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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local):
10:20 p.m.
Sixth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka bounced back from a slow start and visits from the trainer to beat No. 19 seed Danielle Collins 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals.
Sabalenka advanced to face No. 22 Karolina Pliskova.
Sabalenka continued her mastery at Flushing Meadows over Collins, beating her for the third time at the U.S Open (2018 and 2021). She led 4-3 in the second set when she needed a medical timeout. Sabalenka had a trainer massage her left thigh and it continued throughout breaks in the match. Sabalenka, an Open semifinalist in 2021, said at her on-court interview she was fine.
Sabalenka at one point complained to the chair umpire about fan noise — and again, there were plenty of them inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. The U.S. Open has attracted a record 549,657 fans since the main draw started last Monday. It’s the highest-ever attendance for the tournament through its first eight days. The previous record was 540,333, set in 2019.
She even changed her racket — which she said was “super loose” — in the midst of the second set. It didn’t bother her too much. She had 38 winners.
Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, was not allowed to play at Wimbledon this year after all players from her country and Russia were banned because of the invasion of Ukraine.
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8 p.m.
No. 24 seed Karolina Pliskova has moved into the U.S. Open quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 win over 26th-seeded Victoria Azarenka.
Pliskova, a former world No. 1, was the runner-up at the U.S. Open in 2016 and at Wimbledon in 2021. Pliskova will play the winner of Monday night’s match at Arthur Ashe Stadium between No. 6 seed Aryna Sabalenka and 19th-seeded Danielle Collins.
The women’s field is guaranteed to have a first-time champion.
Pliskova has returned to form in Flushing Meadows after a broken right wrist forced her to miss the Australian Open and she struggled in her first few tournaments when she returned to action.
Azarenka lost for the fifth time in nine career meetings against Pliskova.
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6:15 p.m.
Frances Tiafoe pulled off the biggest win of his career when the 22nd-ranked American beat second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals.
Tiafoe buried his head in his hands and cried on the court after he shook hands with Nadal. He sat on the bench and buried his head in a towel as Nadal walked off and waved to the crowd.
The 24-year-old Tiafoe is the youngest American to reach the quarterfinals since Andy Roddick did so at 24 in 2006. Nadal, a four-time U.S. Open champion, was the highest-seeded player left after No. 1 Daniil Medvedev lost Sunday.
Tiafoe already was the first American man to reach the fourth round in three straight years since Mardy Fish in 2010-12.
Nadal entered 22-0 at Grand Slam events in 2022. He was 21-1 against Americans since October 2017, which included straight-set wins over Tiafoe in the 2019 Australian Open quarterfinals and 2019 Madrid third round.
The early edge was a boon for Tiafoe. Nadal has never come back from down 2-1 at the U.S. Open and fell to 0-7 overall at Flushing Meadows with that deficit.
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4:35 p.m.
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek survived a slow start to knock off unseeded Jule Niemeier 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open for the first time.
Swiatek, a two-time French Open champion, will play Jessica Pegula next. Pegula eliminated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to get to her third major quarterfinal of 2022.
Swiatek came into the U.S. Open just 4-4 in her last eight matches after winning 37 straight, but she hadn’t lost a set at Flushing Meadows until Monday. Niemeier got the early jump — as she exhorted the crowd to get louder — and gamely tried for another Grand Slam upset. She knocked out No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit in Wimbledon.
Swiatek steadied herself in the second set and hit 10 winners, and she turned the third set into a rout. Swiatek became the first Polish woman to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open and is trying to become the first top-seeded woman to win it since Serena Williams in 2014.
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2:15 p.m.
Jessica Pegula eliminated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 to get to her third major quarterfinal of 2022 and reach that round for the first time at Flushing Meadows.
Play was held up for about 45 minutes at 1-1 in the first set while rain fell. There is a retractable roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium, but it wasn't closed until after a downpour soaked the court.
The U.S. Tennis Association said in a statement that its “weather team” told U.S. Open organizers there was no rain expected. The statement added: “Unfortunately, a pop-up sunshower occurred.”
The No. 8-seeded Pegula is the highest-ranked American woman and the only player in the top 10 in both singles and doubles.
She reeled off the last three games of Monday's opening set, which ended with a double-fault by No. 21 Kvitova, and then the last six games of the fourth-round match after trailing 2-0 in the second set.
Pegula is a 28-year-old who was born in New York. Her parents own the NFL's Buffalo Bills and NHL's Buffalo Sabres.
She is 0-3 in Grand Slam quarterfinals so far, including losses at that stage at the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. The loss in Paris came against No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek, who could be Pegula's next opponent at Flushing Meadows.
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1:40 p.m.
Andrey Rublev reached his sixth Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating Cam Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a match delayed by about 25 minutes while the retractable roof at Louis Armstrong Stadium remained open during a downpour.
The No. 9-seeded Rublev is into his third quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows. But he is 0-2 at that stage in New York — and 0-5 at all majors.
Rublev next faces 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or 24-year-old American Frances Tiafoe, who were scheduled to meet later Monday.
No. 7 Norrie was trying to reach the second Grand Slam quarterfinal of his career — and of this year. He lost in the Wimbledon semifinals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in July.
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1:15 p.m.
Play has resumed between two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and No. 8 seed Jessica Pegula in Arthur Ashe Stadium after a rain delay of 45 minutes while they waited for the retractable roof to close and the court to be dried.
The fourth-round match was halted in the middle of the third game with the score at 1-all.
Action also returned at Louis Armstrong Stadium between No. 7 Cam Norrie and No. 9 Andrey Rublev after a delay of just under 25 minutes.
Shortly after they picked back up, Rublev closed out the second set for a 6-4, 6-4 lead in their fourth-round contest.
No other courts at Flushing Meadows have a roof, so play is suspended in doubles and junior matches.
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12:45 p.m.
Rain is delaying play in all matches at Flushing Meadows — even in the two arenas with retractable roofs, Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium.
The courts were not covered when a little drizzle became a heavy downpour.
The match in Ashe between two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and No. 8 seed Jessica Pegula was in the middle of the third game with the score at 1-all.
The match in Armstrong between No. 7 Cam Norrie and No. 9 Andrey Rublev was in the third set with Rublev up a set and a break at 6-4, 4-3.
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11:15 a.m.
Play has started on Day 8 at Flushing Meadows, with No. 7 seed Cam Norrie facing No. 9 Andrey Rublev in Louis Armstrong Stadium for a quarterfinal berth.
The winner of that matchup will face 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal or 24-year-old American Frances Tiafoe, who are scheduled to play in Arthur Ashe Stadium later Monday.
After a string of upsets, and Serena Williams’ loss in what is expected to be her final match, left no past U.S. Open women’s champions in the field, all eyes are now on No. 1 Iga Swiatek. The two-time French Open champion will try to make the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time when she plays unseeded Jule Niemeier.
The Ashe program begins at noon with two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova taking on the highest-ranked American woman, Jessica Pegula.
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The Huntsville woman facing capital murder charges in the killing of her 2-year-old daughter drowned the child in a bathtub filled with “cold water and olive oil,” according to court documents in the case filed Friday.
Luccuina Braithwaite, 25, was arrested Wednesday following a brief chase and remains in the Madison County jail without bond.
In an affidavit filed Friday in Madison County Circuit Court, a Huntsville police officer claimed Braithwaite killed her 2-year-old daughter, identified in court records as Laioni Harriet Douglas, by “forced drowning her with a bathtub full of cold water and olive oil.”
Officers responded to a welfare check call about 11 a.m. Wednesday and found Laioni floating in the bathtub, police said. Officers initiated CPR and she was transferred to Huntsville Hospital by HEMSI. The child died at the hospital.
Police said Braithwaite fled after officers attempted to detain her at the scene in an apartment in the 12000 block of Sugar Mill Circle but she was captured on the property of Challenger School on Chaney Thompson Road after a short pursuit. Police said Braithwaite had no connection to the school and there was no threat to anyone at the school. | https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/07/huntsville-woman-drowned-2-year-old-daughter-in-tub-of-cold-water-and-olive-oil-police-claim.html | 2022-07-30 01:16:20 | 1 | https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/07/huntsville-woman-drowned-2-year-old-daughter-in-tub-of-cold-water-and-olive-oil-police-claim.html |
LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A smoke shop worker was shot during a dispute that spilled out of his Lower East Side store Sunday night.
The 36-year-old worker got into the argument with three men who entered the Orchard Street shop just after 10:30 p.m.
The dispute slipped outside, where one of the men opened fire.
The worker was struck in the torso and the left arm.
He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The three men fled, possibly in a black sedan.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact police.
Call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by visiting the CrimeStoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by messaging on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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Plymouth man sentenced to ten years in federal prison for arson of apartment building
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) - United States Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on May 10, 2023, 32-year-old Jonathan T. Lane, of Plymouth, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for arson to a building.
According to court filings, Lane admitted that on November 9, 2017, he started a fire in a small, two-story apartment building in Plymouth, Wisconsin. A mother of three children died in that fire, and a firefighter was injured attempting to extinguish the fire. The apartment building was destroyed by the fire and neighboring apartment buildings sustained fire related damage. Arson investigators ultimately determined that the fire was intentionally set and that Lane, who lived in one of the apartments, was the last individual around the fire origin minutes before the discovery of the smoke and fire.
At sentencing, United States District Judge Lynn Adelman noted the serious nature of the offense, the need for just punishment, and the need for protection of the public. Following his release from prison, Lane will spend three years on supervised release. He will also be ordered to pay restitution in an amount yet to be determined, but which could exceed $400,000.
“The arson of an occupied building endangers the safety of others and can easily result in the injury or death of an innocent occupant or firefighter,” said United States Attorney Haanstad. “The sentence in this case, which was the direct result of hard work by federal, state, and local law enforcement and their fellow first responders, makes clear that those responsible for such acts will receive substantial prison terms.”
“This tragic case is an example of how ATF and fire science technology, combined with our investigative skills and partnership with local law enforcement will solve arsons,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Christopher Amon of the Chicago Field Division. “We appreciate the commitment of the United States Attorney’s Office in dedicating their prosecutorial expertise to this important case.”
“Arson is an extremely dangerous crime that can lead to tragedy, as it did in this terrible case,” said Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul. “Thank you to Wisconsin Department of Justice’s State Fire Marshal’s Office, whose agents are highly skilled in arson investigations and work with local, state, and federal agencies to obtain justice.”
The investigation was led by the following law enforcement groups: Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Plymouth Police Department. Numerous fire and rescue departments from the surrounding areas responded to assist putting out the fire.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, a gastroenterologist by trade, is comfortable doing uncomfortable things, so it's no surprise he's trying to lead an effort in Congress to protect Social Security, commonly referred to as the "third rail" of American politics. In other words: Anyone who tries to touch it, gets burned.
"The third rail should be that you're going to sit passively while the program goes insolvent, at which points benefits are cut," the Louisiana Republican, 66, told NPR in an interview in his Senate office. "I'm trying to stop those cuts. Allowing the cuts should be the third rail."
Cassidy is an equal opportunity critic of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — currently the frontrunner for the GOP nomination — because both men are campaigning to protect Social Security but not offering much of anything on how they plan to do it.
"If I sound aggravated as heck, we've got a program that's going insolvent in eight to nine years," Cassidy said, noting the resulting cut could see poverty among the elderly nearly double. "And we have the leading presidential candidates acting like there's not a problem."
The problem with Social Security
If Washington does nothing, in about a decade, Social Security will start to run out of money. It's funded by workers' taxes and any surpluses or interest earnings in its trust fund. The program cannot borrow money on its behalf, so the only option once existing funds are exhausted would be an estimated 24% benefits cut for recipients. Nearly everyone over the age of 65 in the U.S. receives some form of Social Security benefit.
It's unlikely Washington will let it get to that point — Social Security is wildly popular and economically crucial for most Americans — but few in positions of power are actually trying to come up with a fix to actually prevent it from happening.
About two years ago, Cassidy decided to start working on it.
"It suddenly occurred to me that we could address this by creating an investment fund," he said "And if we did that, it would be a way to address the shortfall and to limit or to prevent this 24% decrease [in benefits]."
He linked up with independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with Democrats, and who Cassidy praised as a "tremendous partner." They began to approach senators one-by-one to pitch them on their "big idea," as Cassidy calls it.
The pitch goes like this: Invest $1.5 trillion over five years in an independent investment fund separate from Social Security.
"Now, you let it sit there for 70 years and you allow it to grow," Cassidy said. "It blossoms and eventually becomes adequate to pay for 75% of the liabilities of the Social Security trust fund."
The government would have to borrow money to pay for scheduled benefits. "But you're borrowing money against the money which is in the fund, so it decreases the risk of our debt and deficit," Cassidy explained.
The fund would be managed independently of Congress with the explicit intention of preventing future political interference.
Cassidy concedes his plan only partially solves the solvency problem — it does not address the tougher questions about raising taxes or the retirement age, but he said at a minimum it will not raise taxes on seniors or affect anyone close to retirement. "Then you need political consensus," he admitted.
His message to skeptics? "I just tell people, 'You may not like our plan. Come up with a better option.' "
Seeking political consensus
Cassidy and his staff have been working Washington channels through lobbying shops, think tanks and economic gurus to get feedback and make changes as they go, all in the name of building that consensus. "I could give you a list of probably 50 different entities on the right and the left that we went to speak to to either build support or to learn from them," he said. "And the final product is robust."
It's also still amorphous. While it is no secret to what Cassidy is working on, there's also no official legislative text, and no plans to have any hearings.
"Until a president chooses to show leadership, there's no reason to have a hearing," he said. "It will become fodder for somebody running for reelection who would rather be irresponsible with the future of the United States, as opposed to being honest with the American people and coming up with an innovative solution."
I'm here to do something, not to be something. And if we can do something — wow. On my epitaph, it'll be several things listed, but one of them will be: Worked with others to fix Social Security.
There was a short window where Cassidy thought Biden might engage on Social Security after the 2022 midterms because Cassidy believes divided government is the only way to advance bipartisan legislation that affects entitlement programs.
"Ultimately, [the White House] decided that the president is going to run for reelection accusing Republicans of wanting to destroy Social Security. He made that clear in his State of the Union speech," Cassidy said.
While he says he will vote Republican in 2024, he's already made it clear he will not vote for Trump if he is the party's nominee. Cassidy was one of seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Trump in the Senate impeachment trial for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Whether or not being an opponent of the most popular man in the Republican Party will make it difficult to advance policy ideas within that same party, Cassidy shrugs.
"Scripture says that today's own troubles be sufficient for the day. I can worry all I want to about tomorrow. My goal is today."
For now, Cassidy and his allies are waiting for their moment, which will come sometime after the 2024 election and sometime before Social Security hits insolvency in about a decade. He said he intends to spend the rest of his time in Congress trying to solve it. He faces reelection in 2026.
"I'm here to do something, not to be something," he said. "And if we can do something — wow. On my epitaph, it'll be several things listed, but one of them will be: Worked with others to fix Social Security."
Barbara Sprunt contributed to this report. contributed to this story
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LYSAKER, Norway, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aker Solutions ASA ("Aker Solutions"), Schlumberger and Subsea 7 have entered into agreements to form a Joint Venture ("JV") to deliver a step change in subsea production economics by helping customers unlock reserves, reduce time to first oil and lower development costs while simultaneously delivering on their decarbonization objectives.
Aker Solutions and Schlumberger will contribute their subsea businesses into the JV which following the transactions will be owned by Schlumberger (70%), Aker Solutions (20%) and Subsea 7 (10%).
This combination brings together deep reservoir domain and engineering design expertise, an extensive field-proven subsea production and processing technology portfolio, world-class manufacturing scale and capabilities, and a comprehensive suite of life-of-field solutions to customers all over the world.
The transactions are interdependent and subject to regulatory approvals, as well as other customary closing conditions, and are expected to close during the second half 2023.
The transaction structure and terms - Aker Solutions will receive USD 700 million in consideration for the sale of a 20% ownership in the JV and retain a 20% ownership in the JV as follows:
- USD 306.5 million in proceeds from Schlumberger which will be settled in the form of shares in Schlumberger. The shares will be settled based on the volume weighted average price for the ten trading days ending on the fifth trading day preceding closing of the transaction and is subject to a lock-up period of minimum 180 days
- USD 306.5 million in proceeds from 10% divestment to Subsea 7 which will be settled in cash. USD 153 million of these will be settled at closing and the remaining USD 153.5 million will be settled, with interest, at the latest on June 30, 2024
- USD 87.5 million in proceeds from a vendor note from the JV to be paid, with interest, to Aker Solutions with minimum 50% one year from closing and the remainder within two years from closing
- Subsea Integration Alliance, currently an unincorporated alliance between Schlumberger and Subsea 7, will continue between the JV and Subsea 7. The alliance will be extended by 10 years from the closing date of the transaction
- The Board of directors of the JV will consist of three representatives from Schlumberger, two from Aker Solutions and one from Subsea 7
- The combined business will have approximately 9,000 highly skilled employees globally. Estimated synergy potential is more than USD 100 million per annum in the medium term, and the JV will have an attractive dividend policy
Each party will operate their businesses independently and in the normal course until closing. Based on a scenario where closing takes place in the fourth quarter of 2023, Aker Solutions will in addition to the value of the transactions retain an estimated USD 300 million of cash generation from its subsea business, for the seven quarters from second quarter of 2022 until end 2023.
"This joint venture will bring together world-class businesses that are uniquely positioned to provide subsea technologies to help our customers improve recovery and reduce overall subsea development costs," said Schlumberger Chief Executive Officer Olivier Le Peuch. "Customers will benefit from enhanced services that leverage digital and technology innovation to drive improved performance while increasing energy efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions."
"By combining our strong and complementary competence and technologies, this compelling combination will deliver an industry step change that will benefit our customers, employees and significantly increase shareholder value. The offshore market activity is increasing, and this joint venture will drive enhanced offerings both in terms of subsea production economics and low-carbon solutions," said Kjetel Digre, Chief Executive Officer of Aker Solutions.
Subsea Integration Alliance, a nonincorporated alliance between Schlumberger and Subsea 7, will be merged into the new entity with an extended renewal period of 10 years from closing of the transaction. "We are excited to build on our highly successful alliance with Schlumberger and partnership with Aker Solutions. This new joint venture is a critical step as we collaborate on the integrated subsea projects that drive maximum value for our customers," commented John Evans, Subsea 7 Chief Executive Officer.
Following the transactions, Aker Solutions will be better placed to deliver on its strategy to accelerate its transformation to meet global energy needs both within oil and gas and renewables. Enabled by Cognite's data platform and Aize's software applications, Aker Solutions will continue to grow as a digitally empowered engineering and project execution company servicing the energy market.
Aker Solutions continues to expect 2022 revenues at around NOK 38 billion, of which Subsea is expected at around NOK 13 billion. Following the transactions Aker Solutions will hold 20% ownership in the subsea JV and a large and significant business comprising the EMM- and Renewables & Field Development segments. This business alone is expected to deliver revenues of around NOK 25 billion in 2022.
Aker Solutions expects to recognize a gain of around USD 1 billion following the transactions, at closing.
Media Contacts:
Torbjorn Andersen, Vice President of External Communications, Aker Solutions
Tel: +47 928 85 542
torbjorn.andersen@akersolutions.com
Josh Byerly - Vice President of Communications, Schlumberger
Moira Duff - Director of External Communication, Schlumberger
Tel: +1 (713) 375-3407
media@slb.com
Julie Taylor, Head of Group Communications, Subsea 7
Tel +44 1224 526270
julie.taylor@subsea7.com
Investor Contacts:
Fredrik Berge - Vice President of Investor Relations, Aker Solutions
Tel: +47 450 32 090
fredrik.berge@akersolutions.com
Ndubuisi Maduemezia - Vice President of Investor Relations, Schlumberger
Joy V. Domingo - Director of Investor Relations, Schlumberger
Tel: +1 (713) 375-3535
investor-relations@slb.com
Katherine Tonks - Investor Relations Director, Subsea 7
Tel: +44 20 8210 5568
katherine.tonks@subsea7.com
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A number of newspapers across the country say they won’t carry the “Dilbert” comic strip anymore after cartoonist Scott Adams went on a racist rant in his online video program last week. This isn’t the first time Adams made controversial remarks, which is prompting the question of why media outlets decided to pull his comic strip now as opposed to before.
In other newspaper news, the New York Times is facing criticism over its coverage of transgender people.
NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik joins Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd to talk all things newspapers.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — The executive director of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association (SJPOA) has been charged with attempting to illegally import a controlled substance, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, is accused of ordering thousands of opioids to her home and agreeing to distribute them in the United States.
A federal criminal complaint states that Segovia used her personal and office computers to order the drugs, including fentanyl, between October 2015 and January 2023. At least 61 shipments were mailed to her home from places like Hong Kong, Hungary, and India, the DOJ said.
“This is an incredibly disturbing allegation. No one is above the law, regardless of who their employer is,” said San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan. “I want to thank U.S. Attorney Ramsey and his colleagues for aggressively pursuing the sources of fentanyl coming into our communities and holding drug-dealers accountable.”
Segovia has been with the SJPOA, a union that represents police officers in San Jose, since 2003.
Law enforcement first learned of the connection to Segovia when investigating a network in India that ships drugs into the United States. A network operative’s phone was searched, and Homeland Security agents found messages that mentioned “J Segovia” at an address in San Jose, including the words “180 pills SOMA 500mg,” the complaint shows.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection records showed that five shipments to Segovia’s address were intercepted between July 2019 and January 2023. The packages contained more than a kilogram of controlled substances such as Zolpidem (a sedative used to treat insomnia) and Tramadol (a narcotic used to treat pain), per the court document.
The packages mailed to Segovia’s home had innocuous labels, such as “Shirts Tops,” “Chocolate and Sweets” and “Gift Makeup,” according to the DOJ. Homeland Security said shipments from several foreign countries with such labels often contain illicit drugs.
When Segovia was interviewed by Homeland Security agents on Feb. 1, 2023, she claimed she ordered supplements that were nothing out of the ordinary. She also refused to show agents her CashApp transaction history, per court documents.
She was interviewed again on March 14, and blamed the orders on another woman whom she identified as a family friend and housekeeper who Segovia said suffered from a substance abuse disorder. According to Homeland Security, she made inconsistent statements about whether the woman had access to her cellphone.
Segovia later gave officers access to her WhatsApp account where they found messages referring to “soma” or “orange pills.”
Segovia was allegedly told to send a package to a woman in North Carolina in 2021. An image of the UPS receipt shows the signature “J Segovia” and the return address 1151 North Fourth St. – the address of the SJPOA’s office.
“I also believe the use of the San Jose Police Officers’ Association shipping label indicates that Segovia used her office as part of her purchasing and distribution of controlled substances,” Homeland Security Officer David Vargas wrote in the complaint.
On March 13, a controlled substance with the label “CLOCK” was seized in Kentucky, per the court document. The parcel originated from an address in China and was addressed to Segovia’s home. It contained a clock kit with white adhesive stickers or patches, on which valeryl fentanyl was found. Documents described valeryl fentanyl as a “synthetic fentanyl analogue and a Schedule I narcotic.”
Segovia completed a payment for suspected drug transactions on March 23, Homeland Security said. A day later, officers seized Tapentadol pills at Segovia’s home and her office. (Tapentadol is a prescription opioid pain medication.)
Vargas said he believes Segovia continued to order and pay for controlled substances after being interviewed by Homeland Security agents. He also believes Segovia knowingly gave false information to investigators.
Segovia is charged with an attempt to unlawfully import valeryl fentanyl. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison.
The SJPOA said in a statement they were informed an employee was under investigation last Friday. The organization said they are “fully and completely cooperating” with federal law enforcement.
“The POA immediately placed the civilian employee on leave and as is standard procedure cut off all access to the POA,” the statement continued. “No additional individual at the POA is involved or had prior knowledge of the alleged acts. The Board of Directors is saddened and disappointed at hearing this news and we have pledged to provide our full support to the investigative authorities.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/california-police-union-director-charged-with-importing-fentanyl-other-opioids/ | 2023-03-30 18:28:14 | 1 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/california-police-union-director-charged-with-importing-fentanyl-other-opioids/ |
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Ronaldo marks 200th Portugal cap with winner
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What people need to realize is that Pro Choice is just that. It’s not pro abortion it’s ProChoice. In the day, I probably would not have gotten an abortion but i would have wanted to have the option. It’s not for you are anyone else to tell me whether or I not I can get one. It’s my choice not yours or some politicians, especially men trying to put womens rights back decades.
Please vote accordingly.
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LONDON – Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level since the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though elevated food prices meant it didn't fall as much as anticipated.
The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that the inflation rate, as measured by the consumer prices index, dropped to 8.7% in the year to April from 10.1% in March, largely because last year's energy spike in the wake of the invasion dropped out of the annual comparison. The fall took inflation to its lowest level since March 2022, a month after the war began.
Though welcome, the decline wasn't as big as anticipated, especially as prices in the wholesale gas market have been falling for months. The consensus in financial markets was that it would ease back further to 8.3%,
One of the main reasons why inflation is consistently running higher than anticipated — and generally higher than other nations in the Group of Seven — is that food prices remain elevated, as anyone doing the weekly shopping at their supermarket can attest to. The statistics agency said that food prices were still 19% higher than they were the year before.
“The rate of inflation fell notably as the large energy price rises seen last year were not repeated this April, but was offset partially by increases in the cost of second-hand cars and cigarettes," the statistics agency's chief economist Grant Fitzner said.
“However, prices in general remain substantially higher than they were this time last year, with annual food price inflation near historic highs," he added.
While welcoming the fall in inflation into single digits, Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt said “food prices are still running too high.”
On Tuesday, Hunt held discussions with food manufacturers over the cost of food and ways to ease pressure on households. No measures to ease the burden on households were announced.
“Surging food prices are particularly painful for low-income families, three-in-five of whom are already reporting that they are having to cut back on food and other essentials,” said James Smith, research director at the Resolution Foundation.
Overall, Wednesday's figures back up the International Monetary Fund's assessment on Tuesday that inflation in the U.K. is likely to remain stubbornly high over the coming years and only return to the Bank of England’s target of 2% in mid-2025, six months longer than it predicted earlier this year.
Like other central banks, the Bank of England has been raising interest rates aggressively over the past 18 months or so to a 15-year high of 4.5% after inflation spiked sharply, first because of bottlenecks caused by the coronavirus pandemic and then Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey, also on Tuesday, reiterated his stance that borrowing costs would have to rise again if inflation remained stubbornly high. He also conceded that policymakers have perhaps been caught off guard by the pace at which food prices have risen and remained elevated since the invasion of Ukraine, one of the world's most important agricultural nations.
Samuel Tombs, chief U.K. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said that a further increase in the bank's interest rate to 4.75% in June is now “firmly on the table” following the above-consensus April outcome, and in light of the “sensitivity of households’ inflation expectations to food price changes.” | https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2023/05/24/uk-inflation-falls-to-lowest-level-in-over-a-year-but-food-prices-keep-decline-in-check/ | 2023-05-24 08:30:01 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2023/05/24/uk-inflation-falls-to-lowest-level-in-over-a-year-but-food-prices-keep-decline-in-check/ |
Viking Makes History in 28th Annual World's Best Awards
LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel + Leisure readers have voted Viking® (www.viking.com) to the top of its categories for oceans, rivers and expeditions in the 2023 World's Best Awards, which were announced today. Viking was once again named the #1 Ocean Line for ships with 300 to 799 cabins, as well as one of the best river lines. Additionally, Viking's new expedition ships were voted #1 in their first year of operation. Viking is also rated at the top of its categories for oceans, rivers and expeditions by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler. No other cruise line has ever received these same honors by both publications at the same time.
Since 1995, Travel + Leisure, the largest travel magazine brand in the U.S., has invited readers to cast their vote for the World's Best in cruising with considerations in the following features: cabins/facilities, food, service itineraries/destinations, excursions/activities and value. Viking will also be featured in the magazine's World's Best issue, which will be on newsstands in July; the full results of the 28th annual awards can be found at www.travelandleisure.com/worlds-best.
"Thank you to the readers of Travel + Leisure for voting us to the top in these awards. We are proud to be named the best across our categories and particularly pleased to be #1 in our first year of operating expeditions," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. "We are a bit different at Viking, which is why our guests can always expect elegant small ships, with no children, no casinos and no nickel and diming. For more than 25 years we have been dedicated to creating experiences for thinking people. And, we are already searching for better. Onwards."
The announcement follows Viking's continued celebration of its 25th anniversary and its most successful single month of bookings in January 2023, following recent years of strong growth. Since 2020, Viking has welcomed 17 new ships to its fleet—including eight new award-winning Viking Longships on the rivers of Europe; new vessels on the Mekong, Nile and Mississippi rivers; four new, identical ocean ships; and two Polar Class expedition vessels. Viking has also received other new accolades recently, including being voted "Best Cruise Line" by Food & Wine readers in the publication's inaugural Global Tastemakers Awards, "Best River Cruise line" by Women's Health in its inaugural Healthy Travel Awards and "Best for Relaxation, Worldwide" by Men's Health in its 2023 Travel Awards. Viking also dominated Cruise Critic's 2023 Cruisers' Choice Awards, receiving top honors in six categories including "Best Overall Line," "Best River Line," and "Best Dining" for its ocean and expedition voyages.
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Pegasystems Inc. ("PEGA" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PEGA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of PEGA investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased PEGA common stock between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
PEGA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian, a principal competitor; (2) defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through, the personal involvement of the Company's CEO; (4) the Company's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with the Company's written Code of Conduct, including its express prohibition on "stealing" confidential information from a competitor and "misrepresenting your identity in hopes of obtaining confidential information"; (5) the Company was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the lawsuit filed by Appian as a result of the foregoing misconduct (the "Appian Litigation"); and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in PEGA during the relevant time frame, you have until July 18, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic own the two largest collections of Grand Slam trophies in the history of men’s tennis. They are their sport’s two most prominent active figures; no one else is even close. Both are in their mid-30s; no one knows how much longer they’ll be at the top of the game.
For all that the long-time rivals have in common, Nadal and Djokovic could hardly be entering this Australian Open, which begins Monday (Sunday EST), under more contrasting circumstances.
Nadal, of course, is the defending champion at Melbourne Park — thanks to a comeback from two sets down in last year’s final, which he called “one of the most emotional victories of my tennis career” — but he also is mired in about as bad a stretch as he’s ever experienced: 0-2 so far in 2023 and having won just one of his past seven matches dating to the end of last season.
Djokovic, of course, is making his return to Australia after being banished a year ago because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19, but he also began this trip with a tuneup title in Adelaide and has won 30 of his past 31 tournament contests dating to the end of last season.
“He’s still got it,” said Stefanos Tsitsipas, the runner-up to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open and seeded No. 3 in Melbourne. “He can still play.”
Asked at a pre-tournament news conference Saturday whether he feels vulnerable, Nadal did not try to hide a thing.
“Yeah. Without a doubt,” replied the 36-year-old from Spain, whose 2022 was littered with health concerns that included chronic pain in his left foot, damaged rib cartilage and a torn abdominal muscle. “I have been losing more than usual. … I need to live with it and just fight for the victories.”
Looking ahead to his upcoming encounter in Rod Laver Arena against Jack Draper, a fellow left-hander who is a 21-year-old from England ranked 40th, Nadal said: “I think I’m prepared to play well. We’ll see Monday if I’m prepared to win.”
As for his assessment of Djokovic’s form, Nadal offered this: “He ended last year well, and he started this year well.”
Sure did. None of which matters to Djokovic as much as another Grand Slam title would. Win what would be a 10th Australian Open championship in two weeks’ time, and the 35-year-old from Serbia would increase his haul to 22 majors and pull even with Nadal (both surpassed the 20 for the now-retired Roger Federer).
“I mean, that’s why I keep on playing professional tennis, (competitive) tennis, because I want to be the best. I want to win the biggest tournaments in the world. There is no secret about it,” Djokovic said three days before he’ll open with a matchup in Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night against the 75th-ranked Roberto Carballes Baena, whose resume contains exactly one match win in Melbourne.
“It doesn’t get bigger than this. You have four Slams that historically have been the biggest events in our sport,” Djokovic said. “It’s also one of the biggest reasons why I was really looking forward to come back to Australia: because of my record here.”
He’s been pleased by the greetings he’s received from spectators in Adelaide and Melbourne, where he played an exhibition match at Rod Laver Arena on Friday with Nick Kyrgios — the man Djokovic beat in the Wimbledon final last July.
“I didn’t know how that’s going to go like, after the events of last year,” Djokovic said. “I’m very grateful for the kind of energy and reception, love and support I got last night.”
As for the way other players have greeted him, Djokovic said: “Well, I have not really been asking around: ‘What do you guys think of me coming back here?’ The ones I spoke to have been really supportive. No one has yet been negative on my return.”
Since arriving in Australia, Djokovic has frequently mentioned that he doesn’t hold a grudge over being kicked out of the country in 2022 for failing to follow its coronavirus rules — which have since been relaxed — and said Saturday: “Probably, if I’m not able to move on, I wouldn’t be here.”
He is, though. And while he’s been dealing with a tweaked hamstring he picked up in Adelaide, Djokovic looked just fine physically against Kyrgios.
“I like my chances,” Djokovic said. “I always like my chances.”
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If you love everything bagel seasoning, there’s a new butter full of that flavor that you can put on bagels, toast or anything else you’d like — all without the mess the actual seasoning mix leaves behind.
New Land O’Lakes Every Little Thing Butter Spread is exactly what it sounds like: everything bagel-flavored butter! The limited-edition spread is only on shelves for a few weeks and is available exclusively in the “Aldi Finds Aisle” at Aldi stores nationwide.
Everything bagel seasoning is traditionally a mix of garlic, dried onion, salt, poppy seeds and sesame seeds, but after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it was adding sesame as a major food allergen, Land O’Lakes decided not to use sesame seeds in the butter.
Instead, the brand swapped the sesame seeds for hemp seeds, which means those with a sesame allergy can eat the butter. There is no risk of cross-contact or the accidental inclusion of sesame.
The butter will only be around through the end of March, but Land O’Lakes says there are plans to expand to other stores in 2024.
While butter flavored with everything bagel seasoning is new, the flavor has appeared in all sorts of products lately, from cashews to shrimp and even ice cream. It was also made available in English muffins and potato chips. There are recipes using the seasoning blend if you want to try it on something else.
This recipe for “everything bagel” chicken is easy to whip up for dinner. It calls for just chicken breasts, butter and the seasoning blend. The recipe, which comes from Gimme Some Oven, suggests you let the chicken sit in a brine of salt water for at least 15 minutes first, then rinse them off. Add butter and seasoning and bake.
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The AFC championship game will be played on a neutral site if the Chiefs and Bills reach that point.
Buffalo's 35-23 win over New England on Sunday coupled with Kansas City's 31-13 victory at Las Vegas on Saturday means the No. 1 seed Chiefs (14-3) can't host the conference title game against the Bills (13-3) because the teams played an unequal number of games.
NFL owners approved a resolution Friday that implemented new rules for this postseason in response to the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night.
The Bills were trailing the Bengals 7-3 in the first quarter when Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated after making a tackle. The league chose to cancel the game to avoid disrupting the start of the postseason and impacting the remainder of the playoff field.
The 24-year-old Hamlin is breathing fully on his own while also able to speak, though he was still listed in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. His neurological function was deemed excellent on Saturday.
If the Bills would’ve defeated the Bengals, they would have earned the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs because a 24-20 win in Kansas City in October gave Buffalo a tiebreaker edge. Instead, the Bills finished with the No. 2 seed and will host the Miami Dolphins (9-8) in a wild-card game next weekend.
The Bills lost a thrilling overtime game at Kansas City in the divisional round last year. The Chiefs have hosted the last four AFC championship games, going 2-2. They would host it again if their opponent is not Buffalo.
Cincinnati's 27-16 win over Baltimore eliminated the rule change that called for a coin flip to determine home-field advantage for the Ravens-Bengals matchup in an AFC wild-card game. The Bengals (12-4) will host the Ravens (10-7) next weekend. The Bengals had criticized the coin flip proposal, and running back Joe Mixon mocked it Sunday by flicking a coin and kicking it after scoring a touchdown.
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Ask ChatGPT about comedian Sarah Silverman’s memoir “The Bedwetter” and the artificial intelligence chatbot can come up with a detailed synopsis of every part of the book.
Does that mean it effectively “read” and memorized a pirated copy? Or it scraped so many customer reviews and online chatter about the bestseller or the musical it inspired that it passes for an expert?
The U.S. courts may now help sort that out after Silverman sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement this week, joining a growing number of writers who say they unwittingly built the foundation for Silicon Valley’s red-hot AI boom.
Silverman’s lawsuit says she never gave permission for OpenAI to ingest the digital version of her 2010 book to train its AI models, and it was likely stolen from a “shadow library” of pirated works. It says the memoir was copied “without consent, without credit, and without compensation.”
It’s one of a mounting number of cases that could crack open the secrecy of OpenAI and its rivals about the valuable data used to train increasingly widely used “generative AI” products that create new text, images and music. And it raises questions about the ethical and legal bedrock of tools that the McKinsey Global Institute projects will add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion to the global economy.
“This is an open, dirty secret of the whole machine learning industry,” said Matthew Butterick, one of the lawyers representing Silverman and other authors in seeking a class-action case. “They love book data and they get it from these illicit sites. We’re kind of blowing the whistle on that whole practice.”
OpenAI declined to comment on the allegations. Another lawsuit from Silverman makes similar claims about an AI model built by Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, which also declined comment.
It may be a tough case for writers to win, especially after Google’s success in beating back legal challenges to its online book library. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 let stand lower court rulings that rejected authors’ claim that Google’s digitizing of millions of books and showing small portions of them to the public amount to “copyright infringement on an epic scale.”
“I think what OpenAI has done with books is awfully close to what Google was allowed to do with its Google Books project and so will be legal,” said Deven Desai, associate professor of law and ethics at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
While only a handful have sued, including Silverman and bestselling novelists Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay, concerns about the tech industry’s AI-building practices have gained traction in literary and artist communities.
Other prominent authors — among them Nora Roberts, Margaret Atwood, Louise Erdrich and Jodi Picoult — signed a letter late last month to the CEOs of OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Meta and other AI developers accusing them of exploitative practices in building chatbots that “mimic and regurgitate” their language, style and ideas.
“Millions of copyrighted books, articles, essays and poetry provide the ‘food’ for AI systems, endless meals for which there has been no bill,” said the open letter organized by the Authors Guild and signed by more than 4,000 writers. “You’re spending billions of dollars to develop AI technology. It is only fair that you compensate us for using our writings, without which AI would be banal and extremely limited.”
The AI systems behind popular products such as ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing chatbot are known as large language models that have “learned” by analyzing and picking up patterns from a wide body of ingested text. They’ve awed the public with their strong command of human language, though they’re also known for a tendency to spout falsehoods.
While the models have also been trained on news articles and social media feeds, books are particularly valuable, as OpenAI acknowledged in a 2018 paper cited in Silverman’s lawsuit.
The earliest version of OpenAI’s large language model, known as GPT-1, relied on a dataset compiled by university researchers called the Toronto Book Corpus that included thousands of unpublished books, some in the adventure, fantasy and romance genres.
“Crucially, it contains long stretches of contiguous text, which allows the generative model to learn to condition on long-range information,” OpenAI researchers said at the time. Other tech companies such as Google and Amazon relied on the same data, which is no longer available in its original form.
But since then, OpenAI and other top AI developers have grown more secretive about their sources of data, even as they have ingested larger troves of written works. Butterick said circumstantial evidence points to the use of so-called shadow libraries of pirated content that held the works of Silverman and other plaintiffs.
“It’s important for their models because books are the best source of long-form, well-edited, coherent writing,” he said. “You basically can’t have a high-quality language model unless you have books in your training data.”
It could be weeks or months before a formal response is due from OpenAI. But once the case proceeds, tech executives could have to testify under oath about the sources of books they downloaded.
“As far as we know, the other side hasn’t denied it,” said Joseph Saveri, another of Silverman’s lawyers. “They don’t have an alternative explanation for this.”
Saveri said authors aren’t necessarily asking tech companies to throw away their algorithms and training data and start over — though the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has set a precedent for forcing companies to destroy ill-gotten AI data. But some way of compensating writers is needed, he said. | https://www.krqe.com/news/technology/ap-sarah-silverman-and-novelists-sue-chatgpt-maker-openai-for-ingesting-their-books/ | 2023-07-12 22:29:07 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/technology/ap-sarah-silverman-and-novelists-sue-chatgpt-maker-openai-for-ingesting-their-books/ |
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Six Pakistanis and one Iranian national who were found guilty of trafficking heroin via the Indian Ocean to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa have been sentenced to life in prison.
The foreigners have been in custody since 2014 when they were arrested and charged with trafficking heroin worth 1.3 billion Kenya shillings ($10 million).
Each of the convicts will also be fined 3.9 billion Kenya shillings, the Mombasa court said Friday. They all have a right to appeal to the higher court.
The seven were crew members of a ship Amin Darya, also known as Al Noor, and were arrested while on board while the ship was at sea.
The ship was destroyed in an operation that was supervised by then President Uhuru Kenyatta, who reiterated the country’s strict stance against drug trafficking.
During the trial, the foreigners accused police of tampering with evidence after the ship was destroyed before the case was concluded. The magistrate, however, said the court was satisfied with the evidence retrieved before the ship was destroyed.
Police said they found 377 kilograms (831 pounds) of granular heroin, 33,200 liters (8,770 gallons) of liquid heroin and 2,400 liters (6,34 gallons) of diesel mixed with heroin.
The Kenyan public prosecutor had sought a life sentence for each of the men after the court found them guilty last month. Kenya’s coast has become a transit point for drug trafficking in the East African region, according to officials. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/kenya-jails-7-foreigners-for-life-over-drug-trafficking/ | 2023-03-10 21:06:42 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/kenya-jails-7-foreigners-for-life-over-drug-trafficking/ |
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeking to ensure that everyone has equal access to its website, Liberty HealthShare has added AudioEye's world-class technology to LibertyHealthShare.org.
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The technology automatically monitors Liberty HealthShare's website for more than 400 accessibility issues, fixes 70 of those issues automatically, and monitors the site for other barriers for people with disabilities. It helps keep the website in compliance with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the second week of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly got underway, the United States Council for International Business (USCIB) joined with partners, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE), to hold a Global Business Town Hall on September 21. The Town Hall tackled some of pressing priorities outlined in the UN Secretary General's report Our Common Agenda, which seeks to foster a human-centric recovery for the global workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Panels centered around four critical areas from Our Common Agenda, including resetting the multilateral system, rethinking education to close the skills gap, reforming global response to future health crises, and reinforcing human rights through the role of governance and the rule of law.
"Business is a full partner and, together, we have the capacity to respond to these pressing global challenges," asserted USCIB President and CEO Peter M. Robinson during his closing remarks.
Other high-level speakers and panelists included International Labor Organization (ILO) Director-General Elect Gilbert Houngbo, UN DESA Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development Navid Hanif, IOE Secretary-General Roberto Suarez Santos, President UN Human Rights Council Federico Villegas, and SHRM Chief of Staff, Head of Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary Emily M. Dickens, who served as keynote.
"The report mentions that we truly are at an inflection point in history," Dickens told the audience of over 300 attendees, which consisted of representatives from business and UN officials. "I submit to you today that this inflection point touches no other place like it does the workplace—the location where people spend the majority of their time, the mechanism that allows people to take care of themselves and their families, the incubator for innovation that impacts how well we live."
This town hall was a second in a series, following one organized by USCIB, SHRM and IOE during the UN High-Level Political Forum in July.
About USCIB: USCIB promotes open markets, competitiveness and innovation, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, supported by international engagement and regulatory coherence. Its members include U.S.-based global companies and professional services firms from every sector of our economy, with operations in every region of the world. USCIB is the U.S. affiliate of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Organization of Employers (IOE) and Business at OECD. More at www.uscib.org.
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Product teams, marketers and executives at 8,000 of the world's leading digital firms can query their user data with natural language chat
Mixpanel's incorporation of OpenAI's GPT-3.5 Turbo allows accuracy to be validated and prioritizes privacy
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mixpanel, the event analytics* pioneer, has integrated generative AI so companies can 'chat with their data'. The move makes it easier for companies to quickly understand the impact that product and marketing decisions have on their customers' experience and their company's bottomline. Mixpanel's application of generative AI allows queries built by AI to be reviewed so people can understand the source and accuracy of the report created, without the need to expose their proprietary data to the Large Language Model (LLM).
Now, anyone using Mixpanel can clearly understand every customer's experience by asking plain English questions to OpenAI's 'GPT-3.5 Turbo' model, removing yet another barrier for companies that want to understand how people use their apps.
For example, a non-technical employee at a ride hailing firm might ask: "Which group of users most frequently convert when we apply surge pricing across our key markets?" A marketer can quickly understand trends relating to advertising spend or a salesperson can see changes in revenue over time. Generative AI builds the required query, which is executed in Mixpanel, returning the relevant chart in an instant to visually display conversion trends for different cohorts across different markets.
Amir Movafaghi, CEO, Mixpanel said: "Generative AI is the next interface to computing, and it's unlocking huge productivity gains. In our world, this means it's much easier for anyone to query their data in plain English by asking the AI a question. Making analytics accessible, so literally everyone can participate, will significantly improve decision making across companies."
Prioritizing privacy and validating accuracy
Despite the huge opportunity generative AI represents, it isn't always accurate. That's why Mixpanel queries built using generative AI allow people to check the source of their answer to understand how a report was generated. While the AI feature will be made available to all Mixpanel users, it will also be optional, so people can choose to build queries using AI or continue with the existing user interface.
Mixpanel is trusted with user behavior data and provides insights to 8,000 paying customers, including large enterprises and the world's most successful digital leaders, such as CNN, Uber and Yelp! That's why Mixpanel's introduction of generative AI prioritizes privacy. Mixpanel customers will not need to contribute their data to the Large Language Model, instead the AI increases the speed and ease with which queries are built, and it's Mixpanel that actually analyzes the underlying data.
"Generative AI is a bit like electricity, you can build it into other products to make things faster and easier. We're using it to speed up workflows and simplify how people ask questions of their data. But this is just the start, and we expect LLMs will enhance analytics for years to come." added Movafaghi.
Traditionally, data analysts using Business Intelligence tools needed to write complex SQL queries when analyzing data, a requirement that made analytics a niche discipline and prevented companies from getting fast answers from data at scale. Mixpanel changed this with its event-based analytics system, which non-technical employees use to ask questions of their data with drop-down menus. The introduction of generative AI reimagines the data analytics process again, so anyone can use Mixpanel to support better decision making by easily asking questions of their data.
The new Mixpanel generative AI interface is currently being used by a select group of customers as part of a closed Beta program. The capability will be made available as an optional interface, at no additional cost, to all Mixpanel users over the coming weeks.
*About Event analytics
Event analytics captures every action (or event) that each user performs within a digital product, like an e-Commerce site or a ride hailing app. This very granular view helps companies understand how different groups of users behave at various points during their experience, to answer questions like: which cohorts of users drop off during sign-up? Using Mixpanel, it's now also possible to understand the knock-on revenue impact of such customer experience issues.
This approach is much faster and easier than traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools that require data to be prepared and tabulated, with BI queries coded in SQL. While BI analysis can provide a view of how many customers churned, it doesn't allow exploration of why users are behaving in certain ways. That's why event analytics is so crucial for product teams that create and continually improve the world's most successful digital products.
About Mixpanel
Mixpanel is an event analytics platform that allows anyone to get answers from their customer and revenue data in seconds. It offers powerful real-time charts and visualizations of how users interact with digital products. Regardless of technical expertise, anyone can focus on what's working, and spend more time on their best ideas with Mixpanel. To learn more visit: www.mixpanel.com
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ProFrac becomes the largest provider of electric frac services with 12 electric fleets
WILLOW PARK, Texas, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ProFrac Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: PFHC) ("ProFrac" or the "Company") announced today that it has closed on its acquisition of U.S. Well Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: USWS) ("USWS") in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. As a result of this transaction, ProFrac issued an aggregate of approximately 12.9 million shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock to holders of USWS Class A Common Stock, USWS Series A Preferred Stock, USWS Equity Linked Convertible Notes, and USWS equity awards. The equity issued, based on the ProFrac Class A Common Stock 10-day VWAP as of October 31, 2022, would be approximately $270 million. In addition, ProFrac is using cash to retire approximately $170 million of USWS debt, leaving approximately $35 million of various forms of equipment related financing outstanding.
Matt Wilks, ProFrac's Executive Chairman, commented, "ProFrac has created a market leader in NextGen frac solutions with an expected 44 active fleets by the first quarter of 2023, including 12 electric fleets and over 13 Tier IV dual fuel fleets. This acquisition of U.S. Well Services solidifies ProFrac's position as the industry leader in electric hydraulic fracturing, which we believe represents the future of the industry."
Ladd Wilks, ProFrac's Chief Executive Officer, added, "We are excited to welcome the U.S. Well Services team to the ProFrac family. We are eager to leverage our scale and capabilities along with our Clean Fleet® technology and we intend to make ProFrac THE electric fleet provider in the U.S."
Transaction Details
At the effective time of the merger, each share of USWS Class A Common Stock was converted automatically into the right to receive 0.3366 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of ProFrac Class A Common Stock. Immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, each holder of USWS Series A Preferred Stock had the option of converting such stock into shares of USWS Class A Common Stock at a conversion ratio stipulated in the merger agreement, and any shares of USWS Series A Preferred Stock not so converted were automatically converted into shares of USWS Class A Common Stock at the then-effective conversion rate as calculated pursuant to USWS' organizational documents. In addition, immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, each Equity Linked Convertible Note (as defined in the merger agreement) was automatically converted into a number of shares of USWS Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the amount of outstanding aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, owing thereunder through July 9, 2022, by (ii) $7.32.
Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, ProFrac assumed the obligations of USWS under certain of its public and private warrants, including those that traded on NASDAQ. These warrants now represent the right to receive, upon valid exercise thereof, shares of ProFrac Class A Common Stock in an amount equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of USWS Class A Common Stock subject to such warrant immediately prior to the effective time of the merger and (ii) the Exchange Ratio. The Company anticipates that the assumed public warrants will commence trading on NASDAQ on or about November 2, 2022. In addition, pursuant to a warrant purchase agreement entered into concurrently with the execution of the merger agreement, ProFrac purchased all of the outstanding USWS Term C Loan Warrants from their holders for total aggregate consideration of approximately $2.6 million, which warrants were automatically canceled and ceased to exist as of the effective time of the merger.
Advisors
Jefferies LLC and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as exclusive financial and legal advisor, respectively, to the Special Committee of ProFrac's Board of Directors. Brown Rudnick LLP and Lowenstein Sandler LLP served as legal advisor and merger clearance counsel, respectively, to ProFrac.
About ProFrac Holding Corp.
ProFrac Holding Corp. is a growth-oriented, vertically integrated and innovation-driven energy services company providing hydraulic fracturing, completion services and other complementary products and services to leading upstream oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration and production ("E&P") of North American unconventional oil and natural gas resources. Founded in 2016, ProFrac was built to be the go-to service provider for E&P companies' most demanding hydraulic fracturing needs. ProFrac is a market leader in electric pressure pumping and is focused on employing new technologies to significantly reduce "greenhouse gas" emissions and increase efficiency in what has historically been an emissions-intensive component of the unconventional E&P development process. For more information, please visit the ProFrac's website at www.pfholdingscorp.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, the reader can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "may," "should," "expect," "intend," "will," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "predict," or similar words. Forward-looking statements relate to future events, or ProFrac's future financial or operating performance. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding: the expected benefits of the merger, including any resulting synergies and positive impact on earnings, competitive advantages, expanded active fleet and electric fleet portfolio, increased value, improved efficiency, cost savings including fuel cost savings, access to and rights in acquired intellectual property, emissions minimization and other expected advantages of the transaction to the combined company; the services to be offered by the combined company; the markets in which ProFrac operates; business strategies, debt levels, industry environment and growth opportunities; the projected value of operational synergies, including value expected to result from license fee savings; and expectations regarding ProFrac's ability to finance USWS' debt. Such forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions made by ProFrac as of the date hereof and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: the effect of the consummation of the merger on ProFrac's business relationships, performance, and business generally; risks that the consummation of the merger disrupts current plans of ProFrac or causes difficulties in employee retention; the outcome of any legal proceedings instituted against ProFrac or USWS or any of their affiliates related to the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; the impact of the merger on the price of ProFrac's securities, including volatility resulting from changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which ProFrac operates, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting ProFrac's business and changes in the combined company's capital structure; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the merger, and identify and realize additional opportunities; the ability to integrate acquired assets and personnel into ProFrac's existing business model and realize the expected value of resulting operational synergies; the ability to successfully and sustainably execute on current business strategies and plans for growth; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the proxy statement/information statement/prospectus relating to the merger (File No. 333-267168) on Form S-4 that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 22, 2022, and in ProFrac's other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. There may be additional risks that ProFrac does not presently know or that ProFrac currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward looking statements will be achieved, including without limitation any expectations about ProFrac's operational and financial performance or achievements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and ProFrac assumes no obligation and, except as required by law, does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 26, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
720 PM PST Sun Dec 25 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Washington...
Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County.
.Additional heavy rain over the next few days will maintain the
Skokomish River above flood stage through the days ahead.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, the Skokomish River will cause moderate
flooding, with deep and quick flood waters inundating some
residential areas, many roads, and much of the farm land in the
Skokomish Valley. Inundated roads include the Skokomish Valley
road, Bourgault Road West, Purdy Cutoff Road, and Highway 106.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM PST Sunday the stage was 17.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:00 PM PST Sunday was 17.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.9
feet late tonight and remain above flood stage through the
next several days.
- Flood stage is 16.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
17.8 feet on 03/19/1997.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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(WSYR-TV) — Steven Spielberg has led a fascinating life. Now, he’s telling his own story in an Oscar-nominated film.
Our movie guy Brian Miller takes a look at the film that tells Spielberg’s story.
The film has picked up seven Oscar nominations and is available to rent on Amazon Prime Video. It can also be seen at select theatres around the region.
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The U.S. Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential election, a top official told U.S. senators Wednesday.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite said one charge has led to a conviction so far through a task force launched last year as reports of threats to election officials, workers and volunteers raised concerns about safety and the security of future elections.
Overall, the department has investigated more than 1,000 harassing and threatening messages directed at election workers. Roughly 100 of those have risen to the level of potential prosecution. Polite estimated at least three more people have been charged for such threats at the state level.
Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee that those numbers likely do not account for countless more incidents nationwide, including election workers accosted on the street, that are not referred to federal prosecutors.
“We have thousands and thousands of election workers all throughout our country, and yes there has been a rise in all kinds of threats,” Hirono said. “So the thousand referrals sounds like a very small number.”
Polite said the department has tried to encourage election staff to come forward with any kind of harassing or offensive communication. As an example of one case, he detailed the charge against a Texas man who threatened to kill government officials in Georgia after the 2020 election.
“He said he was threatening to end the lives of these traitors and take back our country by force, threatened to exterminate these people, and he threatened to put a bullet behind their ears,” Polite said.
Polite said prosecutors have had to balance safeguarding free speech rights with the onslaught of troubling phone calls, emails and social media posts targeting election workers. The intimidation efforts have especially targeted election officials in the battleground states where Donald Trump contested his loss to President Joe Biden.
Michigan’s secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, recalled for committee when dozens of protesters were outside her own home in December 2020, shouting “obscenities and graphic threats.”
“As a result, there is an omnipresent feeling of anxiety and dread that permeates our daily lives and those of our families,” said Benson, a Democrat.
She said too many election officials feel unsafe and fear for the safety of their colleagues and the security of future elections. State lawmakers have failed to set aside enough money for election security, she said.
“We are threatened with arrest for simply doing our jobs, for educating citizens about the right to vote. Or we are inundated with burdensome and often nonsensical, unnecessary demands for information and access to secure election equipment,” Benson said.
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has had talks with Democrats about potential voting legislation, asked Polite if he supports increased penalties for people found guilty of threats against election workers. Tillis noted that he has received two voicemails in recent days from a man who threatened to kill him.
“Any leverage that we can gain in terms of increasing the potential deterrence value of charges of enforcement actions here is absolutely critical,” Polite said.
A bipartisan bill in the Senate would double the federal penalties to up to two years in prison for those who threaten election workers, poll watchers, voters or candidates.
“Legal action is the last line of defense,” said New Mexico’s secretary of state, Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who spoke about receiving death threats during the 2020 election that forced her leave her home. “We will not stop such threats until the lies stop, the rhetoric gets racheted down and elected officials, the media, political parties and others find better ways to come together and educate the public about the realities of how elections are conducted.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/politics/justice-department-details-threats-against-election-workers/ | 2022-08-04 05:14:44 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/politics/justice-department-details-threats-against-election-workers/ |
IRBIL, Baghdad (AP) — A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle traveling in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Friday, killing four Kurdish militants, Iraq’s Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service said.
In a statement, it said the drone struck the jeep in the town of Kalar in the northern province of Sulaymaniyah. A fifth passenger was wounded and was being treated in hospital.
The militants were from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, and has led an insurgency in southeast Turkey since 1984 which has killed tens of thousands of people.
Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes into northern Iraq and has sent commandos to support its offensives. In April, it launched its latest offensive, named Operation Claw Lock in parts of northern Iraq - part of a series of cross-border operations which it started in 2019 to combat the outlawed PKK who are based in the mountainous regions of northern Iraq.
The Turkish defense ministry said in a tweet Friday that 6 PKK “terrorists” were neutralized in Iraq as part of an ongoing military campaign, but did not offer more details. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Turkish-drone-strike-in-north-Iraq-said-to-kill-4-17248220.php | 2022-06-17 12:19:54 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Turkish-drone-strike-in-north-Iraq-said-to-kill-4-17248220.php |
Investigation into blocked crossings gets results weeks after video went viral
Proposed infrastructure changes, Senate legislation among recent developments
(InvestigateTV) — Stunning video showing a little girl climbing under train cars to get to school in Hammond, Indiana, continues to create ripple effects across the country, with reaction from the rail industry, lawmakers on Capitol Hill and beyond propelling action.
“Heartbreaking” — That’s the word that railroad insider Jared Cassity used to describe that video, shot as part of an InvestigateTV/ProPublica investigation into blocked crossings that cut off neighborhoods, delay first responders and force children to tangle with train cars on their way to class.
“The moment folks see it; they realize there’s a problem. I don’t think they understand how to address it just yet,” said Cassity, the safety director for the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), the union representing train conductors and engineers as part of its transportation division.
“But at least they can see for themselves this is not right,” Cassity said. “This is not something that should be happening in the United States of America. This is something that has to be corrected. We cannot allow this to continue.”
The union is trying to lead the charge. Just weeks after seeing InvestigateTV/ProPublica’s report highlighting the dangers of blocked crossings, the organization began circulating the video as part of an online awareness campaign for its members.
Kenny Edwards, Indiana State Legislative Director for SMART, said, “It’s been the tip of the spear in getting the public and as well our own membership to realize the unsafe aspects of very long trains.”
The organization isn’t stopping with awareness efforts. Cassity said the InvestigateTV and ProPublica report, which shows children climbing under and through stopped cars, is being incorporated into the union’s training as well.
The goal of showing the video, he said, is to give conductors and engineers a real example of the potentially deadly impacts of a well-documented problem they’re well aware of.
“In my opinion it was incredibly powerful and effective,” he said of the rail crossing investigation.
Separation of trains is key to dealing with blocked crossings, union says
But training isn’t the solution to a problem Cassity said has been further complicated by increasingly long trains that could go on for miles. SMART wants to see train length limited, along with other measures to improve rail safety; but until that happens, the organization believes separating trains that block crossings is a reasonable solution.
Cassity calls it a simple process but said many rail carriers opt not to split up their cars when crossings are blocked, making a decision that he believes puts profits over safety.
“It’s not a big deal, but because they want the train to move when they want the train to move, they don’t want to have to deal with the time of the conductor walking, they don’t want to lose the time of separating it and putting it back together,” he said.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), which represents rail companies, told InvestigateTV that splitting trains can result in crossings being blocked for longer periods of time while the train is rebuilt. Additionally, the organization said having crews split a train can pose an increased risk of injuries — especially at crossings where trains interact with drivers.
The railroad association said rail companies use a variety of strategies to minimize blocked crossings and will cut trains where appropriate, acknowledging stopped trains are not good for communities or their customers.
The organization, along with other stakeholders including SMART, is participating in research looking at train length being done by the National Academies of Science’s Transportation Research Board. The panel is expected to make recommendations to Congress, including the possibility of steps designed to reduce the adverse affects of longer trains.
But the association has been clear the organization believes the best rail crossing is no crossing at all, with the organization applauding $570 million in federal grants recently awarded to projects across the country that are designed to eliminate railroad crossings.
“The projects selected for this initial round of investment will advance safety and reduce traffic delays, while also keeping goods moving across the nation. Everyone wins through this type of smart infrastructure investment,” association president and CEO Ian Jefferies said in a press release.
Senate legislation follows investigation into blocked crossings
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has also emphasized the importance of eliminating crossings, particularly given the dangers posed because of blockages that put communities at risk. Citing the InvestigateTV and ProPublica report, the Georgia democrat successfully introduced provisions into the new Rail Safety Act that directly address blocked crossings.
“It’s unbelievable. I think a lot of people aren’t aware of this,” Warnock said in an interview with InvestigateTV about the blocked crossing video he said helped inspire his proposal. “This is more than an inconvenience, this is dangerous.”
Federal lawmakers want to know more about the danger. The proposed rail safety legislation moving through Congress also includes language that would direct the National Academies of Sciences to study frequently blocked crossings, examining safety as well as financial impacts before offering solutions and recommendations.
Warnock’s provisions to the Rail Safety Act would modify that federal crossing elimination grant program to provide special attention to crossings near schools or along school bus routes.
The other provision he added to the bill would create a process to allow community members to directly communicate blocked crossings to rail carriers. Currently, the Federal Railroad Administration collects complaints from the public, with tens of thousands reported each year — but the agency has no authority to regulate the problem, leaving communities nationwide frustrated.
“I’m not going to stop there. I’m going to keep building on this so we don’t have situations where we literally see school children climbing over and under trains which could start moving at any time,” Warnock said. “If these large railway corporations are able to act with impunity and no penalties, no accountability, this is what you get. We have to hold them accountable.”
City at center of national conversation on blocked crossings gets potential solution
In Hammond, Indiana, where video of the children climbing trains was captured, the company responsible for blocking crossings appears to be taking some accountability.
Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott says Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern, reached out to his office the day after the initial InvestigateTV and ProPublica report was published.
“He was horrified just like the rest of us, and he wanted to help solve the problem,” McDermott said in an interview with InvestigateTV.
According to the mayor, the city is in active talks with the company about funding a $5 million pedestrian bridge that would enable children in Hammond to cross the tracks safely, even when trains are present.
Norfolk Southern didn’t respond to specific questions about the proposed project from InvestigateTV, saying only that it continues to engage with the mayor and community officials on this issue.
Still, McDermott says he’s confident the project will happen by 2025, with national attention providing the catalyst for solutions he’s fought for since becoming mayor nearly 20 years ago.
“I think everybody’s paying attention. And I know what the difference is. I’ve been singing from this set of tunes for 20 years and finally we’re getting traction,” McDermott said. “I know what the difference is. It’s the power of the press. There’s no doubt about it.”
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Through August 4, Jeep, RAM, FIAT, KISS, Barefoot Dreams and The Ridge, among many more, turn the summer (RED)
Tune into (RED) TALKS, supported by ViiV Healthcare, a series of frank conversations exploring the current state of the AIDS fight
NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, (RED), the organization co-founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver, is launching '(LIVE SUMMER)', a campaign to fight AIDS and COVID-19. There are many ways to be (RED) - from what's in your makeup kit to cooking-up a storm in the kitchen or hitting the road for a summer drive - and, through August 4, (RED) alongside its partner brands will present a variety of activations that raise money and awareness to ensure testing, treatment, and vaccines are available to everyone, everywhere.
Starting today, June 29th, fans can virtually visit the brand new (LIVE SUMMER) Game Room through an augmented reality lens on Snapchat. The lens is available free for everyone and showcases all the ways you can support (RED), including products shoppable at Amazon.com/RED. See what you can grab on a custom (RED) claw machine game, try on fan-favorite (RED) summer styles in 3D, and much more.
Fans can also check out summer.red.org to stay up to date on all the ways you can (LIVE SUMMER) with (RED), which include:
SHOP THIS SEASON'S SUMMER-ESSENTIAL (RED) PRODUCTS AT AMAZON.COM/RED, AND ACROSS (RED) PARTNER STOREFRONTS
Just in time for warmer days, SHOP (RED) and check out a curated selection of (PRODUCT)RED items available at Amazon.com/RED and within (RED) partner storefronts. Every purchase generates funding for the Global Fund to help strengthen healthcare systems and support equitable access to testing and treatment.
New and noteworthy products to help everyone (LIVE SUMMER) to the fullest extent include:
- iPhone SE (PRODUCT)RED
- Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones (PRODUCT)RED
- (EARTH RATED)RED Collection
- (BAREFOOT DREAMS)RED Blanket
- (PRODUCT)RED Theragun and Theraone Collections
- (AM)RED Collection
- The Ridge (PRODUCT)RED Wallet
- (MOREL)RED Collection
- (SALESFORCE)RED Collection
- (THE HONEY POT CO.)RED Collection
DRIVE (RED) AND FIND SUMMER ROAD ADVENTURES WITH JEEP, RAM, FIAT & VESPA THIS SUMMER
Celebrating (RED)'s multi-year partnership with Jeep®, RAM and Fiat to deliver a minimum of $4 million to fight pandemics, a variety of DRIVE (RED) activations will give driving fans fun ways to engage this summer. Check out unique summer content made for the open road, with something for everyone, everywhere.
Just in time for summer holidays is the (VESPA ELETTRICA)RED – the Vespa Elettrica version dressed entirely in striking red color. Launching this July, for every vehicle sold, $100 USD will be donated to the Global Fund to support life-saving programs where they are most needed.
TREND (RED) WITH REFRESHED BEAUTY, STYLE AND WELLNESS TIPS & TRICKS
Barefoot Dreams announces the newly launched custom CozyChic INSPI(RED) Stripe Throw where 15% of the retail price from every (BAREFOOT DREAMS)RED blanket purchased will go to the Global Fund to help strengthen healthcare systems. The INSPI(RED) Throw is available for purchase on barefootdreams.com.
As part of the launch, Barefoot Dreams and (RED) will share the best ways to RELAX (RED) this summer. Follow @RED and @barefootdreams to learn more.
For those looking to revamp their favorite summer looks, (RED) has your perfect warm weather fit. From (KISS)RED lashes and nails to (MOREL)RED sunglasses, Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones (PRODUCT)RED and more, find your summer style essentials at summer.red.org.
To celebrate the launch of the new The Ridge (PRODUCT)RED wallet, The Ridge will engage fans and followers with an exciting Twitter campaign. For every retweet of a designated post, The Ridge will make a donation to support (RED) in the fight against global health emergencies. What's more, every retweet will also enter you to win your very own The Ridge (PRODUCT)RED wallet and additional (RED) surprises.
CALLING ALL FOOD FANS TO EAT (RED) AND SAVE LIVES
Looking to expand your portfolio of cooking expertise? Anova and (RED) have created the perfect tips and tricks on best ways to use your (ANOVA)RED Precision® Cooker. Discover all the things you can do this summer while you sit back and let your food cook to perfection every time at summer.red.org.
Things are heating up with the beloved (TRUFF)RED Hotter Sauce, offering a myriad of ways to spice up summer meals for every occasion. Available for purchase at amazon.com/RED.
(RED) TALKS RETURNS FOR SECOND SEASON
With support from ViiV Healthcare, (RED) will host the second season of its multi-part series of frank conversations, titled "(RED) TALKS," exploring the current state of the AIDS fight, its impact on marginalized communities - especially women and girls - and present opportunities to shine a spotlight on the need for investments in the fight ahead of the Global Fund's upcoming fall Replenishment. The panels will feature government, private sector, advocacy and impact leaders from around the world, including, Deborah Waterhouse, CEO ViiV Healthcare, Matthew Kavanagh, Deputy Executive Director, a.i., Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge, UNAIDS, and Siobhan Crowley, Head of HIV, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, will raise awareness for the fight against AIDS and the importance of stronger global health systems. Beginning July 13th, new episodes will be released every Wednesday across (RED)'s social media channels, including YouTube.
"COVID-19 has threatened not just lives and livelihoods, but our hard-fought progress against preventable diseases, like AIDS," said Deborah Waterhouse, CEO of ViiV Healthcare. "ViiV Healthcare and (RED) are committed to delivering impactful programs that leave no person living with HIV behind. We're delighted to support (RED) Talks and help draw attention to the steps that are needed to bring an end to the epidemic."
MANY WAYS TO GIVE (RED) THIS SUMMER
(RED)'s coalition of financial institutions, including long-standing partner Bank of America, along with American Express®, Chase, Citi, PayPal and Wells Fargo are helping raise money to support stronger global health systems through entities like the Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism and the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC).
"The fight to end AIDS and COVID-19 will not be won without continued support from the private sector, to further bolster public sector efforts. And it's not just money - the awareness these companies can bring is invaluable to keep these pandemics and the communities they hit hardest, front of mind," said Jennifer Lotito, President and COO of (RED). "This summer, (RED) is making it easier than ever to turn up the heat against pandemics by funding global health programs that save lives. We're so grateful to all of our (RED) partners for stepping up and helping us deliver testing, treatment, and vaccines to those most in need."
ABOUT (RED)
(RED), named for the color of emergency, was founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver in 2006 to turn companies into a cavalry to fight the AIDS pandemic. Today, that cavalry is also fighting the urgent threat of COVID and its devastating impact on the world's most vulnerable communities, answering the need for a truly global response.
(RED) partners with the most iconic brands and people to create (RED) products and experiences — all of which raise money for the Global Fund, one of the world's largest funders of global health. (RED) partners include AM Denmark, Amazon, Anova Culinary, Apple, Balmain, Bank of America, Barefoot Dreams, Beats by Dr. Dre, Earth Rated, eos, Fiat, Girl Skateboards, The Honey Pot Co., Jeep, KISS Products, Louis Vuitton, Mavin Records, Morel Eyewear, Primark, RAM, The Ridge, Salesforce, Starbucks, Therabody, TRUFF, U-Mask, Vahdam India and Vespa. (RED) supporters include Merck and Roche.
To date, (RED) has generated $700 million for the Global Fund, helping more than 245 million people. The money raised by (RED)'s partners and campaigns goes directly to strengthen health systems and support life-saving programs in the communities where pandemics hit hardest.
CONTACT: Sean Simons, sean.simons@red.org
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(CNN) — The family of Jayland Walker, who was shot dead by eight police officers after a traffic stop last summer, is taking the City of Akron to federal court.
The 32-page civil complaint was filed Friday – about two months after a state grand jury declined to indict eight officers involved in the shooting. The suit alleges officers used excessive force in the June 27, 2022, incident and claims there is a “culture of violence and racism at the City of Akron’s Police Department.”
The family is seeking at least $45 million in damages – “$1 million for each bullet that struck Jayland Walker,” according to the suit. An autopsy by a Summit County medical examiner revealed Walker had 46 bullet wounds or graze injuries.
In addition to the city, the list of defendants include several members of the Akron Police Department. The officers who were directly involved in the shooting are listed under pseudonyms as their identities have not been officially released.
The lawsuit points to what is described as a satirical newsletter that was allegedly written by a former Akron officer. It was made public as part of reporting on a 1998 internal affairs inquiry and shared among some members of the department at the time, according to the lawsuit. Attorneys for the Walker family claim the document contained overtly racist content.
“This lawsuit is way bigger than Jayland Walker,” Bobby DiCello, an attorney for the Walker family, said Friday. “This has been a systemic failure. Policing in Akron has been an abomination.”
The City of Akron declined CNN’s request for comment, citing the pending litigation. CNN also reached out to the Akron Police Department but did not immediately hear back.
Akron community leaders plan to march in honor of Walker in Washington, DC, on July 27th. Walker’s family is also reiterating calls for a federal civil rights investigation into Walker’s death and the police department.
Akron officers won’t face state criminal charges
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced in April that a state grand jury concluded the officers were legally justified in their use of deadly force against Walker.
Authorities say the shooting took place late just after midnight when police stopped a 2005 Buick for traffic and equipment violations. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Walker, drove away from police and fired a gunshot from his vehicle as they chased him, police said.
Walker then got out of the vehicle wearing a ski mask and ran, which started a police chase on foot, Yost said. He said Walker ignored commands to stop and show his hands. Officers attempted to use Tasers, but Walker made a motion that officers interpreted as threatening, which led to them using legal force and opening fire, Yost said.
Walker’s death prompted an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and protests over racial injustice and police use of force. It also reignited conversations about the fear and panic many Black Americans feel during police stops.
Walker was unarmed at the time he was killed, police said, but a gun was found in his vehicle after the shooting and the ballistics of a shot recovered nearby matched the weapon, Yost said.
Eight police officers fired a total of 94 shots at Walker within 6.7 seconds, according to the investigation. Three of the officers fired 18 times each.
All eight officers were initially placed on administrative leave after the shooting, but they have since been reinstated.
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65 vehicles involved in deadly pileup on Oregon highway
Published: Oct. 20, 2022 at 12:02 PM CDT|Updated: 33 minutes ago
LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) – At least one person is dead following a massive pileup of at least 65 vehicles on a highway in Oregon.
The Oregon Department of Transportation said the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Linn County were closed for several hours Wednesday due to multiple crashes.
According to Oregon State Police, the preliminary cause of the crashes is heavy fog in the area.
Preliminary investigation estimates about 20 commercial vehicles and 45 passenger vehicles were involved in the pileup.
School buses arrived at the scene to help relocate dozens of stranded motorists.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Police in Mecca say they have arrested a Saudi man who helped an Israeli-Jewish reporter sneak into Islam's holiest city, defying a rule that only Muslims can enter the area.
While Muslims of any nationality and background can enter Mecca, non-Muslims are not permitted because a very specific code of conduct and behavior is required of all people within its boundaries, including certain forms of modesty, ritual cleansing and prayers.
The public backlash over television reporter Gil Tamary’s visit was immediate on social media, with Muslims and Saudis expressing their anger over his deception and apparent disregard for the sanctity of the site.
It comes as Saudi-Israeli ties have been quietly growing amid shared concerns over arch-enemy Iran. This incident is unlikely to dampen the relationship. Publicly, the kingdom insists its policy is that full ties can only happen when Palestinian statehood and rights are guaranteed.
The outcry appears to have prompted Saudi police late Friday to announce the arrest of the Saudi man who they say facilitated the entry of the journalist into Mecca in explicit violation of regulations prohibiting the entry of non-Muslims. The Saudi male national, whose identity was not revealed, was referred to prosecution and remains under arrest.
The veteran reporter for Channel 13 in Israel filmed himself in Mecca for a roughly 10-minute-long segment that aired on Monday in which he visited a key site on the hajj pilgrimage route where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon some 1,400 years ago.
He made clear he knowingly had slipped into Mecca with a driver, saying he is speaking in Hebrew quietly so no one can hear him. He claimed to be the first Israeli Jew ever to enter the city. He did not identify himself as Israeli or Jewish to the driver during the recordings.
In the clip that aired, Tamary and his Saudi driver pass a highway turnoff that says non-Muslims cannot pass, and then pass under a huge Quran replica that is the main gateway to the city. “The dream came true,” he says as they pass through Mecca and make their way to Mount Arafat.
After he climbs the mount, he says religious police are starting to ask questions and want to make sure he is a Muslim. They decide to leave.
Mecca is home to Islam's holiest shrine, the cube-shaped Kaaba, the metaphorical house of God located in the city's Grand Mosque. The shrine marks the point toward which observant Muslims worldwide pray five times a day. It is also the ultimate destination for the Muslim hajj and smaller umrah pilgrimage.
The reporter and Channel 13 responded on Twitter after the report aired. The news channel, in both Hebrew and Arabic, said Tamary's report was driven by “journalistic curiosity” and a desire to witness and see things firsthand. The popular Israeli channel apologized for any anger stoked by his visit, which occurred during President Joe Biden's trip to the nearby city of Jeddah. The Times of Israel quoted an unnamed source familiar with the matter saying Israeli government officials were satisfied with the statements issued by the channel and its reporter.
Police in Mecca said they also referred the journalist's actions to public prosecutors, though the Israeli national is no longer in the kingdom.
The Saudi statement did not identify the journalist, saying only he was non-Muslim and had U.S. citizenship, implying he'd entered the country using his American passport since the kingdom has no formal ties with Israel.
Police called on visitors to respect the country's laws, particularly when it comes to Mecca and Islam's holiest sites in the kingdom.
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Batrawy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press writers Josef Federman and Ariel Schalit in Jerusalem and Fares Akram in Gaza City contributed to this report. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Saudi-police-arrest-man-who-helped-Israeli-sneak-17324264.php | 2022-07-23 11:10:16 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Saudi-police-arrest-man-who-helped-Israeli-sneak-17324264.php |
BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- iQIYI, Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), a leading provider of online entertainment video services in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 before the U.S. market opens on February 22, 2023.
iQIYI's management will hold an earnings conference call at 6:30 AM on February 22, 2023, U.S. Eastern Time (7:30 PM on February 22, 2023, Beijing Time).
Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, passcode and unique access PIN by a calendar invite.
Participant Online Registration: https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10028713-qts6fe.html
It will automatically direct you to the registration page of "iQIYI Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call", where you may fill in your details for RSVP.
In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.
A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call through March 1, 2023.
Dial-in numbers for the replay are as follows:
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.iqiyi.com/.
About iQIYI, Inc.
iQIYI, Inc. is a leading provider of online entertainment video services in China. It combines creative talent with technology to foster an environment for continuous innovation and the production of blockbuster content. It produces, aggregates and distributes a wide variety of professionally produced content, as well as a broad spectrum of other video content in a variety of formats. The Company distinguishes itself in the online entertainment industry by its leading technology platform powered by advanced AI, big data analytics and other core proprietary technologies. iQIYI attracts a daily subscriber base of more than 100 million, and its diversified monetization model includes membership services, online advertising services, content distribution, online games, IP licensing, talent agency, online literature, etc.
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I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. The nouns in that sentence define nearly all of my writing. My hometown, paradoxically named, shaped my aesthetic. I write from a first-person point of view and from a place that defined and shaped that I. I am more Salt and Lake and City than I am a plain I. Salt is a noun, but here, it is an adjective, describing a kind of lake. It also describes a kind of writing, irreverent, maybe even sailor-like. The lake part is a misnomer if the word “lake” means potable water and schools of fish. The lake I grew up near is an undrinkable one. The word “city” doesn’t seem to capture the feel of the town. Tumbleweeds still roll down State Street. Its streets are laid out on a grid, in a perfect square, each road big enough to turn an ox-cart around. The city seems like more like a map of a city than a city itself.
In 1847, as the wagons emerged from Emigration Canyon, into what is now called Salt Lake City, a band of silver blue water streaking across the western horizon. The pioneers must have been enchanted by the promise of a lake, a refuge from the arid trek they’d made from Missouri. Soon enough, they realized that the lake was too salty to be of agricultural use, but still, this valley held to its word. Rivers that ran from the mountains provided fresh water to build the homeland they desired. Although Shoshone and Paiute peoples had practiced irrigation for years, they began in earnest to divert that fresh water to their crops and homes and eventually, businesses and mining operations.
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That diversion has worked so well that Salt Lake boasts one of the fastest growing population centers. To visit Salt Lake, a city in the second most arid state in the country, is to be surprised by how green the landscape is, how Edenic in its emulation of Illinois grasses and Missouri Hawthorns. Linden and maple trees line the wide city streets. Lawns make perfect squares in front of bungalows and duplexes, mini-mansions, and ranch houses. Golf courses undulate across wide patches of town. Farmers grow beets and corn and alfalfa for horses and cows. The settlers took the mountain water destined for that western-edge, blue-gray lake and converted it to the many shades of green that color the valley.
The Great Salt Lake forms the remains of Lake Bonneville, that ancient lake, vast and full of life. Earlier climate changes, like the end of the ice-age 14,000 years ago, forced Bonneville to retreat into the basin. No longer teeming with myriad sea creatures—now, the Great Salt Lake teems only with brine shrimp—the only creature that can survive the salinity of a sea that collapsed on itself, doubling down on its minerals, then doubling again.
Although the pioneers didn’t find the lake useful to their purposes, the lake is not useless. It supports millions of migratory birds. A unique-to-this-lake algae prefers the heavy salinity of the Great Salt Lake feeds the billions of brine shrimp that feed those migratory birds. In addition to feeding the birds, the brine shrimp form an industry that packages the shrimp for aquariums across the word.
But the descendants of those pioneers mostly have turned a blind eye to the evaporating, underfed, divided lake. The lake is under existential threat. In October 2022, the water level in the Great Salt Lake reached an historic low. The lake, divided in half by a rail causeway, prevents freshwater from reaching the northern end. The salinity is now too high even for the life that has adapted there. And, the lake, an industrial dumping ground, protects the population from the toxins that have been dumped there. The water traps what has been buried by mining operations—arsenic, antimony, copper, zirconium, mercury, and selenium and other heavy metals. As the water evaporates, those toxic metals will be exposed to wind which will carry them beyond this state’s border.
This year, Salt Lake’s Wasatch Mountains collected even more snow than our Peaks. More than in 1983, the year when the valley flooded and State Street was turned into a river and Governor Bangerter ordered pumps to pull excess water from the lake. This year, because of this weird cool June we are experiencing in the west, Salt Lake didn’t flood, although Bear River Bird Refuge, is inaccessible.
The Utah legislature is rejoicing! The lake is restored! The arsenic cloud threatening the lives of 1.5 million people is forever buried again by out God-sent waters. The Yellow Cake Caucus, a group of ultra-conservative legislators, naming their caucus after processed uranium to show their commitment to resource extraction and wilderness eradication, no longer have to propose cutting down forests to prevent trees from sucking up all that precious water that cattle ranchers so clearly deserve. We are saved, says the legislature.
But as we can see from here in Flagstaff, this great amount of water is a blessing, but it’s also a surprise. It’s so out-of-step with our recent weather patterns. Drier and hotter had been the prediction. Now, it’s suddenly cool and wet. There’s a chance that this may indicate a new pattern. Maybe the most severe drought in recorded history is over. But maybe it’s not. And that’s the real problem. Just as the weather forecasters predict no rain for Wednesday and then it pours, not knowing what the weather will be is a hard way to live and a hard way to plan. How much money should we spend on flood mitigation? How much on wildfire management? How do we know when to plant crops or when to pick them? And, in the case of Salt Lake, do you just keep pouring sludge into the lake, believing enough salt water will keep the toxins dormant? Perhaps, we need a better plan than hoping next year will be like this one. I mean, I loved it. I cross-country skied every day. My nose is reacting to pine pollen instead of wildfire smoke. The wildflowers are blooming. But the wind is picking up at strange times. The monsoon might be on its way or already be gone. Not knowing is scary. Almost as scary as an arsenic cloud. | https://azdailysun.com/flaglive/full_frontal/letters_to_ducey/nicoles-impossibly-possible-ideas-one-and-done/article_ff3cb9a8-1458-11ee-9c45-ef352e73deb8.html | 2023-07-06 13:17:42 | 1 | https://azdailysun.com/flaglive/full_frontal/letters_to_ducey/nicoles-impossibly-possible-ideas-one-and-done/article_ff3cb9a8-1458-11ee-9c45-ef352e73deb8.html |
US Rep. Angie Craig assaulted in DC elevator
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX 9) - U.S. Rep. Angie Craig was assaulted in a Washington, D.C. elevator, her chief of staff said in a statement Thursday.
The Minnesota Democrat was assaulted in the elevator of her apartment building around 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nick Coe, Craig's chief of staff, said in a statement.
"Craig defended herself from the attacker and suffered bruising, but is otherwise physically OK," the statement said.
According to the public police report, the suspect was in the lobby area of the building and was acting erratically as if he was under the influence of something. Craig said "good morning" to the suspect prior to going into the elevator. The suspect then also got onto the elevator.
The suspect then randomly started doing push-ups in the elevator, and then punched Craig in the chin and later grabbed her neck, the police report said. She defended herself by tossing her hot coffee at the suspect, and the suspect fled.
Craig called 911 and the suspect fled the scene after the assault, according to Coe. Police canvassed the basement-level parking lot but did not locate the suspect, the police report said.
"There is no evidence that the incident was politically motivated," Coe noted.
Coe added Craig is grateful for the police department's quick response and asks for privacy.
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DES MOINES, IOWA — The end of session is marked by lawmakers passing the state’s budget for the next fiscal year. On Wednesday, lawmakers looked at the state’s education budget.
“I truly believe that shortchanging Iowa’s students shortchanges Iowa’s future,” said Iowa State Senator Cindy Winckler, (D), District 49 from Davenport.
The bill increases funding by several million dollars overall. The bill appropriates $238 million to the state’s community colleges; $238,045,224 to the University of Iowa, where part of those funds will be used to beef up the College of Nursing. It appropriates $174,092,716 to Iowa State University and $99,408,923 to the University of Northern Iowa.
“I do want to reassure everyone, Republican or Democrat, that this budget is not starving anyone or anything. It’s not defunding education. It’s actually an increase of what we do have, we’ve got a $4.12 million increase,” said Iowa State Senator Jeff Taylor, (R), District 2, Sioux Center.
This is the first year that lawmakers look at an education budget with dollars already spoken for out of the state’s general fund for educational savings accounts. This education bill, while not having the funding for ESA’s, has corrections on the language of when students become eligible for those dollars.
“The fact remains that we have a lot of work to do here in Iowa for our students that need the most help. And then, you know, on top of that having other things like vouchers, sucking money out of our general fund did not help,” said Iowa State Senator Claire Celsi, (D), District 16 from West Des Moines.
The Iowa House also approved the the education budget and sent it off to the governor’s desk for her signature. | https://who13.com/news/education-budget-including-school-vouchers-passes-senate/ | 2023-05-04 01:12:16 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/education-budget-including-school-vouchers-passes-senate/ |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The country’s largest public pension fund says the personal information of about 769,000 retired California employees and other beneficiaries — including Social Security numbers — was among data stolen by Russian cybercriminals in the breach of a popular file-transfer application.
It blamed the breach on a third-party vendor that verifies deaths. The same vendor, PBI Research Services/Berwyn Group, also lost the personal data of at least 2.5 million Genworth Financial policyholders, including Social Security numbers, to the same criminal gang, according to the Fortune 500 insurer.
The California Public Employees Retirement system said they were offering affected members two years of free credit monitoring. Genworth said in a statement posted online it would offer credit monitoring and ID theft protection.
The breach of the MOVEit file-transfer program, discovered last month, is estimated by cybersecurity experts to have compromised hundreds of organizations globally. Confirmed victims include the U.S. Department of Energy and several other federal agencies, more than 9 million motorists in Oregon and Louisiana, Johns Hopkins University, Ernst & Young, the BBC and British Airways.
The criminal gang behind the hack, known as Cl0p, is extorting victims, threatening to dump their data online if they don’t pay up.
Genworth disclosed the hack Thursday of the MOVEit instance managed by PBI Research in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Minnesota-based PBI Research did not immediately return a phone message seeking details on which of its other customers may have been affected. The company’s website lists the Nevada, New Jersey and Tennessee public pension funds as among customers of its mortality verification service.
“This external breach of information is inexcusable,” CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost said in a news release. “Our members deserve better. As soon as we learned about what happened, we took fast action to protect our members’ financial interests, as well as steps to ensure long-term protections.”
CalPERS had more than $442 billion in assets as of Dec. 31 and about 1.5 million members.
Security experts say such so-called supply-chain hacks expose an uncomfortable truth about the software organizations use: Network security is only as strong as the weakest digital link in the ecosystem.
The stolen data included names, birth dates and Social Security numbers — and might also include names of spouses or domestic partners and children, officials said. CalPERS planned to send letters Thursday to those affected by the breach.
CalPERS said PBI notified it of the breach on June 6, the same day cybersecurity firms began to issue reports on the breach of MOVEit, whose maker, Ipswitch, is owned by Progress Software.
PBI reported the breach to federal law enforcement, and CalPERS placed “additional safeguards” to protect the information of retirees who use the member benefits website and visit a regional office, officials said. The agency did not elaborate on those safeguards, citing security reasons.
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This story has been corrected to reflect that Genworth disclosed the hack on Thursday, not June 16.
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Bajak reported from Boston.
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Madison Brengle 2023 Wimbledon Odds
Madison Brengle, off a defeat in the round of 32 of Viking International Eastbourne (to Caroline Garcia) in her last tournament, will begin Wimbledon against Sara Errani in the round of 128. Brengle currently is +50000 to win it all at AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground.
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Brengle at 2023 Wimbledon
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: June 25 - July 16
- Venue: AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
- Court Surface: Grass
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Brengle's Next Match
Brengle will play Errani in the round of 128 of Wimbledon on Tuesday, July 4 at 6:00 AM ET.
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Madison Brengle Grand Slam Odds
- Wimbeldon odds to win: +50000
- Wimbledon odds to win: +50000
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Brengle Stats
- In her most recent match, Brengle came up short 1-6, 5-7 versus Garcia in the Round of 32 of Viking International Eastbourne.
- In 20 tournaments over the past 12 months, Brengle has yet to win a title, and her record is 13-20.
- Brengle is 2-3 on grass over the past year.
- In her 33 matches over the past year, across all court surfaces, Brengle has averaged 21.5 games.
- On grass, Brengle has played five matches over the past 12 months, and she has totaled 24 games per match while winning 47.5% of games.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages over the past year, Brengle has won 50.6% of her games on serve, and 34.7% on return.
- Over the past 12 months, in terms of serve/return winning percentages on grass, Brengle has won 45% of her games on serve and 25% on return.
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Report: Texans part with ex-Patriots character coach Jack Easterby originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Jack Easterby's rocky tenure with the Houston Texans is over after four seasons.
The Texans are parting ways with Easterby, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday. Easterby served as the team's executive vice president of football operations and had a "major voice" in the organization, per Schefter.
Easterby gained notoriety with the New England Patriots, joining the franchise as a "character coach" in 2013. The Patriots won three Super Bowls during his tenure from 2013 to 2018, and he developed close relationships with several players.
Easterby joined the Texans in 2019 and took over control of football operations in January 2020. He played a key role in Houston hiring his former Patriots colleague, Nick Caserio, as its new general manger, a decision that drew public criticism from former Houston wide receiver Andre Johnson and precipitated the trade of star wideout DeAndre Hopkins.
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Ohio State tight end Zak Herbstreit, the son of ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, is reportedly in the hospital.
According to ABC 6 in Columbus, the former preferred walk-on is in stable condition and is being evaluated at Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
The nature of the health issue is not known.
“His family is with him and appreciate everyone’s concerns and prayers,” the older Herbstreit told the TV station via text message on Tuesday.
Zak was featured in a Father’s Day video released by Ohio State football on Sunday.
Zak is one of several of Kirk’s sons in college football. His son Tye is a walk-on at Clemson while his youngest son, Chase, is a quarterback in the 2025 recruiting class.
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Braves vs. Phillies Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - May 28
Sunday's contest that pits the Atlanta Braves (31-21) against the Philadelphia Phillies (25-27) at Truist Park has a projected final score of 5-4 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Braves, who is slightly favored in this matchup according to our model. First pitch is at 7:10 PM on May 28.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Braves will send Spencer Strider (4-2) to the mound, while Dylan Covey will take the ball for the Phillies.
Braves vs. Phillies Game Info & Odds
- When: Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
- Where: Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN2
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Braves vs. Phillies Score Prediction
Our prediction for this contest is Braves 5, Phillies 4.
Total Prediction for Braves vs. Phillies
- Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
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Braves Performance Insights
- The Braves have played as the favorite in nine of their past 10 games and have won four of those contests.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Atlanta and its opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
- The Braves have won one of their last two games against the spread.
- This season, the Braves have been favored 43 times and won 26, or 60.5%, of those games.
- Atlanta has entered seven games this season favored by -250 or more, and won each of those games.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 71.4% chance of a victory for the Braves.
- Atlanta is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 264 total runs this season.
- The Braves' 3.69 team ERA ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Phillies Performance Insights
- Over their last 10 contests, the Phillies were named underdogs twice and won each contest.
- In its previous 10 matchups with a total posted by oddsmakers, Philadelphia and its foes are 5-3-2 when it comes to hitting the over.
- The Phillies have a 2-1-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games (oddsmakers set runlines in three of those games).
- The Phillies have come away with seven wins in the 18 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have placed on Philadelphia this season with a +200 moneyline set for this game.
- The Phillies have an implied victory probability of 33.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Philadelphia scores the 22nd-most runs in baseball (223 total, 4.3 per game).
- Phillies pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.58 ERA this year, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capacity and threatened additional powerful steps over upcoming military drills between the United States and South Korea.
The United States responded by flying long-range supersonic bombers in a show of force later Sunday for separate joint exercises with South Korean and Japanese warplanes.
Saturday’s ICBM test, the North’s first missile test since Jan. 1, signals its leader Kim Jong Un is using his rivals’ drills as a chance to expand his country’s nuclear arsenal to get the upper hand in future dealings with the United States. An expert says North Korea may seek to hold regular operational exercises involving its ICBMs.
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said its launch of the Hwasong-15 ICBM was organized “suddenly” without prior notice at Kim’s direct order.
KCNA said the launch was designed to verify the weapon’s reliability and the combat readiness of the country’s nuclear force. It said the missile was fired at a high angle and reached a maximum altitude of about 3,585 miles, flying a distance of about 615 miles for 67 minutes before accurately hitting a pre-set area in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
The steep-angle launch was apparently to avoid neighboring countries. The flight details reported by North Korea, which roughly matched the launch information previously assessed by its neighbors, show the weapon is theoretically capable of reaching the mainland U.S. if fired at a standard trajectory.
The Hwasong-15 launch demonstrated the North’s “powerful physical nuclear deterrent” and its efforts to “turn its capacity of fatal nuclear counterattack on the hostile forces” into an extremely strong one that cannot be countered, KCNA said.
Whether North Korea has a functioning nuclear-tipped ICBM is still a source of outside debate, as some experts say the North hasn’t mastered a way to protect warheads from the severe conditions of atmospheric reentry. The North says it has acquired such a technology.
The Hwasong-15 is one of North Korea’s three existing ICBMs, all of which use liquid propellants that require pre-launch injections and cannot remain fueled for extended periods. The North is pushing to build a solid-fueled ICBM, which would be more mobile and harder to detect before its launch.
“Kim Jong Un has likely determined that the technical reliability of the country’s liquid propellant ICBM force has been sufficiently tested and evaluated to now allow for regular operational exercises of this kind,” said Ankit Panda, an expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Chang Young-keun, a missile expert at Korea Aerospace University in South Korea, said that North Korea appeared to have launched an upgraded version of the Hwasong-15 ICBM. Chang said the information provided by North Korea showed the missile will likely have a longer potential range than the standard Hwasong-15.
Later Sunday, U.S. B-1B bombers and other aircraft separately trained with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets over and near the Korean Peninsula. A South Korean military statement said Sunday’s training reaffirmed Washington’s “iron-clad” security commitment to South Korea.
North Korea is sensitive to the deployment of U.S. B-1B bombers, which are capable of carrying a huge payload of conventional weapons.
The North’s launch came a day after it vowed an “unprecedentedly” strong response over a series of military drills that Seoul and Washington plan in coming weeks.
In a statement Sunday, Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of Kim Jong Un, accused South Korea and the U.S. of “openly showing their dangerous greed and attempt to gain the military upper hand and predominant position in the Korean Peninsula.”
“I warn that we will watch every movement of the enemy and take corresponding and very powerful and overwhelming counteraction against its every move hostile to us,” she said.
North Korea has steadfastly slammed regular South Korea-U.S. military drills as an invasion rehearsal though the allies say their exercises are defensive in nature.
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“By now, we know that any action taken by the U.S. and South Korea — however justified from the vantage point of defense and deterrence against (North Korea’s) reckless behavior — will be construed and protested as an act of hostility by North Korea,” said Soo Kim, a security analyst at the California-based RAND Corporation. “There will always be fodder for (Kim Jong Un’s) weapons provocations.”
“With nuclear weapons in tow and having mastered the art of coercion and bullying, Kim does not need ‘self-defense.’ But pitting the U.S. and South Korea as the aggressors allows Kim to justify his weapons development,” Soo Kim said.
U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the U.S. will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the American homeland and South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s presidential National Security Council said it will seek to strengthen its “overwhelming response capacity” against potential North Korean aggression based on the military alliance with the United States.
The South Korean and U.S. militaries plan to hold a table-top exercise this week to hone a joint response to a potential use of nuclear weapons by North Korea. The allies are also to conduct another joint computer simulated exercise and field training in March.
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan, meeting on the sidelines of a security conference in Germany on Saturday, agreed to boost a trilateral cooperation involving the United States and exchanged in-depth views on the issue of Japan’s colonial-era mobilization of forced Korean laborers — a key sticking point in efforts to improve their ties, according to Seoul’s Foreign Ministry.
South Korea and Japan are both key U.S. allies but often spat over issues stemming from Tokyo’s 1910-45 colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula. But North Korea’s recent missile testing spree is pushing the two countries to explore how to reinforce their security cooperation.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Gianna Clemente was halfway through her practice round Friday at Augusta National when she looked over at the 18th green and couldn’t help but think of the last time she was here, facing a big putt on the final hole at the home of the Masters.
Clemente doesn’t recall the details, only that she missed it. This was the 2017 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship. She was 9 years old.
“I think I probably left it short. That sounds like me,” she said with a laugh. “We’re going to do a little better than that this year.”
Six years later, Clemente returns as somewhat of a prodigy. At 15, she is the youngest player to make the cut in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, doing so with a 32 on her closing nine at Champions Retreat.
She was only allowed to putt on the 18th green that last Augusta visit. On Friday, Clemente played a full practice round on the same course where the Masters will be played next week. Even for her age, Clemente is not prone to be overwhelmed.
Standing on the 12th tee in the heart of Amen Corner was an exception.
“I was like, ‘Whoa, this is actually real life.’ Yeah, I was looking forward to the whole day, but playing Amen Corner was really special,” she said.
Her odds of winning are long. She is tied after 36 holes, but 12 shots behind Rose Zhang — the NCAA champion at Stanford and the No. 1 amateur in women’s golf for the last three years.
Still, Clemente already has shown she has game.
Last summer, after she was runner-up in the U.S. Girls Junior, she became the first female in two decades to earn her way into three straight LPGA Tour events by Monday qualifying. The last player to do that was Hee-Won Han, a 23-year-old pro. Clemente was 14.
Clemente was 5 when she went to the Dana Open in Ohio and posed with Morgan Pressel, a former prodigy herself who qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open when she was 12 and went to win a major at 18. They met again at the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati, this time Clemente as the player and Pressel now in the broadcast booth for Golf Channel.
Zhang was 15 when she made the cut in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She played her first LPGA major at age 14 and made the cut. But then, Zhang has been a big deal for a long time.
Zhang takes a five-shot lead into the final round Saturday at Augusta. A victory would give her titles in the U.S. Women’s Amateur, the U.S. Junior Girls, the NCAA Championship and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in a span of four years.
Clemente recalls playing with Zhang during a practice round at a junior event three years ago, and it was another of those few moments that made her catch her breath.
“I was definitely watching her game close and comparing it to mine at the time,” Clemente said. “Yeah, I’ll never forget that practice round.”
Zhang laughed at the memory because she also had been there before, a young teen in the presence of established names in amateur golf.
“She was doing so well, and she was so young,” Zhang said. “I think that Gianna is an amazing player, and I kind of knew from the start that she was going to be playing well because her mechanics are great, her swing is great. I think that she’s kind of a bright star for the future.”
Clemente’s family moved from the Youngstown, Ohio, area to the Florida Gulf Coast, where the weather and home-schooling allows her more time and devotion to golf. This is what she wants.
But as much as she’s consumed with golf, there is more to life. She turned 15 last week, and Clemente’s mother surprised her with tickets to a Taylor Swift concert in Tampa in a few weeks.
“My mom hid it from me for three months because she wanted to surprise me for my birthday.” Clemente said. “It was a good surprise.”
But this is Clemente, who thrives on competition and loves winning. So when asked whether she was more excited for the concert or the final round Saturday at Augusta National, she didn’t hesitate.
“Saturday, yeah,” she said. “Not even close.”
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Yankees tweaked their starting lineup for Game 4 of the AL Division Series on Sunday night, benching shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and starting Aaron Hicks in left field as they try to keep their season alive.
Rookie Oswaldo Cabrera, who started the first three games of the series in left, replaced Kiner-Falefa at shortstop.
Cleveland leads the best-of-five series 2-1. Game 5, if necessary, would be Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the decision to sit Kiner-Falefa was mostly driven by him not playing with his usual confidence. The 27-year-old Kiner-Falefa committed an error in Game 1 and has looked shaky on routine plays.
“I feel that in some big pressure spots throughout the season he has made big-time plays,” Boone said. “So he’s always answered the bell really well after a mistake. This time I feel like it snowballed a little bit on him in this series, so that’s kind of going into this.”
Cabrera, who was brought up as a middle infielder, let Myles Straw’s bloop in the ninth inning hop past him and turn into a double in Game 3 as the Guardians overcame a two-run deficit to win 6-5.
New York lost for the first time in 168 postseason games when leading by multiple runs in the ninth inning.
Hicks has not played in the postseason. He went hitless in his final 14 at-bats of the regular season.
Hicks will bat ninth and he gives Boone some needed experience. He has played in 28 postseason games, batting .223 with two homers and 12 RBIs.
Guardians manager Terry Francona didn’t make any changes, using the same lineup in Game 4 as Game 3.
If the Yankees force a Game 5, New York will start Jameson Taillon against Cleveland’s Aaron Civale.
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NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Inter Parfums Inc. (IPAR) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $16.6 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
The New York-based company said it had net income of 52 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were 71 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 34 cents per share.
The perfume maker posted revenue of $310.8 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $120.9 million, or $3.78 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.09 billion.
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Biden heads to the border for the first time as president
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border on Sunday on the heels of major policy announcements and following relentless calls from Republicans who believe the trip is overdue.
The trip to the border — the first for Biden since he took office — comes as the administration wrestles with a growing number of migrants, overwhelming federal and local resources. Republicans, some border-district Democrats in Congress and even Democratic mayors have criticized Biden for failing to address record levels of border crossings.
With his visit to El Paso, Texas, on Sunday, Biden is seizing on an issue that’s been a political liability for his administration, while calling on Congress to overhaul the US immigration system to meet current needs.
But the patchwork of policies put in place by the administration to manage the border so far has often put Biden at odds with his own allies who argue that the administration’s approach is too enforcement heavy.
“It’s enraging and sad to see a Democratic administration make it harder for vulnerable people to seek asylum all because they’re scared of angry MAGA voters on this issue,” a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus told CNN, responding to the latest policy announcements.
Previewing the trip, a White House official said the president will “meet with federal, state, and local officials and community leaders who have been critical partners in managing the new migration challenge impacting the entire Western Hemisphere with record numbers of people fleeing political oppression and gang violence in Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Cuba.” The president is scheduled to spend about three hours on the ground.
Biden will evaluate border enforcement operations, touring the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry alongside Customs and Border Protection officers, members of Congress and local officials and law enforcement.
The White House said it’s the busiest port in El Paso and received $600 million under bipartisan infrastructure law.
Biden will then visit the El Paso County Migrant Services Center to meet with local officials, faith leaders and non-governmental organizations “who have been critical to supporting migrants fleeing political oppression and economic collapse in their home countries.”
The official said the president will also spend time with local business leaders to hear about the economic impact of migration in the region and worker shortages.
Biden will be joined by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Texas Reps. Veronica Escobar, Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, all Democrats; El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser; El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego; and additional community and business leaders.
Mass movement across the Western Hemisphere has posed an urgent challenge for Biden, who in his first few months in office faced a surge of unaccompanied migrant children at the border and later, the abrupt arrival of thousands of Haitian migrants.
Since 2021, there have been more than 2.4 million arrests along the US-Mexico border, according to US Customs and Border Protection data. That includes people who have attempted to cross more than once. Many have also been turned away under a Trump-era Covid restriction known as Title 42 that allows federal authorities to expel migrants quickly, citing the Covid-19 pandemic.
The arrival of thousands of migrants has strained border communities, including El Paso. The city most recently began seeing record levels of migrant arrivals beginning a few weeks ago, when anxiety about the scheduled end of Title 42 prompted thousands of migrants to turn themselves in to border authorities or to cross into the United States illegally in a very short period.
The policy was scheduled to lift last month, but a Supreme Court ruling kept the rule in place while legal challenges play out in court.
Biden said he wanted to wait until he knew an outcome in the Title 42 legal machinations before traveling to the border and accused Republicans calling for him to travel there of playing political games.
“They haven’t been serious about this at all,” he said.
Escobar, who represents El Paso, said in a tweet that she’s “excited” to welcome Biden to the city. While she didn’t place a big emphasis on Biden visiting the border, she made clear she welcomed it in recent weeks and urged the federal government to provide assistance to the city.
John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, said that the president is looking forward to seeing firsthand the situation on the border ahead of the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City.
“The President is very much looking forward to seeing for himself first-hand what the border security situation looks like, particularly in El Paso. He’s very much also interested in getting to talk to Customs and Border Patrol agents on the ground who are actually involved in this mission to get their first-hand perspectives of it,” Kirby told reporters Friday.
Ahead of Biden’s border visit, the administration also announced plans to expand the policy and include Haitians, Nicaraguans and Cubans while it remains in place. Title 42 has so far largely applied to migrants from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Venezuela.
The announcements Biden made Thursday reflect the administration’s effort to prepare for the end of Title 42, along with putting in place programs to manage the surge of migrants that have coincided with the anticipated end of the rule.
The administration will now accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela under a humanitarian parole program geared toward those nationalities. Those who do not come to the US under that program may be expelled to Mexico under Title 42.
The announcement drew criticism from immigrant advocates and Democrats who argued the policies will put migrants who are seeking asylum in harm’s way.
“The expansion of Title 42 to include Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans is a broken promise,” said Dylan Corbett, executive director of Hope Border Institute, in a statement. Hope Border Institute has been assisting migrants who have arrived in El Paso.
“Border communities will continue to work hard to pick up the broken pieces of our nation’s immigration system and show that our future lies not with expulsion and deportation, but with humanity and hope,” he added.
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus grilled top Biden officials, including Mayorkas, over the newly announced border policies in a call Thursday, according to two sources in attendance.
Members felt blindsided by the new policies and frustrated with the lack of engagement prior to their rollout, the sources said.
“It was really heated,” one source said, adding that members were “livid” that the administration didn’t consult with them ahead of time. The call included officials with the Department of Homeland Security and the White House.
One of the sources of tension during the call was a new asylum regulation that could bar migrants who are seeking asylum in the United States from doing so if they passed through another country on their way to the US-Mexico border. The restrictions are reminiscent of limits rolled out during the Trump administration, though officials have rejected the comparison.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)Not many teams can claim having a no-hitter, franchise-record losing streak, firing a manager and then having a player hit for the cycle in the span of nearly five weeks.
Well, the Los Angeles Angels can.
Jared Walsh continued one of the wildest spans in franchise history by hitting for the cycle as the Halos rolled to an 11-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night. It was the ninth cycle in franchise history and the first since Shohei Ohtani in 2019.
Walsh went 4 for 5 and drove in three runs. He completed the cycle with a two-run triple in the eighth inning after Mets center fielder Khalil Lee failed to make a diving catch.
”I thought about it a little bit, but I just wanted to put the barrel on the ball,” Walsh said about coming up to the plate in the eighth. ”I was making pretty good contact so I felt like if I got something over the plate, I might have a chance to drive it.”
Angels manager Phil Nevin said as soon as he saw Lee try to dive for the ball, he knew Walsh would complete the cycle.
”I yelled `cycle’ right when he dove. Cycles are more rare than a no-hitter, I’ve only seen one other one,” Nevin said.
It was the seventh cycle in Angel Stadium history and the fifth by an Angels player. Mike Trout was the last player to have a cycle at The Big A in 2013.
Trout was the game’s biggest story until Walsh’s cycle. Trout returned to the lineup and had his 23rd career multi-home run game.
”It’s good to see when he starts to swing it like that. We saw it last year. Once he gets it rolling, its fun to watch,” said Trout, who had three hits and drove in three runs.
Trout, who missed three games due to right groin tightness, helped power a five-homer onslaught for the Angels. It is the second time they have gone deep five times this season.
Walsh, who also made a pair of diving stops to prevent Mets hits in the early innings, had a single in the third inning, a double in the fifth and a solo shot in the seventh.
It is the third cycle in the majors this season. The last one was by the Mets’ Eduardo Escobar on Monday in San Diego.
The Angels looked to have plenty of momentum after Reid Detmers’ no-hitter against Tampa Bay on May 10, but Saturday marked only their eighth win in the past 29 games.
It was their second victory in three games after a franchise-record, 14-game losing streak. Nevin is 2-3 as manager after Joe Maddon was fired last Tuesday.
Ohtani and Andrew Velazquez also homered. It is the third time this year and 17th since 2018 that Trout and Ohtani have homered in the same game.
That was enough for Michael Lorenzen (6-3), who allowed one run on seven hits and struck out four in 6 1/3 innings.
Mets starter Carlos Carrasco (7-2) lost for the first time since April 27. The right-hander allowed five runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts.
Pete Alonso had a solo shot in the eighth and Lee had a three-run drive for his first homer in the majors in the ninth for the Mets, who have gone 4-5 on their California road trip.
Trout extended the Angels’ lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a solo shot. He then connected for a two-run shot into the rockpile in center field in the sixth.
Trout is 6 for 8 with three home runs after having a career-worst, 0-for-26 drought.
Ohtani also went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs to extend his hitting streak to eight games. That included a two-run blast to right-center in the fifth inning made it 5-0.
Velazquez’s solo shot in the sixth marked the second time in the past three games he has homered.
The Mets came into the game leading the majors with a .295 average with runners in scoring position, but were 3 for 14 and stranded eight runners.
”I just left those pitches right in the middle,” Carrasco said of the homers to Trout and Ohtani. ”You have to attack. Pretty much I tried to do that and got beat.”
WEB GEM
On Walsh’s third-inning single, Mets right fielder Jeff McNeil quickly fielded it and threw home to get Ohtani out at the plate to end the inning. Catcher Tomas Nido made the tag in plenty of time.
WINNING IN STYLE
It was the Angels’ first game in their Nike MLB City Connect jersey. The alternate uniform blends the franchise’s red motif with nods to retro Southern California’s beach and surf style.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: CF Starling Marte (quad tightness) did some drills before batting practice, but missed his third straight game. … RHP Colin Holderman was placed on the Injured List, retroactive to Wednesday, with right shoulder impingement. RHP Jake Reed was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse.
Angels: INF Luis Rengifo came off the paternity list. He struggled in his first game back with two errors.
UP NEXT
Mets: RHP Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.28 ERA) is 2-0 with 0.56 ERA in a pair of starts against the Angels at The Big A.
Angels: LHP Patrick Sandoval (3-1, 2.81 ERA) has allowed three or fewer runs in all but one of his nine starts.
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Collaboration is intended to encourage more people worldwide to unplug and have fun.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unplug Collaborative, the group behind the National Day of Unplugging — a long standing awareness campaign to encourage people to unplug themselves from their electronics and enjoy real-life — is excited to announce a new partnership with IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions).
The partnership is centered around encouraging people to do fun things while they're unplugged on the National Day of Unplugging and other days throughout the year.
Unplugging is a way to bring 'good old-fashioned fun' back into the lives of busy people around the world.
Unplug Collaborative advisor and award-winning journalist Catherine Price has been researching the question of what makes people feel the most engaged and alive.
"A lot of us are radically underestimating how important fun is to our resilience, mental and physical health, and our overall happiness," she said recently in The New York Times.
Over the past two years, Unplug Collaborative has been focused on global expansion and building international partnerships as the campaign has moved into Europe and Australia, making IAAPA the ideal partner. The opportunity to activate IAAPA's international membership of attraction venues will open up a world of fun for people looking for engaging things to do as they crave time spent away from technology.
"With a membership of more than 5,000 companies from across the global attractions industry, IAAPA supports any group that encourages family time, adventure, and play," said Caitlin Dineen, IAAPA's director of global communications. "Through this partnership, we'll encourage our members to promote their offerings while building meaningful connections in an unplugged way."
As part of the 14th annual National Day of Unplugging, community members around the world pledge to participate in fun and meaningful off-screen experiences in their homes, neighborhoods, public spaces and local businesses from sundown Friday, March 3, to sundown Saturday, March 4, 2023.
Unplug Collaborative is a nonprofit organization that supports educators, leaders, and organizers who want to see their communities elevate human connection over digital engagement.
To learn more, visit https://www.unplugcollaborative.org/.
IAAPA is the global association for the attractions industry, representing more than 5,000 facility, supplier, and individual members from 100+ countries.
To learn more, visit https://www.iaapa.org/.
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NORTH PORT, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $200 million in awards to schools demonstrating student growth and teaching excellence through the School Recognition Program today.
Over a thousand schools across the state that received a grade of "A" or improved at least one letter grade from the year prior will benefit.
The local distribution includes:
- Hillsborough County - $17,180,792
- Pinellas County - $6,944,937
- Pasco County - $4,674,579
- Polk County - $3,833,963
- Sarasota County - $3,841,517
- Manatee County - $2,619,231
Click here to see the full list.
“These awards can be used to give our hard-working teachers bonuses and are particularly important in Southwest Florida where they will go a long way toward helping our teachers in the area get back on their feet," Gov. DeSantis said. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/gov-desantis-announces-200-million-in-awards-to-schools | 2022-10-17 20:15:42 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/gov-desantis-announces-200-million-in-awards-to-schools |
Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events and nonevents, most of which never make the news. Here is a sampling of lesser-known — but no less noteworthy — incidents from police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our suburbs.
WATCH OUT FOR TURTLES
On June 6 Ayer police Sergeant John MacDonald was patrolling Sandy Pond Road when he spotted a vehicle with its hazard lights on. When he stopped to offer assistance, he learned that the motorist was trying to get a large snapping turtle across the street safely. With the help of this Good Samaritan, MacDonald “quickly assisted the slow-moving reptile to the other side of the road,” police wrote on Facebook. Ayer police posted a photo of the snapping turtle and wrote a reminder to residents about turtle nesting season: “As you travel the roadways in town near the ponds or waterways please be on the lookout.” Officials with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife recommend leaving snapping turtles alone, and if you must move one, they suggest using a broom to coax it into a plastic tub or box. “This is the best method because snapping turtles are fast and have very powerful jaws that can inflict a bad bite,” the MassWildlife website states. Snapping turtles can reach your hands if you lift them by the sides of their shells. You shouldn’t lift them by the tail either, because that can injure their spine. “Look for turtles on roads, especially from mid-May to early July,” the MassWildlife website states. “Avoid risking harm to yourself or others, if it is unsafe for you to pull off a road or try to dodge traffic. If you do have a safe opportunity to help move a turtle, move it in the direction it is already headed, off the edge of the road. … Turtles have strong homing instincts. If you move one, it will most likely try to return home, and in the process it will cross many more roads.”
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Officials with the Wareham Department of Natural Resources say they have been receiving numerous complaints about people fishing from the Cohasset Narrows Bridge who aren’t yielding to boat traffic. “This has led to countless entanglements between boats and fishing lines,” they wrote on Facebook. These entanglements can damage not only boats, but also the people aboard them. Wareham officials shared an example of this on June 21 when they posted a video showing the injury a boater suffered from a fishing line that had been deployed from the bridge and got wrapped around his finger. “The victim received a laceration entirely around his finger as the line tightened,” the post said. “Luckily no emergency services were needed and he is very lucky it was not worse. We are urging fishermen using this area to be respectful of boat traffic and you must lift your lines so boats may pass.”
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FIRST I LOOK AT THE PURSE, THEN …
At 3:25 p.m. May 28, Bridgewater police received a 911 call from Union Street reporting that a vehicle was broken into and a purse was stolen. “Upon investigation determined purse was not stolen, but left in residence,” police later tweeted. “Party now reports six pack of Monster drinks were stolen from vehicle.”
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SAFE AND SOUND
On June 15 Norfolk police shared a story about a man who came into the police station to thank officers for helping his family the previous weekend. That Saturday he was out of town and received a call from his wife who was watching their grandchild. When he answered, he immediately became concerned something was wrong because his wife wasn’t speaking and he could hear crying in the background. He called 911 and a dispatcher at the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center immediately sent officers to his home to conduct a well-being check. “Luckily, responders found it was an accidental dial and his wife was happily playing with her grandchild,” police wrote on Facebook. “Dispatch was notified and contacted the husband letting him know the good news. He was grateful for the fast response and astounded that only 9 minutes had passed between his initial 911 call to receiving a call back that all was well. This is how we roll in Norfolk. Teamwork!”
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US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war
Washington – Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones.
American unmanned aircraft, which have been keeping an eye on overland evacuation routes for days, provided armed overwatch for a bus convoy carrying 200 to 300 Americans over 500 miles or 800 kilometers to Port Sudan, a place of relative safety, U.S. officials said.
The U.S., which had none of its officials on the ground for the evacuation, has been criticized by families of trapped Americans in Sudan for initially ruling out any U.S.-run evacuation for those among an estimated 16,000 Americans in Sudan who wish to leave.
U.S. special operations troops briefly flew to the capital, Khartoum, April 22 to airlift out American staffers at the embassy and other American government personnel. More than a dozen other nations have already been carrying out evacuations for their citizens, using a mix of military planes, navy vessels and on the ground personnel.
A wide-ranging group of international mediators – including African and Arab nations, the United Nations and the United States – has only managed to achieve a series of fragile temporary cease-fires that failed to stop clashes but created enough of a lull for tens of thousands of Sudanese to flee to safer areas and for foreign nations to evacuate thousands of their citizens by land, air and sea.
Since the conflict between two rival generals broke out April 15, the U.S. has warned its citizens that they needed to find their own way out of the country, though U.S. officials have tried to link up Americans with other nations’ evacuation efforts. But that changed as U.S. officials exploited a relative lull in the fighting and, from afar, organized their own convoy for Americans, officials said.
Without the evacuation flights near the capital that other countries have been offering their citizens, many U.S. citizens have been left to make the dangerous overland journey from Khartoum to the country’s main Red Sea port, Port Sudan. One Sudanese-American family that made the trip earlier described passing through numerous checkpoints manned by armed men and passing bodies lying in the street and vehicles of other fleeing families who had been killed along the way.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the convoy carried U.S. citizens, local people employed by the U.S. and citizens of allied countries. “We reiterate our warning to Americans not to travel to Sudan,” he said.
From Port Sudan, away from the fighting, the Americans in the convoy can seek spots on vessels crossing the Red Sea to the Saudi port city of Jeddah. U.S. officials also are working with Saudi Arabia to see if one of the kingdom’s naval vessels can carry a larger number of Americans to Jeddah.
U.S. consular officials will be waiting for the Americans once they reach the dock in Jeddah, but there are no U.S. personnel in Port Sudan, officials said.
Two Americans are confirmed killed in the fighting that erupted April 15. One was a U.S. civilian whom officials said was caught in crossfire. The other was an Iowa City, Iowa, doctor, who was stabbed to death in front of his house and family in Khartoum, in the lawless violence that has accompanied the fighting.
In all, the fighting in the east African country has killed more than 500 people,.
The U.S. airlifted out all its diplomats and military personnel and closed its embassy April 22. It left behind several thousand U.S. citizens still in Sudan, many of them dual-nationals.
The Biden administration had warned it had no plans to join other countries in organizing evacuation for ordinary U.S. citizens who wanted out, calling it too dangerous. There were no known U.S. government personnel on the ground in Sudan assisting the convoy. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2023/04/29/sudan-war-us-first-evacuation-citizens/70166481007/ | 2023-04-29 18:28:48 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2023/04/29/sudan-war-us-first-evacuation-citizens/70166481007/ |
Last year, Aaron Rodgers didn’t want to hold the Packers hostage. And so, 52 weeks ago today, he made it known he’d be returning to the team, with a new contract.
This year, Aaron Rodgers has said he doesn’t want to hold the Packers hostage. If he doesn’t give them basic clarity today, he’s dangerously close to holding the team hostage.
They need to know if he’ll be playing for the Packers, or for anyone. They need to know if they’ll be trading him, and where. They need to chop down a massive cap number via the exercise of an option bonus, if he’s staying.
Although Rodgers seems to think the delay is no big deal, it is. The Packers need to know what’s going on. The Jets need to know what’s going on.
And if Rodgers feels external pressure to make a decision, maybe he’ll retire for now and then, as recently suggested , unretire later.
Whatever he does, the clock keeps ticking louder and louder. Especially since he had two fewer weeks to make his decision in 2022, given that the Packers played in the divisional round. This year, their season ended in Week 18. The drama needs to end ASAFP. | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/52-weeks-ago-today-aaron-rodgers-announced-hes-returning-to-the-packers | 2023-06-30 20:22:47 | 1 | https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/52-weeks-ago-today-aaron-rodgers-announced-hes-returning-to-the-packers |
HAIKOU, China, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the third day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 22, 2023, Ledong Li autonomous county located in the southwest of Hainan Free Trade Port held a grand celebration for the annual traditional Sanyuesan Festival of the Li and Miao ethnic groups.
Since ancient times, the "San Yue San" has been a traditional festival for Li and Miao people to mourn their ancestors, praise life and eulogize heroes as well as for their young men and women to find love.
Taking this festival as an opportunity, Ledong county launched more than 10 events including the Opening Ceremony and the Variety Show of the 2023 Hainan Li and Miao Traditional "San Yue San" Festival, the Li Brocade Fashion and Culture Show, Traditional Sports Competition and Hainan Displays of World Heritage in China jointly with the relevant department of Hainan Province to celebrate the festival together with locals and tourists, according to the Publicity Department of Ledong County Party Committee.
During the celebration, Ledong also launched a quality tourist route that connects Jianfengling, Longmuwan, Yingge Salt Field and other special tourist resources to give visitors an experience of the unique fascination of Ledong with its mountain and sea as well as the ocean of flowers.
The ancestors of Ledong, flourishing in this magical land since the Neolithic era, created a splendid civilization that connects the ancient and modern times spanning thousands of years. The county's Da'an Township and Huangliu Township were named "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art" by the Ministry of Culture; the Traditional Li Textile Techniques of Spinning, Dyeing, Weaving and Embroidering as well as the Yazhou Folk Songs were selected into the "Representative List of National-level Intangible Cultural Heritage Items", with the Traditional Li Textile Techniques of Spinning, Dyeing, Weaving and Embroidering inscribed on UNESCO's "List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding" in 2009.
According to a local official in Ledong, the "San Yue San" Festival has become an important platform to showcase the ethos of ethnic group people and to pass on and promote the excellent tradition and culture of the Li and Miao ethnic groups. The official said that through these festival activities, we are demonstrating the achievements made by the flourishing Ledong as well as the positive changes in the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port.
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Best of Columbus Weddings Winner: St. Mary Catholic Church
This is the first win in the Ceremony: Religious category for St. Mary Catholic Church
Dedicated in 1868, St. Mary Catholic Church in German Village is the third-oldest Catholic church in Columbus, but it’s No. 1 among our readers this year for religious wedding ceremonies.
The church recently completed an $8.5 million restoration, and the elaborate murals and carpentry are undoubtedly part of its appeal. Deacon Roger Minner, pastoral administrator for the church, says the building’s beauty attracts many new faces, but it’s the parish’s community that convinces them to stay.
“The beauty of our church is a bit of an evangelization tool. Sometimes people come, and they attend service here, and they feel not just the beauty, but the warmth,” Minner says. He has been part of the marriage ministry at St. Mary for 35 years.
Adding to the atmosphere is a range of musical options for the ceremony. The church houses a 120-year-old organ and a piano, with cello, violin and trumpet accompaniment available upon request.
St. Mary is in the early stages of another major overhaul: adding a reception venue, which is expected to be complete by 2024. In the meantime, the church’s proximity to Downtown Columbus makes it a short drive from other popular venues for wedding festivities.
St. Mary hosts between 30 and 40 ceremonies each year for up to 440 attendees, according to Minner. Bookings are open to any bride-and-groom pair, so long as at least one of them is a member of any Catholic diocese, and roughly half of the weddings are held for couples outside of the parish. Minner says they work closely with couples of mixed faiths to make sure all feel welcome, often inviting outside religious leaders to join the ceremony. | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/celebrations/wedding/main-event/2022/06/21/best-columbus-weddings-winner-st-mary-catholic-church/7660887001/ | 2022-06-22 05:44:41 | 1 | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/celebrations/wedding/main-event/2022/06/21/best-columbus-weddings-winner-st-mary-catholic-church/7660887001/ |
BERLIN (AP) — Heavy rains in southwestern Germany have flooded roads and basements, forced train routes to close temporarily and left some residents trapped in their homes.
In Zollernalbkreis county in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, hundreds of firefighters were on duty late Sunday after thunderstorms led to creeks bursting their banks and flooding streets, German news agency dpa reported Monday.
Several families in the town of Balingen were unable to leave their homes because floodwaters had risen around the buildings, according to dpa. They had to flee to upper floors where they waited until firefighters rescued them using ladders.
In the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, heavy rain flooded roads and caused landslides in the town of Daaden-Herdor, where about 250 members of the fire department were deployed during the night, dpa reported. No one was injured.
Smaller landslides also caused some debris to land on roads and tracks, leading to the temporary suspension of rail traffic between Daaden and Betzdorf.
In the summer of 2021, at least 134 people died in western Germany when heavy rain turned streams into raging torrents that swept away houses, roads and bridges. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/world/article/heavy-rains-lead-to-flooded-roads-basements-in-18085290.php | 2023-05-08 12:01:17 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/world/article/heavy-rains-lead-to-flooded-roads-basements-in-18085290.php |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Steve Clifford is heading back to Charlotte.
Clifford has agreed to a multiyear contract to return as head coach of the NBA’s Hornets four years after being fired by team owner Michael Jordan, the team announced Friday night.
Charlotte previously agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson to become head coach, but Atkinson later informed the team he was not taking the job citing family reasons.
“I’m happy to be returning to Charlotte, and I want to thank Michael Jordan, Mitch Kupchak and Buzz Peterson for this opportunity,” Clifford said in a release. “This is an exciting young team with a lot of talented pieces. Charlotte is a great city and I know first-hand the passion that Hornets fans have for this franchise. I can’t wait to get back to town and start working with our players.”
The 60-year-old Clifford spent five seasons coaching the Hornets from 2013-18, compiling a 196-214 record with a team that included Kemba Walker.
He led the Hornets to two playoff appearances prior to being dismissed in 2018 when Kupchak arrived as general manager. Clifford coached the Orlando Magic from 2018-21, reaching the playoffs twice. He spent last season as a coaching consultant for the Brooklyn Nets.
Clifford is 292-345 in eight seasons as an NBA coach.
His best season in Charlotte came in 2015-16 when the Hornets went 48-34 and lost in seven games to the Miami Heat in the first round the playoffs.
Team owner Michael Jordan met Wednesday with Clifford, who left the team on good terms in 2018.
Clifford, known as a defensive-minded coach, inherits a team that eighth on offense last season but 22nd on defense. The Hornets gave up 132 points in a 29-point loss to the Hawks in the play-in elimination game last season, which didn’t sit well with Jordan.
The Hornets finished sixth, 10th, ninth, 17th and 17th in defensive rating during Clifford’s five seasons.
During his eight seasons as an NBA head coach, Clifford’s teams have never finished outside the top five in the league in fewest turnovers committed, and in seven of his eight campaigns his team finished in the top two in offensive rebounds allowed and the top five in defensive rebound percentage.
Kupchak said he expects the Hornets to continue to play at a high pace.
“Steve is committed to playing with the same offensive pace that our fans are accustomed to seeing the last few years,” Kupchak said. “We are confident that he will be able to help our young players continue to grow as we look to take the next step as a team.”
Clifford inherits a team that is arguably more talented than any of his previous Charlotte teams with All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball, Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges anchoring the squad.
Atkinson’s decision to the renege on his contract on Saturday shocked the Hornets and sent them scrambling for a replacement.
Kupchak said that it was “disappointing,” but that in some ways he’s grateful it happened when it did.
“I think he would have been a good pick, but if he’s not comfortable here I would rather find out now than a year from now,” Kupchak said Thursday night during the NBA draft.
Mike D’Antoni and Terry Stotts were also in consideration for the job.
Kupchak orchestrated the team’s draft this year without a head coach in place, but said it was not a big deal and that in the pas years he’s worked with coaches who aren’t even in the draft room.
Charlotte team traded its 13th overall pick to the New York Knicks for a future first round pick and four second round picks and then took Duke center Mark Williams at No. 15. Charlotte added Nebraska guard Bryce McGowens in the second round after Kupchak made another trade.
“The roster is really what wins games,” Kupchak said. ”A good coach is going to help with the roster, but the most important thing is to get the roster together.”
The general manager said Atkinson’s decision reminded him of when Steve Kerr turned down the Knicks coaching job, only to go to Golden State where he’s won four NBA titles.
“It looks like (Kerr) make a good decision to take the job at Golden State,” Kupchak said with a laugh. “So maybe Kenny spoke to Steve, and Steve said, ‘Hey, maybe things will work out this way for you.’ I don’t know.”
Kupchak also pointed out NFL coach Bill Belichick abruptly resigning before his introductory news conference with the New York Jets in 2000. Belichick went on to coach the New England Patriots and win six Super bowls.
“That was a good decision, too. So maybe Kenny is on to something,” Kupchak quipped.
Atkinson has not responded to interview requests from the AP seeking comment about his decision to back out of the agreement. However, Kerr told NBC Sports that Atkinson turned down the job because he didn’t want to uproot his family again.
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The state treasury earned nearly $100 million in the first six months of fiscal year 2023 that started July 1, state Treasurer Dennis Milligan announced Monday.
The state treasury's investment portfolio totaled $9.5 billion as of Dec. 31, said Milligan spokeswoman Stacy Peterson.
"We earned $99.7 million from July 1 through December 31, 2022, and are on pace to exceed the highest fiscal year recorded in state treasury history," Milligan said in a news release on Monday prior to his swearing in today as state auditor and the swearing in of state Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, as state treasurer.
"The highest investment receipts recorded, dating back to 2005, which is as far back as treasury records go, was $116.9 million in fiscal 2019," said Milligan, a Benton Republican who has served as the state treasurer since January 2015.
The treasury's $99.7 million in interest earnings during the first six months of fiscal 2023 compares to interest earnings of $53.9 million in the first six months of fiscal 2019, $46.1 million in the first six months of fiscal 2020, $15.2 million in the first six months of fiscal 2021 and $27.5 million in the first six months of fiscal 2022, said Peterson.
The increased interest earnings are from higher interest rates, a larger investment portfolio and to active management of the portfolio via continual monitoring of the fixed income market, she said.
The state treasury's investment portfolio has increased in size because of a variety of factors, including higher than expected sales tax revenue, federal coronavirus relief funds that haven't been used by the state yet, and interest earned on the investment portfolio, Milligan said in November.
Milligan said Monday the total interest earnings under his administration is $603.7 million, and he credited increasing interest rates and a highly-focused investment team for the record-high receipts.
"My investment team watches the fixed income market consistently and is able to make calculated decisions with regard to bond quality and duration," he said.
Last month, Lowery said key employees in the treasurer's office who are being retained include Robert Romanik and Stephen Pulley as senior investment managers, Autumn Sanson as chief compliance officer for the treasury and state Board of Finance, and Director of Investment Accounting Steven Kilgore, who will work with Holly Beaver in a newly created internal investment audit function. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/10/state-treasury-earns-nearly-100m-in-first-six/ | 2023-01-10 12:28:43 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jan/10/state-treasury-earns-nearly-100m-in-first-six/ |
Woman says her refrigerator exploded: ‘I thought it was an earthquake’
PERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) - A North Carolina woman’s kitchen was severely damaged when, she says, the refrigerator she’s owned for less than a year exploded.
Lenore Satterthwaite was on her computer when her Frigidaire refrigerator exploded in her kitchen.
“I thought there was an earthquake. It was so loud, you know. I came in, and I couldn’t believe it: the doors were on the floor,” she said. “I just saw the refrigerator doors on the floor here and the holes in the wall.”
She couldn’t believe her eyes as she surveyed the destruction. The outside shell of the refrigerator remained in place, but the contents were scattered all over her kitchen. Her stove, walls and furniture were all damaged.
Satterthwaite called 911 right away, and firefighters responded.
The Person County fire marshal said there was no evidence of an electrical fire or anything else in the house causing the event. He said whatever happened came from the refrigerator, but the exact cause could not be determined.
Satterthwaite says she bought the refrigerator last fall. Just days before it exploded, she says Frigidaire sent a technician to her home after she requested a warranty repair since the refrigerator was making a loud noise.
“He said, ‘This is your problem.’ He had the freezer part all apart. He said the fan isn’t working properly to keep the temperature regulated, so he had to order a fan,” Satterthwaite said.
Before the repair could happen, she says the refrigerator exploded. She’s thankful no one was in the kitchen when it happened.
“I’d hate for someone to go through what I’m going through. I could have gotten seriously hurt,” she said.
Satterthwaite reported the incident to Frigidaire and her homeowner’s insurance, which ended up covering all of the damage.
A statement from a Frigidaire representative said in part: “Consumer safety is our top priority. We have reached out to Ms. Satterthwaite to understand more. We are actively reviewing her product and service information records.”
Exploding refrigerators aren’t unheard of. There are reports of it happening across the country, with a variety of manufacturers. Experts say if you notice a problem, call for service right away.
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Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul, was sentenced to more than five years in prison Saturday for fraud, a punishment that human rights activists denounced as the latest blow to freedom of expression in the city.
Lai, 75, was sentenced Saturday by Stanley Chan, a judge at the district court, on two counts of fraud for violating the terms of a lease contract related to Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper he founded and which was forced to close last year when authorities cracked down on it. Wong Wai-keung, director of Apple Daily’s parent company, Next Digital, was sentenced to 21 months for the same offense.
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Lai’s sentence of five years, nine months — which human rights activists called disproportionately harsh for what amounted to a contractual dispute — was a further sign of the dwindling space for dissent and free expression in Hong Kong. A former British colony, it was promised in the terms of its handoff to China in 1997 protections for individual rights for 50 years under an arrangement known as one country, two systems.
Lai still faces several additional charges, including one under a broad national security law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing that has cast a pall of fear over the city and resulted in jail terms for several prominent pro-democracy activists.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Dennis Kwok, a former pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong and a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, who questioned the framing of the case as fraud, as opposed to a civil dispute. “This is clearly a political prosecution.”
Lai is one of the most prominent pro-democracy figures to be targeted by Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong after it was rocked by a wave of anti-government protests in 2019 and 2020. Authorities have detained opposition figures, forced news outlets to close and arrested and jailed protesters and activists.
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Lai was charged in late 2020 for renting offices of Next Digital’s headquarters to his own consultancy firm, Dico Consultants, in violation of the leasing contract. (The lease designated the use of the building for news purposes only.) Pro-democracy activists and experts said the case appeared to involve a minor offense that would normally not result in prison time. Lai’s consultancy firm had occupied just 0.16% of the entire office complex.
But Chan, during the sentencing, called the tiny percentage immaterial to the gravity of the case. He pointed to the intangible benefits of the arrangement, as well as the need for a strong deterrent, as justifications for a heavy sentence.
Kwok said it was unusual for a fraud case of this nature to be handled by prosecutors and a judge who worked mainly on national security cases. “In normal circumstances, it would result at most in a fine or damages,” he said.
Lai is still awaiting trial on charges filed in August 2020 of violating the sweeping and vaguely worded national security law that Beijing imposed on the city that year. In 2021, he was sentenced to 13 months in prison for participating in an annual vigil to commemorate victims of the 1989 crackdown on a peaceful protest in Tiananmen Square. Seven other pro-democracy activists were also convicted and sentenced in this case.
Against this backdrop, Lai’s sentencing Saturday was not a surprise. For years, state-run Chinese news media and politicians have accused him of being a “black hand” colluding with foreign powers, and some have openly called for him to be punished.
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Victoria Tin-bor Hui, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, said much of China’s anxieties over the protests in Hong Kong had been projected onto Lai.
“They’ve blamed so much of what’s happening in Hong Kong on him,” said Hui, a Hong Kong native who has written extensively on the city’s democracy movement and Beijing’s crackdown. “They’re just going to do whatever it takes to ensure that he gets all the punishment they want to inflict on him.”
Ted Hui, a former pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong, said the charges showed how China’s ruling Communist Party was taking a “comprehensive approach” to silence its critics. Lai’s sentence on fraud charges, he predicted, would be a prelude for further incursions on what remained of Hong Kong’s independent media.
“If they can use a highly technical case regarding a land contract, the regime can easily find another technical point regarding other media organizations,” Hui said. “They can copy the model and persecute other organizations.” | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/10/world/hong-kong-media-tycoon-sentenced-over-five-years-prison/ | 2022-12-10 19:57:27 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/10/world/hong-kong-media-tycoon-sentenced-over-five-years-prison/ |
Santa’s Mailbox welcomes children’s letters in Downtown Denison
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - As Christmas draws near, kids in Denison are busy writing letters addressed to the North Pole to drop off at Santa’s Mailbox.
It is the sound of Christmas cheer.
St. Luke’s Day School students made a visit Tuesday at Nietling Family Eye Care excited to drop off their letters.
“Legos, basketball, and a bibi gun for my dad,” said one student.
The little ones got a special surprise from Santa himself, to make sure the elves know what to leave under the Christmas tree.
“My favorite thing about Christmas is Santa dropping off presents at our houses,” said another student.
The special mailbox is a beloved tradition in downtown Denison which started many years ago by a local family.
“Kids really enjoy it,” said Marcus Hubbard, whose father came up with the idea for the red mailbox. “We usually have over 100 cards in there so they look forward to doing that. My dad saw an appliance dealer up north do this so he said that would be a perfect thing to do to get the kids interested.”
Hubbard still remembers putting this project together with the help of his friends.
“I’ve got some friends in my school class that are 72 years old and that put in when they were about 5.”
Nietling Family Eye Care has serviced the Texoma area for 40 years and is honored to continue this family tradition of making Christmas wishes come true.
“We just get a big kick out of it ourselves watching the children with all the excitement and everything that they have going to the mailbox an anticipation of what they want,” said optometrist Dennis Nietling.
Kids can drop off letters to Santa until December 22nd outside the doors of Nietling Family Eye Care to allow time for an express delivery to the north pole.
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TAMPA — Yankees pitcher Frankie Montas might have a bit of a season, after all.
The right-hander’s exploratory shoulder surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles turned out as well as possible. There was no rotator cuff issue, so the procedure wasn’t season ending.
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Montas will be refrained from throwing for 12 weeks, which takes the calendar to May 17, then he’ll need another 12 weeks or so of build up/rehab outings before potentially being ready to rejoin the Yankees.
Best case, Montas may be back with the Yankees as a rotation or bullpen option in August, maybe even early August. But rehab setbacks are common for pitchers recovering from shoulder surgery, so the Yankees will let the process play out.
“We’re hopeful that at some point he can get back,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after Thursday’s spring training practice.
The Yankees gave up four prospects to acquire Montas and reliever Lou Trivino from the Athletics last Aug. 1, but he arrived with shoulder issues. That led some poor pitching (1-3, 6.45 ERA, 8 starts) and a stint on the injured list from Sept. 20 to Oct. 19. He returned for the ALCS and pitched once against the Astros, but more shoulder discomfort over the winter led to the decision to have surgery.
Montas, 29, will be a free agent after the 2023 season.
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Meanwhile, the Yankees’ catching situation will be compromised for a while as Ben Rortvedt, who is third on the depth chart, had surgery for an aneurysm of his posterior artery near his left shoulder Wednesday.
“He was having a circulation problem, so we had a procedure done,” Boone said. “That will probably take him out for the next month of any baseball activities or anything like that, and then he’ll be able to hopefully start ramping up from that point.
“He came in (for spring training) in really good shape, but he starting to feel it and we were wondering why. That’s why got the special test on and they discovered the circulation problem.”
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Rortvedt, 25, was traded to the Yankees last March in the blockbuster with the Twins that also brought in third baseman Josh Donaldson and shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and sent catcher Gary Sanchez to Minnesota.
Rortvedt was shut down right after joining the Yankees with a right oblique strain that had him on the injured list until Aug. 2. He wound up playing just 48 games last season, six in rehab games and then 42 with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He hit .218 overall with seven homers, 21 RBI and a .705 OPS.
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (WROC) — In time for the start of the PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club is nominated both in the New York State, and now, National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.
Planners with the Landmark Society of Western New York worked alongside Oak Hill’s historian to see the project through. Megan Klem, preservation planner with the Landmark Society, says the official registry is a thorough process which takes up to one year or longer to complete.
“I think the timing of this national register with this huge tournament coming into town plays perfectly together,” said Klem.
While working with those at Oak Hill, Klem says she was able to dive into the rich history including its beginnings in the mid 1920s, to the redevelopments of the East Course leading up to its restorations in 2019. Klem adds that work likely prompted the national recognition for the registry.
Nationally, Oak Hill C.C. has been listed as ‘significant’ in the area of landscape architecture and general architecture for both its East and West Courses and other developments over the years.
“I think recognizing all those stages of this significant golf course were really important. Being listed in the national register really is an honorary designation. It doesn’t come with any restrictions, or things like that, to a property owner. It’s often a misconception that it does,” said Klem.
Those interested in viewing the review can find more information online at New York State’s Cultural Resource Information System. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/pga-championship/oak-hill-c-c-receives-historic-national-recognition-ahead-of-pga-championship/ | 2023-05-19 00:59:20 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/pga-championship/oak-hill-c-c-receives-historic-national-recognition-ahead-of-pga-championship/ |
White House to McCarthy: No negotiations on debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden “looks forward” to sitting down with new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss a range of topics, including perhaps the thorniest challenge confronting Washington this year: raising the nation’s debt limit.
One hitch: That statement came with no actual invitation to the White House, and no date nor time for a meeting.
Rather, the White House again emphasized that Biden is not willing to entertain policy concessions in exchange for lifting the debt limit, which is the nation’s borrowing authority. The U.S. bumped up against that limit Thursday, and the Treasury Department has deployed “extraordinary measures” to stave off default for at least a few more months.
“Like the president has said many times, raising the debt ceiling is not a negotiation; it is an obligation of this country and its leaders to avoid economic chaos,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in the statement released Friday evening. “Congress has always done it, and the president expects them to do their duty once again. That is not negotiable.”
The top two Democrats in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, will meet with Biden on Tuesday, the White House said.
McCarthy, R-Calif., and his new majority in the House have said they will push changes, such as overhauls to entitlement programs, in order for Congress to raise the debt limit. The promise revived the prospects of a major fiscal standoff like the one in summer 2011, which prompted the first downgrade on a portion of the federal government’s AAA bond rating by Standard & Poor’s.
“President Biden: I accept your invitation to sit down and discuss a responsible debt ceiling increase to address irresponsible government spending,” McCarthy said on Twitter earlier Friday, after Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing that she had no meeting date between Biden and the new speaker to share.
On the Republican proposals, Jean-Pierre said, “The President looks forward to learning more about those plans.”
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Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? Bias and access are factors.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Angelica Lyons knew it was dangerous for Black women to give birth in America.
As a public health instructor, she taught college students about racial health disparities, including the fact that Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Her home state of Alabama has the third-highest maternal mortality rate in the nation.
Then, in 2019, it nearly happened to her.
What should have been a joyous first pregnancy quickly turned into a nightmare when she began to suffer debilitating stomach pain.
Her pleas for help were shrugged off, she said, and she was repeatedly sent home from the hospital. Doctors and nurses told her she was suffering from normal contractions, she said, even as her abdominal pain worsened and she began to vomit bile. Angelica said she wasn’t taken seriously until a searing pain rocketed throughout her body and her baby’s heart rate plummeted.
Rushed into the operating room for an emergency cesarean section, months before her due date, she nearly died of an undiagnosed case of sepsis.
Even more disheartening: Angelica worked at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the university affiliated with the hospital that treated her.
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Her experience is a reflection of the medical racism, bias and inattentive care that Black Americans endure. Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States — 69.9 per 100,000 live births for 2021, almost three times the rate for white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Black babies are more likely to die, and also far more likely to be born prematurely, setting the stage for health issues that could follow them through their lives.
“Race plays a huge part, especially in the South, in terms of how you’re treated,” Angelica said, and the effects are catastrophic. “People are dying.”
To be Black anywhere in America is to experience higher rates of chronic ailments like asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s and, most recently, COVID-19. Black Americans have less access to adequate medical care; their life expectancy is shorter.
From birth to death, regardless of wealth or social standing, they are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.
Black Americans’ health issues have long been ascribed to genetics or behavior, when in actuality, an array of circumstances linked to racism — among them, restrictions on where people could live and historical lack of access to care — play major roles.
Discrimination and bias in hospital settings have been disastrous.
The nation’s health disparities have had a tragic impact: Over the past two decades, the higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in 1.6 million excess deaths compared to white Americans. That higher mortality rate resulted in a cumulative loss of more than 80 million years of life due to people dying young and billions of dollars in health care and lost opportunity.
A yearlong Associated Press project found that the health challenges Black Americans endure often begin before their first breath.
The AP conducted dozens of interviews with doctors, medical professionals, advocates, historians and researchers who detailed how a history of racism that began during the foundational years of America led to the disparities seen today.
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Angelica Lyons’ pregnancy troubles began during her first trimester, with nausea and severe acid reflux. She was prescribed medication that helped alleviate her symptoms but it also caused severe constipation.
In the last week of October 2019, while she was giving her students a test, her stomach started to hurt badly.
“I remember talking to a couple of my students and they said, ‘You don’t look good, Ms. Lyons,’” Angelica recalled.
She called the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital’s labor and delivery unit to tell them she was having a hard time using the bathroom and her stomach was hurting. A woman who answered the phone told her it was a common pregnancy issue, Angelica said, and that she shouldn’t worry too much.
“She made me feel like my concern wasn’t important, and because this was my first pregnancy, I decided not to go because I wasn’t sure and thought maybe I was overreacting,” Angelica said.
The pain persisted. She went to the hospital a few days later and was admitted.
She had an enema — a procedure where fluids are used to cleanse or stimulate the emptying of bowels — to alleviate her constipation, but Angelica continued to plead with them that she was in pain.
“They were like, ‘Oh, it’s nothing, it’s just the Braxton Hicks contractions,’” she said. “They just ignored me.”
She was sent home but her stomach continued to ache, so she went back to the hospital a day later. Several tests, including MRIs, couldn’t find the source of the issue.
Angelica was eventually moved to the labor and delivery floor of the hospital so they could monitor her son’s heartbeat, which had dropped slightly. There, they performed another enema that finally helped with the pain. She also was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a dangerous condition that can cause severe pregnancy complications or death.
Then she began to vomit what appeared to be bile.
“I got worse and worse with the pain and I kept telling them, ‘Hey, I’m in pain,’” Angelica said. “They’d say, ‘Oh, you want some Tylenol?’ But it wasn’t helping.”
She struggled to eat dinner that night. When she stood up to go to the bathroom, she felt a sharp pain ricochet throughout her body.
“I started hollering because I had no idea what was going on,” she said. “I told my sister I was in so much pain and to please call the nurse.”
What happened next remains a blur. Angelica recalls the chaos of hospital staff rushing her to labor and delivery, putting up a blue sheet to prepare her for an emergency C-section as her family and ex-husband tried to understand what went wrong.
She later learned that she nearly died.
“I was on life support,” recalled Angelica, 34. “I coded.”
She woke up three days later, unable to talk because of a ventilator in her mouth. She remembers gesturing wildly to her mother, asking where her son, Malik, was.
He was OK. But Angelica felt so much had been taken from her. She never got to experience those first moments of joy of having her newborn placed on her chest. She didn’t even know what her son looked like.
Maternal sepsis is a leading cause of maternal mortality in America. Black women are twice as likely to develop severe maternal sepsis, as compared to their white counterparts. Common symptoms can include fever or pain in the area of infection. Sepsis can develop quickly, so a timely response is crucial.
Sepsis in its early stages can mirror common pregnancy symptoms, so it can be hard to diagnose. Due to a lack of training, some medical providers don’t know what to look for. But slow or missed diagnoses are also the result of bias, structural racism in medicine and inattentive care that leads to patients, particularly Black women, not being heard.
“The way structural racism can play out in this particular disease is not being taken seriously,” said Dr. Laura Riley, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. “We know that delay in diagnosis is what leads to these really bad outcomes.”
In the days and weeks that followed, Angelica demanded explanations from the medical staff of what happened. But she felt the answers she received on how it occurred were sparse and confusing.
A spokesperson for the University of Alabama at Birmingham said in a statement to The Associated Press that they couldn’t talk about Angelica’s case because of patient privacy laws. They pointed to a recent internal survey done by its Obstetrics and Gynecology department that showed that most of its patients are satisfied with their care and “are largely feeling respected,” and said the university and hospital “maintain intentional, proactive efforts in addressing health disparities and maternal mortality.”
Angelica’s son, Malik, was born eight weeks early, weighing under 5 pounds. He spent a month in intensive care. He received home visits through the first year of life to monitor his growth.
While he’s now a curious and vivacious 3-year-old who loves to explore the world around him, Angelica recalls those days in the ICU, and she feels guilty because she could not be with him.
“It’s scary to know I could have died, that we could have died,” Lyons said, wiping away tears. ___
For decades, frustrated birth advocates and medical professionals have tried to sound an alarm about the ways medicine has failed Black women. Historians trace that maltreatment to racist medical practices that Black people endured amid and after slavery.
To fully understand maternal mortality and infant mortality crises for Black women and babies, the nation must first reckon with the dark history of how gynecology began, said Deirdre Cooper Owens, a historian and author.
“The history of this particular medical branch … it begins on a slave farm in Alabama,” Owens said. “The advancement of obstetrics and gynecology had such an intimate relationship with slavery, and was literally built on the wounds of Black women.”
Reproductive surgeries that were experimental at the time, like cesarean sections, were commonly performed on enslaved Black women.
Physicians like the once-heralded J. Marion Sims, an Alabama doctor many call the “father of gynecology,” performed torturous surgical experiments on enslaved Black women in the 1840s without anesthesia.
And well after the abolition of slavery, hospitals performed unnecessary hysterectomies on Black women, and eugenics programs sterilized them.
Health care segregation also played a major role in the racial health gap still experienced today.
Until Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black families were mostly barred from well-funded white hospitals and often received limited, poor or inhumane medical treatment. Black-led clinics and doctors worked to fill in the gaps, but even after the new protections, hospitals once reserved for Black families remained under-resourced, and Black women didn’t get the same support regularly available for white women.
That history of abuse and neglect led to deep-rooted distrust of health care institutions among communities of color.
“We have to recognize that it’s not about just some racist people or a few bad actors,” said Rana A. Hogarth, an associate professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. “People need to stop thinking about things like slavery and racism as just these features that happened that are part of the contours of history and maybe think of them more as foundational and institutions that have been with us every step of the way.”
Some health care providers still hold false beliefs about biological differences between Black and white people, such as Black people having “less sensitive nerve endings, thicker skin, and stronger bones.” Those beliefs have caused medical providers today to rate Black patients’ pain lower, and recommend less relief.
The differences exist regardless of education or income level. Black women who have a college education or higher have a pregnancy-related mortality rate that is more than five times higher than that of white women. Notably, the pregnancy-related mortality rate for Black women with a college education is 1.6. times higher than that of white women with less than a high school degree.
In Angelica Lyons’ home state of Alabama, about 40 mothers die within one year after delivery. The toll on Black mothers is disproportionate.
The state’s infant mortality rate for 2021 was 7.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. The disparities between Black and white babies is stark: The infant mortality rate in 2021 for white mothers was 5.8, while the infant mortality rate for Black mothers was 12.1, an increase from 10.9 from the prior year.
Black babies account for just 29% of births in Alabama, yet nearly 47% of infant deaths.
A 2020 report by the Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Committee found that more than 55% of 80 pregnancy-related deaths that they reviewed in 2016 and 2017 could have been prevented.
Alabama launched its Maternal Mortality Review Committee in 2018 to investigate maternal deaths. But Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama’s Department of Public Health State Health Officer, said work remains to collect a fuller picture of why the disparities exist.
“We certainly know that from national numbers as well that Black women have worse maternal outcomes at every income level, which is pretty startling,” said Dr. Harris. “Age matters and just overall ZIP code matters. Unfortunately, where people live, where these children are born, is strongly associated with infant mortality. I think we’ll see something similar for maternal outcomes.”
And concerns about access and barriers to care remain.
In Alabama, 37% of counties are maternity care deserts — more than 240,000 women live in counties with no or little care. About 39% of counties don’t have a single obstetric provider.
Alabama is not alone in this. More than 2.2 million American women of childbearing age live in maternity care deserts, and another 4.8 million such women reside in counties with limited access to maternity care.
Angelica Lyons said she wanted to seek maternal care at another hospital but the University of Alabama was the only one near her home equipped to handle her high-risk pregnancy, which included high blood pressure near the beginning.
Dr. Harris acknowledged the lack of access to care is a barrier for Black women who live in the state’s rural areas. Much of the state’s public health efforts are targeted along the rural Black Belt, which gets its name from the rich soil but it was also a region where many plantations were clustered.
Centuries later, the Black Belt continues to be a high-poverty region with a large Black population. More than half of the nation’s Black population lives in the South.
“We’ve talked a lot about structural racism and the impact of that on African American women and how it has no place in society,” Harris said. “I think we have to publicly call it what it is.”
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Angelica Lyons’ traumatic birth experience was not the only one in her family. After two miscarriages, her younger sister, Ansonia, became pregnant in 2020, and it was difficult.
Doctors told her she was suffering from regular morning sickness, though she was vomiting blood.
She was eventually diagnosed with an excessive vomiting disorder, hyperemesis gravidarum, and was extremely dehydrated. Ansonia spent months in and out of the same hospital where her sister had been treated.
“They said, ‘Welcome to the pregnancy, sweetheart. This is what pregnancy is,’” Ansonia, 30, recalled. “I told her, ‘No, this is not normal for me to be throwing up 10 to 20 times a day.’ My own primary care wasn’t listening to me.”
Ansonia said throughout her pregnancy she encountered hospital staff that made stereotypical jokes, calling her child’s father her “baby daddy,” a trope often lobbed at Black parents.
“She said, ‘So, your baby daddy, where does he work?’” Ansonia recalled. “I said, ‘I don’t know what a baby daddy is but the father of my child is at work.’ She asked where he worked and I told her he had two businesses and she acted like she was surprised.”
Ansonia said staff assumed she didn’t have any health insurance, when she had insurance through her employer.
Ansonia has Type 2 diabetes and had issues with her blood pressure and heart throughout the pregnancy. She started to see a cardiologist and by the time she was 21 weeks pregnant, she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She was placed on a medley of medications, and her doctors decided to deliver the baby early via C-section.
Ansonia was scared, given everything she witnessed her sister go through nearly two years prior.
“There were several times I told my boyfriend that I thought that I was going to die,” she said.
The C-section went well. Ansonia’s son, Adrien, was due in July 2021 but he was born at the end of May.
He spent his first five days in the intensive care unit, then was hospitalized for another two weeks for some early breathing problems.
Cesarean delivery rates are higher for Black women than white women, 36.8% and 31%, respectively, in 2021.
Problems continued for Ansonia after the delivery. She ended up needing a blood transfusion and was unable to see her son for his first few days of life.
A few months postpartum, she was still vomiting and having fainting spells that led to her being admitted to the hospital off and on. Her arms suffered from bruising from needles used to treat her throughout the pregnancy. She had always been slow to heal from any bruising, a common problem for diabetics.
Yet a doctor who had been involved throughout her entire pregnancy questioned why she had bruises on her arms and asked if she “smoked weed” or took any other recreational drugs. The hospital declined to comment, citing patient privacy laws.
“I said, ‘This is from me being stuck so many times and having to be in the hospital.’ I told him I don’t do any drugs,” she said.
He still sent her blood work off to be tested. The tests came back negative.
“That just made me not trust them, it made me not want to go back,” she said.
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There are indications that the sufferings of Black mothers and their babies are being recognized, however late.
In 2019, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, an Illinois Democrat, and Rep. Alma Adams, a North Carolina Democrat, launched the Black Maternal Health Caucus. It is now one of the largest bipartisan congressional caucuses. The caucus introduced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act in 2019 and again in 2021, proposing sweeping changes that would increase funding and strengthen oversight. Key parts of the legislation have been adopted but the bill itself has yet to be approved.
President Joe Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2024 includes $471 million in funding to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates, expand maternal health initiatives in rural communities, and implicit bias training and other initiatives. It also requires states to provide continuous Medicaid coverage for 12 months postpartum, to eliminate gaps in health insurance. It also includes $1.9 billion in funding for women and child health programs.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra told The Associated Press more must be done at all levels of government to root out racism and bias within health care.
“We know that if we provide access to care for mother and baby for a full year, that we probably help produce not just good health results, but a promising future for mom and baby moving forward,” he said.
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Shelonda Lyons always taught both her daughters the bitter truth of racism, hoping it would prepare them to navigate life growing up in Birmingham, the Deep South city known for its place in civil rights history.
“When we were young, she was showing us those images of all the Black people being hung, being burned on the trees,” Angelica said, pointing to a book that remains on the family’s coffee table. “She wanted us to understand it, to know where we lived and that racism was something that we might have to deal with.”
But Shelonda never could have prepared for the treatment her daughters endured during their pregnancies. She remembers feeling helpless and angry.
“It’s like a slap in the face to me because at what point do you realize that you’re dealing with human beings? That it doesn’t matter what color they are,” she said, adding that now she worries any time they or her grandsons need to go to the doctor. “I don’t have a lot of trust.”
Angelica underwent two surgeries in the weeks that followed her C-section to repair internal damage and address her infection. She had to wear a colostomy bag for several months until she healed.
More than three years later, her stomach remains disfigured.
“I love my child, I love him all the same but this isn’t the body I was born with,” she said. “This is the body that they caused from them not paying attention to me, not listening to me.”
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Kat Stafford, based in Detroit, is a national investigative race writer for the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. She was a 2022 Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow at the University of Michigan. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kat__stafford.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an innovative supplemental filtration system for swimming pools to capture and filter water that was backwashed through a pool's sand filter," said an inventor, from Belleville, Ontario, Canada, "so I invented the AQUAMIZER. My design would also prevent plants and groundwater from being contaminated by chemically-treated backwash water."
The invention provides a method of filtering and reusing backwashed water from a swimming pool's filter. In doing so, it eliminates the need to discharge contaminated backwash water into sewers, storm drains, creeks, etc. As a result, it protects the environment and it helps conserve water. The invention features an effective and eco-friendly design that is easy to install and use so it is ideal for pool owners.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TRO-782, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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The Greatest Heavyweight Boxer of All time Teams Up with Makers of the World's First Gravity Powered Infuser for a Powerful Experience
LOS ANGELES, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary boxer, entrepreneur and advocate Mike Tyson and his newly launched brand, Tyson 2.0, is collaborating with Stündenglass, the world's first gravity powered infuser, to introduce the Tyson 2.0 x Stündenglass in Tyson's signature red. Tyson 2.0 x Stündenglass launches in stores on June 23, 2022 and online at stundenglass.com/tyson
"Looking forward to the collaboration with Stündenglass as we launch the first-ever Tyson 2.0 x Stündenglass Gravity Infuser, bringing consumers and fans a new way to elevate their everyday consumption," said Tyson 2.0's Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer, Mike Tyson. "Thanks to our friends at Stündenglass, we're bringing the most innovative technology to market and giving fans a powerful and memorable experience, that's second to none."
The renowned heavyweight boxer has an elevated vision for Tyson 2.0. Together, Tyson 2.0 x Stündenglass offers a first of its kind, immersive and contactless experience through a patented 360 degree gravity system that generates kinetic motion activation via cascading water, opposing airflow technology and the natural force of gravity.
"Through this partnership, we aim to expand and build on Mike's vision for the industry. We are proud to partner with a like-minded organization that is focused on inclusion and social equity. We want to bring together our communities to ensure everyone levels up. It's truly an honour to work with someone I watched growing up, who is one of greatest athletes of all time" shared Stündenglass CEO, Chris Folkerts.
The Tyson 2.0 x Stündenglass features two glass globes that connect to a red and black metal base which is made of aircraft grade aluminum, surgical grade stainless steel and high quality Teflon seals. Custom molded boxing glove glass globes, The Champions Globes, will also be available for purchase, separately in clear and red.
"Tyson 2.0 is committed to delivering innovative, premium quality products that are Tyson-approved, and our partnership with Stündenglass, allows us to further deliver on that promise, bringing state of the art technologies to consumers nationwide," said Adam Wilks, Chief Executive Officer of Tyson 2.0. "The novel technology and sleek, eye-catching design of Stündenglass coupled with Tyson's signature red makes it a perfect partner for the Tyson 2.0 brand."
Tyson 2.0 x Stündenglass Features:
- Precision machined hardware
- Aircraft grade, anodized aluminum finishing
- Built-in percolation system delivers water-filtered, cooled smoke
- Aluminum bowl kit
- 3-foot silicone hose
- Versatile design for multiple use
- 360 Rotatable activation
- Removable glass globes that are durable, easy to maintain and simple to clean
A patented design backed by an extended 10-year warranty* The Stündenglass Gravity Infuser comes packaged in a custom reusable box for safe storage and transportation.
Tyson 2.0 x Stündenglass retails for $599.95 and is available exclusively on stundenglass.com and can be purchased via Sezzle with 4 Interest Free payments.
Powered by the natural force of gravity and pure fluid physics, Stündenglass is an award-winning Glass Gravity Infuser that has redefined and advanced the culture of many industries, including culinary, mixology, hookah and aromatherapy. Featuring a patented 360 degree system, the first-of-its-kind gravity infuser provides an immersive and contactless experience, with the most powerful and efficient filtration possible. Dynamic functionality, precision craftsmanship and a mesmerizing performance establish the Stündenglass Gravity Infuser as a defining cultural masterpiece. Visit: https://stundenglass.com/
Tyson 2.0 is a premier company formed with legendary boxer, entrepreneur and icon Mike Tyson. The company's mission is to produce innovative, high-quality products known for purity, precision, and wide accessibility. Available nationwide. Learn more at Tyson20.com.
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Group-IB's platform understands who your attackers are and optimizes defenses against them
SINGAPORE, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Group-IB, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity headquartered in Singapore, has today unveiled the Unified Risk Platform, an ecosystem of solutions that understands each organization's threat profile and tailors defenses against them in real time. Every product and service in Group-IB's now consolidated security suite is enriched with information from a Single Data Lake, which contains 60 types of sources of adversary intelligence. The Unified Risk Platform automatically configures your defenses with the precise insights needed to provide the best possible defense against targeted attacks on the infrastructure and endpoints, breaches, fraud, brand and IP abuse.
At the heart of the Unified Risk Platform is a Single Data Lake which has the most complete and detailed insight into threat actors. Group-IB has collected the industry's broadest range of adversary intelligence, with 60 types of sources across 15 categories. The data is gathered by and exclusive to Group-IB, providing customers with unprecedented visibility of threat actors' operations. The raw data is enriched with context, converted into actionable intelligence, and added to Group-IB's Single Data Lake. The patented technology is continuously refined by state-of-the-art research, science, and modeling conducted by Group-IB's dedicated analyst teams spanning 11 cybersecurity disciplines.
The modular architecture of the Unified Risk Platform allows additional capabilities to be easily activated, providing increased protection from cybercrime without friction. A range of out-of-the-box integrations and flexible APIs enable the Unified Risk Platform to easily enhance any existing security ecosystem. When organizations need specialist support, Group-IB's comprehensive suite of services is available for any purpose, from one-off red teaming exercises or incident response to in-life managed detection and response.
In addition to the services, every Group-IB product is powered by the platform to provide complete coverage of the Cyber Response Chain:
- Threat Intelligence provides deep insight into adversary behaviors. Threat Intelligence was independently evaluated as creating a 10% increase in team efficiency over alternative vendors and in a case study generated a 339% return on investment.
- Managed XDR enables organizations to respond 20% faster to threats, according to an analyst study.
- Digital Risk Protection allows organizations to reduce the risk of brand-impersonating scams, digital piracy, data leaks, and more with best-in-breed protection.
- Fraud Protection was calculated by consultants to reduce the rate of false-positive fraud cases by 20% and enable 10% to 20% more fraud attempts to be detected and prevented.
- Attack Surface Management continuously discovers external assets to identify shadow IT, forgotten infrastructure, misconfigurations, and other hidden risks. As part of the Unified Risk Platform, the solution provides a threat actor's view of the attack surface so that weak spots can be quickly and proactively strengthened.
- Business Email Protection defends corporate email from sophisticated attacks. The solution monitors for indicators of compromise, identifies malicious behavioral markers, and extracts artifacts to identify risky emails before they reach their destination.
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US announces criminal cases involving flow of technology, information to Russia, China and Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced a series of criminal cases Tuesday tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple’s software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries like Russia, China and Iran.
Some of the alleged trade secret theft highlighted by the department dates back several years, but U.S. officials are drawing attention to the collection of cases now to highlight a task force created in February to disrupt the transfer of goods to foreign countries.
“We are committed to doing all we can to prevent these advanced tools from falling into the hands of adversaries who wield them in a way that threatens not only our nation’s security but democratic values everywhere,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen, who heads the Justice Department’s national security division.
One of the newly unsealed cases, in federal court in San Francisco, accuses a former Apple software engineer of taking proprietary data related to self-driving cars before his last day at the company in 2018 and then boarding a one-way flight to China on the night that FBI agents were conducting a search at his house. Prosecutors say the defendant, identified as Weibao Wang, is believed to be now working at a China-based autonomous vehicle competitor.
Other cases disclosed Tuesday have resulted in arrests.
One defendant, Liming Li, 64, was arrested earlier this month on charges that he stole thousands of sensitive files from his California employer, including technology that can be used in the manufacturing of nuclear submarines and military aircraft, and used them to help competing Chinese businesses.
Li has been in custody since his arrest. A lawyer who has been representing him declined to comment.
Additionally, two Russian nationals, Oleg Sergeyevich Patsulya and Vasilii Sergeyevich Besedin, were arrested in Arizona this month on charges of conspiring to send aircraft parts to Russian airline companies. Lawyers for both men did not immediately return phone messages seeking comment.
The Justice Department also unsealed a separate criminal case accusing a Chinese national of conspiring to transmit isostatic graphite, a material that can be used in the nose of intercontinental ballistics, to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. And it charged a Greek national with participating in the smuggling of dual-use technology with a military application, including quantum cryptography, to Russia.
The departments of Justice and Commerce and other agencies earlier this year launched the Disruptive Technology Strike Force as a way to prevent U.S. adversaries from acquiring sensitive technology and address what officials said is a growing problem.
“Our greatest national security concerns stem from the actions of nation-states like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — nation-states that want to acquire sensitive U.S. technology to advance their military capabilities with their ultimate goal being to shift the world’s balance of power,” said Matthew Axelrod, an assistant secretary at the Commerce Department.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — With the holiday season and family gatherings just around the corner, the Biden administration is kicking it into high gear, to get COVID-19 boosters out.
“We are obviously now entering a higher risk part of the year,” said White House COVID Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha.
Jha announced the Biden administration’s latest effort to get vaccines in arms is a six week campaign to reach seniors and communities hit hard by COVID-19.
“We’re doing everything we can in the next six weeks to help families get their updated COVID shots by the end of the year,” Jha said.
The White House says only about 11 percent of Americans have received the updated booster and what happens next in the pandemic may depend on getting that number higher.
“We have within our wherewithal to mitigate anything that comes our way,” said Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci.
During what was possibly his last time at the White House podium before his December retirement, Fauci urged Americans to take every step necessary.
“Masking, vaccine, boosting, testing, all of that is part of the spectrum of protecting yourself and your family,” Fauci said.
Both Jha and Fauci emphasized Americans can rely on the science behind the vaccine.
“We want to make our decisions based on facts, evidence, and data,” Fauci said.
“You can decide to trust America’s physicians or you can trust some random dude on Twitter,” Jha said.
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NEW YORK — Fired Fox news host Tucker Carlson said Tuesday that he will be putting out a “new version” of his program on Twitter.
Carlson made his announcement in a three-minute video posted on the social media site, as part of a denunciation of media. He called Twitter that last big remaining platform that allows free speech.
“We'll be bringing a new version of the show we've been doing for the last six and a half years to Twitter,” he said. “We'll bring some other things, too, which we'll tell you about. But for now we're just grateful to be here.”
He offered no other details, and a message to his lawyer, Bryan Freedman, was not immediately returned.
It's unclear what these plans mean for his remaining contract with Fox; typically television companies include a no-compete clause when someone leaves the air. A Fox spokeswoman didn't immediately return a call for comment.
Axios reported on Tuesday that Carlson's lawyers sent a letter to Fox accusing the network of fraud and breach of contract.
Fox announced on April 24 that it was cutting ties with Carlson, its most popular prime-time anchor. The network offered no explanation for the move, and Fox's ratings in his old time slot have sharply fallen.
The break from Carlson came amid a cascade of bad legal news for the network. Fox agreed to pay more than $787 million to settle a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s airing of false claims following the 2020 presidential election — shortly before Carlson was expected to be called to testify. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/entertainment-news/tucker-carlson-twitter-show/507-5b8185ef-d2a6-422c-aed8-76711f20240c | 2023-05-09 23:17:49 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/entertainment-news/tucker-carlson-twitter-show/507-5b8185ef-d2a6-422c-aed8-76711f20240c |
Highly anticipated luxury sports and entertainment viewing experience opens in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bankroll, a luxury sports and entertainment viewing experience, announced that its doors at 1910 Chestnut St. are officially accepting reservations.
A first-of-its-kind concept, Bankroll will define how sports and live events are watched, providing guests with access to a range of unique viewing experiences, culinary excellence and an upscale social environment. Catering to a diverse community of guests and invested sports fans who want to more actively watch the game and be immersed in all the action with friends and family, Bankroll offers high-end sophistication that guests won't find anywhere else.
Bankroll has restored the historic Boyd Theater, a stunning 1920's art deco marvel. The 13,000 sq. ft. venue offers over 350 seats and several types of seating areas for patrons to experience sports and entertainment in new ways. Guests can enjoy the lively atmosphere of The Big Game Room and The Boyd, a theater-style environment, or relax in the comfort of more private 'living room' spaces like The Club and The Lounge. The Bungalows, multiple private viewing spaces each equipped with 3 dedicated screens, create a more intimate social setting for a group of friends and allow you to control every aspect of your Bankroll experience. Guests will have access to stellar cuisine as well as technology integrations like real-time odds boards, personal charging stations and 1,200 sq. ft. LED 4k screens.
VIP and Corporate Memberships will be available for guests looking to further elevate their time at Bankroll. Members will have exclusive private events, advance access to reservations, premier seating for games and unique food and dining offerings.
"Bankroll fills a white space in the market for a modern, upscale venue that seamlessly blends the latest technology with a social atmosphere for event viewing. It's hard to do justice to the space with a description, so we are thrilled to finally share the full Bankroll experience with everyone," said Padma Rao, CEO of Bankroll. "We couldn't be more excited to open our doors to Philadelphians who appreciate luxury amenities and personal service while watching their favorite events."
Bankroll will be open 7 days a week, 5 - 10 PM Sunday - Thursday and 5 - 11 PM Friday and Saturday. The venue's dining room and full menu will be available as well as expanding to their normal hours in the coming weeks. Guests will be able to make reservations through Resy.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, April 28, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
338 PM CDT Thu Apr 28 2022
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE,
AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
ADJACENT AREAS OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF
20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR
LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WEST
TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Dawson, Andrews, Martin, Loving,
Winkler, Ector, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains,
Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe Mountains Above
7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Van Horn and
Highway 54 Corridor, Eastern Culberson County, Reeves County
Plains, Chinati Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Davis Mountains and
Davis Mountains Foothills.
* TIMING...This afternoon through this evening, then again
Friday morning through Friday evening.
* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 4 percent.
* RFTI...5 or critical.
* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the
potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong
winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase
potential for fire growth.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT
FRIDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR LESS, 20 FT WINDS OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...
* AFFECTED AREA...Borden, Scurry, Howard, Mitchell, Midland,
Glasscock, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Pecos and Central
Brewster County.
* TIMING...Friday morning through Friday evening.
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* RFTI...4 to 5 or near critical to critical.
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MOSCOW, Russia — Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered to stand trial Friday by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4 1/2 months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team.
The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist also was ordered to remain in custody for the duration of her criminal trial. Griner could face 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs. Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in the U.S., acquittals can be overturned.
At Monday's closed-door preliminary hearing at the court in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, Griner's detention was extended for another six months. Photos obtained by The Associated Press showed the 31-year-old in handcuffs and looking straight ahead, unlike a previous court appearance where she kept her head down and covered with a hood.
Her detention and trial come at an extraordinarily low point in Moscow-Washington relations. She was arrested at Sheremetyevo Airport less than a week before Russia sent troops into Ukraine, which aggravated already-high tensions with sweeping sanctions by the United States and Russia’s denunciation of U.S. weapon supplies to Ukraine.
Amid the tensions, Griner’s supporters had taken a low profile in hopes of a quiet resolution, until May, when the State Department reclassified her as wrongfully detained and shifted oversight of her case to its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs — effectively the U.S. government’s chief negotiator.
Griner’s wife, Cherelle, urged President Joe Biden in May to secure her release, calling her "a political pawn.”
Her supporters have encouraged a prisoner swap like the one in April that brought home Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy.
Russian news media have repeatedly raised speculation that she could be swapped for Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, nicknamed “The Merchant of Death,” who is serving a 25-year sentence on conviction of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
Russia has agitated for Bout’s release for years. But the discrepancy between Griner’s case — she allegedly was found in possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil — and Bout’s global dealings in deadly weapons could make such a swap unpalatable to the U.S.
Others have suggested that she could be traded in tandem with Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction that the United States has repeatedly described as a set-up.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, asked Sunday on CNN whether a joint swap of Griner and Whelan for Bout was being considered, sidestepped the question.
“As a general proposition ... I have got no higher priority than making sure that Americans who are being illegally detained in one way or another around the world come home,” he said. But “I can’t comment in any detail on what we’re doing, except to say this is an absolute priority.”
Any swap would apparently require Griner to first be convicted and sentenced, then apply for a presidential pardon, Maria Yarmush, a lawyer specializing in international civil affairs, told Kremlin-funded TV channel RT. | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/nation-world/griner-due-in-russian-court/507-edae6815-0717-48cc-8374-2689b9da388a | 2022-06-28 02:15:19 | 1 | https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/nation-world/griner-due-in-russian-court/507-edae6815-0717-48cc-8374-2689b9da388a |
Taking Place in New York City in March, Programming Slate to Feature Conversations with Tubi's Executives, Brand Partners, and Talent Including Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr., Writer and Director of the Upcoming Tubi Original "Cinnamon"
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tubi (www.tubi.tv), Fox Corporation's (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) ad-supported video-on-demand service, today announced that it will host its first-ever conference for advertisers, Tubi Connect. Taking place on Thursday, March 23rd at Spring Studios in Manhattan, the event will bring together advertisers for a half-day of programming that will take a deep dive into how Tubi is connecting diverse stories, brands, and data with the right audiences and delivering brand impact at scale.
"Given the outstanding growth of Tubi, now is a great time to give our brand and agency partners a closer look at Tubi's strategy for the coming year as well as our unique POV across trending topics in the video investment ecosystem," said Mark Rotblat, Chief Revenue Officer. "At Tubi Connect we will highlight how our growth is fueled by diverse storytellers reaching passionate fans, and how brands can engage with them creatively, enabled through data and technology."
Sessions at Tubi Connect will cover everything from streaming marketplace predictions for the year ahead, and new forms of driving impact in streaming entertainment, to how brands can tap into data for more effective and efficient campaign planning. The conference will also highlight why streamers need to create content that appeals to all types of different audiences, as opposed to the masses, to drive viewer engagement and loyalty.
Speakers are set to include Tubi executives Farhad Massoudi, CEO, Nicole Parlapiano, CMO, Mark Rotblat, CRO, Adam Lewinson, CCO, and Tyler Fitch, SVP of Advanced TV & Partnerships. In addition, a number of brand and content partners will be featured including Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr., writer and director of the upcoming Tubi Original, "Cinnamon," produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and starring Damon Wayans, Hailey Kilgore, David Iacono and Pam Grier, representation from New Belgium's Voodoo Ranger, and Tubi's agency partner, VaynerMedia.
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The Brewers will open 2024 season against Mets at Citi Field on March 28 and then host Twins for home opener April 2
A third straight road opener, a home opener against a border rival and, in a big break, no 10-game trips are the high points of the Milwaukee Brewers' 2024 schedule, which was released by Major League Baseball on Thursday.
The announcement came more than a month earlier than it did in 2022, when MLB instituted its new balanced-schedule format for the first time.
Here are some of the highlights.
Brewers opening on the road is becoming a habit
The Brewers' first series will be against the New York Mets at Citi Field, beginning March 28. There is an off-day on the 29th with the final two games on the 30th and 31st.
It will be the first time the Brewers open a season with the Mets but the third consecutive season they will open on the road, their longest such streak since a 10-year run from 1996-2005.
There could be a very interesting storyline connected to the New York trip, with the continued rumors that the Mets are interested in hiring David Stearns to run their baseball operations.
Stearns stepped back from his role running the Brewers' baseball operations after last season and has been serving as a consultant this year. It's believed his contract will expire at the end of this season.
Then in an odd twist, the Brewers and Mets won't face each other again until the final series of the season.
Milwaukee opens at home against border rival
No, it won't be against the Chicago Cubs.
Instead the home opener at American Family Field will come against the Minnesota Twins on April 2, with the brief two-game set concluding the following day. Then the Seattle Mariners arrive for a three-game weekend set that will feature that team's first appearance in Milwaukee since 2019.
The Brewers and Twins conclude their four-game series set at Target Field on July 20 and 21.
The Brewers avoided the brutal trips they had this season
Every team has a few long, tough road trips.
But this season's slate was especially daunting for the Brewers, who had a pair of 10-gamers in the first half – at Arizona, San Diego and Seattle in April, and at Cleveland, the Mets and Pittsburgh a few weeks ago.
To Milwaukee's credit, the team went 7-3 on both trips.
Next season the Brewers have just one nine-game trip, to Houston, Miami and Boston from May 17-28.
Also working in the Brewers' favor will be the fact they play 10 of their final 13 games at home.
Milwaukee's schedule is heavy on West Coast travel in the second half, however, with games at Colorado, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks from July through September.
The lone West Coast stop in the first half is three games from June 17-23 at the Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres.
The visits to Houston, the Angels and Oakland will be the Brewers' first since 2019.
Some visitors will be returning to Milwaukee for the first time in a while
The Brewers host the Cleveland Guardians from Aug. 16-18, their first visit to American Family Field since 2018.
The Texas Rangers will play in Milwaukee from June 24-26 for their first trip here since 2019.
Also in a fortuitous turn of events, the Brewers will have a 10-game homestand from Aug. 9-18. It opens with three games against the Cincinnati Reds, continues with four against the Dodgers and concludes against the Guardians.
Oh yeah, the Cubs
The Brewers play the National League Central Division border rival Chicago Cubs for the first time May 3-5 at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs make their first trek to Milwaukee from May 28-30 and return June 28-30.
The Brewers are back at Wrigley Field for their second and final visit July 22-24.
Only three of Milwaukee's final 22 games will be against a Central Division opponent -- the Pittsburgh Pirates from Sept. 24-26. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2023/07/13/here-are-the-highlights-of-the-milwaukee-brewers-2024-schedule/70410494007/ | 2023-07-13 22:19:58 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2023/07/13/here-are-the-highlights-of-the-milwaukee-brewers-2024-schedule/70410494007/ |
Tyson Foods is closing two facilities that employ more than 1,600 people in an effort to streamline its U.S. poultry business.
The company said Tuesday it plans to close its processing, broiler and hatching operations in Glen Allen, Virginia, and a plant in Van Buren, Arkansas. Both closures are scheduled for May 12.
Tyson said the closures will help it better use all available capacity at remaining plants.
The Springdale, Arkansas-based company said it will work with its 692 employees in Glen Allen and its 969 employees in Van Buren to apply for open positions at other plants.
Tyson has made other efforts to consolidate its operations in recent months. Last October, the company announced it would relocate 1,000 corporate staff from offices in Illinois and South Dakota to Arkansas.
Tyson said operating inefficiencies were partly to blame for its lower-than-expected profit in its fiscal first quarter, which ended Dec. 31. The company said its operating income dropped 68% to $467 million in the period.
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During his state of the nation address in Moscow on Feb. 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he is suspending Russia’s participation in the New START Treaty, which is a nuclear arms pact with the U.S.
After he made the announcement, “World War III” was trending on Twitter, along with a graph that shows the estimated amount of nuclear warheads each country has across the globe.
THE QUESTION
Do experts estimate that the U.S. and Russia hold 90% of the world’s nuclear inventory, as the viral graph shows?
THE SOURCES
- Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
- The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
- Nuclear Threat Initiative
- U.S. Department of State
THE ANSWER
Yes, experts estimate that the U.S. and Russia hold 90% of the world’s nuclear inventory.
WHAT WE FOUND
The data seen in the graph was published by a team with the Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Information Project (FAS). According to FAS, the data is an estimate based on information that is publicly available, analysis of historical records and the occasional leak.
Nine countries in the world have an estimated 12,700 nuclear warheads, as of early 2022. Approximately 90% percent of those are owned by Russia (5,977) and the U.S. (5,428), the data shows.
Hans Kristensen, the director of the Nuclear Information Program, told VERIFY these are the types of nuclear weapons counted:
- Weapons deployed on launchers that can be used when ready.
- Weapons in long-term storage that aren’t intended to be deployed now, but could be returned to launchers.
- Weapons used in military stockpiles that have been retired. They are likely stored in warehouses and will be dismantled at some point in the future.
Kristensen said the exact number of nuclear weapons in each country’s possession is kept mostly secret. The degree of secrecy varies from country to country.
“The United States is, beyond comparison, the most accessible. Not only in terms of the total numbers they share from time to time, but also the details of its modernization program, the discussions in Congress, budget information … because we live in a democratic society,” Kristensen told VERIFY.
He said the most secretive countries include North Korea and Israel. Behind those are Russia, China, India and Pakistan. China, India, North Korea, Pakistan and Russia are among those countries the FAS also found to be countries that are increasing their stockpiles.
For countries that don’t readily provide the information on inventories, Kristensen said the FAS uses their own research by looking at local news stories and monitoring military bases.
“We can see when new systems come in, if the base is full, and how many launchers are there,” Kristensen said. “We incorporate all that information, and also from military forces. We also incorporate research that other institutes do … It’s a big mosaic of information that we're trying to somehow make sense of.”
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), based out of London, is one institute FAS uses to compile the data. Each year, IISS publishes a military balance that provides updated available data on the military organizations of 171 countries.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) also keeps estimates on the total nuclear weapons in the world. The NTI estimations are slightly higher than FAS, with 13,100 nuclear weapons across nine countries. Twenty two countries have materials that could be used to build nuclear weapons, the NTI believes.
Kristensen said Putin’s decision to suspend Russia's Participation in the New START Treaty will limit the amount of information shared with the U.S., like the aggregate numbers of arms. This will make it harder for researchers to track the amount of weapons Russia has.
Putin said he would respect the treaty’s cap on the amount of nuclear weapons it can have and agreed Russia would continue to exchange information about test launches of ballistic missiles.
Using estimated data to spread claims about nuclear war is irresponsible, FAS says
Kristensen was surprised to hear FAS data was being shared along with “World War III” trends on social media. He said that has never been the intention behind publishing the data.
“That’s the predicament. When you put information into the public domain, you have no control over how it's going to be used,” he said. “We don't intend to sort of portray a sky falling kind of picture. We're trying to provide factual information to people so that they can have a discussion about this.”
“In fact, portraying these kinds of World War III skies falling scenarios is a little irresponsible, because it tends to gloss over an enormous amount of details. All these nine countries in the world that have nuclear weapons. They don't have the same strategies for how to use them. They don't think necessarily in the same way, nor do they have the same arsenals. There are vast differences between them,” Kristensen added.
“Some are young; they have very little expertise in how to manage a nuclear crisis. Others are very old. They've been at this business for many, many decades and have a lot of expertise in how to manage this. So it's highly unfortunate to sort of lump everything into one box. And just to say, you know, well, that's the bottom line here that numbers in and of themselves don't tell you anything about what countries intend to do with it.”
It’s important for agencies across the globe to keep track of nuclear inventories, and also for governments to be open with their data, Kristensen told VERIFY.
“If you know something about what's going on, then you're less likely to overreact and panic. When there's total secrecy, the stage is just set for all sorts of exaggerations and rumors,” Kristensen said. “Transparency to some extent is really, really important to take the edge of that form of disinformation and misinformation that over time accumulates and can become much worse.” | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/world-verify/experts-estimate-the-us-and-russia-hold-90-of-the-worlds-nuclear-inventory/536-038f17ca-d3ee-48b3-95b1-b17b8fa34fe9 | 2023-02-24 22:06:59 | 0 | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/world-verify/experts-estimate-the-us-and-russia-hold-90-of-the-worlds-nuclear-inventory/536-038f17ca-d3ee-48b3-95b1-b17b8fa34fe9 |
Florida sets medical marijuana dosage, supply limits
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida health officials have released a highly anticipated rule setting THC dosage amounts and supply limits on products doctors can order for medical-marijuana patients.
The emergency rule sets a 70-day total supply limit of 24,500 mg of THC for non-smokable marijuana and establishes dosage caps for different routes of administration such as edibles, inhalation and tinctures.
The rule, which was sent to patients and doctors on Friday and went into effect Monday, also carries out a state law that imposed a 2.5-ounce limit on smokable marijuana purchases over a 35-day period.
While the rule lays out limits for THC in non-smokable products, the limit for whole flower and other products that can be smoked are based on weight. They are not based on levels of THC, the euphoria-inducing component in marijuana.
And the emergency rule creates a process for doctors to seek an override for patients they believe need to exceed the limits. The rule does not identify a way for patients or doctors to appeal if the requests are denied.
The dosing and supply caps came nearly six years after Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana and more than three years after the Legislature, at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, authorized smokable marijuana.
In setting up the framework for the medical-marijuana program, lawmakers gave the Department of Health the power to use emergency rules to craft regulations. Emergency rules can be published without taking public input, as is required for non-emergency regulations.
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The use of the emergency rule is "kind of the burr in my bonnet" about the dosage and supply caps, Pensacola doctor Michelle Beasley told The News Service of Florida on Monday.
"Regardless of the numbers, what harm has there been, what is the rationalization that they need to use emergency rule power and exclude the comments of all the physicians and all the patients in the state to do this?" Beasley, who works for MMTC of Florida, said.
The rule sets 70-day supply limits for different routes of administration and calculates the equivalent daily dose for the caps. Under the rule, patients’ daily THC doses are restricted to 60 mg for edibles; 350 mg for vaporization; 200 mg for capsules and tinctures; 190 mg for sublingual tinctures; 190 mg for suppositories; and 150 mg for topicals.
Just a fraction of the state’s nearly 800,000 medical marijuana patients would need overrides for the new limits, according to several people interviewed by the News Service on Monday.
But industry insiders predict the dosage limits and supply restrictions will make marijuana products more expensive for patients, who frequently seek out sales when making purchases.
Because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, patients must pay all costs for doctor visits and supplies.
"It’s basically making people shop at Publix when they could go to Sam’s Club and get the bulk discount," Beasley said, noting that many medical-marijuana patients in Florida are retired or on fixed incomes. "If they had done the normal rule process, where they had public comment from patients, from doctors, they would have had that (information)."
The dosage limits also could prevent patients who purchase products that don’t work well for them from being able to buy replacement products within the 70-day window.
Barry Gordon, a doctor with Compassionate Cannabis Clinic in Venice, blasted the procedure used for the regulation, as well as the rule itself.
"I think what this demonstrates is just the utter disregard that the DOH (Department of Health) has for not only the doctors who actively participate in the program with honor and integrity and diligence, trying to follow the rules of a very difficult process to navigate already, much less the patients who are disrespected," Gordon said. "But to send this out on a Friday afternoon with no discussion, with no workshops, with nothing, is just an unbelievable malfeasance. … Who does that?"
Patients can use instructional guides and calculators provided by the Office of Medical Marijuana Use to determine how much they have purchased, how much they can buy, and when their orders can be renewed.
Beasley called the process "unnecessarily burdensome" for patients, especially for older patients who may be experiencing cognitive declines.
"I do this full time and I have a medical doctorate and it’s taxing for my brain," she said.
But John Lockwood, an attorney who represents several medical-marijuana operators, predicted that patients will adjust to the changes.
"I’m hopeful the patients will be able to quickly acclimate to the changes, given that the industry was not afforded the benefit of a public workshop prior to the rule adoption," he said Monday.
Patients are facing the new limits shortly after the launch of a ballot initiative that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for Floridians 21 and older. Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana company, contributed $5 million in seed money to get the initiative aimed for the 2024 ballot rolling.
Beasley indicated state policymakers’ regulatory approach to cannabis could drum up support for the effort.
"It just seems like there is this disconnect where some of the politicians --- not all --- feel as if building a good medical program leads to legalization faster," she told the News Service. "In my opinion, it’s the opposite. If you make the medical patients mad and limit their access to their medicine and make it expensive and harder to get, then they’re just going to say, ‘Screw this. I’m just going to sign the legalization petition so I don’t have to deal with jumping through these hoops.’" | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-sets-medical-marijuana-dosage-supply-limits | 2022-08-30 00:21:46 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-sets-medical-marijuana-dosage-supply-limits |
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The northern Arizona city of Flagstaff is synonymous with mountains — lush with ponderosa pines, meadows and hiking trails that are a respite from the desert heat.
Now, parts of them are burning yet again this year, fueled by winds that grounded air resources Monday. Fire crews were anticipating more moderate winds Tuesday and throughout the week, which could help them get a better handle on the blaze that has largely spared homes but made a run into a wilderness area and toward a lava dome volcano.
Residents around the city looked toward the mountains as smoke billowed through the air and winds howled, some scared, some nervous — most hoping that moisture in the forecast late this week brings some relief.
“We’re most definitely dry,” Flagstaff resident Colin Challifour said late Monday. “The forests are dry. It’s unfortunate. You don’t like to see it.”
Roughly 2,500 homes have been evacuated because of two wildfires burning on the outskirts of Flagstaff. One home and a secondary structure burned, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said. Hundreds of other people in California and New Mexico have also been forced to flee homes threatened by wildfires.
In northern Arizona, Coconino County declared an emergency because of the wildfire.
Fire incident Cmdr. Aaron Graeser said the Flagstaff-area blaze is one of the top priorities in the country for firefighting resources. It was estimated at 8 square miles (20 square kilometers) late Monday, but fire managers haven’t been able to do aerial mapping.
Two other smaller wildfires northeast of the blaze merged, forcing evacuations in a more remote area Monday.
Wildfires broke out early this spring in multiple states in the Western U.S., where climate change and an enduring drought are fanning the frequency and intensity of forest and grassland fires. A springtime fire outside Flagstaff destroyed more than two dozen homes. Most of the residents who evacuated then are out of their homes again because of this latest wildfire.
The number of square miles burned so far this year is more than double the 10-year national average, and states like New Mexico have already set records with devastating blazes that destroyed hundreds of homes while causing environmental damage that is expected to affect water supplies.
Nationally, more than 6,200 wildland firefighters are battling nearly three dozen uncontained fires that had charred over 1 million acres (4,408 square kilometers), according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Even in Alaska, forecasters have warned that many fire in the state’s south have grown exceptionally over the last week, which is unusual. Southwest Alaska normally experiences shorter periods of high fire danger because intermittent rain can provide relief, but since mid-May the region has been hot and windy, drying out vegetation.
Favorable weather Monday helped slow the progression of a tundra wildfire just over 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) away from an Alaska Native village. Moderate temperatures and a shift in the wind that had been driving the fire toward St. Mary’s will allow firefighters to directly attack the flames and increase protections for the Yup’ik community.
The lightning-sparked fire is estimated at about 193 square miles (500 square kilometers). It’s burning dry grass and shrubs in southwest Alaska’s mostly treeless tundra.
In California, evacuations were ordered for about 300 remote homes near a wildfire that flared up over the weekend in forest land northeast of Los Angeles near the Pacific Crest Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains. It had scorched about 1.5 square miles (3.9 square kilometers) of pine trees and dry brush as of Monday and was 27% contained, fire spokesperson Dana Dierkes said.
A second fire in Tehama County in Northern California had destroyed 10 buildings, damaged four others and threatened about 160 structures, fire officials said. It was 20% contained Monday night.
Farther south in San Diego County, five people were rescued after a small wildfire broke out Monday near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said.
In Northern California, a 50-mile (80-km) stretch of State Route 70 was closed indefinitely on Monday after mud, boulders and dead trees inundated lanes during flash floods along a wildfire burn scar.
The causes of the latest California fires were under investigation.
Authorities don’t yet know what started the northern Arizona fire. A man who was camping near where the fire was reported Sunday was cited a day earlier for lighting toilet paper on fire in violation of a year-round fire ban in the area, but he is not charged with starting the wildfire.
Parts of U.S. Route 89, the main route to reach the Grand Canyon’s East Rim entrance and through the Navajo Nation, remained closed, as did the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort.
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Note: x - clinched playoff berth; 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.
Friday's results
Prince Albert 6 Saskatoon 5 (OT)
Moose Jaw 4 Swift Current 3
Regina 4 Brandon 3
Winnipeg 2 Red Deer 1
Kamloops 6 Lethbridge 2
Kelowna 4 Edmonton 0
Spokane 4 Portland 1
Seattle 6 Tri-City 1
Prince George 5 Vancouver 4 (OT)
Saturday's results
Lethbridge 4 Calgary 3
Regina 6 Brandon 3
Saskatoon 3 Prince Albert 1
Swift Current 4 Moose Jaw 0
Red Deer 5 Kelowna 1
Medicine Hat 7 Kamloops 3
Seattle 4 Portland 1
Prince George 6 Victoria 5 (OT)
Everett 3 Vancouver 1
Spokane 4 Tri-City 2
Sunday's results
Winnipeg 8 Edmonton 1
Kelowna 3 Calgary 2 (SO)
Everett 5 Victoria 2
Tuesday's games
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 11 a.m.
Red Deer at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Swift Current at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's games
Red Deer at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Brandon at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Friday's games
Red Deer at Brandon, 7 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Regina, 7 p.m.
Lethbridge at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.
Spokane at Prince George, 7 p.m.
Kelowna at Kamloops, 7 p.m.
Seattle at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.
Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.
Victoria at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17807466.php | 2023-02-27 05:02:05 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/hko-whl-standings-17807466.php |
'We dictated what we wanted to dictate': Surprising Pacers play games on their own terms
INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Carlisle went into halftime Saturday night feeling distraught.
The Toronto Raptors had an obvious game plan and even more obvious reasons to use it. It was their fifth game in seven nights and they were playing without stars Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet as well as rising star Precious Achiuwa due to injuries and illness. The last thing they wanted was to allow the Pacers to turn Saturday's game into a track meet. And in the first half, they did a pretty good job of preventing that from happening.
"They were running dribble weaves chewing the clock up and dropping it into taller guys for isos and just uglying up the game," Carlisle said. "Shortening the game. And we were just letting them do it."
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But then they went back into the locker room. Carlisle told them what was going on and why. And the Pacers flipped a switch and turned the entire game around.
They followed a 52-point first half with a 66-point second half and turned a 13-point halftime advantage into a 14-point win. They shot better than 60% from the field after the break and 50% from beyond the arc and beat an innovative coach in Nick Nurse and established franchise in the Raptors by playing the game entirely on their terms.
"We dictated what we wanted to dictate," wing Aaron Nesmith said. "We played the game that we wanted to play."
It's unfair and unwise to jump to too many conclusions about the Pacers through just 12 games, but at 6-6 they have already put some distance between themselves and other teams who, at the beginning of the season, seemed to be in a similar stage of rebuilding. They have established an uptempo, wildly entertaining style of play that keeps players alert and engaged, and does the same for a fanbase that may have expected this season to be a wash.
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Saturday night was just the latest piece of evidence that the Pacers can impose that style and dictate the terms of engagement, even on teams that have no interest in getting up and down the floor that fast. That in turn suggests that whatever the ceiling on this group is, they might already be far too good to tank for the purposes of acquiring the coveted No. 1 draft pick.
Their turnaround Saturday night speaks to a maturity that belies the fact that they are one of the 10 youngest teams in the NBA, averaging just over 25 years of age before the season began. Three of their five starters are 22 and just one of their top 10 scorers is older than 26, but when their 63-year-old coach with an NBA title and 14 playoff appearances to his name speaks, they listen and apply what he says.
"The great part about Rick as a coach and this organization is we have guys that are honest with each other," point guard Tyrese Haliburton said, "and we have a lot of respect for each other to where we can say the truth and say things that are really going on out there and kind of just get over that and understand that it's not attacking anybody or coming after anybody. It's just challenging you as a basketball player and Rick does a good job of that."
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It also helps that they're so good at their style of play that it's simply hard to stop them from doing what they want to do.
Heading into Monday evening's games, the Pacers ranked second in the NBA in scoring at 117.3 points, behind only the defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics with 119.5 per game. None of their first 12 opponents have held them under 100 points. Just one of the 12 held them under 105 and they've scored at least 115 seven times. They average 102.7 possessions per game, second only to the defending champion Golden State Warriors at 103.0. They're also second in the league in fast-break points with 18.1 per game and second in made 3-pointers per game at 15.5.
Their blinding speed marks a notable change from the 2021-22 season when they averaged 111.5 points (14th in the NBA) on 98.6 possessions per game (18th) but there's enough film on the Pacers now that teams know it's coming. Stopping it, however, is an entirely different issue.
"We know that you have to strap on your seatbelts," Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone said last week before escaping Gainbridge Fieldhouse with a 122-119 win. "They want to get up and down all night."
They can and do primarily because they have multiple point guards who can push the pace and they frequently have at least two of them on the floor at the same time. Though Carlisle had reason to promote Bennedict Mathurin, one of the top scoring rookies in the league, into the starting lineup when guard Chris Duarte went down with an ankle injury last week, he instead moved up fellow rookie and former Gonzaga point guard Andrew Nembhard into the starting lineup to give the Pacers two ball-handlers in the starting lineup with Tyrese Haliburton. With T.J. McConnell also coming off the bench, the Pacers rarely put a lineup on the floor without two guards who can run and create for teammates.
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"We're in shape and our point guards just grab the ball and go," Nesmith said. "As soon as they get the ball from the boards, they push the tempo and we have to run with them."
All three of them can run, but Haliburton is particularly swift and particularly skilled at running egalitarian fast breaks that keep everyone involved and engaged. He's scoring plenty himself, leading the Pacers with a career-high 20.5 points per game, but he's also leading the NBA with 10.3 assists after dishing out 15 Saturday against the Raptors.
And he wants to run. Always.
"We're going to do that regardless," Haliburton said. "If guys want to pick us up full court, they can do that all they want. We have multiple ball-handlers so if you pick up full we're going to get out in transition and play that way. Other guys are going to bring it up. But you guys see. If there's a dead ball and the ball rolls into the crowd, I'm sprinting to get the ball so we can get the ball back in play. I'm 22. I got fresh legs. I just want to run. That's just part of who I've always been as a basketball player."
Haliburton's speed and style obviously works wonders for Mathurin, who is averaging 19.9 points per game and Buddy Hield, who with 18.8 points and 4.1 3-pointers per game is having one of the best starts of his seven-year career. But the tempo is also doing wonders for the bigs, especially center Myles Turner. His 17.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game would be career highs by far if carried over the course of the season, and he posted three straight double-doubles including a 37-point, 12-rebound effort against the New Orleans Pelicans last week.
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"Tyrese is a big part of it, man," Turner said. "He sees everything. ... I know I'm not running for no reason. I know I'm not getting to a spot for no reason. I know if I make the right play, he's going to make the right play. It's that chemistry and synergy that we're building. We didn't have a chance to play together last year. This is the point and time for us to keep doing that. And even if it's not me, if I make the right run, someone else on the court is going to get it because someone else is going to tag and Tyrese is going to make the right read."
The Pacers don't win every time they run. They're allowing 117.2 points per game, which is the fifth highest figure in the league and they can't stop opponents that want run on them any more than their opponents can slow them down. But their ability to match teams bucket-for-bucket still keeps them in games most nights against teams with more talent on paper. They've claimed wins in five of their last seven games with victories over the Raptors, Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat and Washington Wizards and it's not impossible to imagine all of those squads in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, the race for the bottom of the NBA and the draft lottery ping-pong balls that might deliver seemingly certain No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama continues. The Pacers are clearly behind in that regard. If the season ended today, Indiana would take the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons and Houston Rockets have 11 losses each. The Pacers have the opportunity to hand the Hornets and Rockets more when they play at Charlotte on Wednesday and at Houston on Friday in their upcoming roadtrip.
As it stands, it's hard to imagine the Pacers becoming much of a part of the Wembanyama sweepstakes. There is certainly a reason to consider the idea, as trade pieces Turner and Hield seem much more likely than they were before the season to command a heavy ransom from a contender before the Feb. 9 trade deadline.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A mentally ill man froze to death at an Alabama jail, according to a lawsuit filed by the man’s family who say he was kept naked in a concrete cell and believe he was also placed in a freezer or other frigid environment.
Anthony Don Mitchell, 33, arrived at a hospital emergency room with a body temperature of 72 degrees (22 degrees Celsius), and was pronounced dead hours later, according to the lawsuit. He was brought to the hospital on Jan. 26 from the Walker County Jail, where he’d been incarcerated for two weeks.
An emergency room doctor, who tried unsuccessfully to revive Mitchell, wrote, “I do believe hypothermia was the ultimate cause of his death,” according to the lawsuit filed Monday by Mitchell’s mother in federal court.
Mitchell, who had a history of drug addiction, was arrested Jan. 12 after a cousin asked authorities to do a welfare check on him because he was rambling about portals to heaven and hell in his home and appeared to be suffering a mental breakdown. Jail video shows Mitchell was kept naked in a concrete-floored isolation cell, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit speculates that Mitchell was also placed in the jail kitchen’s “walk-in freezer or similar frigid environment and left there for hours” because his body temperature was so low.
“It is clear that Tony’s death was wrongful, the result of horrific, malicious abuse and mountains of deliberate indifference,” Jon C. Goldfarb, a lawyer representing the family, wrote in the lawsuit. “Numerous corrections officers and medical staff wandered over to his open cell door to spectate and be entertained by his condition.”
The lawsuit also accuses the sheriff’s office of a cover-up. The sheriff’s office issued a statement after the death saying Mitchell “was alert and conscious when he left the facility.” Jail security footage provided to The Associated Press by lawyers for Mitchell’s mother shows officers carrying Mitchell’s limp body to a transport car, then putting him on the ground before placing him in the car.
The suit names Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith and jail officers as defendants.
Lawyers representing the Walker County Sheriff’s Office said it could not comment before the conclusion of a requested investigation. The sheriff’s office, following routine procedures, contacted the State Bureau of Investigation after Mitchell’s death to ask for the investigation, according to a statement from Jackson, Fikes & Brakefield.
“The WCSO offers and extends its condolences to the family of Mr. Mitchell and asks for your support and patience for the men and women of the WCSO,” the firm wrote in the statement.
A photo of of Mitchell being arrested was posted by the sheriff’s office on its Facebook page, adding that Mitchell “brandished a handgun, and fired at least one shot at deputies” before running into the woods.
The photo shows Mitchell’s face is painted black. According to the lawsuit, officers told a family member that Mitchell said he spray painted his own face black in preparation to enter the portal to hell. An officer told family members they planned “to detox him and then ‘we’ll see how much of his brain is left,’ or words to that effect,” according to the suit.
According to the lawsuit, a doctor wrote in emergency room notes that Mitchell was “unresponsive apneic and pulseless and cold to the touch” when he arrived.
“I am not sure what circumstances the patient was held in incarceration but it is difficult to understand a rectal temperature of 72° F 22° centigrade while someone is incarcerated in jail. The cause of his hypothermia is not clear. It is possible he had a underlying medical condition resulting in hypothermia. I do not know if he could have been exposed to a cold environment,” the lawsuit quotes the doctor as writing.
Cameron Mixon, a spokesperson for Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, said the office is aware of the matter and it’s “being investigated by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” He said the office will ensure that any appropriate action is taken after the investigation is complete.
The allegations of death by hypothermia come as the state prison system also faces a lawsuit over the death of a mentally ill man who “baked to death” in an overheated prison cell. Thomas Lee Rutledge died of hyperthermia on Dec. 7, 2020, at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. Rutledge had an internal temperature of 109 degrees when he was found unresponsive in the mental health cell, according to the suit filed by his sister. It names prison staff, wardens and contractors as defendants. | https://www.wfla.com/community/health/ap-health/ap-lawsuit-mentally-ill-man-froze-to-death-in-alabama-jail/ | 2023-02-18 20:28:00 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/community/health/ap-health/ap-lawsuit-mentally-ill-man-froze-to-death-in-alabama-jail/ |
Complaint Seeks Various Forms of Relief to Prevent Ms. Bryant from Continuing to Cause Harm to the Organization
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC, Inc. (d/b/a Black Girls CODE) ("BGC") today brought a legal action against its former Chief Executive Officer, Kimberly Bryant (the "Complaint") in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The filing of the Complaint follows the decision by the BGC Board of Directors on August 12 to terminate Ms. Bryant from her role as CEO and remove her as a member of the Board.
The Complaint alleges that Ms. Bryant took a series of inappropriate actions following her termination, including the unlawful hijacking of the BGC website and redirecting site visitors to her own website, which makes several false and misleading statements. BGC is currently taking action to restore its web presence and, in the meantime, is providing information to interested parties via its Twitter account, @BlackGirlsCODE. The Complaint seeks various forms of relief to prevent Ms. Bryant from continuing to cause harm to the organization.
Notwithstanding these distractions, BGC has never been in a stronger position. The organization has served more girls this summer than ever before, with several two-week summer camp programs for girls across the country, including in New York City, Oakland, Detroit, and Atlanta. In addition to learning to code, students learned important leadership and teamwork skills through group activities such as coding challenges and explored Black artists and other important representative figures of inspiration. BGC continues to thrive and remains focused on delivering on its mission for the girls it was founded to serve.
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The Biden White House has been reluctant to talk about alternatives to its student loan relief plan for fear of undermining its case now before the Supreme Court, but should the justices strike down the proposal, they do have some options.
Lawyers for the administration made their case to save President Biden’s student debt forgiveness before the justices on Tuesday, but with the plan at the mercy of a conservative-leaning court, eyes are on the administration for what comes next.
“I’m confident we’re on the right side of the law. I’m not confident about the outcome of the decision yet,” Biden told reporters Wednesday.
The relief was a top promise for the president during his 2020 campaign, and he announced his plan to eliminate up to $20,000 in student loan debt just a few months before last year’s midterm elections.
From the outset, observers knew the proposal would be challenged legally, and it quickly became the subject of multiple lawsuits around the country, with two cases ultimately reaching the high court.
Despite the apparent odds stacked against them, the Biden administration has tried to maintain an optimistic tone and not entertained talk of backing off.
“The plan that we put forward in August is the plan that we have, which is also a plan that you heard the solicitor general really defend in a strong and powerful way yesterday. And that’s our plan, and we believe in our legal authority to get that done and get that implemented,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday, adding that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona had reached out to borrowers this week to let them know the White House has their back.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House. (Greg Nash)
“Our focus right now is getting this done. You saw the solicitor general really give a strong argument yesterday in front of the highest court in the land. There’s a reason we took it to the Supreme Court,” Jean-Pierre said.
In the short term, perhaps the most viable alternative Biden could explore if the high court nixes his proposal is loan forgiveness through a new executive action, a possibility backed by leading Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.).
In 2021, Schumer, Warren and other Democrats called on Biden to use authority under the Higher Education Act (HEA) to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt for all borrowers. The 1965 law allows for student loan relief for certain groups, including those whose institutions have since closed.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a rally for student debt relief advocates gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington as the court heard arguments over President Biden’s student debt relief plan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
“Congress has already granted the Secretary of Education the legal authority to broadly cancel student debt under section 432(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1082(a)), which gives the Secretary the authority to modify, ‘… compromise, waive, or release any right, title, claim, lien, or demand, however acquired, including any equity or any right of redemption,’” the Democrats wrote.
Robert Moran, a former senior policy adviser in the Education Department under President George W. Bush, suggested that the Biden administration could also try to defend its current plan under the HEA, as opposed to the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students, or HEROES, Act, which it cited before the Supreme Court.
“The administration may return to some of the arguments proposed under the HEA to provide this relief. If that happens, I am sure there will be another series of court cases that will likely end back at the Supreme Court,” Moran said.
He added, however, that he doesn’t personally think that the HEA grants Biden the authority to enact the loan forgiveness and he’s “not sure what is available to the administration to provide the relief.”
Another option, although very unlikely with the House in Republican hands, is to get student debt relief through Congress.
Democrats did secure a legislative win in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package Biden signed in 2021, which included a provision that made it so student debt relief would be tax-free if it occurred, a step critical to advocates.
“Congressional action is always an option, but the short answer is, there is no quick fix,” said Debra Dixon, a former chief of staff of the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development at the Education Department under President Obama.
Lawmakers and activists plan to keep up the pressure on the administration.
“Well, I think there’s going to be an uproar across the country, in particular on college campuses across the country. And folks who are working really hard to get it done, these activists are gonna continue to organize and we’ll continue to try to address the issue in Congress,” Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif. ) told The Hill at a rally outside of the Supreme Court this week in support of student debt relief.
Student debt relief advocates gather outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
At the same demonstration, Rep. Max Frost (D-Fla.), the first Generation Z member of Congress, replied “no” when asked if there is a legislative path forward if the court knocks down the Biden plan.
“And so what we’ll need to do just because of the numbers right now, the majority, so what we’ll need to do is we’ll need the president to try something else. What is that? I don’t know. But we’ll probably need to get creative,” Frost said.
“There’s ways that we can work around it, especially in conversations I’ve had with experts on the issue. What those are? Not sure yet, but there are ways to work around it and figure out how we can still get this relief for people,” he added.
Apart from complete debt cancellation, the Biden administration has worked to make it so student loan borrowers have an easier time repaying their student loans once payments resume after a pandemic-related pause.
One of the proposals the administration has made is changes to lower payments for income-driven repayment (IDR) plans. IDR plans make it so a person pays back a certain amount each month, and after 20 to 25 years the rest of their debt will be forgiven.
Under the proposed changes, an individual making less than $30,500 would have $0 monthly payments, and each month would still count towards the time it takes to get debt forgiveness. Those making above $30,500 will still see a benefit as they will only have to pay 5 percent of their discretionary income, not the current 10 percent.
The number of years for forgiveness would also be shortened, with those who have debts of $12,000 original principal or less able to receive forgiveness after 10 years. Every $1,000 above a $12,000 original principal would give another year of monthly payments up to the 20 to 25 year mark before forgiveness could apply.
Junlei Chen, an economist for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton Budget Model, says the proposed changes to the IDR plan are more likely to succeed and be the best option for student debt relief for borrowers in the future.
However, Chen cautions those changes would cost billions of dollars.
“The budgetary costs of the new IDR plan will shoot up, and our estimate is in the next 10 years budget window, it will cost around like $333 billion to $360 billion, which is almost the same level as the student loan forgiveness plan,” she said.
The Department of Education “proposed their estimated cost of the IDR plan, which is like around 140 [billion]. But they didn’t take into account the more generous feature of this IDR plan” and the high possibility borrowers will “change their behavior and they would switch into this IDR plan,” Chen said.
Student debt relief advocates rally outside the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Another option the administration proposed to make student debt less burdensome was easing the high bar to declare bankruptcy on the loans.
Student loans are treated differently than other types of debt in bankruptcy court, with borrowers burdened with the difficult task of proving “undue hardship” and a “certainty of hopelessness” in many states to get the debt discharged.
Under the proposed changes, in certain situations the government may decide not to contest the discharge of federally held student loans, making it much easier for them to be included in a bankruptcy case.
—Zach Schonfeld and Alex Gangitano contributed. | https://cbs4indy.com/hill-politics/what-biden-might-try-next-if-his-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-is-struck-down/ | 2023-03-04 19:59:13 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/hill-politics/what-biden-might-try-next-if-his-student-loan-forgiveness-plan-is-struck-down/ |
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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) - Blake Stenstrom threw for 281 yards and a touchdown, and Andrei Iosivas had 120 yards receiving and a touchdown and Princeton used the second half to pull away from Lehigh for a 29-17 win on Saturday.
Following a 10-all, first-half tie, the Tigers scored 19 straight points, scoring a pair of touchdowns sandwiched around field goals of 38 and 26 yards by Jeffrey Sexton. Sexton also connected from 44 yards in the second quarter to knot it at 10.
John Volker’s 2-yard scoring run early in the third put the Tigers (2-0) ahead for good with 11:59 left in the quarter. Early in the fourth, Stenstrom connected with Iosivas on a 65-yard pass for a 29-10 lead.
Lined up wide left with two receivers inside him, Iosivas ran an underneath slant and took Stenstrom’s short pass to the end zone.
Lehigh’s (1-3) Dante Perri threw for 104 yards, a touchdown and was intercepted twice. | https://www.wfmz.com/sports/princeton-football-pulls-away-from-lehigh-in-the-second-half/article_82293b9e-3c72-11ed-85cf-c3f6b88944cd.html | 2022-09-25 03:42:20 | 1 | https://www.wfmz.com/sports/princeton-football-pulls-away-from-lehigh-in-the-second-half/article_82293b9e-3c72-11ed-85cf-c3f6b88944cd.html |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In her years running Catholic youth programs in France, Sister Nathalie Becquart often invoked her own experience as a seasoned sailor in urging young people to weather the storms of their lives. “There’s nothing stronger than seeing the sunrise after a storm, the flat calm of the sea,” she says.
That lesson is especially applicable to Becquart herself as she charts the global church through an unprecedented — and at times, tempestuous — period of reform as one of the highest-ranking women at the Vatican.
Pope Francis named the 54-year-old nun as the first female undersecretary in the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops office in 2021. Since then, she has been crisscrossing the globe as the public face of his hallmark call to listen to rank-and-file Catholics and empower them to have a greater say in the life of the church.
That process, which comes to a head in October with a big assembly, reaches a crucial point Tuesday with the publication of the working document for the meeting. It is shaping up as a referendum on the role of women in the church of the third millennium.
Becquart, who has overseen a canvassing of ordinary Catholics about their needs from the church and hopes for the future, says the call for change is unambiguous and universal, with demands that women have greater decision-making roles taking center-stage at the meeting, or synod.
“There is this unanimous call because women want to participate, to share their gifts and charism at the service of the church,” Becquart said in an interview with The Associated Press in her offices just off St. Peter’s Square. “It’s about how could we be men and women together in this society, in this church, with this vision of equality, of dignity, reciprocity, collaboration, partnership.”
For a 2,000-year-old institution that by its very doctrine bars women from its highest ranks, Francis’ synodal process has sparked unusual optimism among women who have long felt they were second-class citizens in the church. Predictably, the prospects of change have provoked a strong backlash from conservatives, who view the synod as undermining the all-male, clerical-based hierarchy and the ecclesiology behind it.
Becquart and Francis aren’t daunted, however, and see the criticism, fear and alarm as a good sign, that something big and important is underway.
“Of course there is resistance,” Becquart says, chuckling. “If there is no resistance, that means nothing is happening or nothing is changing.”
But she also puts it in perspective: “If you look at all the history of the reform of the church, where you have the strongest resistance or debated points, it’s really usually a very important point.”
Francis, the 86-year-old Argentine Jesuit, has already done more than any modern pope to promote women by changing church law to allow them to read Scripture and serve on the altar as eucharistic ministers, even while reaffirming they cannot be ordained as priests. He has changed the Vatican’s founding constitution to allow women to head Vatican offices and made several high-profile female appointments, none more symbolically significant than Becquart’s.
As undersecretary in the Synod of Bishops, Becquart was de facto granted the right to vote at the upcoming October synod — a right previously held by men only. After years of complaints by women, who had been allowed to participate in synods only as nonvoting experts, auditors or observers, Francis not only gave Becquart a voting role, but expanded the vote to laypeople in general.
In April, the Vatican announced that 70 non-bishops would be voting alongside the successors of the apostles in October, and that half of them were expected to be women. While these represent less than a quarter of the bishop votes, the reform was nevertheless historic and a reflection of Francis’ belief that church governance doesn’t come from priestly ordination but by specific jobs entrusted to the baptized faithful.
Becquart has long held leadership roles in the French church, where she ran the bishops’ youth evangelization program. A graduate of Paris’ top HEC business school, Becquart says she has drawn strength from the women who preceded her at the Vatican and in her own religious community, the Xaviere Sisters, a Jesuit-inspired, Vatican II-era missionary congregation that she joined at age 26.
From them and her grandmother, who was widowed while pregnant with her fourth child, Becquart says she learned that women “carry on this message that life is stronger than death, and that even in the greatest difficulties, crises and sufferings, there is a possible path, especially when you are not alone.”
It’s a lesson she applies when sailing and leading spiritual retreats at sea, “There will be good weather and bad weather, quiet seas and then big waves.” she said. But eventually, the storm will end.
“That’s our life and that’s the life of the church,” she added.
Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See, Chiara Porro, has praised Becquart’s leadership style, recalling how she managed a room full of bishops during the Oceania phase of the synod consultation process. Becquart’s presence as a female Vatican envoy traveling to Fiji to brief Pacific bishops on the pope’s agenda signaled a paradigm shift, Porro said.
“She doesn’t have any preconceived objectives or outcomes. For her, no issues are off-limits, I think, and that’s very important because people feel that they can bring up what they want to discuss,” she said.
Veteran Vatican-watchers, however, caution that even with women taking on high-profile appointments and winning the right to vote at the October synod, the men still run the show.
“All the reforms that have been made to date on governing at the Vatican, in my opinion, are just appearances,” said Lucetta Scaraffia, a church historian who participated in a 2016 synod and wrote a scathing account of her marginalized role in “From the Last Row.” Her experiences — of being forced to go through a metal detector and check in each day while the bishops waltzed in unimpeded — were emblematic.
“I realized how the Catholic Church really was another world and what it means for women to be nonexistent. To actually not exist,” she said.
Jean-Marie Guenois, chief religious affairs correspondent for Le Figaro, who has known Becquart for years, says her role at the Vatican and in the synod process would be revolutionary “if it marked a paradigm shift in the Catholic Church where women would achieve parity of power in government.”
“We’re a long way from that,” he said, while nevertheless calling Becquart’s position “simply prophetic.”
“Prophets are often discreet but firm, opposed but determined to move forward,” said Guenois, author of the forthcoming book “Pope Francis: The Revolution.”
“The patriarchal culture of the Catholic Church is explained by theological and historical reasons that go back thousands of years,” he said. “It takes more than 20 months to change the habits of 20 centuries.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/a-high-profile-french-nun-is-inspiring-hope-for-catholic-women-but-can-she-really-bring-change/ | 2023-06-19 06:58:23 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/a-high-profile-french-nun-is-inspiring-hope-for-catholic-women-but-can-she-really-bring-change/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Clackamas County court gave swimmers and water enthusiasts a great gift headed into summer by ruling Oswego Lake, along with its surrounding water, was a public lake on Tuesday.
According to court documents, the Clackamas County court sided with the Oregon Supreme Court opinion tat the public has the same right to the lake — which is an artificially contained body of water — as it does to water in its natural condition.
The public had been prohibited from entering Oswego Lake or launching boats from city-owned waterfront parks since a Lake Oswego ordinance was introduced in 2012.
Plaintiffs Mark Kramer and Todd Prager argued that under Oregon’s statutory declaration the public had a right to the lake. The 1921 declaration holds that all winding lakes are “navigable and public waters.”
Along with this, Prager and Kramer said the Oregon Marine Board’s rules confirmed the lake was used for navigational purposes, even with its expansion. According to these rules, Lakewood Bay is also considered to be part of Oswego Lake.
In its ruling, the court agreed, stating: “Oswego Lake’s partial title-navigability, the public trust status of is waters, and the specific circumstances here create a public right of access to the lake from the City’s public waterfront parks.” | https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/court-rules-public-can-access-oswego-lake-lakewood-bay/ | 2022-04-20 19:43:28 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/court-rules-public-can-access-oswego-lake-lakewood-bay/ |
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A price cap and European Union embargo on most Russian oil have cut into Moscow's revenue from fossil fuels, but the Kremlin is still earning substantial cash to fund its war in Ukraine because the $60-per-barrel cap was “too lenient," researchers said Wednesday.
The combination of the cap by the Group of Seven major democracies and the EU ban are costing Russia an estimated 160 million euros ($171.9 million) per day, the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said in a study of the first weeks of the sanctions, which took effect Dec. 5.
But the group's figures showed that Russia was still taking in 640 million euros a day from fossil fuels, down from 1 billion euros daily from March to May 2022 just after the country invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Russia would lose an additional 120 million a day starting Feb. 5, when the EU bars imports of refined oil products such as diesel fuel, for which Russia is a major supplier. That would drop Moscow's earnings to 520 million euros a day by February.
The group said Russia still managed to make 3.1 billion euros in revenue shipping oil under the price cap, reaping 2 billion euros in tax income. Lowering the cap to $25-$35 per barrel would almost completely eliminate the tax income by putting the price much closer to Russia's cost of production.
The current price cap is above the market price for Russian oil and remains in the range of what Moscow needs to balance its budget.
Western governments have struggled to find a way to cut into the fossil fuel income that is the main funding source for Russia's government budget and its war against Ukraine. Early rounds of sanctions mostly avoided blocking oil and natural gas shipments. That's because the European Union had been heavily dependent on Russian fossil fuels to run its economy and because sharply higher energy prices early in the war helped send inflation through the roof in Europe and the United States.
The Group of Seven major democracies came up with the price cap as a solution to keep Russian oil flowing to other parts of the world and avoid sharply higher energy prices while still cutting into the Kremlin's income. The cap is enforced by barring insurers, mostly based in the West, from handling Russian oil shipments priced above the cap. The EU oil embargo blocks the bulk of Russian oil — that coming by tanker.
Lowering the cap could have unpredictable effects because President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will not sell oil to countries obeying the cap, a threat which has not materialized because the cap is above the market price.
Oil markets, however, are now less focused on a potential loss of Russian oil than on weak demand from a slowing global economy, and prices have fallen.
The research center compiling the estimates called for restrictions on the sales of old tankers to prevent Russia, its allies and related traders from assembling a replacement fleet to circumvent the oil price cap and to strengthen penalties for dodging the cap by increasing penalties.
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TEMECULA, Calif., Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 year brings exciting developments for Halter Ranch. At the turn of the new year, Hart Winery in Temecula, California is set to become Halter Ranch Temecula, officially opening on January 2, 2023.
Purchased by Halter Ranch in May of 2022, the Halter Ranch Temecula (formerly Hart Winery) Tasting Room and 8-acre vineyard are located in the spirited Temecula Valley, approximately 60 minutes from the warm coastline of San Diego, Orange County, and Palm Springs, and 90 minutes from star-studded Los Angeles.
Halter Ranch will continue the tradition set forth by Hart Winery of sourcing the highest quality and organically grown grapes from the historic Cazas Vineyard, which dates to the late 1800s, and the Volcanic Ridge Vineyard, situated on a Volcanic Ridge overlooking the Pacific Ocean. From this partnership will come a series of high-quality, limited-production Temecula wines that celebrate the region. These new additions will complement the quiet luxury of the current award-winning Halter Ranch wine portfolio.
As for the future of the Tasting Room, Halter Ranch plans to renovate the space in 2023 by contemporizing the structure, expanding indoor and outdoor seating for guests, and installing a chef's kitchen for the future culinary program that will reflect the same farm-to-table values practiced at the Estate in Paso Robles. The bespoke guest experience will be energetic, inviting, and express Temecula's enchanting small-town feel.
"Halter Ranch Temecula will connect us with the substantial segment of Halter Ranch members in the Southern California area, creating an accessible location to enjoy more frequently," said General Manager Bryce Mullins. "The values held at Halter Ranch, the passion for art, land, cuisine, and wine, will be infused into the Temecula Valley experience."
Set along the western-most boundaries of Paso Robles, California, and surrounded by the wild and wide-open Santa Lucia Mountain Range of the Central California Coast, Halter Ranch is a 2,700-acre wine estate dedicated to land, art, and legendary California terroir. Envisioned by Swiss entrepreneur, philanthropist, and world-leading land conservationist, Hansjörg Wyss, the estate is an homage to his mother, Alice, and a haven for the natural world to flourish and deliver exceptional timeless wines.
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NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Wednesday, January 18, 2023
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Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
NYZ009-192100-
Northern Oneida-
Including the city of Boonville
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...
.TODAY...Freezing rain with snow likely with rain this afternoon.
Snow accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth
of an inch. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph,
increasing to east 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph this
afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Freezing rain with possible rain and snow likely in the
evening, then snow, freezing rain and rain after midnight.
Additional snow accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation of up
to a tenth of an inch. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon.
Additional snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the mid 30s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of snow 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Little or no additional snow
accumulation. Lows in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of snow 90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ015-192100-
Yates-
Including the city of Penn Yan
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Snow likely this morning. Rain with a chance of freezing
rain. Little or no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to a
tenth of an inch. Highs around 40. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow showers likely. Little or no snow
accumulation. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Light snow accumulation
possible. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow and rain likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid
30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
$$
NYZ016-192100-
Seneca-
Including the city of Seneca Falls
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Rain likely with possible snow and freezing rain this
morning, then rain this afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation.
Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs around 40. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers likely. Rain likely in the morning, then rain
showers likely in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation.
Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Light snow accumulation
possible. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs in the upper 30s. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
of precipitation 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs in
the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
$$
NYZ017-192100-
Southern Cayuga-
Including the city of Auburn
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Rain likely with possible snow and freezing rain this
morning, then rain with freezing rain likely this afternoon. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in
the upper 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. A chance of snow after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers. Rain showers. Snow accumulation around an
inch. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Additional light snow
accumulation possible. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows around 30. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the lower
30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
$$
NYZ018-192100-
Onondaga-
Including the city of Syracuse
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...A slight chance of freezing rain. A chance of snow this
morning, then rain with snow likely this afternoon. Little or no
snow accumulation. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the
upper 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Snow likely after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain in the morning. Snow showers. Snow accumulation
around an inch. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Additional light snow accumulation.
Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow
90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely. Lows around 30. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid
30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
$$
NYZ022-192100-
Steuben-
Including the cities of Corning and Hornell
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...A chance of freezing rain. Rain with snow likely this
morning, then rain this afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.
Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the upper
30s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain in the evening, then a chance of rain and
snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the
lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest after
midnight. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow and rain showers likely, mainly in the morning. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch possible. Highs in the upper 30s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Lows
in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid 30s.
$$
NYZ023-192100-
Schuyler-
Including the city of Watkins Glen
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Snow likely with a chance of freezing rain this morning.
Rain. Little or no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to a
tenth of an inch. Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow showers likely. Snow accumulation up to
1 inch possible. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Light snow accumulation
possible. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows around 30. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs
in the mid 30s.
$$
NYZ024-192100-
Chemung-
Including the city of Elmira
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...A chance of snow with a slight chance of freezing rain this
morning. Rain. Little or no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation of
up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow showers likely. Little or no snow
accumulation. Highs around 40. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows around 30. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid
30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
$$
NYZ025-192100-
Tompkins-
Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Rain. A chance of freezing rain and snow this morning, then
a slight chance of freezing rain this afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the upper
30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. A chance of snow after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.
Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Light snow accumulation. Lows in the
mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of snow 90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows around 30. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ036-192100-
Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...A chance of snow this morning, then rain with possible snow
and freezing rain likely this afternoon. Snow accumulation up to
1 inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the mid 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Freezing rain in the evening, then snow likely
after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation
around a trace. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow and rain showers in the morning, then snow showers in
the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the upper
30s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Additional light snow accumulation.
Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow
90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ037-192100-
Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...
.TODAY...A slight chance of snow this morning, then rain, a chance
of freezing rain and snow this afternoon. Snow accumulation around
an inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Highs in the
mid 30s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Freezing rain with a chance of snow in the evening,
then snow and freezing rain likely after midnight. Additional snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an
inch. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow and rain showers in the morning, then snow showers in
the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the upper
30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Little or no additional snow
accumulation. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of snow 90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Highs in the lower 30s.
Chance of snow 60 percent.
$$
NYZ044-192100-
Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Snow likely with a slight chance of freezing rain this
morning, then rain with freezing rain likely this afternoon. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in
the mid 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. Snow likely after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow and rain showers in the morning, then snow showers in
the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the mid
30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Additional light snow accumulation.
Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 30. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ045-192100-
Chenango-
Including the city of Norwich
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...A slight chance of freezing rain. Snow likely this morning,
then rain this afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice
accumulation around a trace. Highs in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain. A chance of snow after midnight. Little or no snow
accumulation. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...Snow and rain showers. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.
Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows
in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow
90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ046-192100-
Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...
.TODAY...A chance of snow with a slight chance of freezing rain this
morning, then rain with possible snow and freezing rain likely this
afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation of up to
a tenth of an inch. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds around 5 mph,
increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain and freezing rain. Snow, mainly in the evening.
Little or no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to one
quarter of an inch. Lows in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming south after midnight.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Snow and rain
showers. Snow accumulation around an inch. Ice accumulation around a
trace. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 30. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ055-192100-
Tioga-
Including the cities of Owego and Waverly
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Rain. Snow likely with a slight chance of freezing rain
this morning, then freezing rain this afternoon. Snow accumulation
up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the upper
30s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain in the evening, then rain likely with a chance of
snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the mid
30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.
Highs around 40. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Light snow accumulation
possible. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows around 30. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ056-192100-
Broome-
Including the city of Binghamton
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Rain. A chance of snow with a slight chance of freezing
rain this morning, then freezing rain this afternoon. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in
the mid 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain in the evening, then rain likely with a chance of
snow after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows in the mid
30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow showers. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.
Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows
in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow
90 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows around 30. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ057-192100-
Delaware-
Including the cities of Delhi and Walton
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Snow likely. A slight chance of freezing rain this morning,
then rain, sleet with a chance of freezing rain this afternoon.
Precipitation may be heavy at times this afternoon. Snow and sleet
accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an
inch. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds around 5 mph, increasing to
southeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Rain and freezing rain in the evening, then rain likely,
a chance of snow and freezing rain likely after midnight. Little or
no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch.
Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.FRIDAY...A chance of freezing rain in the morning. Snow and rain
showers. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the upper 30s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow likely. Lows around 30. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Snow likely. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance of snow
60 percent.
$$
NYZ062-192100-
Sullivan-
Including the city of Monticello
335 AM EST Thu Jan 19 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Rain likely with possible snow and freezing rain this
morning, then rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow this afternoon.
Precipitation may be heavy at times this afternoon. Snow and sleet
accumulation up to 1 inch. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an
inch. Highs in the mid 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast with gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of
precipitation near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. Rain and freezing rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain with possible freezing rain and snow likely after
midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to
a tenth of an inch. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain, snow and freezing rain in
the morning, then a chance of rain and snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Chance of snow 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Snow, rain likely with a chance of freezing rain.
Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Brisk with
highs in the mid 30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the lower
30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
$$
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Damar Hamlin is back on his feet, and that’s uplifting enough in allowing coach Sean McDermott and the Buffalo Bills to focus on their immediate future rather than an emotional past in preparing to host the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC divisional playoff on Sunday.
In some three weeks time, the Bills — and the Bengals for that matter, too —- have gone from having their game canceled after Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and needing to be resuscitated on the field in Cincinnati, to being consoled by the safety’s remarkable recovery.
“I think the guys are in a good spot,” McDermott said on Wednesday in noting Hamlin has made regular visits to the Bills facility this week.
“As he continues to improve, I think that certainly helps,” McDermott added. “That experience, we’ll carry with us, and there’s a challenge to that. But there’s also a lot of good that came from that. And I think right now, we need to focus on the positives.”
The positives are numerous, and start with Hamlin back home a week after being released from the hospital. There’s also the outpouring of support Hamlin received in the wake of his sudden collapse.
And McDermott believes the passing of time — and the chance to return to the field to play the following two weekends — helped ease whatever emotional residue he and his players felt.
“I shared this with my kids on Sunday after the New England game because that’s when I had a chance to slow down,” McDermott said, following a season-ending 35-23 win over the Patriots two weeks ago.
“When you can go through your life 48 years and not really have an experience like that, and then that happens, you know that God’s real,” he added. “And you know that there’s power in prayer and miracles do happen.”
McDermott said Hamlin is not attending team meetings, but taking what he called “a baby step at time” in re-establishing a normal routine by “just kind of dipping his toe back in here and getting on the road to just getting back to himself.”
The mood this week in Cincinnati was similarly upbeat after the Bengals were also left stunned by the sight of Hamlin collapsing after making what appeared to be a routine tackle of receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter.
“To see Damar getting healthier as time passes and see where it ended up, there is always going to be a strong connection between these two organizations, and that’s a good thing,” coach Zac Taylor.
Now it’s a matter of two teams who bonded on the field and in the locker rooms in a time of crisis by agreeing the Week 17 game could not proceed, essentially picking up where they left off. Rather than having the AFC’s top-seed hanging in the balance as it was supposed to be on Jan. 2, the stakes are even higher.
“It means there’s a ticket to the AFC championship on the line. That’s what this game means, and I don’t think there’s anything more that needs to be said about that,” Bengals center Ted Karras said. “It was shocking circumstances that happened when they were here. I’m glad everything worked out great. ... Now it’s a win or go home scenario.”
It’s a little more personal for the Bills, but center Mitch Morse believes the team can move on.
“Exponentially, yeah, it helps. There’s a lot of reprieve from seeing him and carrying conversations,” Morse said of Hamlin’s interactions with his teammates. “I think a few guys are still coming down emotionally, like catching up on their rest and stuff. For me, personally, I can only speak for myself, it’s subsided a bit.”
Bills safety Jordan Poyer is looking forward to the challenge.
“I don’t think it should be any different than any other game that we’ve been in,” Poyer said. “Two really good teams that want to win. It’s the playoffs. And so we’re expecting a really great atmosphere, and we’re excited for the opportunity.”
The one issue facing both teams involves game-planning, and whether to go with a similar approach as three weeks ago. The Bills only had one possession, which ended with a field goal. The Bengals, who led 7-3 on Joe Burrow’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd, were on their second offensive series and led 7-3 when the game was called off.
“I think you’ve got to be careful about digging too much, trying to uncover this or that, because we spent a lot of time prior to our last game,” Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said. “You have to be carful of over-thinking it, over-analyzing it giving the players too much, and you end up not playing your best football.” | https://www.abc10.com/article/sports/nfl/buffalo-bills-cincinnati-bengals-focus-on-playing-damar-hamlin-home-recovering/71-c15c8c49-c562-4c53-91e1-8755e3fcf0ef | 2023-01-19 16:07:07 | 0 | https://www.abc10.com/article/sports/nfl/buffalo-bills-cincinnati-bengals-focus-on-playing-damar-hamlin-home-recovering/71-c15c8c49-c562-4c53-91e1-8755e3fcf0ef |
Martha Stewart turned her lifestyle advice into a billion-dollar business: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. In addition to her magazines, Stewart has a new book, The Martha Rules: 10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Grow, or Manage a Business.
Stewart also has two new shows on television this fall: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart and a daytime how-to show called Martha, as well as a radio program on Sirius Satellite radio.
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TOKYO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation game Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team kicked off its special 5th Anniversary with the JUVENTUS OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN: Gifts for All and more in-game campaigns on Friday, June 3. See the original press release (https://www.klab.com/en/press/) for more information.
5th Anniversary Campaign Part 1
It's been 5 years since Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team was originally released on June 13.
During the 5th Anniversary Campaign Part 1 new players wearing the JUVENTUS official kit will debut in the JUVENTUS Selection Transfer and JUVENTUS OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN: Gifts for All. There will also be other campaigns including the 5th Anniversary Big Thanks 10-Player Transfer Ticket where users can perform up to 500 Transfers for free.
Be sure to check out the in-game news for full details on the celebration.
JUVENTUS Official Event Missions Campaign
Event Period: Friday, June 3 until Tuesday, June 7 (UTC+9)
A special social media app-linked mission campaign begins.
Team up with users from all over the world to complete all the in-game missions and receive in-game rewards. Check the details of the missions and results on the official Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team social media pages.
Rewards will be given to all players each time a mission is completed.
Overview of Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team
Supported OSes: Android™ 4.4+, iOS 10.0+, HarmonyOS 2.0+
Genre: Head-to-head football simulation game
Price: Free-to-play (In-app purchases available)
Supported Regions: Global (Excludes Japan and Mainland China)
Official Website: https://www.tsubasa-dreamteam.com/en
Official Twitter Account: @tsubasaDT_en
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tsubasaDTen
Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTgOPO7kIQ35YzB7SBIQoWQ/
Official Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/6tyEs48
Copyright: ©Yoichi Takahashi/SHUEISHA
©Yoichi Takahashi/SHUEISHA/TV TOKYO/ENOKIFILM
© KLabGames
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Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klab.captain283.global
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NEW YORK (AP) — By the Nielsen company’s count, 7.8 million people watched Amazon Prime’s coverage of last Thursday’s NFL game between New Orleans and Arizona. But Amazon says no, there were actually 8.9 million people watching.
So which is it?
You’ll have to judge for yourself. After each of its Thursday night games this season, Amazon has publicly contradicted Nielsen in this manner, one of the boldest challenges ever to a company that for generations has monopolized the count of people watching programs on television.
Neither company is saying the other is wrong, but neither is backing down, either. The result is confusion, most notably for advertisers.
Nielsen, as it has for years, follows the viewing habits in a panel of homes across the country and, from that limited sample, derives an estimate of how many people watch a particular program. That number is currency in the media industry, meaning it is used to determine advertising rates.
Amazon, in the first year of an 11-year contract to stream Thursday night games, says it has an actual count of every one of its subscribers who streams it — not an estimate. The games are also televised in the local markets of the participating teams, about 9% of its total viewership each week, and Amazon uses Nielsen’s estimate for that portion of the total.
“We wouldn’t put out our number if we weren’t comfortable that it was accurate,” said Jay Marine, vice president of Amazon Prime Video and head of its sports department.
Through six weeks, Nielsen says the Thursday night games have averaged 10.3 million viewers. Amazon says the average is 12.1 million. Amazon’s estimate has been bigger than Nielsen’s each week.
“I don’t at all believe that Amazon’s numbers are not right,” said Connie Kim, Nielsen spokeswoman. “And I don’t believe that our numbers are not right.”
Since different methodologies are being used, it’s no surprise that there are differences in the estimate, she said.
“It’s going to take a little time,” Kim said. “As it evolves it should be one number. But we’re not quite there yet.”
For now, ad prices for the Thursday games are set using Nielsen’s numbers. But Amazon clearly has an incentive to let clients know that it believes more people are actually watching.
“You have to remember that this is new — new for Nielsen and it’s the first time there’s been actual data for an event like this,” Marine said.
The dispute has clear implications for the future. Streamers haven’t had much incentive for measurements of daily viewing to be publicized, in part because people don’t watch their shows the same way as broadcast television, and they haven’t needed numbers verified from a third-party source for advertisers.
But with Netflix about to introduce advertising, that can all change very rapidly. And if other companies develop technology that can measure viewing more precisely, the precedent has now been set for publicly disputing Nielsen’s numbers. | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-nielsen-amazon-prime-spar-over-who-really-watches-football/ | 2022-10-25 18:10:45 | 0 | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-nielsen-amazon-prime-spar-over-who-really-watches-football/ |
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate inched down this week to its lowest level in six weeks, just as the spring buying season gets underway.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate fell for the third straight week, to 6.32%, from 6.42% last week. The average rate a year ago was 4.67%.
The recent decline in mortgage rates is good news for prospective homebuyers, as many were pushed to the sidelines during the past year as the Federal Reserve cranked up its main borrowing rate nine straight times in a bid to bring down stubborn, four-decade high inflation.
Also helping buyers, home prices appear to be leveling off. The national median home price slipped 0.2% from February last year to $363,000, marking the first annual decline in 13 years, according to the National Association of Realtors.
One thing that hasn't gotten much better is the supply of homes.
“Over the last several weeks, declining rates have brought borrowers back to the market but, as the spring homebuying season gets underway, low inventory remains a key challenge for prospective buyers,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.
The average long-term mortgage rate hit 7.08% in the fall — a two-decade high.
Rising borrowing costs can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for homebuyers and put the brakes on the housing market. Before surging 14.5% in February, sales of existing homes had fallen for 12 straight months to the slowest pace in more than a dozen years.
In 2022, existing U.S. home sales fell 17.8% from 2021, the weakest year for home sales since 2014 and the biggest annual decline since the housing crisis began in 2008, the National Association of Realtors reported earlier this year.
In their latest quarterly economic projections, Fed policymakers forecast that they expect to raise that key rate just once more — from its new level of about 4.9% to 5.1%, the same peak they had projected in December.
While the Fed’s rate hikes do impact borrowing rates across the board for businesses and families, rates on 30-year mortgages usually track the moves in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing loans. Investor expectations for future inflation, global demand for U.S. Treasurys and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates can also influence the cost of borrowing for a home.
Treasury yields have fluctuated wildly since the collapse of two mid-size U.S. banks two weeks ago. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans, was 3.57% Thursday, but had been above 4% early in March.
The rate for a 15-year mortgage, popular with those refinancing their homes, fell this week to 5.56% from 5.68% last week. It was 3.83% one year ago. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/article/average-long-term-mortgage-rate-at-lowest-level-17869036.php | 2023-03-30 17:16:49 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/article/average-long-term-mortgage-rate-at-lowest-level-17869036.php |
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