess damage, determine the functionality of the plant's safety and security systems, and evaluate the control room staff's working conditions.
Ukraine's nuclear energy agency, Energoatom, warned Monday of Russian attempts to cover up their military use of the plant.
“The occupiers, preparing for the arrival of the IAEA mission, increased pressure on the personnel ... to prevent them from disclosing evidence of the occupiers’ crimes at the plant and its use as a military base,” Energoatom said, adding that four plant workers were wounded in Russian shelling of the city where they live.
Ukraine accused Russia of new rocket and artillery strikes at or near the plant, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak. So far, radiation levels at the facility, which has six reactors, have been reported to be normal.
Ukraine has alleged that Russia is essentially holding the plant hostage, storing weapons there and launching attacks from around it, while Moscow accuses Ukraine of recklessly firing on the facility.
World leaders have called on the Russians to demilitarize the plant. Satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies on Monday showed armored personnel carriers on a road near the reactors, damage to a building's roof also near the reactors, and brush fires burning nearby.
Ukraine reported shelling in Nikopol, the city across the Dnieper River from the nuclear power plant, and said one person was killed and five others were wounded. In Enerhodar, just a few kilometers from the plant, the city’s Ukrainian mayor, Dmytro Orlov, blamed Russian shelling for injuries to at least 10 residents.
Kuleba, Ukraine's foreign minister, said in Stockholm that he expects the IAEA mission to produce “a clear statement of facts, of violation of all nuclear, of nuclear safety protocols." He added, "We know that Russia is putting not only Ukraine, but also the entire world at threat at the risk of nuclear accident."
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will ensure security of the IAEA mission and called on other countries to “raise pressure on the Ukrainian side to force it to stop threatening the European continent by shelling the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and surrounding areas.”
Over the weekend, Energoatom painted an ominous picture of the threats at the plant by issuing a map forecasting where radiation could spread.
Elsewhere on the battlefield, the Ukraine military claimed it had breached Russia’s first line of defense near Kherson just north of the Crimean Peninsula, an advance that would represent a strategic breakthrough — if confirmed. Kherson is the biggest Ukrainian city the Russians occupy, and reports about Ukrainian forces preparing for a counteroffensive there and elsewhere in the region have circulated for weeks.
Russian-installed officials, citing Ukrainian rocket strikes, announced the evacuation of residents of nearby Nova Kakhovka, a city Kyiv’s forces frequently target, from their workplaces to bomb shelters on Monday. And in another Kherson region city, Berislav, Russian news agencies reported that Ukrainian shelling had damaged a church, a school and other buildings.
But in a war rife with claims and counterclaims that are hard to verify independently, the Moscow-appointed regional leader of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, dismissed the Ukrainian assertion of an offensive in the Kherson region as false, noting that the Ukrainian forces have suffered heavy losses in the area. And Ukraine’s presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, cautioned against “super-sensational announcements” about a counteroffensive.
The highest number of casualties -- eight civilians killed and seven wounded -- was reported in the eastern Donetsk region. Russian forces struck the cities of Sloviansk and Kostyantynivka overnight and the region's Ukrainian governor, Pavlo Kyrylenko, urged residents to evacuate immediately.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, cluster munitions hit Monday morning, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
Ukraine’s presidential office also reported heavy fighting and multiple Ukrainian strikes in the southern Kherson region, most of which the Russians occupy. Ukrainian forces have been carrying out strikes on ammunition depots and Russian military positions in the area.
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Andrew Katell contributed to this report from New York.
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Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally resigned as his grip on power crumbled in the face of heavy pressure from lawmakers in his own party. In a somewhat defiant speech, Johnson spoke of “the herd instinct” of British politics and made no apology for the scandal-ridden period of his premiership.
His resignation caps a remarkable political career filled with highs, lows and many memorable moments.
NPR’s London correspondent Frank Langfitt joins us.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have appointed a group of experts to examine safety practices at Boeing, including an aerospace engineer whose sister was killed in one of the crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the panel – required under a 2020 law passed by Congress — includes people from the FAA, NASA, airlines and aviation manufacturers. The group will have nine months to issue findings and recommendations.
Among the panel members named Thursday is Javier de Luis, a lecturer in aeronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His sister, Graziella de Luis Ponce, was a passenger on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing Max that crashed in March 2019.
De Luis has been critical of Boeing for designing, and the FAA for approving, a flight-control system that could tip the plane’s nose down based on readings from a single sensor. That sensor malfunctioned on his sister’s plane and another Boeing Max that crashed in October 2018 in Indonesia. Everybody on board both planes — 346 people in all — died in the crashes.
“The fact that this airplane was allowed to fly with a system, that if one sensor failed would kill everybody on board — not once but twice — is a monumental failure not on Ethiopian but on Boeing and the FAA,” de Luis told the Seattle Times. “An airplane should not fall out of the sky because one sensor fails. End of story.”
Other members of the panel include a NASA safety-culture expert, the manager of the FAA office that oversees Boeing, executives from Southwest, American and United — all of which use the Max and have orders to buy many more — and representatives from several unions, including one that represents Boeing engineers.
Boeing Co., which is based in Arlington, Virginia, said it had no comment on the formation of the safety panel.
Congress directed the FAA to create the review panel as part of changes in FAA oversight of the company after the crashes. An 18-month investigation by the House Transportation Committee was scathing in its criticism of both Boeing and the FAA, which lawmakers said was too cozy with Boeing and paid insufficient attention to the flight-control system implicated in both crashes.
All Max jets were grounded worldwide for nearly two years while Boeing overhauled the system. The FAA cleared the planes to fly again in late 2020. | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-brother-of-plane-crash-victim-to-aid-review-of-boeing-safety/ | 2023-01-07 14:58:19 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-brother-of-plane-crash-victim-to-aid-review-of-boeing-safety/ |
Matt Olson’s trade to Atlanta in March signaled the beginning of the end.
A teardown that’s become tradition in Oakland A’s-land had its biggest pillar fall. And every player making more than near-minimum salary knew they’d be next.
Two days later, Matt Chapman was off to Toronto. Chris Bassitt had already been shipped to New York and Sean Manaea was soon to be reunited with Bob Melvin in San Diego. By July’s trade deadline, Frankie Montas was wearing Yankee pinstripes and the core that made three straight postseasons was scattered across the league.
An A’s roster completely stripped to its foundation has lost 85 games this year. Dead years are a necessary evil in a teardown, even if those teardowns are rarely necessary. Olson noticed it all when the A’s visited Atlanta earlier this year.
“It’s a lot of new faces, and I think there are certain parts of the situation like the fans and everything in Oakland that seem like a tough thing,” Olson told The San Francisco Chronicle. “I haven’t necessarily spoken to those guys exactly about it. But you can see from afar that it’s probably not the easiest.
“It’s still a big-league club and they’re doing what they can out there.”
On Tuesday, Olson returns to Oakland with the defending champion Braves to play in the ruins. But things are a little different than the last time the teams played in June.
The premier slugger acquired in the Olson trade is coming into his own at the big league level.
Even before the teardown dust settles, Shea Langeliers look like the A’s next big thing.
Langeliers was the central piece in the transaction that sent Olson to his hometown team. A Baylor prospect known for his agility and skill behind the plate was hitting the skin off the ball with the Double-A Braves last year and was considered by some to be Atlanta’s No. 1 prospect heading into the 2022 season.
Once in the A’s system, Langeilers only got better at the plate, honing the raw power and consistent contact he was touted for. He batted .283 and hit 19 home runs with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, earning him a nod to represent the A’s at the 2022 All-Star Futures game, where he was named MVP after hitting a home run and throwing out a runner attempting to steal third.
Langeliers was doing what every team hopes from their prospects: Forcing the issue. The A’s called up Langeliers on Aug. 16 in a roster shuffle that made Oakland release oft-injured and beloved outfielder Stephen Piscotty. In 17 games, he’s hit three home runs with five doubles and a triple and 12 RBI.
Though he’s not displaying the immediate power Olson did out the gate — notably, power is down all across the league, anyway — he’s showing himself to be a strong contact hitter who can find gaps. At age 24, he could be on the fast track to a permanent spot in the middle of the A’s lineup.
And Langeliers isn’t the only new Athletic rising from the ashes — the next generation is livening up what was supposed to be a dead season. The A’s prioritized big-league ready players in most of their biggest trades, which means the youth movement is already on their doorstep.
Outfielder Christian Pache, another part of the return for Olson, is trying to find his place on the big league team and joins Langeliers, JP Sears and Ken Waldichuk as recent acquisitions shaping a young squad with Nick Allen, Jonah Bride and Cody Thomas. Pache has the defensive ability to be an elite center fielder, but how his bat develops will determine if he sticks.
The Olson trade alone also netted the A’s a few longer-term projects. Pitcher Ryan Cusick, the Braves’ 2021 first-round pick who is going through his growing pains with the Double-A Midland RockHounds (7.30 ERA in 11 games) and Joey Estes, who has a 4.76 ERA in 19 starts with High-A Lansing Lugnuts.
If the A’s are the broken-hearted ex proving they’ve moved on, Olson doesn’t have much reason to be jealous. After signing an eight-year, $168 million contract, the largest in Braves history and out of the realm A’s owner John Fisher would ever consider, he began a tall task of filling Freddie Freeman’s large shoes in Atlanta.
He’s done just fine.
He’s cranked 27 home runs (ninth most in the National League) and posted a .814 OPS, well above the league average. A 50-win team in September might yearn for numbers and excitement like that.
Could the A’s use Olson’s Gold Glove at first base, too? No doubt. The A’s are a negative-2 DRS at first base this year compared to plus-6 DRS with Olson manning the corner last season. Olson’s return will serve as a reminder of the success this team pawned off when the bill got too pricey for a cheap owner’s taste.
But A’s ownership dysfunction aside, Langeliers’ rise and other peeks at a new core on the horizon softens the blow of Olson’s return to the Coliseum. | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/09/06/shea-langeliers-rise-softens-blow-of-matt-olsons-return/ | 2022-09-06 12:22:22 | 1 | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/09/06/shea-langeliers-rise-softens-blow-of-matt-olsons-return/ |
NEW YORK, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Unilever PLC ("Unilever") (NYSE: UL) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Unilever American Depositary Receipts between September 2, 2020 and July 21, 2021, inclusive.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Unilever, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Unilever includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: a) in July 2020, the board of Ben & Jerry's, one of Unilever's marquee brands, passed a resolution to end sales of its ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory" ; and b) this boycott decision risked adverse governmental actions for violations of laws, executive orders, or resolutions aimed at discouraging boycotts, divestment, and sanctions of Israel adopted by 35 U.S. states.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2022
Aggrieved Unilever investors only have until August 15, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With two big swings, Bryce Harper looked primed to join the Phillies in a pennant race.
Harper homered to right-center field in his first at-bat, then went opposite field for a three-run shot in the eighth inning for Philadelphia’s Triple-A team Tuesday night to begin his rehabilitation assignment from a broken left thumb.
Harper was the designated hitter and hit second in the lineup for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs for the start of a six-game series against Gwinnett. He drilled the fifth pitch he saw from Atlanta Braves prospect Jared Shuster high over the wall at Coca-Cola Park in front of what was announced as a sellout crowd of 10,100 fans.
“I think any time you go out there and you’re able to put the bat on the ball and have good at-bats, see pitches, compete at a high level, it’s always good,” Harper said.
He walked against Shuster in his second at-bat to the boos of the crowd that wanted Harper to take another hefty hack. Harper was then caught stealing. He grounded out in his third plate appearance, and walked again and scored in the seventh to lead Lehigh Valley past Gwinnett 10-5.
Gwinnett had some fun after Harper’s solo homer cut the Stripers’ lead, tweeting “Phillies prospect Bryce Harper goes deep to cut the Stripers lead 3-1. Admittedly, he looks like one to watch in the future.”
And before Harper’s fifth time up, the scoreboard read: ““Today 1-2 Bryce Bomb.”
Make it two.
Harper, who won his second NL MVP award last year, hasn’t played for the Phillies since he broke his left thumb on June 25. He is expected to play in Lehigh Valley through Saturday and possibly return to the Philadelphia lineup on Monday when the playoff-contending Phillies begin a series at Arizona.
But with two homers in his first rehab game, why wait until Monday to add him to a team that very much needs him now?
“Tonight was great, right? But at the same time, I need the at-bats, I need to be able to see pitches, different guys, different angles, understanding how my body’s going to react, what my thumb’s going to be like,” Harper said.
The 29-year-old Harper, who signed a $330 million, 13-year deal with the Phillies in 2019, is hitting .318 with 15 home runs, 48 RBIs and a .985 OPS. Harper had already surrendered his spot in right field earlier this season because of because of a small tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his throwing elbow. He last played the field at Miami on April 16.
Asked if he could play right field in September, Harper simply said, “no.”
The Phillies beat the Reds 7-6 on Tuesday night and remained in the thick of the NL wild-card race.
“Bring him up. He doesn’t need more games,” second baseman Jean Segura said with a smile after Philadelphia’s win. “What is he doing down there? He’s ready. Hopefully he comes back quick. If he hit two homers, bring him up.”
Harper was a smashing success for the fans that turned out in season-high numbers to catch a glimpse of one of baseball’s most popular players.
The IronPigs merchandise store and ticket phone lines were buzzing each of the last two days in anticipation of his arrival. Will he play? Will jerseys be on sale? What time do gates open? One cashier looked out the team store window and noted, “I’ve never seen at 5:12 just hundreds of people standing out there.”
Mike Luciano, director of merchandise, faced an early jam when Harper decided to change his uniform number for his minor league stint. While an attraction, Harper did not want to serve as a distraction for the IronPigs and allowed reliever Jonathan Hennigan to keep his No. 3 while the slugger bumped up one to No. 4.
“I ordered a lot of 3s,” Luciano said. “Luckily, the 4s came in.”
Harper T-shirts were truly hot off the press. About 90 minutes before first pitch, roughly 150 Harper shirts were still as warm as a ballpark hot dog as they quickly shuffled from print to merchandise store racks. The blue No. 4 shirts sold for $28 and a limited number of customized jerseys went for $110, sales sizzling at a better rate than the usual top sellers, which would be, Luciano said, “anything with bacon.”
“You put a bacon strip on a hat, people love it,” Luciano said.
Chris Philpott, of Allentown, bought two game tickets in the morning and clutched a Harper T-shirt in the store. He usually attends about 12 IronPigs games a year and just had to snag seats for Tuesday night.
“I got here early because my kid was hoping to catch him on BP,” he said. “We saw all the cameras when we came in. It’s going to be nuts tonight. You don’t normally see people lined up when there’s no giveaway this early before the game opens.”
Harper skipped hitting on the field but that didn’t keep fans from hanging over the railing near the IronPigs dugouts in hope of catching a peek at the two-time NL MVP. TV stations aired live remotes and the press box was full with media outlets normally reserved for covering the Phillies, playing at home down the turnpike against the Cincinnati Reds.
Two hours before gates opened, only 80 tickets remained, most down the right-field line. The stadium – home in the past to similar warm-up stints for Pedro Martinez and Chase Utley — was full on a night that went to the dogs. Yes, in a nod to a night dedicated to area efforts at dog adoption, Harper skipped the bacon-themed gear for an IronMutts jersey.
Oh, and 195 dogs wagged their tails at the ballpark —- 44 were adopted, and a few mutts can probably thank Harper’s cameo for the new homes.
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Today Thirdwave is launching out of stealth with $7M in seed funding led by Framework Ventures
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Thirdwave, the blockchain discovery engine, announced its launch out of stealth and $7M in seed funding. Thirdwave focuses on providing business data and insights and enabling game developers to better understand, find, and retain customers.
Today's newly announced seed round was led by Framework Ventures, a VC firm known for its early entry into blockchain gaming (GameFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). The round was also supported by other leading investors including Animoca Brands, Play Ventures, Shima Capital, Hustle Fund, and Oceans Ventures.
The blockchain environment – especially in the gaming world – has no window into the industry or customer insights that builders need. Therefore, Thirdwave has designed and built a platform that provides web3 companies, projects, DAOs, and protocols with this information for the first time. The Thirdwave product exists at the intersection of community, social, and on-chain data, giving web3 teams the first three-dimensional view into their customer analytics.
Thirdwave's founding team is composed of experts that have built and executed on many of the products that powered web2's shift from desktop to mobile. Co-founders, Peter Jonas and Matt Lorenzen, led the core team that launched and ran much of the games and mobile app strategy at Facebook, growing it into a global multibillion dollar business unit.
"We believe this wave of innovation represents one of the greatest opportunities in the history of gaming," shared Thirdwave's Co-Founder, Peter Jonas. "Blockchain offers game developers and players shared ownership and as a result true alignment for the first time. Despite this incredible opportunity in front of the industry much of the infrastructure needed for developers to be successful has yet to be built – this is where Thirdwave comes in."
Thirdwave is creating key infrastructure and tools that will give game developers and web3 builders a deeper understanding of the market they compete in, a clearer view of the customers they care about, and a tangible way to attract and retain high value customers.
Over the next decade, gaming will be one of the largest onramps for new people entering the blockchain space. Currently there are 3.2B+ gamers worldwide, a demographic almost 10x greater than the number of current global cryptocurrency owners. In order for blockchain gaming projects to be successful, someone must build the proper infrastructure and that's where Thirdwave comes in. Thirdwave is the only company in the space transforming raw data – including on-chain activity, customer data, social channel data, website analytics, industry benchmarks, and more – into insights that businesses need.
Here's what Michael Anderson, Partner and the Co–Founder at Framework Ventures, shared on why he invested, "Today's web3 developers don't have access to meaningful customer data insights, which in turn creates major inefficiencies in the building process" said Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework Ventures. "With their past experience building and scaling data discovery engines for consumer giants like Facebook, we think Thirdwave is positioned to give web3 projects, especially in the gamefi space, the ability to truly understand their users."
Thirdwave will use this new seed funding for building out key elements of their discovery engine. This includes scaling and data features, which will further shape the level of insights customers have access to providing more sophisticated on-chain analytics, deep community, and data web integrations, benchmarking tools, and project specific dashboards.
Over the coming months, Thirdwave will be sharing more updates on their effort to accelerate the transition to the ownership economy. To follow along and learn more about Thirdwave's product, mission, and vision please visit https://thirdwavelabs.com/.
Get the insights you need. Take the actions that matter. Thirdwave enables teams to understand, find, and retain their best customers by providing key infrastructure and tools to drive growth with the first blockchain discovery engine.
Thirdwave is backed by leading investors such as Framework Ventures, Animoca Brands, Play Ventures, Shima Capital, Hustle Fund, and Oceans Ventures. For more information please visit thirdwavelabs.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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BERLIN (AP) — Nudists in Austria are up in arms about plans for a cable car that would pass over a popular beach on the northern edge of Vienna where clothing is optional.
The country’s Austria Press Agency on Friday quoted nudist Barbara Hausjell saying she feared for her privacy if cable car users with cellphone cameras are allowed to swoop across the area.
“I don’t want to end up on the internet,” the 72-year-old told APA.
Project developer Hannes Dejaco sought to reassure nudists, saying the cable cars would only pass over the beach for a short stretch. In addition, the windows could be made to turn opaque automatically, he was quoted as saying.
A promotional video for the cable car project says it would go from the Heiligenstadt transit station across the Danube river and then back over to the Kahlenberg, a small mountain in the north of the capital. Some 115 gondolas with panoramic windows would offer a “breathtaking view across Vienna,” it says. | https://www.ksn.com/news/weird-news/ap-strange-news/vienna-nudists-oppose-plans-for-cable-car-over-their-beach/ | 2023-04-21 23:55:29 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/weird-news/ap-strange-news/vienna-nudists-oppose-plans-for-cable-car-over-their-beach/ |
- CINDE supported attracting 40 new foreign capital investments, a record historic figure.
- Sixty-one installed companies decided to also reinvest and grow in Costa Rica.
- Investments were made outside the Greater Metropolitan Area in sectors related to Life Sciences, Services, Manufacturing, and Tourism Infrastructure, leading to opportunities for the communities of Grecia, Pérez Zeledón, Liberia, Santa Cruz, Orotina, San Carlos, and Cóbano.
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) and the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) announced in a press conference that Costa Rica was able to add 101 direct foreign investment projects during 2022 that generated 22,000 net jobs. Eleven new investments coming from seven non-traditional geographic locations such as Canada, Chile, and Germany were pointed out.
As explained by the Managing Director of CINDE, Jorge Sequeira, this translates into 40 greenfield projects (a record figure that is double what was reached in 2017 and 2018) and 61 multinational companies that continued to trust and reinvest in the country.
According to the data that were shown, diversification also continues for the origin of the investment made, as well as the decision of several companies to install in areas outside the Central Valley, which expands the benefits for more Costa Rican citizens.
The President of the CINDE Board of Directors, Eric Scharf, indicated that "the results for 2022 reaffirmed the good positioning that Costa Rica has harvested as the headquarters for attracting FDI, positively impacting the country's economy and development. The figures show that the jobs generated by the 40 new firms that were attracted and the 61 companies in growth have an impact on key populations that the country must deal with comprehensively to be able to generate more opportunities for everybody."
A close-up look at job generation
Up to 50% of all of the net positions generated in 2022 are occupied by women. This share information exceeds the national average, which is around 41%, which evidences the leadership of multinationals in the search for gender equity.
In relation to age distribution, it is estimated that 47% of the net job opportunities were occupied by people from 17 to 29 years old and 35% were occupied by people older than 40. Both populations have been indicated as requiring more employability opportunities in the country.
CINDE indicated that the group of 402 multinational companies that are located in our country to date employ 184,200 Costa Rican citizens in the sectors of Services, Manufacturing, and Life Sciences.
Diversification of Direct Foreign Investment
The international promotion efforts in diverse markets made it possible for Costa Rica to welcome 11 new companies from seven origins other than the United States. This represents 27% of the total new firms that arrived in the country.
These companies' countries of origin were: Germany, Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Venezuela, and Guatemala.
Minister of Foreign Trade, Manuel Tovar, explained: "Costa Rica understands the critical role that trade and foreign direct investment play, as forces to drive development. In 2022, we attracted 40 new investment projects and 61 reinvestments. Among the newcomers, 11 came from non-traditional markets. This is aligned with the efforts that we, as a country, have been making, to diversify and increase our resilience to fluctuations in the world economy."
Communities outside the Greater Metropolitan Area (GMA)
The direct foreign investment that was selected as having the headquarters outside the GMA made it possible to create 900 new jobs, which represents an increase of 16% in relation to 2021.
The employment accumulated in the regions outside the GMA exceeds 5,300 job positions. CINDE estimates that a similar figure for remote jobs may be added to this number, i.e., people hired by companies with headquarters in the Central Valley that keep part of their payroll working virtually from other parts of the country.
In 2022, 10 new companies were added that installed themselves in Liberia, Santa Cruz, San Carlos, Orotina, Grecia, Cóbano, and Pérez Zeledón. Specifically, this has to do with one project in the Life Sciences sector, two in the Services sector, three in Manufacturing, and four in Tourism Infrastructure.
Challenges ahead
The President of CINDE, Eric Scharf, emphasized that, to keep maintaining the growth rate for DFI in the country, actions must be accelerated that ensure the formation of human talent as well as to improve key conditions related to competitiveness for the companies to be able to establish themselves not just in the country's Central Valley, but at new development poles outside the GMA.
"All countries compete on a daily basis for DFI due to the direct impact it has on development and well-being. We have to keep improving day by day to maintain the positioning that has been harvested. Likewise, we have the pledge to continue working to keep the benefits that are generated in communities throughout the country," he finalized.
About CINDE
The Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) is the Costa Rican agency that has spent more than 40 years attracting direct foreign investment to the country.
In its history, it has a record of supporting 400 multinationals established in Costa Rica in the sectors of manufacturing, knowledge intensive services, life sciences, and tourism infrastructure, becoming a strategic partner to achieve sustainable productivity and boosting purposeful investment to contribute to Costa Rica's social and economic development.
It is private in nature, apolitical, and has been declared to be of the national interest. The agency has been catalogued since 2017 and 45 consecutive years by the Center for International Trade as the best national agency to attract direct investment in the world.
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MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Residents will be able to access COVID-19 testing and telehealth for no charge at three treatment in three clinics opening in Mid-Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is launching a Test to Treat program at 13 locations across the state, including three in the region. The clinics will offer testing and antiviral medications at no charge to the general public.
People who test positive will have the option to connect virtually with a health care professional, who can review their health history and determine whether antiviral medications are appropriate. If so, a prescription for the medication can be sent to a local pharmacy.
Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, Michigan's chief medical executive, said the easy access to testing and treatment will help COVID-19 patients recover faster and experience a lower risk of hospitalization.
“COVID-19 treatments are most effective at preventing severe illness when taken as soon after symptoms start," she said. "This program provides Michiganders with limited access to a health care provider the ability to be evaluated and treated for COVID-19, rapidly, confidentially and at no-cost.”
The Mid-Michigan Test to Treat sites are:
- Word of Life Church at 460 W. Atherton Road in Flint.
- Macedonia Baptist Church at G5443 N. Saginaw St. in Flint.
- New Beginnings Deliverance Ministry at 2609 E. Genesee Ave. in Saginaw.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services selected the sites based on a high social vulnerability index, a high percentage of people over age 50 being tested, limited access to health care options and high testing rates. | https://www.abc12.com/coronavirus/michigan-opens-3-no-cost-covid-19-testing-and-treatment-clinics-in-mid-michigan/article_7a5d4134-4326-11ed-8b30-7b07fb363f65.html | 2022-10-03 16:44:45 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/coronavirus/michigan-opens-3-no-cost-covid-19-testing-and-treatment-clinics-in-mid-michigan/article_7a5d4134-4326-11ed-8b30-7b07fb363f65.html |
- Weeklong Black Friday Deals are available now through Thanksgiving Week, featuring big savings up to 50% off or more across new and trending items for gifting and gathering, as well as everyday essentials
- Guest-favorite Deal of the Day returns, featuring deep one-day discounts on top brands like Apple, KitchenAid, Nintendo and more with Black Friday pricing now through December
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced its biggest savings of the season starts three weeks earlier than last year with Weeklong Black Friday Deals and the return of the popular Deal of the Day. Both weekly and daily deals are available to shop now and feature the retailer's best planned prices for the holiday season on the most popular national brands and only-at-Target exclusive brands. Whether searching for the perfect on-trend gift, hosting a holiday celebration, or stocking up on everyday essentials, guests will find incredible prices up to 50% off or more across must-have toys and games, electronics, kitchen appliances, and more.
"We know our guests are eager to start their holiday shopping and Target is here to help – and help them save big, whether that's on gifts that family and friends are sure to love or stocking up on all the essentials for a season filled with festive gatherings," said Christina Hennington, executive vice president and chief growth officer, Target. "By making our Black Friday deals available even earlier this year, and bringing back our popular Deal of the Day, we're giving guests even more reasons to choose Target for everything they want and need this holiday season."
Weeklong Black Friday Deals feature Target's best prices planned for the holiday season, with seven weeks of back-to-back offers on thousands of items so guests can shop confidently and save whenever they choose to shop.
- New weekly deals debut each Sunday, now through Thanksgiving weekend.
- Offers include discounts on new and popular items, including toys, electronics, everyday essentials for stocking up throughout the season, and more.
- The first week of deals is available now and runs through Oct. 15, including top offers like:
- Deals are available both in store and online via Target.com or the Target app, with select offers available exclusively online.
- Guests can get a first peek at the weekly deals each Friday in the Target Weekly Ad.
Back by popular demand, this year's Deal of the Day offers will feature hundreds more items at Black Friday pricing than last year. Guests can come back daily for deep savings through the end of December, helping them save all season long.
- New daily deals are available now through Dec. 24, and last one day only while supplies last.
- Offers include discounts on new and must-have items and gifts, plus everyday essentials, including top national brands like Apple, KitchenAid and Nintendo.
- Deals are available both in store and online via Target.com or the Target app, with select offers available exclusively online.
- Guests can check Target.com and the Target app each day to see the current Deal of the Day.
Target continues to bring guests ease with its fast and flexible fulfillment options, including free Order Pickup and Drive Up, with orders ready for pickup in as soon as two hours — no minimum purchase or membership fee required. Guests also can get their Black Friday deals via Same-Day Delivery with Shipt and get them delivered directly to their doorstep the same day, in as soon as one hour. No matter how guests choose to shop, Target offers free and easy returns on most new, unopened items within 90 days of purchase.
In addition to Weeklong Black Friday Deals and Deal of the Day, Target's serving up more ways to save this season, including 5% off with Target RedCard, offers through Target Circle, the retailer's free-to-join loyalty program, and its industry-leading Holiday Price Match Guarantee. Holiday Price Match Guarantee, which runs Oct. 6 through Dec. 24, allows guests to shop early and still receive savings if the Target price is lowered later in the season.
For more information about Target's plans for the holiday season, visit the holiday press hub on A Bullseye View.
Statements in this release regarding holiday season plans are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause Target's actions to differ materially. The most important risks and uncertainties are described in Item 1A of Target's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2022. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Target does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement.
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at nearly 2,000 stores and at Target.com, with the purpose of helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. Since 1946, Target has given 5% of its profit to communities, which today equals millions of dollars a week. Additional company information can be found by visiting the corporate website and press center and by following @TargetNews.
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DALLAS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today said it will raise its quarterly cash dividend 8%, from $1.15 per share to $1.24, or $4.96 annualized. The higher dividend will be payable November 15, 2022, to stockholders of record on October 31, 2022, contingent upon formal declaration by the board of directors at its regular meeting in October.
The board of directors also authorized the company to repurchase an additional $15 billion of its common stock over time. This is in addition to approximately $8.2 billion of previously authorized repurchases that remained at the end of June 2022.
Dividend increases and share repurchases are integral pieces of TI's disciplined approach to capital management and reflect the company's continued strength in free cash flow generation and its commitment to return all free cash flow to its owners over time.
TI has a proven track record of returning cash to its owners. Today's announcement marks 19 consecutive years of dividend increases. In addition, as of second quarter 2022, the company has reduced its outstanding shares by 47% through its share repurchases since the end of 2004.
This release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as TI or its management "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import. Similarly, statements herein that describe TI's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals also are forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.
We urge you to carefully consider the following important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations of TI or our management:
- The duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, government and other third-party responses to it and the consequences for the global economy, including to our business and the businesses of our suppliers, customers and distributors;
- Economic, social and political conditions, and natural events in the countries in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate, including global trade policies;
- Market demand for semiconductors, particularly in the industrial and automotive markets, and customer demand that differs from forecasts;
- Our ability to compete in products and prices in an intensely competitive industry;
- Evolving cybersecurity and other threats relating to our information technology systems or those of our customers, vendors and other third parties;
- Our ability to successfully implement and realize opportunities from strategic, business and organizational changes, or our ability to realize our expectations regarding the amount and timing of associated restructuring charges and cost savings;
- Our ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a rapidly changing technological environment, our timely implementation of new manufacturing technologies and installation of manufacturing equipment, and our ability to realize expected returns on significant investments in manufacturing capacity;
- Availability and cost of raw materials, utilities, manufacturing equipment, third-party manufacturing services and manufacturing technology;
- Product liability, warranty or other claims relating to our products, software, manufacturing, delivery, services, design or communications, or recalls by our customers for a product containing one of our parts;
- Compliance with or changes in the complex laws, rules and regulations to which we are or may become subject, or actions of enforcement authorities, that restrict our ability to operate our business or subject us to fines, penalties or other legal liability;
- Changes in tax law and accounting standards that impact the tax rate applicable to us, the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed, adverse resolution of tax audits, increases in tariff rates, and the ability to realize deferred tax assets;
- Financial difficulties of our distributors or semiconductor distributors' promotion of competing product lines to our detriment; or disputes with current or former distributors;
- Losses or curtailments of purchases from key customers or the timing and amount of customer inventory adjustments;
- Our ability to maintain or improve profit margins, including our ability to utilize our manufacturing facilities at sufficient levels to cover our fixed operating costs, in an intensely competitive and cyclical industry and changing regulatory environment;
- Our ability to maintain and enforce a strong intellectual property portfolio and maintain freedom of operation in all jurisdictions where we conduct business; or our exposure to infringement claims;
- Instability in the global credit and financial markets;
- Our ability to recruit and retain skilled personnel, and effectively manage key employee succession; and
- Impairments of our non-financial assets.
For a more detailed discussion of these factors, see the Risk factors discussion in Item 1A of TI's most recent Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. If we do update any forward-looking statement, you should not infer that we will make additional updates with respect to that statement or any other forward-looking statement.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. It's what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn more at TI.com.
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Jamal Bryant feels like starting a weed business on his church’s property will bring black men back to church. In a recent interview, he says “he’s looking for people that smoke weed.” Kevin Hunter’s mistress is speaking out and Jay-Z and Dusse are in a legal battle.
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Arizona Department of Education adds ISIP™as approved state assessment
DALLAS, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Istation, a leader in educational technology, has been selected by the Arizona Department of Education as an approved K-3 universal literacy and dyslexia screener. Arizona educators can now administer Istation's Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) assessment as a Tier 1 dyslexia screener for the 2022-2023 school year.
The ISIP assessment measures overall reading proficiency and is designed to:
- Identify children at risk for reading difficulties.
- Provide automatic, continuous progress monitoring of skills that are predictors of later reading success.
- Link data immediately and automatically to students' learning needs in order to drive differentiated instruction.
Inside Istation, educators get easy-to-read assessment data and personalized student profiles with relevant information on students' progress. These real-time reports include both graphical and contextual analyses for each student so teachers can plan and differentiate instruction and provide necessary interventions for students who may be at risk for learning disabilities.
Powered by the science of reading, Istation's reading assessments and instructional resources for pre-K through eighth grade cover the National Reading Panel's Big Five essentials for reading acquisition: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension and vocabulary. Schools get the support they need to improve foundational reading and growth with assessments that provide actionable and insightful data that measure these skills and many others.
Learn how the ISIP assessment serves as an effective academic intervention tool to address the individual needs of each student with customized reporting that provides teachers with invaluable insights to help students prosper.
Founded in 1998 and based in Dallas, Texas, Istation (Imagination Station) has become one of the nation's leading providers of richly animated, game-like educational technology. Winner of several national educational technology awards, the Istation program puts more instructional time in the classroom through small-group and collaborative instruction. Istation's innovative reading, math and Spanish programs immerse students in an engaging and interactive environment and inspire them to learn. Additionally, administrators and educators can use Istation to easily track the progress of their students, schools and classrooms. Istation now serves over 4 million students throughout the United States and in several other countries.
Ian Sumera
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Idaho's number 1 home builder takes 1st in Best Places to Work in Idaho.
MERIDIAN, Idaho, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CBH Homes has been named the #1 Best Places to Work in Idaho in the Large Employer Category for 2022. Competing against some of the best names in Idaho, the 2022 list is based on feedback from employees, then compared against the other companies in their size category.
In an industry not known for culture, CBH Homes is striving to do things differently. "At CBH, we're built different," said Ronda Conger, Vice President of CBH Homes. "We are made up of people that are passionate, caffeinated and ready to put it down. We love our team and have way too much fun."
CBH Homes has been voted a Best Place to Work for 12 years and they'll be the first to tell you it doesn't happen overnight.
It's a long journey to building and creating a company culture that people love and want to be a part of. Companies work for years to create a culture worth talking about and CBH Homes has been doing just that. Working, building, changing, growing, and pushing every year to be a Best Place to Work in Idaho.
"We are valued and loved so much at CBH. We're constantly pushed to be better. I love that I get to be me and a better version of me every single day." said Melissa Enrico, CBH North Canyon Sales Coach and employee of CBH Homes for 11 years.
Joining the CBH team isn't always easy. CBH takes their hiring very seriously with a multi-step process to ensure the applicant will be a good fit. From personality tests, multiple interviews, and questionnaires, they want to know if you truly want to be a part of the team.
Becoming a Best Place to Work in Idaho is always a priority at CBH. They work hard to go above and beyond to listen, adjust, and ensure their team is loving where they work. Their passion for their work shows as CBH has a 4.4 out of 5 stars rating on Google Reviews, has been voted Best Homebuilder by the Idaho Business Review Reader Rankings, and was named 10th in the Idaho Private 100 list.
CBH Homes is proud to have a passionate team of hardworking and humble rockstars. They strive to pay it forward and frequently share what makes them a Best Place to Work by giving tours to other companies that are also on the hunt to earn a Best Places to Work designation.
Contact:
Ronda Conger
Vice President, CBH Homes
208-288-5560
rondac@cbhhomes.com
CBH Homes has been building dreams for Idahoans for over 30 years, is Idaho's #1 Builder, a #1 Best Place to Work in Idaho, ranked #36 in the nation, and proudly working with over 23,000 happy homeowners. Cbhhomes.com RCE-923
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
01-03-06-09-21-39
(one, three, six, nine, twenty-one, thirty-nine)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lotto" game were:
01-03-06-09-21-39
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