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MLB shift limits raising batter spirits and averages so far
By ALANIS THAMES
AP Sports Writer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — When Yankees switch-hitter Aaron Hicks batted from the left side last season, he was almost always greeted by an infield shift — a wall of defenders camped in shallow right field.
So it was a striking moment in New York’s dugout when Hicks — facing a traditional infield alignment — hit his first clean single to right field early this spring training.
“He probably hasn’t seen that hit in about eight years,” manager Aaron Boone said.
Hicks and the rest of baseball’s most frequently shifted batters are getting used to a new reality — or rather, adjusting back to an old one — after Major League Baseball passed rules limiting infield shifts ahead of this season.
So far, those limits seem to be raising batter spirits — and they might be bolstering batting averages, too.
“I really hope this isn’t the year I start hitting the ball to the shortstop on the ground,” Yankees left-handed slugger Anthony Rizzo said with a smile. “Especially young left-handed hitters will be introduced to the 3-4 hole that’s been gone for about seven to eight years.”
Teams must now keep two infielders on each side of second base, all with their feet in the dirt when a pitch is delivered. The aim is to open up space for a few more singles in each game after data-driven teams spent the past decade carefully crafting defensive formations that targeted each hitter’s tendencies.
It’s too early in spring training to draw conclusions from the numbers, but key statistics are trending in a promising direction for hitters. Batting averages through the first 10 days of spring training are up to .263 in 2023 from .259 last season.
Crucially, left-handed hitters — the most frequent targets of the modern infield shift — are hitting .274 this spring, up from .255, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Righty averages have dropped from .262 to .255. Overall scoring is at 11.3 runs per game, up from 10.6.
There has been disagreement in the sport’s analytics community about how much impact the shift limits will have, but it does seems to be affecting hitters’ psyches, at least.
“Not getting thrown out from shallow right field on a line drive will be nice,” said Rizzo, shifted in 82.6% of his plate appearances last season.
Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said he has noticed some difference already this spring but expects more offense to come later as big league regulars play deeper into games.
“I think there’s been so many balls already this spring that if you look to if that happened last year, they were out. We had a defender there,” Cash said.
Umpires have broad discretion to enforce the league’s new guidelines, but some clubs are already testing how strict those rules are.
When lefty slugger Joey Gallo — shifted in 90% of his plate appearances last year — of the Minnesota Twins came to the plate in a game against the Boston Red Sox last week, Boston experimented with a loophole in the new rules, moving center fielder Adam Duvall to shallow right field and left fielder Raimel Tapia to center field.
That shift didn’t matter much as Gallo drew a walk, but such is the new reality in baseball as teams start searching for advantages to the rules in 2023.
Marlins first base coach Jon Jay, who had 840 singles among his 1,087 career hits, thinks the change could lead to more small ball.
“We’re seeing already ground balls going up the middle that, with the shift, were outs,” he said. “It’s definitely going to create more offense. I think the single is a big player right now. You’re seeing those 10-hoppers up the middle and those ‘rollover balls’ in the hole … those are hits again.”
Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Kyle Schwarber, who was shifted against 90.5% of the time in 2022, thinks the shift could help promote more contact, too.
“I punched out 200 times last year,” Schwarber said during Phillies spring camp. He had a career-high 200 strikeouts last season. “That’s not acceptable. If I can cut down on 50-75, that’s more balls in play. And without that wall (the shift) out there, there might be a few to squeeze through.”
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AP freelance writers Mark Didtler and Rick Hummel contributed to this report.
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RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Nearly three dozen migrants were sentenced in Morocco on Tuesday for attempting to scale a border wall last month separating the north African country from the Spanish enclave of Melilla.
The court in Nador sentenced 33 people to 11 months in prison, in a decision that was criticized by rights groups.
Hundreds of migrants tried to cross the border between Morocco and Melilla on June 24. At least 23 people died in the attempt — which Moroccan authorities have called a stampede.
On Tuesday, the 33 migrants were accused of “disobedience,” “armed gathering,” “violence against public officials,” and “illegal entry into Moroccan territory.” Authorities say the migrants were all from sub-Saharan Africa, with the majority having traveled from Sudan and Chad.
In addition to the prison time, the court also ordered the accused to each pay fines of 500 dirhams ($49), along with paying 3,500 dirhams ($340) to settle civil rights claims from members of the public services.
Nongovernmental organizations have decried the decision, with the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) calling it “very harsh,” and calling for the court of appeal to overturn it. The organization will present the results of their investigations into the events in Nador on Wednesday.
In June, a total of 133 migrants breached the border between Morocco and Spain, the first such mass crossing since the two countries mended diplomatic relations in May. A spokesperson for the Spanish government’s office in Melilla said at the time that about 2,000 people attempted to cross, but many were stopped by Spanish Civil Guard police and Moroccan forces on either side of the border fence.
Morocco’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the casualties occurred when people tried to climb the iron fence.
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(KTLA) – A possible tornado has damaged multiple buildings in the Los Angeles suburb of Montebello, and video of the incident shows a trail of destruction.
The Verdugo Fire Communications Center said the “weather incident” was reported a few minutes before 11:30 a.m. when they responded to an area along South Vail Street.
Images from the scene show ripped-off parts of roofing on what appear to be commercial buildings and debris strewn about the area. Damage spread over more than one city block but the extent of the perimeter was still being determined.
A video shared with Nexstar’s KTLA shows what appears to be a funnel cloud descending from the clouds above:
The owner of a recycling company in the area told KTLA he was driving when the weather event occurred and he later saw the activity had torn off the roof of the building next door.
“All the windows of the cars were shattered … it was just a mess,” he said. “I saw cars just swiveling through the streets and it was just the craziest thing I’ve ever seen. I was only a few inches away, I had to reverse out of it.”
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis called the weather event a “landspout.” The National Weather Service described a landspout as a tornado that “usually causes less damage than a ‘typical’ tornado.”
NWS will investigate the reported tornado on Wednesday. A damage survey team will visit Montebello and southeast Santa Barbara County, where another reported twister damaged mobile homes.
According to preliminary information, it’s “very possible” that the apparent funnel cloud spotted a few miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles was a tornado, said meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld with the weather service.
“It’s definitely not something that’s common for the region,” Schoenfeld said.
One person was injured and was taken to a hospital, said Alex Gillman, a city spokesman. He didn’t know the severity of the injury.
The rare and violent weather came amid a strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California. Two people died Tuesday as the storm raked the San Francisco Bay Area with powerful gusts and downpours.
Schoenfeld said more unstable weather was possible through the afternoon in Southern California.
“All the ingredients are there for more possible events like the one we saw earlier,” she said.
The last time the weather service’s Los Angeles office sent out tornado assessment teams was 2016 near Fillmore in Ventura County, where it was determined that a small twister had touched down, Schoenfeld said.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. , July 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Likely voters age 50 and over are leaning Republican in New York's newly redrawn 3rd & 22nd congressional districts, while 80% to 90% said they'd be more likely to vote for a candidate who supports protecting Social Security and Medicare from cuts, letting Medicare negotiate lower prescription drug prices, and allowing older Americans to use Medicaid for home care services to avoid nursing homes.
That's according to surveys commissioned by AARP New York in the new 3rd district centered in Long Island's Nassau County and the new 22nd district stretching from Syracuse and Onondaga County to Utica and Oneida County.
The 3rd district survey shows voters slightly favoring a generic Republican House candidate (46% to 42%) while the 22nd district survey finds a generic GOP candidate leading by 54% to 36% over a generic Democratic candidate.
The findings indicate candidates should pay close attention to voters 50+ since around 90% of respondents said they are extremely motivated to vote this fall.
Voters 50+ are a crucial voting bloc, consistently showing up to the polls and making a key difference in election outcomes. In the 2018 mid-term elections, the 50+ made up about 60% of the electorate, and they are poised to make up an even larger share of it in 2022 given their strong to motivation to vote.
"Voters 50+ are the most powerful voting bloc, and candidates would be wise to heed their call to protect Social Security and Medicare while taking action to lower our highest-in-the-world prescription drug prices and help our loved ones age at home," said AARP New York State Director Beth Finkel.
Inflation and rising prices are the top overall concern for likely voters 50+.
Additional Findings from the NY3 & NY22 surveys:
- Respondents are very pessimistic about the direction of the country, with only 16% in NY3 and 14% in NY22 saying the nation is headed in the right direction.
- 37% in NY3 and 32% in NY22 approve of the job President Joe Biden is doing, compared to 51% in NY3 and 56% in NY22 who, in retrospect, say they approve of the job former President Donald Trump did while in office.
- Respondents say Social Security (83%), Medicare (73-78%) and cost of prescription drugs (68-71%) are very important when deciding who to vote for.
- There is significant concern among voters 50+ of all partisan stripes that both Social Security and Medicare will not be there when they need it.
- In NY3, independent voters pick the generic Republican by a 17-point margin, 44% to 27%.
- In NY22, independent voters pick the generic Republican by a 29-point margin, 56% to 27%, while Republicans are significantly more consolidated behind their party's candidate than Democrats are.
- In NY 22, voters ages 50-64 are more supportive of the generic Republican, but voters 65+ are also supportive of the GOP.
- In NY3, voters ages 50-64 back the generic Republican by 9 points, but voters 65+ give the Democrat a 1-point edge.
- Voters 50-64 disapprove of President Biden's job performance by a 32-point margin in NY3 and by a 41-point margin in NY22, with voters 65+ disapproving by 15 and 25 points, respectively.
- Republicans and independents both rate the economy, inflation, and crime as the three most important issues in NY3, and the economy, inflation and immigration in NY22.
- In addition to economic issues, Democrats prioritize gun control/gun rights issues, abortion and the environment in NY3 and gun control/gun rights issues, abortion, and voting rights in NY22 in making up their mind to vote this November.
- Voters favor Republicans in Congress on crime, inflation, immigration, gas prices, and the economy in general by margins of 20 points or more in NY3 and by 30 points or more in NY22.
- Gas and food are the biggest inflation concerns at 42% and 30% in NY3, and by 47% and 32% in NY22.
AARP commissioned the bipartisan polling team of Fabrizio Ward & Impact Research to conduct the surveys of 321 likely voters 50 and over in each district from July 5-12. Each survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.47%.
AARP recently released a separate survey of likely voters from the 56 most competitive congressional districts around the nation for 2022.
That survey found a generic Republican candidate with 4-point advantage over a generic Democratic candidate, and that voters age 50 and over make up over 60% of likely voters in these districts and will likely play a key role in deciding the outcome of the midterm elections. The districts included in the survey are rated either a "toss-up" or "lean" either Democratic or Republican by the Cook Political Report.
New York's party primaries for U.S. House seats will be August 23. For more information on how, when and where to vote in New York, visit aarp.org/nyvotes.
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Players of the Year | Baseball | Boys’ lacrosse | Girls’ lacrosse | Boys’ soccer | Girls’ soccer | Boys’ track and field | Girls’ track and field | Boys’ tennis | Girls’ tennis | Golf | Gymnastics | Boys’ rowing | Girls’ rowing
The following student-athletes have been selected to The Washington Post’s 2022 All-Met team for softball:
Player of the Year
Katie Kutz, P, Jr., O’Connell
She pitched a flawless 17-0 season as the Knights rolled to Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state championships. Described by one coach as a “generational talent,” the junior Oklahoma State commit struck out 235 batters to just 11 walks. Her seven home runs and .482 batting average also made her a feared hitter and helped her garner WCAC and VISAA player of the year honors.
First team
Eva Butler, IF, Sr., Potomac
Butler’s strong play at shortstop coupled with her .537 batting average helped give Coach Wayne Loving’s squad another Independent School League championship and state finals appearance.
Amaya Carroll, P, Sr., Spalding
Carroll dominated the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland as the Cavaliers took home another state crown. The Maryland Baltimore County commit struck out 228 hitters while leading the team in batting average, home runs and RBI.
Michelle Chatfield, IF, Jr., Woodgrove
Described by one coach as “the best third baseman I have seen in my 40 years of coaching,” the Virginia Tech commit helped lead the Wolverines to a region championship.
Caitlyn Cornwell, OF, Jr., Northeast
The Maryland commit was the Eagles’ captain and leadoff hitter and got on base routinely with a .563 batting average.
Isabella DiGiandomenico, P, Jr., Damascus
The Montgomery County pitcher of the year ended the season 11-1 with 125 strikeouts and a 1.56 ERA.
Kayla Fekel, P, Jr., Stone Bridge
Fekel followed a 15-strikeout perfect game in the state semifinals with 11 more punch-outs in a 2-1 title game victory for the Bulldogs.
Genevieve Gleason, utility, Jr., Clarksburg
The pitcher and first baseman gave up just seven runs and struck out 164 batters while batting .500.
Kat Hanson, utility, Jr., Sherwood
Hanson was the star player on a loaded team that won its seventh state title.
Morgan Lipansky, utility, Jr., Damascus
Lipansky was named Montgomery County player of the year and was nominated for Gatorade player of the year after bashing 10 home runs.
Alexis Morgan, OF, Jr., Westfield
The Central Florida commit was described by one coach as a player with “incredible speed that helps her offensively on the bases and defensively in the outfield.”
Lindsey Mullen, P, Jr., Tuscarora
Mullen was named the Virginia High School League Region 4C player of the year after an outstanding year that saw her strike out 250 batters and give up just four earned runs.
Katrina Swan, IF, Jr., Madison
Swan hit a towering home run in the seventh inning of the Class 6 state championship game to help propel Madison to victory, capping off a season in which she was named regional player of the year.
Reese Torres, C, Sr., Langley
The Liberty District player of the year was dubbed “by far the best catcher in the region” by another coach. That same coach added that “every team fears her at the plate.” She led the district with four home runs and didn’t commit an error all season.
Alana Watts, OF, So., Chesapeake
Watts’s dominance at the plate was apparent in Chesapeake’s win over South River in the Anne Arundel title game, when she clocked four hits for the Cougars.
Coach of the Year
Ashley Barber-Strunk, Sherwood
The Warriors (18-2) breezed past their Montgomery County competition before winning the 4A state title handily over Severna Park, 21-5. Her squad’s 14-hit first inning in the championship game epitomized its dominant season, with players up and down the roster contributing. It was Sherwood’s fifth state championship under Barber-Strunk’s direction.
Second team
Kaylie Avvisato, utility, So., Riverside
Yanna Bravewolf, utility, Sr., Potomac
Maddie Coleman, P, Sr., Howard
Natalie Elias, OF, Sr., Loudoun Valley
Riley Frickleton, IF, Jr., South Lakes
Maggie Frisvold, P, Jr., Reservoir
Megan Furr, C, Sr., Westfield
Raven Jackson, P, Jr., Jackson-Reed
Abbey Lane, P, So., Woodgrove
Charlotte Moore, OF, So., Riverside
Alison Pollack, IF, Sr., Chesapeake
C.J. Roy, P, Jr., Maret
Kay Sakala, IF, Sr., Sherwood
Christina Willemssen, utility, Jr., Robinson
Honorable mention
Sofia Anderson, IF, So., O’Connell
Faatimah Brown, P, Sr., C.H. Flowers
Erika Castellano, IF, Jr., Potomac
Ayla Condill, OF, So., Madison
Cheyenne DeGross, C, Sr., Holy Cross
Alyssa Dichard, IF, Jr., O’Connell
Graciela Dominguez, IF, Jr., James Madison
Emilie Doty, P, Sr., Washington & Liberty
Savannah Drummond, OF, Jr., Severna Park
Harper Dunn, IF, Sr., Jackson-Reed
Veronica Goode, utility, Sr., Wilde Lake
Madison Greene, IF, So., Loudoun Valley
Sasa Groome, OF, Sr., O'Connell
Ellie Hasegawa, C, Jr., River Hill
Karlee Hughes, IF, Sr., Calvert
Courtney Johnson, IF, Jr., Reservoir
Macey Johnson, IF, Sr., McLean
Tristin Koerner, C, Sr., Tuscarora
Anna Lightsey, OF, Sr., Damascus
Sofia Marshall, IF, So., Madison
Heather McQueeney, OF, Jr., Wilde Lake
Sarah Medellin, C, Sr., Woodbridge
Delaney Mosley, OF, Jr., St. John’s
Starra Murphy, IF, Sr., Huntingtown
Sydney Parlett, C, Sr., Northern
Karen Potts, IF, Jr., Wootton
Annika Rohs, IF, Jr., Woodgrove
Katherine Scheivert, IF, Sr., Tuscarora
Lillian Scheivert, OF, Jr., Tuscarora
Brenya Schlutz, OF, Jr., Sherwood
Bria Sewell, OF, So., Arundel
Kimmya Sims, utility, Fr., Elizabeth Seton
Grace Slear, utility, Jr., Good Counsel
Gracelyn Solarz, IF, Sr., South River
Olivia Stinchcomb, P, Sr., South Lakes
Samantha Stuart, utility, Sr., West Springfield
Sally Trent, C, So., Severna Park
Kristin White, P, Jr., Crofton
Jackie Yeager, C, So., Stone Bridge
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—Revolutionary & Elevated Technology Disrupts Traditional Blending—
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JACKSON, Miss. – Black lawmakers in Mississippi are denouncing efforts by the majority-white and Republican-led state Legislature to grab power from the majority-Black and Democratic-led capital city of Jackson.
“The actions being taken by our legislative leadership amount to a symbolic decapitation of Black elected leadership,” Democratic Sen. John Horhn of Jackson said Wednesday during a Legislative Black Caucus news conference.
The state Senate voted Tuesday to create a regional board to eventually take control of Jackson's struggling water system, which is now overseen by a federally appointed administrator.
Hours later, the House voted to create a new court in part of Jackson with judges who would be appointed rather than elected.
The two bills are not yet close to becoming law. The Senate bill will go to the House for more work, and the House bill will go to the Senate.
Nearly 83% of Jackson residents are Black, and the city has had Black mayors since 1997.
Bills to create the regional water board and the new court system are sponsored by white, Republican lawmakers who live in northern Mississippi, more than two hours’ drive from Jackson. In both cases, the sponsors said they wrote the bills without first consulting Jackson lawmakers. The Senate sponsor said he later incorporated ideas from Jackson officials.
One bill would create a Capitol Complex Improvement District court in the more affluent — and whiter — parts of Jackson. Judges would be appointed by the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, and prosecutors would be appointed by the state attorney general, both of whom are white.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has likened the court proposal to apartheid. During a nearly five-hour debate on the court bill, several Black lawmakers said the proposal would strip away voting rights in a state with a racist history of voter suppression.
Democratic Rep. Zakiya Summers of Jackson said at the news conference Wednesday that the proposal would create a “separate but unequal court."
“This is a return to the old Mississippi –- to slave patrols, to convict leasing, to installing ‘the folks we like because we never wanted y’all to vote in the first place,'" Summers said. "It’s a return to a shameful past that kept us pushed out, kicked out and silenced.”
Black legislators said establishing a regional water board is a paternalistic move to wrest power from Jackson's mayor and City Council.
Jackson has struggled with water problems for years. The crisis culminated in late August and early September, when the system came near collapse and most people in the city of 150,000 went several days without running water. Some lost water again after a cold snap in December.
The city is receiving $600 million from the federal government to improve the water system. Lumumba has said repeatedly that the city must maintain long-term control of the water system after the appointed administrator departs.
Democratic Rep. Chris Bell of Jackson said Wednesday that the efforts of the majority of legislators to control the capital city show “the devaluation of Black assets, the devaluation of Black lives, the devaluation of Black well-being in the city of Jackson.”
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In the late 1990s, when Florida bikers were still required to wear helmets, Pinellas lawyer Ron Smith was an aggressive advocate for overturning the law.
Smith was a member of ABATE — A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments and American Bikers Aimed Toward Education — which lobbied against the law for years. He represented clients who ran afoul of Florida’s motorcycle requirements in court cases that some say helped overturn Florida’s helmet law.
One of the cases went all the way to the 2nd District Court of Appeal, which ruled that Florida’s helmet law at the time was constitutional, but that the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles had failed to properly publish a list of protective equipment as required by law.
Smith didn’t like being told what to do and valued his independence, said Dave Newman, who met the attorney through an American Legion post in Old Town where they were both members.
“He thought everybody should have their own choice,” Newman said.
In 2000, Smith’s aspiration was realized when the Florida Legislature passed a law allowing motorcyclists over 21 to go without head protection as long as they had $10,000 in insurance coverage for motorcycle accident injuries.
In August, Smith and his girlfriend, Brenda Jeanan Volpe, were riding a motorcycle on U.S. 19 in Pinellas County. They were headed to a memorial service for another biker who had died of cancer.
Smith crashed the bike as he tried to slow for traffic ahead of him. Both he and Volpe were killed.
Neither was wearing a helmet.
The Crash
Smith and Volpe were on their first ride with the American Legion Post 173 in Holiday when they crashed.
Smith, 66, was an experienced rider. He had been a member of the American Legion rider’s group in Old Town for about two years, even serving as the rider director for a year. Volpe, 62, rode along as Smith’s passenger.
As they headed south on U.S. 19 on the morning of Aug. 20, Smith lost control of his bike as he tried to slow down for traffic near the intersection with Eagle Chase Boulevard. Smith’s motorcycle started spinning clockwise and the bike collided with a trailer attached to a pickup truck in another lane.
No one has been charged in the accident, said Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson Steve Gaskins.
It’s impossible to say whether a helmet would have prevented Smith’s and Volpe’s deaths, experts said. Smith’s autopsy report lists blunt head trauma as his cause of death and an initial report from the Hillsborough Medical Examiner’s Office also lists Volpe’s cause of death as head trauma.
“It’s entirely possible that if they were wearing a helmet they might have survived, but again, we can’t say for sure. It certainly would have improved their odds,” said Eric Teoh, who has researched motorcycle safety at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Helmets decrease the risk of death for motorcyclists by 37%, according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They are estimated to be about 41% effective for motorcycle passengers, meaning that for every 100 motorcyclist deaths, 41 could’ve been prevented if the riders were wearing helmets.
In states without helmet laws, 57% of motorcyclists who died in 2020 were not wearing a helmet compared to 11% of motorcyclists in states with helmet laws. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have laws requiring helmets for all riders on all motorcycle-type vehicles.
Florida’s death rate increased by 25% after its helmet law was repealed, according to one study, and the number of motorcyclists admitted to hospitals with head injuries jumped 82% in the 30 months following the law change.
Nationwide, “things are moving in the wrong direction,” with preliminary reports showing a 9% increase in motorcyclist deaths from 2020 to 2021, Teoh said.
“Motorcyclists face greater risk on the road than occupants of enclosed vehicles,” Teoh said. “So it’s just really, really important to protect themselves.”
Legacies
Friends remembered Smith as a sharp lawyer who loved to argue, but who also had a dry sense of humor and a generous spirit.
In 1996, he represented a man who was ticketed for riding without a helmet in Madeira Beach, according to a Tampa Tribune article. That case got the Pinellas Sheriff’s Office to briefly stop enforcing the state’s helmet law after a county judge dismissed the citation. The judge relied on another court case that Smith had handled in which a different county judge ruled that Florida’s helmet law was unconstitutional.
Smith told the Tribune at the time that he went out “looking for a ticket” in Pinellas County by riding a motorcycle without a helmet for 90 miles.
“I passed at least a half-dozen cops,” he said in an interview. “And all I got was a sunburn.”
Smith spent six years as a prosecutor, Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bruce Bartlett said. Smith also worked in criminal defense and was a strong advocate for his clients, said fellow lawyer Joseph Hobson, who described Smith as “an outstanding attorney.”
Tampa defense attorney Bryant Camareno first met Smith about 30 years ago. Camareno was a young prosecutor at the time, while Smith had transitioned over to criminal defense. Smith was a somewhat unconventional attorney, Camareno said: He didn’t wear the double-breasted suits favored by many lawyers, but instead came to court with long hair, a mustache and a pair of boots.
“He looked like someone you would see in a biker bar,” Camareno said.
Gary Pruss, who met Smith through the American Legion post in Old Town, fondly recalled breakfasts with Smith, who loved everything on the menu from eggs to hash browns to grits.
“He was a guy that you went to for advice,” Pruss said.
Volpe was a social woman who loved her kids and was always eager to help out at American Legion functions, friends recalled.
Gary Pruss’ wife, Connie Pruss, said Volpe was full of “piss and vinegar” and fondly recalled a surprise party that Volpe planned for Smith.
“She was funny,” Connie Pruss said. “She had the biggest smile.”
Newman remembered Volpe as an outgoing, bubbly woman who was, in many ways, Smith’s opposite.
“The first time I met her, she acted like we’d known each other our entire lives,” Newman said.
Smith’s son declined an interview request and attempts to reach Volpe’s children at phone numbers listed under their names were unsuccessful.
After the crash, the American Legion Post in Holiday implemented a handful of new safety rules, according to its rider director, Eddie Rodriguez.
They will ask riders whether they have taken any motorcycle safety courses, and if not, connect them to a class. Riders will be asked about their experience level and medical histories. They’ll also be required to do a road test before going on rides with the group, and ride in the back of the formation on their first group ride.
The post isn’t requiring helmets, though they are highly encouraged, Rodriguez said. He said the group doesn’t want to alienate those who might not want to wear them.
Even so, that rule might not be needed at this point. Riders who had previously resisted helmets have started wearing them, Rodriguez said. And on his first ride after the deaths, Rodriguez made an observation while looking at all the riders in the group.
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(The Hill) — Viewers are getting a first glimpse of an upcoming documentary on former President Donald Trump that’s of interest to the Jan. 6 committee.
In the trailer for the Discovery+ documentary “Unprecedented,” released Wednesday, Trump and his adult children are seen each sitting down for interviews.
“I think I treat people well, unless they don’t treat me well, in which case you go to war,” Trump tells filmmakers.
Asked if he would be willing to talk about what happened at last year’s Capitol riot, Trump replies, “Yep.”
Earlier this week, British filmmaker Alex Holder said he had turned over extensive footage he had captured to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack after it issued a subpoena.
Holder said he was recording video for a project focused on Trump’s reelection campaign and conducted interviews with the president and his family. He also captured footage as the riot was unfolding at the Capitol.
Holder is scheduled to be deposed by the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday.
In the teaser shared by Discovery+, Ivanka Trump says with a smile, “My father, he is very honest.”
“And he is who he is,” adds the 45th president’s eldest daughter and former White House adviser.
“He believes everything he’s doing is right,” Donald Trump, Jr. says of his father in another clip.
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New Israeli facility will be the company's third in Israel and will help meet growing hyperscaler and enterprise demand
HERNDON, Va., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeConneX®, the pioneer in global Hyperlocal to Hyperscale Data Center Solutions, announces the expansion of its data center footprint in Israel with the construction of a new facility, located in Rishon. The new data center will support the increasing demand for underground, highly secure, and resilient infrastructure in the region by hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and enterprises. The new EdgeConneX facility will bring 7.5MWs to market and is planned to be operational by Q3 2023. This site will complement the company's existing data center presence near Tel Aviv, including sites in Herzliya and Petah Tikva, which are now both fully operational.
According to a Research and Markets report, the Israel data center market size by investments will reach USD 795 million by 2026. This is primarily due to the growing number of global enterprises and an expanding number of local SMBs requiring cloud access and IoT support. This, combined with the considerable (and growing) demand from hyperscalers, service providers, and government entities, has created the perfect environment for data center space, power, and cloud access uptake. The ability to source land and power, and quickly construct world-class data centers, are key to EdgeConneX successful global expansion.
"We're thrilled to be well underway with the construction and development of the Rishon site," stated Dick Theunissen, Managing Director, EMEA, EdgeConneX. "The new facility and additional expansion plans will bring the necessary capacity and innovation to grow business, and meet increasing hyperscaler and enterprise customer needs. We focus on our customers and providing them with the infrastructure and power capacity they want, where they want it, and when they want it."
The Rishon facility will offer extensive fiber and peering options with resilient access to local and international Internet service providers, enabling connectivity to global markets and services. EdgeConneX data centers are strategically located to offer proximity, capacity, security, and performance.
For more information, please visit www.edgeconnex.com.
About EdgeConneX
Backed by EQT, a Swedish-based infrastructure fund, EdgeConneX provides a full range of sustainable data center solutions worldwide. We work closely with our customers to offer choices in location, scale and type of facility, from Hyperlocal to Hyperscale. EdgeConneX is a global leader in anytime, anywhere, and any scale data center services for a diverse portfolio of industries, including Content, Cloud, Networks, Gaming, Automotive, SaaS, IoT, HPC, Security, and more. With a mission predicated on taking care of our customers, our people, and our planet, EdgeConneX strives to Empower Your Edge. For more information, please visit edgeconnex.com.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney for an Arizona real estate developer who was referred to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation along with a former Trump administration Cabinet member by Democrats on a congressional committee demanded Thursday that he be allowed to publicly rebut the allegations against his client.
Lanny Davis, one of the lawyers representing Arizona developer Michael Ingram, said the House Natural Resources Committee improperly accused Ingram and former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt of bribery.
“I'm asking all these members, Republicans and Democrats alike, to allow me a chance to publicly rebut what I and Mr. Ingram believe are false or misleading allegations of criminal conduct,” Davis told reporters. “I would like to appear before the full committee.”
Last week's criminal referral laid out what committee Democrats said appeared to be a series of campaign contributions totaling $241,000 to Trump-associated committees by Ingram and other wealthy Arizona resident he knows.
They said evidence they collected during a three-year committee investigation strongly suggested the payments were made in exchange for Bernhardt pushing an agency he oversaw to withdraw its opposition to a 28,000-home southern Arizona development Ingram controls.
The criminal referral from Democratic Reps. Raul Grijalva of Arizona and Katie Porter of California says Bernhardt pushed for approval of the Villages at Vigneto project despite a federal wildlife official’s finding that it would threaten habitats for imperiled species.
Bernhardt led the Interior from 2019 to 2021. In 2017, he was the No. 2 official at the department when the Fish and Wildlife Service, an Interior Department agency, reversed its opposition to Ingram's project.
He called the criminal referral “a pathetic attempt by career politicians to fabricate news.”
Davis said Ingram cooperated fully with the probe and provided documents, emails and other materials without the panel issuing a subpoena. He said he was “100% transparent and cooperative with the committee staff and with Mr. Grijalva’s requests.”
Davis said he repeatedly asked if Grijalva would be willing to meet with Ingram and never got a response.
Lindsay Gressard, a Natural Resources Committee spokeswoman, said the panel believed it had gathered enough evidence to merit the criminal referral.
"We just felt that we would present the evidence we had and let DOJ take it from there,” Gressard said.
Grijalva said in a statement that he hoped Ingram would cooperate with the Justice Department.
Davis noted that the only wildlife at issue were “two birds and a snake,” but environmentalists also worry that the project near the San Pedro River would imperil the region's dwindling water supplies.
The referral to the Justice Department laid out a series of meetings, administration actions and campaign donations in mid to late 2017 that committee Democrats said showed a disturbing pattern that they labeled an illegal quid pro quo.
Democrats noted that Ingram met with Bernhardt in August 2017, two weeks before a Fish and Wildlife official received the phone call directing him to reverse the decision blocking the project. The meeting was not disclosed in Bernhardt’s public calendar or travel documents.
Two months later, Ingram made a $10,000 donation to the Trump Victory Fund. The permit was approved later that month. At least nine other donors associated with Ingram also donated to the Trump Victory Fund in the days after Ingram’s donation, Democrats said.
Davis said his news conference was not intended to influence any possible Justice Department investigation. Ingram owns development company El Dorado Holdings and is a part-owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's a Trump supporter and has made contributions to Arizona's Republican governor and other state GOP candidates in recent years. Davis said Ingram has hired former U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton to handle that matter.
A Justice Department spokesman said last week that the department will review the referral.
Davis said the criminal referral left out things that may help clear his client and repeatedly said that the correlation between the meetings, the campaign donations and Fish and Wildlife's changed position don't prove anything.
“That's innuendo, that isn't fact,” Davis said.
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DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s second-quarter deliveries rose 83% from a year ago after the company cut prices several times on its four electric vehicle models and buyers took advantage of U.S. government tax credits.
The Austin, Texas, producer of EV, solar panels and batteries said Sunday that it sold a record 466,140 vehicles worldwide from April through June, nearly doubling the 254,695 it sold during the same period a year earlier. The vast majority of the sales were Tesla’s popular Model 3 and Model Y versions.
But the price cuts, both for special orders and on existing inventory, raised questions from analysts who expect the cuts to reduce Tesla’s profit margins when it announces second-quarter earnings on July 19.
Tesla’s sales were better than Wall Street expectations. Analysts polled by data provider FactSet expected deliveries of 445,000 for the quarter.
The company produced 479,700 vehicles from April through June, about 13,000 more than it sold, indicating that inventories may be building.
The second-quarter sales bring Tesla to nearly 900,000 vehicles for the first half of this year. The company sold 422,875 vehicles from January through March.
CEO Elon Musk has predicted that sales will grow about 50% per year for the near future. To reach that number for the full year, the company would have to sell 1.97 million vehicles. Analysts expect Tesla to fall a little short, delivering 1.82 million vehicles for the year.
Tesla cut U.S. prices at least four times during the quarter for vehicles ordered by customers. Larger price drops emerged on store inventory toward the end of the quarter in mid-June. The company trimmed prices on some Model 3 cars by more than $3,000. Model X SUV price cuts reached over $10,000, and the company threw in three years of free charging for the S and X. The Model S sedan saw cuts of about $7,500.
Prices even were reduced on inventory of the Model Y small-SUV, Tesla’s top seller, by as much as $1,570 in a late June push to move vehicles.
But sales were almost certainly boosted by a $7,500 U.S. government tax credit from the Inflation Reduction Act that was available on nearly all Tesla models during the second quarter.
Wedbush Analyst Dan Ives said price cuts in boosted sales, especially in China, but there will be a price to pay in reduced profit margins. He expects Tesla’s margins to hit bottom during the next two quarters, recovering to normal levels next year.
“We’re going to likely see the price cuts have weighed on margins,” Morningstar analyst Seth Goldstein said.
Tesla’s automotive gross profit margin (excluding regulatory credit revenue), the company’s gross profit compared to revenue, was as high as 30% early last year. But as interest rates rose, Tesla began cutting prices last year, and the margin fell to 19% in the first quarter. Analysts expect 16.9% from April through June, according to FactSet.
Ives said Tesla’s U.S. inventory is starting to grow. “That’s going to be a bit of an overhang going into the second half of the year,” he said.
Deliveries, he said, aren’t the whole Tesla story. With General Motors, Ford, Rivian and Volvo announcing that they’ll join Tesla’s charging network and start using its plug, Tesla will get millions in charging revenue.
“I do believe investors are starting to appreciate the sum of the parts story,” Ives said.
Shares of Tesla have more than doubled in value this year, largely on news that General Motors and Ford are joining the company’s charging network. Tesla shares closed Friday at $261.77.
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There were signs Sunday that negotiators were closing in on a deal at a U.N. conference that would protect nature and provide financing to set up protected areas and restore degraded ecosystems.
China, which holds the presidency at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP15, released a draft deal that calls for protecting 30% of the most important global land and marine areas by 2030. Currently, 17% of terrestrial and 10% of marine areas are protected.
The draft also calls for raising $200 billion by 2030 for biodiversity and working to phase out or reform subsidies that could provide another $500 billion for nature. As part of that, it calls to increase to at least $20 billion annually or by some estimates triple the amount that goes to poor countries by 2025. That number would increase to $30 billion each year by 2030.
The draft now goes to a meeting of all governments this evening and could be adopted soon after.
“Today the world’s countries rose to the occasion and produced a historic draft that agrees to protect at least 30% of our planet,” Enric Sala, National Geographic Explorer in Residence and Pristine Seas Founder, said in a statement. “This recognizes years of work by negotiators, researchers, conservationists, and Indigenous Peoples. Now we just need to maintain the political will to get this ambition across the finish line without diminishing its scope. World leaders must remain committed to bold action in Montreal.”
The ministers and government officials from about 190 countries mostly agree that protecting biodiversity has to be a priority, with many comparing those efforts to climate talks that wrapped up last month in Egypt.
Climate change coupled with habitat loss, pollution and development have hammered the world’s biodiversity, with one estimate in 2019 warning that a million plant and animal species face extinction within decades — a rate of loss 1,000 times greater than expected. Humans use about 50,000 wild species routinely, and 1 out of 5 people of the world’s 8 billion population depend on those species for food and income, the report said.
But they have struggled for nearly two weeks to agree on what that protection looks like and who will pay for it.
The financing has been among the most contentions issues, with delegates from 70 African, South American and Asian countries walking out of negotiations Wednesday. They returned several hours later.
Brazil, speaking for developing countries during the week, said in a statement that a new funding mechanism dedicated to biodiversity should be established and that developed countries provide $100 billion annually in financial grants to emerging economies until 2030.
“All the elements are in there for a balance of unhappiness which is the secret to achieving agreement in U.N. bodies,” Pierre du Plessis, a negotiator from Namibia who is helping coordinate the African group, told The Associated Press. “Everyone got a bit of what they wanted, not necessarily everything they wanted. Let’s see if there is there is a spirit of unity.”
Others praised the fact the document recognizes the rights of Indigenous communities.
“By including strong language safeguarding the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities and recognizing Indigenous and traditional territories, the text provides an opportunity for a new era of partnership, respect and rights-based conservation,” Brian O’Donnell, the director of the Campaign for Nature, said in a statement. “This could be the paradigm shift that scientists and Indigenous leaders have been calling for.”
But others were concerned that the draft puts off until 2050 a goal of preventing the extinction of species and preserving the integrity of ecosystems.
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Sides Battle Over Election Law ‘Solicitation’ Restrictions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Pointing to the First Amendment, voting-rights organizations Wednesday urged a federal appeals court to reject part of a controversial Florida elections law that prevents groups from providing food and water to people waiting in line at polling places.
Attorneys for the League of Women Voters of Florida, the Black Voters Matter Fund, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans and other plaintiffs filed a 67-page brief asking the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a district judge’s ruling that said increased “solicitation” restrictions near polling places violate speech rights.
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in March found parts of the 2021 elections law (SB 90) unconstitutional after voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs filed a series of legal challenges. Walker concluded that the law passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature was intended to discriminate against Black Floridians.
The state, the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee appealed Walker’s ruling to the Atlanta-based appeals court, which in May issued a stay that will allow the law to be in effect during this year’s elections.
But the underlying legal battle continued, with the appeals court scheduled to hear arguments Sept. 15 in Miami. The series of challenges have been consolidated, with the brief filed Wednesday by the League of Women Voters and other plaintiffs in its portion of the case dealing with only two issues.
That included arguments by the groups that the additional solicitation restrictions violated the First Amendment because they are overbroad and vague. Florida has long had a law aimed at curbing solicitation, such as seeking votes and distributing campaign literature, near polling places.
But the brief Wednesday pointed to an additional phrase added in the 2021 law that would prohibit “engaging in any activity with the intent to influence or effect of influencing a voter.” It contended that the wording is “astonishingly broad” and unconstitutional.
“It prohibits a vast swath of expressive activity at polling places, even though the more tailored prohibitions that existed before its enactment were fully adequate to ensure order at polling places and protect voters from electioneering in their immediate vicinity,” the brief said.
At least part of the issue involves efforts by groups to provide food and water to voters waiting in line. Opponents of the additional restrictions have contended that areas with large numbers of Black and Latino voters have traditionally had longer wait times for voting and that churches and other organizations have provided food, water and other aid to voters.
But in a brief last month asking the appeals court to overturn Walker’s ruling, attorneys for the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee disputed that the solicitation issue involves speech rights.
“Distributing food and water to voters in line is not inherently expressive; it conveys no identifiable message that is overwhelmingly apparent. Plaintiffs give gifts, such as bottled water or pretzels, to voters in line. But there is not a ‘great likelihood’ that the voters interpret these gifts to convey an identifiable message,” the Republican organizations’ brief said, partially quoting from a legal precedent.
The GOP organizations also contended that Florida needed to update its solicitation law.
“Before SB 90 was enacted, agitators at polling places in Florida were broadcasting messages over bullhorns and initiating fights,” last month’s brief said. “It was also difficult for election officials to tell whether a given interaction between third parties and voters involved improper electioneering, fraud, or undue influence.”
But the brief filed Wednesday by lawyers for the voting-rights groups disputed such arguments and said the law in the past allowed removing “disruptive and unruly persons” from areas around polling places.
“Nothing in the record suggests that (county elections) supervisors’ authority under those existing provisions was not up to the task,” the voting-rights groups’ brief said. “Indeed, the district court found that the supervisors did not ask for the solicitation definition or support its enactment.”
Walker’s March ruling sharply denounced parts of the law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republicans approved amid a broader GOP push to change elections laws after former President Donald Trump lost in 2020. Florida had a relatively smooth 2020 election, but Republicans argued more restrictions were needed to prevent future wrongdoing.
In his ruling, which also addressed parts of the law dealing with issues such as drop boxes for vote-by-mail ballots, Walker wrote that Florida “has repeatedly, recently, and persistently acted to deny Black Floridians access to the franchise.”
The other part of the voting-rights groups’ brief Wednesday involved an issue dealing with disclaimers by voter-registration groups. The Legislature this year repealed that part of the law, but the debate has continued about how the appeals court should address it.
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ANDOVER, Mass., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: BYRN) ("Byrna" or the "Company") today announced that it will issue its financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended May 31, 2022 on Thursday, July 7, 2022, before the financial markets open. Management will conduct a conference call that day at 9:00 am ET to review these results.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad received an invitation to attend the upcoming COP28 climate talks in Dubai later this year, even as the yearslong war in his country over his rule grinds on.
Assad’s invite, late Monday, to the climate talks comes as the Syrian president already is scheduled to attend the Arab League summit this Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, years after being frozen out of regional politics. A brutal crackdown by Assad’s government on demonstrators in a 2011 Arab Spring uprising challenging his rule descended into a civil war and consequently became a regional conflict.
The war has killed half a million people and displaced half of Syria’s population.
Assad’s invitation came in a letter from Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported. The agency published images of Assad reading the letter alongside an Emirati diplomat in Damascus. The UAE similarly had cut ties with Assad, only to slowly restore them in recent years.
Asked for comment, the Emirati office organizing the upcoming climate conference said in a statement that the event marked “a milestone opportunity for the world to come together, course correct, and drive progress towards keeping the goals and ambitions of the Paris Climate Agreement alive.”
“COP28 is committed to an inclusive COP process that produces transformational solutions,” the statement added. “This can only happen if we have everyone in the room.”
Syria is both a party to the Paris Climate Agreement, as well as the Kyoto Protocol. Scientists have linked a drought in Syria that began in 2007 to climate change, saying that it likely played a part in the conflict.
However, Assad’s invitation will probably heighten scrutiny of the Emirates ahead of hosting the talks.
Already, activists have criticized the UAE for nominating the head of its dominant state oil company as the president of the talks. That company has plans to boost its production of both crude oil and natural gas, fossil fuels that produce more of the heat-trapping carbon dioxide that the U.N. negotiations hope to limit. But the oil chief, Sultan al-Jaber, has also helped oversee the Emirates pledging tens of billions of dollars toward renewable energy projects worldwide.
The Conference of the Parties — where COP gets its name — will be held at Dubai’s Expo City from Nov. 30 through Dec. 12.
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday defended his decision to allow a larger United States military presence in the country as vital to territorial defense despite China’s fierce opposition and warning that it would “drag the Philippines into the abyss of geopolitical strife.”
The Marcos administration announced in early February that it would allow rotating batches of American forces to indefinitely stay in four more Philippine military camps in addition to five local bases earlier designated under a 2014 defense pact of the longtime treaty allies.
Marcos said the four new sites would be announced soon and they include areas in the northern Philippines. That location has infuriated Chinese officials because it would provide U.S. forces a staging ground close to southern China and Taiwan.
The Biden administration has been strengthening an arc of military alliances in the Indo-Pacific to better counter China, including in any future confrontation over Taiwan. America’s moves dovetail with Philippine efforts to shore up its territorial defense amid a long-seething dispute mainly with China in the South China Sea.
Aside from the northern and southern Philippines, Marcos told a news conference that under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, U.S. forces would also be allowed to stay in western Palawan province, which faces the South China Sea. He underscored the moves were meant to boost the country’s coastal defense and added in reply to a question that opposition to the U.S. military presence by some local Filipino officials had been overcome.
“We explained to them why it was important that we have that and why it will actually be good for their province,” Marcos said, adding most of those who had objections had come around “to support the idea of an EDCA site in their province.”
Governor Manuel Mamba of northern Cagayan province, where American forces may be allowed to stay with their weapons in up to two Philippine military areas, said Marcos has the prerogative to make the decision. But added he remained opposed to allowing the Americans to base in Cagayan, which lies across a sea border from southern China and Taiwan, because that could turn his province into a key target of the Chinese military if an armed conflict involving the U.S. military breaks out over Taiwan.
“It is the president’s call, not mine,” Mamba told The Associated Press. “But I maintain my stand against any foreign forces stationed in my province. Still, I am against EDCA sites in my province.”
Marcos spoke to reporters after delivering a speech at an army anniversary ceremony where he asked troops to prepare to face potential external threats after a half-century battle against communist rebels that he said “is coming to an end.”
“The army must always be fully prepared and capable for any contingencies, especially considering you are the country’s last line of defense against any external security threat,” he said.
U.S. and Philippine officials have said that American-funded construction of barracks, warehouses and other structures to be used by U.S. forces would generate much-needed local jobs and boost the economy. The U.S. presence would help the Philippines respond to natural disasters, enhance combat-readiness and help deter Chinese aggression in Asia.
China, however, has repeatedly accused Washington of taking steps to contain it militarily and of driving a wedge between Beijing and its Asian neighbors like the Philippines.
“Creating economic opportunities and jobs through military cooperation is tantamount to quenching thirst with poison and gouging flesh to heal wounds,” the Chinese embassy in Manila said in a recent statement. “Such cooperation will seriously endanger regional peace and stability and drag the Philippines into the abyss of geopolitical strife and damage its economic development at the end of the day.”
U.S. forces have intensified and broadened joint training, focusing on combat readiness and disaster response with Filipino troops on the nation’s western coast, which faces the disputed South China Sea, and in its northern Luzon region across the sea from the Taiwan Strait.
Next month, the allied forces are to hold their largest combat exercise, called Balikatan — Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder — which will include live-fire drills. One planned maneuver involves U.S. and Philippine forces firing rockets to sink a mock enemy ship in waters facing the South China Sea, the Philippine military said.
If the ship-sinking exercise proceeds as planned, it would likely draw an angry reaction from China, which claims the strategic waterway virtually in its entirety and has repeatedly warned Washington to stop meddling in what Beijing says is a purely Asian dispute.
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COLUMBUS, Ga., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspirion, a leading technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management ("RCM") provider for complex claims and revenue integrity, announced today that Tammi Smith has been appointed to the position of Chief Transformation Officer, effective immediately. Smith will be responsible for driving optimum performance, scale, best practices, and transformation to enable greater effectiveness in serving Aspirion's clients and operating at the highest levels.
"Aspirion's commitment to continual improvement and transformation is clear with Tammi at the helm of our Enterprise Transformation Organization," said Amy Amick, Aspirion CEO. "Tammi's extensive experience in strategic transformation, integration of acquisitions, and propagation of best practices make her a vital addition to our executive leadership team. Client excellence is a key pillar of our company and we have set a bar that we will always be the most impactful partner to the clients that we serve. This material investment in excellence and innovation is core to our company's DNA. Tammi's leadership will be instrumental in our ability to consistently deliver on this lofty commitment."
Smith will spearhead the scaling of Aspirion's business with targeted outcomes which include ensuring the highest yield and the fastest acceleration of cash flow for its clients. Smith joins Aspirion with extensive expertise, including most recently her time at Enverus where she served as the Senior Vice President of Revenue Operations. Prior to Enverus, she held various leadership roles at nThrive/MedAssets including Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations & Enablement, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Technology Operations, Vice President for Strategic Operations, and Chief of Staff. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles at M*Modal, Allscripts, and TriZetto where she cultivated her expertise in revenue cycle management and change management.
"I am excited and energized to join this forward-looking organization and to take on the role of Chief Transformation Officer," said Tammi Smith. "Everything Aspirion does is focused on being the trusted partner for the healthcare organizations it serves—and to stay true to that mission it is critical that we continue to innovate, grow, and transform as a company for the benefit of our teammates and clients. I look forward to building on that foundation over the coming months and into the future."
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Artist and author Shaun Tan creates semi-mechanical and animalesque beings that seem born of both the natural world and industrious humans. Whimsical, cerebral, socially aware, grotesque and cuddly, Tan's artistic universe runs the emotional gamut.
Creature: Paintings, Drawings, and Reflections is a comprehensive collection of Tan's artwork from the last 25 years as well as essays by Tan about his creative practice and lifelong fascination with creatures.
"As an artist, I'm interested in what you do when you encounter something that's really, really strange and unfamiliar," he tells NPR, "whether it's with fear or evasion or curiosity and maybe even love is really quite telling."
Over the course of 25 years, Tan has received numerous honors including an Academy Award for the short film The Lost Thing, based on his book of the same name, a Best Books for Young Adults from the American Library Association for his 2008 graphic novel The Arrival and two Hugo Awards for Best Professional Artist. Tan's admirers include fellow artist/illustrators Art Spiegelman, Neil Gaiman and Marjane Satrapi.
They start out as doodles
Tan talks about his creations as if they have minds of their own. He says he's constantly drawing in his sketchbooks, "It's often just random words and pictures and very playful, very nonsensical." But occasionally those "doodles," as he calls them, become something more.
In the case of The Lost Thing, he says it began with "just a little person on a beach having what looked like a philosophical conversation with a large, metal, crab like creature," remembers Tan, "the creature looked very frightening and strange and it was dwarfing this little person, but the person was not afraid."
The human searches all over to find out where the thing belongs. Nobody else in the town, including the human's parents, seem to care. The Lost Thing is a kind of fable about apathy and belonging.
The need to belong can be overrated
Tan says the notion of belonging comes up "every time" he writes a story or paints a picture. "There's this sense that belonging can become a bit of a crisis. I mean, we don't really interrogate the concept that much. We consider it a virtue of some kind. And we're all searching for it," he says, "but we're not often questioning what it is exactly or whether it's always such a good thing."
In The Lost Thing, the human helps the giant, metal crab-like creature find a place where it wants to stay, a kind of home filled with other lost things. The narrator says, "I can't say that the thing actually belonged in the place where it ended up. In fact, none of the things there really belonged. They all seemed happy enough though, so maybe that didn't matter."
Tan wrote The Lost Thing early in his career when he doubted whether his artwork had purpose. "It kind of tapped into something I was feeling at the time in my mid-20s of wanting to be creative but not quite sure where I belonged and what the meaning of my work was," he tells NPR, "And the story ended up being about all those things, about what do you do with meaningless work, and is that OK? And I've come to realize it is OK."
Tan grew up in the outer suburbs of Perth in western Australia, "which at the time was a bit of a castaway place on the coast. Very windy, sandy, sunny." He says a combination of "boredom" and "playing in nature" inspired his art-making and came "to shape who I am and the way I think about things."
Tan's fascination with birds began when he was around 11 years old. Walking through a local park, a small wattlebird fell from a tree right in front of him. In Creature he writes, "a deeper empathy snapped to attention, a deeper reality. A compassion that bypassed all other thinking with a sense of kinship and purpose." Tan writes that he brought the bird home and he and his family nursed it back to health.
Drawing for companionship
"I think there's something really special about a human ability to love non-human things and quite deeply," Tan tells NPR.
He says he's always been interested in a creature "as a companion, not as an adversary or antagonist or a threat or something even scary and mysterious. But as the person sitting next to you."
In his illustration titled "I Know," Tan imagines a faucet creature hugging a little girl. Tan says it's saying, "I don't have a solution for you. I may not be able to help you, but I know what you're feeling. It seems a little more poignant that it's coming from an almost inanimate object."
Creature is partly the result of Tan being "trapped at home" during the pandemic, without access to his studio. He took the opportunity to organize hundreds of his sketches. As he looked through them, he says, he discovered "some connective tissue between all these random bones and joints and particularly this idea of the creatures." He hopes readers, particularly kids, will look through the collection and realize, "here's an adult that never stopped drawing funny creatures and actually figured out something serious to say about them."
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BANGKOK — A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison on Thursday for posting messages on Facebook that it said defamed the country's monarchy, while two young women charged with the same offense continued a hunger strike after being hospitalized.
The court in the northern province of Chiang Rai found that Mongkhon Thirakot violated the lese majeste law in 14 of 27 posts for which he was arrested last August. The law covers the current king, his queen and heirs, and any regent.
The lese majeste law carries a prison term of three to 15 years per incident for insulting the monarchy, but critics say it is often wielded as a tool to quash political dissent. Student-led pro-democracy protests beginning in 2020 openly criticized the monarchy, previously a taboo subject, leading to vigorous prosecutions under the law, which had previously been relatively rarely employed.
Since November 2020, according to Thai Lawyers for Human Rights, a legal aid organization, at least 228 people, including 18 minors, have been charged with violating the law, even as the protest movement withered due to arrests and the difficulties of conducting protests during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chiang Rai court found that 13 messages posted by Mongkhon, an online clothing merchant, did not violate the law because they related to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the father of current King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or did not mention a specific royal figure. Mongkhon was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison for each of the other 14 posts. The 42-year total prison term was reduced by one third, to 28 years, because of Mongkhon's cooperation with the court.
Mongkhon was granted release on bail while his case in on appeal, under the conditions that he does not engage in acts that damage the monarchy or leave the country.
Prosecutions under the lese majeste law have recently drawn increased public attention because of a prison hunger strike by two female activists charged with the offense.
The two, Tantawan "Tawan" Tuatulanon and Orawan "Bam" Phupong, had been free on bail but announced earlier this month that they were revoking their own release to return to prison in solidarity with others held pending trial on the same charge. They issued demands including reform of the justice system, the release of political prisoners and the restoration of civil liberties by abolishing legislation such as the lese majeste law.
After three days back in prison, they began a hunger strike in which they are not consuming either food or liquids, a life-threatening tactic. On Tuesday they were transferred from the prison hospital to a state hospital with better facilities.
As their strike continued, supporters staged small protests.
The opposition Move Forward Party, which has been offering support, has proposed amending the lese majeste law, but no action has been taken in Parliament.
The proposal would reduce the punishment for defaming the king to a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of up to 300,000 baht ($9,160), while an offense against the queen, the king's heirs or the regent would be subject to a maximum six-month prison term and a fine of up to 200,000 baht ($6,100).
"The entire Thai justice system has a problem and so does the enforcement of the lese majeste law, which is also used as a political tool. Thailand has to solve this and make its distorted justice system better," said Pita Limjaroenrat, the party's leader.
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SANIBEL, Fla. — The causeway washed out by Hurricane Ian that links Sanibel Island to the Florida mainland reopened with temporary repairs on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced.
The 3-mile causeway was badly damaged by the Category 4 hurricane, with initial predictions that repairs could take months. Instead, the span reopened just three weeks after the storm blew ashore Sept. 28.
"It's something that shows a little bit of a can-do spirit," DeSantis, a Republican, said at a news conference, adding that government bureaucracy should not hamper such efforts.
"The work that has been done to restore vehicle access to Sanibel Island has been historic," the governor added.
Sanibel Island is home to about 6,300 people. The storm killed more than 100 people in Florida, many of them in Lee County, where Sanibel and its famed seashell beaches are a top tourist destination.
One lifelong Sanibel resident, Troy Thompson, said having the causeway back will really help the barrier island because so much recovery work remains.
"The causeway is our lifeline. It means everything to get it back," said Thompson, operations manager at his family's Lazy Flamingo restaurant.
The governor's office said 100 crews worked around the clock to repair the causeway, which includes three separate bridges. Workers used 8,200 loads of fill dirt, 2,400 loads of rock, and 4,000 tons of asphalt.
The Florida Department of Transportation will continue to work on a permanent fix for the causeway, officials said. Power restoration, debris removal and other recovery efforts will be much easier with the temporary causeway repairs, they said.
"There is hope," said Cecil Pendergrass, chairman of the Lee County Commission. "We will rebuild."
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It’s almost Oscars time: Here’s everything you need to know
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 Oscars, including when they are, where to watch the live show and this year’s controversies.
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WHEN ARE THE OSCARS?
The Oscars will be held Sunday, March 12, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony is set to begin at 8 p.m. EDT and be broadcast live on ABC.
CAN YOU STREAM THE OSCARS?
The broadcast can be streamed with a subscription to Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV and Fubo TV. Some of these services offer brief free trials. You can also stream the show on ABC.com and on the ABC app by authenticating your provider.
WHO’S HOSTING?
Jimmy Kimmel will host for the third time and his first time since 2018. That was also the last Oscars to feature a solo host. The show went hostless for several years after Kimmel’s last outing. Last year, Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes hosted as a trio. In an ad for this year’s show styled after “Top Gun: Maverick,” Kimmel made his humble case for being the right person for the job while noting that he can’t get slapped because “I cry a lot.”
WHAT’S NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE AT THE 2023 OSCARS?
The 10 movies competing for best picture are: “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Fabelmans,” “Tár,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Women Talking.” Here’s a guide to how you can watch them.
WHO’S PRESENTING?
Presenters include: Halle Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Chastain, John Cho, Andrew Garfield, Hugh Grant, Danai Gurira, Salma Hayek Pinault, Nicole Kidman, Florence Pugh and Sigourney Weaver. They join a previously announced group including: Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Jennifer Connelly, Ariana DeBose, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan, Troy Kotsur, Jonathan Majors, Melissa McCarthy, Janelle Monáe, Deepika Padukone, Questlove, Zoe Saldaña and Donnie Yen. A third wave was announced Thursday: Halle Berry, Paul Dano, Cara Delevingne, Harrison Ford, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Olsen, Pedro Pascal and John Travolta.
WHAT ELSE IS IN STORE FOR THE SHOW?
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has said that winners to all categories will be announced live on the show. (Last year, some categories were taped in a pre-show, something that caused an uproar among academy members.) All signs point to a full slate of musical performances, with Rihanna performing “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava singing Chandrabose and M.M. Keeravaani’s “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR.” Nominee Lady Gaga, on the other hand, will not sing “Hold My Hand,” from “Top Gun: Maverick,” during the show. On Monday, show producers announced that Lenny Kravitz will deliver the “In Memoriam” performance.
WHO ARE THE FAVORITES?
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s indie sci-fi hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in with a leading 11 nominations. Close on its heels, though, is the Irish friends-falling-out dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin,” with nine nods, a total matched by Netflix’s WWI film “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) may have a slight edge on Cate Blanchett (“Tár”) for best actress. Best actor is harder to call, with Brendan Fraser (“The Whale”) and Austin Butler (“Elvis”) in the mix. In the supporting categories, Angela Bassett (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”) and Ke Huy Quan (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”) are the frontrunners, though Jamie Lee Curtis’ Screen Actors Guild Awards win may have thrown a wrench into the supporting actress category. Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”) may win his third best director Oscar, though the Daniels may have emerged as the frontrunners. AP Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle are predicting a big haul for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
WHAT’S BEEN CONTROVERSIAL THIS YEAR?
Aside from the usual snubs and surprises, this year’s biggest to-do has been the debate surrounding Andrea Riseborough’s unexpected nomination for best actress. Riseborough was nominated for the little-seen, Texas-set drama “To Leslie” after many A-list stars rallied around her performance. When two other best-actress contenders — Danielle Deadwyler (“Till”) and Viola Davis (“Woman King”) — were snubbed, some saw that as a reflection of racial bias in the film industry. The academy launched an inquiry into the star-studded, grassroots campaign for Riseborough but found no reason to rescind her nomination.
WHAT ELSE SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR?
Just the reading of the title to one of this year’s short film nominees should prompt a wave of giggles. John Williams (“The Fabelmans”), up for best score, is the oldest nominee ever, at 90 years old. After historic back-to-back best-director wins by Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) and Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”), no women were nominated this year for best director. Also don’t expect to see Will Smith at the Oscars anytime soon. After striking Chris Rock at last year’s ceremony, Smith was banned by the film academy from attending for 10 years. In a live Netflix special on Saturday, Rock finally punched back at Smith with a blistering stand-up set about the incident.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Two leading young adult authors have a seven-figure deal to write a pair of novels centered on Black, queer characters.
FSG Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, announced Wednesday that George M. Johnson and Leah Johnson (no relation) will write two romantic comedies, starting in 2025 with “There’s Always Next Year.” The story is set around New Year’s Day and tells of two cousins looking to get their lives, romantic and otherwise, back in order.
“There is an African proverb that states ‘If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together.’ That is what the collaboration experience has been with Leah Johnson. As Black queer people, we are much more powerful when we combine our writing, creativity, and world build as authors together,” George M. Johnson said in a statement.
“If the book is even half as fun to read as it was to write, then brace yourself,” Leah Johnson said. “As books about queer folks continue to face bannings and challenges across the country, writing a book that’s rooted in joy about the way we love one another feels like a liberatory act.”
George M. Johnson is the author of “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” a bestselling “memoir-manifesto” from 2020 that has also appeared on the American Library Association’s annual list of books most frequently challenged by community members or banned. Leah Johnson’s “You Should See Me In a Crown” also was released in 2020 and the following year was Reese Witherspoon’s first choice for her Young Adult Book Club. Time magazine has listed it as among the 100 best young adult books of all time.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Jonathan India drove in Spencer Steer from third base with a game-ending chopper against Colorado’s five-man infield, sending the Cincinnati Reds past the Rockies 3-2 on Friday night.
Steer, who hit his first career home run in the fifth in his major league debut, led off the ninth with a double against Alex Colomé (2-7) and went to third on a one-out wild pitch. Jake Fraley was intentionally walked and took second on fielder's indifference.
The Rockies moved into the stacked infield with three fielders on the left side. India hit a bouncer up the middle that shifted center fielder Garrett Hampson caught on the grass in front of second base, but he had no play on Steer. India was credited with a single.
Fraley tied it at 2 when he greeted Dinelson Lamet with a leadoff homer in the seventh. It was Fraley's first career pinch-hit homer.
Each team had a player connect for his first career home run.
Sean Bouchard’s two-run drive in the third landed four rows deep in the left field lower deck and gave Colorado a 2-0 lead. Steer’s leadoff shot in the fifth, also his first career hit, landed on the green turf in front of the center field batter’s eye.
Alexis Díaz (5-2) gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth to get the win.
Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland pitched around eight hits to last 5 2/3 innings. He gave up one run with a walk and three strikeouts while remaining winless in five starts since Aug. 4 at San Diego.
Sidearm right-hander Justin Lawrence walked the first batter he faced to load the bases before striking out Jose Barrero to end the sixth.
Luis Cessa lasted a season-high five innings in his fourth start of the season after being moved from the bullpen to shore up Cincinnati’s injury-ravaged rotation. Cessa allowed four hits and two runs with two walks and four strikeouts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: OF Yonathan Daza (shoulder) started in center field and went 3 for 4 for Triple-A Albuquerque at Sugar Land in the first game of his rehab assignment on Thursday. He was scheduled to play seven innings on Friday.
Reds: RHP Hunter Greene (shoulder) threw 27 pitches in the game and another eight in the bullpen afterward in the first game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville on Thursday against Indianapolis. Greene will make at least one more start, Reds manager David Bell said.
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Coke's new bottle cap design is supposed to make it easier to recycle
Coke knows that its soda caps often end up as litter. So it's trying to solve the problem by tethering them to the bottle, at least in the United Kingdom.
Earlier this week, the British arm of the beverage company announced that it has started rolling out new versions of its plastic bottles. The new bottles feature an attached cap, a design that is supposed to make it easier to recycle the whole package at once — and keep caps out of the trash.
Plastic bottles of Coke, Coke Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Dr Pepper should all have attached caps by early 2024, the company said. The transition only applies to U.K. bottles.
"This is a small change that we hope will have a big impact, ensuring that when consumers recycle our bottles, no cap gets left behind," said Jon Woods, general manager at Coca-Cola Great Britain, in a statement Tuesday.
Plastic waste is a major environmental problem. Plastics break down into microplastics that make their way into the air and ocean, harming marine life. They can end up in our food or lungs, potentially leading to health problems.
It's also a big public relations problem for companies like Coke. When the company's bottles or caps end up on beaches or in landfills, consumers recognize them as Coke products, tarnishing the brand's reputation. As a result, more firms are taking steps to try to reduce their waste.
Companies have more to worry about than their reputations and the health of the planet — there's also the threat of government regulations. The European Union, for example, is requiring that caps be attached to some plastic bottles as part of its directive on single-use plastics. Companies have until the end of 2024 to comply.
Coke's latest move in the U.K. is part of its global "World Without Waste" initiative, which lays out a 2030 goal of helping to collect and recycle empty bottles or cans for each one the company sells. It also plans to make its cans and bottles with 50% recycled material by 2030, and to make packaging 100% recyclable by 2025.
Some environmentalists criticized Coca-Cola's efforts, saying they fall short.
"Whether their plastic caps are tethered or not, the company still produces billions of throwaway plastic bottles every year, harming our environment, our communities and our climate, and impacting our health," said Graham Forbes, global plastics project lead at Greenpeace USA.
Rather than focus on recycling, an imperfect solution, many environmentalists advocate a switch to reusable containers.
"If they truly want to solve the plastic and climate crisis, Coca-Cola must focus on reducing plastic by doubling its reuse and refill packaging target to 50% by 2030," said Forbes. | https://www.koat.com/article/coke-s-new-bottle-cap-doesn-t-come-off/40049073 | 2022-05-20 03:15:44 | 0 | https://www.koat.com/article/coke-s-new-bottle-cap-doesn-t-come-off/40049073 |
Montana lawmakers passed a bill Friday blocking downloads of TikTok, the most significant action yet by a state yet against the app.
The bill, SB 419, makes it illegal for app stores to give users the option to download the app and also illegal for the company to operate within the state.
The bill does not, however, make it illegal for people who already have TikTok to use the app. A previous version of the bill sought to force internet providers to block TikTok, but that language was later removed.
The bill passed by a vote of 54-43.
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Plea change set for man accused of backing plot to kidnap Michigan governor
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — A man prosecutors describe as an anti-government extremist who backed a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to change his plea from not guilty, court records show.
Shawn Michael Fix is one of five men charged with providing material support for an act of terrorism in the scheme to abduct the Democratic governor in 2020 at her northern Michigan vacation home. Police broke up the plan and Whitmer was not physically harmed.
Fix, 40, of Belleville, was scheduled for a hearing Wednesday in Antrim County Circuit Court in Bellaire. He also is charged with possessing a firearm while committing a felony.
His lawyer did not respond to phone and email messages Tuesday. Danny Wimmer, spokesperson for the state attorney general’s office, which is prosecuting the case, confirmed the hearing but declined comment on “anticipated acts from a defendant.”
Another man, Brian Higgins, pleaded guilty in March to the lesser charge of attempting to provide material support for terrorism. Three others — Eric Molitor and brothers Michael and William Null — await trial in August.
They were accused of providing key support but were not charged in the kidnapping conspiracy.
That case was handled in federal court, where four men were convicted in 2022, including ringleaders Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox. Two others were acquitted.
Three men in a separate but related trial were convicted in Jackson County in October and are serving long prison terms.
Prosecutors said the defendants were angered by Whitmer’s policies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. They planned to snatch the governor in the hope of triggering a civil war before the 2020 election, investigators said. But informants and undercover FBI agents were inside the group for months, leading to arrests before the scheme could be carried out.
Fix was second-in-command to Fox in a paramilitary group, prosecutors said in an October 2022 court filing. Fix participated in “field training exercises” that involved weapons handling and meetings that included talk of attacking Whitmer, storming the Michigan Capitol and taking hostages, the document said.
It said Fix claimed falsely to have been a Navy SEAL and to have a supply of weapons and a Black Hawk military helicopter that could be used in the kidnapping. Fix provided information about the location of Whitmer’s Antrim County house to Fox and others during a surveillance visit, prosecutors said.
After the plot was thwarted, Whitmer blamed then-President Donald Trump, saying he had given “comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division.” Last August, after 19 months out of office, Trump called the kidnapping plan a “fake deal.”
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SHERMAN, Texas — (AP) — Plagued by mental illness, Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas started hearing voices when he was 9 years old and first attempted suicide when he was 10, his attorneys say.
Thomas’ psychosis, filled with religious delusions and hallucinations, became worse as he grew older. His family — beset by a long history of mental illness, addiction and poverty — was unable to help.
His lawyers say in March 2004, when he was 21, Thomas’ mental illness erupted in a burst of horrific violence in his hometown of Sherman, Texas. He fatally stabbed his estranged wife Laura Christine Boren, 20, their 4-year-old son Andre Lee and her 13-month-old daughter Leyha Marie Hughes, cutting out the hearts of the two children. He later told police God had instructed him to commit the killings and that he believed all three were demons.
Thomas was sentenced to death for killing the little girl after jurors rejected his insanity defense. Prosecutors argued that he knew his conduct was wrong and exacerbated his mental condition with drug use. He has spent the last 15 years at a unit south of Houston for the state’s most mentally ill prisoners. The heavily medicated Thomas, now 39, is also blind. Twice since the killings, he has gouged out his eyes, eating one of them to ensure that the government could not hear his thoughts, his attorneys said.
Thomas’ attorneys say he will never be competent for his April 5 execution. They, along with over 100 faith leaders and dozens of mental health professionals on Wednesday asked Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute his sentence to life in prison or to grant a reprieve so the courts can determine his competency for execution.
“Gov. Abbott has the power to stop the spectacle of prison guards leading a blind, mentally incompetent, delusional man to the death chamber,” said attorney Maurie Levin.
But authorities say Thomas’ victims and their families should not be forgotten in this debate and that if Thomas is determined competent, his execution should go forward. The killings of Boren and her children shocked Sherman, a city of about 45,000 residents 65 miles (105 kilometers) north of Dallas.
“A jury has spoken about what justice should be in this case. We are not going to ignore that,” said J. Kerye Ashmore, with the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted the case.
A spokeswoman for Abbott did not respond to an email sent Friday seeking comment. Abbott has granted clemency to only one death row inmate since taking office in 2015.
The Supreme Court has prohibited the death penalty for the intellectually disabled, but not for people with serious mental illness. However, it has ruled that a person must be competent to be executed.
Thomas’ attorneys will have to file a court motion asking that his competency be reviewed. A judge would ultimately decide the issue.
His attorneys say prison records show that as recently as December, Thomas “still hallucinate(s) constantly,” including “voices ‘from a spiritual prison’ and seeking ‘angels.’”
“He is one of the most mentally ill prisoners in Texas history,” Levin said.
Thomas’ attorneys have said his trial was also problematic because jurors who said they opposed interracial marriage were allowed to serve. Thomas is Black and his estranged wife was white. The U.S. Supreme Court last year declined to hear an appeal on this issue.
Ashmore said the standard to determine if someone is competent to be executed is not “whether he is mentally ill or has hallucinations” but figuring out if an inmate understands why he is being put to death or that his execution is imminent.
Joe Brown, the former Grayson County district attorney who led the prosecution, said this has been a difficult case for everyone involved.
“For many people I hear from, it does not matter whether he understands that he is being punished or not. They believe a crime with those facts demands death. To others ... the death penalty is never justified. Our legal system does the best it can in that difficult situation,” said Brown, who is now in private practice in Sherman.
The Texas Legislature is set to debate a bill that would make people with severe mental illness ineligible for the death penalty. Similar bills failed to become law in 2019 and 2021.
“It would be very troubling to execute Mr. Thomas at the exact time that the (Texas) House is once again considering exempting people like him from being executed, said Greg Hansch, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Texas. If such a bill became Texas law, it wouldn’t be retroactive.
Rev. Jaime Kowlessar, a pastor from Dallas who is among the more than 100 faith leaders asking to stop the execution, said putting Thomas to death would serve no legitimate purpose.
“We pray that Gov. Abbott will choose the path of healing and grace by sparing Mr. Thomas’ life,” Kowlessar said.
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SOUTHLAKE, Texas, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, and Wingie Enuygun Group, a leading online travel marketplace across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), have announced a multi-year renewal of their GDS agreement to help drive international growth for the travel agency.
Wingie Enuygun has been working with Sabre for more than 7 years, delivering on its vision to help today's traveler save time and money. Under the renewal agreement, Wingie Enuygun will use Sabre Red 360 to deliver highly personalized offers for its customers, by deploying intelligent and consultative services and features on the wingie.com, wingie.ae, sa.wingie.com and enuygun.com domains.
"We are excited to extend our longstanding relationship with Wingie Enuygun," said Altug Bekdemir, General Manager, Sabre Turkey. "The online sector is at the forefront of travel's recovery, so there is a huge opportunity for Wingie Enuygun to position itself for growth. Wingie Enuygun's decision to extend its partnership with Sabre will enable the company to tap into increased traveler demand through this time of 'revenge travel' and beyond."
Wingie Enuygun will use Sabre's marketplace of more than 400 airlines, 750,000 hotel properties, and hundreds of tour operators, rail, car rental and cruise providers, to sell customized travel packages from suppliers around the world.
"We have a great relationship with Sabre, based on many years of mutual trust. By renewing our contract with Sabre and updating our performance through Sabre's advanced technologies, we aim to provide the seamless, quality service that our millions of users seek, thereby improving their travel experience," said Wingie Enuygun CEO and founder, Çağlar Erol.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, raising the potential of additional revelations in the coming days related to the finances of the longtime businessman who broke political norms by refusing to voluntarily make public his returns as he sought the presidency.
Reports released by the committee, as well as Congress’ nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, give a glimpse into Trump’s financial position before and during his presidency. Access to the tax records culminates of a yearslong legal fight that has played out everywhere from the campaign trail to the halls of Congress and the Supreme Court.
A look at the issues that have arisen from the controversy surrounding Trump’s taxes:
WHY ARE THESE ISSUES COMING UP?
Since Richard Nixon — following media reports suggesting the then-president had taken questionable, large deductions on his individual tax returns — U.S. presidents and all major party nominees have voluntarily made at least summaries of their tax information available to the public.
Trump bucked that trend as a candidate, and then as president, repeatedly asserting that his taxes were “under audit” and therefore could not be released.
According to the reports released this week, an audit of Trump’s 2016 taxes was not begun until April 3, 2019, more than two years into Trump’s presidency. That date coincides with when Democratic Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked the IRS for information related to Trump’s tax returns.
The New York Times found that before Trump entered the White House, he was facing an IRS audit potentially tied to a $72.9 million tax refund arising from $700 million in losses he claimed in 2009. Documents released Tuesday indicate that Trump continued to collect tax benefits from those losses through 2018.
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DON’T PRESIDENTS REGULARLY GET AUDITED ANYWAY?
They are supposed to. The IRS has an internal policy that mandates audits of presidents and vice presidents. Representatives for President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama confirmed that each was audited for every year in office.
But in their report, committee Democrats said the audit process, which dates to 1977, was “dormant, at best” during the early years of the Trump administration.
Shortly after the committee voted to issue its report and make the materials public, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that Democrats would immediately introduce legislation to codify the IRS presidential audit policy into law. On Thursday, the House passed that measure, though it has little chance of becoming law in the final days of this Congress. Still, it is seen as a starting point for future efforts to bolster oversight of the presidency.
Some Republicans opposed to making Trump’s tax information publicly available argued that doing so would set a dangerous precedent and could open up anyone’s records if someone drew the ire of politicians in power. The GOP is poised to take over control of the House and its committees next month.
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WHY ARE TRUMP’S TAXES DIFFERENT?
Trump is the first president in recent history to refuse to share tax information with the public. His finances are more complex than those of other presidents. Trump’s network has included hundreds of businesses, pass-through entities — the income of which is reported on individual, not corporate, returns — foreign and domestic properties, contracts and complex business interests.
According to information released this week, the IRS initially assigned just one staff member to Trump’s audit, which also highlight the immense funding challenges that the agency faces.
The House committee examined six years of Trump’s personal returns, as well as those of eight of his businesses. The committee raised red flags about Trump’s carryover losses — which could be used to avoid paying taxes — deductions tied to conservation and charitable donations, and loans to his children that could be taxable gifts.
The committee also found repeated faults with the approach by the IRS toward auditing Trump and his companies.
IRS agents in charge of the audits repeatedly failed to bring in specialists with expertise assessing the complicated structure of Trump’s holdings. They frequently determined that a limited examination was warranted because Trump hired a professional accounting firm that they assumed would make sure Trump “properly reports all income and deduction items correctly.”
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Committee members and staff have said that it would take at least several days to make necessary redactions of sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers and contact information, before the returns are released to the public. Before Tuesday’s hearing, staff members wheeled several boxes of documents into the hearing room on trolleys, indicating the volume of materials under review.
On the legislative side, there is the House-approved measure that would codify the mandatory presidential audit policy into law with more stringent requirements, including “disclosure of certain audit information and related returns in a timely manner.”
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he will work to pass the bill.
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Kinnard reported from Columbia, South Carolina. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/ap-explainer-whats-the-debate-over-releasing-trumps-taxes/ | 2022-12-22 23:07:16 | 1 | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/ap-explainer-whats-the-debate-over-releasing-trumps-taxes/ |
- BIT will leverage Circle APIs to on-ramp fiat funds into USD accounts on BIT
- USDC can be used as trading margin 1:1 to USD for USD-margined products on BIT
- To support greater adoption of USDC, BIT offers USD-margined trading pairs across spot, futures, and options markets powered by its USD basket program which now supports USDC
MAHE, Seychelles, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BIT, a professional cryptocurrency exchange, has collaborated with Circle Internet Financial (Circle), a global financial technology firm and the issuer of USD Coin (USDC) and Euro Coin (EUROC), to promote greater access and adoption of USDC with fiat funds and USD/USDC settle products and to drive BIT's growth as a one-stop hub for retail and institutional crypto trading.
Circle is the issuer of USDC, one of the fastest-growing stablecoins that is currently available on many of the world's leading blockchains, with more chain integrations expected. More than $43 billion USDC is now in circulation as of January 13, 2023.
The BIT platform offers institutional-grade security, supplemented by features such as portfolio margin and unified margin, which minimizes margin needs on hedged positions, and accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USDC, Tether (USDT) and more as collateral with respective haircut ratio.
This collaboration with Circle will allow BIT users to transfer fiat into their BIT accounts as USDC and withdraw USDC to USD via bank wire.
Together, BIT and Circle seek to expand crypto adoption and utility. In October, BIT launched USD-settled options. USD-settled options are more scalable for launching cryptocurrency options.
BIT switched all perpetual futures pairs from being USDT-margined to USD-margined from July 22, 2022 since the introduction of USD-settled options on its platform.
BIT's USD-margined products are powered by its USD basket program, which now supports USDC. The cryptocurrency exchange also plans to incorporate more stablecoins into its USD basket in the future.
"BIT looks forward to a long and fruitful relationship with Circle," said Lan Yue, co-founder and COO of BIT. "Our collaboration helps us provide new efficiencies to our customers, saving retail and institutional investors valuable time and letting them focus solely on trading."
"We are excited to collaborate with BIT and look forward to working with their team. Together, we will provide the stability of USDC to BIT customers and making USDC more accessible," said Raagulan Pathy, Vice President of Asia Pacific for Circle.
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BIT was launched in August 2020 as an affiliate to Matrixport, a prominent crypto financial service company. BIT is one of the top crypto options trading platforms which offer innovative USD-margined trading pairs.
BIT is always striving to widen its selection of tokens, enhance its trading tools, and inspire the creation of innovative financial products.
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(The Hill) – Bottles of Huy Fong Sriracha are going for as much as $70 on some sites amid a shortage of the popular hot sauce linked to ongoing droughts.
A single 28-ounce bottle is being listed by one eBay seller for nearly $70, while a two-pack of 17-ounce bottles is going on Amazon for around $100 or more from some merchants.
Other brands’ iterations of the sauce on the sites are notably less expensive, but prices for Huy Fong’s authentic version are being driven up by the an ongoing shortage of the chilis used to make the condiment.
The company announced a “a shortage of chili pepper inventory” back in 2020, and said last year that weather conditions were affecting quality and sparking an even “more severe” shortage.
The company is based in Irwindale, Calif., and reportedly supplied by chili pepper farms in California, New Mexico and Mexico, areas that have faced drought in recent years.
CBS News reported Thursday that a Huy Fong spokesperson said the company has recently resumed limited production, but is still facing “a shortage of raw material” and has “no estimations of when supply will increase.”
The Hill has reached out to Huy Fong for comment. | https://www.wane.com/news/sriracha-prices-soar-amid-ongoing-supply-shortage-linked-to-droughts/ | 2023-06-30 11:17:33 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/sriracha-prices-soar-amid-ongoing-supply-shortage-linked-to-droughts/ |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rescues crews have suspended their search for three people who were aboard a Learjet that plunged into the Pacific Ocean about a mile from a Navy-owned island off the coast of San Diego, U.S. officials said Thursday.
The U.S. Coast Guard said its crews along with U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Customs and Border Protection all searched a combined 334 square miles (865 square kilometers) in the vicinity Wednesday after the Phoenix Air Learjet went down that morning off San Clemente Island.
The aircraft was used by a Navy contractor who departed from the Ventura County area, said Drew Verbis, spokesperson for Naval Base Ventura County on the coast northwest of Los Angeles.
He had no other immediate details, and identities of those aboard have not been released. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-3-people-reported-18094230.php | 2023-05-11 18:34:29 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-3-people-reported-18094230.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has set limits on one of the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting practices that contributed to a worrisome slowdown of mail deliveries ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan concluded that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s actions delayed mail deliveries and that he acted without obtaining an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission.
DeJoy restricted overtime payments for postal workers and stopped the agency’s longtime practice of allowing late and extra truck deliveries in the summer of 2020. The moves reduced costs but meant some mail was left behind to be delivered the following day.
Those delays and the removal of many mail-sorting machines were among actions that led New York and several other states to sue — claiming the actions amounted to voter suppression. DeJoy, a longtime Republican donor and political ally of former President Donald Trump, eventually halted some of his operational changes “to avoid even the appearance of impact on election mail.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat who is running for re-election, said Friday that the Postal Service actions “made a mockery of the right to vote.”
The Postal Service disagreed with any assertion that the agency dragged its feet, pointing out that 99.89% of 2020 ballots were delivered to election officials within seven days. Performance further improved in last year’s election, the agency said.
“Any suggestion that the Postal Service or anyone in Postal Service leadership, up to and including the postmaster general, at any point in time was not fully committed to supporting our democratic process is inconsistent with the facts and our performance,” the agency said in a statement.
The Postal Service Board of Governors, a majority of whom are now appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, has made no move to replace DeJoy despite calls to do so by Democrats, a postal workers union and other critics.
Sullivan, in his ruling issued Thursday, said that the biggest impact on the delayed mail deliveries was the elimination of those extra delivery trips to homes and businesses.
The judge ruled that the Postal Service cannot prohibit or curtail such trips if service standards dip below a certain level.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) (the "Company" or "UEC") is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Roughrider uranium development project ("Roughrider" or the "Project") located in the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, Canada (the "Transaction") from a subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc ("Rio Tinto").
Under the terms of the Transaction, Rio Tinto has now received $80 million in cash and 17,805,815 UEC common shares, valued at $70 million based on the 5-day VWAP of $3.93 per UEC share as of October 7, 2022. The cash component of the Transaction was funded using UEC's existing balance sheet, and post-closing UEC has no debt and $93 million of cash and liquid assets.
Amir Adnani, President and CEO of UEC, stated: "We are pleased to welcome Rio Tinto as a new shareholder and value their vote of confidence in choosing to complete this transaction with UEC. With the acquisitions of Uranium One Americas, UEX and now Rio Tinto's Roughrider project, we have created an unrivalled, pure play uranium company. Our two-pronged approach combines best in-class 1) U.S. ISR production, and 2) Canadian high-grade conventional pipeline. We see unprecedented growth taking place in nuclear energy and growing demand for uranium, driven by net-zero goals and global decarbonization initiatives. With this backdrop, UEC offers un-encumbered and un-hedged exposure for investors and is positioned as a reliable supplier of uranium to western utilities with the largest diversified North American focused projects and resources."
Mr. Adnani continued: "By acquiring Roughrider, UEC has achieved critical mass in Eastern Athabasca basin to pursue stand-alone production plans. The 100% owned Roughrider project will anchor our Canadian high-grade conventional business and allow us to unlock value from the portfolio recently acquired from UEX. Leveraging the first-tier ESG, geotechnical and permitting work completed by Rio Tinto since 2012, we now look forward to continuing to advance Roughrider along its development path. This includes completion of a S-K 1300 technical report, review and progress on permitting requirements, and the commencement of a study on production plans."
Roughrider Acquisition Rationale and Highlights:
- World-class Project in a Premier Uranium Mining Jurisdiction: Development-stage Roughrider Project has a non-current, historic resource of 58 million lbs at an average grade of 4.73% U3O8 situated in the eastern Athabasca Basin of Canada, where 10% of global uranium production was sourced in 2021.(1)(2)
- Unlocking Value and Immediate Synergies with Recent UEX Acquisition: Roughrider will be a 100% owned cornerstone asset, that when combined with recently acquired UEX Corporation ("UEX") projects in the eastern Athabasca, positions UEC with a critical mass of resources to enhance future production plans. Recently acquired and nearby UEC projects to Roughrider include Raven-Horseshoe, Hidden Bay and Christie Lake.
- Scaling up in Canada's High-Grade Athabasca Basin: After Cameco and Orano, UEC now controls the largest diversified resource base, hosted in multiple assets, in Canada's Athabasca Basin.
- Infrastructure, Nearby Operations and Long-Standing Uranium History: There are over 20 uranium deposits, five current and historically producing mines, and two uranium mills within a 100 km distance from Roughrider, providing excellent infrastructure for future development, including all-weather roads, an all-weather airstrip within seven km and robust electrical grid access, primarily generated from renewable hydroelectric power sources.(3)
- Leveraging a Decade of Development Work on a Path to Production: Since acquiring Roughrider in 2012, Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest and most experienced mine builders, advanced substantial pre-production and environmental baseline work. The work includes completion of dedicated geotechnical drilling, shaft vs. decline modelling, establishment of hydrogeological monitor wells, terrestrial and aquatic environmental assessments, heritage assessments, species at risk, and conceptual reclamation plan. This provides a strong foundation and substantial value for completion of upcoming technical reports, efficiently moving the Project forward to a production decision.(4)
- Strong ESG Foundation: Starting from the environmental baseline work and ESG initiatives established by Rio Tinto, UEC intends to continue to develop and apply high industry standards in stakeholder engagement, safety, and environmental stewardship. UEC looks forward to engaging with local communities and other stakeholders in the Athabasca Basin in developing this Project for the benefit of future generations.
Notes:
- Subject to the completion of S-K 1300 technical report summary by UEC after closing.
- World Nuclear Association – World Uranium Mining Production and Largest Producing Uranium Mines in 2021.
- Cameco Corporation 2021 ESG Report, SaskPower System Map accessible at https://www.saskpower.com
- Saskatchewan Environment Publication 2013-014, "Rio Tinto – Roughrider Advanced Exploration Program", accessible at http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/2013-014EISMainDoc
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed by Clyde L. Yancey, P.G., Vice President-Exploration for the Company, being a Qualified Person under Item 1302 of Regulation S-K.
Rothschild & Co and BMO Capital Markets acted as financial advisor to UEC in connection with the Transaction. McMillan LLP acted as legal advisor to UEC.
Uranium Energy Corp is the fastest growing supplier of the fuel for green energy transition to a low carbon future. UEC is the largest, diversified North American focused uranium company, advancing the next generation of low-cost, environmentally friendly In-Situ Recovery (ISR) mining uranium projects in the United States and high-grade conventional projects in Canada. The Company has two production-ready ISR hub and spoke platforms in South Texas and Wyoming, anchored by fully licensed and operational central processing plants. UEC also has seven U.S. ISR uranium projects with all their major permits in place. Additionally, the Company has diversified uranium holdings including: (1) one of the largest physical uranium portfolios of U.S. warehoused U3O8; (2) a major equity stake in Uranium Royalty Corp., the only royalty company in the sector; and (3) a pipeline of resource stage uranium projects. The Company's operations are managed by professionals with decades of hands-on experience in the key facets of uranium exploration, development, and mining.
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UEC is now subject to the requirements of Regulation S-K (subpart) 1300 – Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations with respect to disclosure of mining operations that are material to it. UEC can only rely on technical information contained in a technical report summary prepared in accordance with Regulation S-K (subpart) 1300.
Except for the statements of historical fact contained herein, the information presented in this news release constitutes "forward-looking statements" as such term is used in applicable United States and Canadian securities laws. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any other statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans, "estimates" or "intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and should be viewed as "forward-looking statements". Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors include, among others, the actual results of exploration activities, variations in the underlying assumptions associated with the estimation or realization of mineral resources, the availability of capital to fund programs and the resulting dilution caused by the raising of capital through the sale of shares, accidents, labor disputes and other risks of the mining industry including, without limitation, those associated with the environment, delays in obtaining governmental approvals, permits or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, title disputes or claims limitations on insurance coverage. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or predict. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this news release and in any document referred to in this news release. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially and that could impact the Company and the statements contained in this news release can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company’s next generation of COVID-19 vaccine that targets the highly transmissible omicron variant, enough supply this winter for all who want the upgraded booster.
The order of the bivalent shot follows the announcement last month that the federal government had secured 105 million doses of a similar vaccine from rival drugmaker Pfizer. Both orders are scheduled for delivery in the fall and winter, assuming regulators sign off on their effectiveness.
The omicron strain has been dominant in the U.S. since December, with the BA.5 subvariant now causing a massive wave of infections across the country, even infecting President Joe Biden.
“We must stay vigilant in our fight against COVID-19 and continue to expand Americans’ access to the best vaccines and treatments,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. “As we look to the fall and winter, we’re doing just that — ensuring Americans have the tools they need to stay safe and help keep our nation moving forward.”
The U.S. orders with Pfizer and Moderna include options to purchase 300 million doses each, but reaching that total will require more funding from Congress, the Biden administration said.
About 261 million Americans have received at least one COVID-19 shot, but only 108 million have received a booster. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/white-house-moderna-reach-deal-for-omicron-covid-19-vaccine/ | 2022-07-29 12:28:46 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/white-house-moderna-reach-deal-for-omicron-covid-19-vaccine/ |
Major brands and retailers like Olaplex, Saucony, Murad (a Unilever brand), Wine Enthusiast, Heyday Skincare, and NEST New York are joining the wave of brands creating personalized shopper experiences powered by Humankind.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Humankind, a digital concierge and conversational commerce platform for e-commerce brands, has officially closed its seed stage fundraising round co-led by High Alpha Capital and Strand Equity for $4.2 million. Widespread industry support for customer experience enhancing technology driven by personalized shopping recommendations led to the successful close of their seed stage fundraising round. The platform enables retailers to connect product experts with online shoppers through scalable, 1:1 human-led conversations via SMS.
Humankind is led by Los Angeles-based Co-Founder and CEO David Weissman, an experienced e-commerce entrepreneur and former leader at Target, Dermstore and GSI Commerce. With over 23 years of e-commerce experience, Weissman has consulted for some of the world's leading brands, including Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Adidas, Quicksilver, Beautycounter and Petsmart.
Weissman shared, "Our technology is the first explicit customer experience and personalization enhancement product to hit the market like this. We've not only seen it drive enormous KPI lift, and shoppers LOVE it. Brand loyalty is at its highest through great experiences and conversational commerce through Humankind is a great experience every single time.".
Andrea Moore, SVP of digital, ecommerce, and consumer insights with NEST New York says, "Humankind truly puts the customer front and center. The technology has allowed NEST New York to provide a premium, concierge-like shopping experience that our customers love engaging with. This is the level of personalization and attention that today's shoppers are increasingly demanding."
Launched in 2021, the conversational commerce platform empowers brands to gather and garner data to be leveraged via SMS conversations between brand-based experts and curious shoppers. Through bespoke landing pages which are crafted for individual shoppers and asynchronous messaging with product experts, the Humankind platform provides a new way for consumers to browse and buy online. For more information visit gethumankind.com.
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PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France’s military strategy must strengthen the country as an independent, respected nuclear-armed power through the end of the decade, warning against a risk of escalation and other global effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“Europe is not sheltered anymore from missile and drone strikes. And we must integrate this reality,” Macron said, speaking on the Dixmude helicopter carrier, docked in the Mediterranean military base of Toulon which is home to more than 24,000 troops.
Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine “may precede broader geopolitical rivalries and a future that we have no reason to accept with fatalism,” Macron said, as he was unveiling France’s so-called “national strategic review,” meant to define how the country’s defense will look in 2030.
France wants to be an “independent, respected, agile power at the heart of the European strategic autonomy” with strong links to the Atlantic alliance, Macron described.
As war is back on the European continent, France wants to focus on boosting the European Union’s defense capacity building — the bloc of 27 nations’ s security is still largely dependent on the U.S. and NATO.
“When peace is back in Ukraine, we will need to draw all the consequences” via a “new security architecture” on the continent, Macron said.
He insisted a “credible, modern” nuclear dissuasion is key. France is the only EU country with nuclear weapons.
Macron was to be airlifted Wednesday afternoon to France’s newest nuclear attack submarine, the Suffren, before meeting later in the day with some elite Navy commando members.
“Our nuclear forces contribute through their own existence to the security of France and Europe,” he stressed.
In rare public comments on the issue, Macron recently suggested a potential nuclear ballistic attack from Russia in the region would not bring any nuclear response from Paris. France’s doctrine “is based on what we call the fundamental interests of the nation. … They would not at all be at stake” in such a situation, he said on French television last month.
Macron also insisted Wednesday that European security efforts will make the Atlantic alliance stronger. France deployed over 1,000 troops mostly in Romania and Estonia as part of NATO’s Rapid Reaction Force following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
France’s new strategic document provides that the country will maintain a “capacity to lead military operations, including those of high intensity, alone or within a coalition.”
French troops will maintain their large presence abroad in an area stretching from sub-Saharan Africa to the Middle-East, through the Horn of Africa, Macron said.
He said France will launch talks in the coming days with its African partners and regional organizations to make changes to the “status, format and missions of the current French military bases in the Sahel and West Africa.” A new organization, based on cooperation between French and local armed forces, will be finalized withing six months of the discussions, he said.
Macron’s speech marks the formal end of the so-called Barkhane force after France withdrew its troops from Mali earlier this year following tensions with the ruling junta.
French operations to help fighting Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sahel region are focusing on Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso, where the country has about 3,000 troops.
Amid other strategic goals, France aims at contributing to the stability of the Indo-Pacific zone and at ensuring freedom of action in “global common spaces” including deep seabed, high seas, outer space and cyberspace.
A bill to be debated in Parliament at the beginning of next year will provide budget details. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-france-sets-its-military-goals-as-war-is-back-in-europe/ | 2022-11-09 20:05:49 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-france-sets-its-military-goals-as-war-is-back-in-europe/ |
When Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham, a queer and transgender couple from New York City’s Brooklyn borough, were looking for a new city to move to launch their fledgling stationery company, they chose Richmond.
“There is such a big queer community here,” said Molesso, who goes by the pronouns she/her, said. “It felt so welcoming. We saw Progress Pride and Trans flags everywhere. Lots of queer-owned businesses. It felt nice to see that New York isn’t the only progressive place in the world.”
“Richmond really feels like it’s filled with queer people,” Needham, who goes by the pronouns he/him, said.
Molesso and Needham started their artistic, LBGTQ+-positive stationery company, Ash + Chess, in 2015. Molesso was working in textile design, and Needham was a high school special education teacher.
Molesso had the idea to start a stationery brand, but Needham had doubts. “I was like, I don’t know. Selling cards for $5 a piece. I don’t know how you’d make a living off of that,” he said.
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They attended a big stationery show in New York. “We had 20 cards. We got a booth, and it just took off from there,” Needham said.
The Ash + Chess brand features greeting cards and art prints in bold, retro colors that often make a political statement and uplift the queer community. In 2018, they met the owners of the Mongrel gift shop in Carytown who talked up Richmond as a great place to live. They visited, and in 2019, they moved to Richmond to launch Ash + Chess full time.
“Their artwork really stands out. It’s bright and positive. It’s also trans positive, which we really liked,” Stan McCulloch, co-owner of Mongrel, said. “It’s positive in lots of detailed ways — from the type of font they use, to the colors they use. It follows through in all their aesthetic choices. Their business has taken off quite quickly.”
Now Ash + Chess offers greeting cards, bumper stickers, embroidered patches like “Queer All Year” and graphic tees that say “Support Trans Kids.”
And they’ve since broken into publishing.
In 2020, they came out with their first book, “The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History & Handbook” (Morrow Gift, $19.99), an illustrated queer history art book.
This spring, they released “Queer Tarot: An Inclusive Deck & Guidebook” ($28) from Running Press, an imprint of the Hatchette Book Group.
“We thought, ‘Let’s make a deck that features queer people, that tries to be as inclusive as possible,’” Molesso said. They based their deck on the Rider Waite tarot deck. “That has lots of Euro-centric figures, like thin white people.”
“In our deck, we cast actual queer people to model the cards for us,” Needham said. “We have this wide range of representation. We cast queer people of all different sizes, races and abilities. We wanted people to be able to see themselves in it.”
“A lot of tarot has to do with self-questioning, intuition and introspection. People in the queer community do a ton of these things anyway. Queerness and tarot make a great fit,” Needham said.
The deck can be purchased locally at Mongrel, the Fountain Bookstore, the Quirk gift shop, and Small Friends Records & Books, among other places.
Most recently, Molesso and Needham were tapped to design the Skittles packaging for Pride Month.
For the past few years, Skittles has given up its signature rainbow during Pride Month to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. This year, the packaging is gray again, but with a splash of color from six queer artists, including Ash + Chess.
“We’re so excited that we got approached. The prompt was how you see the rainbow and how you see the queer community. We took this as an opportunity to show what we want to see in the future,” Molesso said. “We came up with the concept of the queer world.”
Their Skittles design features a rainbow Saturn-Mars type of planet with a Progress Pride flag and the words, “We are everywhere.”
“The end message is that queer people have always been here and always will be,” Needham said.
Since moving to Richmond, Molesso and Needham purchased a house on the North Side in the Bellevue neighborhood that they’re outfitting in their colorful, retro style. They keep a studio at Studio Two Three, and when they’re not working, they’re hitting the nature trails at Three Lakes Park or Forest Hill Park with their dog, Pepper. They’re also enjoying the local dining scene with frequent stops at Pupatella, Stella’s, Sub Rosa Bakery, and Viet Garden on Brook Road.
“Queerness and art go hand in hand. Since moving to Richmond, we found the queer community is even bigger and stronger than we initially thought,” Molesso said. “It’s really nice to see that here.” | https://richmond.com/entertainment/richmond-feels-like-it-s-filled-with-queer-people-ash-chess-on-their-trans-positive/article_592e6851-3d69-5973-a394-a2b9f3cc5c2a.html | 2022-06-09 13:32:40 | 1 | https://richmond.com/entertainment/richmond-feels-like-it-s-filled-with-queer-people-ash-chess-on-their-trans-positive/article_592e6851-3d69-5973-a394-a2b9f3cc5c2a.html |
There are plenty of sad things that happened in the past two years. But I think this may be one of the saddest. According to an article in Scientific American magazine, studies done last year show that an increasing number of Americans hold a "basic abhorrence for their opponents."
The wording of that quote reached out and slapped me mid-sentence. There is nothing "basic" about the feeling of abhorrence. It's as intense as it gets. Published in the journal Science and conducted by 15 prominent researchers located all over the country, these findings show that we don't just disagree with each other like we used to. We hate. We loathe. It's not just sad, it's scary.
I wish I could say I'm unaffected. But I've felt it, too. The last two election seasons riled me up in ways I'd never felt before. I've yelled at the TV more times than I'd like to admit. I've read articles out loud to Tom just so he could join me in my outrage. I've rolled my eyes at campaign commercials. I've muttered the word "idiots" under my breath.
But last week I read something that made me realize I can't let myself become another cog in a growing hate machine. What I read is an incredibly insightful column by an Anglican priest and author named Tish Harrison Warren, who writes about faith and public discourse. As she examined just how deep and wide our disgust with other Americans has grown, she wrote this undeniable truth: "...We cannot flourish as individuals or as a society if we cast all those who differ from us as moral monsters."
Let that one sink in for a minute.
Why is it so easy to assume that other people are moral monsters? Because monsters are easy to hate. Easy to fear. Easy to think of as not quite human. Easy to justify doing anything to destroy them.
Tish followed up her point about "moral monsters" with this one, which I find equally convicting: "Assuming the worst about everyone else ultimately makes us become the worst versions of ourselves."
Wow. And yikes.
So, what's a person with opinions and strong emotions to do? How do we disagree without turning the other side into a mythical evil force to be conquered?
Warren's advice helped me figure out one thing I can do. I keep these two facts in my mind and repeat them when I feel the urge to mentally name-call someone. Here it is: "This person is made in the image of God, just like me. We are all limited human beings who can sometimes be deceived or confused."
It's hard to "abhor" someone when the two of us have these two big facts in common.
Feel free to borrow those lines or craft some of your own. Say them in your own head often. Not only does it help when watching or reading the news, it also works when someone cuts you off in traffic. It helps you resist the itch to hurl something out on social media. It diffuses the tension. Eases the urge to be dismissive or mean-spirited, even if you're only doing it in your head.
In fact, getting this growing hostility out of our own heads may be one of the best things we can do for ourselves and the entire country.
Gwen Rockwood is a syndicated freelance columnist. Email her at gwenrockwood5@gmail.com. Her book is available on Amazon. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/02/gwen-rockwood-whats-in-your-head-spring-cleaning/ | 2022-06-02 07:28:31 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/02/gwen-rockwood-whats-in-your-head-spring-cleaning/ |
Rio S (with Technology Package) Received Top Honors in the New Car Segment
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Five select Kia models have been named to Cars.com's 2023 Best Value New Cars report, further cementing the brand's leadership position in offering award-winning vehicles at an incredible value. The 2023 Rio S (with technology package), 2023 Forte LXS (with technology package), 2023 Seltos S, 2023 Niro Plug-In Hybrid EX, and 2023 Sportage Plug-In Hybrid X-Line made the report, which Cars.com says helps car shoppers who are considering their next vehicle purchase. In addition, the 2023 Rio S (with technology package) was named the winner of the New Car segment.
"We are thrilled to have so many of our models added to the Cars.com 2023 Best Value New Car report, including two of our Plug-In Hybrid models under the 'Plan S' umbrella of electrified offerings," said Steven Center, COO and EVP, Kia America. "This recognition reinforces our commitment to design, safety, reliability, dependability and value."
Cars.com's 2023 Best Value New Cars report identifies the most affordable new-car models in four categories — small SUVs, EVs and PHEVs, small pickup trucks, and cars — that offer the best value for the price based on features and each category's median price among Cars.com's inventory.
"We expect affordability to be top of mind for consumers in 2023. Finding affordable vehicles that still offer impressive technology and safety features can be challenging for car shoppers," said Jane Ulitskaya, Cars.com Editor. "Cars.com's 2023 Best Value New Cars report will help shoppers find a quality vehicle within their budget including five options in small SUVs, sedans and plug-in hybrids from Kia."
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Headquartered in Irvine, California, Kia America continues to top automotive quality surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands. Kia serves as the "Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and offers a range of gasoline, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electrified vehicles sold through a network of over 750 dealers in the U.S., including several cars and SUVs proudly assembled in America*.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The holidays are all about giving back, and a group of senior citizens felt that holiday spirit Wednesday morning – walking away with a new pair of shoes.
Coca-Cola, Samaritan’s Feet and Kroger partnered up to hand out 100 pairs of new shoes to locals in need. “Hope Totes” were handed out at the Southwest Community Center to area seniors filled with new footwear, socks, hygiene kits, and other holiday goodies for elders to pick up.
Mike Combs with Coca-Cola says it’s a way the company can give back every year, sharing the love with a community that supports them.
“We love to give back,” Combs said. “It’s part of our purpose to honor God and to serve others, so being able to serve the seniors today just means a lot to us.”
In addition to the new shoes, a podiatrist was on hand making sure everyone walked away happy and a holiday market was set up for participants to pick up items to re-gift or keep for themselves. | https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/little-rock-seniors-receive-100-pairs-of-new-shoes/ | 2022-12-15 00:39:35 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/little-rock-seniors-receive-100-pairs-of-new-shoes/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is heading to the World Series this week in her hometown of Philadelphia as her team, the Phillies, battles the Houston Astros.
The White House said Monday she would attend Game 4 on Tuesday, during which Major League Baseball will honor those affected by cancer. However, Game 3, which had been scheduled for Monday night in Philadelphia, was postponed until Tuesday due to rain and Game 4 was bumped back to Wednesday. It was unclear Monday night if Jill Biden would be in attendance Tuesday or Wednesday.
President Joe Biden has made ending cancer “as we know it” a major effort of his administration. He hopes to cut U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years and improve the lives of caregivers and those suffering from cancer. Experts say the objective is attainable — with adequate investments.
On Friday during a speech in Philadelphia, the president showed off his Phillies socks to the crowd and got a big round of applause, and he noted he needed to make the speech brief because he knew Game 1 was on. He also often jokes about his wife, “a Philly girl,” and her allegiances to the teams there.
“Like every Philly fan, she’s convinced she knows more about everything in sports than anybody else,” Biden quipped last month as he hosted the 2021 World Series winners, the Atlanta Braves. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-phillies-fan-jill-biden-to-attend-world-series-game-4/ | 2022-11-01 01:30:49 | 1 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-phillies-fan-jill-biden-to-attend-world-series-game-4/ |
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Pres. Biden wants to end U.S. reliance on China. Could Beijing show us the way?
PlayThe U.S. and China are intertwined by trade.
But leaders in both nations want that to change. In Washington:
"We can't build a future that's made in America if we ourselves are dependent on China for the materials that power, the products of today and tomorrow," Pres. Biden said.
And in Beijing:
"They don't want to be held hostage by countries like the United States in particular, who they feel are trying to prevent China's rise," Willy Shih, professor in the technology and operations management unit at Harvard Business School, says.
And both nations feel they can protect their economic and national security in the same way — by pulling supply chains closer to home.
"Are we less likely to have a military confrontation if we can selectively decouple but keep enough dependency in our systems to avoid the conflict?" Elaine Dezenski asks.
Today, On Point: We take a look at what China calls its “dual circulation strategy," and Washington calls “decoupling." Will it work?
Guests
Hung Tran, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center.
Elaine Dezenski, head of the Center on Economic and Financial Power at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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Willy Shih, professor in the technology and operations management unit at Harvard Business School. (@WillyShih_atHBS)
Interview Highlights
Let's start with the dual circulation strategy in China. What gave rise to President Xi's desire to create the strategy?
Hung Tran: "On the international front, they want to reduce the share of foreign trade driving China's GDP, so that China will be driven more internally and less externally. And secondly, they want to diversify their trade partners. So that they will trade less and less with the U.S. and Europe, and more and more with developing countries.
"And I have to say that if you look over the past decade, China has made very good progress along those two objectives that they have identified. Trade as a share of GDP declined from 64% of GDP ten years ago now to 37% today. So, it's a big decline, almost 30%.
"Whereas in terms of trade diversification, the trade between China and the Belt and Road Initiative, participating countries, is about $1.6 trillion a day. Overwhelming trade between China and U.S. about $650 billion. Trade between China and the European Union, about $700 billion. I think China has making good progress in meeting, achieving both the goals that they set out for the international front of the dual circulation."
On whether increasing China's domestic market is the same as reshoring supply chains
Hung Tran: "Yes and no. Because, again, they make it dual circulation to show the close and intricate relationship between the foreign activity and domestic activities in driving the Chinese economy. They want to harness it in the way to benefit value added production within the Chinese economy. In other words, they want to change trade volume and trade pattern, but they also want to improve the quality of trade.
"In the sense of China over the past year also has been able to increase the demand for Chinese value-added input into the export of third countries. But at the same time reduce the value added produced by foreign countries in China's own export. In other words, more and more of these high value-added [activities] have taken place inside China as part of this Made in China 2025 plan."
That sounds remarkably similar to what President Biden announced in his executive order last year. Right?
Hung Tran: "Right. Absolutely right. The only difference is that China has started ten years ago or more, a decade or two ago. And we are just being aware of these challenges, and this problem and have taken steps to start it now. So, we are already a latecomer."
On the United States' reason for ending reliance on China
Elaine Dezenski: "This is really within a framework of national and economic security. So, if you look at what happened last week with the new export control announcements from the Biden administration, essentially limiting semiconductor technology from being exported to China or used in China or U.S. persons aiding Chinese companies, it's really within the framework of national security. The concern about the use of semiconductors and related technology for China's military modernization, and how certain types of technologies, especially surveillance, could be used to endanger human rights in China.
"So, this is a very different framing. It's not just about competition between the U.S. and China. That's certainly part of it. But you see this national economic security frame coming forward. So that's quite different than where China is. Now, at the end of the day, are we talking about policies that are leading us closer to something like an economic warfare between the U.S. and China? I would say yes."
Tools of trade have often ideally been used as the tools for peace. Are we at risk of losing that claim?
Elaine Dezenski: "I think we are at risk. There's a restructuring underway. And I think we're seeing the first real pieces of that with the changes around the semiconductor supply chain and those dependencies, rethinking those dependencies. But we're going to see more of this, or we're certainly going to see it for a long time around energy and what that looks like going forward. Green energy supply chains. What kinds of dependencies will we have in the U.S.? Where can we mitigate that, so we don't go from dependency on oil to dependency on components for green energy that become a political risk for us.
"But I think what's behind all of this is real concern, at least from the U.S. side, around the rules of the game. And what a rules-based order is going to look like in this world that we're now kind of redefining? And behind that is a clear ideological difference in terms of how China, as an ascendant power, thinks about its political systems and dynamics.
"They've opened their market, but they have not moved towards a more democratic process in their politics. And that is of great concern to the U.S. and it should be. So, what we see is this intermingling of economic and political dynamics, and the impact on industries and workers and the very painful and challenging questions around where we may need to decouple for what reasons, and ultimately what the impact will be."
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The Ravens outplayed and outhit the Cincinnati Bengals for most of the night but came up short after quarterback Tyler Huntley fumbled at the goal line and watched Sam Hubbard return the ball 98 yards for a game-winning touchdown in a 24-17 loss Sunday night. This agonizing result was too familiar for a team that finished the season feeling it was better than its record showed.
Here are five things we learned from the Ravens’ final game of the 2022 season.
Tyler Huntley was so close to being the hero; instead, he’ll have to live with the play that lost the game.
Huntley had just put his team in position to win. All week, he had heard the Ravens could not beat the heavily favored Bengals without Lamar Jackson at quarterback. National reporters had said he would split time with undrafted rookie Anthony Brown.
All that doubt, and here he was playing the game of his life. On consecutive snaps of a tied playoff game, he found Mark Andrews for 25 yards along the sideline and sprinted 35 yards through a gash in the Cincinnati defense to put the Ravens on the cusp of a go-ahead touchdown. On third-and-goal, he leaped for pay dirt, only to be met high in the air by Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson, who knocked the ball loose. Somehow, it landed in the hands of defensive end Sam Hubbard, who chugged 98 yards for the longest fumble return in postseason history.
With one incredible (an overused word but it fits) twist, the Bengals leaped ahead 24-17 — the final margin of a game Huntley and his teammates had controlled.
How cruel sports can be.
Neither Huntley’s teammates nor coach John Harbaugh tried to pretend the fumble was just another play. “Obviously, the biggest play of the game,” Harbaugh said afterward.
He wished Huntley had burrowed through the defense rather than trying to vault over it, but Huntley did not sound so sure. “Maybe they wouldn’t have returned it all the way,” he said. “But at the time, I just felt like everybody was packed in. They shot for our O-linemen’s legs. … I just tried to make a play.”
Running back J.K. Dobbins, like many Ravens fans, felt Huntley “should have never been in that situation.” He wanted the ball. “I believe I would have put it in the end zone,” he said.
But that was not reality. Instead, Huntley had to live with a moment that undermined all of his good work on a night when he threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 54 more and went toe-to-toe with Joe Burrow, the guy who went No. 1 overall the same year he went undrafted.
Teammates did their best to stand up for him.
“He played his heart out,” Andrews said. “I love that guy.”
Defensive end Calais Campbell, the ultimate voice of experience, consoled him in the locker room.
But Huntley knew the fumble would weigh on his heart and mind for a long time to come. “I’m going to be thinking about that the whole offseason — just how one play, they won the game,” he said. “It’s a whole different situation if that doesn’t happen.”
The Ravens are tired of feeling proud in defeat.
We have heard similar words so many times after narrow defeats in high-stakes games.
“I think people can say what they want about our team, but if they don’t think we’re a good team, then I don’t think they’re paying attention,” Harbaugh said.
“It’s not always the best team that wins,” linebacker Roquan Smith said. “You can’t dwell on it. You can’t get down about it. That’s life. … It’s all about how we’re going to respond next year.”
The Ravens earned the right to say these things by outplaying the defending AFC champions on enemy turf. At the same time, they have to understand their fans are fed up with noble defeat.
The fact is, offensive coordinator Greg Roman called a goal-line play that did not work when they had a chance to seize control of the game in the fourth quarter. Many who root for the Ravens will not be happy if he still has his job in a week.
Others groaned as Harbaugh declined to call a timeout as 34 seconds ticked off the clock with the Ravens at the Cincinnati 17-yard line on their final drive of the game. Harbaugh said he wanted to score without giving the ball back to the Bengals, but again, that won’t satisfy many who watched.
Difficult as it was to digest, the loss fit the theme of squandered promise that characterized so much of this Ravens’ season.
There was a time, after they handled the Saints in New Orleans with Smith newly installed at the heart of their defense, when the 2022 Ravens appeared ready to go on a run. They were 6-3, with time to rest and heal thanks to a serendipitous bye week and a relatively easy schedule awaiting them down the stretch.
When the games resumed, however, their offense remained in hibernation. They won games in which they scored 13, 10 and 16 points, and their status as a contender grew more tenuous when Jackson limped to the locker room after the first quarter of their Dec. 4 victory over the Denver Broncos.
Few predicted they would have a chance against the streaking Bengals, who no doubt wanted to humiliate them after a contentious regular-season finale on the same field. So, of course, the Ravens played their best game in weeks. Huntley pushed the ball downfield. Andrews made clutch grabs. The defense bottled up Burrow for the third time this season.
They did so much right and still, they ended the night searching for the words to explain why it had not worked out.
J.K. Dobbins will be a pivotal figure as the Ravens turn their attention to 2023.
Dobbins could not contain his anger after the game. He expected to carry the Ravens to victory and could not understand why he wasn’t given more opportunity to do so.
“I’m a guy who feels like if I’m on the field all the time, I can help this team win, and I wasn’t,” he said after carrying 13 times for 62 yards and catching four passes for 43 and a touchdown. “It’s the playoffs. Why am I not out there?”
He was not done, saying he had expressed his frustrations to coaches on the sideline: “I’m tired of it. I’m a playmaker. I’m a guy that my teammates feed off me when I’m on the field. I should be out there all the time.”
While many fans shared Dobbins’ fury when it was over, others will likely perceive immaturity or selfishness in his comments.
Dobbins is one of the most outspokenly ambitious players on the team. Last week, he said he would want the game on his back even if Jackson was at quarterback. This rare drive helped push him from the high school fields of small-town Texas to a 2,000-yard season at Ohio State. It fueled him to average 5.7 yards per carry this season after a year spent rehabilitating a terrible knee injury. He had the confidence to put his season on hold for a follow-up surgery when he knew his knee still was not right.
Harbaugh would probably prefer not to hear Dobbins say he should have had the ball instead of Huntley on a specific play. But he admires his No. 1 running back’s underlying desire to be great. Dobbins was the Ravens’ most dynamic offensive player in Jackson’s absence. He could be one of the key stars on the team next fall if he channels his frustration into self-improvement, as he promised he would.
Anger is useless if spewed chaotically, but no one would accuse Dobbins of living his life without purpose.
Ja’Marr Chase reminded the Ravens what they lack.
The Ravens have developed an effective defensive formula against Burrow, giving him few chances to shoot for explosive plays.
But even in a tense game, with every yard hard to come by, great playmakers transcend. Chase is Cincinnati’s great playmaker.
He did not embarrass the Ravens as he had in his 201-yard breakout last season, but he found every crevice in their coverage schemes, making the third-down catches that kept the Bengals moving as they built a first-half lead. The Ravens knew he was public enemy No. 1 and still, he beat them.
Cornerback Marlon Humphrey gave the second-year star credit for adjusting when his favored vertical routes were unavailable. “We wanted to play a little off here, a little press here,” he said. “I think they did a really good job of, based off what we were doing, they did something different. They obviously had some stuff where Chase was going to be a big target, and it basically worked pretty good.”
Chase’s production was yet another reminder of the void the Ravens need to fill at wide receiver. Andrews is the closest they have to a pass catcher who can win against any coverage. They will again hope for 2021 first-round pick Rashod Bateman to break out in 2023 after he lost most of this season to injury. But no Baltimore wide receiver caught more than two passes against the Bengals, continuing a trend we’ve seen for most of this year. Something has to change — talent, scheme or both — because the Ravens start every big game at a deficit.
Buckle up for the season of Lamar.
All too often over the past few days, the Ravens’ preparations for their climactic rematch with the Bengals felt like a mere subplot to the intrigue around their franchise quarterback, his swollen knee and his unsettled future.
When it became obvious last Wednesday that Jackson would not in fact swoop in to save the season, we swiftly turned to debating what that meant.
Was he more seriously hurt than anyone realized and had the Ravens created false hope by expressing so much optimism about his prognosis in the hours and days after he limped to the locker room in Week 13? This was the most popular theory among fans after Jackson spoke via Twitter, saying his knee remained unstable and that he could not “give a 100% of myself to my guys and fans.”
But a less sympathetic line of thinking emerged Friday and Saturday. First, Ravens wide receiver Sammy Watkins was quoted in The Washington Post, saying of Jackson: “I hope he hobbles back out there.” Then, Michael Vick, one of Jackson’s childhood heroes, delivered a pointed message to the Ravens quarterback on Fox’s Saturday pregame show: “Put a brace on it. Let’s go.” With these comments, we began to glean that not everyone in the NFL brotherhood endorsed Jackson’s reluctance to play at less than full strength.
Teammates were more forgiving after the game, which Jackson did not attend. “You know, a 50-60% Lamar Jackson, I just don’t think he was really healthy enough to go out there,” Humphrey said. “He kind of made that clear with the tweet he sent. There was a lot of speculation with him not having the contract, this, that and the third. But you know, I don’t even know if I should say this, but he’s like limping around the facility. That’s kind of the crazy thing that people don’t see. Obviously, we knew that he wasn’t going to be out there with us, but hopefully we sign him to a big-term deal and he’s a Raven with me forever.”
The Ravens nearly won Sunday without the player around whom their offense was designed. But the story always tilts back to Jackson, and he will dominate the headlines around this team for the foreseeable future. Since he and the Ravens put contract negotiations on hold before the season, we have assumed those discussions would resume and that general manager Eric DeCosta would be ready to use the franchise tag — in the neighborhood of $45 million — to keep Jackson in place for 2023 if no extension could be reached.
This is a complicated enough story on those terms. Is Jackson in a weaker negotiating position after injuries cut short each of his last two seasons? Would he hold out (or hold-in) next summer if the Ravens resort to the franchise tag? But it will be far more complicated if there’s a genuine disconnect between Jackson and the franchise over the handling of his knee injury. For the first time in this whole saga, the idea of a trade does not seem far-fetched. The Ravens have a championship-caliber defense and several key pieces — left tackle Ronnie Stanley, tight end Mark Andrews, running back J.K. Dobbins — on offense. They could try to exchange Jackson for enough draft capital to pick his replacement and still not free-fall out of the playoff picture. For all the winning and excitement he has brought to Baltimore, maybe the Ravens no longer want to be held in thrall to the drama around their quarterback. Perhaps it will not come to a breakup, but every possibility is on the table as we look ahead to the next few months.
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The Rand Platform is now available and fully customizable for Field Service customers
CHICAGO, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadening its reach further into the connected vehicle market, Rand McNally, a leader in innovative fleet technology, today announced the expansion of its highly flexible Rand Platform into additional field service markets.
The API-first platform, which already counts Toyota, Avis, and Aramex as customers, has several new, diverse offerings tailored for field service customers – from small to large fleets, from construction companies to Oil, Gas, and Mining operations.
"We are pleased to offer an expanded group of customers access to the Rand Platform," said Adam Ricketts, V.P. of Product at Rand McNally. "Our platform has been designed to very simply fit the unique business needs of companies, rather than have customers adhere to a set of predefined features that may not fit their unique business needs."
With a number of automated features that ease fleet onboarding complexities – such as automatic VIN decoding – and the platform's powerful drag-and-drop business rules engine – to easily set up any alert or exception reporting required – the Rand Platform has unlimited options in a no-code environment for better managing vehicles, drivers, and assets.
"The savings fleets can achieve with the Rand Platform are remarkable. Our customers have experienced a dramatic uptick in safety as well as cost savings in a variety of areas," Ricketts continued.
Among the benefits that existing customers have experienced with the Rand Platform:
- A 45% reduction in fleet maintenance and administration costs,
- An 80% drop in speeding violations among drivers, improving safety,
- And a 99% recovery in stolen vehicle and equipment assets.
Solutions
The Rand Platform and its powerful solutions are supported by best-in-class hardware options for secure vehicle telematics, driver safety and coaching, and asset tracking. All data from the hardware is available on the Rand Platform, which is a single sign-on ecosystem, enabling customers to manage their entire fleet operation in one place.
Hardware on the Rand Platform includes:
- Vehicle Telematics: Rand McNally's GX6 device is the company's connected vehicle device. With multiple connectivity options, from OBDI to OBDII to J-Bus, the GX6 has up to 1GB of on-board memory – more than any other device on the market. This is especially helpful for fleets operating in parts of the world where cellular connectivity may be irregular. The device comes with both internal antenna and external antenna variants, capable of receiving signals from multiple GPS satellite networks and connecting across a large spectrum of cellular bands.
- Driver Safety: Driver and vehicle safety is enabled with Rand Video Telematics (RVT), a best-in-class MV/AI dash camera with road-facing and optional cab-facing camera. The RVT, via the Rand Platform, enables the monitoring of road-facing risky driving behaviors such as tailgating, collision detection, unsafe cornering, harsh braking, and sudden speed increase. Leveraging RVT, can help improve safety while reducing insurance costs.
- High-Value Asset Tracking: The company's TrueTrack® asset trackers include a battery option, a solar-powered device, as well as a wired version for customers who require constant location tracking with alerts/pings every two minutes.
With the move into field services, Rand McNally has tailored its tiered platform subscription offerings to meet the goals of all companies, from small fleets concerned with vehicle and driver tracking, to larger enterprise operations developing services and integrations using the platform's powerful APIs.
To learn more about Rand McNally's real-time tracking, video telematics, and vehicle telematics options on the Rand Platform, contact Rand McNally at +1-800-789-6277 or visit https://fleet.randmcnally.com/.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, January 7, 2023
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TORNADO WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
954 PM CST Sat Jan 7 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY...
At 954 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cypress, or 12 miles north of Katy, moving east at
15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Cypress around 1015 PM CST.
Jersey Village, Addicks Park Ten and Willowbrook around 1030 PM
CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern DeWitt County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Karnes County in south central Texas...
* Until 1045 PM CST.
* At 958 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Runge, or 10 miles northeast of Karnes City, moving southeast at
10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Runge, Nordheim, Cotton Patch, New Davy, Ecleto and Helena.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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The groundbreaking nonprofit tackling the political divides facing our nation will honor the iconic civil rights leader at a virtual event joined by Senators Susan Collins and Joe Manchin, among others
NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- No Labels, a national movement of Democrats, Republicans and independents working to bring America's leaders together to solve our toughest problems, will appoint civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., entrepreneur, NAACP Life Member and president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), as a national co-chair. Dr. Chavis will join current co-chairs Senator Joe Lieberman and Governor Larry Hogan to lead the nonprofit organization that created the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus and an allied Senate group that led passage of some of the most consequential legislation of recent years, including the historic infrastructure bill in 2021.
"Dr. Chavis is the right person to help lead the No Labels movement and bridge the divides our nation faces today," said Senator Lieberman, founding chairman of No Labels. "As a champion of civil rights, he understands what it takes to move the nation beyond our divisions and disagreements. We look forward to the increased impact No Labels will have on the future of our democracy with Dr. Chavis on our team. Now is the time to come together and put our country above partisanship."
"My life's work has taught me that if we work at it, divisions can be overcome, and when we overcome divisions, we make progress," said Dr. Chavis. "I believe we need to restore bipartisanship in the American Congress. We need to restore bipartisanship at the state legislative level. We need to restore bipartisanship at the local and municipal level. Americans today are worn out with all the divisions and looking for a way forward. No Labels offers that way forward."
No Labels will honor Dr. Chavis at a virtual event on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. The event will include the premiere of a biographical video of Dr. Chavis' lifetime achievements as well as remarks from Senator Joe Lieberman, Governor Larry Hogan, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Susan Collins, Senator Bill Cassidy, Representative Dusty Johnson, Founder & CEO of No Labels Nancy Jacobson and Dr. Chavis. Singer-songwriter Deborah Cox and the Howard University Choir will perform.
To RSVP to Dr. Chavis' co-chair announcement please visit https://nolabels.org/chavis_rsvp, and to learn more about No Labels, please contact Jennifer Lawrence at Jennifer@thetascgroup.com.
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No Labels is a national movement of Democrats, Republicans and independents working to bring America's leaders together to solve our toughest problems. No Labels created the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus and an allied Senate group that led passage of some of the most consequential legislation of recent years including the historic infrastructure bill in 2021, and the CHIPS Act, a gun safety bill and a rewrite of the Electoral Count Act in 2022. To learn more about No Labels, visit NoLabels.org and follow No Labels on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.
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(NewsNation) — Scientists have identified the largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eight years — capable of planetwide destruction if it struck the Earth, one researcher said.
But as we are safe for many generations, this asteroid’s orbit is not its most noteworthy feature. “The interesting thing about 2022 AP7 is its relatively large size,” said Cristina Thomas, a planetary astronomer at Northern Arizona University who was not involved with the study.
The asteroid — called 2022 AP7 — is 0.9 miles wide and was discovered in a hard-to-see region that’s ordinarily obstructed by the glare of the Sun, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The asteroid has an orbit that could eventually enter Earth’s path, NSF’s NOIRLab said in a news release.
Scott S. Sheppard is an astronomer at the Earth and Planets Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science and the lead author of the paper describing this work. He described the asteroid to the New York Times as “the largest potentially hazardous asteroid found in the last eight years or so.”
It’s one of three that scientists characterized as “hiding” in the inner solar system. The other two asteroids have orbits that “safely remain completely interior to Earth’s orbit,” according to the release.”
According to a New York Times Report, civilization should be safe for several more generations.
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Former president Donald Trump will be arraigned Tuesday morning, answering to 37 counts in the federal indictment filed against him. The Justice Department in its criminal indictment, which was unsealed on Friday, alleges that Trump stored classified documents at his Florida resort while flaunting documents to people without security clearance.
The evidence unsealed in the indictment includes photos showing boxes allegedly containing classified documents stored in places such as next to a shower and a toilet at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida residence. The photographs are a key piece in the prosecution’s strategy, said Jon Getz, a New York and California attorney and former director of the Innocence and Justice Project at University of Buffalo Law School.
“They’re letting the public know the evidence is overwhelming against Trump,” Getz said. “The pictures are the monster portion.”
In a federal indictment, multiple photos are not usually included, Getz said, adding that the photos are a public relations strategy on the prosecutors’ part.
“They’re saying, 'Look at the evidence,'” Getz said.
The boxes don’t show any of the documents themselves, but the presence of the boxes is the prosecution’s attempt to illustrate their case, he said.
SEE MORE: Here's what will happen when Trump appears in court Tuesday
The indictment comes after an investigation into whether Trump broke the law by holding on to hundreds of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago property and whether Trump attempted to obstruct the government’s efforts to recover the records.
Prosecutors say Trump took about 300 classified documents to Mar-a-Lago after leaving the White House, and that tens of thousands of members and guests were invited to the social club between the end of Trump’s presidency in January 2022 and August 2022 when the property was searched.
Photos in the indictment include boxes stacked on a ballroom’s stage, in a storage room, in a bathroom and its shower space and in an office.
The prosecution is setting the stage for their story with the pictures, Getz said.
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Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee man and his mother were convicted on Tuesday of charges that they stormed the Capitol, where they brought plastic zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery as a mob attacked the building, court records show.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth convicted Eric Munchel and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, on all 10 counts in their indictment, including a charge that they conspired to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory on Jan. 6, 2021. The judge is scheduled to sentence both of them Sept. 8.
Lamberth decided the case without a jury after a “stipulated bench trial,” an unusual legal proceeding in which defendants do not admit guilt to charges but agree with prosecutors that certain facts are true. At least three dozen Capitol riot defendants have resolved their cases that way — which allows defendants to preserve their right to an appeal — rather than opting for a traditional trial or pleading guilty.
A jury trial for the pair had been scheduled to start last week.
“Our goal at the end of the day was to show the court that (Munchel) is accepting responsibility for what occurred on Jan. 6,” his attorney, Joe Allen, said after the proceedings ended.
A lawyer for Eisenhart didn’t immediately respond on Tuesday to an email seeking comment.
Munchel, 32, of Nashville, Tennessee, worked at a restaurant. Eisenhart, 59, of Woodstock, Georgia, has worked as a traveling nurse.
On Jan. 6, they attended then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally before joining the crowd that marched to the Capitol. Both of them were wearing tactical vests. Munchel had a stun gun holstered to his right hip.
After grabbing plastic handcuffs that they found inside the Capitol, Munchel and Eisenhart entered the gallery above the Senate chamber and stepped over a railing that separated portions of the gallery. Eisenhart chanted, “Treason! Treason!”
Munchel “gleefully” entered the Capitol during a riot while carrying a dangerous weapon, the stun gun, the judge said in a February 2021 ruling.
“By word and deed, Munchel has supported the violent overthrow of the United States government. He poses a clear danger to our republic,” Lamberth wrote.
In the riot’s aftermath, Eisenhart told a London newspaper that she would “rather die as a 57-year-old woman than live under oppression.”
“I’d rather die and would rather fight,” she added, according to the judge’s ruling.
Eisenhart also claimed that she took the plastic handcuffs to keep them away from “bad actors,” the judge noted.
More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the deadly Jan. 6 riot. Over 600 of them have pleaded guilty or been convicted after trials decided by a jury or a judge. Over 450 of them have been sentenced, with more than half getting terms of imprisonment ranging from seven days to 10 years.
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‘Best feeling of freedom’: 100-year-old pilot celebrates milestone birthday in the air
WOODRUFF, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - A man in North Carolina celebrated a milestone birthday where very few go: in the sky.
John Hartness spent his 100th birthday in the cockpit of a plane thanks to an aviation non-profit.
“It feels absolutely fantastic,” he told WHNS. “I feel like I’m 35.”
Triple Tree Aerodome, an organization dedicated to aviation education and heritage preservation, is honoring “Uncle” John on his birthday.
“Flying is the best feeling of freedom you can have,” he said. “To get up in the air with nobody but me and God.”
Hartness, who has been a pilot since he was 16 years old, also volunteers with the organization.
Robb Williams, executive director of Triple Tree Aerodome, said John Hartness volunteers sometimes six or seven days a week contributing to the organization and mentoring others.
“He (Hartness) is not only a positive man, a great spirit to be around, he is also our ambassador,” Williams said.
Hartness is also the brother of Tom Hartness, the founder of Hartness International.
John Hartness continues to inspire others as an active pilot and by embodying a passion for aviation.
In the cockpit, the centenarian was joined with Pat Derrick, an experienced pilot with thousands of hours of flight time.
“Our organization is thrilled to celebrate the remarkable life of ‘Uncle’ John Hartness, whose dedication to aviation and our community is truly extraordinary,” Williams said. “This exceptional event emphasizes our mission to foster a love for aviation among young individuals while highlighting the invaluable mentorship provided by individuals like ‘Uncle’ John.”
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Local 5 has been nominated for 7 2022 Upper Midwest Emmy Awards covering news, weather and promotional categories over the past year.
Below is a list of the station's nominees:
Interactive Video — Micro/Short Form Content
- Mario Rossi, Digital Executive Producer
Education/Schools — News
- Chenue Her, Reporter/Photographer/Editor
Children/Youth/Teen — News
Never Too Young
- Chenue Her, Reporter/Writer/Editor
- Don Schmith, Photographer/Editor
Health/Medical — Short or Long Form Content
- Ryan Scott, Producer/Reporter
- Sharon Lilly, Graphics Designer
- Jon Diaz, Anchor
- Eva Anderson, Anchor
- Jordan Underwood, Technical Director
- Carlie Ott, Audio
- Alex Johnson, Editor/Camera
Weather — Short or Long Form Content
- Brad Edwards, Chief Meteorologist
- Brandon Lawrence, Meteorologist
- Taylor Kanost, Meteorologist
- Dave Downey, Meteorologist
- Don Schmith, Photographer/Editor
- Mike Simmons, Photographer/Editor
- Zach Sommers, Producer
- Sharon Lilly, Director
Program/Image Promotion (Single Spot)
We Are Iowa Strong
- Andrea Garnant, Editor
Talent - Anchor — Weather
- Brandon Lawrence, Anchor - Weather
The Upper Midwest Emmy Awards ceremony is Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. and will be livestreamed on YouTube.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, May 31, 2022
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* WHAT...Elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet and a high risk of
dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Beaches of San Diego County and Orange County.
* WHEN...Through 9 pm Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Surf and strong rip currents will create dangerous
swimming conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins...
jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol
flags and signs.
If you become caught in a rip current...yell for help. Remain
calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for
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SHORE and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to
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Cigarettes stolen from Saint Albans convenience store
SAINT ALBANS, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video on Monday morning of a breaking and entering incident at a convenience store in Saint Albans.
The breaking and entering happened at the Handi Mart in the 400 block of Winfield Road on Sunday, May 21, according to deputies.
Deputies found the front window of the business had been broken by a large rock and the store owner reported several cigarette packages and cartons had been stolen.
Video surveillance revealed that just before 5 a.m., the window was broken, and a man entered the business through the broken window.
In the video, the man climbs over the sales counter and begins filling a bag with cigarettes before leaving.
The sheriff’s office says the man was wearing a headlamp, and a hooded sweatshirt or zip-up jacket that possibly says “Winfield” across the front.
Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest information.
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Saudi Arabia and Iran work to normalize relations. For a second day, Israeli police clash with Palestinians. Tennessee House to decide whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers for violating rules.
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Saudi Arabia and Iran work to normalize relations. For a second day, Israeli police clash with Palestinians. Tennessee House to decide whether to expel three Democratic lawmakers for violating rules.
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s new parliament convened Monday, the first time the country has had a functioning legislature since the president had the previous parliament sealed off by the army in 2021.
The main opposition coalition declared it won’t recognize the new parliament, whose members were chosen in December and January in elections boycotted by the president’s opponents and ignored by the masses. Just 11% of voters cast ballots.
During Monday’s inaugural session, the lawmakers will elect a new speaker of parliament to succeed the leader of Islamist movement Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, whose party had the largest number of members in the outgoing parliament.
Unusually, only journalists from state broadcasters and the official state news agency were allowed inside the parliament for the opening session, and dozens of reporters protested outside. The session comes amid a growing crackdown on opposition Islamists and independent media and other dissenting voices, and on migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
President Kais Saied suspended the previous parliament in July 2021 in what he said was an effort to save the country. Saied and many Tunisians at the time blamed the Islamist legislators for the country’s economic and social crises.
Saied has since legislated by decree and moved to amass more and more power. That has raised concerns internationally, because Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring uprisings a decade ago and the only country to emerge with a new democratic system.
The new legislature has less power than its predecessor, according to a new constitution that Saied pushed through in a referendum.
It is meant to have 161 members, compared to 217 in the previous parliament. But only 154 candidates were elected in the two-round legislative ballot, because no candidates bothered to run in seven electoral districts representing Tunisians abroad, reflecting widespread disillusionment with the political class.
Most political parties boycotted the elections, considering that the electoral process initiated by Saied was designed to establish his control over the country.
The main opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, said in a statement Sunday that it doesn’t recognize the new parliament “resulting from an illegitimate constitution and elections that were boycotted by a large majority.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/tunisias-parliament-convenes-for-first-time-since-2021/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-03-13 13:10:58 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/tunisias-parliament-convenes-for-first-time-since-2021/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Dolphins' best 21st century non-QBs
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Chicago's metal shops were once a hotbed of golf equipment manufacturing, with local names like Wilson, Ram and Tommy Armour all notable for their craftsmanship. It's an industry that in recent years has almost entirely moved to Asia, with one notable exception: Bettinardi putters.
This family business is taking high-end putters to the next level
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Bob Bettinardi, the 62-year-old founder and chairman of Tinley Park-based Bettinardi Golf, had been a mechanical engineer machining parts for customers in food equipment, government defense and other industries when he took up golf and noticed that many equipment makers were resorting to inferior machining techniques in the early 1990s. He experimented at first, then went full-time at golf starting in 1998, becoming a cult figure. Refusing to follow rivals in paying big money to touring pros to use Bettinardi products, and limiting production to short runs, his putters became a brand largely confined to the sport's cognoscenti.
Often it takes the next generation to advance a company to the next level. When Bob's son Sam graduated with a marketing degree from DePaul University a decade ago, the initial idea had been that he'd go work for a couple of years elsewhere in the golf industry to learn the ropes. But then Bettinardi Golf didn't have the luxury to farm him out for seasoning. Instead, Bob put Sam to work immediately, positioning him at a table in a corner of his office to soak up the industry in fast motion.
It worked. Before long, "Sammy was teaching me some things," Bob says. "My idea of marketing had been that you bulldoze people. Sam put us on Instagram, instead of investing in $30,000 magazine advertisements. He convinced me that we had to start paying some of the biggest stars to play our putters to widen our exposure. We've also taken bigger advantage of our made-in-USA marketing story."
Despite high prices — averaging $430, while upper-end Bettinardi putters are the most expensive in golf — the putter division has multiplied sales 16 times in the past decade, averaging double-digit growth every year. Tour stars like Fred Couples, Matt Kuchar and Matt Fitzpatrick are all currently promoting the brand on tour. In the 1990s Bettinardi golf was overshadowed by its sister milling company, X-Cel Technologies. Now golf represents 70% of overall revenues. (The company would not disclose annual figures.)
"Our name is really out there in the world of golf now," says Sam, 33, who is now president of the company and plays to a plus 2 handicap at Butler National in Oak Brook. His latest advance has been to persuade his father to expand beyond putters in the past couple of years and sell forged wedges. Next up might be entire sets of irons. For the first time, the company is moving beyond the 1,500-square-foot fitting studio adjacent to its headquarters, with plans to open a 7,000-square-foot studio near the busy intersection of 22nd Street and Spring Road in Oak Brook in August.
When Crain's last visited the company 15 years ago, it had 55 employees working in 20,000 square feet. Now it has 180 employees in 100,000 square feet. Bob has increasingly stepped away to allow Sam to run day-to-day operations, though he still has a hand in the design of new products. The company's putters are now sold in 45 countries and have risen to rank No. 5 in sales in the industry, trailing big multi-nationals like Titleist (owned by Fila) and TaylorMade. The latter is private-equity-owned; Bob Bettinardi has never brought in outside money to finance growth.
The passion that golfers have for Bettinardi's putters is impressive. A recent visit to headquarters found a 10-year-old from Florida being fitted for a custom putter priced close to $1,000, while Jordan Hagel was visiting from Minneapolis to buy his sixth Bettinardi putter. "They aren't like any other putters," says Hagel, a scratch handicap. "I simply putt better with them. The made-in-USA aspect is an added benefit."
Dan Gordon, a Northbrook corporate attorney with an 8 handicap, owns more than 100 Bettinardi putters, including vintage models from the early 1990s. "I buy them for the focus on detail and workmanship and sheer quality," Gordon says. "They blend form and function better than anybody else does."
Nick Sherburne, founder of the club-fitting chain Club Champion in Willowbrook, reports that demand for Bettinardi has been rising in his 111 stores. The brand competes most closely with the upmarket Scotty Cameron brand sold by Titleist, he notes. "They can't spend what Titleist can spend on marketing, but their following is growing fast," Sherburne says. He adds that Bettinardi wedges spin with better control than rival products.
"Let's face it, nobody else can machine metal better than Bettinardi does," Sherburne says. "In golf, that means a lot."
The rarified world of 'Succession' isn't fiction for this wealth adviser
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Private equity turned this local company into a powerhouse
Parts Town has made 28 acquisitions since 2015, and since the arrival of private-equity backing, its revenue growth has been jacked up to an average 45% a year. It’s the colossus of the restaurant parts industry today,
Employee stock ownership plans are making a comeback
Private-equity prices used to be too good to pass up. That's changed, and many firms like that ESOPs often take into account the social impact on a community. | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/private-intelligence/bettinardi-golf-plans-new-clubs-new-fitting-studio | 2023-06-12 14:45:01 | 1 | https://www.chicagobusiness.com/private-intelligence/bettinardi-golf-plans-new-clubs-new-fitting-studio |
When the San Diego Padres departed Atlanta on Easter Sunday, they were riding a high, having taken three of four games in the Braves’ first home series of the season.
Since then, however, the Padres are 2-5 and have scored three runs or fewer in each of the losses -- twice getting shut out. The Braves, meanwhile, have gone 6-0.
There is a bit of an asterisk. The Padres played the Mets and Brewers while the Braves were sweeping the Reds and Royals with a day off thrown in.
So, the stage is set for the three-game Braves-Padres rematch that begins Monday night in San Diego. The Braves need to extend their winning streak to nine straight games to claim the season series from the Padres. What the Padres need is a change of fortune.
“Disappointing,” was the first word out of Bob Melvin’s mouth Sunday afternoon after the manager’s Padres were shut out by the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 to lose for a third time in four games at home.
Things are not going the way the Padres or their fans expected.
Juan Soto is hitting .172. Manny Machado has one homer and seven RBIs after 17 games. Fernando Tatis Jr. doesn’t return from his PED suspension until April 20. And Joe Musgrove is still on the injured list.
The Padres will open the series Monday with left-hander Ryan Weathers (1-0, 2.70 ERA), who normally would be No. 7 on the rotation depth chart. But in addition to their other problems, the Padres are at game No. 12 in a run of 18 straight games without a scheduled day off.
Plus, the Padres have no advance knowledge of who is pitching the series opener for the Braves, who are TBA in the pitching matchup.
But the Braves have regained their momentum.
“After a solid start, we didn’t play as well as we needed to when we came home to play the Padres,” said Braves manager Brian Snitker, whose ballclub is 11-1 against everyone else on their schedule thus far.
As for the Padres, they have played before eight home sellouts and are averaging 42,034 fans for their first 10 home games. And their record at home: 4-6.
The Padres are 2-0 in Weathers’ first two starts. His win came in New York against the Mets in his most recent start on April 11. He held the Mets to one run on three hits and two walks over five innings. Over his first two outings, the former first-round pick has given up three runs on eight hits and five strikeouts in 10 innings.
Weathers is making something of a comeback at the age of 23. After making 30 major league appearances (18 starts) as a 21-year-old in 2021, Weathers made one spot start in all of 2022.
“He came to spring training this year with a different attitude,” said Melvin. “Nothing was promised him. We talk about his demeanor and coming to spring training and earning his keep and fighting for everything. I think it showed up in his last start against the Mets.
“He’s got a good fastball. He’s been working on his off-speed stuff which is important to him. I’d like to see maybe a little more consistency in the zone.” | https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/braves-padres-meet-again | 2023-07-01 05:35:07 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/braves-padres-meet-again |
AVON, Conn. (WTNH) — A Connecticut man’s home security camera caught his fearless dog frightening and chasing a black bear in his backyard Thursday morning.
Crimson, a 7-year-old rescue from Alabama, was not happy about the visitor. The video shows the Goldendoodle chasing the bear, then standing by the edge of the Avon property to make sure the bear didn’t come back.
Avon is among the Connecticut towns with the highest number of bear sightings, with around 260 reported in 2023, according to a map maintained by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
According to DEEP, many residences are located in or near bear habitats.
“The bear population is healthy and increasing in Connecticut and sightings have become more common,” the department said.
A sighting in Avon also made national headlines last month. On May 24, employees at the Taste by Spellbound bakery were loading cupcakes into a van to make deliveries when they were surprised by a bear, which ended up helping itself to 60 cupcakes.
Maureen Williams, an employee at the Avon bakery, said another baker eventually scared the animal away.
“We made lots of noise to try and get him to go away,” Williams told Nexstar’s WTHN. “One of our bakers got in their car and drove around the back and found him sitting there eating all of our stuff. [They] honked on the horn quite a bit to get him to go away, and finally he went away.”
DEEP recommends doing what it appears Crimson and the bakers did — make lots of noise to scare the bear and “reinforce its natural fear of people.” Instead of barking like Crimson, though, residents are advised to use such tactics as banging pots and pans, shouting or blowing a whistle or air horn. (Other tactics and advice can be found at the official DEEP website.)
Residents should also report a black bear sighting by using an online form.
In 2022, bears were reported in 158 of the state’s 169 towns and cities, according to DEEP. | https://pix11.com/news/caught-on-camera-goldendoodle-chases-black-bear-off-connecticut-property/ | 2023-06-09 17:36:41 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/caught-on-camera-goldendoodle-chases-black-bear-off-connecticut-property/ |
Did you lose money on investments in Bioventus? If so, please visit Bioventus Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Bioventus Inc. ("Bioventus") Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about February 11, 2021 (the "IPO" or "Offering"); and/or (b) Bioventus securities between February 11, 2021 and November 21, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina and alleges violations of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Bioventus is a medical device company that focuses on developing and commercializing clinical treatments to engage and enhance the body's natural healing process.
On January 20, 2021, Bioventus filed a registration statement with the SEC on February 10, 2021 (the "Registration Statement"). On or about February 11, 2021, pursuant to the Registration Statement, Bioventus conducted the IPO, issuing 8 million shares of its Class A common stock to the public at the Offering price of $13 per share. On February 12, 2021, Bioventus filed a prospectus in connection with the IPO, which incorporated and formed part of the Registration Statement (the "Prospectus" and the Registration Statement are the "Offering Documents").
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants made materially false and misleading statements in the Offering Documents and throughout the Class Period. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to disclose that: (i) Bioventus suffered from significant liquidity issues; (ii) the Company's rebate practices were unsustainable; (iii) accordingly, Defendants overstated the Company's business and financial prospects; (iv) Bioventus maintained deficient disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting with respect to the timely recognition of quarterly rebates; and (v) all the foregoing increased the risk that the Company would be forced to recognize a significant non-cash impairment charge, could not timely file one or more of its financial reports, would have to amend one or more of its financial statements, and could not meet its financial obligations as they came due.
On November 16, 2022, Bioventus issued a press release announcing that it could not timely file its quarterly report for third quarter of 2022 because "of the recent decline in the Company's market capitalization subsequent to its previously announced financial results for the third quarter of 2022," which resulted in the Company needing "additional time . . . to assess whether a non-cash impairment charge is required for the third quarter of 2022." Bioventus also revealed that it "is seeking resolution related to the validity of a revised invoice" for certain "rebate claims" and that "[t]he recognition of additional rebates may impact Bioventus' recently announced revenue guidance." In addition, Bioventus disclosed that "its internal controls related to the timely recognition of quarterly rebates were inadequate specifically for the period ended October 1, 2022" and that the Company "is also evaluating whether [it] will be able to meet all of its financial obligations as they come due within one year after the date its financial statements for the period ended October 1, 2022, are issued." On this news, Bioventus's stock price fell almost 34%.
Then, on November 21, 2022, Bioventus issued a press release announcing revised third quarter 2022 results to account for "additional rebate claims related to certain of the Company's products and a non-cash impairment charge" that amounted to $189.2 million "due to the recent decline in our market capitalization subsequent to our previously announced financial results for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2022." That same day, Bioventus belatedly filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the SEC for the third quarter of 2022, advising of various changes to Bioventus's historical practices that were necessary to account for rebates, stating that these changes materially impacted the Company's evaluation of its ability to meet debt covenants, resulting in liquidity and going concern disclosures. On this news, Bioventus' stock price fell over 3%.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than March 13, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
If you purchased or otherwise acquired Bioventus securities, including pursuant to the IPO, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit Bioventus Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 24, 2022
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...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.
* WHERE...Cameron, Southern Hidalgo, Kenedy Island, and Willacy
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* WHEN...Until noon CST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
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* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 expected.
* WHERE...Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Inland Kenedy, Starr, Inland
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...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 10
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* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could result in
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* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Saturday.
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Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
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* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 10 to 15 at daybreak.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48.
The star had been suffering from depression for several years, Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook and Instagram, with her condition deteriorating drastically over the last few months.
“Although, CoCo sought professional help and did her best to fight depression, sadly that demon inside of her took the better of her,” the statement read.
Lee attempted suicide at home over the weekend and she was rushed to a hospital, her sister said. They said that she was in a coma and died on Wednesday.
Lee, who was born in Hong Kong but later moved to the U.S. where she attended middle and high school, had a highly successful career in Asia as a pop singer in the 1990s and 2000s, where she was known for her powerful voice and live performances.
Lee, who was initially a Mandopop singer, branched out to release albums in Cantonese and English over her nearly 30-year career.
She was the voice of heroine Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of Disney’s Mulan, and also sang the Mandarin version of the movie’s theme song “Reflection.”
In 2011, Lee married Bruce Rockowitz, a Canadian businessman who is the former CEO of Hong Kong supply chain company Li & Fung. While she had two stepdaughters from her marriage with Rockowitz, Lee didn’t have children of her own.
“CoCo is also known to have worked tirelessly to open up a new world for Chinese singers in the international music scene, and she went all out to shine for the Chinese,” her sisters said in their post.
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The judge in the rape case against former President Donald Trump has denied a request for a mistrial from Trump's attorney, who claimed Judge Lewis Kaplan has made "pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings" during the proceedings.
The denied request allowed cross examination of Trump's accuser, E. Jean Carroll, to resume Monday — the third day of her testimony.
Carroll, a former magazine columnist, is suing Trump for defamation and battery. The former president has denied raping her in the dressing room of Manhattan's Bergdorf Goodman in the 1990s.
Trump's attorney Joe Tacopina tried to show Carroll was not traumatized by the alleged incident, and again questioned her decision to not call the police. She defended the decision and said she was a member of the silent generation, when women were taught to keep their chins up and not to complain.
SEE MORE: Trump's lawyers try to poke holes in woman's recollection of rape
Carroll said she was ashamed about what happened and thought it was her fault. She has testified that the "Me Too" movement prompted her to go public with her story.
The jury heard a CNN clip of Carroll saying most people think rape is sexy. She clarified she meant people were influenced by depictions of rape in movies and television and said rape is the most horrible, violent act that can be done to a woman or man.
Tacopina asked Carroll why she didn't sue former CBS executive Les Moonves, who denied her allegation that he sexually assaulted her in an elevator.
Carroll responded that Moonves didn't "call [her] names and grind [her] face through the mud" like Trump did.
It remains unclear if Trump will testify during the trial because he has no obligation to do so. His attorney said Trump will decide during the trial.
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STOCKHOLM, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AlixLabs from Lund, Sweden, has developed a new, innovative method for manufacturing semiconductor components with a high degree of packing, eliminating several steps in the manufacturing process - Atomic Layer Etch Pitch Splitting (APS)*. The method makes the components cheaper and less resource-intensive to manufacture and can open up a new path for a more sustainable high-volume production of semiconductor components. In addition, APS enables the fabrication of tiny semiconductor components accurately and efficiently at a lower complexity.
AlixLabs is now pleased to announce the completed hook-up of Atomic Layer Etch (ALE) equipment in its clean room at ProNano RISE in Lund, Sweden. The equipment is the original ICP Reactive Etch tool from Oxford Instruments (UK), a Plasmalab 100 used during the original discovery of the APS method. Later the ALE process was also successfully transferred to another tool of the same make at Micronova, Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, showing that the method is robust. Since then, additional ALE tools have come into play operating at Lund Nano Lab supplied by PlasmaTherm (USA).
In a statement from Dr. Dmitry Suyatin, CTO and Co-founder of AlixLabs, on coming R&D activities at AlixLabs, he said, "We are delighted with the support from The ProNano team and our local contractors LaonLink AB meeting the hook-up timeline. We can now go ahead as planned, starting up the APS process to accelerate our R&D efforts and offer wafer-level demonstrations of APS."
Dr. Jonas Sundqvist, CEO and Co-founder, added, "I am amazed that AlixLabs has reached this milestone on time as committed to our Board of Directors and Investors. Anyone in the business of installing gear in clean rooms will know what challenging time sourcing parts and components are right now with extreme lead-time on everything from piping and valves to vacuum pumps. We now move forward with our technology development roadmap setting up a wafer-level APS process in Lund to get ready for large wafers in 2023 and aim to have a demo ready 300 mm process in 2024. Ultimately, this type of leading-edge semiconductor processing technology happens on full size 300 mm wafers, and that is where we ultimately will go. However, in the meantime, we will also take opportunities to demonstrate the APS technology as they come on smaller wafer sizes."
"The next opportunity to meet AlixLabs will be at The AVS 22nd International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 2022), featuring the 9th International Atomic Layer Etching Workshop (ALE 2022). The conference will take place Sunday, June 26-Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the International Convention Center (ICC) Ghent in Ghent, Belgium. On Tuesday, June 28, we proudly announce that Yoana Ilarionova will give an oral presentation in session ALE1-TuA-4 entitled In-situ Optical Emission Spectroscopy as a Tool to Characterize Cyclic Quasi-Atomic Layer Etching". We hope to meet you there!
* Atomic Layer Etch Pitch Splitting (APS). As previously reported (April 30, 2021), The US Patent Office has approved AlixLabs's patent application for nanofabrication by ALE Pitch Splitting (APS). The US Patent Office issued a patent (US10930515) on February 23, 2021. The patent covers methods to split nanostructures in half by a single process step using Atomic Layer Etching (ALE). The method can significantly impact the semiconductor industry by enabling sustainable scaling of electronic components and shrinking chip designs further in a cost-effective way. The method is complementary for single exposure Immersion and Extreme UV (EUV) Lithography and corresponding multiple patterning technologies like self-aligned double and quadruple patterning (SADP resp. SAQP) as well as multiple exposure lithography-etch and directed self-assembly (DSA). Association) https://www.semi.org/zh/world_fab_forecast_fab
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Completion of Phase 1 EPI-7386 combination study with enzalutamide expected in 1H2023 followed by initiation of the randomized Phase 2 study
Phase 1b EPI-7386 monotherapy expansion study in mCRPC patients ongoing
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA and VANCOUVER, Canada, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - ESSA Pharma Inc. ("ESSA", or the "Company") (NASDAQ: EPIX), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer, today provided a corporate update and reported financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2022. All references to "$" in this release refer to United States dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
"Building on our momentum and encouraging clinical results observed in 2022, we continue to advance our studies of EPI-7386, ESSA's first-in-class N-terminal domain androgen receptor inhibitor, in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer ("mCRPC")," stated David Parkinson, MD, President and CEO of ESSA. "In the first half of 2023, we expect to complete the Phase 1 EPI-7386 combination study with Xtandi® (enzalutamide) in patients with mCRPC naïve to second generation anti-androgens and to initiate the Phase 2 randomized study in the same patient population shortly thereafter. In addition, our cash runway continues to be strong and is expected to fund our operations and clinical programs through 2025."
EPI-7386 Combination Studies
- The Company continues to enroll patients in the third cohort of the Phase 1/2 study of EPI-7386 in combination with enzalutamide in patients with mCRPC naïve to second generation antiandrogens. The Company expects to complete the Phase 1 portion of the study and establish the recommended Phase 2 combination doses (for both EPI-7386 and enzalutamide when used in combination) in the first half of 2023, followed by initiation of the Phase 2 study. The open-label, randomized Phase 2 study will assess the anti-tumor activity of EPI-7386 in combination with enzalutamide at the recommended phase 2 combination dose of EPI-7386 and enzalutamide versus single agent enzalutamide at the standard of care dose.
- Initial results from the first two cohorts of the Phase 1/2 study of EPI-7386 in combination with enzalutamide were presented at the Prostate Cancer Foundation Scientific Retreat in October 2022. Further analysis of these data will be presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium ("ASCO GU"), taking place February 16-19, 2023, in San Francisco, CA and online.
- The Company continues to anticipate that enrollment of additional combination regimens of EPI-7386 with other antiandrogens in different studies will begin in 2023 in different prostate cancer patient populations.
EPI-7386 Monotherapy
- The Phase 1b dose expansion study is ongoing and evaluating two doses/schedules of single agent EPI-7386 in mCRPC patients with less than three prior lines of therapy, no visceral disease and no prior chemotherapy who have progressed on second-generation antiandrogens
- The Company is continuing to seek to enroll patients in the Window of Opportunity study in non-metastatic CRPC patients. Patients will receive 12 weeks of EPI-7386 monotherapy treatment before starting standard of care therapy.
- Net Loss. ESSA recorded a comprehensive loss of $6.7 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2022, compared to a comprehensive loss of $9.1 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2021. For the first quarter ended December 31, 2022, this included non-cash share-based payments of $1.6 million compared to $2.5 million for the prior year, recognized for stock options granted and vesting. The decrease in the first quarter was primarily attributed to decreases in research and development expenditures and general and administration expenditures in addition to an increase of $1.1 million in interest income.
- Research and Development ("R&D") expenditures. R&D expenditures for the first quarter ended December 31, 2022 were $5.3 million compared to $6.0 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2021 and include non-cash costs related to share-based payments ($791,192 for the first quarter ended 2022 compared to $1.3 million for the first quarter ended 2021). The R&D expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2022 is the result of decreased non-cash share-based payments, legal patents and license fees and manufacturing costs related to the Phase 1 clinical trial of EPI-7386.
- General and administration ("G&A") expenditures. G&A expenditures for the first quarter ended December 31, 2022 were $2.5 million compared to $3.1 million for the first quarter ended December 31, 2021 and include non-cash costs related to share-based payments of $772,419 for the first quarter ended 2022 compared to $1.2 million for the first quarter ended 2021. The decrease in the first quarter is the result of decreased non-cash share-based payments and professional fees.
Liquidity and Outstanding Share Capital
At December 31, 2022, the Company had available cash reserves and short-term investments of $163.1 million reflecting the gross proceeds of the February 2021 financing of approximately $150.0 million and July 2020 financing of $48.9 million, less operating expenses in the intervening period. The Company's cash position is expected to be sufficient to fund current and planned operations through 2025.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had 44,092,374 common shares issued and outstanding.
In addition, as of December 31, 2022 there were 3,234,750 common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants and broker warrants. This includes 2,920,000 prefunded warrants at an exercise price of $0.0001, and 314,750 warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $49.69. There were 7,922,061 common shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options at a weighted-average exercise price of $5.13 per common share.
ESSA is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel and proprietary therapies for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. For more information, please visit www.essapharma.com and follow us on Twitter under @ESSAPharma.
This release contains certain information which, as presented, constitutes "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and/or applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information involves statements that relate to future events and often addresses expected future business and financial performance, containing words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect", and "intend", statements that an action or event "may", "might", "could", "should", or "will" be taken or occur, or other similar expressions and includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding the completion of the Phase 1 EPI-7386 monotherapy study and the Phase 1/2 combination study, enrollment in the monotherapy and combination studies, treatments under the Phase 1b dose expansion study, the Phase 1b Window of Opportunity study and the Phase 1/2 combination study evaluating EPI-7386 with enzalutamide, the initiation of the Phase 2 study, the assessment of anti-tumor activity in the monotherapy and combination studies, the presentation of initial results in the monotherapy and combination studies, and the Company's expected cash runway into 2025.
Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of ESSA to control or predict, and which may cause ESSA's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby. Such statements reflect ESSA's current views with respect to future events, are subject to risks and uncertainties and are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by ESSA as of the date of such statements, are inherently subject to significant medical, scientific, business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. In making forward looking statements, ESSA may make various material assumptions, including but not limited to (i) the accuracy of ESSA's financial projections; (ii) obtaining positive results of clinical trials; (iii) obtaining necessary regulatory approvals; and (iv) general business, market and economic conditions.
Forward-looking information is developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out herein and in ESSA's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 13, 2022 under the heading "Risk Factors", a copy of which is available on ESSA's profile on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com, and as otherwise disclosed from time to time on ESSA's EDGAR and SEDAR profiles. Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date that statements are made and ESSA undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as may be required by applicable United States and Canadian securities laws. Readers are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements.
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Annie Walker wasn’t cool enough for the North Star and South Park malls. So Walker and her friends found refuge at the new Rivercenter Mall every Saturday from 1988 to 1991.
“Punk and New Wavers like myself and my friends were not welcomed” at San Antonio’s other malls, Walker said.
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“But no one ever cared at Rivercenter Mall,” she said.
On Feb. 20, 1988 — 35 years ago this month — the mall opened to a sea of balloons and fanfare in what was then heralded as the cornerstone of San Antonio’s efforts to awaken downtown San Antonio from a long siesta.
About 3,100 spectators watched a glitzy show of music, singing and dancing from hundreds of performers — an event produced by Robert F. Jam Productions, the same company that produced shows for Walt Disney World, Disneyland and the presidential inauguration of Ronald Reagan.
The theme was “Just Add Water,” a nod to the new extension of the River Walk that reached the mall’s heart. In concert with that theme in 1988 was Ribbons, the mall’s frog mascot, which welcomed visitors on opening day.
Then, as now, the river was an integral part of the Rivercenter experience, not only through its physical presence, but also through the architect’s use of glass, which overlooked a lagoon.
The area served as the backdrop of the final fight scene in “Knight Rider 2000,” the made-for-TV movie filmed in San Antonio and starred David Hasselhoff. A model of Super Car KITT actually sank in the San Antonio River outside the mall.
The $200 million retail, hotel and entertainment project had taken years of planning and more than two years of construction on the three-level, 10-acre complex. The opening of the horseshoe-shaped mall marked a series of high-profile openings in San Antonio in 1988. SeaWorld San Antonio opened that May, and the city was about to strike an agreement with developers to build the Alamodome.
The original mall, which was renamed Shops at Rivercenter in 2016, had about 135 specialty shops, five full-service restaurants and two movie theaters. Attached to the mall was the 42-story, 1,000-room Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, which would open that October.
Lord & Taylor, the oldest department store in the country, opened its first San Antonio store in the center and was among the first 50 stores to open during the mall’s “soft opening” on Feb. 15, 1988.
More San Antonio history: Her naked body was found in the San Antonio River in 1952. Police are still looking for her killer.
The following month, the IMAX Theater began showing “Alamo: The Price of Freedom” on a screen that was 84.5 feet wide and 61.5 feet high. Dillard’s 130,000-square-foot store in the landmark Joske’s building wouldn’t open until the following month.
At the time, the mall was hailed by then Mayor Henry Cisneros and others as “the most important addition to the river and downtown — perhaps to the city of San Antonio — in 20 years.”
It was seen as a catalyst for revitalization of the downtown area and has remained a hub of retail, dining and entertainment downtown.
Ownership of the mall changed nearly 20 years ago when New York-based Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. purchased it. Several additions and changes to the mall have been made over the years, including the redevelopment of the old Joske’s building and the lagoon area.
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Spanish govt proposes rules for lobbyists, public officials
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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Council of Ministers has proposed a law to increase the transparency of interactions between public officials and lobbyists. Officials involved in any stage of policymaking would have to report their meetings with representatives of companies or groups that hoped to influence governmental decisions. Lobbyists would need to enroll in a new electronic registry of interest groups to carry out any encounters with any members of the government. Political parties and labor unions would be exempt from this obligation. The bill proposed on Tuesday also would require high-ranking officials to wait at least two years after leaving government service to engage in lobbying activities related to matters they had worked on. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/08/spanish-govt-proposes-rules-for-lobbyists-public-officials/ | 2022-11-08 19:59:59 | 1 | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/11/08/spanish-govt-proposes-rules-for-lobbyists-public-officials/ |
Executive joins LatticeFlow's Board of Directors to help company scale and execute on its mission to help customers continuously improve AI model performance
ZURICH, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LatticeFlow AG, the leading artificial intelligence (AI) platform that can continuously improve model performance by automatically finding and fixing AI data and model errors, today announced the appointment of Andre Boisvert as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Boisvert is a globally-recognized software executive with over 35-years of experience in sales, marketing, and R&D at companies such as IBM, Oracle Corporation, where he served as Senior Vice President of WW Marketing, and SAS Institute Inc, where he served as President & Chief Operating Officer.
After serving on boards of publicly traded technology companies, such as VA Linux (NASDAQ:LNUX) and Sagent Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SGNT), Boisvert co-founded Pentaho, an open source BI & Analytics company which was ultimately acquired by Hitachi Data Systems for over $500M. Since then, Boisvert has served on the board of multiple technology startups, many which have been acquired by tech powerhouses like Microsoft, Oracle and SAP. Today, in addition to LatticeFlow AG, Boisvert serves on the board of directors of Tel Aviv based Pyramid Analytics Inc, Montreal based Dcbel Energy Inc, Minneapolis based Clario Inc, and Dallas based River Logic Inc.
"We are excited about Andre joining the board given his extensive experience in helping innovative, early-mover technology companies scale to become category-defining leaders", said Petar Tsankov, Co-founder & CEO of LatticeFlow. "In addition to Andre's track record for systematic, world-class execution of proven business strategies, his deep knowledge of the business intelligence and analytics software market, makes him a perfect fit to lead our board."
LatticeFlow, the award-winning ETH Zurich spin-off, that was founded in 2020 by a globally-recognized team of AI experts, recently announced a $12 million Series A funding round. This funding will allow the company to better address growing customer demand – including a number of Fortune 500 customers such as Siemens Mobility, and AI scaleups such as Intenseye, Voxel AI, Sportradar, Click-Ins, and Carscan – to deploy computer vision models at scale.
"AI holds enormous promise to solve important, real world issues that we all care about – like improving the accuracy of identifying breast cancer at earlier stages than it's being done today. The challenge lies with the fact that there's simply no way to scale AI using any one tool. That means that Machine Learning engineers are often frustrated when they rely on pain-staking, manual processes to fix data and model issues," said Andre Boisvert, Chairman of LatticeFlow. "That's what makes LatticeFlow so compelling. Our platform guides engineers through the AI lifecycle to continuously improve model performance by automatically finding and fixing data and model errors. That's literally a game changer – and the key to finally delivering on the promise of AI."
Commenting on Boisvert's appointment, Accenture's Managing Director & Global CTO AI, Jean-Luc Chatelain stated "I have known Andre for over twelve years and have worked with many of the tech companies that he is involved in. I am confident that LatticeFlow will be well served by Andre's leadership and technical acumen."
About LatticeFlow
LatticeFlow is an award-winning ETH Zurich spin-off founded in 2020 by a globally-recognized team of AI experts whose mission is to help customers automate their AI lifecycle. To achieve this goal, the company has built the first scalable platform that guides AI teams through the AI lifecycle by automatically finding and fixing data and model issues. LatticeFlow's customers range from the US Army and Fortune 500 companies such as Siemens Mobility, to AI scaleups such as Intenseye, Voxel AI, Sportradar, Click-Ins, and Carscan. The company was featured on the prestigious CB Insights AI100 List of Most Innovative AI companies in 2022, and also won the Swiss AI Award in 2022 and the US Army Global AI Award in 2021.
For more information about LatticeFlow, visit https://latticeflow.ai or contact media@latticeflow.ai
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Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.
Saturday's results
Swift Current 4 Prince George 3
Saskatoon 4 Seattle 2
Regina 4 Portland 3
Moose Jaw 4 Brandon 3
Red Deer 2 Lethbridge 1 (OT)
Prince Albert 4 Edmonton 3 (OT)
Victoria 6 Kelowna 3
Winnipeg 8 Medicine Hat 3
Everett 3 Tri-City 2 (OT)
Kamloops 5 Spokane 2
Sunday's results
Lethbridge 4 Calgary 1
Tri-City 7 Vancouver 3
Tuesday's results
Moose Jaw 3 Saskatoon 1
Medicine Hat 5 Prince George 2
Wednesday's results
Medicine Hat at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Lethbridge at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Regina at Swift Current, 7 p.m.
Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Victoria at Portland, 7 p.m.
Tri-City at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.
Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Kelowna at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday's games
Swift Current at Regina, 7 p.m.
Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Prince George at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Red Deer, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Portland, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Winnipeg, 8:05 p.m.
Everett at Seattle, 6:05 p.m.
Tri-City at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Victoria at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday's games
Red Deer at Calgary, 4 p.m.
Brandon at Edmonton, 4 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Winnipeg, 5:05 p.m.
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Rishi Sunak becomes UK prime minister after meeting with King Charles III
LONDON - Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister of the year on Tuesday and now must turn his attention to taming an economic crisis that has left the country’s finances in a precarious state and millions of Britons struggling to afford food and energy bills.
Sunak, the U.K.’s first leader of color, met at Buckingham Palace with King Charles III, who had just accepted the resignation of Liz Truss. In Britain’s constitutional monarchy, the monarch plays a ceremonial role in appointing government leaders.
Sunak — at 42 the youngest British leader in more than 200 years — is expected to immediately begin appointing a Cabinet and getting to grips with an economy sliding toward recession. The third Conservative prime minister this year, he will also try to unite a governing party that is riven with divisions.
New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Rishi Sunak waves as he departs Conservative Party Headquarters on Oct. 24, 2022, in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Sunak was selected as leader of the governing Conservative Party on Monday as it tries to stabilize the economy, and its own plunging popularity, after the brief, disastrous term of Truss.
Truss departed after making a public statement outside 10 Downing St., seven weeks to the day after she was appointed prime minister by Queen Elizabeth II, who died two days later.
Truss offered a defense of her low-tax economic vision and her brief term in office before being driven from the prime minister's official residence for the last time.
"I am more convinced than ever that we need to be bold and confront the problems we face," she said. She stood by the free-market principles of "lower taxes" and "delivering growth," despite the market mayhem triggered by her Sept. 23 budget package.
Truss wished Sunak success as Britain continues "to battle through a storm."
Sunak's top priorities will be appointing Cabinet ministers, and preparing for a budget statement that will set out how the government plans to come up with billions of pounds (dollars) to fill a fiscal hole created by soaring inflation and a sluggish economy, and exacerbated by Truss’ destabilizing economic experiments.
The statement, set to feature tax increases and spending cuts, is currently due to be made in Parliament on Monday by Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt — if Sunak keeps him in the job.
Sunak, who was Treasury chief himself for two years until July, said Monday that Britain faces "a profound economic challenge."
Sunak becomes prime minister in a remarkable reversal of fortune just weeks after he lost to Truss in a Conservative election to replace former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Party members in the summer chose her tax-cutting boosterism over his warnings that inflation must be tamed.
Truss conceded last week that she could not deliver on her plans — but only after her attempts triggered market chaos and worsened inflation at a time when millions of Britons were already struggling with soaring borrowing costs and rising energy and food prices.
The party is now desperate for someone to right the ship after months of chaos under Truss and Johnson, who quit in July after becoming mired in ethics scandals.
Sunak was chosen as Conservative leader after becoming the only candidate to clear the hurdle of 100 nominations from fellow lawmakers to run in the party election. Sunak defeated rival Penny Mordaunt, who may get a job in his government, and the ousted Johnson, who dashed back from a Caribbean vacation to rally support for a comeback bid but failed to get enough backing to run.
As well as stabilizing the U.K. economy, Sunak must try to unite a governing party that has descended into acrimony as its poll ratings have plunged.
Conservative lawmaker Victoria Atkins, a Sunak ally, said the party would "settle down" under Sunak.
"We all understand that we’ve now really got to get behind Rishi — and, in fairness, that’s exactly what the party has done," she told radio station LBC.
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(WXOW) - La Crosse's Storytelling Festival will hit a major milestone next weekend.
Friday night's performance of spooky tales will kick off year 20 of the event.
The festival takes place July 21-22 at The Pump House Regional Arts Center.
Storytellers will bring to life different tales by just their words and their actions.
It's Wisconsin oldest and longest-running storytelling festival.
Back in 2003, two local attorneys teamed up to bring this vision tonight. Keith Belzer and Ted Skemp wanted to bring a family-friendly event. They first started the fest at Pettibone Park with a combination of national and local storytellers.
In 2006, the Bluff Country Tale Spinners storytelling guild took over responsibilities, eventually bringing the festival to the Pump House Regional Arts Center.
Professional Storyteller Terry Visger joined Daybreak on Friday with a preview of what's in store.
Friday begins with Tales of the Creepy and Scary at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Beth Horner and Stuart Stotts will provide the chills for the evening.
On Saturday, the morning begins with free children's performances at 11:00 a.m. Families can enjoy different songs, stories, puppets, and more by a number of performers.
The afternoon shifts gears to more adult storytelling by Stotts and Horner and music by Eddie Allen.
In the evening, you have the chance to tell a story for a chance to win $20. The Luna Story Slam will kick off at 6.
It's followed by more stories, a raffle, and more!
Tickets are available online or at the door.
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A leader in epilepsy research, SK life science will share ten poster presentations on its anti-seizure medication (ASM), XCOPRI, a treatment for partial-onset (focal) seizures in adults
PARAMUS, N.J., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Life Science, Inc., a subsidiary of SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., an innovative global pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, will present data on XCOPRI® (cenobamate tablets) CV, at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting, to be held December 2 – 6, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.
At the meeting, the company will present a total of ten posters highlighting data on safety, including sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) rates, and the effects of lowering concomitant ASMs when introducing XCOPRI to patients with partial-onset (focal) seizures during the clinical trial program.
"We look forward to presenting a variety of analyses on the use of XCOPRI in adults with partial-onset (focal) seizures," said Louis Ferrari, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs at SK life science. "Research in epilepsy remains a priority for us and we are excited to be a leader in epilepsy research, sharing a total of ten posters at AES that provide additional information about XCOPRI, a potential treatment option for patients battling this debilitating disease."
SK life science is presenting ten poster presentations at AES. General information on abstracts being presented at AES can be found here.
Cenobamate Poster Presentations at AES 2022 Annual Meeting
Cenobamate is an anti-seizure medication (ASM) discovered and developed by SK Biopharmaceuticals and SK life science. While the precise mechanism by which cenobamate exerts its therapeutic effect is unknown, it is believed to reduce repetitive neuronal firing by inhibiting voltage-gated sodium currents. It is also a positive allosteric modulator of the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) ion channel.
Cenobamate is approved in the United States for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in adults and is available under the brand name XCOPRI® (cenobamate tablets) CV. Cenobamate can be combined with other ASMs or used alone. The recommended initial dosage of cenobamate is 12.5 mg once-daily, with titration every two weeks; it is available in six tablet strengths for once-daily dosing: 12.5 mg, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg and 200 mg.
Cenobamate is also approved in the European Union and the United Kingdom for the adjunctive treatment of focal-onset (partial-onset) seizures with or without secondary generalization in adult patients with seizures that have not been adequately controlled despite a history of treatment with at least two anti-epileptic medicinal products and is marketed by Angelini Pharma under the brand name ONTOZRY®.
Additionally, cenobamate is in clinical development in Asia. Ono Pharmaceutical and Ignis Therapeutics have the rights to develop and commercialize cenobamate in Japan and in the Greater China region, respectively.
- Are allergic to cenobamate or any of the other ingredients in XCOPRI.
- Have a genetic problem (called Familial Short QT syndrome) that affects the electrical system of the heart.
Allergic reactions: XCOPRI can cause serious skin rash or other serious allergic reactions which may affect organs and other parts of your body like the liver or blood cells. You may or may not have a rash with these types of reactions. Call your healthcare provider right away and go to the nearest emergency room if you have any of the following: swelling of your face, eyes, lips, or tongue, trouble swallowing or breathing, a skin rash, hives, fever, swollen glands, or sore throat that does not go away or comes and goes, painful sores in the mouth or around your eyes, yellowing of your skin or eyes, unusual bruising or bleeding, severe fatigue or weakness, severe muscle pain, frequent infections, or infections that do not go away. Take XCOPRI exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it. It is very important to increase your dose of XCOPRI slowly, as instructed by your healthcare provider.
QT shortening: XCOPRI may cause problems with the electrical system of the heart (QT shortening). Call your healthcare provider if you have symptoms of QT shortening including fast heartbeat (heart palpitations) that last a long time or fainting.
Suicidal behavior and ideation: Antiepileptic drugs, including XCOPRI, may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500. Call your health care provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you: thoughts about suicide or dying; attempting to commit suicide; new or worse depression, anxiety, or irritability; feeling agitated or restless; panic attacks; trouble sleeping (insomnia); acting aggressive; being angry or violent; acting on dangerous impulses; an extreme increase in activity and talking (mania); or other unusual changes in behavior or mood.
Nervous system problems: XCOPRI may cause problems that affect your nervous system. Symptoms of nervous system problems include: dizziness, trouble walking or with coordination, feeling sleepy and tired, trouble concentrating, remembering, and thinking clearly, and vision problems. Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how XCOPRI affects you.
Do not drink alcohol or take other medicines that can make you sleepy or dizzy while taking XCOPRI without first talking to your healthcare provider.
Do not stop taking XCOPRI without first talking to your healthcare provider. Stopping XCOPRI suddenly can cause serious problems. Stopping seizure medicine suddenly in a patient who has epilepsy can cause seizures that will not stop (status epilepticus).
XCOPRI may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how XCOPRI works. Do not start or stop other medicines without talking to your healthcare provider. Tell healthcare providers about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and herbal supplements.
XCOPRI may cause your birth control medicine to be less effective. Talk to your health care provider about the best birth control method to use.
Talk to your health care provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if XCOPRI will harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you become pregnant while taking XCOPRI. You and your healthcare provider will decide if you should take XCOPRI while you are pregnant. If you become pregnant while taking XCOPRI, talk to your healthcare provider about registering with the North American Antiepileptic Drug (NAAED) Pregnancy Registry. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the safety of antiepileptic medicine during pregnancy. You can enroll in this registry by calling 1-888-233-2334 or go to www.aedpregnancyregistry.org.
Talk to your health care provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if XCOPRI passes into breastmilk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby while taking XCOPRI.
The most common side effects in patients taking XCOPRI include dizziness, sleepiness, headache, double vision, and feeling tired.
These are not all the possible side effects of XCOPRI. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. For more information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
XCOPRI is a federally controlled substance (CV) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep XCOPRI in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away XCOPRI may harm others and is against the law.
XCOPRI is a prescription medicine used to treat partial-onset seizures in adults 18 years of age and older. It is not known if XCOPRI is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age.
Please see additional patient information in the Medication Guide. This information does not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your condition or your treatment.
Please see full Prescribing Information.
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder. There are approximately 3.4 million people living with epilepsy in the United States, with 150,000 news cases each year in the country.2,3 Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. The seizures in epilepsy may be related to a brain injury or a family tendency, but often the cause is completely unknown. Having seizures and epilepsy can affect one's safety, relationships, work, driving, and much more. 4,5 People with epilepsy are at risk for accidents and other health complications, including falling, drowning, depression and sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP).4,5 Despite the availability of many antiepileptic therapies, almost 40 percent of people with epilepsy are not able to achieve seizure freedom, meaning they have epilepsy that remains uncontrolled.6
SK Biopharmaceuticals and its U.S. subsidiary SK life science are pharmaceutical companies focused on the research, development and commercialization of treatments for disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) and oncology. In 2017, SK Biopharmaceuticals established a research center to begin their expansion into oncology through research and development efforts. The companies have a pipeline of eight compounds in development in both CNS disorders and oncology. Additionally, SK Biopharmaceuticals is focused on the discovery of new treatments in oncology. For more information, visit SK Biopharmaceuticals' website at www.skbp.com/eng and SK life science's website at www.SKLifeScienceInc.com.
Both SK Biopharmaceuticals and SK life science are part of SK Group, one of the largest conglomerates in Korea. SK Inc., the parent company of SK Biopharmaceuticals, continues to enhance its portfolio value by executing long-term investments with a number of competitive subsidiaries in various business areas, including pharmaceuticals and life science, energy and chemicals, information and telecommunication, and semiconductors. In addition, SK Inc. is focused on reinforcing its growth foundations through profitable and practical management based on financial stability, while raising its enterprise value by investing in new future growth businesses. For more information, please visit https://sk-inc.com/en/main/mainpage.aspx.
XCOPRI® and ONTOZRY® are registered trademarks of SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
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- Epilepsy Foundation. Epilepsy Statistics. https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics/epilepsy-statistics. Accessed November 2022.
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- Chen Z, Brodie MJ, Liew D, Kwan P. Treatment outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy treated with established and new antiepileptic drugs: a 30-year longitudinal cohort study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29279892. Published online December 26, 2017.
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New York (CNN) — The meme traders are back. Shares of Tupperware (TUP) have exploded by about 140% this week and nearly 300% over the last month for no discernible reason.
The Florida-based container company has been in hot water for some time. Sales are on the decline and Tupperware even warned in April that it was on the brink of bankruptcy.
In early June, the New York Stock Exchange even notified Tupperware that it was in noncompliance with the exchange’s rules because its market capitalization was too low, less than $50 million, over a period of 30 trading days. Tupperware’s average closing price, the notification said, was also less than $1 for that period – below the exchange’s threshold.
In early July, Blackrock stepped in as an investment partner to Tupperware, possibly to help them manage their debt load. But no new material announcements or changes have been made since then.
The surge in stock price would make some sense if there was any indication that the company had begun a turnaround or found an eligible buyer, there’s no evidence that either of those things have happened.
There are, however, posts on Reddit that could offer an explanation.
“YEESH,” wrote one user about the company’s outlook. “Still threw $3,000 at it. Did the same with [Bed Bath & Beyond] last summer. As long as I’m not playing with too much and have a stop loss I’m ok with losing a few hundred dollars for a chance to moon again.”
“This will be the next big short squeeze, I went all in yesterday,” commented another.
On Thursday, the trading volume for Tupperware was three times higher than the prior 30-day average, according to FactSet.
It appears that, like Gamestop and movie theater chain AMC before it, Redditors are trying to send the 77-year-old struggling business “to the moon.”
Also like other meme stocks, shares of Tupperware have been highly shorted. That means a lot of traders are betting that the stock has further to fall.
Before you join the “Tupperware party,” remember that meme stocks tend to be very volatile with sweeping highs and lows. Libra Investment Strategies warned on Friday that investors in Tupperware face a high risk of loss.
Tupperware shares are still down nearly 30% year-to-date.
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A $1.5 million USDA grant will allow the University of Georgia to help advance agricultural initiatives and innovative food production in Georgia as part of the USDA’s Food System Transformation framework.
ATHENS – A $1.5 million USDA grant will allow the University of Georgia to help advance agricultural initiatives and innovative food production in Georgia as part of the USDA’s Food System Transformation framework.
The UGA Archway Partnership will administer the grant using its nationally recognized and award-winning model of community engagement and facilitation to support agriculture in Georgia. Archway will connect UGA experts with farmers and agricultural producers to determine the underlying needs of Georgia’s agricultural community and to help them connect to resources that can help them access new markets and increase sustainability and long-term viability of farming operations.
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19 the Senior Citizen Prom was back in high fashion on Friday. Some 250 people attended the prom hosted by the Albany Recreation and Parks Department. The 2023 crowd was the biggest ever for the event held this year at the Albany Civic Center. Click for more.PHOTOS: Senior Citizen Prom brings out a large crowd in Albany | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/usda-expanding-access-to-agricultural-pathways-across-georgia/article_e46361c6-0f8b-11ee-a8bd-3ba80523c97a.html | 2023-06-20 18:17:38 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/usda-expanding-access-to-agricultural-pathways-across-georgia/article_e46361c6-0f8b-11ee-a8bd-3ba80523c97a.html |
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he hopes the Senate will pass legislation to raise the debt limit Thursday or Friday, as conservative Republican senators now say they won’t hold the bill up as long as they get to vote on amendments.
The strong support among House Republicans for the deal negotiated between President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has influenced the political calculus in the Senate, and right now there’s little appetite among GOP senators to drag out debate and votes through the weekend.
“I can tell you what I hope happens is that those who have amendments, if given votes, will yield back time so that we can finish this Thursday or Friday and soothe the country and soothe the markets,” McConnell told reporters Wednesday.
The prospective timeline for passing the debt limit bill sped up considerably Wednesday when Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) told reporters that he would not hold up the legislation — as he had previously threatened to — as long as he gets votes on several of his proposals to amend the legislation.
“I don’t have any desire to hold it up for the sake of holding it up,” Lee told a reporter for NBC News.
That was a more conciliatory tone than Lee struck last week, when he threatened to “use every procedural tool at my disposal to impede a debt ceiling deal that doesn’t contain substantial spending and budgetary reforms.”
He warned a deal that would do little to cut the deficit would “not face smooth sailing in the Senate.”
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), another conservative who opposes the debt limit bill, says he won’t prolong the Senate debate as long as he gets a chance to amend the Biden-McCarthy deal to cut total federal spending by 5 percent in each of the next two years.
“I’m looking to express my opinion and the opinion of many, many conservatives,” Paul said of his desire to vote on his proposal, which he is calling a “conservative alternative” to the Biden-McCarthy deal.
Paul says Senate leaders will probably give him a vote on his amendment to speed up consideration of the debt bill.
“They won’t do it out of generosity but they may do it out of wanting to leave town for a weekend,” he said.
But he warned that if Senate leaders refuse to allow his amendment to come up for a vote, he will raise procedural objections to the bill, which could delay final passage of the legislation past the June 5 default deadline.
“If we get no amendments, we’ll be here until next Tuesday,” Paul said.
Other prominent conservatives including Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said Wednesday they will not drag out the Senate debate.
“I don’t see any reason to drag this out,” Hawley said. | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/mcconnell-senate-could-pass-debt-bill-as-soon-as-thursday/ | 2023-05-31 21:09:18 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/mcconnell-senate-could-pass-debt-bill-as-soon-as-thursday/ |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-6-1-8
(two, six, one, eight)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-6-1-8
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Updated October 13, 2022 at 9:26 PM ET
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina mayor said that five people including a police officer were killed in a shooting in a residential area.
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5 pm.
She said that the police department told her around 8 pm that the suspect had been "contained" at a residence in the area.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story is below.
North Carolina city officials said a suspect has been arrested after shooting and wounding at least four people in a residential neighborhood on Thursday.
The city of Knightdale tweeted that a suspect was in custody, after the shooting in the neighboring city of Raleigh.
Numerous police vehicles and multiple ambulances swarmed the Hedingham neighborhood starting in the late afternoon, and officers remained in place for hours during an apparent manhunt. Details of what happened remained scant by early evening.
"State and local officers are on the ground and working to stop the shooter and keep people safe," Gov. Roy Cooper had tweeted shortly before 7 p.m.
At least four people connected to the shooting were being treated at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, but no other information was immediately available, hospital spokesperson Deb Laughery said.
The Raleigh Police Department said it was "on the scene of an active shooting" in a statement via Twitter, and advised residents in multiple neighborhoods to stay indoors.
Police closed off several streets in the area, and numerous law enforcement vehicles could be seen parked both in the street and in the driveways of two-story homes. The neighborhood borders the Neuse River Greenway Trail, and is about 9 miles (14 kilometers) from Raleigh's downtown.
At least four people connected to the shooting were being treated at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, but no other information was immediately available, hospital spokesperson Deb Laughery said.
A police spokesperson did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. A media briefing was scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
Brooke Medina was driving home at around 5:15 p.m. when she saw about two dozen police cars, both marked and unmarked, race toward her neighborhood as she got off the highway. She then saw ambulances speeding the other direction, toward the closest hospital.
She and her husband, who was working from home with their four children, started reaching out to neighbors and realized there was a shelter-in-place order.
The family closed all of their window blinds, locked the doors and congregated in an upstairs hallway together, said Medina, who works as a communications vice president at a think tank. Thee family listened to the police scanner and watched local news before going back downstairs once the danger seemed to have moved further away from their home.
"We're just going to hunker down for the rest of the night and be very vigilant. Keep all of our lights on, doors locked," she said.
She described Hedingham as a sprawling, dense, tree-lined neighborhood that's full of single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes that are more moderately priced compared to other parts of the Raleigh area.
Medina said she often takes her kids on bike rides along the greenway during the day, but typically brings pepper spray along just in case.
"There's a lot of places one could disappear," she said.
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Nicolas Jarry vs. Grigor Dimitrov: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Gonet Geneva Open
Nicolas Jarry will take on Grigor Dimitrov in the Gonet Geneva Open final on Saturday, May 27.
Jarry is the favorite to win the tournament title over Dimitrov, with -130 odds compared to the underdog's +105.
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Nicolas Jarry vs. Grigor Dimitrov Match Information
- Tournament: The Gonet Geneva Open
- Round: Finals
- Date: Saturday, May 27
- Venue: Tennis Club de Genève Eaux-Vives
- Location: Genève, Switzerland
- Court Surface: Clay
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Nicolas Jarry vs. Grigor Dimitrov Prediction and Odds
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Nicolas Jarry vs. Grigor Dimitrov Trends and Insights
- In the semifinals on Friday, Jarry took down Alexander Zverev 7-6, 6-3.
- Dimitrov made it to the finals by defeating No. 9-ranked Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 on Friday.
- In his 48 matches over the past year across all court types, Jarry has played an average of 24.2 games.
- On clay, Jarry has played 31 matches over the past year, totaling 23.9 games per match while winning 52.9% of games.
- In the past 12 months, Dimitrov has competed in 41 total matches (across all court surfaces), winning 51.1% of the games. He averages 23 games per match and 10.5 games per set.
- On clay, Dimitrov has played nine matches and averaged 20.3 games per match and 9.6 games per set.
- Jarry and Dimitrov have not competed against each other since 2015.
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Amphenol launches new configurations of Compact FLH Series IP67 Sealed Connectors and Cables
NASHUA, N.H., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amphenol Communications Solutions is pleased to announce today the release of more options in its FLH series of mini sealed 2.50mm pitch IP67 and IP20 connectors, including new versions with poke-in wire termination, and panel mount receptacles with pcb tails, extending the connectivity options from wire-to-wire, to wire-to-board and wire-to-panel. Pre-made FLH cable assemblies in standard as well as custom lengths are also now available directly from Amphenol.
These new versions add to the previously existing range FLH plugs and receptacles using crimp terminated contacts to further enhance versatility of this series. Used in industrial, commercial, and LED lighting applications, the FLH series compliments a range of other connectors offered by Amphenol specifically designed for use in LED lighting applications including products meeting NEMA/ANSI and Zhaga specifications, the two dominant governing standards bodies for LED Lighting.
"With the proliferation of the use of LED lighting, coupled with the integration of sensors in buildings and street lighting, Amphenol customers have increasingly come to us for advanced lighting connector solutions. Working with world-leading lighting equipment solution providers, we are excited that our FLH series of IP67 sealed connectors is being used lighting applications demanding secure, miniature sealed interconnects. We are also pleased to add more IP67 waterproof solutions into our smart lighting connector range such as our MRD series of ruggedized latching connectors. Coupled with our NEMA/ANSI C136.41 and Zhaga Book 18 and Book 20 products, Amphenol provides a complete toolbox of lighting connector and cable assembly solutions for indoor, outdoor and street lighting applications," said Scott Kleinle, General Manager, Commercial Industrial.
The FLH series of mini-sealed 2.50mm pitch connectors provide wire-to-wire and wire-to-board interface with IP67-rated sealing in both mated and unmated conditions. The integrated latch feature ensures a secure connection, and the poke-in wire termination feature allows for fast and easy installation in the field. Available in both 3-position and 6-position housings, FLH can be wired with 1-to-6 discrete 18-22AWG wires for very cost effective and versatile connectivity, capable of handling up to 7A per wire. FLH connectors and cable are also available without the integrated sealing members for IP20 applications.
For IP66 street light photocell and sensor applications, Amphenol's LED Lighting connector range also includes NEMA/ANSI C136.41 FLA receptacles and FLB bases and domes, and Zhaga Book 18 FLS lighting receptacles, bases and domes for DALI applications.
Amphenol's 2-position wire-to-wire and wire-to-board FLM series connectors have been selected as the Zhaga Book 20 standard, used specifically as the DALI control interface for indoor Zhaga compliant light fixtures, providing connection between the Light Engine module and a variety of sensors and communications nodes, enabling Smart Lighting applications.
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A report from Oxfam says that the wealthiest 1% of the world population gained two-thirds of the wealth generated since 2020. That’s $26 trillion for the richest at just $16 trillion for the rest of us.
Part of the eye-watering gap is blamed on the chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But is that all that’s at play here?
Friend of the show and host of Public Radio’s “Full Disclosure” Roben Farzad joins host Scott Tong to dive into the news behind the numbers.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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(WGNO) — It was a frustrating weekend. Everybody left a lot of points on the bench in Week 3.
It wasn’t just you.
I hope you took my advice last week about Saints wide receiver Chris Olave as those “air yards” I told you about translated into almost 24 points in PPR (points per reception). And with both Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry both banged up, I expect that to continue.
Olave is a must-start going forward.
Also, if you are going to roster a running back as a backup, try to get one with standalone value instead of just a straight handcuff. What you will find is bye weeks are coming up soon, and if you have a useless player on your bench it’s not going to do you any good.
Anyway, good luck this weekend and remember to always tip your bartender.
Oliver Stevenson is a bartender at MRB located at 515 St Philip Street in New Orleans, and a two-time Gold Rush Fantasy Football League champion and co-host of ‘The USFL Show’ podcast. MRB was voted best ‘Bar Food Establishment’ by Where Y’at Magazine in 2021. | https://www.cenlanow.com/sports/geaux-nation/fantasy-football-ollie-says-chris-olave-is-a-must-start-in-week-4/ | 2022-09-28 19:33:56 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/sports/geaux-nation/fantasy-football-ollie-says-chris-olave-is-a-must-start-in-week-4/ |
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Katie Hobbs, Arizona's new governor, about her inauguration, vision and victory over an opponent who promoted lies about the 2020 election during the campaign.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Katie Hobbs, Arizona's new governor, about her inauguration, vision and victory over an opponent who promoted lies about the 2020 election during the campaign.
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Brand donates five percent of profits from its sales of Tractor products to support farmers
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) today announced its first seasonal beverage, Watermelon Limeade, is available for a limited time at all restaurants in the U.S. and Canada, with 5% of profits from its sale of these beverages being donated to causes that support farmers.
A New Flavor of the Season
Harvesting the classic taste of summer, the new Watermelon Limeade from farmer-created Tractor Beverage Co. features the bright and refreshing flavor of sweet watermelon and real lime. Tractor's Watermelon Limeade is made with all-natural, certified organic, non-GMO ingredients and no additives or preservatives.
Chipotle's Culinary team partnered with Tractor Beverage to create a Watermelon Limeade recipe that complements Chipotle's 53 real ingredients1. Watermelon Limeade builds upon Chipotle's successful organic beverage program with Tractor, offering a new way for fans to experience their go-to order with seasonal flavors. In 2021, Chipotle leveraged its stage-gate process to test Watermelon Limeade in Atlanta, Kansas City, and Orange County, Calif., before deciding on a launch strategy.
"We're thrilled to introduce our first seasonal beverage with the freshest flavors of summer," said Stephanie Perdue, Vice President of Marketing at Chipotle. "The consumer response to Watermelon Limeade surpassed expectations as it quickly became our bestselling Tractor Beverage in test markets last year."
For a limited time, Watermelon Limeade joins Chipotle's organic beverage lineup of Tractor's Lemonade, Mandarin Agua Fresca, and Berry Agua Fresca, which are available for dine-in and carry out. Made exclusively for Chipotle, the bottled Tractor Beverage Lemonade and Black Tea are also available for dine-in, takeout, and delivery.
Created by a Farmer, Supporting Farmers
Real food deserves real drinks, which is why Chipotle partnered with Tractor Beverage Co. in 2020 to serve delicious non-GMO, certified organic Lemonades, Agua Frescas and Tea. Tractor Beverages are made with natural, sustainably grown ingredients, meeting Chipotle's rigorous Food with Integrity standards. The handcrafted recipes are created by a farmer with responsibly sourced ingredients and the same care as Chipotle's real food.
"Creating real drinks that enhance real food is in our DNA, and this first-ever seasonal collaboration with Chipotle takes that commitment to a whole new level," said Travis Potter, co-founder of Tractor Beverage. "We're thrilled to bring the handcrafted flavor and entirely natural ingredients of our Watermelon Limeade to Chipotle's fans this summer, while working together to support the farmers who make all of our certified organic drinks possible."
Organic farmer Travis Potter founded Tractor Beverage Co. in 2015 with a simple goal to create better beverages for all. The company's entire drink portfolio features clean ingredients that deliver on taste and functionality while serving a platform to expand organic farm practices and lead a more sustainable future.
Chipotle's Commitment to the Ag Community
Beyond Chipotle's organic beverage program, the brand is committed to sourcing organic ingredients. In 2021, Chipotle purchased more than 40 million pounds of organic and transitional ingredients for its food. Chipotle has also committed $5 million by the end of 2025 to support the future of farming and is helping secure long-term contracts for farmers under the age of 40 who meet its Food with Integrity standards.
Chipotle also supports the National Young Farmers Coalition's movement to advocate for policy change in the 2023 Farm Bill to facilitate equitable access to up to one million acres of land for the next generation of farmers. To drive awareness and action, Chipotle created an emotionally charged short film, "A FUTURE BEGINS," to encourage guests to join the campaign to impact the 2023 Farm Bill at WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM/FARMERS. Adding your name will help the National Young Farmers Coalition advocate for Congress to invest $2.5 billion toward securing access to up to one million acres for young farmers.
(1) – 53 ingredient count is for food items only, and excludes limited time only menu items.
About Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had over 3,000 restaurants as of March 31, 2022, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants. Chipotle is ranked on the Fortune 500 and is recognized on the 2022 list for Fortune's Most Admired Companies. With over 100,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.
About Tractor Beverage Co.
Founded with a mission to create better beverages for all, Tractor Beverage Company is the first and only Certified Organic, Non-GMO full line beverage solution for foodservice. Tractor's handcrafted drinks feature clean ingredients that deliver on taste, functionality and an innovative consumer experience. Tractor's vision is to use its beverage platform to expand organic farm practices—and, in turn, lead the way to a more sustainable and flourishing future for restaurants, consumers, and farmers. Tractor was named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies in 2021. For more information, please visit WWW.DRINKTRACTOR.COM or follow along on Instagram at @drinktractor.
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PARIS — Iga Swiatek is unbeaten since February and sure looks unbeatable at the moment, now a two-time champion at the French Open.
Coco Gauff, appearing in her first Grand Slam final at just 18, never stood much of a chance, like most opponents against Swiatek lately.
The top-ranked Swiatek beat Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros on Saturday, adding to her 2020 trophy there and stretching her winning streak to 35 matches.
Swiatek's unbeaten run equals one by Venus Williams in 2000 as the longest this century.
Swiatek has now won her past six tournaments and is 42-3 this season.
She has emerged as a dominant figure in tennis, with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams out of action for nearly a year and three-time major champ Ash Barty announcing in March she would retire at age 25 and relinquish the No. 1 ranking.
That allowed Swiatek to move up to the top of the WTA and she's shown she is a deserving resident there. Her last loss came in February to 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Swiatek has a game that works on all surfaces, but her greatest triumphs so far have come on red clay.
On the warmest day of the tournament, the temperature was 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius), and while the forecast predicted thunderstorms, there were just a few puffs of white in the blue sky above Court Philippe Chartrier at the outset.
Gauff did not get off to the best of starts, a little bit of early jitters that would be understandable coming from any player in a debut on this stage.
The player on the other side of the net certainly had a lot to do with the way things went.
Swiatek broke serve right from the get-go, with plenty of help from Gauff, who put a forehand into the net, double-faulted — eliciting some sighs of "Awwwww" from a supportive crowd — dumped a forehand into the net, and pushed another forehand long.
When Gauff's work-in-progress forehand betrayed her again, she got broken again to trail 3-0 after just 15 minutes of action. Soon enough, the score was 4-0 in Swiatek's favor.
Not in all cases, of course, but often, the spectators at Roland Garros tend to offer their support to underdogs and to whichever player is trailing in a particular match. Both of which applied to Gauff. So there was a surfeit of shouts of "Allez, Coco!" There were repeated cries of her chant-ready, two-syllable first name. And one fan yelled out "Coco, you can do it!"
When Gauff got on the board by holding to 4-1, the applause and roar were suitable for the capture of a set, not simply one game.
As things appeared to be getting away from her, Gauff slapped her thigh or covered her eyes, shook her head or looked up toward her parents in the stands.
What she never did was waver or concede anything.
Gauff began the second set by breaking Swiatek for the only time, and then holding to go up 2-0. Might this now be a much closer contest? Might Gauff push Swiatek to a third set?
No. Swiatek quickly recalibrated and reasserted herself, breaking back for 2-all as Gauff's propensity for miscues returned.
Swiatek is not just winning, but winning easily, already amassing 16 sets taken by a 6-0 score in 2022 — and it's only early June.
The only Polish player to win a Grand Slam singles trophy, Swiatek does it with a mix of a topspin-laden heavy forehand — just like someone she admires greatly, 13-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal, who will face Casper Ruud in the men's final Sunday — and an all-court game, filled with variety and an appreciation of setting up moves ahead of time during a point. Much like a chess player, which she is.
Swiatek's got other attributes, too, such as strong footwork that allows her to play defense when required.
Also key to Swiatek's presence, and swiftly burgeoning aura, is her calmness on court. She has traveled on tour with a sports psychologist, who was in Swiatek's guest box on Saturday, and works on various elements of her professional and personal lives.
That includes an emphasis on maintaining focus and setting priorities, such as the determination that she is still too new at this whole business of attempting to win Grand Slam titles that she decided it was best not to attend the Champions League soccer final in Paris last weekend, something Nadal did do.
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Netflix is sitting on a wide range of sci-fi series, from Stranger Things to Black Mirror to The OA. It's also tapped excellent international content, including German sci-fi Dark -- one of the best series on Netflix full stop -- as well as hidden gems, such as Canadian sci-fi Travelers.
Scroll down to hopefully find the best Netflix sci-fi for you, plus excellent international offerings.
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Altered Carbon (2018-2020)
Altered Carbon is set in a cyberpunk world where human consciousnesses can be transferred into different bodies. This sees investigator and ex-soldier Takeshi Kovacs transported into the body of Joel Kinnaman in season 1 and Anthony Mackie in season 2. Initially, Kovacs' story involves solving a murder, before he goes on a quest to unravel what happened to his own lost love. Altered Carbon can be clunky at times, but its visual candy and entertainment value hoist you through the exposition and heavy-handed social commentary.
Dark (2017-2020)
Germany's answer to Stranger Things deliberately takes its time before stepping into completely compelling and original places. A sci-fi noir, Dark folds time travel, conspiracies and estranged families into a generation-spanning story kicked off by a child's disappearance. If those kinds of meticulously crafted layers are what you're after in your storytelling, settle in. All three seasons of Dark's meditative look at time travel and its effect on human nature are waiting to hit you at full force.
Sense8 (2015-2018)
From the creators of The Matrix comes another story that plays with reality. Sense8 follows eight strangers from across the world who discover they're mentally and emotionally linked. Not only do these windows into vastly different lives teach tolerance, but the "sensates" can also tap each other's skills when facing a sinister organization hunting them down. If you jibe with Sense8's diverse characters, you'll fall head over heels for this earnest and sensual sci-fi drama.
Archive 81 (2022)
Unfortunately this sci-fi series isn't seeing a second season -- another Netflix casualty that was killed off far too soon. Two timelines, cults and a mystery are wrapped into Archive 81's tantalizing package. The multiple genre-straddling show stars Mamoudou Athie as Dan Turner, an archivist who takes a gig restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from the '90s. He gets far more than he bargained for, drawn into an investigation of a mysterious cult and a young woman who may or may not be dead. A supernatural thriller with horror, noir and sci-fi seeped into its creepy atmosphere, Archive 81 has it all.
The Silent Sea (2021—)
Yeah, Gong Yoo from Squid Game's in this. What else do you need to know? This South Korean sci-fi mystery follows a crew of astronauts on a mission to an abandoned research facility on the moon. Their target: a sample of an unknown substance for unclear purposes. Betrayal, government lies and personal secrets send this addictive space journey into a tailspin.
Love, Death + Robots (2019—)
This adult animated anthology series spans a range of genres, with plenty of episodes hitting the Black Mirror comparison button. Robots in a post-apocalyptic city, farmers piloting mech suits and a space mission gone wrong all pop up in the first season. While the episodes can be hit and miss (some have been criticized for their treatment of women), you'll find plenty of thought-provoking and impressive animation.
Stranger Things (2016—)
It wouldn't be a best list without Stranger Things. If somehow you've missed the Duffer Brothers' ode to '80s horror and Steven Spielberg, things are about to get tubular. We follow El, a near-mute girl who was the subject of scientific experiments. She develops telekinetic powers, which she uses to fend off monsters who invade from a frightening alternative dimension. The world of Indiana, Hawkins, is lovingly detailed for anyone in need of an '80s nostalgia hit and the misfit characters, played by a stellar young cast, are part of everything that makes this show a tour de force.
Away (2020)
Hilary Swank is the big star at the heart of Away's space drama. She plays Emma Green, a NASA astronaut and commander of an expedition to Mars. Things get off to a rocky start, and Emma's international crew fill her with doubt over her ability to command. With time split between Earthbound drama and reliable entertainment above the stratosphere, Away is mostly successful in landing an all-rounded journey.
Black Mirror (2011—)
While Charlie Brooker's bleak tech anthology series can be hit and miss, at its best, Black Mirror packs its mini-movies with an exploration of futuristic technological ideas through painfully human stories. One of those is San Junipero, following two women in the '80s (cue banging soundtrack) as they fall for each other in ways they couldn't do in their "real" lives outside the beach city. The tech aspect is revealed with genius timing and, in general, the show explores the consequences of our plugged-in lives in disturbing and occasionally uplifting ways.
Travelers (2016-2018)
Full disclosure: Netflix sadly canceled Travelers after its third season, but this tightly plotted sci-fi out of Canada does manage to end with an ambitious bang. We start with Marcy, a disabled woman who's beaten up after helping a friend escape thugs. She dies -- then comes back to life. This strong character-driven sci-fi reveals its secrets in clever ways, following operatives from the future tasked with preventing the collapse of society but also navigating the tricky territory of living a double life.
The OA (2016-2019)
Netflix cancellations don't get more criminal than the axing of The OA. This wildly unique story follows Prairie Johnson, a young blind woman who returns after being missing for years, now with the ability to see. She claims to be the "original angel" and convinces a small group of locals to listen to her impossible story, involving abductions and great escapes. The OA is the kind of grounded sci-fi that catches you and its heroes completely off guard when it introduces its fantastic concepts. Watch the first two impeccable seasons on Netflix and cross your fingers the third is picked up elsewhere.
The One (2021)
A DNA researcher claims that it's possible to match people based on genetics, and founds a matchmaking service. A murder investigation takes things for a turn. The One is based on a book of the same name by John Marrs, published in 2016.
Lost in Space (2018-2021)
The reboot of the 1965 series of the same name propels us forward to 2046, two years after humanity finds itself on the brink of extinction. The talented Robinson family head out with a crew to colonize a new planet. Aside from inescapable family drama, they face strange new environments and an odd alien robot that befriends young Will. Mystery, heart and a memorable villain in Parker Posey's Dr. Smith give Lost in Space plenty of fuel to lift off (seasons 2 and 3 are markedly improved over season 1).
The 100 (2014-2020)
If The 100 looks like your standard teen drama, prepare to have your expectations exceeded. There's a reason this post-apocalyptic series scored seven seasons: The 100 brings rich world-building and moral dilemmas that push the stereotypical characters into unique, compelling places. The 100 in question are a generation of juvenile detainees sent to Earth to determine whether it's habitable post-apocalypse. 100 percent give this one a go.
Into the Night (2020—)
This apocalyptic sci-fi from Belgium will probably turn you off from flying any time soon. Set on a plane, Into the Night sees a red-eye hijacked by a soldier who, along with the rest of the passengers, ends up surviving a deadly global event down on the ground. Can they keep the plane going long enough to take them to safety? That premise alone should be enough to entice you to catch this excellent, tense thriller. | https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/the-absolute-best-netflix-sci-fi-tv-shows-to-stream-this-evening/ | 2022-10-14 21:58:40 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/the-absolute-best-netflix-sci-fi-tv-shows-to-stream-this-evening/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off the West Coast attracted $757 million in winning bids Wednesday from mostly European companies, in a project watched by other regions and countries just getting their own plans for floating offshore wind started.
The auction featured five lease areas — two in northern California and three in central California — about 25 miles off the coast that have the potential to generate 4.5 gigawatts of energy, enough for 1.5 million homes. Combined, the lease areas cover 583 square miles (1,510 square kilometers) of Pacific Ocean.
The winning bids came from Norway’s Equinor; California North Floating, part of Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners; Germany’s RWE AG, and Central California Offshore Wind, a part of the French and Portugese joint venture Ocean Winds. Invenergy was the only American company with a winning bid.
Offshore wind is well established in the U.K. and some other countries but is just beginning to ramp up off America’s coasts, and this is the nation’s first foray into floating wind turbines. U.S. auctions so far have been for those anchored to the seafloor.
The growth of offshore wind comes as climate change intensifies and need for clean energy grows. It also is getting cheaper. The cost of developing offshore wind has dropped 60% since 2010 according to a July report by the International Renewable Energy Agency. It declined 13% in 2021 alone.
The auction netted less than the $4.37 billion generated by an offshore wind lease sale off the East Coast earlier this year, which was expected by at least one industry group. Those leases involved turbines fixed to the seafloor in shallower water.
Industry experts say the lower bids this week are likely due to the lack of maturity in the offshore wind market on the West Coast and the nascent technology involved in anchoring floating wind farms in deep ocean waters. Uncertainties about transmission infrastructure, siting and permitting also played a role, they said.
“I think there was an awareness of the stage that this is at and (California) is moving on the very things that have to be in place for this to develop,” said Adam Stern, executive director of Offshore Wind California, an industry trade group.
“New York and New Jersey and the East Coast in general are further along and California is going to benefit from that work that happens on the East Coast — and we may be able to catch up faster because of it.”
Many of the winning companies are already involved in traditional offshore wind off the East Coast of the U.S. and in floating wind farms overseas.
Equinor, which developed the world’s first floating wind farm in 2017 in Scotland and is the largest U.S. offshore wind developer to date, bid of $130 million for a roughly 2-gigawatt lease off central California’s Morro Bay. The lease area has the potential to generate enough energy to power about 750,000 homes, the company said.
Similar auctions are in the works off Oregon’s coast next year and in the Gulf of Maine in 2024.
President Joe Biden set a goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 using traditional fixed offshore technology, enough to power 10 million homes. Then the administration announced plans in September to develop floating platforms that could vastly expand offshore wind in the United States.
The nation’s first offshore wind farm opened off the coast of Rhode Island in late 2016, allowing residents of small Block Island to shut off five diesel generators. Wind advocates took notice, but with five turbines, it’s not commercial scale.
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Two human safety studies provide evidence that further addresses FDA's requests for liver safety data
DENVER, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) – Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc. ("Charlotte's Web" or the "Company"), the science-driven CBD industry pioneer and global market leader, today shared the conclusions of the combined first and second cohort of the industry-sponsored liver safety study. Cohort two added another 222 adults who daily consumed hemp CBD tinctures orally for 60 days. The second cohort combined with the first study cohort used 17 commercially available brands and 39 hemp CBD products across a total of 1,061 participants, increasing statistical certainty to 98%. The investigation's preliminary findings mirror the first cohort's results: no association of increased prevalence of increased liver function test, no clinical liver disease, zero product related adverse events and new data concluding no daytime drowsiness and no testosterone deficiency.
"We were asked by Congressional leadership to understand and get answers to important safety questions posed by the FDA so they can confidently regulate these products. Together, we achieved our goal – with feedback from FDA and participation by 17 brands, we oversubscribed and operated a nationwide, decentralized clinical study in the midst of the COVID pandemic," said Validcare's Chief Operating Officer Rod Nuss.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s earlier requests for scientific data on liver safety have now been formally addressed through safety investigations of 1,061 adults who supplied blood lab samples and maintained daily journals. Validcare, the contract research organization (CRO) which ran the study, gained FDA feedback on the IRB approved protocol and augmented the protocol over time to collect additional lab results at the request of FDA.
While liver safety outcomes were the announced primary focus of the study, secondary outcomes from the study include1:
- No increase in daytime drowsiness reported per Stanford Sleep Scale.
- CBD use by male study participants does NOT increase prevalence of low testosterone at any age. Data suggests CBD use may be helpful in preventing low testosterone in older individuals.; and
"We are excited that these two cohorts will provide the FDA with the scientific data the government agency had requested of the CBD industry on liver safety for those who ingest CBD daily. These results provide further evidence to support policymakers in shaping a much-needed federal regulatory framework for hemp CBD products," said Charlotte's Web Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Jared Stanley. "Charlotte's Web will continue to support and invest in hemp CBD studies as we are a science-driven company."
"The execution of these two cohorts provides proof of the hemp CBD industry working cooperatively to support rigorous scientific research to inform regulators, the FDA, and the U.S. Congress," said Charlotte's Web Sr. Vice President and the Company's President of its CW Labs Division, Tim Orr. "The 17 leading hemp CBD industry brands have advanced the science for hemp CBD by providing real world, evidence-based outcomes in liver safety, drowsiness, and testosterone levels."
Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., a Certified B Corporation headquartered in Denver, is the market leader in innovative hemp extract wellness products under a family of brands which includes Charlotte's Web™, CBD Medic™, CBD Clinic™, and Harmony Hemp™. Charlotte's Web branded premium quality products start with proprietary hemp genetics that are 100-percent American farm -grown using organic and regenerative cultivation practices. The Company's hemp extracts have naturally occurring botanical compounds including cannabidiol ("CBD"), CBC, CBG, terpenes, flavonoids, and other beneficial compounds. The Company's CW Labs R&D division advances hemp science at two centers of excellence in Louisville, Colorado, and the Hauptmann Woodward Research Institute at the University at Buffalo, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) network. Web product categories include full-spectrum hemp CBD oil tinctures (liquid products), CBD gummies (sleep, stress, exercise recovery), CBD capsules, CBD topical creams and lotions, as well as CBD pet products for dogs. Through its vertically integrated business model, Charlotte's Web maintains stringent control over product quality and consistency with 20+ product lot testing for quality assurance. Charlotte's Web products are distributed to more than 15,000 retail, over 8,000 health care practitioners, and online through the Company's website at www.CharlottesWeb.com
Charlotte's Web is a science-driven and a socially and environmentally conscious company. It is committed to using business as a force for good and a catalyst for innovation. Charlotte's Web donates a portion of its pre-tax earnings to numerous charitable organizations in support of the greater good. Charlotte's Web was founded in Colorado by the seven Stanley Brothers with a mission to unleash the healing powers of botanicals through compassion and science, benefiting the planet and all who live upon it.
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No. 13 Gators volleyball (3-0) will play in a top-15 matchup against the No. 12 Stanford Cardinal (2-0) Tuesday night. First serve will take place at 7 p.m.
Florida volleyball has faced Stanford 13 times and The Cardinal holds an 8-5 record in series history.
Ready for the big stage. 🤩
1⃣2⃣ 🆚 1⃣3⃣ in the O'Dome. https://t.co/LboRHOrCpX#GoGators
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) August 29, 2022
Florida Volleyball
Coming off a 22-9 season, head coach Mary Wise and her team look to continue to work hard this season. The Gators welcomed eight new players to their team: Five of them being freshman and three transfers.
Last weekend, the Gators hosted the Gator Invitational, winning all three matchups. In the games against North Florida and East Tennessee State, Florida struggled to win the first set, but ended up working out the kinks to win in four sets.
After the first weekend of play, the SEC named Merritt Beason Co-Offensive Player of the Week and Alexis Stucky Co-Freshman of the Week. Beason’s hard work paid off in the invitational, averaging 3.73 kills per set, 0.91 per set and a .349 hitting percentage. Stucky averaged 1.22 digs per set, 11 assists per set and .46 blocks per set in the invitational.
Starting off the year right 😎https://t.co/C8fKfK5tPg#GoGators pic.twitter.com/ykVXp843XP
— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) August 29, 2022
Across the nation, Florida ranks in the top 10 in hitting percentage, aces per set and total service aces. With a .378 hitting percentage, they are ranked 3rd and the team averages 2.91 aces per set and 32 total aces, ranking them at 5th and 6th in the nation.
Stanford Volleyball
Last season, The Cardinal went 19-11 and last time the two teams Stanford came out on top 3-1.
Climbing 📈
🔗 » https://t.co/M3IKoowzng#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/7DL99cLY8o
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) August 30, 2022
Over the weekend, Stanford played in two road games against Lipscomb and Tennessee State, sweeping each game in three sets. Leading the Cardinal is Kendall Kipp with 22 kills and 5 aces. Alongside of her was Sami Francis, playing middle blocker for the first time in her Stanford career recording 18 kills and 13 blocks.
.@KippKendall is the only 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡 we see 😉#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/dgP9VOj1wk
— Stanford Women's Volleyball (@StanfordWVB) August 28, 2022
As a team, Stanford’s averages in kills, blocks and assists per match out perform Florida’s averages. They average 13.67 kills, 3 blocks and 12.50 assists per set.
Stanford will be a solid matchup for the Gators’ young team as they will be able to experience what a top-15 match up is like.
No. 12 Stanford faces No. 13 Florida on Tuesday at 4 p.m. on @SECNetwork.#GoStanford
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OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Nickelberry scored 17 points off the bench to help La Salle to a 76-70 victory against St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night.
Nickelberry shot 5 for 10 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line for the Explorers (11-13, 5-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Khalil Brantley shot 6 for 14, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 16 points. Fousseyni Drame recorded nine points and shot 4 for 6, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc.
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Daryl Banks III led the way for the Bonnies (13-12, 7-5) with 16 points and six rebounds. Chad Venning added 16 points for St. Bonaventure. Yann Farell also had 10 points.
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'An absolute miracle': 9-year-old girl recovering from near-fatal neck injury after skiing accident
Doctors are calling her case a miracle.
Nine-year-old Josie Kovacic is out of the hospital and just started fourth grade at Eden Hall Upper Elementary School after a near-death experience.
However, Josie has a guardian angel and a support system that knows how to have hope when tragedy strikes.
On Feb. 27, Josie went skiing at Seven Springs with her grandfather and some family members.
“Me and my family were going skiing," she said. "I honestly don’t remember."
Her grandpa, Joe Kovacic, said Josie had been skiing many times before, and that it was a beautiful day and not too crowded.
That’s when a snowboarder lost control and crashed into Josie.
“Around 10:30, we got a call saying there was an accident,” said Josie's mother, Traci Kovacic. “When she was hit, she was thrown 20 feet in the air and she landed face down.”
She continued, “Her heart had stopped beating after the impact for about 10 minutes,” and “the impact detached her head from her neck by about two inches.”
Josie’s brother and cousin saw her and started to scream for help. Her grandfather's best friend, who is a doctor, came down the slope and started CPR, and a nurse who had taken the day off to ski also came to help.
“When the ski patrol arrived, they had told me that they don’t usually bring the defibrillator and those sorts of things to a stop like that, but they just happened to have that on them,” Traci Kovacic said. “It took them about 10 minutes with the defibrillator to get her revived and get her heart beating again.”
The Kovacic family has been through a lot in the past six years, and the thought of losing Josie was unbearable.
“That’s the first thing that I thought of was Michael being done,” Joe Kovacic said.
Michael is Josie’s father. He died in 2015, running the EQT 10 Miler in Pittsburgh.
“He was very healthy and, tragically, he suddenly collapsed and died at the finish line,” Traci Kovacic said. “It’s been a long six years for our family here. So, to relive all of that sort of trauma, and those phone calls and the unknown has been very difficult.”
Josie’s family believes as she was near death, her dad was looking out for her.
“I just have this feeling,” Josie said.
“I have to think that he had to have played a part in that somehow,” Traci Kovacic said. “I don’t know if he said it just wasn’t her time yet and sent her back or what.”
“I just did a lot of praying, you know, and just couldn’t believe that this happened again to us, and so having another accident like this, so I just kept praying Josie would be OK, that she would make it," Joe Kovacic said.
Josie was flown to UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Michael McDowell, assistant professor of neurological surgery at the hospital, said Josie came to him with a neck injury called atlantooccipital dislocation. He said that is “a dislocation of the neck separating the top of the neck from the bottom of the skull.”
“One of the reasons this is such an interesting case is the fact that, often, this is a lethal injury, and truthfully, we don’t actually know how often it is in terms of lethality because it’s so high, and so many of these patients are diseased before arriving at the hospital,” McDowell said.
He said a vast number of things had to go right before Josie got to the hospital for her to live.
“It really is a testament to the wonderful care she got from the ski patrol and from the EMS providers in terms of maintaining her spine stability until she was in a situation where we could correct it with surgery,” McDowell said.
Josie braved about three months in the hospital between the PICU and rehab. At first, she was unconscious and on a breathing tube. Day by day, she improved.
“It's an absolute miracle,” McDowell said. “Again, these patients very frequently die from this injury before they even make it to the hospital. Not only so much because of the nerve injury, but because when you don't have a connection between your spine and your head, the blood vessels that connect them are under a lot of stress and it usually causes life-threatening strokes.”
Traci said she was told that Josie may never eat or speak normally again, but she’s already completely eating her meals. Josie is also walking, talking, reading and writing.
“I feel extremely grateful for where we’re at now,” Traci Kovacic said.
“It's a great feeling. I really do consider Josie one of the great successes of my career thus far, and I'm really grateful that I'm in a position that I'll be able to follow along with her as she hopefully continues to recover and goes on to do great things of her own someday,” McDowell said.
Josie continues to make remarkable strides, and with her dad watching over her, she has a bright future ahead.
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MIAMI, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier this month, Miami-based digital customer engagement platform Messangi announced it is going to complement its SMS-based A2P messaging with WhatsApp as an alternate channel. The company, which had been focused on SMS as its primary communication channel for customers since 2001, initiated this change to reflect industry-wide changes in user behavior.
"Over the past few years, we've seen WhatsApp establish itself as the dominant communication method in many global regions," said Messangi CEO Santiago Rojas. "As an organization that specializes in leveraging the latest technologies to streamline A2P communication, making this switch was required to continue providing our customers with the best service possible."
WhatsApp's reach is significant. The internet-based messaging application is currently used in 180 countries by over 2 billion people. People in the United States, Latin America, and across the globe rely on the platform to stay connected with friends and family, as well as banks, wireless carriers, and other key businesses.
The WhatsApp Business Platform enables companies to take advantage of this widespread international usage and make secure, private connections with verified company profiles. These interactive, two-way conversations improve brand awareness and make it easier for companies to scale. The business platform also includes features for tracking engagement, like read receipts, as well as the ability to initiate conversations via website links and QR codes.
"By becoming a WhatsApp Business Solution Provider, we now offer an even more accessible way for our clients to interact and engage with their most relevant customers," said Santiago Rojas. "Compared to SMS, the application's enhanced security and privacy features allow us to do this while protecting sensitive data.
WhatsApp is one of the biggest players in global communications. With this decision to become a WhatsApp BSP, Messangi is positioning its clients to better take advantage of this, but the company will continue offering services via SMS and email. "From day 1, our goal has been to connect companies with customers in the most effective, engaging way possible."
About Messangi
Since 2001, Messangi has enabled companies to interact with customers directly on their devices. Leveraging SMS, WhatsApp, Email, Push Notifications, and Interactive Campaigns, the platform has revolutionized the concept of customer engagement for banks, mobile operators, and major retailers across the globe. For more information, or to request a demo, visit the Messangi website here.
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WASHINGTON — The maker of Enfamil announced a recall of about 145,000 cans of infant formula due to the possibility of cross-contamination with a bacteria that can cause serious illness or death.
According to the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention, cronobacter infections in infants can be deadly. The bacteria occurs naturally in soil, water and other parts of the environment and can live in dry foods, such as powdered milk, herbal teas, starches and baby formula.
Almost all previous outbreaks in the U.S. have been linked to powdered baby formulas, which don’t undergo the same high temperatures used to kill germs in many other foods. Cronobacter typically causes fever in infants and can sometimes lead to dangerous blood infections or swelling of the brain.
Last year, a nationwide baby formula shortage was triggered by an Abbott Nutrition plant that had to be closed for months because of contamination problems.
Abbott recalled various lots of three powdered infant formulas from the plant, after federal officials began investigating rare bacterial infections in four babies who were fed formula. Two of the infants died. But it’s not certain the bacteria came from the plant; strains found at the plant didn’t match the two available samples from the babies.
For the most recent recall, consumers should check the packaging of their formula to make sure they didn’t purchase the recalled product. The product is Enfamil ProSobee Powder, 12.9 ounce can with a UPC number of 300871214415; global batch number of ZL2HZF or ZL2HZZ; lot number of 0670975 or 0670979 and an expiration date of March 1, 2024.
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MADISON, Wis. -- The state of Wisconsin's flagship university celebrates its 175th anniversary this year; it was founded in 1848, the same year as both the state and the city of Madison.
It's an anniversary no human can ever celebrate and few can pronounce.
"Lets do it together: demi-semi-sept-centennial," University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said during her address.
Or, if you want to make it easier, just call it what Charles Hoslet did.
"This is literally our 175th birthday," the vice chancellor for university relations said.
"Today is the 175th anniversary of the day that Governor Nelson Dewey signed the act of legislature creating the University of Wisconsin," Hoslet said. "It was the first public university created in the state of Wisconsin and it was created only a few months into the birth of the state."
In that time, students and researchers who have come through campus have led advancements with global impacts, including "a medicine that is now used to help people, with a blood thinner it's called warfarin," Hoslet said, "the discovery of stem cells that was discovered by one of our researchers in the late '90s."
Overseeing the kickoff of free Babcock ice cream, games and more Wednesday was a familiar badger face in some new duds.
Five years after Bucky on Parade, a brand new statue was unveiled outside Memorial Union, covered in three coats of red and white acrylic paint, black an silver lines and 'Xs' and stars.
"The 'Xs' on it are in reference to the many students that have gone through the university and the many successes too," art Professor John Hitchcock said. "And the stars are the reference to the four directions, but also if you look at the many people researchers grad students and undergrads that are important."
On bottom is an abstract representation of a flower garden.
"The sky, the land and the water, which is displayed in the Bucky with the flower garden and the watery rocks beneath him," fourth-year undergraduate student Kaylee Herrmann said.
University officials said when they discovered one last blank Bucky that hadn't gone out on parade yet, they knew they had to deliver it to Hitchcock to design for the 175th anniversary.
It was the first project he worked on with his intern, Herrmann.
"She saw this white Bucky in the hallway of the studio in the lofts building and I said we're washing Bucky today," he recalled.
It was a surprise for the undergrad.
"I didn't know what to expect at first because, you know, he had sent me an itinerary and that was not on it," Herrmann said.
Now it's another UW icon enshrined into the Madison landscape.
"I feel honored, you know, I came here, I didn't expect to leave a mark but I've definitely left one now it's exciting," Herrmann said.
"We are part of the fabric of the city, of the region," Hoslet said.
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Cleveland’s baseball team changed its nickname to the Guardians before the start of the 2022 season, but these days, the club is going by another moniker.
The Guardiac Kids.
Heading into Saturday’s doubleheader against the visiting Twins, the American League Central-leading Guardians have made a habit of winning late, especially against Minnesota.
Cleveland opened its key five-game series with the Twins on Friday night by rallying from a 3-0 deficit to pull out a 4-3 victory.
Pinch runner Ernie Clement raced around from second base to score the game-winner on Jhoan Duran’s wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Guardians (77-66) increased their division lead to four games over the Chicago White Sox (74-71) and five games over Minnesota (72-71).
Seven of Cleveland’s 10 wins against the Twins this season have come in their final at-bat, tied for the franchise’s most against an opponent in a season since 1906. The Guardians also accomplished that feat in 1943 and 1959 against the Detroit Tigers and in 1942 against the Washington Senators.
“This team, we’re never out of a game,” Clement said. “Everybody on the bench knows that.”
Cleveland manager Terry Francona wants his team to embrace its nail-biting ways.
“I mean, it’s exciting,” Francona said. “Guys work all winter and all spring and play all year and you have the right to play in a game that’s this exciting. That’s great, man. Embrace it.”
Cleveland will square off against a pair of rookie Minnesota pitchers on Saturday.
Right-hander Louie Varland (0-0, 3.38 ERA) was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul to make his second career start in the opener. He will be opposed by right-hander Shane Bieber (10-8, 2.91).
Right-hander Josh Winder (4-4, 3.83 ERA) will make his eighth major league start in the nightcap for the Twins against Guardians rookie left-hander Konnor Pilkington (1-2, 4.30), who is set for his 11th start.
With only 19 games remaining, the Twins need to win the series in Cleveland to have a realistic chance at catching the Guardians in the standings.
“It’s not a lot of them, but we still have games,” Duran said. “We just have to go out there and execute and play good baseball the rest of the season. Today wasn’t the last game of the season.”
Bieber, the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner, is 6-1 with a 3.39 ERA in 15 career games and 14 starts against the Twins. He earned a 4-1 win in Minneapolis on Sunday when he allowed one run on five hits over 6 1/3 innings while striking out seven and walking one.
Varland was impressive in his major league debut on Sept. 7 at Yankee Stadium. He gave up two runs, including a solo homer to Aaron Judge, on three hits over 5 1/3 innings while striking out seven and walking one. The Twins eventually lost the game 5-4 in 12 innings.
Winder is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in two starts against Cleveland. He outdueled Pilkington in a 6-0 victory on June 28 when he allowed four hits over six shutout innings. Pilkington gave up four runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings that day.
“I mean, this is a huge weekend for us leading into next week (and three games at Chicago), especially in this last stretch of the season,” Cleveland pitcher Triston McKenzie said. “I think just the energy, the vibes in the clubhouse is these are must-win games for us and we’re going to go out there and play like it.”
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