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President Biden said Friday that he plans to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, following the British head of state’s death the previous day.
“Yes. I don’t know what the details are yet, but I’ll be going,” Biden told reporters while on a trip to Ohio.
The funeral could take place on Sept. 19, which would be 10 days after her death, at Westminster Abbey in London. The plan for the queen’s death, which is called Operation London Bridge, has been in place for decades and outlines the protocol for each day up until the funeral.
The president, along with many other world leaders, is currently scheduled to be in New York on Sept. 19 for the beginning of the United Nations General Assembly.
Earlier on Friday, the White House would not confirm if the president would attend the funeral.
“One of the things that we want to be mindful of, as you all know, there’s a process,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
The president has honored the life of the queen in various ways since her death, putting out an official statement, signing a condolence book at the British Embassy and mentioning her at the top of remarks at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) event on Thursday evening.
“I had the opportunity to meet her before she passed and she was an incredibly decent and gracious woman. And the thoughts and prayers of the American people are with the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in their grief,” he said.
During the DNC event, Biden told a Daily Mail reporter that he would “probably” attend the queen’s funeral. | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/biden-says-hell-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral/ | 2022-09-09 23:09:46 | 1 | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/biden-says-hell-attend-queen-elizabeths-funeral/ |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Starling Marte got three hits and the New York Mets kept up their season-long dominance of Philadelphia, topping Zack Wheeler and the Phillies 8-2 Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
The NL East-leading Mets have won 13 of 17 from their division rivals this year while outscoring them 89-50. New York improved to 6-2 at Citizens Bank Park in that span.
Michael Perez broke an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run single in the fifth inning to start the scoring. Francisco Lindor added an RBI triple in the sixth against Wheeler (11-7), a former Met.
Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil both added two hits for the Mets.
Mets pitchers Trevor Williams, Seth Lugo (3-2), Joely Rodriguez, Adam Ottavino and Sam Clay held the Phillies’ struggling lineup to six hits while stranding 12 runners.
Philadelphia has been limited to two runs or less in seven of its past nine games and without a home run in nine of its last 10 games.
The Phillies, who started the day holding the second NL wild-card spot, are 61-41 against every other team on their schedule besides New York. In nine games against New York, Philadelphia’s two top starters — Wheeler and Aaron Nola — are a combined 0-7 with a 4.38 ERA. The Mets have won all nine games the duo has started, including four over the last two weekend series.
Wheeler struggled with his control, walking four while striking out six in 5 1/3 innings. The Mets worked deep counts through the early innings and ran Wheeler’s pitch count up, finally cashing in during the fifth inning.
Marte hit an RBI single during a four-run ninth off Phillies reliever Nick Nelson.
TRAINERS ROOM
Mets: RHP Taijuan Walker will not be the Mets starter in Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies. Walker has been sidelined with back spasms and manager Buck Showalter indicated that his return to the mound could be delayed a day or two. Walker only pitched two innings in his last start on Aug. 16 before leaving the game in an eventual 5-0 loss to Atlanta.
UP NEXT
The two teams will meet in Saturday’s nightcap (7:15 p.m.) with a pair of left-handed pitchers scheduled to start. The Mets will send David Peterson (6-2, 3.30 ERA) against Philadelphia’s Bailey Falter (0-3, 4.85).
The season series will wrap up on Sunday afternoon with the Phillies sending Kyle Gibson (8-5, 4.30) to the mound against a pitcher to be announced later by New York.
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After mostly neglecting their defense for the last two years, the Phillies took steps to improve their outfield by acquiring Brandon Marsh from the Los Angeles Angels for double-A catcher Logan O’Hoppe, multiple sources confirmed Tuesday.
Soon after news of the Marsh trade broke came word of another deal with the Phillies acquiring closer David Robertson from the Cubs, a source confirmed. Pitching prospect Ben Brown, promoted this week to double-A Reading, is heading to Chicago, according to a source.
» READ MORE: Live trade deadline updates
Robertson, 37, has had a bounceback season after signing a one-year, $3.5 million with the Cubs. He has a 2.23 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 40⅓ innings over 36 appearances and is 14-for-19 in save opportunities. It’s not clear whether Robertson will close for the Phillies, who have used both Seranthony Dominguez and Brad Hand in the ninth-inning role based on specific hitter matchups. Corey Knebel, who began the season as the Phillies’ closer, hasn’t allowed a run in 14⅓ innings.
Marsh, 24, is batting .226/.284/.353 with eight home runs in 292 at-bats this season for the Angels. But defense is his strength. And with Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos in left and right field, respectively, the Phillies wanted to improve their center-field defense.
» READ MORE: Prospect Logan O’Hoppe talks trade deadline rumors, future with Phillies
The Marsh deal was completed a little more than two hours before the 6 p.m. trade deadline. It also came after O’Hoppe played a day game for double-A Reading. Marsh is tied for ninth among all outfielders with seven defensive runs saved above average.
NBC Sports Philadelphia was first to report the Phillies’ interest in Marsh.
Robertson has unfinished business with the Phillies, who signed him to a two-year, $23 million contract before the 2019 season. He appeared in only seven games and posted a 5.40 ERA before being sidelined by an elbow injury that ultimately required Tommy John surgery.
Brown, a 22-year-old right-hander, was promoted to double-A Reading after putting up big strikeout numbers for high-A Jersey Shore. He fanned 105 of 297 batters (35.4%) and walked only 23 (7.7%) while posting a 3.08 ERA in 73 innings.
ESPN was the first to report news of the Robertson trade.
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Leading up to Labor Day, many pro-union groups and politicians claimed American support for labor unions has recently reached historic highs.
That’s true, per a newly-released Gallup poll, which showed 71 percent of respondents approve of unions. The number hasn’t been that high since 1965.
On Labor Day, President Joe Biden pointed to the rising support and called it “a key way we’re rebuilding the economy… to grow from the bottom up and the middle out.”
But has that rise in popularity sparked any rise in actual union membership?
THE QUESTION
Has increased support for unions translated into an increase in union membership?
THE SOURCES
Nelson Lichtenstein, Director of Center for the Study of Work, Labor, and Democracy at University of California, Santa Barbara
THE ANSWER
No. Although support for unions is rising, the percentage of Americans in unions remains at historic lows.
WHAT WE FOUND
Since 1983, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has tracked what percentage of American workers are members of a union.
The first year that number was measured, it stood at 20.1 percent. It has steadily declined nearly every year since, and fell to an all-time low of 10.3 percent in 2021, the most recent year we have numbers for.
The rate did slightly increase in 2020, because when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted lockdowns and layoffs, those job cuts disproportionately affected non-union employees, whereas a higher percentage of unionized workers kept their jobs, according to the BLS. When the economic recovery began and non-union workers regained employment, the overall rate of unionized workers fell back down.
Harvard Business School also keeps data on union membership in countries around the world, since the late 19th century. Since their data goes back even further than the BLS data, we can see that the all-time peak for union membership was in the mid-1960s, when it exceeded 30 percent.
Like the BLS data, Harvard’s figures show the percentage of the workforce in a union has been steadily declining for decades, and has recently reached lows not seen since before World War II.
Rising support for unions coinciding with declining membership isn’t surprising to labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein.
“There is no... correlation between popular support for unionism and… actual growth of unions,” he told VERIFY.
Lichtenstein says in the mid-20th century economy, it was generally accepted that the preeminent industries of the time like automaking were almost entirely unionized. But over time, membership fell for a variety of reasons and now in some of today’s biggest industries like tech, there’s no cultural expectation of organized labor.
“In industries like auto, you had 100 percent unionization, practically,” he said. “Unionism naturally declines as a proportion of the workforce as new industries come to the fore, and as new techniques are created to kind of avoid unionization.”
The labor movement has worked to undo that trend by organizing workforces not ordinarily thought of as unionized, like Starbucks baristas. Amazon warehouse employees, too, have recently organized in some locations.
“I think it's partly a product of the pandemic, it's a product of a kind of thwarted career paths… I think the pandemic created a sense that managers had betrayed their workforce, whether it's health and safety, or they gave them a raise and then took it away,” said Lichtenstein. “[And now] you have a period, basically, of prosperity, and a tight labor market. So that gives courage to workers.”
But whether that’s a sign that the overall decline in union membership may soon reverse for the long haul, or whether it’s merely isolated incidents spawning from pandemic-related conditions, remains to be seen. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/verify/national-verify/support-for-labor-unions-has-increased-but-union-membership-is-at-an-all-time-low/536-4af1c0e5-9069-4c2b-bdb3-af9dbf8cd977 | 2022-09-06 08:15:33 | 0 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/verify/national-verify/support-for-labor-unions-has-increased-but-union-membership-is-at-an-all-time-low/536-4af1c0e5-9069-4c2b-bdb3-af9dbf8cd977 |
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 17, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1025 AM EST Sat Dec 17 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF ORLEANS...GENESEE...
NIAGARA...AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...
HAZARDS...A band of heavy lake effect snow will produce 1 to 2 inch
per hour snowfall rates and visibility of less than a quarter mile
at times.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...The band of lake effect snow has drifted
north this morning, and is now impacting Buffalo and the Northtowns,
and also southern Niagara, western Genesee, and southwest Orleans
counties. The band of heavy lake effect snow will likely continue to
wobble north and south through the day today, but remain centered on
the Buffalo Metro area.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 48A and 56.
This includes Interstate 190 from Buffalo to the North Grand Island
Bridge.
SAFETY INFO... Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter
weather situations. Be prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow
down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
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4296 7893 4299 7901 4305 7901 4305 7900
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4275 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1521Z 249DEG 24KT 4285 7898
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems' (LSE: BA) Combat Mission Systems (CMS) business, which focuses on combat vehicle and weapon systems design and manufacturing for the U.S. military, today published its 2022 Economic Impact Report. The report details how the company's network of manufacturing sites, suppliers, and thousands of employees had a $1.9 billion impact on the U.S. economy and served as a critical source of growth and investment in communities across the country.
Through operations at its 12 sites, BAE Systems' ground vehicle and weapon systems product lines contributed to local families and economies by providing more than 5,000 jobs and strategic partnerships with over 2,000 suppliers across 48 states. For example, BAE Systems' sites in Elgin, Oklahoma and Aiken, South Carolina, key ground vehicle production sites, each contributed more than $50 million to the economy in 2022.
"Our vast network of sites and strong supplier base are important to the economic prosperity of the local communities we live and work in," said Andy Corea, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems' CMS business. "As BAE Systems continues to prioritize investments in its industrial network to build the next generation of ground vehicles and weapon systems for our customers, our backbone to produce and innovate—both now and in the future—remains these 12 sites. As part of our community-driven nature, these sites also continue to look for opportunities to give back to their communities, resulting in tangible improvements to the places our people call home."
Beyond the workplace, BAE Systems and the 5,000 employees within CMS are proud to support organizations that create positive initiatives in their communities or take part in community outreach that focuses on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, military service members and veterans, and many other people-driven missions. Across the sites, CMS furthered its local impact through:
- More than $580,000 in combined donations to local organizations.
- Nearly 1,700 volunteer hours for community causes and non-profits.
To view the 2022 CMS Economic Impact Report, click here. For more information about the ground vehicles and weapon systems from CMS, click here.
For more information, please contact:
Andrew Eversden, BAE Systems
Mobile: 240-935-6345
andrew.eversden@baesystems.com
www.baesystems.com/US
@BAESystemsInc
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The undefeated Miami Dolphins surprisingly are atop ESPN’s latest NFL Power Rankings — something no one would have expected after last season’s 9-8 finish.
The Dolphins (3-0) jumped four spots in the poll to No. 1, which was released Tuesday morning, followed by the Buffalo Bills (2-1), Philadelphia Eagles (3-0), Kansas City Chiefs (2-1) and Los Angeles Rams (2-1).
The biggest reason ESPN ranked the Dolphins so high is the team’s turnaround led by the emergence of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
“Tua Tagovailoa is off to the start every Dolphins fan dreamed of in his third NFL season. He ranks second in the league in passing yards and is already halfway to matching his career high in touchdown passes with eight. He also leads the NFL in QBR and is second in yards per attempt. The new coaching staff and improved supporting cast around him seems to have unlocked the potential Miami saw when he was drafted No. 5 overall in 2020, and it’s a big reason the Dolphins are the AFC’s lone unbeaten team entering Week 4.”
Tagovailoa has posted an impressive 100-plus passer rating in all three games this season.
Miami, off to its first 3-0 start since 2018, is in first place in the AFC East heading into Thursday night’s road game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Dolphins held off the high-powered Bills, 21-19, on Sunday after rallying from a 35-14 deficit to shock the Baltimore Ravens 42-38 in Week 2.
The Dolphins and Eagles are the only two undefeated teams in the NFL.
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Huge boat show coming back to New Jersey
The Atlantic City Boat Show is returning to the Atlantic City Convention Center on March 1-5 with over 200 exhibitors.
Visitors are invited to explore the most modern and innovative technology in boating and see the most comprehensive selection of vessels and gear.
In addition to all the boats on display, organizers say that visitors can enjoy the following activities:
️🚤 Fred’s Shed How-To Center: Sharing useful DIY advice for new and experienced boaters
️️🚤 Virtual Trainer: Test your boating skills and knowledge with America’s Boating Club including docking, pivot turns, stopping and more using a real Mercury throttle and steering wheel
️🚤 Art of Casting Pond: Learn how to make the perfect cast from the experts at Goose Hummock atop a 30' fishing tank
️🚤 Paddlesports Experience: Join Fin-atics Marine Supply to experience water demos yourself with their leading standup paddleboards
️🚤 Fisherman Magazine: Join expert anglers as they share tips and tricks on improving your catch
️🚤 Sand Art: Watch as a professional sand sculptor, John Gowdy, transforms a pile of sand into a masterpiece
️🚤 Kids Activities: Bring the whole family to the event and watch your little skippers create one-of-a-kind toy boats after splashing around a mini lake in a paddleboat
️🚤 A majority of the boat exhibitors are NMMA-certified boat brands, complying with industry safety and Marine Industry Certified Dealers committed to delivering excellent service. Visitors will be able to purchase vessels on the spot and can explore options beforehand through the show’s boat finder feature.
Visitors interested in attending the Boat Show can purchase tickets directly on the website.
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By REBECCA SANTANA
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the nation reels from a week of high-profile shootings, a new report on mass attacks calls for communities to intervene early when they see warning signs of violence, encourages businesses to consider workplace violence prevention plans and highlights the connection between domestic violence, misogyny and mass attacks.
The report, released Wednesday by the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center, analyzed 173 mass attacks carried out over a five-year period from January 2016 to December 2020 in public or semi-public places such as businesses, schools or churches.
It was released as the U.S. experienced a particularly deadly start to the new year that has left 39 people dead in six mass killings, including one this week in Monterey Park, California, that left 11 people dead at a dance hall as they welcomed in the Lunar New Year.
“It’s just happening way too often,” said Lina Alathari, the center’s director, during a news conference ahead of the report’s release. Alathari said that while the center had not specifically studied the shootings that took place this week, there are themes seen “over and over again” when analyzing mass attacks.
The report is the latest in a series undertaken by the center to look at the problem of mass attacks. While previous reports examined the specific years of 2017, 2018 and 2019, the new report noted that it analyzed multiple years of data and gives more “in-depth analysis of the thinking and behavior of mass attackers.”
The center defines a mass attack as one in which three or more people — not including the attacker — were harmed. Almost all the attacks were carried out by one person, 96% of attackers were men and the attackers ranged in age from 14 to 87.
The report noted that nearly two-thirds of attackers exhibited behaviors or communications “that were so concerning, they should have been met with an immediate response.” It said these concerns were often shared with law enforcement, employers, school staff or parents. But in one-fifth of the cases, the concerning behavior wasn’t relayed to anyone “in a position to respond, demonstrating a continued need to promote and facilitate bystander reporting.”
The report also called for greater attention toward domestic violence and misogyny, noting that nearly half of the attackers studied had a history of domestic violence, misogynistic behavior or both.
“Though not all who possess misogynistic views are violent, viewpoints that describe women as the enemy or call for violence against women remain a cause for concern,” the report said.
About half the attacks in the study involved a business location, and attackers often had a prior relationship with the business, as an employee, a customer or a former employer. The report also noted the role that grievances like workplace disputes or feuds with neighbors played in mass attacks. About half the attacks were motivated “in whole or in part by a perceived grievance,” according to the report.
“Workplaces should establish behavioral threat assessment programs as a component of their workplace violence prevention plans, and businesses should also establish proactive relationships with area law enforcement so that they may work collaboratively to respond to incidents involving a concern for violence, whether that concern arises from a current employee, a former employee, or a customer,” the report read.
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By SARAH DiLORENZO
Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — P5+1. The Sec-Gen. Perm Reps. The SDGs. ECOSOC, UNDP, OCHA. Stockholm+50.
Welcome to UNGA.
The United Nations, like many large institutions, has its own language. For the dignitaries, bureaucrats, journalists and officials who walk these halls regularly, this alphanumeric soup has meaning and perhaps even facilitates communication.
But during the handful of days every year when scores of world leaders descend on the U.N. campus in New York, so, too, do many people unfamiliar with these semantic shortcuts.
One organizational chart of the U.N. system lists more than 70 acronyms, from DESA to WFP. The Group of 77 confusingly has 134 members — a contradiction explained on its website as a choice meant to honor the “historical significance” of the original name.
To visitors, it can sometimes seem that language is being used to obscure meaning rather than elucidate it.
Those visitors must go uptown to go back down in order to access the U.N. tower on the East River during the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level debate because of the security cordon. The rhetoric inside is often just as circuitous.
And it’s not just the acronyms for U.N. agencies or nicknames for bodies or meetings. Here, too, appear words rarely heard elsewhere — multilateralism, hegemony, solidarity. Sometimes, they’re strung together in ways that defy attempts at parsing.
North Korea’s representative, for instance, railed against the United States by accusing Washington of trying “to maintain world hegemony by expanding the bilateral and multilateral military alliance system.”
It’s easy to get frustrated, since the words are really all we have this week. Around the world, the United Nations does many significant things: delivering food, administering vaccines, registering refugees. But as leaders make their cases on the world stage, this week is about talk.
Set against this morass, the moments of light, when they come, tend to shine brighter.
The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines spoke particularly eloquently and powerfully.
Ukraine’s president made an impassioned plea for punishing Russia for its invasion, while also vowing Kyiv would prevail.
And Bhutan’s foreign minister tugged at heartstrings, reading a letter from a 7-year-old who feared swelling glacier lakes would flood her Himalayan village and implored world leaders to combat climate change.
In fact, Tandi Dorji said he rethought his speech when he received that note — perhaps a sign that the right words still have power. At least, when it comes to UNGA.
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Fire breaks out at Tiffany & Co. flagship store in Manhattan
MANHATTAN - A fire erupted Thursday at the iconic Tiffany & Co. store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan.
The fire started in a transformer vault on the street and the smoke went into the basement of the building.
The FDNY recieved the call around 9:38 a.m., so there were no customers inside. Con Edison was also at the scene.
"We checked the inside of the building. We evacuated about 100 people or so from the building," Joseph Carlsen, deputy chief of Division 3 said.
Two people suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital.
Carlsen said the Con Edison crews were repairing the underground electrical equipment that caught fire.
The fire was placed under control just after noon.
The store is currently closed, and it's unclear if it will open later Thursday.
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Optimistic Hutchinson pitches law enforcement reform
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson was in Washington, D.C. Monday explaining his law enforcement policy vision as his campaign for president continues. The GOP hopeful is lagging in the polls and is not raising as much money as other candidates, both of which are hurting Hutchinson’s chances of making the first debate stage in August.
“It’s the right balance for America,” said Hutchinson of his eight-pillared plan.
His plan looks to reexamine responsibilities of the FBI, provide more accountability for privacy and civil liberties, require more recordings of interviews from the FBI, and more.
“(The plan is) designed to improve the rule of law in our country. Designed to build confidence in our citizens in our system of justice,” said Hutchinson.
Hutchinson said he is prepared to defend his plan on the Milwaukee debate stage on August 23, but he still needs to qualify. RNC criteria dictate he needs to poll at one percent in three separate polls, have 40,000 individual donors, and sign a pledge saying he will support whoever the eventual nominee is. An optimistic Hutchinson said he will be there.
“It’s a high threshold that’s been set. We’re going to make that goal. We have a plan to get there,” said Hutchinson.
As Hutchinson tries to carve out his space, his chief target, Donald Trump, still has a commanding lead in the polls. Trump headlined a conservative youth summit over the weekend where he rallied his base, with baseless allegations, as his legal troubles pile up.
“Today the greatest threat is not from the outside. The greatest threat is the sick, sinister, evil forces trying to destroy our nation from within,” said Trump. a
Trump’s multiple indictments are acting as fuel for his campaign rather than a damper. Hutchinson, who was booed at the same event over the weekend, will have to contend with Trump’s tactic of painting his legal woes as a Democratic attack on conservatives everywhere.
“This is an attempt to win the 2024 election and so far, and I hope it continues, but so far, it’s had the opposite effect. It’s really lifted us to new heights,” said Trump.
Amid Hutchinson’s uncertainty over debate qualification, Trump’s appearance is also a question mark. He is yet to commit to the debate.
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LOS ANGELES — California condors will receive a vaccine for a deadly strain of avian influenza that threatens to wipe out the already critically endangered vulture species, federal officials said Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service granted emergency approval for use of the vaccine after more than a dozen condors recently died from the bird flu, known as H5N1.
There are fewer than 350 California condors in the wild, in flocks that span from the Pacific Northwest to Baja California, Mexico.
A pilot safety study will begin this month in North American vultures, a similar species, allowing investigators to check for any adverse effects before they give vaccines to the endangered condors, according to an agriculture department statement.
The department approved the emergency vaccination “because these birds are critically endangered, closely monitored, and their population is very small which allows close monitoring of the vaccine,” the statement said.
Over the past year and a half, millions of birds across the U.S. have died from avian flu, including more than 430 bald eagles and some 58 million turkeys and commercial chickens that were euthanized to prevent the spread of the disease.
California’s population of iconic condors, with their 10-foot (3-meter) wingspans, was nearly wiped out by hunting during the California Gold Rush, as well as by poisoning from toxic pesticide DDT and ingesting lead ammunition.
In the 1980s, all 22 California condors left in the wild were put into captive breeding programs to save the species. Zoo-bred birds were first released into the wild in 1992 and in the years since have been reintroduced into wild habitats. | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/05/17/vaccine-authorized-for-emergency-use-in-california-condors-amid-bird-flu-outbreak/ | 2023-05-17 16:16:25 | 1 | https://www.chicoer.com/2023/05/17/vaccine-authorized-for-emergency-use-in-california-condors-amid-bird-flu-outbreak/ |
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — For nearly three years, a harsh crackdown on dissent in Belarus by its authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has filled the country’s penal colonies with thousands of political prisoners, with new arrests reported daily.
At the same time, a government campaign has gotten rid of many independent lawyers, making it increasingly difficult for the detainees to mount any kind of legal defense.
Siarhej Zikratski is among those lawyers forced to leave Belarus under the threat of arrest. More than 500 of his colleagues have been stripped of their law licenses and quit the profession since 2020, and many of them have moved abroad after facing reprisals at home. Some even ended up in prison.
Zikratski says Belarus has effectively run out of independent lawyers to represent the many political prisoners in the country of 9.5 million people, a situation he calls “catastrophic.”
Lawyers are reluctant to take on “politically motivated cases, and even those who already have signed contracts with clients are no longer willing to provide them with legal services,” Zikratski told The Associated Press by phone from a Western country. “Chances of finding a lawyer for a political prisoner in Belarus are now close to zero.”
The demand for lawyers is outstripping the supply, with repressions escalating and the number of political prisoners growing, he said, “but there is no one to defend them.”
The sweeping crackdown began after Lukashenko, who has run Belarus with an iron fist for 29 years, won reelection in August 2020 in a presidential election that was widely seen at home and in the West as fraudulent.
The country was swept by massive protests, some of which drew more than 100,000 people. Authorities responded with a brutal crackdown that saw over 35,000 people arrested, thousands beaten by police while in custody, and dozens of nongovernmental organizations and independent media shut down.
The number of lawyers in Belarus has dropped from about 2,200 in 2020 to about 1,650 this year, the Justice Ministry said.
Zikratski said authorities have created a system in which only lawyers who are loyal to the government are allowed to represent political prisoners.
“It profanes the very idea of legal defense, and political prisoners aren’t only deprived of the right for legal assistance but can’t even report on torturous conditions behind bars,” he said.
In the Belarusian legal system, where convictions are a near certainty once charges are filed against a defendant, independent lawyers still serve an important function. They ensure, for example, that a case is not rushed to a conclusion and that legal procedures are followed, and they serve as important conduits between detainees and their families.
In a recent speech, Lukashenko has bluntly declared that defense lawyers “must be under control.”
“A defense lawyer is a public servant and his actions must be based on legal norms and not some imaginary norms like freedom of speech and other freedoms,” he said. “We have had enough of those freedoms.”
Eight prominent lawyers who defended political prisoners are serving long sentences on what are seen as trumped-up charges, including attorney Maksim Znak, who represented a presidential hopeful and got 10 years on charges of involvement in an extremist group, conspiracy to seize power and calls for actions against national security. Aliaksandr Danilevicz, who spoke against Russia’s war in Ukraine and defended Belarusian athletes who supported protests, got the same sentence on charges of hurting national security and aiding extremist activities.
Human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, who won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, is serving 10 years after being convicted of financing actions that violated the public order and smuggling — charges he rejects. His defense lawyer, Vital Brahinets, got an eight-year sentence for inciting actions against national security, and another of his lawyers was stripped of his law license.
Bialiatski’s wife, Natalia Pinchuk, now won’t even identify his last remaining lawyer for fear of losing him.
She said she’s “desperate” because she hasn’t heard from her husband since May, when he was moved to a notoriously brutal maximum-security prison and has been denied access to a lawyer.
Pinchuk said she had received information via other prisoners that authorities have denied Bialiatski even a pen and paper to request access to a lawyer.
“They are keeping him in tight information blackout and creating unbearable conditions to demonstrate that even a Nobel Prize laureate could be deprived of everything, including an opportunity to meet with a lawyer,” she told AP. “The authorities have learned how to use lawyers as an instrument of manipulation and pressure.”
Recent letters from the 60-year-old Bialiatski said his health — particularly his eyesight — has deteriorated, Pinchuk said, adding it’s impossible to assess his condition without a lawyer.
“The authorities have realized that lawyers tell journalists and international organizations about violations and torturous conditions in Belarusian prisons for political prisoners,” she said. “Lawyers know better than anyone else that confinement in Belarusian prisons seriously undermines inmates’ health.”
There’s been no word for over 100 days about opposition leader Nikolai Statkevich, who is serving a 14-year prison term, and Maria Kolesnikova, who got an 11-year term. Likewise, the condition of Viktar Babaryka, an aspiring presidential candidate serving 14 years, hasn’t been known for over a month, and his supporters suspect he was beaten and put in a prison hospital.
Pinchuk belives the United Nations should intervene to help “rupture the information blackout around Belarusian political prisoners.”
“It would be great if the U.N. properly used all the instruments it has,” she said. “Regrettably, we have recently seen that despite the terror in Belarus, the U.N. often has turned a blind eye to the situation.”
Authorities have banned the activities of private law firms, and all defense lawyers were made part of state associations that are tightly overseen by the Justice Ministry. It appoints the heads of such associations.
By law, authorities appoint a state defense lawyer for a defendant who can’t find his own representation. State lawyers usually side with investigators instead of their clients.
Volha Vysotskaya, who was charged with inciting tensions, said she tried to contact a state lawyer for her trial so she could see documents pertaining to her case, “but he not only has refused to talk to me but switched off his phone and blocked me on all messaging apps.”
The 24-year-old fled the country before her trial began, and she was convicted in absentia and sentenced to 12 years.
“Defense lawyers in Belarus have become an instrument of government repression instead of defense, and it’s not even clear what is worse -– a lack of a defense during a trial or a formal presence of a lawyer legitimizing the verdict,” Vysotskaya said.
Opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who challenged Lukashenko in the 2020 election and was pressured to flee Belarus after the vote, was put on trial in absentia and convicted of extremism, high treason and threatening state security. She was sentenced to 15 years.
She said she was unable to read materials of her case and talk to a state lawyer appointed to represent her.
She ran for president after her husband, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, a popular blogger and activist, was arrested days after declaring his candidacy. He was convicted of organizing mass unrest, inciting hatred and disobeying police, and sentenced to 19 1/2 years.
Tsikhanouskaya told AP that her husband has been held “in torturous conditions” without access to a lawyer, and that she hasn’t heard from him for over three months.
Citing the traditional depictions of the Greek goddess of justice as blindfolded, the opposition leader said Lukashenko has added “a gag in her mouth and earplugs.”
Last month, hundreds of lawyers who fled the country established the Belarusian Association of Human Rights Lawyers, and urged the U.N. to act.
“Belarus has approved legislation that violates the very principles and essence of legal defense and applied the practice of total control over lawyers,” the association said. “The repressions have destroyed procedural and professional guarantees for lawyers’ activities, resulting in the effective destruction of legal defense in the country.”
Zikratski said his former homeland has reached a “terrible moment.”
“Belarus is quickly turning into a concentration camp in the middle of Europe,” he said. “Repressions in Belarus are escalating and the country has run out of lawyers, the consequences of which aren’t difficult to predict.” | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/belarus-crackdown-targets-not-just-political-activists-but-also-their-lawyers/ | 2023-06-18 08:07:31 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/belarus-crackdown-targets-not-just-political-activists-but-also-their-lawyers/ |
SAN DIEGO, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEMD), a medical therapeutic company focused on developing products to treat cancer and life threatening infectious diseases, today announced the appointment of Nicolas Gikakis to its Board of Directors (Board), effective July 3, 2023. Mr. Gikakis will also serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Gikakis as a director, the authorized size of Aethlon Medical's Board was increased to six members.
"Nick is a seasoned, global medical device and biomedical industry executive with over 20 years' experience including high-profile positions," stated Charles J. Fisher, Jr. M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Aethlon Medical. "I am pleased to welcome Nick to our Board of Directors and look forward to leveraging his extensive experience and relationships as we continue to pursue the research and clinical development of the Hemopurifier®, a therapeutic blood filtration system that can bind and remove harmful exosomes and life-threatening viruses from blood and our investigation of its utility in the organ transplant market."
"The potential of the Hemopurifier within oncology and as a potential treatment for life-threatening diseases, as well as the organ transplant market is vast and I am excited to join the Board at such an important stage for the company," stated Mr. Gikakis. "I look forward to working with my fellow directors and the entire Aethlon leadership team as we strive to position the company for long-term growth and value creation."
From 2021 to May 2023, Mr. Gikakis served as the Head of Commercial for WearOptimo Pty Ltd, a private Australian medical device and digital health company. Previously, from 2017 to 2019, Mr. Gikakis was Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Oventus Medical Limited, a private medical device company, during which time he assisted with the commercial expansion of its sleep apnea device. From 2012 to 2021, Mr. Gikakis held various leadership and independent strategic advisor positions in the healthcare industry in sales, marketing, product development, and corporate development and transactions, including for companies working with blood filtration and purification.
Mr. Gikakis earned a BS in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from George Mason University, with earlier work in bench and clinical research, and clinical experience at the University of Pennsylvania.
About Aethlon and the Hemopurifier®
Aethlon Medical is a medical therapeutic company focused on developing the Hemopurifier, a clinical stage immunotherapeutic device which is designed to combat cancer and life-threatening viral infections. In human studies, the Hemopurifier has demonstrated the removal of life-threatening viruses and harmful exosomes from blood utilizing its proprietary lectin-based technology. This action has potential applications in cancer, where exosomes may promote immune suppression and metastasis, and in life-threatening infectious diseases.
The Hemopurifier is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designated Breakthrough Device indicated for the treatment of individuals with advanced or metastatic cancer who are either unresponsive to or intolerant of standard of care therapy, and with cancer types in which exosomes have been shown to participate in the development or severity of the disease. The Hemopurifier also holds an FDA Breakthrough Device designation and an open Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application related to the treatment of life-threatening viruses that are not addressed with approved therapies.
Additional information can be found at www.AethlonMedical.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve risks and uncertainties. Statements containing words such as "may," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "will," "projections," "estimate," "potentially" or similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon Aethlon's current expectations and involve assumptions that may never materialize or may prove to be incorrect. Factors that may contribute to such differences include, without limitation, the Company's ability to successfully complete development of the Hemopurifier and to successfully demonstrate the utility of the Hemopurifier combatting cancer and life-threatening viruses and in the organ transplant field, the Company's ability to manage its clinical trials, the Company's ability to raise additional funds, and other potential risks. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative, but is not exhaustive. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements can be found under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2023, and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not intend, nor does it undertake any duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.
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Aethlon Medical, Inc.
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state supreme court is honoring former Justice Edward Chavez after 15 years on the bench. The court has renamed its robbing room after him.
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Police: Threat on Snapchat preceded fatal shooting
MUNCIE, Ind. — A threatening message on Snapchat was apparently a factor in events that led to a Muncie woman's fatal shooting.
Joanie Elaine Webb, 43,, was shot to death in her home at 814 S. Monroe St. shortly after 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Bullets, fired from outside, struck both that house and a neighboring home at 818 S. Monroe Street, where another woman was also wounded by the gunfire.
Deputy Police Chief Melissa Criswell said neither woman had been an intended target "in this senseless act of violence."
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Early Tuesday, police arrested Darnzell Dantonio Drummer, a 19-year-old Muncie man preliminarily charged with murder, aggravated battery and criminal recklessness in the shootings.
According to an affidavit, a Muncie man — whose name was not released — had been at the home at 818 S. Monroe shortly before the gunfire.
A photo of that man, and his young daughter, was taken at that location and then posted on Snapchat, an instant messaging app, along with a threat to harm both the man and his child.
Drummer, related to the target of the threat, reportedly told police that posting prompted him to drive to the 800 block of South Monroe Street, He reported seeing a man "crouched down" outside 818 S. Monroe, and said he fired six gunshots in that person's direction.
Police investigating fatal shooting:2 Muncie women shot, 1 fatally
Police reported several bullets struck that house. One entered the house and a 37-year-old woman was struck in the torso.
That woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance, and police were investigating her shooting when a female reported she had been unable to reach her cousin — Webb — at her home at 814 S. Monroe.
Investigators saw Webb — later determined to have been shot in the head — "lying on the floor inside the residence." She was also taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
A bullet hole was also found in a wall of Webb's home.
Drummer continued to be held without bond Wednesday in the Delaware County jail.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com. | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/crime/2022/11/09/muncie-woman-fatal-shooting-threatening-snapchat-post-online/69633069007/ | 2022-11-09 20:33:09 | 0 | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/crime/2022/11/09/muncie-woman-fatal-shooting-threatening-snapchat-post-online/69633069007/ |
Health insurance and retirement plans are also critical to long term retention
ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, explores the challenge of employee retention and the key drivers motivating employees when making choices about their career paths. With 4.3 million people quitting their jobs as recently as May 2022, the survey of more than 600 U.S. workers provides insight employers can use when developing strategies for increasing retention.
The study—which was conducted in partnership with Future Workplace, an Executive Networks member company—revealed a gap between the employer perceptions and employee sentiments related to retention. When asked about factors (other than compensation and benefits) that contribute to their decisions to stay in with their company, 30% of respondents indicated that perceived job stability is their most important motivator and 60% ranked it in their top three. Feeling that the work was meaningful (45%) and having a passion for their field (33%) were the second- and third-most-popular answers, respectively. Reasons related to employers' brands (19%), corporate culture (19%), and products (13%) are the least important to employees, despite many companies' focus on these elements in their recruiting and retention efforts.
"Research shows that almost half of employees say they do not want to change companies within the next 12 months, but that is never a guarantee that those employees will stick around long-term," said Alison Stevens, director of HR Services at Paychex. "The Great Resignation may be slowing, but that doesn't mean companies can take a passive approach. Rather, they should use this opportunity to offer programs, perks, and benefits that meet employees' diverse needs."
Generation Influences Why Employees Work at Their Companies
While job stability and performing meaningful work ranked among the top two reasons respondents stayed at their companies, Baby Boomers (32%), Gen X (35%), and Millennials (31%) were significantly more likely to cite job stability as the most important reason than Gen Z (14%). Instead, Gen Z (18%) prioritizes meaningful work over job stability.
In addition, Baby Boomers (41%) said that passion for their field and industry are among the most important reasons to work at their company. Gen X (30%) focused on close relationships with coworkers, and Millennials (39%) cited opportunities for career growth. Gen Z (27%) said company growth and success were especially important to them.
Flexibility Reigns as Top Priority for Employee Retention
When asked what would make employees more likely to stay in their roles, respondents noted a desire for more flexible scheduling. Over one-third (35%) of all respondents ranked flexibility in work hours and schedule as the number one reason they'd be more likely to stay at their organization long-term, and 70% ranked it among their top three. It was significantly more likely for Baby Boomers (46%) to say that flexibility would make them more likely to stay at their organizations long-term than Gen X (38%), Millennials (31%), and Gen Z (24%).
Opportunities for career advancement, skills development, and internal job mobility, and increased commitment to work/life balance ranked second and third overall with 50% of employees putting each in their top three most-desired perks. A promise of better work/life balance was particularly compelling to financial services workers (29%) compared to those in leisure/hospitality (10%), manufacturing (11%), education/health services (14%), retail/trade/transportation/utilities (13%), and other professions (11%).
Keeping Employees Long-Term
Health insurance (64%) and retirement plans (62%) are the top two benefits shown to keep employees long-term. However, the research shows that the importance of mental health benefits is on the rise among younger generations. Gen Z (23%) is significantly more likely to say that mental health benefits would make them more likely to stay at their organization long-term than Millennials (14%), Gen X (5%), or Baby Boomers (3%).
Financial wellness benefits (41%), such as tuition reimbursement, professional development stipends, student loan repayment, and child-care support, ranked third among benefits most important for employee retention.
"Perhaps the most compelling takeaway from this study is the confluence of factors that affect employees' decisions to say with a company," said Jeanne Meister, the founder of Future Workplace and executive vice president at Executive Networks. "Each employee presents a different intersection of the demographics outlined in the study, and the only way to really know what will keep them in their position for the long haul is to ask. Even so, employers rarely do it. We found that only 29% of employees have had what we call a 'stay interview.' These open conversations with employees can give HR staff insights into the unique values of their employee populations to increase retention, even in a difficult labor market."
For more insights from this survey, please view the full research report.
About the Research
The research findings are based on a survey conducted across the United States between May 4, 2022, and May 11, 2022. For this survey, 604 full and part-time employees at small to mid-size businesses (20-500 employees) were asked general questions to understand employees' thoughts around retention. The study targeted employees who are between the ages of 18 years to 75 years old. This is a survey in a series of research reports administered by Future Workplace that will focus on the employee point of view and pinpoint top concerns, priorities, and trends facing the modern workforce.
About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq:PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services. By combining innovative software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers business owners to focus on the growth and management of their business. Backed by 50 years of industry expertise, Paychex serves more than 730,000 payroll clients as of May 31, 2022 in the U.S. and Europe, and pays one out of every 12 American private sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting www.paychex.com and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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SALEM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Salem Township Police Department reports that one has died after a crash on Salem Boulevard, also known as Route 11.
At about 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Salem Township Police Department and the Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Department responded to a car crash in the 1000 block of Salem Boulevard.
Police say the crash involved two vehicles with three injured.
As the injured were being transported, police say one of the involved parties died as they were awaiting transport in Columbia County and the Columbia County Coroner was called to the scene.
This is a developing story and Eyewitness News will provide more details as they become available. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/police-1-dead-2-injured-after-crash-on-route-11/ | 2022-12-20 03:51:01 | 1 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/police-1-dead-2-injured-after-crash-on-route-11/ |
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Picture it: A vacant Beverly Hills bistro has been transformed into the set of a 1980s sitcom about four women living in Miami but it’s also a working restaurant.
Reservations have been going fast at the newly opened “The Golden Girls Kitchen.”
Thirty years after “The Golden Girls” ended on NBC, fans still can’t let go of the sitcom about four housemates bonding over aging, dating and cheesecake.
The pop-up only has reservations through the end of October.
But there are plans to take it on the road to New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and, of course, Miami.
The pop-up was organized by online events company Bucket Listers, which received the OK from Disney, which owns the rights to the show.
Inside, fans will find some familiar things from the show including a replica of the women's kitchen counter and a recreation of Blanche's bedroom.
The menu includes items lasagna and cheesecake.
This isn't the first time Bucket Listers has created a pop-up shop around a nostalgic television show.
In Chicago, they did a "Saved By the Bell" themed diner. | https://www.kgun9.com/lifestyle/golden-girls-la-pop-up-restaurant-has-the-golden-touch | 2022-08-08 19:10:14 | 1 | https://www.kgun9.com/lifestyle/golden-girls-la-pop-up-restaurant-has-the-golden-touch |
RALEIGH, N.C., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a leading global enterprise cloud communications company, today announced it has been named a Leader for the third consecutive time in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) 2023 Vendor Assessment (doc #US50607923, May 2023).
"Bandwidth's key differentiator is its global IP backbone and experience to offer reliable, high quality voice and messaging services to large enterprises and cloud providers," said Courtney Munroe, IDC's Research Vice President of Worldwide Telecommunications Research. "Through its Maestro™ platform, the company also plans to leverage AI capabilities to offer enhanced tools to enable personalization and enhanced CX through conversational AI and machine-learning-based fraud detection. This will help Bandwidth to further differentiate its portfolio and platform."
"We're honored to be recognized yet again as a Worldwide Leader in CPaaS by the IDC MarketScape," said Anthony Bartolo, Bandwidth's Chief Operating Officer. "Cloud communications is the fastest way for enterprises in today's global economy to build a better brand experience, reduce operating costs, leverage emerging AI technologies, lighten regulatory burdens and simplify digital transformation company-wide. And they're doing it with Bandwidth. We strongly believe our rare global footprint, powerful cloud platform and scalable offerings have become the most compelling route to the cloud."
The IDC MarketScape report identified leading providers in the CPaaS market that vary in scale and scope but have been innovators over the years and helped to establish the segment. The IDC MarketScape considered the diversity of portfolios, the size and growth of revenues, and the ability to provide a platform for developers, ISVs, and corporations (MNCs). The primary focus of this study is platforms' ability to facilitate the rapid development of real-time communications services that are both easy to create and are scalable. These platforms facilitate programmable, application programming interface- (API-) based voice and messaging to enable the creation of personalized and cost-effective agile enterprise cloud applications.
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.
Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a global cloud communications software company that helps enterprises deliver exceptional experiences through voice calling, text messaging and emergency services. Our solutions and our Communications Cloud, covering 60+ countries and over 90 percent of global GDP, are trusted by all the leaders in unified communications and cloud contact centers–including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Zoom, Genesys and Five9–as well as Global 2000 enterprises and SaaS builders like Docusign, Uber and Yosi Health. As a founder of the cloud communications revolution, we are the first and only global Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) to offer a unique combination of composable APIs, owner-operated network and broad regulatory experience. Our award-winning support teams help businesses around the world solve complex communications challenges to reach anyone, anywhere. For more information, visit bandwidth.com.
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This marks the third consecutive year that Alphawave has won the prestigious award honoring next-generation design enablement
TORONTO and HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alphawave IP (LSE: AWE), a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world's technology infrastructure, today announced that it received the TSMC 2022 OIP Partner of the Year award for High-Speed SerDes IP. This is the third consecutive year that Alphawave IP has won the award, which honors TSMC Open Innovation Platform® (OIP) ecosystem partners' pursuit of excellence in next-generation design enablement over the past year.
TSMC announced the award winners at its 2022 OIP Ecosystem Forum, an event that brings together semiconductor design ecosystem partners and TSMC customers, providing an ideal platform to discuss the latest technologies and design solutions for HPC, mobile, automotive, and IoT applications. Alphawave IP won this year's award for its silicon connectivity IP portfolio, which is available to TSMC customers, and technology advancements with the successful tapeout of its ZeusCORE100® 1-112Gbps NRZ/PAM4 SerDes on TSMC's N3E process.
"We are honored to have received the TSMC OIP Partner of the Year award for the third year in a row," said Tony Pialis, Alphawave IP CEO and co-founder. "Over the past year, we worked closely with the TSMC team to make major innovations in high-speed connectivity technology that includes the first Alphawave testchip on TSMC's most advanced N3E process. Together, we continue to develop next-generation networking, server, and storage products for both hyperscalers and semiconductor customers. We are proud to be recognized as a leading TSMC ecosystem partner and look forward to bringing more leading connectivity solutions to the TSMC Open Innovation Platform."
"TSMC recognized Alphawave IP with the TSMC 2022 OIP Partner of the Year award for its contribution to the OIP design ecosystem," said Dan Kochpatcharin, Head of Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC. "Alphawave IP's continuous collaboration with TSMC and effort ensure our mutual customers can benefit from the significant power and performance improvements of TSMC's advanced technologies and achieve the best possible design results."
The title of OIP Partner of the Year is awarded to partner companies who work tirelessly to achieve the highest standards of design, development, and technological implementation. Alphawave IP looks forward to continuing its deep relationship with TSMC to enable next-generation designs with certified solutions and services using TSMC's latest technologies.
About Alphawave IP
Faced with the exponential growth of data, Alphawave's technology services a critical need: enabling data to travel faster, more reliably and with higher performance at lower power. Alphawave is a global leader in high-speed connectivity for the world's technology infrastructure. Our IP solutions therefore meet the needs of global tier-one customers in data centers, compute, networking, AI, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and storage. Founded in Toronto, Canada in 2017, by an expert technical team with a proven track record in licensing semiconductor IP, our mission is to focus on the hardest-to-solve connectivity challenges. To find out more about Alphawave IP, visit awaveip.com.
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APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has named Dolce Vita as the West's 2023 Land-Lease Community of the Year award winner. This marks Dolce Vita's first time winning this prestigious award. The manufactured home community was established in 1999 and later renamed Dolce Vita, which means "Sweet Life." Over the last three years, management has worked to enhance and modernize the already unequaled Apache Junction resort, transforming it into one of the Phoenix Metro area's finest communities.
Dolce Vita features a 3,000 square foot ocean-entry, heated pool and a state-of-the-art 33,000 square foot clubhouse with a ballroom perfect for concerts and dances, a library with computer center, billiards room, fitness center and movie theater. The majestic beauty of the Superstition Mountains serves as a scenic backdrop and the homes stand out among manufactured home communities, as many feature clay tile roofs, stucco exteriors and attached garages. Residents enjoy the comfortable community atmosphere and modern amenities at their fingertips.
The annual MHI awards recognize communities that deliver extraordinary resident experiences as a result of their all-around excellence in operations, professionalism, amenities and community involvement. The award is open to all HUD-code manufactured home land-lease communities in each geographic area. The Land-Lease Community of the Year Award for the West was presented to Vice President of Operations Ryan Coslett by MHI at the 2023 Congress & Expo in Las Vegas in April.
"We offer something truly special for everyone at Dolce Vita, but mostly it's the friendly culture, the beautiful amenities and scenery that bring our residents and community together," said Ryan Coslett. "Being honored by the Manufactured Housing Institute makes our whole team very proud. The award recognizes the consistent efforts of General Manager Joe Mojica and our staff to provide and prioritize an exceptional experience for our residents."
About Dolce Vita
Dolce Vita is a 484-site age-qualified, resort-style manufactured home community situated along the base of Arizona's scenic Superstition Mountains and features stunning views, planned events and activities, and luxurious amenities designed around an active lifestyle. Beautiful new homes are available in a variety of floor plans. Visit www.mymhcommunity.com for more information.
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Report: Some census takers who fudged data didn’t get fired
(AP) - Some census takers who falsified information during the 2020 count didn’t have their work redone fully, weren’t fired in a timely manner and in some cases even received bonuses, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s watchdog group.
The findings released Friday by the Office of Inspector General raise concerns about possible damage to the quality of the once-a-decade head count that determines political power and federal funding,
Off-campus students at colleges and universities were likely undercounted since the census started around the same time students were sent home to stop the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020, the review found.
During the 2020 census, The Associated Press documented cases of census takers who were pressured by their supervisors to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited so they could close cases during the waning days of the census.
Supervisors were able to track their census takers’ work in real time through mobile devices that the census takers used to record information about households’ numbers, demographic characteristics and members’ relationships to one another. As a result, supervisors would get alerts when actions raised red flags about accuracy, such as a census taker recording data on a home while far away from the address or a census taker conducting an interview in just a few minutes. As a quality control check, others census takers were sent back to homes to re-interview residents.
The Inspector General’s probe concluded that some alerts weren’t being properly resolved, some re-interviews weren’t properly conducted and that the work of some census takers whose work had been flagged for falsifying data had not been reworked to fix its accuracy. In fact, some census takers whose work was flagged for falsifications were given more cases, weren’t fired and were reassigned to other operations, the report said.
Of the 1,400 census takers who were designated “hard fails” because questions about the accuracy of their work, only 300 were fired for misconduct or unsatisfactory performance. Of the 1,400 “hard fail” census takers, 1,300 of them received bonuses ranging from $50 to $1,600 each, the report said.
The census is the largest nonmilitary mobilization in the U.S. Data gathered during the census determines how many congressional seats each state gets. The numbers also are used for redrawing political districts and distributing $1.5 trillion in federal spending each year. Because of that, undercounts can cost communities funding.
The 2020 census faced unprecedented challenges including the pandemic, natural disasters and political interference from the Trump administration.
In response to the Inspector General’s report, the Census Bureau said it appreciated the concerns that were raised but disagreed with the conclusions that data quality may have been damaged since the report cited only a small number of cases out of the overall workload.
“As a result, we asserted that the findings could not and should not be presented as a conclusive assessment of overall census quality,” Census Bureau Director Robert Santos said in the written response.
Under Census Bureau rules, college and university students should have been counted where they spent the most time, either at on-campus housing or off-campus apartments, even if they were sent home because of the pandemic. Most schools didn’t provide the Census Bureau with off-campus student data, and the bureau had to use a last-resort, less-accurate statistical tool to fill in the information gaps on more than 10% of the off-campus student population when they were given the information, the Inspector General’s report said.
Schools often didn’t provide the data because they didn’t information on off-campus students or because of privacy concerns. The Inspector General recommends passage of legislation that would require schools to provide needed information in future head counts.
“Although difficult to quantify, the fiscal implication of specifically undercounting off-campus students at the correct location for states and localities is potentially far-reaching,” the report said.
The city of Boston, which is home to Northeastern University, Boston University and several other schools, said in a challenge to its census figures that the count missed 6,000 students.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Relatives of a Lebanese American man said they are happy to proceed with their lawsuit alleging that Lebanon's security agency kidnapped and tortured him before he died in the U.S., now that a judge has rejected the agency's attempt to strike the allegations.
Amer Fakhoury died in the United States in August 2020 at age 57 from stage 4 lymphoma. His family says in the lawsuit, filed in Washington last year against Iran, says he developed the illness and other serious medical issues while imprisoned during a visit to Lebanon over decades-old murder and torture charges that he denied.
Lawyers representing Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security had asked to intervene in the wrongful death lawsuit to have the allegations against it stricken. Lebanon is not named as a defendant.
In its filing, the Lebanese security agency claimed the lawsuit falsely accuses it and its director of “serious crimes of kidnapping, torture and killing at the direction or aid of alleged terrorist organizations." It sought to strike the allegations.
A federal judge denied that request in an order Monday.
He said the family's allegations about Fakhoury's detention and the ties between Iran, Lebanon, and Hezbollah — a dominant political and militant force in Lebanon described in the family's lawsuit as an “instrument" of Iran — have “obviously offended" the agency.
But he said the claims are “not irrelevant to plaintiffs' litigation against Iran — they lie at the heart of plaintiffs’ complaint."
The family is encouraged to go forward with their lawsuit.
“We are pleased that the complaint against the perpetrators will proceed as it was filed,” said Zoya Fakhoury, one of Amer Fakhoury's four daughters, said in a family statement Tuesday.
The security director “tried very hard to conceal his agency’s involvement and squelch our case but the court wasn’t having it," the family's attorney, Robert Tolchin, said in the statement.
David Lin, an attorney representing the security agency, said in a statement, “We are weighing all options, including the possibility of appealing the court's decision or filing an affirmative defamation suit."
He added, “Our client will continue to defend his reputation against unfounded attacks."
Iran has yet to respond to the lawsuit. It has ignored others filed against it in American courts in the wake of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and U.S. Embassy hostage crisis.
Fakhoury’s imprisonment in Lebanon took place in September 2019, not long after he became an American citizen. Fakhoury, a restaurateur in New Hampshire, visited his home country on vacation for the first time in nearly 20 years. A week after he arrived, he was jailed and his passport was seized, his family has said.
The day before he was taken into custody, a newspaper close to the Iranian-backed Shiite group Hezbollah published a story accusing him of playing a role in the torture and killing of inmates at a prison run by an Israeli-backed Lebanese militia during Israel’s occupation of Lebanon two decades ago. Fakhoury was a member of the South Lebanon Army.
The article dubbed him the “butcher” of the Khiam Detention Center, which was notorious for human rights abuses. Fakhoury’s family said that he had worked at the prison as a member of the militia, but that he was a clerk who had little contact with inmates. When Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000, Fakhoury left the country, like many other militia members who feared reprisals. He arrived in the U.S. in 2001.
As early as 2018, Fakhoury had sought assurances from the U.S. State Department and the Lebanese government that he could visit Lebanon freely. His family said he was told there were no accusations against him in Lebanon or no legal matters that might interfere with his return.
Upon his return to Lebanon, Fakhoury was held for five months before he was formally charged, his family said. By then, he had dropped more than 60 pounds and had lymphoma and rib fractures, among other serious health problems, they said.
Eventually, the Lebanese Supreme Court dropped the charges against Fakhoury. He was returned to the United States on March 19, 2020, on a U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft. He died five months later. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Family-to-proceed-with-suit-alleging-man-tortured-17379874.php | 2022-08-17 18:54:03 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Family-to-proceed-with-suit-alleging-man-tortured-17379874.php |
Brett Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S.
An attorney for Favre filed papers on Monday saying the Mississippi Department of Human Services “groundlessly and irresponsibly seeks to blame Favre for its own grossly improper and unlawful handling of welfare funds and its own failure to properly monitor and audit” how organizations used the money.
“Including Favre in this lawsuit has had the intended effect — it has attracted national media attention to this case,” Favre’s attorney, Eric D. Herschmann, wrote in the filing in Hinds County Circuit Court.
Herschmann wrote that the lawsuit focuses on the welfare agency’s “false insinuations concerning Favre’s supposed involvement” rather than on the agency, “which in fact is responsible for allowing this scandal to occur.”
It was not immediately clear how soon Hinds County Circuit Judge Faye Peterson might consider the request.
Favre is not facing criminal charges. He is among more than three dozen people or companies being sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services as it seeks to recover a portion of the money misspent in the state’s largest-ever public corruption case. The department filed the lawsuit in May, saying the defendants “squandered” more than $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program.
Favre grew up in Mississippi and played football at the University of Southern Mississippi before a long career with the Green Bay Packers that included a win in Super Bowl XXXI. He was traded to the New York Jets in 2008 and played there one year before playing his final two seasons for the Minnesota Vikings.
Favre has repaid $1.1 million he received for speaking fees from the Mississippi Community Education Center, a nonprofit group that spent TANF money with approval from the Department of Human Services. But state Auditor Shad White said Monday that Favre still owes $228,000 in interest.
White’s office has investigated the welfare spending. In response to questions Monday about Favre seeking to be dismissed from the civil lawsuit, White told The Associated Press: “Every party in the civil case is free to make the arguments that they would like to make, and I’m not going to comment on them. The court system can see the case through, and the judge can determine who owes what back.”
A former Department of Human Services director, John Davis, pleaded guilty in September to federal and state charges tied to the welfare misspending.
The director of the the Mississippi Community Education Center, Nancy New, pleaded guilty in April to charges of misspending welfare money, as did her son Zachary New, who helped run the center. Like Davis, they await sentencing and have agreed to testify against others.
In a Sept. 12 court filing in the civil lawsuit, an attorney for the Mississippi Community Education Center released several text messages about $5 million in welfare money that went toward a volleyball facility that Favre was seeking to get built at his alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi, where his daughter was playing the sport. The messages were between Nancy New and Favre, between Favre and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and between Bryant and New. The messages were from 2017 to 2019, when the Republican Bryant was still governor.
That court filing said the nonprofit center agreed to pay Favre $1.1 million “for a few radio spots” to help fund the volleyball arena, which was also being called a campus wellness center.
Another court filing in September included text messages that showed Favre tried to get additional welfare money for an indoor practice facility for the University of Southern Mississippi’s football team. Bryant told him federal money for children and low-income adults is “tightly controlled” and “improper use could result in violation of Federal Law.”
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Tech24 Completes Twelfth Add-on Acquisition
GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech24, backed by HCI Equity Partners, today announced that it acquired Allied Service Group ("Allied" or the "Company") on September 23, 2022. Tech24 is a national provider of repair and maintenance services for foodservice and commercial HVAC equipment. Allied is Tech24's twelfth add-on acquisition in the highly fragmented foodservice repair and maintenance market. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Allied is a provider of repair services, preventative maintenance and installation for foodservice and HVAC equipment, servicing restaurants, grocery stores and institutions in Southwest Tennessee and Northern Mississippi. The acquisition provides Tech24 with an additional entry point into the Southeastern U.S. as Allied's headquarters in Jackson, Tennessee, are near growing metropolitan areas, including Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Dan Rodstrom, CEO of Tech24, said, "We are excited to welcome Allied Service Group to the Tech24 family. Joe Lasley, President of Allied, has built an outstanding team in Mississippi and Tennessee, and we look forward to working alongside them as Tech24 expands its operations further in the Southeast."
"The Tech24 platform is a great example of how HCI's investment strategy works to benefit new and existing customers with expanded services and greater efficiencies, through strategic acquisitions in fragmented markets," said Doug McCormick, Managing Partner at HCI. "Tech24 and HCI are experiencing strong success partnering with high quality family- and founder-owned businesses across the U.S., and we are proud of the teams and business we are building."
Quarles and Brady served as legal counsel to Tech24.
HCI Equity Partners is a lower market private equity firm focused on partnering with family and founder-owned distribution, manufacturing and service companies. HCI is headquartered in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.hciequity.com.
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(NewsNation) — With about three weeks left until students start the new school year, Florida is taking a new approach to address its current teacher shortage: It’s turning to veterans and their spouses to head to the classroom and teach.
The Florida Education Association reports more than 9,000 vacancies: 4,300 teaching jobs and 5,200 non-teaching, essential jobs. At the same time, the state is trying to expand workforce opportunities for veterans and their spouses.
The Florida Department of Education announced that military veterans and their spouses could receive five-year vouchers to allow them to teach in the classroom without a teacher’s degree. The move is tied to $8.6 million the state announced would be used to expand career and workforce training opportunities for military veterans and their spouses.
Carmen Ward, president of the Alachua County Education Association and a member of the Florida Education Association, is one of many school leaders who think this move is a way to “devalue the teaching profession.”
“We are always fighting to lift our profession up — we have a lot of veterans that work currently in our schools; however, they have four-year degrees. Because it is an academic position, it requires that the person who is teaching the subject matter have academic experience with that subject matter,” Ward said.
She continued: “And not to mention that teachers have pedagogy. It is not just a science, but an art to be able to teach children to read. We do not believe that anyone, regardless of their education, can be a teacher in a classroom.”
The Florida Department of Education says those eligible to apply include:
- Active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces or reserve unit
- The spouses of active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces or reserve unit
- Veterans who were honorably discharged or retired from service as members of the U.S. Armed Forces or reserve units
- The spouses of veterans who were honorably discharged or retired from service as members of the U.S. Armed Forces or reserve units
- The surviving spouses of veterans or service members who died while on active duty as members of the U.S. Armed Forces or reserve units
Meanwhile, Ward said she and other leaders aren’t against the idea of veterans coming in to fill the teacher vacancies; she just thinks it would be better if veterans “come in with at the baseline of being a paraprofessional or a substitute teacher, to give them a full classroom to experiment with.” | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/florida-schools-to-hire-vets-spouses-without-teaching-experience/ | 2022-07-26 17:16:03 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/florida-schools-to-hire-vets-spouses-without-teaching-experience/ |
The Golden Globes returned to the air Tuesday with a red carpet flush with celebrities, comedian Jerrod Carmichael as a hesitant emcee and top awards for Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as the beleaguered award show sought to rekindle its pre-pandemic and pre-scandal glamour.
Spielberg’s autobiographical coming-of-age film “The Fabelmans” won best drama film and the dark friendship tale “The Banshees of Inisherin,” captured best film, comedy or musical. “Abbott Elementary,” “White Lotus” and “House of the Dragon” led the TV awards.
The Globes’ would-be comeback ended like many Globes ceremonies before it: with a triumphant Spielberg. For the fifth time, one of Spielberg’s films won a best picture Globe. Nominated 14 times by the Globes for best director, Spielberg also won the honor for the third time. He began by thanking his three sisters, his late father and his late mother, Leah Adler (played by Michelle Williams in the film). “She is up there kvelling about this right now,” said Spielberg.
Carmichael kicked off the 80th Golden Globes from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, with little of the fanfare that usually opens such ceremonies. He plunged straight into the issues that drove the Globes off television and led much of the entertainment industry to boycott the Hollywood Foreign Press Association after the group was revealed to have no Black members. Carmichael opened by asking the crowd to “be a little quiet here.”
“I am your host, Jerrod Carmichael,” said the “Rothaniel” comedian. “And I’ll tell you why I’m here. I’m here ‘cause I’m Black.
“I won’t say they were a racist organization,” he continued before sitting on the stage. “But they didn’t have a single Black member until George Floyd died. So do with that information what you will.”
McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” left with three awards, including best screenplay for McDonagh and best actor in a comedy for Colin Farrrell. Fourteen years earlier, Farrell won a Globe for McDonagh’s “In Bruges,” which likewise paired him with Brendan Gleeson. In his remarks, Farrell thanked the playwright, his castmates, his kids and the film’s donkey, Jenny.
On a soggy night following punishing, prolonged rains that have lashed Southern California, the first award went to Ke Huy Quan, the former child star of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” for best supporting actor in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” A clearly emotional Quan, who had left acting years before directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert cast him in their multiverse tale, thanked them for his second act.
“More than 30 years later, two guys thought of me,” said Quan. “They remembered that kid. And they gave me the opportunity to try again.”
Michelle Yeoh, the star of “Everything Everywhere At Once,” also won, for best actress in a comedy or musical. The Malaysian-born Yeoh was just the second female actor of Asian descent to win in the category, after her “Crazy Rich Asian” costar Awkwafina, who won for “The Farewell” in 2020. “Forty years,” the 60-year-old Yeoh said. “Not letting go of this.”
Possibly Yeoh’s stiffest competition at the Academy Awards, Cate Blanchett of “Tár,” won best actress on the drama side. Blanchett, in production, wasn’t in attendance to pick up her fourth Globe. (Also absent was Kevin Costner, best-actor winner in a drama series for “Yellowstone.” Presenter Regina Hall said he was sheltering in place in Santa Barbara due to flooding.)
Angela Bassett, a likely Oscar frontrunner, won best supporting actress for her performance in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
“Weeping may come in the evening, but joy comes in the morning,” Bassett said, referencing the loss of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman.
Best actor was an upset. Austin Butler won for his performance in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” The favorite in the category has arguably been Brendan Fraser for “The Whale.” Ahead of the Globes, Fraser said he would not attend because “my mother didn’t raise a hypocrite.” In 2018, Fraser said he was groped in 2003 by longtime HFPA member Philip Berk. Berk, who is no longer an HFPA member, denied it.
Mike White’s “The White Lotus” won for best limited or anthology series. Fresh off her dramatic finale, Jennifer Coolidge gave one of the night’s lengthiest and warmest speeches while accepting the best supporting actress in a limited series award.
“Even if this is the end, you sort of changed my life in a million different ways,” Coolidge told White. “My neighbors are speaking to me, things like that.”
The public school sitcom “Abbott Elementary” came in the lead TV nominee and took home three awards, including best comedy series. Quinta Brunson, the show’s creator and star, won best actress in a comedy series, and Tyler James Williams won for his supporting role.
“It has resonated with the world in a way that I couldn’t even have imagined it would have,” said Brunson as she thanked the studios that backed her vision. “But let’s be real. I did imagine it. That’s why I sold it to you.”
Best drama series went to “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon.”
“Naatu Naatu” from the Telugu sensation “RRR, " won best song over the likes of Rihanna and Taylor Swift.
The Globes were plunged into chaos shortly before a largely remote pandemic 2021 awards show when a Los Angeles Times report revealed that the HFPA, then numbering 87 members, had no Black members.
Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC opted not to televise, saying the HFPA needed time to make “meaningful reform.”
Tom Cruise, whose “Top Gun: Maverick” was nominated for best picture, drama, famously returned his three Golden Globe awards after the HFPA revelations. Mid-show Tuesday, Carmichael came out with three trophies he said he found backstage, and suggested they be traded for Shelly Miscavige, the wife of the leader of the Church of Scientology.
The HFPA pledged to reform, diversified its membership and changed some of the ways it operates. It now has 96 members, including six Black members, along with 103 nonmember voters. Billionaire Todd Boehly purchased the Globes and has begun turning the nonprofit group into a for-profit company.
Reaction to the Globe nominations last month was muted. But much of the industry turned out Tuesday. Eddie Murphy and Ryan Murphy received tributes. Sean Penn introduced a message from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“There will be no third World War,” Zelenskyy said in a taped message, predicting Russia’s defeat. “It is not a trilogy.”
When the Globes were on the brink, NBC reworked its Globes deal into a one-year contract and moved the show from Sunday to Tuesday. That meant the Globes were essentially put on a one-year audition to recapture its awards-season perch.
As it has for most award shows, Globes viewership has cratered. After 18.4 million watched the 2020 awards, the 2021 edition managed just 6.9 million, according to Nielsen. Still, the Globes remain a valuable marketing tool for awards contenders, propping up ads for films in the long stretch between the holidays and the Oscars, which air March 12, a year after “the slap.”
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent report published by CarInsuranceComparison.com warns motorists anticipating a move not to cancel their insurance coverage before securing new coverage.
Most people know they'll need to update their insurance policy or get a new one when they move out of state. But if they get the timing wrong, they could have a lapse in insurance coverage and put themselves at liability risk.
The states with the highest minimum fines for driving without insurance are as follows:
- Delaware – $1,500
- Mississippi – $1,000
- Arizona – $500
- Colorado – $500
- Illinois – $500
- Kentucky – $500
- Louisiana – $500
- Massachusetts – $500
Many states have higher "up to" limits. For example, uninsured drivers in Massachusetts and West Virginia could receive fines of up to $5,000.
Melanie Musson, a nationally recognized car insurance expert with CarInsuranceComparison.com, explains how to ensure continuous car insurance coverage when moving to a new state.
"You can keep your insurance policy when you move. While you can't keep out-of-state coverage forever, a grace period allows you to establish residency, update insurance, and register your vehicle after you move."
Instead of canceling an insurance policy in anticipation of a move, drivers should keep their current policy, move, secure new coverage, and then cancel their previous coverage.
Of course, if an individual's established insurance provider is licensed in their new state, they can simply update their coverage without switching providers.
CarInsuranceComparison.com also reports that drivers can expect their premiums to change when they move. Musson points out that moving from an urban area near the east and west coasts to a rural area in the midwest will usually lead to significant savings. Some drivers could see rates less than half of what they were.
Other moves will result in higher insurance premiums. Therefore, drivers should be prepared for changes when they update their insurance policy following a move.
Read CarInsuranceComparison's full report here: How to Handle Car Insurance Policies When Moving Out of State.
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Board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price lead all-day music and food event aimed at highlighting climate-resilient agriculture
RALEIGH, N.C., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Farm Aid's annual festival — a full day of music, family farmers, HOMEGROWN food and agrarian experiences — is coming to Raleigh, North Carolina, on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m. ET, at LiveNation.com.
Farm Aid 2022 will feature performances by Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews (with Tim Reynolds), and Margo Price, as well as Chris Stapleton, Sheryl Crow, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Allison Russell, Charley Crockett, Brittney Spencer and Particle Kid. The festival will showcase how farmers are leading the way to mitigate climate change by sharing their stories on the Farm Aid stage and throughout the event.
This is the second time the Farm Aid festival has taken place in Raleigh, having made its debut there in 2014.
"I've always said that family farmers strengthen us all," said Farm Aid President and Founder Willie Nelson. "Farmers in North Carolina, across the Southeast, and all over the country are growing solutions to our toughest challenges, including climate change. We're bringing Farm Aid here to highlight their hard work and celebrate the ways we can all join farmers to help."
Agriculture is the lifeblood of North Carolina, generating $92.7 billion annually and employing 17.5% of the state's workforce (more than 700,000 jobs). Home to 41,500 farms, farmland makes up more than 8.3 million acres of the Tar Heel state. North Carolina's agriculture is extremely diverse, with 150 different farm products produced. Farms across the state engage in direct-to-consumer sales, creating the foundation for a vibrant local food system. Across the state, climate change has a considerable impact — especially on communities of color, rural communities and those working in agriculture. North Carolina farmers are implementing techniques to mitigate climate change, including planting crops to cover soil between growing seasons, rotating crops, reducing soil tillage, integrating livestock and crop production, raising pastured livestock, and improving soil and water management.
Farm Aid festival attendees experience a full day of music and the taste of local flavors with Farm Aid's HOMEGROWN Concessions®, which offer a diverse, fresh menu with ingredients that are produced by family farmers using ecological practices with a fair price paid to the farmers. Farm Aid's HOMEGROWN Village features hands-on activities engaging festivalgoers with exhibits about soil, water, energy, food and farming. Festivalgoers can hear farmers and artists inform and inspire on the FarmYard Stage and celebrate the know-how and diversity of cultures of agriculture in the HOMEGROWN Skills tent.
"Everywhere we go, we hear from festivalgoers that there's nothing quite like the Farm Aid experience," said Farm Aid Executive Director Carolyn Mugar. "Farmers and eaters are inspired and empowered at the intersection of music and family farm food to support the source of our food — family farmers — and to join farmers in fighting for our soil and water. We will celebrate the family farmers of the Southeast and amplify their voices on the Farm Aid stage in September."
Tickets will go on sale Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m. ET. Ticket prices range from $75 to $315 and will be available for purchase at LiveNation.com. A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, July 27, at www.farmaid.org/tickets.
Additionally, Farm Aid is partnering with digital fundraising platform Fandiem to inspire fans to give back for a chance to win a 'Farm Aid VIP PLUS Experience'. Fans can Donate To Win online at Fandiem.com/farmaid for a chance at an all-expense paid trip to Farm Aid 2022, including two VIP Experience tickets with access to the VIP Experience club and more.
Venue and Farm Aid staff are staying up to date on the latest CDC guidance and industry best practices to limit the transmission of COVID-19. Farm Aid is taking various precautions, including enhanced sanitation protocols and streamlined operations to prevent unnecessary crowding. Farm Aid will monitor the situation closely and will update protocols as warranted leading up to the festival.
Farm Aid 2022 will air live on FarmAid.org and Farm Aid's YouTube channel. Returning as the exclusive broadcast partner for the second year in a row, award-winning country lifestyle network Circle will broadcast the festival live on air, as well as on its Facebook, Twitter and TikTok pages (@CircleAllAccess). Fans can find Circle on its linear feed and across most streaming platforms, including Roku, DISH, Samsung TV Plus, Peacock, VIZIO SmartCast, Tubi, Redbox and more.
For event updates, follow Farm Aid on Twitter (@FarmAid), Facebook (facebook.com/farmaid) and Instagram (instagram.com/farmaid), and visit farmaid.org/festival. Festivalgoers are encouraged to use the hashtags #FarmAid2022 and #Road2FarmAid to join the conversation on social media around this year's festival.
Farm Aid welcomes the participation of the business community and offers corporate sponsorship and VIP hospitality opportunities. For more information, contact Glenda Yoder at glenda@farmaid.org. Farm Aid 2022 sponsors include Patagonia Workwear and DISH Network.
Farm Aid's mission is to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture in America. Farm Aid artists and board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price host an annual festival to raise funds to support Farm Aid's work with family farmers and to inspire people to choose family farm food. For more than 35 years, Farm Aid, with the support of the artists who contribute their performances each year, has raised more than $64 million to support programs that help farmers thrive, expand the reach of the Good Food Movement, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture and promote food from family farms.
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Companies have hired Quiet Events to create free family fun events across New York City
NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quiet Events Inc has been contracted by several organizations such as the New York City Parks Department, Lincoln Center, and many others to supply Silent Disco headphones for dance parties.
These parties are unlike any other because there are three live DJs playing different music, all at the same time! You can switch between each DJ and the headphones change color indicating which you are jamming to.
"As people emerge from the pandemic and have begun to enjoy entertainment, the city needs more events that can bring people from different generations, nationalities, and music taste together", says William Petz, Founder and CEO of Quiet Events.
- It's very social: When you put the headphones on, you're automatically part of a group singing and dancing to the same tune.
- Music for everyone: With three channels of music, you can play 70's disco on one, sing-a-longs from the 80's and 90's on another, and Hip Hop or Latin on the third.
- No noise complaints: These can be hosted anywhere like a park, beach, or in the middle of a residential buildings. Neighbors, both commercial and residential, appreciate that there is no music blaring.
- Addresses COVID concerns: Since the Quiet Events headphones broadcasts up to 1,500 feet you can feel safe socially distancing, yet still feel like you're part of the party.
- It's interactive show: The DJs battle it out for people to listen to them. They talk to the crowd trying to get them to get others to switch to their channel.
Quiet Events QuietEvents.com, is a nationwide Silent Disco headphone rental and event planning company that has been operating since 2012. The entertainment concept is simple and very engaging but is something best experienced not described. In short, party-goers get special headphones they can change between 3 Live DJs by flipping a switch, this also changes the LED colors of the headphones. Headphones can be rented for a party at home or a huge gathering of thousands.
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After a process that took more than two years, Maryland School for the Deaf’s Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously ratified the appointment of John A. Serrano as the institution’s 12th superintendent.
“Ever since I first visited, I’ve been touched by the warmth here,” Serrano said through an interpreter. “I know what it takes to lead. It takes an entire community, the teachers, staff and administrators and community members, to support this generation of students for today and tomorrow.”
Serrano was joined by his wife, Melly, and children Natalia, AJ and Matthew at MSD’s Columbia Campus for the announcement.
Serrano most recently served as executive director of undergraduate admissions at Gallaudet University, a private research university for the deaf in Washington, D.C., after previous stints at the Texas School for the Deaf and the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf. Serrano, who identifies as Latinx, is the first person of color to lead MSD.
“We’ve all been waiting patiently for this and it’s really hard to put in words,” MSD board president Corey Burton said through an interpreter. “The bottom line is, I am thrilled from the bottom of my heart because we finally have our next superintendent.”
Serrano takes over during a pivotal time in the school’s history, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the September 2020 resignation of James Tucker, the first deaf superintendent in MSD’s history, who stepped down following a wave of protests and allegations that the school had harbored a racist and elitist culture.
Parents and alumni, including a group that called themselves MSD Survivors, described discriminatory housing and discipline practices on campus and called for Tucker’s immediate dismissal.
“There was a lot of racism that I felt needed to be addressed,” 2014 MSD graduate Rhyshem Bagley said in a 2020 Baltimore Sun interview. “I was told that the issue at the time was not valid.”
Founded in 1868, MSD is a public educational institution with campuses in Frederick and Columbia that serves more than 450 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from birth through age 21. The school helps students obtain American Sign Language and English language fluency across a range of learning environments.
“Maryland School for the Deaf is a critical part of the state [and] it’s the crown jewel of the deaf education system all over the United States,” Kelby Brick, director of the governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, said through an interpreter. “I’m looking forward to Superintendent Serrano taking MSD to the next level.”
The search for Tucker’s replacement was suspended in May 2021 after three candidates identified by MSD’s search committee withdrew their names from consideration.
Following a year-long hiatus, the process resumed again in August after MSD made “some critical strides that better position the school to bring on a new leader,” according to a letter by search committee co-chairs and trustees Akilah English and Krista Leitch Walker. These strides, the letter stated, included raising the pay level for the superintendent position, implementing new diversity, equity and inclusion programming and successful navigation of the pandemic.
In November, trustees announced that Serrano and Taiyabah Naeem, director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, had been selected as finalists.
In the lead up to the final selection, both candidates visited MSD’s campuses, interviewed with the board and met with community members during public forums in December.
“Some great things are worth waiting for,” said Leitch Walker, a parent, daughter and granddaughter of MSD graduates. “[Serrano] is a well established leader in the field. I think MSD is in good shape, I just wish it could have happened sooner.”
Serrano officially begins his tenure on Jan. 25.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks with writer Richard Stengel about Mandela: The Lost Tapes, which features never-before heard audio of his conversations with Nelson Mandela from 1993.
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Yaz, Pederson, Wynns power Giants past Braves 12-10
By GEORGE HENRY
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Giants manager Gabe Kapler knew that Mike Yastrzemski was close to busting out and ending his frustration at the plate.
“He understands that turbulence happens during a major league baseball season,” Kapler said. “He just doesn’t let it get the best of him, so it wasn’t surprising at all to see him slap the ball down the right-field line today.”
Yastrzemski broke out of a slump with a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning, Joc Pederson and Austin Wynns homered and San Francisco beat the Atlanta Braves 12-10 on Tuesday night.
Yastrzemski was 1 for his last 19 when he drove a pitch from Collin McHugh to right that put the Giants up for good at 8-7. Pederson connected for his 15th homer in the seventh off McHugh, and Wynns went deep in the second off Spencer Strider as San Francisco snapped a two-game skid.
Kapler has seen the Giants getting closer to stringing together good at-bats as a team. Everything worked out just fine on Tuesday.
“I’m not sure which one to point to,” he said. “I thought we did have quality at-bats up and down our lineup and throughout the game and it turned out that we needed every one of them.”
Matt Olson homered twice and Ronald Acuña Jr. and Marcell Ozuna went deep for Atlanta, which leads the NL with 105 homers.
The defending World Series champion Braves, in second place in the NL East, had won two straight and 16 of 18 dating to June 1. Atlanta was attempting to move a season-best 11 games over .500, but snapped an eight-game home winning streak instead.
“We kept bringing it around,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “We just couldn’t stop the bleeding a couple of times. When we were up 7-6, I knew we needed to keep scoring. It didn’t work.”
San Francisco, in third place in the NL West, has won eight of 11 and 14 of 22. The Giants scored three runs in the ninth on Thairo Estrada’s RBI single and Wilmer Flores’ two-run single.
Darren O’Day (1-1) took the loss after allowing two hits and two runs and failing to retire either of the three batters he faced in the sixth.
Tyler Rogers (1-3) pitched two innings to earn the win.
Acuña’s seventh homer was a 409-foot shot off Zack Littell that bounced into the second deck of left field to make it 7-6 in the fourth. Michael Harris II was hit by a pitch before Acuña, who finished 3 for 5, connected.
San Francisco scored twice in the top of the fourth to take a 6-5 lead. Consecutive singles by Tommy La Stella and Brandon Crawford set up Wynns’ RBI single that tied it, and Crawford scored on Luis González’s sacrifice fly on a call that was overturned after Crawford was originally ruled out.
That chased Strider, who scuffled with six runs and six hits allowed in 3 2/3 innings. Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani, back on the roster after missing nearly two months with right ankle inflammation, didn’t fare much better as he was charged with six hits and five runs in three innings.
Ozuna’s 13th homer trimmed the lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the second. Travis d’Arnaud reached on a broken bat bloop single and scored when Ozuna connected to left-center with a 427-foot shot.
Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley singled with one out in the third. Olson followed with his ninth homer, a 432-foot shot, that gave the Braves a brief 5-4 lead. Olson’s 10th homer cut the lead to 12-10 in the ninth.
Crawford’s sacrifice fly and Wynns’ first homer, a three-run shot to left, made it 4-0 in the second. Wynn went 3 for 4.
“I just did my part, man,” Wynns said. “That’s all I wanted to do. It was a battle today. We needed our whole team, pitching, defense, hitting, so it was huge. I’m glad I did my part.”
He hit the first Giants homer that wasn’t a solo shot in their last 12 long balls, a span of two weeks.
“Heater down and he threw it right down into it,” Wynns said. “He’s a good pitcher, man. Elite fastball.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Crawford left the game after having d’Arnaud fall on his left leg at home as he slid in safely on González’s sacrifice fly. Wilmer Flores came in to play second and Estrada moved to shortstop to replace Crawford, who sustained a left knee contusion. … Giants LHP José Álvarez was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower back tightness.
UGLY SHOWING
Poor fielding hurt the Giants in the seventh. A passed ball by Wynns allowed Acuña, who was running on the play, to advance from first to third. Acuña then scored with two outs to trim the lead to 9-8 when Estrada, standing on second for the would-be forceout, bobbled third baseman Evan Longoria’s soft throw on Olson’s grounder. Estrada redeemed himself with an RBI single in the ninth that made it 10-8.
NOT AGAIN
San Francisco reliever Camilo Doval threw his glove angrily on the grass after recording the second out of the ninth. Kapler said Doval, who had just given up Olson’s second homer, thought it was the third out and was frustrated.
UP NEXT
Giants LHP Carlos Rodón (6-4, 2.84 ERA) will take the mound against Braves RHP Charlie Morton (4-3, 5.08) as the teams play the third game of a four-game series. Rodón is facing Atlanta for the first time. Morton is 4-5 with a 2.55 ERA in 14 career starts against San Francisco.
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Sands China recognises outstanding suppliers and recently trained local SMEs
MACAO, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sands China Ltd. honoured some of its most outstanding suppliers Dec. 2 at a joint event at The Londoner® Macao, where the company also recognised local SMEs graduating from its procurement training programme, highlighted some of the success stories of Sands China's ongoing partnerships with its local SME suppliers, and ran a business matching session to connect local SME suppliers with representatives of various Sands China departments.
The Sands Supplier Excellence Awards is an annual initiative of Sands China's parent company, Las Vegas Sands Corp., and acknowledges the cooperation and services of some of the company's most noteworthy suppliers worldwide. Award winners in Macao are selected each year by a judging committee composed of Sands China executive management.
The Sands Procurement Academy training programme is a component of Sands China's longstanding support of Macao's SMEs as part of the company's Local Small, Medium and Micro Suppliers Support Programme.
By holding the Sands Supplier Excellence Awards and the Sands Procurement Academy graduation ceremony at the same event, Sands China gives the academy's graduating SMEs a chance to gain encouragement and inspiration from seeing some of Sands China's most outstanding suppliers, including local SMEs, being recognised.
Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., said: "Sands China is very pleased to recognise this group of exceptional suppliers with this 10th edition of the Sands Supplier Excellence Awards, which has become an annual celebration for us. We are likewise glad to honour the 11th and 12th cohorts of local suppliers to graduate from our Sands Procurement Academy, as part of our efforts to nurture their growth and development. We understand the hardships being experienced by local suppliers during the pandemic, and we are grateful for their partnerships with us, as we work together to continue offering world-class service and experiences at our integrated resorts."
Besides the awards and the graduation ceremony, Sands China also set aside time to shine a spotlight on some of its local SME suppliers at the event. Sands China has been collaborating with collaborating with local Chinese and English-language newspapers to publish a series of inspiring stories about SMEs forging partnerships and growing together with Sands China. More than 100 stories have been published since 2016 – offering a glimpse into local SMEs' quest for success and self-improvement and how they have elevated their capabilities through working with a large international corporation like Sands China. Dr. Wong and Lok Po, member of the National People's Congress and director of Macao Daily News, presented framed copies of the stories that were published in 2022 to the SMEs as souvenirs, congratulating them on their successes.
During the Sands Supplier Excellence Awards, Sands China acknowledged the cooperation and services of some of the company's most noteworthy suppliers in 2022. Eight winners were awarded across six categories:
- Corporate Culture & Sustainability:
Glory Global Solutions (Hong Kong) Ltd
- Project Management:
Genyield Construction Company Limited
Confluent Inc.
- Cost Management:
Hot Land Culture Media Co Ltd
- Quality Management:
Kingwood International Enterprises Limited
- Service Excellence:
Rider Levett Bucknall Macau Limited
Burgeon Rent A Car Limited
- Small/Medium Enterprise (SME):
Agencia Comercial Carne Gelada e Comida Fu Cheong Limitada
At the Sands Procurement Academy graduation, Sands China recognised 79 local SMEs. A total of 451 suppliers have enrolled in the academy since its founding in 2017, and 417 have graduated to date, including the group on Dec. 2.
At the end of the event, the graduates joined a business matching session to meet representatives from six of Sands China's procurement areas: food and beverage, hotel operating supplies, marketing, outside services, facilities, and technology.
The Sands Procurement Academy is co-organised with the Macao Chamber of Commerce and the Macau Productivity and Technology Centre (CPTTM) and is a first-of-its-kind industry training. It delivers practical knowledge to local SME suppliers to help them gain experience and capacity for working with large-scale international corporations. It does so by sharing business knowledge and skills to promote the development of their businesses.
After initially targeting a few key categories of local suppliers, the academy has been open to all local SMEs in Macao since 2019 – giving a broader range of SMEs the opportunity to benefit from the skills and knowledge offered by the academy's professionals.
Guests of honour at the event were Lok; Victoria Kuan, director-general of CPTTM; Chan Hon Sang, deputy director of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau; Chui Yuk Lam, vice president of the board of directors of the Macao Chamber of Commerce; and Yang Yi, deputy director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR; Dr. Wong; various Sands China executives; and representatives of local suppliers.
Sands China has remained committed to procuring locally and helping Macao's SMEs grow as part of the company's corporate social responsibility efforts. Sands China's total procurement spend in 2021 was MOP 9.9 billion, of which 91 per cent went to Macao enterprises, including over MOP 2.1 million to local SMEs.
About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (Sands China or the Company) is incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx: 1928). Sands China is the largest operator of integrated resorts in Macao. The Company's integrated resorts on the Cotai Strip comprise The Venetian® Macao, The Plaza® Macao, The Parisian Macao and The Londoner® Macao. The Company also owns and operates Sands® Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company's portfolio features a diversified mix of leisure and business attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting and convention facilities; a wide range of restaurants; shopping malls; world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena, The Venetian Theatre, The Parisian Theatre, the Londoner Theatre and the Sands Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company's Cotai Strip portfolio has the goal of contributing to Macao's transformation into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS).
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MCLENNAN CO., Texas (FOX 44) — With the midterms now wrapped up, local republicans are focusing their efforts on inflation and the border while democrats are concerned about the future of reproductive health.
“We’re just as please as anybody else,” Dr. Brad Holland said, the Chair for the McLennan County Republican Party. “Texas that was red going into this, and got redder, more red last night.”
“So we’re disappointed,” Mark Hayes, the Chair for the McLennan County Democratic Party, said. “But the issues remain and our beliefs remain.”
A sentiment felt by each side of the aisle in Texas as the state comes out of this year’s midterms with a republican majority.
Governor Greg Abbott held onto his position Tuesday night, even though many democrats were confident challenger Beto O’Rourke would take on this new term.
Now they’re concerned about the state power grid and the future of reproductive rights.
“So we certainly hope that those that were elected will reconsider that that extreme abortion ban and at least put in some of the logical exceptions that almost everybody agrees on,” Hays said. “Our fear is that they will look at this victory that they won last night and decide they don’t need to do anything.”
Republicans are looking forward to leaders continuing to work on the border crisis and fighting inflation.
“We want to see an America where people have a strong work ethic, that they don’t rely on government handouts and we quit this government spending that is fueling this inflation nightmare,” Holland said. “And we want to see a safe country where we have a secure border.”
“We’re not allowing human trafficking in drugs and terrorists across the border. We’re allowed to defend ourselves with the second amendment. And we have security in our homes and security in our schools.”
When asked if there could ever be a time where the parties combine their efforts on the issues, this is what they had to say:
“Maybe the future needs to be in looking at the people’s problems and trying to come up with solutions,” Hays said. “And to do that, you have to work across the aisle with the democrat house and anybody else who wants to solve those problems with you.”
“For those that have just won. The goal is to lead everyone, and I think that needs to be the goal,” Holland finished. “Try and find unity here in America. We need to hold our country together. And ultimately everything we do is to protect the country we think is so great.” | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/political-parties-reflect-on-midterms/ | 2022-11-10 05:24:42 | 0 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/political-parties-reflect-on-midterms/ |
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 20 companies and individuals operating across the Middle East that it says are involved in financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The sanctions are directed against what the Defense Ministry described as an international network operating “under the guise of legitimate companies” in Sudan, Turkey, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates.
The U.S. announced sanctions against many of the same entities in May. Israel and the U.S. say they are part of a Hamas-run financial network with hundreds of millions of dollars in assets.
The Islamic militant group has carried out scores of deadly attacks against Israelis over the years, and it seized control of Gaza from the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority 15 years ago. Israel and Western countries consider Hamas a terrorist organization.
“We will continue to thwart Hamas’ attempts to funnel funds intended for the terrorist organization’s force buildup,” Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said in a statement.
Israel and Egypt have maintained a crippling blockade on Gaza since the Hamas takeover, which Israel says is needed to prevent Hamas from re-arming. But the group has continued to improve its military capabilities — including the reach of its rockets — through four devastating wars with Israel.
The Palestinians and human rights groups view the blockade as a form of collective punishment of Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinian residents.
Even as it tries to sanction Hamas, Israel has also taken steps to ease the Gaza blockade over the past year in return for calm. Those understandings with Hamas appear to have figured into the group’s decision to stay out of three days of heavy fighting between Israel and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group earlier this month. | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-israel-imposes-sanctions-on-alleged-hamas-financial-network/ | 2022-09-01 03:37:57 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-israel-imposes-sanctions-on-alleged-hamas-financial-network/ |
(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) is sending $3.9 million to unclaimed property owners in March, and for many, the delivery of a check will come as a surprise.
The DOR annually matches tax records against the state’s unclaimed property roll. If the DOR can definitively match tax records to an owner on the unclaimed property roll, the agency sends out checks automatically.
The checks are sent to those owed property valued at $2,000 or less, and will send letters to those owed property valued at greater than $2,000 explaining how to claim the money.
According to the DOR, this year’s matching program has identified over 34,000 unclaimed property owners and will be sending $3.9 million in refund checks to over 33,000 of them.
Officials with the DOR say that this year’s first round of checks and letters will be hitting mailboxes at the end of the week. Those receiving a check will receive a “Notice of Claim Refund for Unclaimed Property.”
If a taxpayer has questions about the validity of their check, they can use the “Check Your Claim Status” page on DOR’s website to confirm.
The DOR reminds Wisconsinites that there is never a fee that unclaimed property owners must pay to claim unclaimed property. If a taxpayer receives an unsolicited letter offering to reunite them with their property for a fee, it’s likely a scam.
Unclaimed property includes funds from savings or checking accounts, uncashed dividends, insurance policies, or other accounts that the owner may be unaware of or have forgotten.
Banks, credit unions, insurance companies, and other businesses must report unclaimed property to DOR each year by November 1. DOR then holds the property for safekeeping until the owner claims it.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is not a newcomer to Africa.
It will be her sixth time in Africa when she arrives in Namibia on Wednesday as part of a commitment by President Joe Biden to deepen U.S. engagement with the fast-growing region.
It’s her first visit as first lady, though. And she’ll be following in the footsteps of her recent predecessors, who all made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean in the name of trying to help foster goodwill toward the United States.
During five days split between Namibia, located along the Atlantic coast in southern Africa, and Kenya, in the east, Jill Biden will focus on empowering women and young people, and highlight food insecurity in the Horn of Africa caused by a devastating drought, Russia’s war in Ukraine and other factors.
As she departed Washington on Tuesday, the first lady declared, “We have a lot to accomplish.”
Africa is the fastest-growing and youngest region in the world, according to the White House, which says 1 of every 4 people in the world will be African by 2050.
The White House has withheld specific details of the first lady’s activities in each country, citing security concerns.
Jill Biden previously visited Africa in 2010, 2011, twice in 2014 and once in 2016, all during Joe Biden’s service as U.S. vice president. Two of those trips were with him.
This time, she is traveling to Africa without the president as he wraps up his own trip to Poland to mark Friday’s anniversary of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine.
Patricia Nixon was the first first lady to travel to Africa on her own. She went as President Richard Nixon’s “personal representative” to Liberia, Ghana and the Ivory Coast in 1972. She addressed legislative bodies and met with African leaders about U.S. policy toward the country now known as Zimbabwe, and human rights in South Africa, according to the National First Ladies’ Library.
What recent first ladies did on their visits to Africa:
MELANIA TRUMP
Mrs. Trump visited for the first time in 2018, when she spent five days as first lady stopping in Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt to promote U.S. developmental aid and education, cradle babies and highlight animal and historic preservation.
She traveled without President Donald Trump, who had denied making disparaging comments about African countries.
She opened the trip at an infant clinic in Ghana. She also learned about Africa’s slave past during a tour of Cape Coast Castle, a former slave holding facility on the Ghanaian coast. She spent time inside the cramped dungeon once used to house male slaves and walked through the “Door of No Return,” from which the slaves were shipped to the New World.
In Malawi, the former model toured indoor and outdoor classrooms, observed lessons and watched students play soccer with U.S.-donated balls. She highlighted elephant preservation at Nairobi National Park in Kenya. She closed the tour in Egypt by touring the pyramids and the Great Sphinx to highlight U.S.-supported preservation efforts there.
MICHELLE OBAMA
Mrs. Obama went to South Africa and Botswana on a goodwill mission in the summer of 2011 to promote youth leadership, education and HIV and AIDS awareness.
The centerpiece of the weeklong trip by America’s first Black first lady was a 30-minute speech at a U.S.-sponsored leadership conference at a church in Soweto township. THe church became a popular refuge during the South African people’s fight against apartheid, the now-abolished system of government-imposed segregation.
She was accompanied by her daughters, Malia and Sasha; her mother, Marian Robinson; and a niece and nephew. Mrs. Obama also took her daughters to visit with former South African President Nelson Mandela at his home.
Mrs. Obama made a second solo visit to Africa in June 2016, the final year of the Obama administration. In Liberia and Morocco, she promoted her “Let Girls Learn” initiative to encourage developing countries to educate girls.
She also visited Ghana with President Barack Obama in 2009, his first year in office.
LAURA BUSH
Mrs. Bush traveled to Africa five times on her own between 2005 and 2007 during President George W. Bush’s second term, in addition to two trips she took with him.
Her trips mostly focused on promoting the administration’s efforts to combat the spread of HIV, as well as malaria. She also emphasized literacy, drug prevention and national parks. During one stop in South Africa, she praised HIV-positive mothers for working to erase the stigma associated with the disease. She spoke openly with African women about taking control of their sex lives.
Mrs. Bush also announced millions of dollars in U.S. funding for programs to stem the spread of AIDS and mosquito-borne malaria. In Mozambique, she covered her face with a white mask to help illustrate the benefits of spraying homes with insecticides to combat malaria. She also passed out mosquito nets.
She was accompanied on these trips by one or both of her twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna.
HILLARY CLINTON
Hillary Clinton took along her 17-year-old daughter, Chelsea, on her two-week visit in March 1997 to Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda and Eritrea.
The first lady opened her journey at Goree Island in Senegal, a hub for the Atlantic slave trade for 300 years. Mrs. Clinton had said she wanted to see the island because of its significance to Black Americans. She discussed violent crime in South Africa, along with the need to improve education for Black people in a country that recently had abolished its apartheid policy of racial segregation.
Mrs. Clinton returned in 1998 when President Bill Clinton made his first visit to Africa; it was also the first visit to the continent by a U.S. president in 20 years.
The White House billed the 12-day tour of Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Botswana and Senegal as a way to encourage trade and investment in Africa. | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-jill-biden-makes-6th-visit-to-africa-her-1st-as-first-lady/ | 2023-02-22 12:04:17 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-jill-biden-makes-6th-visit-to-africa-her-1st-as-first-lady/ |
The San Mateo-based company qualified for the loans by falsely claiming it had fewer than 500 employees and that it saw a dip in profits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the DOJ.
A San Mateo-based software company will pay a more that $1 million fine to "resolve allegations" that it improperly obtained two Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fujisoft America, Inc. – which is a subsidiary of Japanese software company Fujisoft, Inc. – will pay $1.05 million to resolve claims that the company applied for, received and kept two PPP loans totaling $400,000 which were later forgiven, according to a United States Department of Justice statement.
Fujisoft America, Inc. applied in 2020 and 2021 for the PPP loans, which were intended to aid small businesses during the pandemic. The federal program was enacted as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act in March 2020.
The DOJ reported Fujisoft America, Inc. obtained the loans by "falsely certifying that it met the company size restrictions." The company also "falsely certified" that it saw a dip in profits from 2019 to 2020.
The DOJ noted PPP loan applicants generally were required to have fewer than 500 employees to be eligible for a "first-draw" loan, and fewer than 300 employees and an at least 25% decrease in profits from 2019 to 2020 to be eligible for a "second-draw" loan.
However, Fujisoft, Inc. and its various subsidiary companies have more than 15,000 employees, according to the DOJ. Fujisoft, Inc. and its subsidiaries also saw their profits steadily grow from $1.6 billion in 2019 to about $1.8 billion in 2021.
"PPP loans were intended as economic lifelines for small businesses during the pandemic," said U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey. "It is unacceptable for large companies to claim a portion of this limited pool of PPP funds, which was meant for small businesses, in order to enrich themselves at the expense of the American taxpayer."
Last month, several people in Oakland faced federal charges in an alleged scheme that took advantage of PPP loans. Alleged participants fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars from the federal program, then used the funds for personal expenses. | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/bay-area-news/bay-area-software-company-fined-for-falsely-receiving-ppp-loans/article_2e2efc72-080a-11ee-898c-77cff8b65cb6.html | 2023-06-11 06:03:36 | 0 | https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/bay-area-news/bay-area-software-company-fined-for-falsely-receiving-ppp-loans/article_2e2efc72-080a-11ee-898c-77cff8b65cb6.html |
Closing arguments set in “Zombie Hunter” trial for the Phoenix Canal Murders
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - After six months, the trial of an accused Phoenix serial killer is nearing a verdict. Bryan Patrick Miller, known as “The Zombie Hunter,” has been on trial since October for the ‘Phoenix Canal Murders’ of two young women in the 90s.
It’s a high-profile capital murder case Arizona’s Family has been following closely, and one that finally could have a verdict next week. But as unusual as this case has been from the start, there are a lot of possible outcomes here.
Closing arguments are now set for this Wednesday, possibly into Thursday. Because this is a bench trial, everything is up to the judge, who will consider all of the evidence heard over the past six months and decide whether Bryan Patrick Miller is guilty of first-degree murder or not guilty by reason of insanity.
We’re likely now just days away from that decision. The final witness of a trial that’s lasted half a year, Miller’s ex-wife, Amy, was back on the stand Monday. While she testified that he said if he didn’t love her, he would kill her and about the violence that made her fear for her life, she never brought any of that up during divorce and custody hearings for their daughter Sarah.
“Why didn’t you tell them?” asked the prosecutor. “I felt Sarah needed both of her parents, and if I said something like that the chances were they would remove her from ever seeing him, and I didn’t want that to happen to her,” Amy said. This came after days of Amy testifying about their sadistic sex life, where she told the court Miller made her watch gruesome porn that included people being boiled in water and eaten.
The defense is arguing Miller is not guilty by reason of insanity due to his dissociative amnesia and autism disorder, that he didn’t know what he was doing at the time was wrong, and couldn’t remember the crimes.
The prosecution hammered their points home to the judge Monday that he knowingly sexually assaulted and killed Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas and deserves a first-degree murder conviction. “The reality of this is they found sperm on the oral swab. No evidence has been presented that would suggest that anyone else could be responsible for sperm on or around the victim’s body other than the defendant,” the prosecutor said.
After closing arguments this week, this entire case rests on the shoulders of the judge, something we don’t normally see and something she doesn’t usually deal with. “I’ve done a lot of research on what is required in a bench trial in capital case and at this stage, there are verdict forms and that’s what you’re going to get. Just as if there was a jury,” said judge Suzanne Cohen. And also, like a jury, the judge told the court she’d be by herself in a room reviewing everything. “I’m going to come down here and deliberate in the jury room because then the evidence is closer to me,” said Cohen.
At the earliest, that verdict could come down next Tuesday. If he is found not guilty by reason of insanity, then he’d likely be placed in a mental institution, but for how long, we don’t know. If he is found guilty, they would start the trial’s penalty phase, so this would continue into May before we would get his sentence, which could range from the death penalty to life in prison to a certain number of years behind bars.
If we head to the penalty phase, the defense said they’d call 26 witnesses for that with three weeks of testimony but didn’t say who they’re calling. The lead prosecutor said they’re considering bringing in Victoria Mikelsen from Washington state.
We did not hear from her during the trial, but Miller’s ex-wife, Amy, told the court he confessed to attacking her when they lived in Washington, an attack she barely survived as a teenager.
The only reason Miller hasn’t been charged with her attack is because of the statute of limitations in the case.
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At an intersection with Main Street in rural Alfred, New York, sits the sole traffic stop light. In this small town of 4,500, there are more colleges than stop lights.
“You can drive right through and miss it,” said Mark Danes, vice president of marketing and communications at Alfred University.
Alfred University is one of two colleges in town, the other is Alfred State, part of the State University of New York system. Now, the town has earned a most unlikely distinction: named the "Collegiest town in America" in a data project by the Washington Post in January, as students make up 85% of the town’s population.
Alfred is a small town where everyone knows your name.
“I go running every morning around the campus area and over 70% of the people I encounter either in the village or campus says hello,” said Mark Zupan, president of the private Alfred University.
The Methodology
When people think of a college town, Boston invariably comes to mind. After all, there are more than 30 higher education institutions from Ivy League to community college in the vicinity. But the data team at the Washington Post noted that even with the removal of a college or two in Boston, there would still be pricey real estate along the Charles River.
Not so in Alfred where the two colleges are the life of the rural town.
It's that intimate experience that sets Alfred apart, Zupan said.
He often travels for his work and when he meets people who graduated from the college. They share stories of how professors or staff that took interest in them and changed their life trajectories, Zupan explained.
Set amid rolling hills, Alfred evokes natural beauty. The closest decent-sized city is a 20 minute drive to Bath, New York. The two colleges are across from each other, separated by a Main Street.
Student life
What is there to do in Alfred if you’re a student?
“We party,” said Alfred State sophomore Jennifer Meo, 22.
There’s not much in the small town, but you forge close friendships with your classmates, she said.
Meo transferred from the Ivy League Cornell University in Ithaca to study architecture at Alfred State and enjoys the camaraderie of her new college. She is from the small town of Oneonta in New York and understands the rural aspects of living.
“During the summer and winter, everyone just pops off,” Meo said of Alfred, leaving the town desolate.
Danes recently moved to Alfred and enjoys life there.
“The people are just so hospitable,” he said. “It’s a calm place to live.”
The future of rural college towns
Rural New York and Ohio are prime locations for college towns as there are small towns that entirely revolve around those colleges, according to data. The No. 2 overall college town is Prairie View, Texas, which is home to Prairie View A&M. The student body there makes up 72% of the population of 6,200, according to the Washington Post. It is also the number one Black college town in the country.
The pandemic shutdown was a challenging time for the Alfred colleges, Zupan said. But it brought the community together.
“We are meeting regularly to identify the best next strategic steps to strengthen our village,” Zupan said.
Mary Chao is a New York City-based Specialty Reporter at Scripps News. Email Mary.Chao@Scripps.com. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/in-the-collegiest-us-town-there-are-more-schools-than-traffic-lights | 2023-02-22 01:29:36 | 0 | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/in-the-collegiest-us-town-there-are-more-schools-than-traffic-lights |
7 years after deadly crash, Ball man pleads guilty to separate DWI charge
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Ball man who pleaded “no contest” to negligent homicide in 2016 for a car crash in which he was impaired, that killed his 16-year-old passenger, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a second-offense DWI connected to a different arrest last summer.
Micah Baden, 31, faced charges of “DWI second offense” and “careless operation of a vehicle” which are both misdemeanors.
Baden was arrested last August by Louisiana State Police for DWI third offense. That became a charge of DWI second offense due to one other prior DWI conviction back in 2012. In the August arrest, he had a BAC of 0.141%.
So, he pleaded guilty as charged on Wednesday to DWI second offense, and the careless operation charge was dismissed.
Judge John Davidson sentenced him to five months in the parish prison. He’ll receive credit for time served, which is standard.
Baden was represented by public defender Phillip Robinson. Assistant District Attorney David Stone prosecuted.
After Baden’s arrest last year, the family of Chloe James, the young woman who was killed in 2016, protested outside the Rapides Parish Courthouse.
Chloe’s grandfather told News Channel 5 at the time that he did not believe that justice was served because Baden spent little time in prison before being released on probation.
After he was released, Baden was arrested on charges of domestic abuse battery with a child present and a probation violation, which sent him back to prison to serve out his original sentence for negligent homicide.
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Florida police officers accused of ‘jailing’ young son over potty training accidents
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida police officers accused of twice putting their 3 1/2-year-old son in a jail cell to punish him for potty training accidents remain on the job while an investigation continues.
Nearly nine months later, the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department is not talking about it and most records related to the investigation have been sealed by a Volusia County judge.
“The city strives to always be open and transparent, however due to the court order that was issued to the city, we are unable to comment at this time. If anything should change, we would be happy to discuss,” the city’s public information officer, Tammy Marzik, wrote in an email to The AP.
The couple said they “jailed” their son twice — on Oct. 5 and 6, 2022. They were interviewed by a state child abuse investigator, who was escorted to their home by a Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy whose body camera recorded the conversation. The video was sent to the media this week by the sheriff’s office, which later asked to recall it, citing a court order restricting the release of information about the case.
The Associated Press is not identifying the child nor the parents — the mother is a detective and the father a lieutenant with the Daytona Beach Shores Police. Their attorney, Michael Lambert, did not respond to an email seeking comment.
During the hour-long video, the child’s mother said she didn’t believe they did anything wrong, adding that “it’s just people getting it twisted.” She also called the investigation “the definition of insanity.”
How the state learned about the boy’s treatment hasn’t been made public, but the father told the investigator “it’s just disgusting that somebody would drag our family through the mud like this.”
He explained that their day care center requires children to stop using diapers by age 3, but the boy was still having accidents, so while the school was being lenient, they were trying everything possible to get him potty trained.
“We’ve tried books, we’ve tried run around without pants, you name it we’ve tried it,” the father told the investigator.
So they confronted the boy, he said.
“I said you know what I do for a living,” the father explained. “I said I’m a cop. I take bad boys to the jail that don’t follow the law. So that’s what I did. I said you know you aren’t following the rules, let’s go to jail.”
The father said the cell “was nasty” so he checked it out for contraband before putting his son inside. He told investigators the boy was behind bars for about 13 minutes, and he “had eyes on him the entire time.”
“He was crying,” the father said. “I was getting the response I expected from him.”
The father said the boy’s mother had placed him in the cell the day before, for about three minutes.
The tactic worked: The child made good on his promise not to have any more accidents, the father told investigators.
What’s more, he said he did it before with his older son, about nine years ago, when that child admitted hitting a girl in preschool. He said he told his son that in his job, he puts people in jail when they hit others.
“I took him to the jail and he sat there. And I watched him ... and he was crying and everything, and to this day, if you mention, like, that incident, he’s just like, ‘I would never do that again.’ It was effective,” the father said. “So that’s why I did it with this. He didn’t hit anybody, but I figured the same thing, discipline.”
Florida Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Tori Cuddy told The AP that the agency responds to all allegations of abuse, neglect or abandonment, and that all information involving such cases is confidential.
It’s not clear what repercussions the couple faces, if any, but they’ve gone to court, suing the state attorney’s office in March and separately suing State Attorney R.J. Larizza in May. Those court records are marked confidential and have been sealed by a judge, the city clerk’s office said.
Lonnie Groot, a former city attorney for Daytona Beach Shores who now serves the community in more of a watchdog capacity, is looking for answers. Groot said he’s been been unsuccessful in his attempts to get additional records involving the investigation.
“The City is just patently trying to hide the matter and hopes now that it will go away and they can go back to their own ways,” Groot told The AP.
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NM United eliminated from US Open Cup tournament
For the second time in a matter of days, New Mexico United and Phoenix Rising FC went head-to-head on the pitch.
On Wednesday night, the two teams played one another in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup tournament and for the second straight match, Phoenix Rising defeated NM United, 2-1.
Neco Brett scored the lone goal for the Black & Yellow in the 65th minute with an assist by Harry Swartz.
The loss eliminated United from the U.S. Open Cup tournament.
“Incredibly disappointed with the result," head coach Zach Prince told KOAT 7 Sports after the game. "We need to win these games."
"We were better in both games in my opinion," Prince said. "We’ve got to come away with three points and move on in the Cup. If we want to be any type of champion, we need to win those games.”
New Mexico United with a quick turnaround after the loss, the team returns home this weekend to host San Antonio FC at The Lab. First kick on Saturday night is 7 p.m. | https://www.koat.com/article/nm-united-eliminated-from-us-open-cup-tournament/39788919 | 2022-04-21 22:43:05 | 0 | https://www.koat.com/article/nm-united-eliminated-from-us-open-cup-tournament/39788919 |
4 Colombian children survived plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then wandered on their own in the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers.
Officials in the South American country announced their rescue Friday, bringing a happy ending to a saga with highs and lows as searchers frantically combed through the rainforest hunting for the youngsters. By Saturday, as the children received treatment at a military hospital in the capital, Bogota, it remained unclear how the siblings, including an 11-month-old, managed to survived.
President Gustavo Petro celebrated the news upon returning from Cuba, where he signed a cease-fire with representatives of the National Liberation Army rebel group. He is expected to meet with the children Saturday.
Petro called them an “example of survival” and predicted their saga “will remain in history.”
Damaris Mucutuy, an aunt of the children, told a radio station that “the children are fine” despite being found with signs of dehydration and insect bites. Mucutuy, who arrived at the hospital at dawn with other family members, said the children had been offered mental health services.
An air force video showed a helicopter using lines to pull the youngsters up because it couldn’t land in the dense rainforest where they were found. The craft flew off in the fading light, the air force said it was going to San Jose del Guaviare, a small town on the edge of the jungle.
No details were released on how the four siblings aged 13, 9, 4 and 11 months managed to survive on their own for so long, though they belong to an Indigenous group that lives in the remote region.
The military on Friday tweeted pictures showing a group of soldiers and volunteers posing with the children, who were wrapped in thermal blankets. One of the soldiers held a bottle to the smallest child’s lips.
The crash happened in the early hours of May 1, when the Cessna single-engine propeller plane with six passengers and a pilot declared an emergency due to an engine failure.
The small aircraft fell off radar a short time later and a frantic search for survivors began. Two weeks after the crash, on May 16, a search team found the plane in a thick patch of the rainforest and recovered the bodies of the three adults on board, but the small children were nowhere to be found.
Sensing that they could be alive, Colombia’s army stepped up the hunt and flew 150 soldiers with dogs into the area. Dozens of volunteers from Indigenous tribes also helped search.
During the search, in an area where visibility is greatly limited by mist and thick foliage, soldiers on helicopters dropped boxes of food into the jungle, hoping that it would help sustain the children. Planes flying over the jungle fired flares to help search crews on the ground at night, and rescuers used speakers that blasted a message recorded by the siblings’ grandmother, telling them to stay in one place.
Rumors also emerged about the children’s wheareabouts and on May 18 the president tweeted that the children had been found. He then deleted the message, claiming he had been misinformed by a government agency.
The group of four children were travelling with their mother from the Amazonian village of Araracuara to San Jose del Guaviare when the plane crashed.
They are members of the Huitoto people, and officials said the oldest children in the group had some knowledge of how to survive in the rainforest.
On Friday, after confirming the children had been rescued, the president said that for a while he had believed the children were rescued by one of the nomadic tribes that still roam the remote swath of the jungle where the plane fell and have little contact with authorities.
But Petro added that the children were first found by one of the rescue dogs that soldiers took into the jungle.
Officials did not say how far the children were from the crash site when they were found. But the teams had been searching within a 4.5-kilometer (nearly 3-mile) radius from the site where the small plane nosedived into the forest floor.
As the search progressed, soldiers found small clues in the jungle that led them to believe the children were still living, including a pair of footprints, a baby bottle, diapers and pieces of fruit that looked like it had been bitten by humans.
“The jungle saved them” Petro said. “They are children of the jungle, and now they are also children of Colombia.”
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There’s no longer a question as to whether Hyundai was developing a mid-engine supercar: It was.
But it no longer is, and that project has reportedly been canceled due to the projected price of $150,000. Would people have paid that price for a Hyundai? Maybe, but the automaker’s executives were weary given the acceptance and market adoption of the budget-focused N lineup currently on sale.
On Wednesday, Top Gear reported confirmation the project was indeed alive and being worked on after speaking with N division boss Albert Biermann. The executive also confirmed the project’s demise.
“We were working on an N supercar,” Biermann told the outlet.
The car never received a name and was simply referred to internally as “The Chairman’s Car,” according to Biermann.
Designed around a carbon-fiber tub chassis with a mid-engine layout, the car was created from the get-go to accept either a gas or hybrid powertrain. A hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain was also a possibility.
In 2019 Hyundai revealed a mid-engine sports car prototype dubbed the RM19. It was said to represent a development platform for future N brand products including a possible halo car. The mid-engine supercar was that halo car.
At the time, Executive Vice President and head of Hyundai Motor Group’s Product Division Thomas Schemera said, “The RM19 sports car signals future brand aspirations for Hyundai’s high-performance N brand, solidly moving N into the prestigious arena of supercar-level performance.”
The RM19 was powered by a direct-injected and turbocharged 2.0-liter turbo-4 ripped from the Hyundai TCR i30N race car and tuned to make somewhere between 360 and 390 hp. Power went to the rear wheels via a 6-speed direct-shift gearbox.
Motor Authority drove the car in 2019 and found it was simply brilliant. Stable at speed, willing to hold a line through turns, and quick to change directions, the RM19 wanted to push into corners, could get tail-happy, and the brakes needed better initial bite and higher pedal travel.
The RM project dated back to 2012 with the car itself cycling through RM14, RM15, RM17, and RM19 iterations. The numbers in the names referred to the year in which each was built.
Hyundai planned to build an RM20 model and replace the 2.0-liter turbo-4 in the RM19 with either a 2.3- or 2.5-liter turbo-4. The 6-speed transmission was going to be swapped for the automaker’s 8-speed, wet-clutch, dual-clutch gearbox.
Instead the RM20e was revealed in 2020. The Veloster-based midship prototype was powered by four electric motors connected to the wheels via a single-speed transmission. It was all powered by a 60-kwh battery and 800-volt electrical architecture. Hyundai said the prototype could sprint from 0-60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds and had a top speed of 155 mph.
Biermann told MA in 2019 the RM19’s chassis featured a unique rear subframe to mount a midship engine along with new double-wishbone rear suspension. The executive confirmed a production version of a mid-engine supercar would use the chassis.
The final design for the car was not locked in back in 2019, according to Biermann.
When asked by Top Gear if the mid-engine car would be Hyundai’s answer to the NSX, Biermann said, “Sure, but not boring.”
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Hometown: Shickshinny
Parents: Paul and Lona Hufford
Some of his honors include: Ranked among top of his class; National Honor Society, president; Principal’s List honor roll; Gold Star Award for athletics/academics
Activities: Study Abroad Club; AV Club
Athletics: Football, captain, all-academic team; basketball, captain
Community service: Volunteer for various events including the Ranger Reader Elementary Program, a children’s book drive and Challenger Baseball
His nominator said: “Landon is single minded in pursuit of his academic excellence and at the same time he is intensely curious about the complex concepts, especially in math! He stands out on the athletic field as well as in the classroom, but first and foremost he is someone who takes time to always consider others.”
Q. What accomplishments are you most proud of and why?
A. I’m most proud of achieving and maintaining the number one academic ranking in my class consecutively for grades nine through 12. Another one of my most valued accomplishments is being chosen as defensive player of the year for the Mid-Penn Conference my senior season of basketball. I feel that these titles validate the hard work and dedication that it takes for one to be recognized in these two ways.
Q. What were your most rewarding school or community activities?
A. One of the most rewarding moments in my school career is when I was able to give back to a young kid in my community. After a tough loss in a basketball game, I was feeling down and wanted to get out of the gym as quickly as possible. I started to walk out when something turned me around and pointed me back to the gym. As I approached, I was greeted by my mom who told me there was a young fan who wanted to meet me. I walked over and was met by a little boy who ironically was also named Landon. We talked for a moment ,and then he asked me to autograph his basketball. Quickly thinking, I decided to ask him to sign my basketball sneaker to make him feel as though we were equals. His mom was very grateful to me for giving him that experience.
Q. Do you have any hobbies? What do you do in your spare time?
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A. I have grown up with athletics taking up a majority of my time. These include football, basketball and track and field. When I’m not on the court or the field, I like spending time with close friends and family. Many of these times are centered around food. To blow off steam, I enjoy working out in the weight room.
Q. What are your plans after you graduate from high school?
A. I plan to attend a local four-year college or university studying mathematics. I’ve always felt that the field of math came easy to me. I think that pursuing it further will expand my opportunities for the future.
Q. What do you see yourself doing in 15 years?
A. In the future, I see myself working somewhere in the field of actuarial science. I plan on staying somewhat close to my hometown along with becoming involved in the football program at Northwest Area. I believe that by this time I should most definitely have a furry friend of my own to keep me company.
Q. In a sentence, what is your philosophy of life?
A. When you make it, build a longer table not a higher fence.
Q. Who do you most admire and why?
A. One of the people that I admire most is Dennis Rodman. In spite of all of the questionable choices that he has made off of the court, he was admirable in the ways that he played the game of basketball. He was extremely unselfish on the court and did not try to play like something he wasn’t. He knew what he was good at, and he tried to be the best in that aspect of the game every night. He was many times outshined by his teammates, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, but he did not care who got the credit. His only thought was to win.
Q. Finish this sentence: One interesting thing about me is ...
A.... how I can tear up the dance floor. I am great at making a fool of myself at any school dance.
A LITTLE ABOUT LANDONHometown: ShickshinnyParents: Paul and Lona HuffordSome of his honors include: Ranked among top of his class; National Honor Society, president; Principal’s List honor roll; Gold Star Award for athletics/academicsActivities: Study Abroad Club; AV ClubAthletics: Football, captain, all-academic team; basketball, captainCommunity service: Volunteer for various events including the Ranger Reader Elementary Program, a children’s book drive and Challenger BaseballHis nominator said: “Landon is single minded in pursuit of his academic excellence and at the same time he is intensely curious about the complex concepts, especially in math! He stands out on the athletic field as well as in the classroom, but first and foremost he is someone who takes time to always consider others.” | https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/scholastic-superstars/scholastic-superstars-2023-landon-hufford-northwest-area/article_e9b144b4-ba82-53e9-9272-e00b0bbe51f6.html | 2023-05-06 04:32:40 | 1 | https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/scholastic-superstars/scholastic-superstars-2023-landon-hufford-northwest-area/article_e9b144b4-ba82-53e9-9272-e00b0bbe51f6.html |
(NEXSTAR) – Viewers that tried to tune in to Netflix’s second live event, a reunion of its hit series, “Love Is Blind,” encountered an unfortunate message Sunday night: “We’re having trouble playing this title right now.”
After a delay lasting more than an hour, the streaming giant says it will instead film the event and “have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible.”
Netflix suffered apparent technical issues with its “Love Is Blind: The Live Reunion,” which was set to air live at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday. As viewers rushed to tune in, reports of error messages on Netflix began filing in on Downdetector, which relies on user reports and social media posts to track website outages.
Thousands reported issues with “video streaming,” though only the live event appeared to be impacted.
Twitter users also began commenting on the apparent issues.
“Don’t tell me Netflix crashed…..” one user wrote.
“Did you turn it off and turn it back on?” another Twitter user asked.
Netflix acknowledged the delay, writing on Twitter shortly after 7 p.m. that “Love is … late” and that the “Love Is Blind: The Live Reunion” would begin at 7:15 p.m. CT. Both hosts of the hit series, Nick and Vanessa Lachey, retweeted the post.
It wasn’t until shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday that Netflix confirmed the event would not be aired live, writing on Twitter, “To everyone who stayed up late, woke up early, gave up their Sunday afternoon… we are incredibly sorry that the Love is Blind Live Reunion did not turn out as we had planned. We’re filming it now and we’ll have it on Netflix as soon as humanly possible. Again, thank you and sorry.”
The reunion will be filmed in front of a live audience in Hollywood, Nexstar’s KTLA has confirmed. It’s not clear when it will be available on Netflix.
Netflix streamed its first live event, Chris Rock’s comedy special, “Selective Outrage,” last month. | https://www.koin.com/news/netflix-users-report-issues-ahead-of-live-event/ | 2023-04-17 01:55:40 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/netflix-users-report-issues-ahead-of-live-event/ |
While enjoying the Arkansas' many bodies of water this summer, swimmers and boaters need to avoid hazardous wildlife. This includes American alligators, which are present in the state's southern and central areas.
Becky McPeake, extension wildlife specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said understanding alligators is key to avoiding negative encounters.
McPeake said dense populations of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) have been reported at Arkansas Post National Memorial in Arkansas County and Millwood State Park in Little River County. In June, a kayaker videoed a large alligator on Lake Conway in Central Arkansas.
Though this species was considered endangered 60 years ago, McPeake said their populations have recovered throughout most of their native range, including southern Arkansas. The state is considered the northwestern edge of the alligator's range in the United States, and most of northern Arkansas is "too cool temperature-wise for these reptiles to survive," McPeake said.
Alligators are "opportunistic predators" that consume a variety of animals during their different life stages and sizes. Young alligators eat crayfish, insect larvae, snails, spiders, worms, small fish, snakes and lizards. Older alligators typically prey on larger creatures, including nutria – a type of large, semiaquatic rodent – beaver, muskrats, raccoons, opossums, water birds, feral hogs and white-tailed deer. When able to access domestic spaces, alligators are also known to prey on domestic dogs, cats and calves.
"Typically, an alligator will not chase you down and eat you when seen in a natural state," McPeake said. "Scary movies and social media entertain audiences by showing aggressive alligators. Like many wild animals, they are wary and avoid people when given the opportunity."
While fatal attacks on humans are rare, they do occur, primarily in the southeastern United States. McPeake said being safe around alligators is straightforward: never feed them and move away when they are seen.
"Be mindful of their presence and avoid them," McPeake said. "Do not provoke, throw objects, or try to move an alligator. Keep away from shorelines, especially pets and children, where alligators are present."
McPeake said most alligator encounters occur in a few different scenarios: when the reptiles are basking beside water; when a female alligator is protecting her nest or babies; when an alligator is crossing a road; and when they have been fed or become familiar with being around people.
It's important to be cautious when swimming, canoeing or fishing in waterways with alligators. Keep at least 60 feet away.
"If an alligator hisses or lunges at you, you are too close," McPeake said. "Do not corner alligators. Always provide them with an escape route."
If an alligator is a threat to humans, pets or livestock, call the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at (800) 364-4263.
For more information about alligators and other nuisance wildlife, visit the Cooperative Extension Service's Nuisance Wildlife page at https://www.uaex.uada.edu/environment-nature/wildlife/dealing-with-wildlife/nuisance.aspx.
To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact a local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow the agency on Twitter and Instagram at @AR_Extension.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without discrimination.
Rebekah Hall is with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/28/specialist-warns-about-alligators-in-state/ | 2022-07-28 10:55:50 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/28/specialist-warns-about-alligators-in-state/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — A rock memorabilia dealer and two other men were charged Tuesday with scheming to sell allegedly ill-gotten, handwritten lyrics to the classic rock juggernaut “Hotel California” and other hits by the Eagles.
Prosecutors said the trio lied to auction houses and buyers about the manuscripts’ fuzzy chain of origin, coaching the person who provided the material about what to say. Meanwhile, the men tried to thwart Eagles co-founder Don Henley’s efforts to reclaim the items, according to prosecutors.
“They made up stories about the origin of the documents and their right to possess them so they could turn a profit,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said.
Through their lawyers, rock auctioneer Edward Kosinski and co-defendants Glenn Horowitz and Craig Inciardi pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges. Kosinski and Inciardi were also charged with criminal possession of stolen property, and Horowitz was charged with attempted criminal possession of stolen property and two counts of hindering prosecution. They were released without bail.
Their lawyers insist the men are innocent.
“The DA’s office alleges criminality where none exists and unfairly tarnishes the reputations of well-respected professionals,” defense attorneys Antonia Apps, Jonathan Bach and Stacey Richman said in a statement vowing to “fight these unjustified charges vigorously.”
Apps, who represents Kosinski, later called the charges “the weakest criminal case I have seen in my entire career,” characterizing it as a “civil dispute” over ownership.
“Despite six years of investigating the case, the DA hasn’t included a single factual allegation in the indictment showing that my client did anything wrong,” she said in a statement.
The trove of documents included Henley’s notes and lyrics for “Hotel California” and two other singles from that eponymous, blockbuster album: “Life in the Fast Lane” and “New Kid In Town.” Prosecutors valued the material at over $1 million.
The writings are “irreplaceable pieces of musical history” and “an integral part of the legacy Don Henley has created over the course of his 50-plus-year career,” longtime Eagles manager Irving Azoff said in a statement.
He thanked prosecutors for bringing a case that exposes “the truth about music memorabilia sales of highly personal, stolen items hidden behind a facade of legitimacy.”
The chart-topping, Grammy-Award-winning single “Hotel California” is a touchstone of 1970s rock, with one of the era’s most memorable guitar solos capping a musical tale of being lured into a glitzy, mysterious hotel where “you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” Theories about its meaning abound; Henley has said it’s about excess and a dark side of the American dream.
The Grammy-winning album has sold more than 26 million copies since its release in 1976, making it one of the best selling in history.
According to prosecutors and an indictment, Horowitz bought the documents around 2005 from a writer who worked on a never-published book about the Eagles in the late ’70s.
The writer, who isn’t identified in the indictment, gave a variety of explanations to Horowitz over the years of where the documents came from.
In one email included in the indictment, the writer says Henley’s assistant sent them from the musician’s Malibu, California, home after the writer picked them out; in another, the writer found them discarded in a dressing room backstage at an Eagles concert; in another, someone who worked for the band gave them to him.
“It was about 35 years ago and my memory is foggy!” the writer said in a 2012 email.
By then, Kosinski and Inciardi had bought the documents from Horowitz; Kosinski had listed them for sale on his online auction site and inquiries about their origins were looming.
In subsequent emails, Horowitz and Inciardi worked to have the writer’s “‘explanation’ shaped into a communication” — eventually, an April 2012 email saying that he didn’t remember who gave him the documents. Kosinski sent it to Henley’s lawyer, according to the indictment.
Later that month, Kosinski sold some “Hotel California” lyric sheets to Henley for $8,500, according to the indictment.
Inciardi and Kosinski then tried to peddle more of the Eagles documents to other potential buyers through Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses, while also offering to sell some to Henley, according to the indictment.
By 2017, with not only Henley’s lawyers but the district attorney’s office asking questions, Horowitz asked the writer whether he’d gotten the materials from another founding Eagles member, Glenn Frey, the indictment said. Frey had died the year before.
“Once you identify GF as the source of the tablet, you and I are out of this picture for good,” Horowitz wrote in a follow-up email.
The writer then provided a note to that effect, according to the indictment. | https://www.wdtn.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/3-charged-in-scheme-to-sell-stolen-hotel-california-notes/ | 2022-07-13 06:01:10 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/3-charged-in-scheme-to-sell-stolen-hotel-california-notes/ |
CMA Awards to open with a tribute to country music legend Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn won CMA female vocalist of the year three times
The Country Music Association Awards are set to begin with a tribute to country music legend Loretta Lynn, who died on Oct. 4 at the age of 90.
Lynn entered the music business at a young age, and in 1971 released "Coal Miner's Daughter," the song she would become most known for in her career. She went on to win the CMA Award for female vocalist of the year in 1967, 1972 and 1973. Her other hits include "One's On the Way," Somebody Somewhere" and "Don't Come Home a-Drinkin."
The award show will feature a handful of performances. Kelsea Ballerini is set to take the stage with Kelly Clarkson and Carly Pearce to sing "YOU'RE DRUNK, GO HOME," as well as a duet between HARDY and Lainey Wilson singing "wait in the truck." The Zac Brown Band will team up with Jimmie Allen and Marcus King for "Out In the Middle."
Other performers who will take the stage that night include Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen, who will be singing his hit "You Proof."
PEYTON MANNING AND LUKE BRYAN 'GET IN SYNC' FOR CMA AWARDS: 'THAT IS NOT GOOD'
When it comes to hosting the show, Bryan and Peyton Manning are excited to have fun together on stage and aren't the least bit nervous about show night.
Bryan, who hosted the show in 2021, couldn't pass up the opportunity to poke a little fun at his co-host this year, by pointing out the increase in Manning's participation in commercials and various other TV appearances.
"I'm certainly not nervous about Peyton and him messing up because he's got this TV stuff down," Bryan explained. "Just watch the Super Bowl, he's 83% of all the commercials on the Super Bowl. The fun part about the night is there's always the beauty of being the host. It'll be fun for Peyton and I in the moment."
One element of the night Bryan can't get enough of is the energy he feels while hosting on stage. He compared the energy he feels while hosting to the energy professional athletes might feel when they walk out onto the basketball court or the football field, in the sense that there is an audience cheering for him.
"You get amped up. Not to make silly analogies, but for me, it's like going into a big football game, and the energy coming out and starting the show, delivering some fun jokes, roasting some of the entertainers out there," Bryan explained. "The room is a magic thing to be in, and it's up to us to just be natural and to have fun, and for the people at home to really see that we don't really take ourselves too seriously, but we take the night very seriously."
Manning and Bryan, who have been friends for quite some time, have no problem making jokes at each other's expense.
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"Luke and I played golf together years ago in Indianapolis, before he was playing a charity fundraiser for this children's hospital that I'm very involved with," Manning said. "A lot of golf courses, sometimes you'll show up in shorts, and they'll say, ‘Hey you have to wear long pants,’ but this was different, because you could wear shorts at this club, but Luke showed up in pants, but they were very tight pants. I'm like, ‘Luke you can’t wear those tight pants here.' We cut them off, and they became very tight shorts."
Added Bryan, "A great memory is when I actually, I played Mile High Stadium and Peyton comes out and Brandon Stokley and him, who played together for years, got a football backstage in the locker room and Peyton would just beam Stokley in the head with it whenever he wasn't looking, and it was fun to see those two torture each other."
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The CMAs are set to air Wednesday, Nov. 9. | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cma-awards-tribute-country-music-legend-loretta-lynn | 2022-10-26 01:11:29 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cma-awards-tribute-country-music-legend-loretta-lynn |
POTOMAC, Md., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Curbio, Inc., the leading fix now, pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents, brokerages, and homeowners, today announced that they have formally expanded their services into Richmond, Va. This expansion is the third for Curbio this year, following their recent launches in Nashville, Tn., and Charlotte, Nc.
Curbio is a tech-powered, pre-listing home improvement company that has set out to transform the way that real estate agents get listings ready for market. With their proprietary technology and world-class team, Curbio is able to complete pre-listing home improvements up to 60% faster than the average general contractor. This results in homes selling faster and for a higher price, with sellers netting an average of $50k in additional profit on the sale of their home.
"Curbio has been serving the Northern Virginia area since we were first founded in 2017, and we are so excited to be expanding our footprint further south in Richmond. We can't wait to begin working with Richmond-area real estate agents and brokerages to help get all their listings ready for market quickly and sold for more," said Olivia Mariani, VP of Marketing at Curbio.
Curbio's expansion into Richmond will enable Richmond-area real estate agents to arrange pre-listing updates of any size without hassle. Curbio takes care of all projects from start to finish- from basic listing preparations to whole home makeovers- helping any listing become market-ready quickly and reliably.
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Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged in Wisconsin with sexual 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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Although no one knows how the war in Ukraine will end, the country’s leaders maintain that they’ll continue to face the threat of Russian aggression long after the fighting subsides. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said that the only way to ensure the country’s security is for it to join NATO. He wants the alliance to commit to a timetable for Ukraine’s membership during its July summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
It’s a good idea at a terrible time. NATO members are rightly wary of discussing such an escalation while the war is raging. Yet Ukraine’s eventual membership should remain a strategic goal: It would safeguard the country’s independence, bolster the stability of Europe as a whole, and deter Vladimir Putin from ever again attempting to seize control of his neighbor.
In 2008, NATO member states made a nonbinding pledge to eventually admit Ukraine and Georgia, both former Soviet republics vulnerable to Russian pressure. However, the alliance refrained from offering either country a so-called Membership Action Plan, a necessary step toward formal acceptance. Officials have since downplayed Kyiv’s prospects out of fear of provoking Putin, who insists that the mere possibility of Ukraine’s membership poses an existential threat. In a last-ditch effort to forestall a Russian invasion last January, US President Joe Biden went so far as to declare that the prospect was “not very likely” in the near future.
That Putin went ahead anyway demonstrates the folly of attempting to placate him. If anything, the war shows that NATO’s doctrine of mutual defense — under which an attack against one member is considered an attack on all — is the strongest deterrent against Russian aggression. For all its brutality in Ukraine, Russia has avoided hostile actions against countries like Poland and the Baltic states, knowing they would trigger a NATO response. After Finland and Sweden submitted a joint membership bid in response to Russia’s invasion, Putin warned of unspecified consequences if NATO went forward. Yet once the alliance formally admitted Finland last month, the Kremlin said only that it would be “watching closely.”
Ukrainian membership would surely be unsettling to Moscow. But NATO should base its decisions on its own interests — not Russia’s. Eventually admitting Ukraine would make it easier to deliver military support and share intelligence.
That said, the process shouldn’t be rushed. Admitting Ukraine while it’s still fighting to liberate territory would be both impractical and dangerous, potentially drawing NATO into direct military conflict with Russia. But failing to address the issue would be equally shortsighted. Biden and his counterparts should instead use the Vilnius summit to reiterate their intention to admit Ukraine once the situation stabilizes and the government in Kyiv meets the conditions of membership.
Putin might respond by ruling out peace negotiations and intensifying attacks, but his military can’t sustain such operations indefinitely. So long as Ukraine’s status remains ambiguous, however, there’s nothing to stop Putin from agreeing to freeze the conflict, rebuilding his forces, and resuming his assault at a later date.
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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) filed paperwork for a 2024 reelection bid on Tuesday, an indication the embattled congressman may seek another term in the House.
Filing the statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) does not, however, guarantee that Santos will go through with the bid. Since winning his election in New York’s 3rd Congressional District in November, the congressman has drawn intense scrutiny amid revelations he embellished parts of his resume, and questions regarding his finances.
The FEC sent a letter to Santos last month asking if he planned to run for reelection next year after his campaign reported nearly $28,000 in contributions and almost $43,000 in expenses during the time period following the November election. According to federal law, potential candidates must declare their candidacy to the FEC if they receive or spend upwards of $5,000 for an election.
The agency asked that he respond by March 14 — the same day Santos filed his 2024 paperwork.
A number of entities are looking into Santos, including the House Ethics Committee. Additionally, a handful of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have called on Santos to resign, as have local New York Republicans.
Asked on Tuesday, in light of the FEC filing, if Santos will run for reelection, a spokesperson for the congressman told The Hill, “Congressional offices are legally barred from commenting on campaign related matters.”
Last week, Santos told reporters in the Capitol he would “maybe” consider running for reelection, but said he has not discussed it with anyone.
“Right now, my sole focus is on the legislation that we’re gonna be rolling out, a series of legislation throughout the next couple of weeks,” he added.
Pressed on if he is in Congress “to stay,” Santos responded, “I’m here to do the job I was elected to do for the next two years.”
In December, The New York Times published a bombshell report raising questions about Santos’s background. In response to that, the then-incoming congressman admitted to embellishing parts of his resume — including claiming he graduated from college and worked directly for the finance companies Citigroup and Goldman Sachs.
Since then, Santos has faced growing allegations and questions, a number of which zero in on his finances.
The congressman last month told television host Piers Morgan he did not think people would realize he fabricated his resume because he “got away with” making the same falsehoods when he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2020.
Despite the mounting controversy, Santos has on a number of occasions said he plans to serve out his term in Congress. Last month, he wrote on Twitter, “Let me be very clear, I’m not leaving, I’m not hiding and I am NOT backing down.”
“I will continue to work for #NY03 and no amount of Twitter trolling will stop me. I’m looking forward to getting what needs to be done, DONE!” he added. | https://www.wfla.com/hill-politics/george-santos-files-paperwork-for-2024-reelection/ | 2023-03-14 20:49:13 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/hill-politics/george-santos-files-paperwork-for-2024-reelection/ |
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — The faculty senate of Purdue University Northwest is demanding the resignation of CEO and Chancellor Thomas Keon after he mocked Asian languages during commencement.
The open letter signed by eight members of the senate's executive committee called for Keon to step down because the remark insulted Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the “inexcusable behavior caused national and international outrage.”
“His behavior does not reflect the diversity and inclusiveness that Purdue faculty, staff and students value,” said the letter released Friday.
Keon apologized Thursday for the Dec. 10 remark.
“I made a comment that was offensive and insensitive,” Keon said. “I am truly sorry for my unplanned, off-the-cuff response to another speaker, as my words have caused confusion, pain and anger.”
Keon's gaffe came after keynote speaker James Dedelow referenced a made-up language he sometimes uses on a radio show he hosts with family. Keon responded with an impression that he said was “sort of my Asian version” of Dedelow's offering.
A message left with a spokesperson for Purdue University Northwest was not immediately returned on Sunday. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Faculty-demands-Purdue-chancellor-resign-for-17662731.php | 2022-12-18 22:16:21 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Faculty-demands-Purdue-chancellor-resign-for-17662731.php |
YOUNG GIRLS CONFIDENCE THROUGH READING AND WRITING. WE ARE ON CHAPTER 12 OF SINCERELY, CECILY, SO I’LL GIVE YOU ALL SOME TIME TO GO TO THAT CHAPTER. OR SHE’S TRYING TO FIND HERSELF, WHICH A LOT OF THE GIRLS ARE. RATHER, IT’S CULTURE, WHETHER IT’S HAIR, WHETHER IT’S CLOTHES AROUND THE WAY GIRLS BOOK CLUB WAS FOUNDED BY DANA MAISHA. SHE HAD A VISION. SHE LOVES TO READ. SHE’S ALWAYS INSPIRED BY HER HISTORICAL ROOTS AND AUTHORS AND PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE HER. MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY IN 2021 DUE TO COVID 19 COMPLICATIONS, BUT NOW HER SISTERS, SHAKIRA, IS CARRYING ON HER LEGACY. I DON’T ALWAYS JUST GO WITH THE FLOW. I GO WITH MY SLOW ONCE A WEEK. GIRLS AGES 8 TO 14 MEET ON ZOOM. HER HAIR IS STRAIGHT AND LONG, JUST LIKE RAYMOND’S. NEITHER OF THE HAIR IS LIKE MINE. SUPER ZAPOTEC WITH CORKSCREW CURLS WHEN IT’S NOT BRAIDED. THE MEETINGS GOING BEYOND THE BINDINGS OF THE BOOK, ENCOURAGING THE GIRLS TO FIND CONFIDENCE THROUGH JOURNALING AND UNIQUE. WHEN I WEAR MY CLOTHES BECAUSE I LOVE THE WAY I PUT THEM TOGETHER. I’M CREATIVE AND PRETTY SMART. I TRY MY HARDEST ON THINGS. I’M TIRED OF MYSELF FOR BEING. BEING ABLE TO FORGIVE MYSELF ABOUT MISTAKES THAT I’VE MADE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING A. 17 YEAR OLD SHAPE. OURAY RUNS THE MEETINGS. WHAT DOES PREPARATION LOOK LIKE FOR YOU? HOW DO YOU PREPARE TO DEAL WITH THIS GROUP OF GIRLS? I HAVE PRE-WRITTEN CHECK IN QUESTIONS, SO I’LL BE PREPARED FOR THAT. BUT REALLY, I KIND OF JUST TAKE IT. HOWEVER, THE MEETING GOES AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME. AND ONCE THE BOOK’S CLOSED FOR THE DAY, EACH MEETING ENDING WITH THE GIRLS COMPLIMENTING THEMSELVES AND SOMEONE ELSE IN THE GROUP. AND I LOVE YOU HAIR. LOVE YOU HERE. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO SHAPE. BECAUSE I LOVE HOW YOU’VE BEEN KEEPING US TOGETHER AND SUPPORT YOURSELVES. ALL OF YOU DID GREAT. AMAZING. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO OPEN AND SHARING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO OUR BOOKSTORE AND KEEPING MY SISTER, NAMELY DANA MAISHA DENEEKA HILL KCRA 3 NEWS. THAT BOOK CLUB T
Going beyond the pages: Book club helps girls build confidence through reading
Updated: 11:08 PM EDT Apr 3, 2023
A Sacramento, California, book club is working to highlight women by inspiring the younger generation.The Around The Way Girls Book Club is more than a group, it’s a safe space for young women ages 8 to 13 to grow and develop.A program put on by the Escape Velocity Foundation, the book club was founded by Dana Maeshia, who passed away in 2021 due to COVID-19 complications. Now, her sister Shirkeri Badger is carrying on her legacy.Once a week, the girls meet on Zoom, and it goes beyond the bindings of the book and encourages the girls to express themselves through journaling. Shay Poree, 17, runs the meetings."I have pre-written check-in questions so I'll be prepared for that, but really I just kind of take it however the meeting goes at that moment and time," Poree said. Once books close for the day, each meeting ends with the girls complimenting themselves and someone else in the group. Those looking to benefit from the program can visit escapevelocityfoundation.com and fill out an application.The Escape Velocity Foundation also has a boys' book club with the same application process. It is free to join and the children get to keep the books when they’re done.
A Sacramento, California, book club is working to highlight women by inspiring the younger generation.
The Around The Way Girls Book Club is more than a group, it’s a safe space for young women ages 8 to 13 to grow and develop.
A program put on by the Escape Velocity Foundation, the book club was founded by Dana Maeshia, who passed away in 2021 due to COVID-19 complications.
Now, her sister Shirkeri Badger is carrying on her legacy.
Once a week, the girls meet on Zoom, and it goes beyond the bindings of the book and encourages the girls to express themselves through journaling. Shay Poree, 17, runs the meetings.
"I have pre-written check-in questions so I'll be prepared for that, but really I just kind of take it however the meeting goes at that moment and time," Poree said.
Once books close for the day, each meeting ends with the girls complimenting themselves and someone else in the group.
Those looking to benefit from the program can visit escapevelocityfoundation.com and fill out an application.
The Escape Velocity Foundation also has a boys' book club with the same application process. It is free to join and the children get to keep the books when they’re done. | https://www.wtae.com/article/sacramento-around-the-way-girls-book-club-confidence/43491092 | 2023-04-04 03:17:29 | 0 | https://www.wtae.com/article/sacramento-around-the-way-girls-book-club-confidence/43491092 |
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Telling African stories through furniture
South African furniture designers Mpho Vackier and Sifiso Shange are telling African stories through furniture. Each on his very own way.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Two men were found fatally wounded after an apparent shooting inside a convenience store in Virginia, police said.
News outlets report Newport News police said officers responded to a suspicious situation at a business near Fairway Plaza Shopping Center around 11:50 p.m. on Wednesday.
When officers reached the store, they found two men with gunshot wounds. The two men were pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified the men as Preyas Patel, 52, of Yorktown, and Logan Edward Thomas, 35, of Newport News.
Police have released no other details in the case. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/2-men-found-shot-to-death-inside-Virginia-17246220.php | 2022-06-16 17:56:35 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/2-men-found-shot-to-death-inside-Virginia-17246220.php |
Nestled among the hills and mountains, in the heart of coal country, they are reaching for the stars – literally.
"The two products we make both have opportunities to go to space," said Rudy Olson, director of Consol Innovations, makers of CFOAM, a type of carbon foam used in the aerospace industry.
The material is prized for how it interacts with heat.
"I'll demonstrate that with this, our standard carbon foam," Olson said as he held a blowtorch to one of the carbon foam squares. "That flame is probably approaching 1,500 degrees Celsius, and you can see the carbon — it's starting to glow."
It won't break, though, which is one of the reasons it's part of the building blocks of space exploration.
"One of the biggest applications is really aerospace," Olson said, "and it turns out carbon foam is an ideal material for making those types of parts."
It all begins inside their manufacturing facility in Triadelphia, West Virginia, a small town of just over 600 people.
"We're kind of a small group, you know. So, we're kind of tight knit, stay together," said employee Jonathan Faldoski.
He has worked there for three years and is one of a dozen employees.
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"For it to be advancing into something else and not just the same thing, which is just mining and everything like that — I think that's pretty cool," Faldoski said.
It's a far cry from the historic use of coal as fuel, which is getting phased out from power plants in many parts of the country. It's not just coal that's used here, but also coal waste.
"Most definitely, we can use coal waste to make valuable carbon products," Olson said.
Justine Kasznica is with the Keystone Space Collaborative, which works with aerospace-related companies from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
"We should not overlook the rural communities as well," Kasznica said. "You travel to any rural community in northwest Pennsylvania, northeast Pennsylvania, Ohio — Youngstown area — West Virginia, and you will find tremendous amounts of suppliers who supply Navy, NASA, Air Force — and no one knows about them and no one's put them on the map."
That is something Rudy Olson hopes may be starting to change.
"We're going to be able to grow into aerospace applications even further," he said. "I think people really have a passion for this kind of a concept." | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/rural-communities-tap-into-space-economy | 2023-04-03 18:06:52 | 0 | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/rural-communities-tap-into-space-economy |
NEW YORK (AP) — CNBC is canceling Shepard Smith’s nightly newscast after two years, with its new president saying he wanted to focus on the network’s core strength of business news.
Smith, who is leaving the network, will have his last telecast sometime later this month. He did not have any immediate comment.
Smith landed at CNBC after abruptly leaving Fox News Channel in 2019, establishing a general interest news show that aired at 7 p.m. Eastern on weeknights.
CNBC said Smith’s show attracted the richest audience of any evening program on cable news — usually a huge selling point. But there clearly weren’t enough viewers.
His show has averaged 222,000 viewers this year, down slightly from 2021, the Nielsen company said. For the last three months of 2020, “The News with Shepard Smith” had 280,000 viewers.
By contrast, Fox News’ Jesse Watters had 3.4 million viewers in the same time slot on Tuesday and MSNBC’s Joy Reid had 1.3 million, Nielsen said.
Smith was lured to CNBC by previous chief executive Mark Hoffman. But Hoffman was replaced in September by KC Sullivan, who announced Smith’s exit in a memo to staff on Thursday.
“I believe we must prioritize and focus on our core strengths of business news and personal finance,” Sullivan wrote.
He said a business news show will launch in the same time period early next year, but offered no other details.
The CNBC chief said that “at a time when misinformation and disinformation is rampant, ‘The News’ succeeded in providing audiences with the clearest understanding of the facts.”
Smith worked at Fox from its inception in 1996 until 2019, quitting after a run-in with Fox’s ascendant opinion host, Tucker Carlson. For several years he had anchored a 7 p.m. show on Fox, but it had been moved to the afternoon. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-cnbc-axes-shepard-smiths-nightly-newscast-after-two-years/ | 2022-11-03 20:39:06 | 1 | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-cnbc-axes-shepard-smiths-nightly-newscast-after-two-years/ |
How to Watch the Oilers vs. Kings Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NHL Playoffs First Round Game 3
Published: Apr. 20, 2023 at 10:12 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round showcases the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings meeting at 10:00 PM ET on Friday, April 21 on TNT, CBC, SportsNet, TVAS, and BSSC. The series record is tied at 1-1.
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Oilers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- When: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: TNT, CBC, SportsNet, TVAS, and BSSC
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- Where: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California
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Oilers vs. Kings Head-to-Head
Oilers Stats & Trends
- The Oilers have conceded 256 total goals (3.1 per game), ranking 17th in league play in goals against.
- The Oilers lead the NHL with 325 total goals (4.0 per game).
- Over the last 10 games, the Oilers are 9-0-1 (90.0% of possible points).
- Over on the defensive end, the Oilers have allowed 16 goals (1.6 per game) over those 10 outings.
- They have averaged 4.1 goals per game (41 total) over that stretch.
Oilers Key Players
Kings Stats & Trends
- The Kings concede 3.1 goals per game (254 in total), 16th in the NHL.
- The Kings' 274 goals on the season (3.3 per game) rank them 10th in the league.
- In their last 10 matchups, the Kings are 5-5-0 to earn 75.0% of the possible points.
- On the defensive side, the Kings have allowed 2.4 goals per game (24 total) in those 10 outings.
- They have put up 27 goals during that time.
Kings Key Players
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Call it Law and Order: Climate Change. Scientists used detective work to pinpoint the prime suspect in Earth’s warming: us.
They proved it couldn’t be anything but carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of an ongoing series answering some of the most fundamental questions around climate change, the science behind it, the effects of a warming planet and how the world is addressing it.
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For more than 30 years top scientists from across the globe have worked together every several years to draft a report on climate change and what causes it and with each report — and increases in global temperatures — they have become more and more certain that climate change is caused by human activities. In the latest version of their report they said: “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.”
Scientists — including the late Ralph Cicerone, the former president of the National Academy of Scientists — have told The Associated Press their confidence in climate change being a human caused problem is equivalent to their certainty in understanding that cigarettes are deadly.
One way to show humans caused the warming “is by eliminating everything else,” said Princeton University climate scientist Gabe Vecchi.
Scientists can calculate how much heat different suspects trap, using a complex understanding of chemistry and physics and feeding that into computer simulations that have been generally accurate in portraying climate, past and future. They measure what they call radiative forcing in watts per meter squared.
The first and most frequent natural suspect is the sun. The sun is what warms Earth in general providing about 1,361 watts per meter squared of heat, year in year out. That’s the baseline, the delicate balance that makes Earth livable. Changes in energy coming from the sun have been minimal, about one-tenth of a watt per meter squared, scientists calculate.
But carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is now trapping heat to the level of 2.07 watts per meter squared, more than 20 times that of the changes in the sun, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Methane, another powerful heat-trapping gas, is at 0.5 watts per meter square.
The sun’s 11-year cycle goes through regular but small ups and downs, but that doesn’t seem to change Earth’s temperature. And if anything the ever so slight changes in 11-year-average solar irradiance have been shifting downward, according to NASA calculations, with the space agency concluding “it is therefore extremely unlikely that the Sun has caused the observed global temperature warming trend over the past century.”
In other words, the sun had an alibi.
The other natural suspects — volcanoes and cosmic rays — had even less influence during the last 150 years of warming, scientists conclude.
The other way to show that it is carbon dioxide causing warming is by building what Vecchi calls “a causal chain.”
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration records measured on a Hawaiian volcano show rising carbon dioxide levels as do ice records that go back thousands of years. But the key is what type of carbon dioxide.
There are three types of carbon-containing material. Some contain light carbon, or carbon-12. Some contain heavy carbon or carbon-13 and still others contain radioactive carbon-14.
Over the last century or so, there’s more carbon-12 in the atmosphere compared to carbon-13 and less carbon-14 in recent decades, according to NOAA. Carbon-12 is essentially fossil carbon from long ago, as in fossil fuels. So the change in the ratio of carbon-12 to carbon-13 tells scientists the carbon in the air is more from burning fossil fuels than natural carbon, Vecchi said.
That’s the fingerprint of burning coal, oil and natural gas.
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Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, and Clemson were the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season released Tuesday night, four days before the Volunteers and Bulldogs square off on the field.
Michigan was fifth, followed by Alabama and unbeaten TCU.
Tennessee is No. 1 in the CFP rankings for the first time, starting ahead of a group of teams that have become regulars at the top of the selection committee’s top 25. The Volunteers have already beaten the Crimson Tide and LSU, which was ranked 10th.
Tennessee has been one of the season’s biggest surprises, starting the season unranked in the AP poll and jumping out to an 8-0 start for the first time since the Vols won their last national title in 1998.
“We’ve tried to enjoy the journey,” second-year Tennessee coach Josh Heupel told ESPN. “Three years ago, it didn’t look like this.”
Heupel took over after Jeremy Pruitt was fired following a 3-7 season.
Only one team that has been No. 1 in the committee’s initial rankings has not made the playoff, but only about half the teams in first top four managed to finish there.
The committee began its weekly in-person meetings at hotel in Grapevine, Texas, on Monday and revealed the first of six weekly rankings.
The final rankings that set the CFP field of four are set for Dec. 4. The 13-person panel is led by a first-time chairman Boo Corrigan, the athletic director of North Carolina State.
Corrigan said there was some consideration for Ohio State and Georgia as No. 1, but Tennessee’s victories against Alabama and at LSU won the day.
The Buckeyes’ explosive offense and overall dominance gave them a slight edge on Georgia.
He said Michigan’s weak nonconference schedule (Hawaii, Colorado State and Connecticut) and Clemson’s 5-0 record against teams with winning records gave the Tigers the nod for the fourth spot.
“The wins at Wake (Forest), at Florida State, over N.C. State, over Syracuse, really did push (Clemson) over the top,” Corrigan said.
Oregon was eighth followed by Pac-12 rival Southern California at ninth.
The highest ranked team from outside the Power Five conferences was Tulane at No. 19. The highest ranked champion from the Group of Five conferences earns a spot in New Year’s Six bowl.
The CFP semifinals are scheduled to be played at the Fiesta and Peach Bowls on Dec. 31, with the championship game set for Jan. 9 in Inglewood, California.
ANALYSIS.
Even before the rankings were unveiled Tuesday night, it was clear which teams still have a chance to play for a national championship.
A glance at the conference standings reveals 14 contenders, all in the Power Five. Sorry, there will be no Cincinnati-style interloper from the Group of Five this season for the selection committee to consider.
A conference-by-conference assessment of who is in the race and the paths to the CFP, with AP Top 25 rankings.
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
Clemson (8-0, AP No. 5)
The Tigers had their streak of six straight playoff appearances snapped last year, but are well positioned to get back, with no ranked opponents left before a likely ACC title game against North Carolina.
No unbeaten Power Five champion has ever missed the playoff. A glance at the Big Ten and SEC suggests getting in as a one-loss conference champion could be dicey for the Tigers.
No. 17 North Carolina (7-1, AP No. 17)
Run the table, beating unbeaten Clemson in the ACC title game, gets the Tar Heels in the conversation, but they’ll need some upsets in other leagues to clear the way.
BIG 12
No. 7 TCU (8-0, AP No. 7)
See above, re: unbeaten Power Five champions. The Horned Frogs flirt with disaster weekly and have some defensive issues. That’s a profile the selection committee tends to look upon skeptically.
They’ll probably need to stay unbeaten to get in and it’s going to be really tough for them to stay unbeaten with the way they have been playing.
BIG TEN
Ohio State (8-0, AP No. 2) and Michigan (8-0, AP No. 4)
Both have been dominant. Neither has played a particularly strenuous schedule and that won’t change much before they meet Thanksgiving weekend. Still, either is lock by winning out.
Either would stay in the mix by being a 12-1 conference champion. And the loser of the rivalry game at 11-1 probably still holds out hope to get in.
Illinois (7-1, AP No. 14)
The Illini have a game against Michigan the week before the Wolverines play Ohio State. That means Illinois could finish 12-1 with either two victories against Michigan or one against Michigan and one against Ohio State.
It’s not likely to happen, but that would put the Illini in the playoff.
PAC-12
Oregon (7-1, AP No. 8), USC (7-1, AP No. 9) and UCLA (7-1, No. 10)
They all need to run the table to have a chance and even then that might not be enough. The Ducks will have to overcome a 49-3 loss to Georgia in their opener. The Trojans have a bad defense and won’t get much of a bump by beating Notre Dame. UCLA played one of the weakest nonconference schedules in the country.
What’s the best option for the Pac-12? The guess here is a 12-1 USC with victories against UCLA and Oregon and one-point loss to a good Utah team.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Georgia (8-0, AP No. 1) and Tennessee (8-0, AP No. 2)
The loser of Saturday’s showdown in Athens is not eliminated, especially if its the Volunteers, with a victory over Alabama already in hand.
Alabama (6-1, AP No. 6) and Mississippi (8-1, AP No. 11)
The Crimson Tide and Rebels can’t afford another loss — they play each other in two weeks — but either would breeze into the CFP by winning out.
The most SEC-centric scenario the rest of the country needs to root against is Alabama winning out, beating Georgia in the SEC championship game, and leaving the Tide and Bulldogs at 12-1 and Tennessee at 11-1 with a close loss to Georgia.
LSU (6-2, AP No. 15)
A two-loss team has never made the playoff, but the SEC champion has never missed the playoff. If the Tigers beat Alabama and avenge a loss to Tennessee on the way to a conference title they could break precedent.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Wells Fargo Bank executive accused of overseeing a ruse that created millions of bogus customer accounts has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges likely to send her prison for her role in the scandal.
The agreement filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles federal court calls for the former Wells Fargo executive, Carrie Tolstedt, to serve a 16-month prison sentence for obstructing regulators' investigation into abusive sales practices that culminated in the bank paying billions of dollars in fines. Tolstedt, 63, also agreed to pay a $17 million fine in a separate civil settlement with the government that also bans her from working again in the banking industry.
Prosecutors are requesting an April 7 court hearing to review the plea agreement.
Tolstedt was the longtime head of the Wells Fargo's division responsible for its sprawling network of retail branches, before leaving in 2016 just before evidence of the bank's abusive sales tactics surfaced. After previously denying any wrongdoing, Tolstedt becomes the first Wells Fargo executive to be held criminally culpable for a scandal that resulted in the firing of 5,300 employees for falsifying bank records and other ethics violations.
San Francisco-based Wells Fargo had previously admitted that its ambitious sales goals had fostered a culture that prodded its branch employees to open millions of unauthorized and fraudulent accounts from 2002 to 2016. The U.S. Justice Department alleged Tolstedt — now a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona — knew about the abuses dating back to 2004 and subsequently tried to cover up the misconduct in a memo prepared for regulators looking into the practices in 2015.
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Dozens of wildfires are burning in the Canadian province of Québec, and the smoke is so bad that it's causing air quality problems across large swaths of the U.S.
The National Weather Service said air quality has "plummeted" across the Northeast.
Officials from the Midwest to the East Coast and as far south as North Carolina are warning residents to take precautions as the hazy smoke floats south and poses a risk to public health.
Canada has been experiencing a particularly brutal wildfire season this year, as extreme weather is worsening in part due to climate change. Blazes have recently flared up across Alberta, British Columbia and Nova Scotia.
Where did all of this thick, heavy smoke across the Northeast come from? Raging wildfires in Quebec are generating large smoke plumes to the north and ALL of the smoke is being funneled right into the Northeast. Unfortunately, more smoke is on the way for tonight and Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/TCFkOJZOb0
— NWS Mount Holly (@NWS_MountHolly) June 6, 2023
Earlier fires have also sent smoke into the neighboring U.S., and Canadian officials are warning that the country's wildfire situation may get worse as the summer wears on.
"This is a scary time for a lot of people, not just in Alberta, but right across the country, including in the Atlantic, the North and Québec, too," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference on Monday.
Canada is in the midst of an especially bad wildfire season
So far this year, there have been 2,214 wildfires across Canada, according to Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair. The blazes have burned 3.3 million hectares — or more than 8 million acres.
The country is currently battling 413 wildfires, 249 of which are categorized as out of control, and an estimated 26,000 people remain evacuated from their homes.
Across Québec, more than 150 fires are raging, many of which are burning out of control, according to the province's forest protection service. Authorities have restricted access to parts of the forest and closed some roads.
Though officials said they hope precipitation forecasted for later in the week will help suppress the fires, the blazes were still sending smoke into the U.S. on Tuesday.
Some U.S. states are being blanketed by Canadian wildfire smoke
The Environmental Protection Agency and state officials in New England were predicting that wildfire smoke would linger over the region for a few days.
Poor air quality alerts were in effect for all or parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
New York issued an air quality health advisory Tuesday for fine particulate matter in many parts of the state, including the New York City metro area.
Some Midwestern states were under threat from wildfire smoke, with air quality warnings in states including Minnesota, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Southern states were also impacted. Charlotte, N.C., and nearby areas were under a code orange air quality action day on Tuesday.
According to AirNow, an air quality database maintained by several federal agencies, moderate air quality and air quality unhealthy for certain groups was also recorded in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and several other states.
Here's what one disaster preparedness expert says you should do
"How concerned you should be has a lot to do with your own situation," Jeff Schlegelmilch, director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, told NPR.
Not everybody is equally vulnerable to poor air quality, he said. It can be especially harmful for certain groups, including those with lung and heart disease, the elderly and pregnant people. Poorer communities already at a higher risk for diseases that can be worsened by unsafe air are also less able to pay for protective measures needed to guard against exposure.
The severity of poor air quality can also vary, which is why many agencies use color-coded systems (green is typically the best, while red is the worst) to communicate how bad the air is in a certain place at a given time.
Still, Schlegelmilch says everyone should heed officials' warnings about poor air quality. Common recommendations include staying indoors and using an air filter, wearing a mask like an N95 when outside and avoiding strenuous activities.
Air quality has plummeted across much of the northeast as smoke from wildfires in Canada moves south. Poor air quality can be hazardous. Before spending time outdoors, check the air quality forecast. Make sure you aren’t doing yourself more harm than good. https://t.co/CVx9g8Hm1q pic.twitter.com/aSPUS4LU92
— National Weather Service (@NWS) June 6, 2023
"If you've got a red alert for air quality, it's probably not the time to go out and go for that jog or go for that run," he said, "because you're breathing in more air and you're breathing in more air more deeply."
Schlegelmilch says people should treat poor air quality as an ongoing health concern rather than a one-off event, since extreme weather is only going to worsen in the future and even repeated exposure to low levels of poor air quality can have a cumulative negative impact on your health.
"I think it's really important that we sort of think of these things as we do any other type of health or hygiene process. It's a process. It's not one moment in time that we take a specific action and we're protected," he said.
"When the air quality is bad, we have to take some of these protective measures for ourselves, both for the short-term and the long-term."
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Priced as low as $300 per reaction, the T2 and T20 kits enable any researcher to immediately access the power of single-cell transcriptomics with no capital investment
WATERTOWN, Mass., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluent BioSciences, a biotechnology company focused on making single-cell analysis simple and accessible to every researcher, announced the launch of two new breakthrough products for 3′ single-cell RNA analysis. Scaled to efficiently fit diverse experimental demands, PIPseq T2 and T20 v3.0 kits capture up to 2,000 and 20,000 single cells or nuclei per reaction, respectively. In addition, Fluent announces early access for higher scale T200 kits, to enable studies up to 200,000 cells in a single sample, as well as an Epitope Sequencing Kit for multi-omics applications.
"Fluent BioSciences is breaking down the barriers to entry in the single-cell market with our ground-breaking PIPseq technology and products" stated Sepehr Kiani, co-founder, and CEO of Fluent BioSciences. "On the heels of a very successful early access phase, the upgraded v3.0 kits offer improved biological resolution in a benchtop kit to truly enable single cell analysis in every laboratory across a range of applications from low cell diversity projects to comprehensive solid tissue studies at unprecedented scale, flexibility and cost efficiency".
Fluent's Pre-templated Instant Partition (PIPs) platform uniquely enables sensitive single cell analysis with simple, easily implemented workflows. PIPseq also does not require expensive instrumentation or complex microfluidic consumables, providing highly cost-effective single cell analysis, which is especially timely as researchers seek to execute ambitious science in a challenging funding environment. PIPseq is priced at $300 per T2 reaction and $900 per T20 reaction, allowing any researcher to access the power of single-cell transcriptome analysis.
Fluent has been collaborating with a leading neuroscience researcher, Dr. Shane Liddelow, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience at NYU Langone, New York City to evaluate brain tissue samples. "The ease with which we have been able to generate large numbers of single-cells for challenging neuronal samples is amazing," stated Dr. Liddelow. "Sequencing quality, including genes detected, doublet errors, and mitochondrial contamination levels are exceptional, and on par with other methods, and I have no doubt that PIPseq will be an impactful addition to the laboratory repertoire for any researcher." Researchers are invited to contact Fluent to learn more about the early access programs or applying PIPseq to their biological question of interest.
Fluent BioSciences is a privately funded biotechnology company with a mission to accelerate the understanding of biology and disease through accessible, affordable, and scalable solutions for every laboratory from research to the clinic. Fluent's breakthrough PIPseq™ technology enables extremely sensitive and unbiased preparation of proteins and nucleic acids for a broad range of applications including single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), without the need for complex instrumentation or expensive consumables.
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New data shows record-breaking snowfall totals for northern Arizona
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- If you thought northern Arizona saw much more snowfall than in years past, you are correct. New numbers from the National Weather Service Flagstaff show the record-breaking snow pummeled cities such as Flagstaff, Williams, Show Low and more.
NWS Flagstaff says the numbers aren’t official yet, as it can still snow into May at high elevations. However, between Oct. 1, 2022, to April 15, 2023, Flagstaff recorded just over 163 inches of snow compared to the average of 87 inches. Williams also saw staggering numbers, coming in at just under 140 inches, over twice the average of 63.3 inches. Show Low also got over 61 inches of snow, more than three times the normal 19 inches.
The unexpected winter weather has also affected the Grand Canyon. The North Rim received just under 228 inches of snow, the second-highest snowfall total. The record is 305 inches, set in 1978-79. Hikers will have to wait before they want to visit the north side of the national park. Popular trails and campgrounds, such as the North Kaibab Trail and Cottonwood Campground, were heavily damaged by rocks and landslides. In a typical year, the North Rim opens on May 15, but employees are still working to clear the trails and roads due to the record-setting snowfall. Beginning June 2, the Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim will be back open, and mule ride services will resume. The North Rim campground will be ready for the public a week later. For more information on reopenings, click or tap here.
The winter season didn’t just stop in the High Country, though. In early March, north Scottsdale and Cave Creek saw the desert landscape turn into a winter wonderland. Snow could be seen in the Superstition and Usery mountains. To kick off January, viewers captured photos of mountains covered with snow in Gap, Arizona, located in the Navajo Nation.
However, the snow created a flooded mess in many neighborhoods. Last week, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a declaration of emergency to provide funds to help Yavapai County towns and cities devastated by flooding damage. On March 15, Neighborhoods in Camp Verde, Sedona, Rimrock and Lake Montezuma were also forced to evacuate because snowmelt and rain led to heavy flooding. Just over a week later, the floodwaters hit Paulden, Cornville and Sedona as roads and bridges were swept away, leaving many stranded.
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NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Verrica Pharmaceuticals, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of VRCA during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: May 28, 2021 to May 24, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were manufacturing deficiencies at the facility where Verrica's contract manufacturer produced a bulk solution for the Company's lead product candidate, VP-102; (2) these deficiencies were not remediated when Verrica resubmitted its New Drug Application for VP-12 for molluscum; (3) the foregoing presented significant risks to Verrica obtaining regulatory approval of VP-102 for molluscum; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: August 5, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/verrica-pharmaceuticals-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=28881&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of VRCA during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 5, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
537 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Kittitas
County through 600 PM PDT...
At 537 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Liberty, or 10 miles east of Cle Elum, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Cle Elum, Liberty and Mission Ridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy, persistent rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.
LAT...LON 4739 12073 4734 12066 4734 12059 4731 12056
4732 12053 4734 12053 4728 12043 4726 12035
4705 12075 4716 12099 4740 12083 4741 12080
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 233DEG 16KT 4718 12074
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Drew Timme likened it to the feeling of playing hoops in a park as a kid, only this time it was on the flight deck of one of the world’s most powerful warships.
Timme led No. 2 Gonzaga in a spirited comeback from a 12-point deficit, finishing with 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulldogs beat Michigan State 64-63 Friday night on the USS Abraham Lincoln at North Island Naval Air Station.
“It’s definitely something different. It’s something you don’t experience every day,” Timme said. “I think growing up playing in the park is something that helped us. And look, they had to play on it too. … It wasn’t the prettiest game to watch but it was just put your nose in the dirt and keep going and don’t stop and I thought it was a true test of our grit and heart and I think we did a good job of answering the bell today.”
Timme twice gave the Zags the lead in the final 2:27. His inside shot made it 63-61 before Malik Hall answered with a hook to tie it. The Zags scored just one more point, when Timme made the second of two free throws with 1:51 left.
Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther was called for traveling with 31 seconds left and Michigan State’s Jaden Akins missed a desperation 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
“Gonzaga is who Gonzaga is because they’re really good,” Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. “But they’ve got a go-to guy. Down the stretch that guy he just rose up. That’s what he’s supposed to do.
“I want to feel so good about the setting, our fans, the veterans, the way our team played, but how do you feel good when you lose a game when you led for 30 minutes?” Izzo said. “It’s hard to do.”
Timme had tied the game at 55 with a 3-point play and Bolton tied it again at 59 with a big 3-pointer.
Strawther had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Nolan Hickman scored 10 for Gonzaga (2-0).
Michigan State big man Mady Sissoko scored 10 of his 14 points in the first half but committed his third foul early in the second half and didn’t have much of an impact the rest of the way.
The Spartans (1-1) led 45-33 three minutes into the second half before Timme and the Zags went on an 11-0 run to pull to 45-44. Timme made a spin move layup, was fouled and made the free throw, and then fed Rasir Bolton for a baseline jumper to close within three points. Efton Reid III’s slam dunk got the Zags to 45-44.
Tyson Walker made a layup with 12:10 left to break MSU’s five-minute scoring drought.
Timme’s 3-point play tied it at 55-55 and then Bolton hit a 3-point shot for a 59-59 tie with 3:54 left.
As impressive as he was overall, Timme made just four of 10 free throws and could have given the Zags a cushion late in the game.
The game was played 11 years to the day after North Carolina beat Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson at North Island NAS, with then-president Barack Obama and wife Michelle watching from courtside.
The teams wore camouflage uniforms with U.S.A. on the back. Just before the second half began, the crowd rose for the retiring of the flag at sunset. The crowd of 3,000 was made up mostly of sailors from the aircraft carrier as well as fans of both teams.
Michigan State led 38-31 at halftime largely on the strength of the powerful inside game of the 6-foot-9 Sissoko. Sissoko had three slam dunks in the final 5 minutes of the half, including on an alley-oop pass from A.J. Hoggard. His final two dunks helped the Spartans take control. Michigan State had consecutive steals, which had coach Tom Izzo emphatically pumping his fist.
Neither team was afraid to hoist 3-pointers and each team made a shot from behind the arc in the first two minutes. The wind appeared to affect just one 3-point shot as the six-level conning tower and the scoreboard blocked most of the wind off the Pacific Ocean.
BIG PICTURE
Michigan State: Coach Tom Izzo dropped to 0-2 in aircraft carrier games on San Diego Bay. His unranked Spartans certainly got Gonzaga’s attention with some tough defense.
Gonzaga: Timme returned for his senior season to take a final shot at bringing an elusive national title to Spokane.
UP NEXT
Michigan State plays No. 4 Kentucky at Indianapolis on Tuesday night.
Gonzaga plays at No. 12 Texas on Wednesday night.
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MANSON, Iowa, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The AviNation American Dream Tour 2023 to promote aerospace education and career opportunities is preparing to launch, with touchdown points in multiple states including Louisiana and Florida. The tour begins this spring at high schools in Louisiana from March 13 - 18 including Belle Chasse, Lafayette, and Lake Charles, continuing in Florida from March 20 - April 3 including Pensacola, Tallahassee, and Orlando.
Aviation and aerospace industry volunteer speakers and corporate sponsors are invited to participate. Diverse young people aged 12 to 22 years old, and their mentors can be reached through print media, video, social media, and classroom face-to-face small group settings through this outreach. Commercial pilots, Ag pilots, airport managers, astronauts, A&P mechanics, engineers, FBO managers, meteorologists, and diverse industry leaders participate to inspire.
"Young people involved in aviation and aerospace education, internships, and jobs are celebrated in AviNation Magazine to help reach and inspire their peers to support workforce development nationally. The AviNation American Dream Tour takes this inspiration back to a state and local level, supporting high school and college educators, along with community and industry leaders to provide next steps for all," said Jacob Peed, Publisher, AviNation.
Supporters of Louisiana stops include Louisiana Economic Development, the U.S. Air Force, the U. S. Coast Guard, Dillard University, Nunez College, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Swamp STOL, and Louisiana Agricultural Aviation Association. Diverse industry leaders and speakers from all disciplines are encouraged to participate to inspire. AviNation Magazine will be available to the public at Swamp STOL on March 18, in Jennings, Louisiana.
Future tour stops for the AviNation American Dream Tour include Alabama, California, Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, and Texas. Supporters of Florida tour stops include Epic Flight Academy, and the SUN 'N FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, where AviNation is a media sponsor from March 28 to April 2, 2023.
AviNation (www.AviNationUSA.com) is a print and online media platform for young people, their mentors, and industry leaders to share education and career insights.
"Our mission is right in line to support yours - to attract, educate, and empower youth to pursue careers in aviation and aerospace," said Jacob Peed, Publisher, AviNation.
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WFO PORTLAND Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, June 27, 2022
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...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
Temperatures have cooled into the 80s and will continue to cool
the rest of this evening into tonight. Expect temperatures to cool
into the mid to upper 50s by sunrise on Tuesday. Therefore, the
Heat Advisory will be allowed to expire at 8 PM PDT this evening.
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Family prays for miracle as teen remains in hospital after hit-and-run
WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - As the family of a 17-year-old boy clings to hope that he will recover after being hit by a car, police in Connecticut gave an update on the hit-and-run investigation that led to an ex-city official getting charged.
Police say 58-year-old John Egan, the former chair of Waterbury’s Zoning Commission, hit 17-year-old Bryan Calle with his car around midnight May 26 and fled the scene. The teenager, who had been headed home from work, was found badly hurt, lying in the roadway with his mangled scooter.
Days later, police charged Egan with failure to yield and leaving the scene, WFSB reports.
Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said it takes about 30 days for their accident reconstruction team to craft a detailed report on crashes involving serious bodily injury. So, it will likely take two more weeks before the full investigation of the crash is complete.
Meanwhile, Bryan Calle remains at Connecticut Children’s Hospital, where doctors have said it will take a miracle for him to recover. His parents, who arrived from Ecuador, were clinging to hope Monday, even as the 17-year-old remained on life support.
“It is a serious, serious brain injury, and it’s a day-by-day situation. But the prognosis does remain poor,” said Ioannis Kaloidis, the family’s attorney.
He added that the teen has little chance of coming out of a coma.
Bryan’s father, Segundo Calle, described his son as a happy, studious boy who came to the United States to work and go to school.
Spagnolo said police are closely monitoring Bryan Calle’s condition, as it could affect Egan’s charges. Spagnolo said the charges could be increased to manslaughter.
According to the arrest warrant for Egan, he drank heavily the night of the crash, allegedly ingesting 16 drinks in a roughly 10-hour period. It’s a situation that would outrage any family, yet Bryan Calle’s family said they have no ill-will towards Egan.
“He’s going to forgive him, pray and forgive for him. The only thing that hurts for him is he didn’t stop to help his son,” said Martha Ortiz, Bryan’s cousin.
“Neither parent has said one negative thing about the individual that was driving the vehicle. They are praying for him,” Kaloidis said. “There is no hate in them.”
Egan is due in court June 12 for evading responsibility charges.
When asked if Bryan Calle’s family plans to be in courtroom or if they intend to file civil charges against Egan, their lawyer said their focus is on the 17-year-old right now.
“Their primary concern is right here at Connecticut Children’s Hospital. Everything else is secondary,” Kaloidis said. “He was a young man who came to this country literally to pursue the American dream. He was simply happy to be here.”
Police said while they have evidence to show Egan was drinking heavily the night of the crash, the state’s attorney did not feel they had enough evidence for a driving under the influence charge.
The penalty for a first-time DUI offense in Connecticut is up to six months in jail, and felony evading responsibility is two years mandatory minimum.
A GoFundMe set up to help Bryan Calle and his family with medical and travel expenses has raised more than $26,500.
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World's Largest Almond Cooperative is Celebrating by Offering 20% Off All Products at the Blue Diamond Nut & Gifts Shops
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- National Almond Day is February 16, and Blue Diamond Growers is paying tribute to the tasty, delicious, and healthful nut that is grown with care in the heart of California.
To celebrate, there will be a state proclamation declaring February 16 as California Almond Day. Blue Diamond Growers is also offering a one-day-only special of 20% off all products at the Blue Diamond Nut & Gift Shops in Sacramento, Modesto, and Chico, as well as through its online gift store at www.bluediamondstore.com. To add to the in-store festivities, there will also be photo booths with beautiful images of California almonds in bloom – the perfect backdrop for the perfect picture!
"At Blue Diamond, every day is all about almonds – just as it has been for more than 100 years," said Alicia Rockwell, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Blue Diamond Growers. "On this special day in mid-February, we are pleased to celebrate with other almond lovers this incredible product that is beloved in California and throughout the world."
As the world's largest almond cooperative, Blue Diamond is an industry leader and a trusted brand enjoyed by people far and wide. In addition to a remarkable range of delicious almond snack nuts and crackers, Almond Breeze® is the number-one almondmilk in the plant-based milk category.
Here are some fun facts to celebrate National Almond Day – did you know…?
- California grows nearly 80% of the world's almonds. California is home to 7,600 almond farms and 90% of those farms are family-owned.1
- Blue Diamond's co-op has more than 3,000 growers.2
- Blue Diamond offers more than 20 flavors of snack almonds – from classic, bold to extreme – in popular flavors like, Smokehouse, Elote, and Carolina Reaper!
- Almonds are grown all throughout California's Central Valley. California's Mediterranean climate makes for perfect almond-growing conditions.2
Blue Diamond Nut & Gift Shops are located at:
- 1701 C St. Sacramento, California 95811
- 4800 Sisk Rd. Modesto, California 95356
- 703 Miller Ave. Chico, California 95928
To shop online and find Blue Diamond products near you, visit bluediamond.com.
About Blue Diamond
Blue Diamond Growers, a grower-owned cooperative representing approximately 3,000 of California's almond growers, is the world's leading almond marketer and processor. Established in 1910, it created the California almond industry and opened world markets for almonds. Blue Diamond is dedicated to delivering the benefits of almonds around the world and does so by providing high-quality almonds, almond ingredients, and branded products. Headquartered in Sacramento, the company employs more than 1,800 people throughout its processing plants, receiving stations and gift shops. To learn more about Blue Diamond Growers, visit www.bluediamond.com and follow the company on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (NYSE: MCB) resulting from allegations that MCB may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased MCB securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=14239 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On March 30, 2023, Vidar Research ("Vidar") published a short report entitled "Metropolitan Commercial Bank is a mixed bag of problems." The Vidar report noted that Metropolitan Commercial Bank "is the issuer of choice for prepaid debit cards of crypto firms," asserted that Metropolitan Commercial Bank is "bleeding deposits," questioned whether the bank was actually moving away from cryptocurrency (as it had announced), and described its balance sheet as "shocking comparable to the failed Signature Bank." The Vidar report concluded that Metropolitan Commercial Bank "is a failed bank and that it will share the fate" of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank.
On this news, MCB's stock price fell $9.66 per share, or 27.58%, to close at $25.36 per share on March 30, 2023.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, October 28, 2022
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FROST ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
145 PM PDT Thu Oct 27 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 31 will result in frost
formation.
* WHERE...In California, Portions of the Klamath River Valley,
Shasta Valley, and Scott Valley. This includes the cities and
communities of Happy Camp and Klamath River. In Oregon, portions
of the Illinois Valley, Applegate Valley and Rogue Valley. This
includes Cave Junction, Obrien, Williams, Applegate, Provolt,
Rogue River, Eagle Point and While City.
* WHEN...From 3 AM to 10 AM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if
left uncovered.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Some colder spots, especially in the
southern end of the Illinois Valley around Obrien and Takilma,
and portions of the Applegate Valley could see temperatures
reach freezing.
* View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with soccer writer Andrew Downie about legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento — known around the world as Pelé. He'd been battling complications from colon cancer.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with soccer writer Andrew Downie about legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento — known around the world as Pelé. He'd been battling complications from colon cancer.
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Kendrick Lamar dropped a transformational music video for his new single, "The Heart Part 5," off his hotly anticipated new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, which comes out on Friday.
In the video, which was released on Sunday, Kendrick Lamar performs the track solo in front of a dark red backdrop.
After a few moments, as Lamar raps, the video them employs some impressive Deepfake visual trickery, as the artist's face visually morphs into a number of other public figures, beginning with O.J. Simpson.
Throughout the track, Lamar morphs from Simpson to Kanye "Ye" West, then into Jussie Smollett. After transforming back to himself, he then pulls off a another notable facial change as he turns into Will Smith.
The last two transformations see Lamar morphing into the late Kobe Bryant, before later becoming the late Nipsey Hussle, for a powerful and haunting conclusion to the evocative video.
Lamar's forthcoming album marks his first since the release of his best-selling and critically acclaimed album DAMN., which came out in April 2017.
DAMN. went on to win Best Rap Album at the 2018 GRAMMY Awards, and became the first rap album to ever win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers comes out May 13.
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Lawyers for former President Trump and the Justice Department laid bare significant differences over who should serve as an independent special master to review materials collected during the Aug. 8 court-authorized search of Trump's Mar-A-Lago club that turned up highly classified documents.
They also split over how the special master should go about the work of identifying possible priveleged information to be returned to Trump.
The parties submitted a joint filing late Friday night with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ahead of a midnight deadline set by Judge Aileen Cannon.
Earlier this week, the Justice Department filed an appeal to the judge's order to appoint a special master and a request to stay the order until the appeal is decided, but neither has been acted upon yet. Trump's lawyers have until Monday to respond to the appeal.
The government has proposed two retired federal judges to serve as special master if their appeal fails: Barbara S. Jones, who served in the Southern District of New York and was appointed by Bill Clinton to the federal bench, and Thomas B. Griffith, a George W. Bush appointee who served on the federal district court in Washington D.C.
Trump's legal team proposed retired federal Judge Raymond J. Dearie who was appointed by Ronald Reagan to the Eastern District of New York, and who also served on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Their second candidate is Paul Huck, Jr., a former partner at Jones Day and contributor to the Federalist Society who served in Florida state government under former Republican Govs. Charlie Crist — now a Democrat — and Rick Scott.
The Justice Dept. and Trump's lawyers disagree over how the special master should work
The government would like the review process to finish by Oct. 12, while Trump's team says it may take 90 days. The government also does not believe the special master should review classified documents or adjudicate claims of executive privilege, which they have argued Trump has no claim over as a former president. The Justice Department would like to confer with Trump's team on whether materials are privileged before they go to the special master, but the Trump team would like items all items seized in the search submitted directly to the special master.
They also disagree on who bears the cost of the special master. The government proposed that Trump's team pay the expense of the special master's work since they requested it, while Trump's lawyers propose an even split.
It's not yet clear when the differences in the role of special master will be sorted, or when the special master would be selected. Both parties have until Monday to review each others' preferred candidates.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University released poll results for its recent survey of the Commonwealth.
The center found that in general, Virginians approve of the Commonwealth and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, but aren’t as approving of the nation and Pres. Joe Biden.
Respondents also indicated that they want Gov. Youngkin to stay in the Commonwealth.
Here’s a breakdown of the key findings:
- A plurality of Virginians think the Commonwealth is headed in the right direction (45% to 37%), while 50% approve of the job Governor Youngkin is doing. Still, Virginians prefer that the Governor not run for president (59% to 29%).
- Virginians are pessimistic about the direction of the country (19% right direction to 73% wrong direction); dissatisfaction is reflected in Biden’s approval rating (38% approve to 57% disapprove)
- Virginia voters support recreational marijuana sales (60%) and allow any interested localities to host casinos should their residents approve one in a referendum (55%).
- Virginia voters strongly support staying in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (66%) and support the Virginia Clean Economy Act (62% to 33%).
- 41% of Virginians Give Their Local Public Schools an “A” or “B” Grade; Only 13% Grade National Public Schools that High.
- Virginia voters also show support for requiring parental approval for K-12 students to be referred to by a different pronoun from their birth certificate (59% to 36%).
- Virginians would prefer to keep state abortion laws as is (43%) compared to 29% who would prefer less restrictive laws and 23% who want more restrictive laws on abortion.
- A plurality of Virginia voters support lowering Virginia’s individual income tax rate (48% to 43%), but Virginians oppose a cut to Virginia’s corporate income tax rate (57% to 37%).
Research Director Dr. Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo said Virginians are generally happy with their local schools but are less satisfied with the nation’s public school system.
“Virginians are generally alright with the direction of the Commonwealth, but have far more negative opinions regarding the direction of the country as a whole,” Bromley-Trujillo said. “Virginians give Governor Youngkin solid marks as he enters his second year in office. Conversely, they see the nation as headed in the wrong direction and continue to be displeased with the president. And this same dynamic, which has been noted in prior polling, extends to education as well. Virginians are far more satisfied with their own local public schools than they are with the nation’s public schools in general. This poll also finds they would prefer Governor Youngkin stay right here leading the Commonwealth, rather than venture out in pursuit of the presidency.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In director Adam McKay's “Don't Look Up," a 2021 satire about two scientists who try in vain to warn the world about a planet-destroying comet, the scientists' desperate plea for action ultimately doesn't work.
But don't take that as McKay's view on the power of activism to change the course of the climate crisis, the existential threat his movie was really about.
McKay on Tuesday plans to announce a $4 million donation to the Climate Emergency Fund, an organization dedicated to getting money into the hands of activists engaged in disruptive demonstrations urging swifter, more aggressive climate action. It's the largest donation the fund has received since it started in 2019, and McKay's biggest personal gift. He joined the organization's board in August.
Climate change is “extremely alarming, extremely frightening, and quickly becoming the only thing I’m thinking about on a daily basis, even as I’m writing scripts and directing or producing,” McKay said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
From the overthrowing of monarchies to labor movements and the Civil Rights Era, activism is an “incredibly kinetic, powerful, transformative" force that's created change throughout history, he said.
The Climate Emergency Fund has awarded $7 million to organizations supporting mostly volunteer climate activists around the globe. Those activists have done everything from marching in the streets of France to urge people to “look up" — a reference to McKay's film — to demonstrating on the water near West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's boat about the need for federal climate legislation.
The fund's goal is to provide a bridge for more traditional wealthy donors with activists looking to make a statement — two groups that don't always see eye to eye, said Margaret Klein Salamon, the fund's executive director and a clinical psychologist.
As for the ending of “ Don't Look Up," Salamon said it was an “important psychological, cultural intervention" that put the stakes of the climate fight on stark display.
McKay, for his part, said he’s hesitant to attribute any direct action to his movie. But he sees both film and disruptive protest as actions that change culture, which can be a major step toward influencing policy. The film, he said, sparked an incredible reaction around the globe from ordinary viewers and scientists who have been fighting for climate action for decades.
“It was really beautiful to see people who have been fighting this fight for much longer than me really feel seen,” he said.
McKay, 54, started his career in comedy writing and became known for movies like “Anchorman" and “Step Brothers." In recent years, his work has taken on a more political tone, though it's still in the realm of comedy — if dark. He wrote and directed “The Big Short," about the 2008 financial collapse, and “Vice," about former Vice President Dick Cheney's influence, and he's the executive producer for “Succession," the television show about a media mogul and his children who want to take over the company.
He says his own climate awakening came several years ago when he read a report by the International Panel on Climate Change that highlighted the vast differences that would occur if the planet warmed by 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) instead of 1.5 degrees (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-Industrial levels. It was the moment, he said, that he went from someone who was concerned about climate change to someone who saw it as a hair-on-fire situation.
In the years since, the situation has only grown more dire, he said, pointing to the drying of the Colorado River, flooding in Pakistan and Europe's summer heatwave as evidence that action is urgent.
“I really do believe, without any hyperbole, scientifically speaking, this is the greatest challenge, story, threat, in human history," he said.
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Anti-transgender rhetoric and disinformation in the days following the shooting at a Nashville Christian school that killed six people have heightened the fears of a community already on edge amid a historic push for more restrictions on trans people’s rights this year.
Authorities haven’t shared any evidence linking Audrey Hale’s gender identity to the motive for the attack, which killed three children and three adults at The Covenant School last week.
Yet right-wing commentators, politicians and other figures have cited the shooting as they’ve shared false claims of a rise in transgender mass shooters and suggested that the fight for trans rights is radicalizing people.
Advocates worry the comments are further jeopardizing transgender people by turning them into scapegoats, at a time when they’re speaking out against a wave of bills focused on trans people in statehouses across the country.
“We’ve certainly seen the uptick in transphobic rhetoric in the past week, even directed towards our own public platforms, and there have absolutely been community members that are wearier of being in the public eye,” the Trans Empowerment Project, an advocacy and support group based in Tennessee, said in a statement.
The rhetoric has come even from members of Congress, with Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene questioning whether the shooter was on hormone replacement therapy or medications to treat mental illness.
Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s son, suggested the FBI and Justice Department monitor “violent factions within the trans community.” In Idaho, the head of the state Republican Party invoked the shooting as she called for the governor to sign legislation banning gender affirming medical care for minors.
For hours Monday, police identified the shooter as a woman. Later in the day, the police chief said Hale was transgender. In an email Tuesday, a police spokesperson said Hale “was assigned female at birth” but used masculine pronouns on a social media profile.
Police have said Hale was under a doctor’s care for an undisclosed emotional disorder and was not on the radar of police before the attack. Hale was fatally shot by police at the school Monday.
The disinformation surrounding the shooting doesn’t surprise Imara Jones, a transgender woman and creator of “The Anti-Trans Hate Machine,” a podcast that focuses on the spread of disinformation about transgender people.
Jones noted how quickly false posts spread online falsely identifying a transgender woman as the shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers at a school in Uvalde, Texas last year.
“This disinformation, one of the things that it is doing is further isolating, stigmatizing and demonizing trans people, allowing us to be targeted by all forms of violence, both from the state and from individuals,” Jones said. “That’s what the disinformation is doing.”
Several hundred bills restricting transgender people’s rights have been introduced in statehouses this year, including a resurgence of bathroom bills and bans on gender affirming care for minors. Transgender people have also faced increasingly hostile rhetoric from lawmakers who are considering these proposals.
Some of the most stringent measures have been enacted in Tennessee, where the Republican governor has signed into law restrictions on drag show performances and a ban on gender affirming care for minors. A federal judge on Friday blocked the drag show ban from taking effect.
Many of the restrictions are being advanced by Republican lawmakers who say they’re protecting children.
A large number of transgender people say they regularly face verbal and physical abuse. A Washington Post-KFF survey of transgender adults conducted late last year showed that 64% of trans adults say they have been verbally attacked because of their gender identity, gender expression or sexual identity, and 25% say they have been physically attacked.
“There is a vocal minority of people who try to stoke fear of what they don’t understand, who label trans people as ‘other’ and tell us we don’t belong,” the National Center for Transgender Equality said in a statement. “Because of this, trans people, especially trans women of color, face very real threats and violence.”
The climate has already been fraught for trans people like Jessica Disney, who’s appeared regularly at Arkansas’ Capitol to testify against anti-transgender measures.
“Anytime there’s a spike in the rhetoric for whatever thing that is latched onto, it is immediately more taxing and truly terrifying about living here in the South, living here in Arkansas and what has already happened to me and other people being encouraged to act out,” Disney said.
Advocates say the disinformation and focus on the shooter’s gender are distracting from needed discussions about how to prevent mass shootings.
“Extremist politicians and pundits are focusing on speculations about the shooter and fear-mongering about transgender people because they have no interest or willpower to offer real commonsense solutions to America’s gun problem,” Jay Brown, the Human Rights Campaign’s senior vice president for programs, research and training, said in a statement.
Despite the fear, the Trans Empowerment Project said it’s seen an “amazing push to act” on addressing gun violence and building allies with the community.
“More than anything, we’re amazed by the resilience of our community,” the group said.
Sami Morris, a nonbinary resident of Durham, North Carolina, said the anti-trans “finger pointing” that followed the shooting in their home state of Tennessee made them feel “more unwelcome in the South” than they did already. They criticized North Carolina Republicans Wednesday for overriding the Democratic governor’s veto of legislation loosening gun access just two days after the Nashville shooting.
“The anti-trans rhetoric has become so pronounced that’s it’s drowning out mourning the victims,” Morris said. “It’s drowning out necessary calls for gun control and important conversations about what might actually make schools safer.”
The anti-trans rhetoric was on display as Dylan Michael Turner, 27, stood at a Transgender Day of Visibility event Friday outside the South Carolina State House.
“Terrorist attack!” a passenger in a car passing by yelled at Turner, a transgender man from Columbia, holding a sign that said “TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.”
Turner said he had received six or seven such comments, but said the supportive messages he got far outweighed the hateful ones.
“I wish that (cisgender heterosexual) people would have a chance to get to know trans people and that would sway their view of things,” he said.
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Associated Press writers Hannah Schoenbaum in Raleigh, North Carolina and James Pollard in Columbia, South Carolina contributed to this report. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trans-people-face-rhetoric-disinformation-after-shooting/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2023-04-02 12:18:13 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trans-people-face-rhetoric-disinformation-after-shooting/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
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Reports: Suspect in custody in connection to University of Idaho murders
Updated: 11:30 AM EST Dec 30, 2022
Video above: Church holds memorial service for slain University of Idaho studentsThe Moscow Police Department in Idaho will hold a news conference Friday afternoon to announce developments in the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students.According to multiple reports, police have a suspect in custody in connection to the murders.The police department's announcement of the news conference at 1 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET) comes a day after police said they have received about 20,000 tips through more than 9,025 emails, 4,575 phone calls, and 6,050 digital media submissions, while having conducted over 300 interviews in the case of the four students slain in an off-campus home.No suspect, motive or weapon has been identified by authorities.The students, Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20; were likely asleep when they were each stabbed multiple times in the early hours of Nov. 13, authorities have said. Some of the victims had defensive wounds, a coroner has said.The killings shocked the small college town, its first murder in seven years."Investigators believe someone has information that adds context to what occurred on the night of the murders and continue requesting additional pictures, video, and social media content. Our focus remains on the investigation, not an individual's activities displayed in the tip," the update said.Police say the search continues for the white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra thought to have been near the home early on Nov. 13.The home where the killings occurred will be cleaned up but remain an active crime scene under police control, authorities said Thursday.Moscow police say they have worked with a property management services company to remove "potential biohazards and other harmful substances used to collect evidence," the update said. The home will be turned over to the property management company.
Video above: Church holds memorial service for slain University of Idaho students
The Moscow Police Department in Idaho will hold a news conference Friday afternoon to announce developments in the investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students.
According to multiple reports, police have a suspect in custody in connection to the murders.
The police department's announcement of the news conference at 1 p.m. local time (4 p.m. ET) comes a day after police said they have received about 20,000 tips through more than 9,025 emails, 4,575 phone calls, and 6,050 digital media submissions, while having conducted over 300 interviews in the case of the four students slain in an off-campus home.
No suspect, motive or weapon has been identified by authorities.
The students, Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Kernodle's boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, 20; were likely asleep when they were each stabbed multiple times in the early hours of Nov. 13, authorities have said. Some of the victims had defensive wounds, a coroner has said.
The killings shocked the small college town, its first murder in seven years.
"Investigators believe someone has information that adds context to what occurred on the night of the murders and continue requesting additional pictures, video, and social media content. Our focus remains on the investigation, not an individual's activities displayed in the tip," the update said.
Police say the search continues for the white 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra thought to have been near the home early on Nov. 13.
The home where the killings occurred will be cleaned up but remain an active crime scene under police control, authorities said Thursday.
Moscow police say they have worked with a property management services company to remove "potential biohazards and other harmful substances used to collect evidence," the update said. The home will be turned over to the property management company. | https://www.wgal.com/article/police-announce-developments-investigation-into-killings-university-of-idaho-students/42369474 | 2022-12-30 16:34:08 | 1 | https://www.wgal.com/article/police-announce-developments-investigation-into-killings-university-of-idaho-students/42369474 |
Camper killed, another injured during Minnesota storms
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. – One person is dead and another hospitalized after a tree fell on a camper during severe storms in central Minnesota.
Among the storm damage calls the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received late Monday night was one from Elmwood Resort on Lake Mary near Alexandria about 11:400 p.m. The caller reported cries for help coming from the camper on which the tree had fallen.
Law enforcement officials arrived and found a man and woman trapped inside the camper. Alexandria firefighters help extract the victims.
The man, 72-year-old Mark Edward Bunney, of Miami, Arizona, was dead at the scene.
The injured woman, 66-year-old Debra Lynn Bunney, was taken to Alomere Health hospital in Alexandria. | https://www.kvrr.com/2022/06/21/camper-killed-another-injured-during-minnesota-storms/ | 2022-06-22 01:57:19 | 0 | https://www.kvrr.com/2022/06/21/camper-killed-another-injured-during-minnesota-storms/ |
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Hop on a bus with Discover Richmond for a tour of the best Halloween lights around the city Halloween weekend.
Rides on the climate-controlled “spooky bus” will be available for pick-up and drop-off anywhere within the city limits. Rides will accommodate 14 people and last for two hours.
The bus allows alcohol, but guests cannot bring glass containers or liquor. Guests can also bring their own snacks and can play their own music by plugging into the bus’s audio system.
The rides start at $250 for two hours and are offered on Oct. 28, 29 and 30.
Booking information can be found online here. | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/richmond-spooky-bus-offering-halloween-light-tours/ | 2022-10-14 18:24:01 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/richmond-spooky-bus-offering-halloween-light-tours/ |
Which gluten-free bagels are best?
If you or someone you love struggles with celiac disease or has non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS), you know how challenging it can be to find a great-tasting bagel. Bread products are difficult to replicate in gluten-free form because flour needs the consistency and bonding that comes from gluten. But don’t despair; many companies recognize the need for delicious, gluten-free bagels that will satisfy your cravings. Several have created a chewy, crispy bagel that’s perfect with a thick spread of cream cheese.
For a gluten-free bagel that mimics traditional bagels in size, flavor and texture, reach for a Canyon Bakehouse Gluten-Free Everything Bagel.
What to know before you buy gluten-free bagels
Flavors
As with traditional bagels, gluten-free bagels come in various flavors. The most popular ones seem to be everything bagels, which have a combination of salt, seeds, garlic and onion. But fruit-flavored options with blueberries and raisins are also a hit.
Neutral flavors offer the most flexibility when it comes to toppings. Think whole-grain or plain bagels.
Size
Gluten-free bagels are notoriously small, but many bakeries have figured out how to use gluten-free flours and proteins to remedy this situation.
However, if you prefer less bread, there are many delicious bagel thins out there, too. Bagel thins comprise of a toasty crust with just a hint of chewy bread in the middle and all of the same great toppings you’d find on a full-size bagel.
Price
It may seem counterintuitive, but gluten-free bread often costs more than its gluten-packed counterpart. Gluten-free products generally come in smaller packages or with fewer items in each package, too. This makes it even more important to get the most bang for your buck by choosing the best gluten-free bagels you can find.
What to look for in quality gluten-free bagels
Free from common allergens
If you are eliminating other foods in your diet, such as eggs or dairy, take a look at the ingredients list first. Luckily, even if you have food allergies, some of the best gluten-free bagels are also free from common allergens, including dairy, corn, soy and nuts.
Another ingredient that can be challenging for some people is gums. Xanthan gum is a common additive in gluten-free bagels. If this is not an option for you, look for bakeries that use psyllium instead.
Delicious fresh or frozen
If you struggle with celiac disease or have been gluten-free for a long time, you know that freshness is key for gluten-free bread. Nothing is worse than opening up a pack of bagels and finding them dry or crumbly.
The best gluten-free bagels use stay-fresh packaging that keeps them fresher for longer in the fridge or freezer.
Pre-sliced
Pre-sliced bagels are best if you plan on storing them in the freezer. No need to defrost — simply pop them into the toaster for a quick, crunchy snack.
How much you can expect to spend on gluten-free bagels
Like most gluten-free products, gluten-free bagels are not cheap. Prices may seem random, but they often vary based on ingredients, bakery and quantity. Expect to spend $6-$8 on a pack of four or five bagels.
Gluten-free bagels FAQ
What does gluten actually do for bread?
A. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and triticale (a hybrid of wheat and rye). Breadmakers rely on its stretchy nature to help them build a chewy texture into bagels and bread. Gluten allows the dough to stretch without breaking, which means the yeast can ferment and create air bubbles in an artisan loaf without collapsing in on itself.
Without gluten, bakers have to find alternative flour combinations that closely resemble the lightness and net-like structure that gluten provides.
Are gluten-free bagels healthier than regular bagels?
A. For celiac sufferers, eating anything with gluten can mean either a debilitating stomach ache or even a trip to the hospital. When it comes to those who want to eliminate traditional bread products from their diet, it really depends on moderation. For many, a healthy diet is one that balances plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, healthy whole grains and lean protein. In moderation, processed and packaged foods such as gluten-free bagels can be a part of a healthy diet, especially if they use whole grains.
What are the best gluten-free bagels to buy?
Top gluten-free bagels
Canyon Bakehouse Gluten-Free Everything Bagel
What you need to know: The traditional topping of garlic, onion and poppy combines with sunflower seeds on a deliciously chewy bagel that is very close to the original.
What you’ll love: The bagels in this four-pack are the same size as most regular bagels. They capture the chewy texture of gluten bagels, especially when toasted. Not a fan of everything bagels? Choose from other flavors like plain, cinnamon raisin and blueberry.
What you should consider: Four bagels per pack is not very much for the price.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top gluten-free bagels for the money
New Grains Gluten-Free Blueberry Bagels
What you need to know: Add a little fresh fruit to your breakfast on the go.
What you’ll love: They have a great chewy texture and good exterior crunch when toasted. The blueberries are fresh, not dried. These are also free of soy, dairy and nuts.
What you should consider: Using fresh blueberries means strict expiration dates. Make sure to check them when you purchase.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
O’Dough’s Thins Gluten-Free Everything Bagels
What you need to know: This is the best choice if you want great bagel flavor but are watching your calorie intake.
What you’ll love: It comes with three packs of six that are ready to toast and eat at any time. You can also store them in the freezer. Other popular flavors include sesame, pumpernickel, whole grain and plain. The flavor is identical to gluten bagels, and these are also egg-free and milk-free. Toast lightly to achieve a great texture.
What you should consider: These are very thin and not a good choice for hearty sandwiches.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of collaborating with disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in a massive fraud involving the blood-testing company that once enthralled Silicon Valley.
The 12 jurors found Balwani guilty on all 12 felony counts of defrauding both Theranos investors and the patients who relied on wildly unreliable blood tests that could have jeopardized their health.
Balwani sat impassively as the verdicts were read in a San Jose, California, court, blinking frequently but rarely looking at the seven women and five men who convicted him.
The outcome puts Balwani and Holmes in similar situations. Holmes was convicted on four counts of investor fraud and conspiracy earlier this year. During that trial, Holmes tearfully accused Balwani of sexually and emotionally abusing her while the two were romantically involved. An attorney for Balwani has vehemently denied those charges.
Both Holmes, 38, and Balwani, 57, face up to 20 years in prison.
After the verdicts, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila raised Balwani’s bail to $750,000 from $500,000 and set Nov. 15 as his sentencing date. Holmes, who is free on $500,000 bail, is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 26.
The dual convictions represent a resounding victory for federal prosecutors, who seized on the Theranos case as a rare opportunity to hold ambitious entrepreneurs accountable for engaging in technological hyperbole while pursuing fame and fortune. In the process, they hoped to discourage the practice of making bold and unproven promises about still-nascent products — a startup strategy known as “fake it until you make it.”
“We are gratified by the jury’s hard work and attentiveness to the evidence presented. We appreciate the verdict and look forward to the sentencing proceedings,” U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds said outside the courthouse.
Balwani didn’t respond to requests for comment as he left court with his legal team.
After the verdicts were read and the jury was dismissed, Balwani walked over to his two brothers who were sitting behind him for what appeared to be a solemn discussion. The three stood quietly, heads bowed.
While Holmes insinuated during her trial that Balwani manipulated her into making poor choices, Balwani’s lawyers explicitly sought to shift all the blame for any misconduct squarely on Holmes.
As part of Balwani’s defense, the lawyers pointed out that Holmes was not only CEO, but also a Silicon Valley star who persuaded investors to pour nearly $1 billion into Theranos. Holmes boasted that her company had found a way to scan for hundreds of potential diseases with a device called the Edison that could test just a few drops of blood taken with a finger prick. Such technology could potentially revolutionize healthcare.
But it turned out that the Edison never worked properly, providing faulty test results that Theranos conducted as part of a deal to set up mini labs in Walgreen’s pharmacies. The flaws in Theranos’ vaunted technology prompted Holmes and Balwani to shift their testing to conventional machines made by other vendors and while drawing vials of blood from patients’ veins — a far cry from Holmes’ promises.
After committing about $15 million of his own money to bolster Theranos and then becoming the company’s chief operating officer in 2010, Balwani eventually oversaw the blood-testing lab that was delivering the inaccurate results and supervised the Walgreen’s deal. That crucial detail may have influenced the jury to convict him of defrauding patients while another jury acquitted Holmes on the same charges.
Balwani also prepared many of the projections about Theranos’ future revenue that helped the company raise money from investors Those forecasts proved to be grossly exaggerated.
Unlike Holmes, who spent seven days on the witness stand during her trial, Balwani didn’t testify in his own defense. After Holmes’ trial, jurors who were interviewed by the media said they found her to be likeable if not entirely credible.
“The reason he didn’t testify is probably because he knows he doesn’t have Elizabeth’s charisma,” said Jill Huntley Taylor, a longtime jury consultant who also assists with trial strategy.
Balwani’s decision not to tell his side of the story left jurors to make their decision based solely on the evidence, which included testimony from witnesses who depicted him as an often abrasive executive.
“Just because the jurors didn’t hear from Balwani didn’t mean they couldn’t form opinions of him,” Huntley Taylor said.
Balwani’s defense mirrored Holmes’s in one key aspect: Both depicted the pair as tireless workers who believed so deeply in Theranos’ technology that they never sold their respective stakes in the Palo Alto, California, company. At one point in 2014, Holmes’ fortune was estimated at $4.5 billion while Balwani’s Theranos holdings were valued at $500 million.
But everything began to unravel in late 2015 after a series of explosive articles in The Wall Street Journal exposed rampant problems with Theranos’ technology. By May 2016, Holmes had dumped Balwani as her business and romantic partner. Holmes is now the mother of an infant son fathered by her current partner, Billy Evans, who was by her side through most of her trial. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/science-and-technology/former-theranos-exec-ramesh-balwani-found-guilty-of-fraud/ | 2022-07-07 23:23:52 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/science-and-technology/former-theranos-exec-ramesh-balwani-found-guilty-of-fraud/ |
NEW YORK (WPIX) — A man started swinging around an ax in a McDonald’s after getting into a fight with three people early Friday, police say.
NYPD got a call around 2:25 a.m. about a fight in a McDonald’s on the Lower East Side.
Witnesses told police that Micahel Palacios, 31, had a physical fight with three unknown men. A video with over 22 million views on Twitter shows Palacios going into his backpack and removing an ax. Then, officials said he started swinging the axe, breaking tables, shattering glass, and threatening people at the McDonald’s.
Police found a knife in his backpack. He was arrested on the following charges:
- Criminal mischief
- Three counts of menacing
- Two counts of Criminal possession of a weapon
The viral video shows over two minutes of back-and-forth, threats, and assault.
No injuries were reported by the victims. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/viral-video-shows-fight-involving-ax-at-mcdonalds/ | 2022-09-18 19:51:25 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/viral-video-shows-fight-involving-ax-at-mcdonalds/ |
US sues Arizona over shipping containers on Mexico border
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands.
The complaint filed in U.S. District Court comes three weeks before the Republican governor steps aside for Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs, who has said she opposes the construction.
Ducey told U.S. officials earlier this week that Arizona stands ready to help remove the containers, which he says were placed as a temporary barrier. But he wants the U.S. government to say when it will fill any remaining gaps in the permanent border wall as it announced it would a year ago.
The U.S. “owes it to Arizonans and all Americans to release a timeline,” he wrote in a Tuesday letter, responding to news of the pending federal complaint.
Border security was a focus of Donald Trump’s presidency and remains a key issue for Republican politicians.
The complaint by the Department of Justice asks the court that Arizona be ordered to halt placement and remove the containers in remote San Rafael Valley in easternmost Cochise County. The work placing up to 3,000 containers at a cost of $95 million is about a third complete, but protesters concerned about its impact on the environment have held up work in recent days.
“Officials from Reclamation and the Forest Service have notified Arizona that it is trespassing on federal lands,” the complaint reads. The action also seeks damages to compensate the United States to fix any damage along the border.
The Justice Department sued on behalf of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service it oversees.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement from Washington that the project “is not an effective barrier, it poses safety hazards to both the public and those working in the area and has significantly damaged public land.”
“We need serious solutions at our border, with input from local leaders and communities. Stacking shipping containers is not a productive solution,” Vilsack said.
The complaint was applauded by U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, a Democrat who represents southern Arizona. He called the project an “illegal junkyard border wall.”
Russ McSpadden, Southwest conservation advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity, said the federal complaint “should be the beginning of the end of Doug Ducey’s lawless assault on protected national forestlands and endangered wildlife.”
Ducey wrote federal officials after being informed of their intent to file the complaint and rejected their argument that the containers “present serious public safety risks and environmental harms.”
“The number one public safety risk and environmental harm has come from inaction by the federal government to secure our border,” Ducey wrote, with the January 2021 halt in the building of Trump’s border wall resulting in “an ever-increasing number of migrants who continue to flow into the state.”
Ducey’s move comes amid a record flow of migrants arriving at the border. U.S. border officials have stopped migrants 2.38 million times in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up 37% from the year before. The annual total surpassed 2 million for the first time in August and is more than twice the highest level during Trump’s presidency, in 2019.
Ducey also rejected the U.S. government’s claims that the containers interfere with the ability of federal agencies to carry out their official duties, as well as to complete construction of border infrastructure in some areas.
He said he was encouraged by the Biden administration’s earlier announcement it would fill gaps in the wall, but that was a year ago.
“Arizona had no other choice but to address the crisis at its southern border and began erecting a temporary border barrier,” the governor wrote.
Hobbs has said she considers the project a political stunt, but hasn’t decided what to do about the containers after her Jan. 5. inauguration.
Ducey sued federal officials over their objections to the container wall Oct. 21, insisting that Arizona holds sole or shared jurisdiction over the 60-foot (18.2 meter) strip the containers rest on and has a constitutional right to protect residents from “imminent danger of criminal and humanitarian crises.”
Ducey’s container wall effort began in late summer in Yuma in western Arizona, a popular crossing point, with scores of asylum-seekers arriving daily and often finding ways to circumvent the new barriers. The containers filled areas left open when Trump’s 450-mile (724 km) border wall was built. But remote San Rafael Valley — the latest construction site — is not typically used by migrants and was not contemplated in Trump’s wall construction plan.
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Jeep has overhauled its 2.0-inch lift kits designed for the current Wrangler and Gladiator pickup truck, the brand announced Wednesday. The new lift kits swap out the Fox shocks of previous kits in favor of Bilstein units, specifically Bilstein’s 46-mm monotube shocks with remote reservoirs.
There are specific versions of the kits for the Gladiator, Wrangler two-door, and Wrangler four-door, as well as for the various powertrains fitted to the vehicles. This extends to the diesel (discontinued on the 2024 Wrangler), 4xe plug-in hybrid, and V-8 powertrain options.
In addition to offering increased ground clearance, enabling larger wheels and tires to be fitted, the kits deliver improved control on various surfaces thanks to damper features such as a self-adjusting, deflective-disc valve that reacts almost instantly to surface changes, according to Jeep.
Also key are the remote reservoirs, designed to increase oil capacity and as a result improve heat dissipation. This in turn helps to deliver more consistent performance.
In addition to the shocks, the kits include new springs, front lower control arms, front and rear stabilizer links, front and rear bump stops, and all necessary fasteners. They are designed as direct bolt-on kits, meaning no need for drilling, cutting or welding.
The lift kits are part of the Jeep Performance Parts range offered by Mopar. They can be fitted to Wranglers dating back to the 2018 model year and Gladiators dating back to the 2020 model year.
Each of the kits is priced at $2,095.
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Industry veteran to lead firm's Operational Technology services and advise clients on cybersecurity strategies
PITTSBURGH, Pa. , Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Susan Howard, CISSP, has joined the firm as Vice President, National Industrial Control Systems Lead. In this role, Ms. Howard will lead Michael Baker's integrated Operational Technology (OT) and related cybersecurity services across all sectors, markets, disciplines, geographies and project life cycles as part of the company's infrastructure, environmental, community and Federal projects.
"As we Reimagine Michael Baker International and further expand our capabilities to serve our clients, we identified the need for this newly created position, which will play a central role in the strategy and growth of Michael Baker's Industry 4.0 cybersecurity ecosystem," said Niek Veraart, Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead – Planning at Michael Baker International. "The national profile of our Operational Technology services enables us to integrate and optimize our services across our organization and incorporate innovative technologies, while expanding our local, regional, national and international expertise. Leveraging her impressive leadership and experience, Susan will integrate these OT services across markets in a way that is cyber-secure, agile and cost-effective, while contributing to sustainability and resilience for our clients in government and industry."
Ms. Howard brings to her new role more than 30 years of industry experience across a broad range of sectors, including healthcare and health sciences, telemedicine and medical devices, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), light rail systems, autonomous vehicles, semiconductor factory automation, electric utilities, water and wastewater utilities, building automation systems and federal facilities. She has supported private sector clients such as Intel and Microsoft, municipal and state water and transportation agencies and Department of Defense (DoD) clients, including the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).
Prior to joining Michael Baker, Ms. Howard held business management, technology development and partnership engagement roles at Jacobs, most recently serving as Director ICS Cybersecurity, Federal and Environmental Solutions. She also held private sector roles with PGE, LTK Engineering Services, the University of New Mexico and Intel Corporation, where she was Intel's first External Connectivity Security Services Technology Manager. Ms. Howard served six years in the U.S. Air Force in Cryptography and Telecommunication capacities.
Ms. Howard holds a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Engineering and Cybersecurity from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Quantitative Analysis from Portland State University.
Michael Baker International is a leading provider of engineering and consulting services spanning four distinct Verticals: Infrastructure, Design-Build Services, Federal Programs and Services and Consulting and Technology Solutions (CTS). The firm's Practices encompass all facets of infrastructure, including design and civil engineering for diverse bridge, highway, water, rail and transit and aviation projects, as well as planning, architecture, environmental and construction and program management. For more than 80 years, the company has been a trusted partner to clients, providing comprehensive services and solutions, delivering expertise and quality, and embracing emerging technologies and the latest innovations – like intelligent transportation, engineered models and public safety software as a service (SaaS).
The firm's more than 3,500 employees across nearly 100 locations are committed to Making a Difference for clients and communities through a culture of innovation, collaboration and technological advancement while Reimagining Michael Baker to become a full-service engineering and consulting firm over the next five years.
To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/.
julia.covelli@mbakerintl.com
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WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) — When Alicia Griggs steps outside her suburban Fort Lauderdale home, Florida’s latest invasive species comes a-hoppin’ down the street: lionhead rabbits.
The bunnies, which sport an impressive flowing mane around their heads, want the food Griggs carries. But she also represents their best chance of survival and moving where this domesticated breed belongs: inside homes, away from cars, cats, hawks, Florida heat and possibly government-hired exterminators.
Griggs is spearheading efforts to raise the $20,000 to $40,000 it would cost for a rescue group to capture, neuter, vaccinate, shelter and then give away the estimated 60 to 100 lionheads now populating Jenada Isles, an 81-home community in Wilton Manors.
They are descendants of a group a backyard breeder illegally let loose when she moved away two years ago.
“They really need to be rescued. So we’ve tried to get the city to do it, but they’re just dragging their feet,” Griggs said. “They think that if they do that, then they’ll have to get rid of iguanas and everything else that people don’t want around.”
Monica Mitchell, whose East Coast Rabbit Rescue would likely lead the effort, said capturing, treating and finding homes for them “is not an easy process.” Few veterinarians treat rabbits and many prospective owners shy away when they find out how much work the animals require. Griggs agreed.
“People don’t realize they’re exotic pets and they’re complicated. They have a complicated digestive system and they have to eat a special diet,” said Griggs, a real estate agent. “You can’t just throw any table scraps at them.”
Wilton Manors is giving Griggs and other supporters time to raise money and relocate the rabbits rather than exterminate them, even though the city commission voted in April to do just that after receiving an $8,000 estimate from a trapping company.
The vote came after some residents complained the lionheads dig holes, chew outdoor wiring and leave droppings on sidewalks and driveways. City commissioners also feared the rabbits could spread into neighboring communities and cities and become a traffic hazard if they ventured onto major streets.
“The safety of this rabbit population is of utmost importance to the City, and any decision to involve ourselves will be certain to see these rabbits placed into the hands of people with a passion to provide the necessary care and love for these rabbits,” Police Chief Gary Blocker said in a statement.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which often culls invasive animals, has told the city it will not intercede. The rabbits pose no immediate threat to wildlife.
Lionhead rabbits aren’t the only invasive species causing headaches or worse for Floridians. Burmese pythons and lionfish are killing off native species. Giant African snails eat stucco off homes and carry human disease. Iguanas destroy gardens. Like the Wilton Manors lionhead rabbits, those populations all started when people illegally turned them loose.
But unlike those species, Florida’s environment is not friendly to lionheads. Instead of the 7 to 9 years they live when properly housed, their lives outdoors are nasty, brutal and shortened.
The lionheads’ heavy coat makes them overheat during Florida summers and their lack of fear makes them susceptible to predators. Munching on lawns is not a healthy diet. Their illnesses go untreated. They need owners.
“Domesticated (rabbits) released into the environment are not equipped to thrive on their own,” said Eric Stewart, executive director of the American Rabbit Breeders Association. He said the breeder who released them should be prosecuted, a path the city has not pursued.
The Wilton Manors colony survives and grows only because lionheads breed like the rabbits they are, with females birthing litters of two-to-six offspring every month, starting when they are about 3 months old.
On a recent morning in Jenada Isles, clutches of two to 10 bunnies dotted the streets and lawns, the bravest hopping up to residents and visitors in search of treats.
A large group of rabbits gathered on the driveway of Gator Carter, who puts out food for them. He said the lionheads bring the neighborhood joy, and his two young grandchildren love giving them carrots.
“People drive by, stop, love ’em, feed ’em,” Carter said. “They don’t bother me. We have a couple Airbnbs on the island here and the people (guests) are just amazed that the rabbits come right up to them.”
But Jon King said he wants the rabbits gone soon. They dig in his yard and he spent $200 repairing his outdoor lights after they damaged the wiring. He bought rabbit repellent, but that didn’t work, and his little dog doesn’t scare them: “He’s their best friend.”
“Every morning, I get up and first thing I do is cover up the holes and chase them out of the backyard. I like them, I just wish they would go somewhere else,” King said. “Rescue would be great.” | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-fuzzy-invasion-of-domestic-rabbits-has-a-florida-suburb-hopping-into-a-hunt-for-new-owners/ | 2023-07-17 17:57:53 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/ap-fuzzy-invasion-of-domestic-rabbits-has-a-florida-suburb-hopping-into-a-hunt-for-new-owners/ |
BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — The case of a man accused in a shooting at a Minnesota medical clinic last year that killed one staff member and wounded four others has reached the jury.
Jurors began deliberating Thursday afternoon, following testimony by the defendant, Gregory Ulrich, and short closing arguments by each side, KARE-TV reported. Ulrich was the only witness for the defense.
He is charged with murder, attempted murder and other counts in the Feb. 9, 2021, shooting at Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo, a city of about 16,400 people that's 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis. He testified that he didn’t want to kill anyone, just cause damage to draw attention to his pleas for medication to alleviate back pain. Investigators have said he was addicted to opioids and angry his supply had been cut off.
Prosecutors began closing arguments by naming each person who was shot, calling them “innocent, defenseless victims who were front-line workers in the medical field.” They asked jurors to consider video Ulrich recorded where he said to “kill as many nurses as you can."
Defense attorneys said they weren't asking for sympathy for Ulrich and instead tried to dispel the notion that the attack was premeditated. They asked jurors to consider Ulrich’s state of mind and played back his confession during a 911 call.
Several of the victims testified this week, at which time Ulrich put his head on the table and didn't look up for two hours. Ulrich told Wright County District Judge Catherine McPherson beforehand that he was in great pain and would prefer to lie down outside the courtroom.
One witness said she heard the gunman call 911 and tell the dispatcher to "send a lot of ambulances. There are a lot of spinal injuries and I have bombs that are about to go off.”
Law enforcement said after the attack that Ulrich was no stranger to them and was known to have been angry over his medical treatment. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Case-of-man-charged-in-Minnesota-clinic-attack-17215960.php | 2022-06-02 21:58:53 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Case-of-man-charged-in-Minnesota-clinic-attack-17215960.php |
DUBLIN, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) on Thursday, August 18, 2022, approved the fiscal year 2023 second quarter cash dividend of $0.68 per ordinary share, representing an 8% increase over the prior year. This quarterly declaration is consistent with the dividend announcement made by the company in May 2022. Medtronic is a constituent of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index, having increased its annual dividend payment for the past 45 consecutive years. The dividend is payable on October 14, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 23, 2022.
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow @Medtronic on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic's periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.
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