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WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed legislation requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul failing and outdated security systems in the wake of rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths.
The bill, approved by the House on a voice vote Wednesday, would force the troubled prison agency to fix broken surveillance cameras and install new ones, providing upgraded tools to fight and investigate staff misconduct, inmate violence and other problems.
The Prison Camera Reform Act, which the Senate passed last year, now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
“Broken prison camera systems are enabling corruption, misconduct, and abuse,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. He has led multiple investigations of crime and corruption in federal prisons as chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, part of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
The bipartisan legislation would require the Bureau of Prisons to evaluate and enhance security camera, radio and public address systems at its 122 facilities. The agency must submit a report to Congress within three months detailing deficiencies and a plan to make needed upgrades. Those upgrades are required within three years and the bureau must submit annual progress reports to lawmakers.
Failing and inadequate security cameras have allowed inmates to escape from federal prisons and hampered investigations. They were an issue in the deaths of gangster James “Whitey” Bulger at a federal prison in West Virginia in 2018 and financier Jeffrey Epstein at a federal jail in New York City in 2019.
Cameras captured inmates going into Bulger’s cell, but not the assault that ended his life — due to limitations on how they can be positioned.
In Epstein’s case, some cameras malfunctioned while others revealed that guards failed to make some required half-hourly checks, and footage of his apparent suicide attempt a few weeks earlier was lost “as a result of technical errors,” prosecutors said.
The House vote came just a day after Ossoff’s subcommittee heard testimony from three formerly incarcerated women who said staff abused them in areas of federal prisons that lacked cameras. The panel has spent months investigating staff sexual misconduct in federal prisons.
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog testified that deficiencies with security cameras in federal prisons have compromised investigations into various misconduct, including sexual assault, the introduction of contraband, violations of civil rights and inmate deaths. The inspector general, Michael Horowitz, noted that cameras are also integral to disproving false allegations.
In introducing the camera bill last year, Ossoff said that blind spots, lost footage, and technical failures were unacceptable. He said federal prisons “must be cleaned up and held to the highest standards.”
The legislation also had the backing of the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee — the chairman, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and the top Republican, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley.
In March, The Associated Press reported that a lack of security cameras in critical areas contributed to rampant staff sexual abuse of inmates at a federal women’s prison in Dublin, California. One woman testified at a trial last month that the since-convicted former warden, Ray Garcia, told her he knew of areas that wouldn’t be captured by surveillance cameras.
The Bureau of Prisons has pledged to overhaul Dublin’s camera system, but progress has been hampered by the need for still more technological and infrastructure upgrades at the Bay Area facility, which opened in 1974.
The bureau’s director, Colette Peters, testified to Ossoff’s committee that cameras have proved effective at curbing abuses, but that more money is needed to make systemwide upgrades. The bureau, which is the Justice Department’s largest law enforcement agency, has an annual budget of $8 billion, but has a $2 billion capital improvement backlog. The legislation does not provide for additional money.
“I have seen this type of behavior and other nonsexual behavior decrease dramatically with the introduction of cameras — both the static cameras inside the institution and also the usage of body cameras,” said Peters, who was previously director of Oregon’s state prison system.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Railroads like the one involved in last month’s fiery crash and toxic chemical release in Ohio would be subject to a series of new federal safety regulations and financial consequences under legislation being introduced Wednesday by the state’s two U.S. senators.
An early copy of the Railway Safety Act of 2023, co-sponsored by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and JD Vance, a Democrat and Republican, respectively, and several others of both parties, was obtained by The Associated Press. The bill responds to the fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, in northeast Ohio near the Pennsylvania border, on Feb. 3, when 38 cars derailed and more burned.
Though no one was injured or killed, the accident and its aftermath imperiled the entire village and nearby neighborhoods in both states. It prompted an evacuation of about half the town’s 4,000 residents, an ongoing multi-governmental emergency response and lingering worries among villagers of long-term health impacts.
The Senate bill aims to address several key regulatory questions that have arisen from the disaster, including why the state of Ohio was not made aware the hazardous load was coming through and why the crew didn’t learn sooner of an impending equipment malfunction.
“Through this legislation, Congress has a real opportunity to ensure that what happened in East Palestine will never happen again,” Vance said in a statement. “We owe every American the peace of mind that their community is protected from a catastrophe of this kind.”
All trains carrying hazardous materials, including those that don’t fall under existing regulations for high-hazard flammable loads, would face new requirements under the bill. Rail carriers would need to create emergency response plans, and provide information and advance notification to the emergency response commissions of each state a train passes through.
That provision could mean changes across the industry. Hazardous materials shipments account for 7% to 8% of the roughly 30 million shipments railroads deliver across the U.S. each year. But almost any train – aside from a grain or coal train that carries a single commodity — might carry one or two cars of hazardous materials, because railroads often mix all kinds of shipments together on a train.
The Association of American Railroads trade group says 99.9% of hazardous materials shipments reach their destinations safely, and railroads are generally regarded as the safest option to transport dangerous chemicals across land. Still, the East Palestine accident showed how even one derailment involving hazardous materials can be devastating.
Railroad worker unions argue that operational changes and widespread job cuts across the industry in the past six years have made railroads riskier. They say employees are spread thin after nearly one-third of all rail jobs were eliminated and train crews, in particular, deal with fatigue because they are on call 24/7.
The bill would address that issue by setting train crews at a two-person minimum. The provision isn’t specifically in response to East Palestine — where the train had three crew members — but to an industry trend toward one-person crews. The Federal Railroad Administration was already considering a rule that would require two-person crews, in most instances. That rule was proposed last summer, but the agency is still reviewing thousands of comments it received on it.
Brown said it shouldn’t take a massive railroad disaster for elected officials to work across party lines for their communities.
“Rail lobbyists have fought for years to protect their profits at the expense of communities like East Palestine and Steubenville and Sandusky,” he said in a statement. “These commonsense bipartisan safety measures will finally hold big railroad companies accountable, make our railroads and the towns along them safer, and prevent future tragedies, so no community has to suffer like East Palestine again.”
Under the plan, the U.S. Department of Transportation would be required to revisit rules on train size and weight, and to work to prevent railroad delays from causing trains carrying hazardous loads to block rail crossings. That’s as train lengths have grown to 2 miles (about 3 kilometers) or more, as railroads streamline operations to reduce their numbers of crews, mechanics and locomotives.
Unions argue the longer trains are more prone to problems, including breaking apart in the middle of a trip, and these monster trains also can clog rail lines, because they may extend farther than the current sidings for pulling off the main tracks.
Brown, Vance and the bill’s other early co-sponsors — who include Democrats Robert Casey Jr. and John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania, and Republicans Marco Rubio, of Florida, and Josh Hawley, of Missouri — also would increase the maximum fine that the U.S. Department of Transportation can impose for safety violations. It would raise it from $225,000 to up to 1% of a railroad’s annual operating income, which could run into the tens of millions of dollars.
In addition, the bill requires long-haul railroads to pay for hazardous-materials training for local first responders, including police and EMTs, through an increase in their hazmat registration fees.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the crew involved in the East Palestine accident was alerted by a device designed to detect overheating bearings, but not soon enough to prevent the crash. Even as federal rail regulators urged rail operators Tuesday to reexamine their practices for operating and maintaining such detectors, the Senate proposal would make them more prevalent.
The bill would set nationwide requirements for installing, maintaining and placing the devices — designed to automatically detect wheel bearing and other mechanical issues — and mandate that they scan trains carrying hazardous materials every 10 miles (16 kilometers), twice as often as the East Palestine train was being scanned. No federal requirements exist now for wayside detectors, though the sensors are widespread in the freight rail industry. Currently, railroads are left to decide where to place those detectors and what temperatures should trigger action when an overheating bearing is detected.
The Federal Railroad Administration would be required under the bill to update inspection regulations to assure rail cars carrying hazardous materials receive regular checks by trained mechanical experts. Railcar inspectors previously had about two minutes to inspect every railcar, but now they only get about 30 to 45 seconds to check each car, unions say. And signalmen who maintain signals and warnings at rail crossings have bigger territories to cover, making it harder to keep up with preventative maintenance.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Chris Deluzio, of Pennsylvania, and Ro Khanna, of California, introduced separate rail safety bill in response to the East Palestine derailment in the Republican-controlled House on Tuesday. Its goal is to ensure that trains carrying hazardous materials are properly classified and required to take the corresponding safety precautions.
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FLACHAU, Austria (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished second to Olympic champion Petra Vlhova after feeling ill during a night slalom race Tuesday as she attempted to break the record for most wins on the women’s World Cup circuit.
Shiffrin was sick between runs and vomited after the second run, a team official said, adding that she would not speak to reporters.
Shiffrin matched Lindsey Vonn’s record of 82 race victories by winning a giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday, but wasn’t able to produce another win in her best discipline, slalom, to move past her former teammate.
Vlhova had the fastest time in the first run and then extended her lead over Shiffrin for her first win this season. The Slovakian skier finished 0.43 seconds ahead of Shiffrin, while Lena Duerr of Germany finished 0.85 back in third.
Shiffrin’s next chance to break the record will come in a super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in 10 days. She plans to sit out speed races in St. Anton this weekend.
Vonn broke the previous record, Annemarie Moser-Pröll’s mark of 62 wins, in Cortina eight years ago. Vonn retired four years ago when injuries cut her career short.
Shiffrin seemed to sense she might not have done enough after her second run, only briefly saluting the crowd as she then stuck her poles into the snow and looked back up the mountain to watch Vlhova’s winning run. She then went inside a tent adjacent to the finish area where she vomited.
Shiffrin’s teammates were holding aloft ballons shaped as an “8” and “3” to form the No. 83 but there was to be no celebration this time as Vlhova, Shiffrin’s biggest rival, enjoyed the moment instead with a large crowd of Slovakian fans that follow her around.
It was Vlhova’s first win this season after seven podium finishes.
“It was a long, long way to come back (to winning) here,” Vlhova said. “For me, it’s an amazing day. Thank you to my team, because they are always with me, supporting me, even if I a little bit back or a little bit down. But we were working hard on it and I’m super happy to win here, because it’s something special.”
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LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California armed robbery suspect fleeing police was involved in a violent collision with another motorist and then was fatally shot by an officer early Friday, authorities said.
The pursuit began in Orange County shortly after 1 a.m. when Fullerton officers spotted a Ford Explorer connected to the armed robbery in San Bernardino County, the Fullerton Police Department said in a statement.
The officers tried to stop the vehicle but it fled through Fullerton and into the city of La Habra, where it crashed and flipped.
“The driver of the Ford Explorer exited the vehicle and an officer involved shooting occurred,” the statement said. “The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
At some point the SUV caught fire and firefighters extinguished it.
The other driver was taken to a hospital.
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Biden huddles with Asian allies on NKorea threat, China
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Sunday with the leaders of Japan and South Korea to coordinate their response to North Korea’s threatening nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as to seek input on managing China’s assertive posture in the Pacific region on the eve of his planned face-to-face with President Xi Jinping.
Biden will hold separate meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. The three leaders will then sit down together on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia.
The meetings come as North Korea has fired dozens of missiles in recent weeks, including an intercontinental ballistic missile 10 days ago that triggered evacuation alerts in northern Japan, and as the allies warn of a looming risk of the isolated country conducting its seventh nuclear test in the coming weeks.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Saturday that Biden aims to use the meetings to strengthen the three countries’ joint response to the dangers posed by North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
“What we would really like to see is enhanced trilateral security cooperation where the three countries are all coming together,” he said. “That’s acutely true with respect to the DPRK because of the common threat and challenge we all face, but it’s also true, more broadly, about our capacity to work together to enhance overall peace and stability in the region.”
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have skyrocketed in recent months as the North continues its weapons demonstrations and the U.S. and South Korea launched stepped-up joint defense exercises. Earlier this month, the South Korean military said two B-1B bombers trained with four U.S. F-16 fighter jets and four South Korean F-35 jets during the last day of “Vigilant Storm” joint air force drills. It was the first time since December 2017 that the bombers were deployed to the Korean Peninsula. The exercise involved a total of roughly 240 warplanes, including advanced F-35 fighter jets from both countries.
North Korea responded with its own display of force, flying large numbers of warplanes inside its territory.
The Biden administration has said it has sent repeated requests to negotiate with North Korea without preconditions on constraining its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, but that Kim Jong Un’s government has not responded.
Biden on Monday said he plans to press Xi to use China’s unique sway over North Korea to curtail its aggressive behavior, as part of what is expected to be a wide-ranging bilateral meeting on the margins of the Group of 20 gathering in Bali, Indonesia.
China “has an interest in playing a constructive role in restraining North Korea’s worst tendencies,” Sullivan said Saturday. “Whether they choose to do so or not is, of course, up to them.”
Biden told reporters on Sunday that he’s “always had straightforward discussions” with Xi, and that has prevented either of them from “miscalculations” of their intentions. Their meeting comes weeks after Xi cemented his grip on China’s political system with the conclusion of the Community Party congress in Beijing that gave him a norm-breaking third term as leader.
“His circumstances changed, to state the obvious, at home,” Biden said of Xi.
Monday’s meeting will be the first in-person sit-down between the leaders since Biden was elected to the White House. U.S. officials in the past have expressed frustration that lower-level Chinese officials have proven unable or unwilling to speak for Xi, and are hoping the face-to-face summit will enable progress on areas of mutual concern — and, even more critically, a shared understanding of each others’ limitations.
“I know him well, he knows me,” Biden said. “We’ve just got to figure out where the red lines are and what are the most important things to each of us, going into the next two years.”
Sullivan said Biden would also ask Japan and South Korea’s leaders which issues they want him to talk about with Xi, though it would not be the primary discussion at their trilateral meeting.
“One thing that President Biden certainly wants to do with our closest allies is preview what he intends to do,” Sullivan said, “and also ask the leaders of (South Korea) and Japan, ‘What would you like me to raise? What do you want me to go in with?’”
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Kim reported from Nusa Dua, Indonesia. AP writer Josh Boak contributed from Baltimore.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The oppressive heat is blanketing Tampa Bay this week making it that much more important to know the signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses.
However, for some, avoiding the heat altogether isn’t an option.
Short Moves Inc. in St. Petersburg has been going the distance for more than 3 decades. The owner, Steve Burns, recently installed extra door panels to lower the truck during the summer months.
He’s serious about making sure his team of 12 movers stay hydrated as they tackle four to five moves per day.
“Watching out for yourself in the heat is looking out for your livelihood,” said Burns. “You don’t live to work; you work to live.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heat-related illnesses are preventable and can be identified with several signs and symptoms including headaches, nausea, dizziness, and confusion.
There are many jobs that are outdoors including restaurant servers, construction workers, or even someone taking an outdoor walk.
“It’s kind of like an athlete,” said Paul Rose, assistant manager at Short Moves Inc. “You have to train; you have to make sure you’re getting adequate rest.”
It’s important to ensure hydration is one of many precautions to have in place.
“If you wear a black hat and sweat, you have to replenish that as you go,” said Burns. “The best way to do that is with regular old salty snacks. We have peanut butter with cheese.”
Burns knows the dangers of heat exhaustion firsthand. In 2005, he lost his brother, Danny, while he was on the job.
“18 years ago, we lost our brother due to heat stroke,” Burns said. “It was a rainy day; he took an hour to drink his Powerade and then he had a heat stroke.”
It’s a message and a reminder to heed the warning signs before it’s too late.
“It might save a life,” Burns said. “It might save your own life and you’ve got to look out for your own livelihood.”
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ATLANTA -- Georgia’s plan for a network of electric vehicle charging stations crisscrossing the Peach State is in the hands of the Federal Highway Administration.
But the state won’t be able to start tapping into $135 million in federal funds set aside to build EV charging stations in Georgia until the General Assembly sets rules for what is now a fledgling industry.
“This is going to be one of the biggest transitions we have ever seen in this country in transportation and in the way of life,” state Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, said. “We need to be prepared.”
Powell is a member of a joint legislative study committee that will begin meeting Aug. 24 to look for ways to move the EV charging industry forward in Georgia. He and House lawmakers learned the difficulty of the challenge during this year’s legislative session when two bills fizzled amid a dispute between lobbyists for the state’s power companies and Georgia convenience stores.
Some of the obstacles stem from EV technology, which is still in its early stages. While slow charging is fine for homeowners who park their EVs in their garages overnight, even the fast chargers designed for public charging stations can take up to 30 minutes.
“We’re used to pulling up at a filling station or convenience store, filling up and hitting the road,” Powell said. “Folk aren’t going to sit there for 30 minutes.”
Other technological challenges include dealing with the drain on the power grid that would result from the widespread charging of EV batteries and disposing of batteries following their useful life, Powell said.
But what tripped up the General Assembly this year was where to put EV charging stations.
Angela Holland, president of the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores, testified during a House subcommittee hearing last winter that convenience stores would be a logical choice since they already sell gasoline.
“Convenience stores are specifically designed to accommodate cars without disrupting traffic,” she said. “It makes sense for the electric-vehicle driver to search for fuel in the same place as the gas-powered engine drivers search for fuel.”
Other potential retail sites for EV charging stations include restaurants, hotels and shopping malls.
Representatives of Georgia utilities say power companies also should have a place in the EV charging industry. Besides selling electricity to retailers operating charging stations, utilities also could build and operate their own stations.
Georgia EMC, with its rural customer base, would be particularly well-suited to enter the EV charging station business, Kevin Curtin, the company’s senior vice president for government relations, said.
“We serve 73% of the state land mass, the vast majority in rural areas of the state,” he said. “We have experience providing services to areas that are unavailable to commercial providers.”
Stephanie Gossman, electric transportation manager for Georgia Power, said retail businesses could be reluctant to invest in charging stations in rural areas in this early phase of the industry’s evolution.
“We are uniquely situated as a regulated utility to be able to invest in our rural and underserved communities, so this technology will be available to all Georgians when they’re ready for it,” Gossman told the House subcommittee.
But Holland cautioned that letting utilities in on the ground floor of the EV charging station business would stifle competition because – unlike retailers – power companies could recover the costs of the stations from their commercial and residential ratepayers.
“Without a business model that makes sense – that includes some statutory and regulatory framework that provides our industry a level playing field – convenience store owners will continue to shy away from building [EV charging] infrastructure,” she said.
Curtin and Gossman said there’s room for everyone who wants to get into the EV charging business because the need is so great.
To qualify for the federal money that’s out there, Georgia must build 40 to 45 EV charging stations along designated “alternative fuel corridors” on interstates and U.S. highways, Mark Smith, the senior planning policy coordinator for the Georgia Department of Transportation, told members of the State Transportation Board. Only 11 have been built thus far, he said.
The federal funds are expected to serve as a catalyst for the businesses eventually expected to invest in owning and operating charging stations in Georgia.
“It doesn’t make sense for the private sector to be there today,” Georgia Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry said. “This is trying to help private industry meet that business case.”
Holland said she’s optimistic lawmakers and lobbyists will come up with workable legislation on EV charging stations during the 2023 General Assembly session starting in January.
With EV manufacturers Rivian and Hyundai Motor Group building huge plants in Georgia, there’s a sense of urgency to act, she said.
“Georgia’s so ingrained in this industry,” Holland said. “This is something we’ve got to do.”
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GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy felt he had no choice but to be pleased with a 4-under 66 that gave him a one-shot lead in the Scottish Open on Friday. He also couldn’t help but wonder how much lower his score could have been.
McIlroy missed nine putts from 10 feet or closer — eight of those birdie chances — and then holed a 5-foot par on the 18th to take a one-shot lead over Tyrrell Hatton, Tom Kim and Byeong Hun An at The Renaissance Club.
“I thought I hit the ball really well tee to green,” McIlroy said. “I gave myself tons of birdie putts out there. I didn’t make as many as I would like, but I can’t be anything but pleased. I’m excited to be in contention going into another weekend.”
McIlroy has never won in Scotland — he’s never so much as finished in the top 10 in his seven previous tries as a pro — and looks to be hitting his stride with the final major next week at the British Open at Royal Liverpool.
He was at 10-under 130.
An, who had a career-low 61 in the opening round, could manage only a 70 in the afternoon when rain that had been little more than a nuisance brought out the umbrellas for good over the final two hours. He missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole that would have tied McIlroy.
“Yesterday compared to this, it was a lot calmer, and today it’s a lot windier and then it rained and it’s hard to judge the distance,” An said. “I hit some good shots out there but just not close enough to get a birdie putt. I’m only one back, so we’ll see in the next two days.”
Hatton had a 62, while Kim had a 65. It was at the Scottish Open a year ago that Kim was runner-up while playing on a sponsor exemption, a result that led to him getting unlimited exemptions and turning one of those into his first PGA Tour victory.
“Just something about this place,” Kim said. “Had a great week last year and was really looking forward to coming back. And it’s nice to be able to play well these first two rounds and hopefully just try to keep giving myself chances over the weekend.”
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, had a 65 and got within three shots of the lead, along with 51-year-old Padraig Harrington (66).
McIlroy missed the cut the last time he was at The Renaissance Club in 2021. He did not play last year ahead of the British Open, and this time was coming off a two-week break.
The British Open is at Royal Liverpool, where McIlroy won in 2014. He has gone nine years since last winning a major, and he lost another chance to end the drought at the U.S. Open last month when he finished one behind Wyndham Clark.
He sure didn’t look to have much rust, particularly with his irons and wedge. He fired a wedge at the flag on the opening hole to 6 feet for birdie, setting the tone for the day — at least with his approach shots.
“Honestly, I felt like 4 under was probably the worst I could have shot out there,” he said.
He faces a rough weekend with the weather. The forecast is for rain and wind on Saturday, which led the tours to move up the starting times from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. to avoid the heavy stuff in the afternoon. On Sunday, the forecast was for the strongest wind of the week.
Some players won’t have to deal with the weather because they missed the cut, a group that included Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth and Matt Fitzpatrick.
It also included Nicolas Colsaerts who had mixed feelings about his exciting day. Colsaerts finally made a hole in one on the European tour, a career dream. It came on the 14th hole, and while he followed that with a bogey, he responded with another eagle on the par-5 16th, and then a birdie on the 17 to get inside the cut line.
And then he missed a 30-inch putt on the 18th to miss the cut by one shot.
He still left with a smile.
“Listen, I mean, I’ve been chasing a hole in one in professional golf for 20-something years,” Colsaerts said. “Just hit a full wedge exactly on my right line. You can’t really see the ball go in, but the reaction from the grandstands, the arms in the air and the shouts, is something that I’ll remember for a long time.”
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SAN ANTONIO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- San Antonio has experienced multiple days of record-breaking heat this summer. Residents struggle to stay cool while keeping the electric bill affordable. While some experienced power outages due to electrical strain on the grid and sporadic thunderstorms, other residents are taking more creative measures to avoid the electric grid altogether.
"We had wanted to do something to avoid the real problems of losing power for days off and on like we experienced in February 2021," said Patricia Hough, a San Antonio resident, referring specifically to the Texas winter storm that caused power outages for an extended period of time. "After looking into small solar set ups, natural gas generators, etc. we decided to talk to a solar panel installation company."
Patricia reached out to Solar Edge Pros, a San Antonio solar company, in October 2021. After weeks of research, she and her husband decided to go solar with battery backups. "Our system went online in April 2022, and after a few adjustments it has worked perfectly. Our neighborhood had lost power one day for about 9 hours, just days after our system was up and running. I never even knew it because the only thing I could see that indicated that power went out was the blinking numbers on the clock on my electric stove… as soon as the utility company went out, our system kicked in without me having to do a thing."
San Antonio has been a hotspot for solar since 2009 when CPS Energy, the local utility company, began incentivizing solar related projects. The Environment Texas Research and Policy Center ranked San Antonio No. 1 in Texas and No. 5 in the nation for solar energy two years in a row. This is due in part to the generous solar rebates CPS Energy offers as well as residents fed up with the aging electric grid. The city will continue to bask in solar energy as Mayor Ron Nirenberg plans to make access to solar power easier for its residents.
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DENVER (AP)The Indianapolis Colts promoted running back Phillip Lindsay off their practice squad ahead of their game against his former team in Denver on Thursday night.
Lindsay replaces Jonathan Taylor, who is out with ankle and toe injuries.
Lindsay grew up in Aurora, went to the University of Colorado and played his first three NFL seasons in Denver, where he posted two 1,000-yard seasons.
His playing time diminished in his third year with the Broncos and he was released last year after averaging 4.8 yards a carry in three seasons.
Although Lindsay has never fumbled, his pass protection was a liability.
After averaging just 2.8 yards with the Dolphins and Texans in 2021, Lindsay signed with the Colts (1-2-1) in August and was on their practice squad since the start of the season.
Nyheim Hines was expected to get an increased workload with Taylor sidelined, but he’s more of a receiving back (17 catches for 113 yards this season) and a change-of-pace runner, so Lindsay could get the bulk of the work against his former team.
The Broncos (2-2) also have issues in their backfield. They lost Javonte Williams to an injured right knee last week at Las Vegas.
The Broncos signed Latavius Murray off New Orleans’ practice squad, but he was inactive against the Colts three days after returning from the Saints’ game in London against the Vikings.
The Broncos promoted outside linebacker Jonathan Kongbo to their 53-man roster to replace Randy Gregory (knee). They also promoted safety Anthony Harris and running back Devine Ozigbo from their practice squad ahead of the Thursday night game.
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CHICAGO, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed, daily NAV REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX) with approximately $6.7 billion in portfolio assets and more than 120 properties, will hold a public earnings call on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 2:00 PM CT to review second quarter operating and financial results. Allan Swaringen, President and CEO of JLL Income Property Trust, and Gregg Falk, Chief Financial Officer, will present an overview of recent economic events that directly influence the business of the portfolio and commercial real estate markets, along with a detailed review of the financial performance and more noteworthy accomplishments of the quarter.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person is dead after a crash on Highway 26 and Oregon State Police say they think the weather could’ve been the cause.
At around 3:40 p.m. Friday, Police responded to the two-vehicle crash near milepost 53.
Investigators shared that a Honda, driven by Morgan Martin, 34, was going eastbound when the vehicle left its lane and moved into oncoming traffic.
The Honda collided head-on with a Subaru and Martin was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Subaru’s driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
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The city of Talladega has applied for a community development block grant for $450,000 for blight removal in a significant portion of the city.
City Planner Robert Buyher told the Talladega City Council and members of the public Monday that the project would be similar to two previous blight removal projects that focused on the Knoxville Homes community and surrounding area. But this one will cover more than twice the area of the previous ones.
If the funding is awarded, the new project area will be between Stephen J. White Memorial Boulevard and the 275 Bypass and between Battle Street and Curry Court. Structures eligible for demolition must be unoccupied (including squatters) and be dilapidated to the point that they have lost more than 50 percent of their value.
“There are at least 100 structures in the area, including commercial buildings, that would qualify due to dilapidation,” Buyher said.
Aside from the larger project area, the proposed program would be very similar to the two previous rounds in the Knoxville area. The property owner (or owners) would have to request that the city knock down the dilapidated structure, and the owner would retain the property with no liens afterward. The city will conduct a title search to determine ownership. The owner will be responsible for keeping the property up afterward, however.
Foundations will be removed, but driveways and sidewalks will stay unless the property owner asks for them to be removed as well.
The city has two certified asbestos inspectors on staff, and will handle these inspections in house. Most of the other demolition work will likely be put out for bid among licensed general contractors with demolition certifications.
Monday night’s public hearing was a required step in the application process, he said. The city will not know if the project will be funded until October or possibly November, when the budget for the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is announced.
Also Monday, the council:
Elected Councilwoman Betty Spratlin to serve as council president for this meeting only, due to the absence of Councilman Dr. Horace Patterson. Mayor Timothy Ragland was also absent Monday.
Saw City Clerk JoAnna Medlin swear in Victor Wilson as a member of the Civil Service Board.
Approved three ordinances making minor changes to the job descriptions for positions in the finance, community appearance, public works and police departments.
Approved a previously tabled ordinance clarifying the distribution of the city’s lodging tax.
Approved a contract with Davis Builders for exterior repairs and painting at the Greater Talladega Area Chamber of Commerce Building.
Approved a weed abatement on East Lancaster Street.
Approved a contract for $12,500 with Pyro Shows of Alabama for July 4 fireworks.
Approved a $376,434 contract with Tecta America Southeast LLC to replace the roof at Fire Station 1.
Spent about 15 minutes in executive session to discuss possible litigation and real estate transactions. No action was taken upon the return to public session.
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Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican lawmakers in Indiana voted Tuesday to override the GOP governor’s veto of a bill banning transgender females from competing in girls school sports and join about more than a dozen other states adopting similar laws in the past two years.
State senators voted 32-15 in favor of overriding Gov. Eric Holcomb following the same action in a 67-28 vote by the House earlier in the day. Holcomb had said in his veto message that bill did not provide a consistent policy for what he called “fairness in K-12 sports” when he unexpectedly vetoed it in March.
The override votes were nearly party line and no lawmakers changed their votes from earlier this year. Four Republican senators joined all Democratic senators in voting to uphold the veto. In the House, three Republicans voted to sustain the veto, while one Democrat supported overriding it.
Opponents have argued the bill is a bigoted response to a problem that doesn’t exist. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit minutes following the override in hopes of blocking the law from taking effect as scheduled on July 1.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 10-year-old girl who plays on her school’s all-girls softball team in Indianapolis. The new law would deny the fourth-grader the right to rejoin her team because she is a transgender girl, which is a violation of Title IX and the U.S. Constitution, according to the complaint.
Holcomb said in a statement following the override that his “position hasn’t changed.”
“There remains zero cases and the process, which is managed by the (Indiana High School Athletic Association), is working. I stand behind my decision to veto HB 1041,” he said.
Republican sponsors of the bill maintain it is needed to protect the integrity of female sports and opportunities for girls to gain college athletic scholarships but have pointed out no instances in the state of girls being outperformed by transgender athletes.
“(This measure) does not solve an issue. It does not bring people together. It does not benefit our state in any way,” Democratic Sen. J.D. Ford of Indianapolis said shortly before the Senate vote. “Why do you press upon the government to solve this issue, which there is no issue?”
Republican Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said the state needs the policy and called it “a matter of simple fairness.”
“We don’t like to get to the state of Indiana sued, but it happens from time to time,” Bray said. “It’s a policy that I think we can stand behind.”
The veto override votes came during a special one-day meeting 11 weeks after this year’s regular legislative session ended. Democrats had called for lawmakers to take action, instead, on a proposal to suspend the state’s 56 cents per gallon in taxes on gasoline amid the nationwide spike in fuel prices. Republicans disregarded that request.
House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta of Fort Wayne lamented that Republicans focused on divisive cultural issues that “won’t do anything to help move the state of Indiana forward.”
“Certainly, we have some pressing issues out there that are affecting Hoosiers every day, specifically, including the high price of gasoline that we’re seeing all over the state,” GiaQuinta said. “Wish we could have potentially used this day to better help Hoosiers.”
Activists held a rally against the ban ahead of the Legislature’s votes. Dozens of attendees, including several families with transgender youth, played sidewalk games around the Statehouse lawn. They argued that Indiana’s ban isn’t targeting elite athletes, but rather kids who want to play on a team with their friends.
“We’re here to stand against hate and discrimination that could have a lifelong impact for my family,” said Cara Nimskey, the mother of a transgender girl from Bloomington. “My daughter dreams of playing basketball in high school. It’s unfair exclusion — she’ll be crushed if this goes through.”
Holcomb’s veto came a day before Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a similar ban on grounds that such laws target vulnerable children who are already at high risk of suicide. Utah’s Republican lawmakers overrode the veto days later amid a wave of such laws that political observers describe as a classic “wedge issue” to motivate conservative supporters.
In his veto letter, Holcomb pointed to the IHSAA, which has a policy covering transgender students wanting to play sports that match their gender identity and has said it has had no transgender girls finalize a request to play on a female team. The law wouldn’t prevent students who identify as female or transgender males from playing on boys sports teams.
Holcomb said in his veto message the bill presumed “there is an existing problem in K-12 sports in Indiana that requires further state government intervention” but that he found no evidence to support that claim “even if I support the effort overall.”
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Associated Press writer Tom Davies contributed to this report.
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas — An SUV slammed into a crowd Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 10 who were waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, police said.
Shelter director Victor Maldonado of the Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center said he reviewed the shelter’s surveillance video Sunday morning after receiving a call about the crash.
“What we see in the video is that this SUV, a Range Rover, just ran the light that was about 100 feet (30 meters) away and just went through the people who were sitting there in the bus stop,” Maldonado said.
Victims struck by the vehicle were waiting for the bus to return to downtown Brownsville after having spent the night at the overnight shelter, said Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.
The city bus stop is across the street from the shelter and is not marked. There is no bench, and people waiting there were sitting along the curb, Maldonado said. He said most of the victims were Venezuelan men.
Brownsville has seen a surge of Venezuelan migrants over the last two weeks for unclear reasons, authorities said. On Thursday, 4,000 of about 6,000 migrants in Border Patrol custody in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley were Venezuelan.
Maldonado said the SUV flipped after running up on the curb and continued moving for about 200 feet (60 meters). Some people walking on the sidewalk about 30 feet (9 meters) from the main group were also hit, Maldonado said. Witnesses detained the driver as he tried to run away and held him until police arrived, he said.
Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval said the crash happened about 8:30 a.m. and that police did not know whether the driver intentionally hit people.
“It can be three factors," Sandoval said. “It could be intoxication; it could be an accident; or it could be intentional. In order for us to find out exactly what happened, we have to eliminate the other two.”
The driver was taken to the hospital for injuries sustained when the car rolled over, Sandoval said. There were no passengers in the car, and police didn't immediately know the drivers' name or age, Sandoval said Sunday afternoon.
“He’s being very uncooperative at the hospital, but he will be transported to our city jail as soon as he gets released," Sandoval said. "Then we’ll fingerprint him and (take a) mug shot, and then we can find his true identity.”
Police also retrieved a blood sample and sent it to a Texas Department of Public Safety lab to test for intoxicants.
The surge in the number of migrants this week has prompted Brownsville commissioners to indefinitely extend a declaration of emergency during a special meeting Thursday.
"We don’t want them wandering around outside,” Pedro Cardenas, a city commissioner, said Sunday after the crash. “So, we’re trying to make sure they’re as comfortable as they can be so they don’t have to go out and look for anywhere else.”
About 2,500 migrants have crossed through the river daily into Brownsville in the past few days, Cardenas said. He said Border Patrol is aware of the city’s capacity of 1,000 at their processing area near the crossing point and a downtown building where city employees and volunteers guide migrants on how to purchase bus or plane tickets to their final destinations. The city is considering expanding services to accommodate needs in the coming days, Cardenas said.
While 80% of people released from federal custody leave the same day, the city’s emergency management official said, a bottleneck has formed over the past few days.
“Most of the people coming across don’t want to stay in Brownsville, but we don’t have enough buses for them to buy their ticket to leave,” Cardenas said. “Some are waiting for family members."
Brownsville has long been an epicenter for migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, and it has become a key location of interest for next week's end to pandemic-era border restrictions known as Title 42. The Ozanam shelter is the only overnight shelter in the city and manages the release of thousands of migrants from federal custody.
Maldonado said the center had not received any threats before the crash, but they did afterward.
“I've had a couple of people come by the gate and tell the security guard that the reason this happened was because of us,” Maldonado said.
The shelter can hold 250, but many who arrive leave the same day. In the last several weeks, an uptick in border crossings prompted the city to declare an emergency as local, state and federal resources coordinated enforcement and humanitarian response.
“In the last two months, we’ve been getting 250 to 380 a day,” Maldonado said.
While the shelter offers migrants transportation during the week, they also use the city’s public transportation.
Rochelle Garza, president of the Texas Civil Rights Project, said in a statement shared Sunday afternoon: “I hope that today serves as a wake up call, and that state officials will begin investing in a humanitarian response that might have helped the people who were impacted by this morning’s tragedy."
U.S. Rep. Vicente González said Sunday that local officials are in communication with the federal government about the crash.
“We are all extremely sad and heartbroken to have such a tragedy in our neighborhood," he said.
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The new year is a perfect time to experiment with your look. If you’re not ready to commit to a new haircut or wardrobe, trying out makeup trends is a great place to start. It doesn’t have to cost much, and you can wash it off at the end of the day if you don’t like it. And plenty of the fun makeup trends you can expect to see on runways and red carpets this year are surprisingly easy to incorporate into your daily routine.
In this article: Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, Milani Bold Color Statement Matte Lipstick and Elf Putty Blush.
Popular makeup trends for 2023
- “Bare” skin: Ditch your full-coverage foundation, and switch to a lightweight face product such as a tinted moisturizer or serum foundation. The goal is to use products that let your skin breathe and leave it with a glowy, fresh-faced look.
- Bold lips: Up your lip game this year with statement lip products that serve as the centerpiece of your look. Opt for deep red lipstick, berry or other dark lip shades.
- Metallic eyes: Metallic shades including gold, copper and bronze are perfect for a glam eye look. Cream and liquid shadows make it easy to pull off a perfect metallic eye.
- Intense blush: Blush has taken a backseat to bronzer and contouring products in recent years, but it’s back with a vengeance in 2023. Use a bright blush to add a pop of color to your face. If you want a more natural look, cream blush is the way to go.
- Face gems: For special occasions, consider adding self-adhesive face stickers around your eyes or other areas of the face. Faux gems, rhinestones and pearls are sure to get you noticed.
- Exaggerated cat eye: The cat eye is a makeup trend that’s stood the test of time, but this year, use a liquid liner to create a longer, sharper cat eye.
- All-over highlighter: Instead of applying highlighter only to the high points of your face, go for an all-over glow with highlighter products you can easily blend into the skin.
- ’90s grunge inspiration: The ’90s trend isn’t going away anytime soon, so incorporate some fun grunge elements into your 2023 makeup look. Think smudged liner and a smoky eye look with black, brown, burgundy and plum shades.
Best makeup trend products
Rose Inc. Skin Enhance Luminous Skin Tint Serum Foundation
This light-coverage tinted serum foundation delivers the perfect “bare” skin look and leaves you with a radiant glow. It also contains sodium hyaluronate to plump the skin and smooth fine lines. The formula is vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free.
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Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40
This lightweight serum foundation lets your natural skin show through, but gives it a fresh, healthy glow. It contains niacinamide to help smooth skin texture and hyaluronic acid to plump and boost moisture. It comes in 29 shades, making it easy to find a match.
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Milani Bold Color Statement Matte Lipstick
This rich, super-pigmented lipstick makes a bold statement on your lips. It has a matte finish but glides on smoothly and doesn’t dry out the lips. It lasts for up to eight hours and comes in 17 shades, including deep red and deep purple.
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Too Faced Cocoa Bold Cream Lipstick
This creamy, highly pigmented lipstick looks and feels great on the lips. It comes in eight universally flattering shades, including deep berry red and cranberry. It’s also chocolate-scented and has a cruelty-free formula.
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Tresluce Beauty Forever Brillante Metallic Liquid Shadow
These liquid shadows offer a high-shine, metallic finish that will get you noticed. They dry to a powder finish and are waterproof and smudge-proof, so they last all day. You can choose from eight shades, including rose gold, bronze and silver.
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Haus Laboratories by Lady Gaga Glam Attack Liquid Eyeshadow
With a buildable, crease-free formula, these liquid eyeshadows provide a bold metallic finish that wears well all day. They’re also highly pigmented and feature three-dimensional shimmer that catches the light. They come in 17 shades, including bronze and champagne.
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Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Stay Vulnerable Melting Cream Blush
Get bold color on your cheeks that still looks natural with this easy-to-use cream blush. It has a weightless, non-greasy texture that blends seamlessly into the skin and a water-resistant formula that lasts all day. It doesn’t cake or crease, either.
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This creamy, super-pigmented blush can give your cheeks that perfect flush of color. It’s lightweight and buildable, so you can customize your look to suit your skin tone. It also contains argan oil and vitamin E to nourish and hydrate the skin. The formula is vegan and cruelty-free.
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These face gem stickers make it easy to add a little bling to your makeup look. Each set contains two sheets for a total of 282 gems. They’re self-adhesive for use right out of the package, and you can choose rhinestone, pearl or gold gems.
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Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner
Create a dramatic cat eye with this precise liquid eyeliner. It has a fine marker-like tip that allows for fine or thick lines and makes it easy to get your liner just right, even if you’re a beginner. The formula is waterproof and dries quickly.
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Loud explosions could be heard coming from a Poway, California garage fully engulfed in flames Tuesday morning, displacing two adults, two children and one dog.
The explosions are believed to come from ammunition and paint in the garage while fast-moving flames quickly spread to the attic, according to Poway Fire Department's Deputy Fire Chief Brian Mitchell.
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Within 20 minutes, crews knocked down the fire, according to PFD Battalion Chief Jesus Ramirez.
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The one occupant inside the home was able to get out safely with her dog and without any injuries, according to Chief Ramirez.
"She told me that she was able to get notification from her dog who nudged her that something was off in the house," Chief Ramirez said.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The opening credits of “Wakanda Forever” fittingly say “introducing Tenoch Huerta.”
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What an introduction it’s been.
Huerta’s role as Namor in the “Black Panther” sequel has wowed audiences, catapulting him onto the global stage and sparking conversations about race and identity, both in his native Mexico and abroad. It’s also led to Huerta being named one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2022, joining the ranks of Sadie Sink, Daryl McCormack and his fellow Marvel standout, Iman Vellani.
Like many of the Breakthrough Entertainer honorees, Huerta isn’t a newcomer. He’s appeared in numerous films such as “The Forever Purge” and series like “Mozart in the Jungle” and “Narcos: Mexico." But “Wakanda Forever” has given him a new level of global exposure, which he’s using to advance several causes like inclusivity and social justice.
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Huerta grew up in Ecatepec, a suburban area of Mexico City, infamous for its high levels of delinquency and often referred with prejudice by the people in the capital.
“It’s not easy to come from there,” said Huerta in a recent interview in Mexico City during the promotion of “Wakanda Forever.” The area is close to the capital, but “you can spend a couple of hours to reach the nearest subway station, there’s violence.”
Huerta, 41, acknowledged that the fact that he didn’t see “brown skin people” like him on screen or theater, and definitively not in advertisements, made him believe that acting wasn’t a serious possibility. “You can’t dream of something that you can see,” he said.
He spent many years playing American Football, and it wasn’t until his father prodded him that he considered acting. “When I was 16 my father insisted to me to become an actor, he pushed me to take workshops,” said Huerta. “The workshop was for two or three weeks, and I spent nine months. I liked it a lot but, (it) never was my life plan, it was just a hobby.”
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He kept going to casting calls and was selected to play a gardener who entertains white rich youngsters in Gael García Bernal’s debut feature “Deficit” (2007). That took him to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time, a journey he repeated in 2011 with Everardo Gout’s “Days of Grace,” for which he won the Ariel, the Mexican equivalent to the Oscars, as best actor.
“Until that moment I assumed, I understood I was an actor, but it takes a long time and a nomination to the Ariel, many awards around the world and in Mexico, and finally in that moment I thought, ‘Ok I’m an actor.’ It was a process,” said Huerta.
Huerta said he was a fan of Marvel movies and was really pleased when he received a videocall from the director Ryan Coogler who was explaining the plot of “Wakanda Forever.” The story included a shaman and a potion that people drank before jumping into the ocean.
“The communication was frozen for about five minutes so when he is back, he says ‘So what do you think?’” recalled Huerta. “I never understood clearly what was about this offer and then I told my agents, and they found out that he (Coogler) was offering me Namor. I assumed it was the shaman, but they said, ‘No its Namor.’”
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His character is the leader of Tlalokan, the subaquatic world where Namor lives. It is a vibrant world inspired by pre-Hispanic architecture and culture, created with help from Mayan experts.
“They grew up in Mayan communities, they are Mayan speakers and they have degrees and all the credentials to work in this movie,” said Huerta. “I just can say that Marvel and Disney they’re making a really great job of inclusion and representation and finally people like us, we’re able to see ourselves in this movie, so proud, so beautiful and so powerful, that’s a gift.”
Huerta said the second-best part, after the reassurance of collaborating with experts in the film, was to do all the training and battles, learning to hold his breath for minutes underwater and use wires to simulate the flights of Namor.
“In real life ... my knees hurt, my back and everything. I’m a simple human, and I’m getting old by the way,” said Huerta smiling. “But in the movie it’s such a great experience.”
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In Mexico Huerta has become a symbol of the fight for racial justice, winning acclaim but also facing criticism from people who consider him problematic because as a person with dark skin, Huerta denounces prejudice against those who look like him.
Huerta recently published “Orgullo prieto” (which loosely translates as Dark Skinned Pride) a book in which he recalls his own experiences facing racism and classism in his country.
“For me this book is a way to say we need to learn, we need to change and then try to have a better society. I specially wrote this book for the kids for the young people,” said the father of two girls. “I try to create, as much as I can, a better place to live for them.”
Seeing himself as a breakthrough artist brings Huerta hope.
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“I don’t know how my life is gonna be changed from this point on, but I hope this movie affects the people, affects the kids and if the kids are able to look at themselves on the mirror and feel proud,” he said. “If they are able to look at them and feel proud of themselves, for me, that’s perfect.”
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It might embarrass you to confess it out loud, but it usually happens around Exodus’ midpoint and continues for chapters and chapters in the Hebrew Bible. Your eyes glaze over, your attention wanders. All those regulations.
From Exodus 21 to Leviticus 27, you find more than one holiness code; specifications for building the ark, the sacred furnishings and the tabernacle; a long, detailed order for sacrifices; instructions for holy days, the priesthood and the cleansing of household funk; and pinpoint descriptions of unclean foods, social and sexual practices. It is, in other words, a picture of a religious community’s genesis.
All of this comes at you without much historical context, so it is the rare soul who will not seek extra help when confronted with verses like, “Do not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” It can help to research the Talmud and Midrash, ancient religious superstitions, Canaanite history and a bunch of other stuff. Along the way, you should find mountains of respect for those who memorize all the scriptures and quote sources at will.
Yes, it is true that the sacrifices described in Leviticus have not been officially offered for centuries in the ways described. But among the first scriptures that young Jewish children study? Leviticus. One famous preacher referred to it as “that remarkable book.”
Remarkable because it goes public to such an astonishing degree with minutiae and miscellany. This, plus an open, self-critical spirit, make all human progress possible. It is as if to say: Here is where we started, here is where we’re headed.
“Will the Lord accept thousands of rams, or ten thousands of fat goats? should I give my first-born for ungodliness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? Has it not been told thee, O man, what is good? or what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord thy God?”
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Op-Ed: As a Los Angeles teacher, I want you to know what a school lockdown feels like
Two days after the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, we had a 15-minute lockdown at the Los Angeles high school where I’m a teacher. A lockdown is when schoolchildren, their teachers and administrators have a dangerous threat at or near the school site. We close and lock all of our doors to the beautiful spring day outside and the jacaranda tree blooming purple; we shut our window blinds to the birds of paradise; we turn off the lights; we are quiet.
All people must enter a classroom immediately when a lockdown happens. If you wandered onto our campus at this particular moment you could think a shooting had already happened since it would be so abnormally, deadly silent for a school with more than 1,000 normally shouting, laughing, joking teenagers. But not during a lockdown. During a lockdown, it is QUIET.
In every lockdown, including this one, you wait for news of what is actually going on and then your school administrative assistant makes the announcement that this is NOT a drill. This means to everyone that this is SERIOUS and also SHUT THE DOORS now. Your heart pounds because there have been 27 school shootings this year in the United States and you are wondering if your school is next. And you see the fear in your students’ eyes and you feel the fear in your own eyes even though you try to remain calm and quiet, to not attract any of the millions of people with access to semiautomatic weapons to your classroom.
Federal law should raise the age to be able to buy assault weapons to 21, as it is for handguns and alcohol.
You eye the fire extinguisher thinking, “If I stand near it, could I blind the attacker and then bash them with it?” Because now you are supposed to not only be teacher/counselor/confidante/coach/cheerleader/entertainer/second parent, you might also have to be an action-movie savior who turns normal classroom items into weapons.
During this lockdown, the school administrator sent a text to us saying there was possibly a student with a gun at the school next door. It’s enough to make you want to throw up, but you hold it together for the students. And because the school with the potential gunman is right up the street, you decide that taking your students and jumping out of the window and over the fence next to your classroom is not a good idea, so you shush everyone since they are getting squirrely. And because no one can go to the bathroom in this situation, guess how many people in a class of 30 suddenly need to use the restroom? Around seven. I have done the research on this one, trust me.
Eventually, after about 10 minutes of sitting in the dark, waiting silently with everyone in the room, thinking about the mass shooting that just happened in Uvalde, the principal’s voice came over the loudspeaker to tell everyone that the lockdown was over and the “potential threat is taken care of.”
But you know that is a lie.
Because there are still so many unhinged people with access to too many guns, too much ammunition and too many semiautomatic weapons.
We’ve become so used to mass shootings they don’t always shock us. But maybe, just maybe, recalcitrant Republicans will finally be motivated to act.
But this lockdown is over and you find you have tears in your eyes from the release of the tension, and some of your kids look like they want to throw up as well.
And everybody talks. It’s like talking reminds you “we are still alive” and even if you have nothing interesting or funny or smart to say, you talk because maybe your voices can speak into the void and change the future. Or maybe they can’t, but you can at least talk to remember that you are living and walking and breathing when there are so many young people who are not because of gun violence. Which, you remember suddenly, is the No. 1 killer of children and teens in the U.S.
This wasn’t even an active-shooter drill, which can feel more intense.
Maybe I’ll tell you about that the next time we have one. Because these drills that “prepare” us — the teachers and kids of America — for gun violence on our campuses, they happen regularly.
Why does a teacher now have to figure out how to protect and save 30 kids because at any moment a gunman could walk into our school? It is too much. It is too much of a burden on all of us. And it needs to stop.
Marisa Crabtree is a high school teacher in Los Angeles.
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The 2023 Greater Toledo LPGA Classic Odds & Preview: Linn Grant
The 2023 Greater Toledo LPGA Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club will have Linn Grant in the field in Sylvania, Ohio from July 13-16, up against the par-71, 6,561-yard course, with a purse of $1,750,000.00 at stake.
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Linn Grant Insights
- Over her last 20 rounds, Grant has shot better than par on 11 occasions, while also carding one bogey-free round and 14 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- She has recorded a top-five score twice and a top-10 score five times in her last 20 rounds.
- Grant has carded a score within three shots of the day's best in three of her last 20 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day 10 times.
- In her past five appearances, Grant has finished in the top five once.
- Grant has finished with a score better than the tournament average in three of her past five events, including one finish within five strokes of the leader.
- Grant will try to continue her streak of made cuts to nine by qualifying for the weekend once again.
Over the last year
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Greater Toledo LPGA Classic Insights and Stats
- Highland Meadows Golf Club will play at 6,561 yards for this event. In the past year, the Tour has normally played on longer courses, with an average distance of 7,014.
- Players have posted 69.5 strokes per round and an average score of -5 in the past year on Tour. Events hosted on this course have a lower scoring average of -8.
- The average course Grant has played in the past year has been 42 yards longer than the 6,561 yards Highland Meadows Golf Club will be at for this event.
- In the past year, the events she has played have had a scoring average of -2 among finishers, higher than the -8 average at this course.
Grant's Last Time Out
- Grant was in the 65th percentile on par 3s at the U.S. Women’s Open, with an average of 3.06 strokes on the 16 par-3 holes.
- Her 4.25-stroke average on the 40 par-4 holes at the U.S. Women’s Open placed her in the 42nd percentile.
- Grant was better than 52% of the field at the U.S. Women’s Open on the tournament's 16 par-5 holes, averaging 5.00 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 5.02.
- Grant carded a birdie or better on one of 16 par-3s at the U.S. Women’s Open, worse than the field average of 1.5.
- On the 16 par-3s at the U.S. Women’s Open, Grant carded two bogeys or worse (less than the tournament average of 3.0).
- Grant's two birdies or better on the 40 par-4s at the U.S. Women’s Open were less than the field average (3.0).
- In that most recent outing, Grant's par-4 showing (on 40 holes) included a bogey or worse 11 times (worse than the field average, 8.4).
- Grant ended the U.S. Women’s Open outperforming the field average of birdies or better on par-5s (2.8) with three on the 16 par-5 holes.
- On the 16 par-5s at the U.S. Women’s Open, Grant carded two bogeys or worse, less than the tournament average of 2.6.
Greater Toledo LPGA Classic Time and Date Info
- Date: July 13-16, 2023
- Course: Highland Meadows Golf Club
- Location: Sylvania, Ohio
- Par: 71 / 6,561 yards
- Grant Odds to Win: +2000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Cases of check fraud escalate dramatically, with Americans warned not to mail checks if possible
NEW YORK (AP) — Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized crime that is forcing small businesses and individuals to take additional safety measures or to avoid sending checks through the mail altogether.
Banks issued roughly 680,000 reports of check fraud to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, also known as FinCEN, last year. That’s up from 350,000 reports in 2021. Meanwhile the U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported roughly 300,000 complaints of mail theft in 2021, more than double the prior year’s total.
Early in the pandemic, government relief checks became an attractive target for criminals. The problem has only gotten worse and postal authorities and bank officials are warning Americans to avoid mailing checks if possible, or at least to use a secure mail drop such as inside the post office. Meanwhile, as the cases of fraud increase, victims are waiting longer to recover their stolen money.
Check usage has been in decline for decades as Americans have largely switched to paying for their services with credit and debit cards. Americans wrote roughly 3.4 billion checks in 2022, down from nearly 19 billion checks in 1990, according to the Federal Reserve. However, the average size of the checks Americans write rose from $673 in 1990 — or $1,602 in today’s dollars — to $2,652 last year.
“Despite the declining use of checks in the United States, criminals have been increasingly targeting the U.S. Mail since the COVID-19 pandemic to commit check fraud,” FinCEN wrote in an alert sent out in February.
Checks are still frequently used by small businesses. Eric Fischgrund, who runs FischTank PR, a 30-person public relations firm in New York, had about 15 checks that were being mailed to him from clients stolen after they all went through the same Postal Service distribution center. Ten of them were successfully cashed by criminals.
The checks were stolen in March and Fischgrund became aware of the problem in April, when several of his clients who were never late missed payments. The Postal Service investigated and Fischgrund has recovered about 70% of the revenue, but some of the cases haven’t yet been resolved.
According to the investigator on the case, the perpetrators used technology that melted ink in the “to” field of the checks so they could write in fake names. FischTank instructed all its clients to change their paper format because it was dealing with a check fraud issue.
Fischgrund said he’d never previously had an issue with check fraud in the nearly 10 years he has run his own business. Now he has a clause in invoices and new client contracts that asks for electronic payments only.
“I don’t think we’ll ever go back to asking for checks as an option,” he said.
Today’s check fraud criminals are not small operations, or lone individuals like the Leonardo DiCaprio character in the 2002 movie “Catch Me If You Can,” counterfeiting checks from his hotel room and apartment. They are sophisticated criminal operations, with participants infiltrating post office distribution centers, setting up fake businesses or creating fake IDs to deposit the checks. “Walkers,” or people who actually walk in to cash these checks, receive training in how to appear even more legitimate.
In one case in Southern California last year, nearly sixty people were arrested on charges of committing more than $5 million in check fraud against 750 people.
Criminals are getting the checks or identification information by fishing mail out of U.S. postal boxes, looking for envelopes that appear to be either bill payments or checks being mailed.
The most common type of check fraud is what’s known as check washing, where a criminal steals the check from the mail and proceeds to change the payee’s name on the check and, additionally, the amount of money.
Some criminals are going further and using the information found on a check to gather sensitive personal data on a potential victim. There have been reports of criminals creating fake entities out of personal data obtained from a check, or even opening new lines of credit or businesses with that data as well. This allows fraudsters to create new checks using old account data.
That’s why check fraud experts are saying Americans should avoid sending checks in the mail or at least take additional safety steps to avoid becoming a victim.
“If you need to mail a check, do not put a check in your residential mailbox and raise the flag to notify the postman. Drop off checks inside a post office if you have to,” said Todd Robertson with Argo Data, a financial data provider.
Banks, keenly aware of the problem, are increasingly watching for signs of fraud at branches and through mobile check deposit services, including large check deposits. They’re training branch employees to take steps such as looking at check numbers, because checks are typically written in order, or noticing when a check is being written for a much larger amount than the customer’s previous history would indicate. Banks also now deploy software at their branches that can tell how risky a check might be.
But those systems become moot if criminals are able to persuade tellers — often at the front lines for check acceptance — to look past any red flags.
“These fraudsters are much more aggressive than they were in the past, and they are pressuring tellers to override internal systems that might flag a potentially suspicious transaction,” Paul Brenda, a senior vice president at the American Bankers Association.
Banks generally reimburse customers if they are victims of check fraud within days. However, due to the growing number of fraud cases, refunds have slowed down in recent months. In March, a trio of Democratic Senators asked the banking industry to be more prompt in reimbursing victims of check fraud whenever possible.
Another safety tip for businesses is to opt in to a bank’s “positive pay” services with a business checking account. Positive pay means you pre-authorize checks for a certain amount as well as the check number, cutting down criminals’ ability to wash the check and withdraw money for an amount that isn’t pre-authorized.
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AP Small Business Writer Mae Anderson contributed to this report from New York.
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The NFL’s Week 18 slate of games is a must-watch for anyone who enjoys high-stakes football, as long as they also enjoy elements of scoreboard-watching and slightly convoluted playoff tiebreakers.
It’s been an eventful week for players and fans, who watched in horror Monday night as Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and had to be given CPR before leaving the field in an ambulance. A few days later, those same players and fans have watched with joy as Hamlin recovers.
That makes it much easier to focus on the NFL’s stacked final week, which will determine the playoff fate of numerous teams.
One of the game’s all-time great quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers, is facing a win-or-go-home situation when the Green Bay Packers host the Detroit Lions. One of the game’s all-time great coaches, Bill Belichick, and his New England Patriots need a win against the mighty Bills or they could find themselves on the couch watching the playoffs.
The No. 1 overall seed in the AFC was claimed by Kansas City with its 31-13 win over Las Vegas on Saturday. The NFC’s top spot is still up for grabs. It remains to be seen how much the AFC bracket will be affected by the cancellation of the Bills-Bengals game after Hamlin’s injury.
Here’s a look at some things to watch:
WHAT’S THE FORMAT FOR THE PLAYOFFS?
This is the third straight year of the current NFL playoff format, which includes the top seven teams from both the AFC and the NFC.
The four division winners in both conferences automatically get the top four seeds, regardless of record, and then the top three teams with the best record that didn’t win their division are the wild-card selections. That’s why it’s fairly common for a wild-card selection to have a better record — but worse playoff seeding — than a team that finished as a division winner.
The No. 1-seeded team in each conference gets a bye into the second round while No. 2 hosts No. 7, No. 3 hosts No. 6 and No. 4 hosts No. 5 during wild-card weekend.
The NFL has a re-seeding policy after each playoff round. That means that no matter how the bracket started, the lowest-seeded team will always travel to the higher-seeded team.
There are four rounds to the playoffs: The wild-card round is on Jan. 14-15, the divisional round is Jan. 21-22, the conference championship games are on Jan. 29 and the Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
WHAT CHANGED WITH THE BILLS-BENGALS CANCELLATION?
The Bills-Bengals game had major playoff implications in the AFC, so the cancellation of the game due to Hamlin’s injury could force some changes depending on Week 18 or playoff results.
The AFC championship will be played at a neutral site if the participating teams played an unequal number of games and both could have been the No. 1 seed and hosted the game had all AFC clubs played a full 17-game regular season.
The league is considering several sites, including indoor and outdoor stadiums.
There are numerous scenarios — particularly for the Bengals, Bills and Chiefs — depending on upcoming results. The list is fairly long. The AP has broken down those potential matchups.
WHAT ARE SOME BIG GAMES THIS WEEKEND?
In fairly straightforward playoff drama, the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 20-16 on Saturday night to win the AFC South for the first time in five seasons. The Titans needed a win to advance to the postseason.
The Packers and Rodgers also have a straightforward path to the postseason. If they beat the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Lambeau Field, they’re in the bracket. If they lose, they’re out. The Lions are also in the playoff hunt but need to beat the Packers and hope the Seahawks lose to the Rams.
WHAT ARE OTHER GAMES TO WATCH IN WEEK 18?
The New England Patriots travel to face the Bills on Sunday in a game that will be heavily watched for many reasons.
First, there’s the obvious storyline of the Bills playing less than a week after Hamlin’s emotional situation. But there are also significant playoff implications.
The Patriots can punch their ticket to the postseason with an upset win. If they lose, they’ll need help from other teams.
Also of note: The Miami Dolphins — who are likely down to third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson — need a win against the New York Jets (and some help from other teams) to make the playoff bracket. In Philadelphia, the Eagles can earn the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC if they beat the New York Giants.
Even the Pittsburgh Steelers have a chance. They’ve got to beat the Browns on Sunday and then hope the Patriots and Dolphins both lose.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson.
Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a hospital. She was the team’s leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women’s World Cup this summer.
The match also marked the return of midfielder Julie Ertz, who had not played for the United States since the Tokyo Olympics.
The second of two matches against Ireland was set for Tuesday in St. Louis. The games are the final chance that U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski will have to evaluate his players before he must select a 23-player roster for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The United States fought off a barrage of shots in the 24th minute before Fox scored in the 37th with a low blast through a pair of defenders into the far corner of Ireland’s goal. It was her first goal for the United States.
Swanson went down in the 40th minute, screaming in pain as teammates gestured frantically for the training staff. Swanson had scored in six straight matches for the United States, tying the record for fourth-longest in team history.
As Swanson was carted off the field, she made a heart with her hands for the crowd.
Horan scored on a penalty kick in the 80th minute. Afterward she ran to the corner and saluted the crowd.
Among the players vying for a World Cup spot was Ertz, who hadn’t played for more than 600 days because of injuries and the birth of her son. Ertz came in as a substitute in the 66th minute and was handed the captain’s armband by defender Becky Sauerbrunn.
Ertz is a veteran of two World Cups and was widely considered one of the top players in world at her position. She was honored before the game for her 100th appearance with the national team, which she earned back in March 2020. Her husband, Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz, and their infant son were among those on the field for the ceremony.
Ireland is ranked No. 2 in the world and the roster includes Denise O’Sullivan, who plays for the North Carolina Courage, Aoife Mannion of Manchester United and Katie McCabe, who plays for Arsenal.
The Irish also started Sinead Farrelly, who joined the team in practice this week and officially joined on Friday. Farrelly accused former National Women’s Soccer League coach Paul Riley of misconduct including sexual coercion in 2021. The allegations, published by The Athletic, sparked investigations by both U.S. Soccer and the NWSL. Riley denied the claims.
Farrelly returned to the NWSL this season after nearly eight years away and is playing for Gotham.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — According to ESPN.com, during an interview in Marta’s home country of Brazil, where she played in a weekend friendly versus Chili, this will be her final World Cup.
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“Yes, it will be my last World Cup,” Marta told local media in Brasilia on Monday. “We have to understand that a time comes for us to prioritize other things.
“I just have to be thankful to have lived all those years in the national team. To have the opportunity to go to another World Cup, a sixth one, for me is something surreal.”
Going into this World Cup, Marta is the all-time goals leader in World Cup history, men’s or women’s, with 17 goals and has scored at five World Cup tournaments.
Marta plays for the Orlando Pride of the NWSL.
The Pride signed Marta in 2017 and is currently the team’s all-time goal scorer with 27 goals and leads the team with 84 appearances.
She spent the majority of the 2022 season recovering from knee surgery.
She rejoined the Brazil international team during the 2023 She Believes Cup as a sub against Japan in the 68-minute.
In the 72-minute, Marta assisted with the game’s only goal to kick off the tournament by beating Japan 1-0.
Marta has been honored with the FIFA World Player of the Year award six times, and has played in six World Cups.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican John Kennedy wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Louisiana.
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Coastal Recreation Hill Day grassroots attendees will meet with the Biden administration and more than 120 congressional offices to drive action to protect the nation's coasts
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 9-10, the Surfrider Foundation and leaders of the coastal recreation and tourism industry will present custom surfboards with hundreds of signatures from coastal enthusiasts to congressional officials and the Biden administration during Coastal Recreation Hill Day to urge federal protection of the ocean and coasts for all people. Representing the largest grassroots network of coastal recreation users in the nation, attendees will meet with more than 120 congressional leaders to advance comprehensive policies to prevent plastic pollution, protect clean water and drive climate action.
"Protecting and enjoying the world's ocean, waves and beaches are paramount to Surfrider's mission," said the Surfrider Foundation's Senior Environmental Director, Zach Plopper. "To reflect this commitment, Surfrider will be presenting surfboards, signed by hundreds of volunteers and coastal enthusiasts from around the country, to our members of Congress and federal agencies during this year's Coastal Recreation Hill Day. The surfboards represent the people who are dedicated to defending clean water on our beaches, reducing plastic pollution in our ocean, protecting marine habitats and ensuring our coasts are resilient to a changing climate."
The Surfrider Foundation's Coastal Recreation Hill Day efforts will consist of 155 attendees with 37 regional delegations that represent 23 coastal states and territories across the nation. It will also incorporate support from eight industry organizations and notable attendees, including Cathey Curtis, General Manager of ROXY; Vipe Desai, Executive Director of Surf Industry Members Association (SIMA); and Patagonia surfing ambassador Otto Flores. The coalition will meet directly with leaders from the White House, Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
"Healthy coasts are critical for the surf and outdoor recreation industry, which employs thousands of people across the U.S.," said Executive Director of Surf Industry Members Association, Vipe Desai. "Surfrider's Coastal Recreation Hill Day provides a valuable avenue to engage directly with our elected officials in Congress and the Biden administration to make the case for advancing stronger protections of these ecosystems and recreational opportunities."
During Surfrider's Coastal Recreation Hill Day, attendees will urge federal support for:
- Legislation that bans easily littered single-use plastics and establishes protections for frontline communities near plastic production facilities
- EPA funding appropriations of $15 million for BEACH Act Grants Program to test beach water quality and the full authorized level of $3 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to stop sewage pollution at the source
- Nature-based and ocean climate solutions legislation that advances proactive adaptation, prohibits new offshore drilling, enhances coastal resilience and funds essential NOAA programs
For more information on Surfrider's Coastal Recreation Hill Day or to find a nearby chapter and get involved, visit Surfrider.org.
About the Surfrider Foundation
The Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world's ocean, waves and beaches for all people through a powerful activist network. Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over one million supporters, activists and members, with more than 200 volunteer-led chapters and student clubs in the U.S., and more than 800 victories protecting our coasts. Learn more at surfrider.org.
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Winter Weather Advisory issued January 18 at 11:43AM MST until January 19 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Missoula MT
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GATES, Ore. — It's been two years since the Beachie Creek Fire in 2020, but the scars still run deep for many of the survivors. Some are still living out of hotels while others just moved out.
Stephanie Lynch and her family is one of those families that has recently found a stable start in the form of a new rental.
It's been a rough road for Lynch, her husband, two kids, three dogs and two other relatives, who have bounced around together from hotel to hotel. She said since the Beachie Creek Fire, her family has stayed in four or five different hotels.
She still clearly remembers the smoke and flames that engulfed the Santiam Canyon two years ago.
“I remember that we saw the flames coming over Potato Hill, is what it’s called,” said Lynch. “The ash is raining down and it's hot … the smoke was so thick that you could barely see more than 200 feet in front of you.”
The family’s belongings and their rental home in Gates were burnt and destroyed. That nightmare was the beginning of a long journey with holidays and birthdays celebrated inside hotel rooms.
“There was just a lot of uncertainty during that time. You know, where are you going to be in the next month,” Lynch said.
By February 2021, Lynch and her family had been able to get a couple RVs for her family and relatives. Then, she said they unexpectedly found out they had to be out of the RV park by March of this year.
After that, she and her family went back into a hotel where they continued to live until the end of May. That’s when her family finally got the keys to a brand new rental.
“Even though it's a small two-bedroom apartment, it's still better than living in a single room that is less than 400 square feet,” said Lynch.
Her family of four now lives in Gates. The relatives, who shared hotel rooms with them are also back in the canyon in the town of Detroit.
To Lynch, it’s a relief. But she still deals with emotional fallout from the fire. To help her cope, she has turned to making art.
Lynch now paints nature scenes on tie-dye shirts and saw blades. Sometime soon, she hopes to begin selling them.
“Art is my therapy now. It's something that I have to do for a couple of hours each day otherwise, you know, I'm a sad wreck,” Lynch said.
Going through it all, she has learned that she is more than her circumstance.
“I'm strong and I can overcome what is being thrown at me,” said Lynch.
State housing officials told KGW that there are currently 145 people across the state who are still living out of a hotel. They said the individuals are staying in 112 rooms in seven hotels.
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MELVILLE, N.Y. and DAVIDSON, N.C., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM), a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, today announced that the Company's conference call to review its fiscal 2023 second quarter, as well as its current operations, will be broadcast live over the Internet Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
To access the earnings release, webcast, presentation slides and operational statistics, please visit the Company's website at: http://investor.mscdirect.com. Alternatively, the conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-443-5575 (U.S.), 1-855-669-9657 (Canada) or 1-412-902-6618 (international).
An online archive of the broadcast will be available within one hour of the conclusion of the call and remain available until Thursday, May 4, 2023.
About MSC Industrial Supply Co. MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with approximately 2.2 million products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from more than 80 years of working with customers across industries.
Our experienced team of approximately 7,000 associates is dedicated to working side by side with our customers to help drive results for their businesses - from keeping operations running efficiently today to continuously rethinking, retooling, and optimizing for a more productive tomorrow.
For more information on MSC, please visit mscdirect.com.
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Tesla will have to open its Supercharger network to EVs from other brands in order to qualify for federal funding, Reuters reported Friday.
The Department of Transportation this week is expected to detail standards for EV charging infrastructure to qualify for $7.5 billion set aside in the Biden administration’s infrastructure law, which aims to create a national network of 500,000 chargers.
The government is expected to require that charging sites getting a federal subsidy have Combined Charging Standard (CCS) connectors. That would force Tesla to augment its proprietary connectors to access that funding. Other standards are expected to focus on cybersecurity and American-made content in charging hardware.
States have control over $5 billion of the federal EV charging network taking form, spread over five years. That led to many states expanding designated Alternative Fuel Corridors, which originated under a different federal program that predates the national charging-network push, but will likely synchronize with it, creating more road trip fast-charging routes. All state plans for the funding got the green light by the end of September 2022.
A recent study suggested that it will take 1,104 new/additional EV fast-charging stations to meet the federal government’s targeted 50-mile interval for each charging site on the proposed national network. Whether Tesla unlocks its Supercharger stations to become part of that number remains to be seen.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said back in July 2021 that Tesla would open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs, but that hasn’t happened in the U.S. and is only the case for a few smaller markets. And in a letter to the Federal Highway Administration last year, Tesla argued its Supercharger stations should qualify for federal funding if they were co-located with CCS stations, which would allow the automaker to avoid installing CCS connectors on its own chargers.
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CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Suncor Energy Inc. (SU) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $1.52 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had net income of $1.14. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.01 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 93 cents per share.
The energy company posted revenue of $9.06 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $7.87 billion.
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COLOMBES, France (AP) — COLOMBES, France (AP) — Sequans Communications SA (SQNS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $5 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Colombes, France-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 9 cents per share.
The chip company posted revenue of $11.9 million in the period.
For the current quarter ending in June, Sequans said it expects revenue in the range of $9 million to $11 million.
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DALLAS, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) today announced that CEO Alok Maskara and CFO Joe Reitmeier are scheduled to present at the Morgan Stanley 10th Annual Laguna Conference in Laguna Nigel, California, on Wednesday, September 14. Presentation materials and a live webcast beginning at 3:45 p.m. Pacific time that day can be accessed on the company's website at www.lennoxinternational.com.
About Lennox International
Lennox International Inc. is a global leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable and healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems. Lennox International stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and traded under the symbol LII. Additional information on Lennox International is available at www.lennoxinternational.com or by contacting Steve Harrison, Vice President, Investor Relations, at 972-497-6670.
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup due to ongoing knee problems.
Pogba returned to training with Juventus only this month following surgery on his right knee in early September.
He hasn’t played since returning to Juventus from Manchester United, and was injured again. Tests in Turin and Pittsburgh confirmed the 29-year-old Pogba will not be fit in time for the World Cup.
“We won’t see him until 2023 and his entourage have confirmed that also he will be out of the World Cup,” a Juventus spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday.
His agent, Rafaela Pimenta also released a statement.
“After medical exams yesterday and today, it is extremely painful to announce that Paul Pogba needs more rehabilitation after his operation,” she said.
“For that reason, Paul can’t be part of the France team in Qatar.”
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BEIJING, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iHuman Inc. (NYSE: IH) ("iHuman" or the "Company"), a leading provider of tech-powered, intellectual development products in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Revenues were RMB230.6 million (US$34.4 million).
- Gross profit was RMB163.2 million (US$24.4 million).
- Operating income was RMB22.6 million (US$3.4 million), a remarkable turnaround compared with an operating loss of RMB3.5 million in the same period last year.
- Adjusted operating income[1] was RMB24.6 million (US$3.7 million), a significant increase compared with RMB0.8 million in the same period last year.
- Net income was RMB21.8 million (US$3.3 million), a significant increase compared with RMB1.9 million in the same period last year.
- Adjusted net income[1] was RMB23.8 million (US$3.6 million), a significant increase compared with RMB6.1 million in the same period last year.
- Average total MAUs[2] for the quarter were 18.20 million, a year-over-year increase of 17.6%.
Dr. Peng Dai, Director and Chief Executive Officer of iHuman, commented, "Underpinned by our industry-leading content portfolio and superior user experience, we are very pleased to report another solid quarter despite the seasonality impact on our business. Our average total MAUs achieved double-digit growth at approximately 18% year over year. Our success in growing our user base while maintaining a dynamic and tight-knit community has further increased long-term development opportunities for our business. During the quarter, we continued to make progress in promoting the all-around development of children by optimizing our product portfolio through content enhancements and new product rollouts. In July 2022, we launched iHuman Writing, a self-directed Chinese character writing app for kids. When used in conjunction with the iHuman Smart Writing Pen, one of our smart devices, the app seamlessly integrates hardware and software to offer children a new way to engage with handwriting characterized by paper-screen synchronization, real-time feedback, and a fun interactive experience. As a new addition to our Chinese-focused product family, the app represents a natural extension of our existing product line, which we believe will help further enhance user engagement and increase their lifetime value. Meanwhile, we have also been continuously enriching our existing products. For example, we added two new modules "Universe" and "Insect" into iHumanpedia. Within the "Universe" module, children get to travel virtually with the onscreen protagonists, embark on a space journey, and come across various fun discoveries. For the "Insect" module, we aim to get kids more interested in nature, enhance their observation skills, and cultivate admiration for life. Going forward, we will remain laser-focused on solidifying our market leadership by continuing to execute our product-driven growth strategies, increase market penetration, and continue creating new growth levers."
Ms. Vivien Weiwei Wang, Director and Chief Financial Officer of iHuman, added, "We are delighted to report another profitable quarter with a net income of RMB21.8 million, primarily driven by our strategies to enhance user engagement and optimize cost efficiency. In the quarter, our leading product offerings continued to effectively fulfill the strong market demand as we kept building on our technology and content capabilities to support children's cognitive development. In addition, as we mentioned in our first quarter 2022 earnings release, we started ramping up efforts to expand our reach in international markets to meet the increasing demand for high-quality child-upbringing products amongst overseas families. In the quarter, we officially unveiled our international-facing brand Bekids, which strives to promote the well-rounded development of children through STEAM-focused products. Meanwhile, in addition to our presence on Apple app stores, we also listed our most popular Chinese-focused apps, such as iHuman Chinese and iHuman Stories, on Google Play stores globally, catering specifically to the needs of overseas families with an aim of arousing their children's interest in understanding more about the Chinese language and culture. The dual-track product strategy will enable us to leverage our current offerings and industry know-how to maximize cross-market synergies. Moving ahead, we believe our international expansion will support our sustainable business development and create more value for our shareholders."
Second Quarter 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
Revenues
Revenues were RMB230.6 million (US$34.4 million), an increase of 4.2% from RMB221.3 million in the same period last year, primarily driven by enhanced user engagement.
Average total MAUs for the quarter were 18.20 million, an increase of 17.6% year-over-year from 15.47 million in the same period last year. The number of paying users[3] for the quarter was 1.51 million.
Cost of Revenues
Cost of revenues was RMB67.4 million (US$10.1 million), compared with RMB67.0 million in the same period last year.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Gross profit was RMB163.2 million (US$24.4 million), an increase of 5.8% from RMB154.3 million in the same period last year. Gross margin was 70.8%, compared with 69.7% in the same period last year.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses were RMB140.6 million (US$21.0 million), a decrease of 10.9% from RMB157.7 million in the same period last year. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, total operating expenses were RMB138.6 million, a decrease of 9.9% from the same period last year.
Research and development expenses were RMB78.2 million (US$11.7 million), a decrease of 16.0% from RMB93.1 million in the same period last year. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, the research and development expenses were RMB77.4 million, a decrease of 15.4% from the same period last year, primarily due to cost saving in payroll-related expenses and outsourcing expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses were RMB33.5 million (US$5.0 million), a decrease of 26.0% from RMB45.3 million in the same period last year. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, the sales and marketing expenses were RMB33.1 million, a decrease of 25.3% from the same period last year, primarily due to an economical and optimized advertising strategy.
General and administrative expenses were RMB28.8 million (US$4.3 million), an increase of 49.0% from RMB19.4 million in the same period last year. Excluding share-based compensation expenses, the general and administrative expenses were RMB28.1 million, an increase of 56.9% from the same period last year, primarily due to the result of expenses to upgrade the Company's corporate governance and compliance structure as a publicly listed company.
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating income was RMB22.6 million (US$3.4 million), compared with an operating loss of RMB3.5 million in the same period last year.
Excluding share-based compensation expenses, adjusted operating income was RMB24.6 million (US$3.7 million), compared with RMB0.8 million in the same period last year.
Net Income
Net income was RMB21.8 million (US$3.3 million), compared with RMB1.9 million in the same period last year.
Adjusted net income was RMB23.8 million (US$3.6 million), compared with RMB6.1 million in the same period last year.
Basic and diluted net income per ADS were RMB0.41 (US$0.06) and RMB0.40 (US$0.06), respectively, compared with RMB0.04 and RMB0.03 in the same period last year. Each ADS represents five Class A ordinary shares of the Company.
Adjusted diluted net income per ADS was RMB0.44 (US$0.07), compared with RMB0.11 in the same period last year.
Deferred Revenue and Customer Advances
Deferred revenue and customer advances were RMB314.3 million (US$46.9 million) as of June 30, 2022, compared with RMB303.0 million as of December 31, 2021.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Time Deposits
Cash, cash equivalents and time deposits were RMB856.3 million (US$127.8 million) as of June 30, 2022, compared with RMB855.4 million as of December 31, 2021.
Exchange Rate Information
The U.S. dollar (US$) amounts disclosed in this press release, except for those transaction amounts that were actually settled in U.S. dollars, are presented solely for the convenience of the reader. The conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into US$ in this press release is based on the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as of June 30, 2022, which was RMB6.6981 to US$1.00. The percentages stated in this press release are calculated based on the RMB amounts.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
iHuman considers and uses non-GAAP financial measures, such as adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net income per ADS, as supplemental metrics in reviewing and assessing its operating performance and formulating its business plan. The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP"). iHuman defines adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net income per ADS as operating income, net income and diluted net income per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses, respectively. Adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net income per ADS enable iHuman's management to assess its operating results without considering the impact of share-based compensation expenses, which are non-cash charges. iHuman believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating the Company's current operating performance and prospects in the same manner as management does, if they so choose.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, which possibly do not reflect all items of expense that affect our operations. Share-based compensation expenses have been and may continue to be incurred in our business and are not reflected in the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, the non-GAAP financial measures iHuman uses may differ from the non-GAAP measures used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation from or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
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About iHuman Inc.
iHuman Inc. is a leading provider of tech-powered, intellectual development products in China that is committed to making the child-rearing experience easier for parents and transforming cognitive development into a fun journey for children. Benefiting from a deep legacy that combines over two decades of experience in the parenthood industry, superior original content, advanced high-tech innovation DNA and research & development capabilities with cutting-edge technologies, iHuman empowers parents with tools to make the child-upbringing experience more efficient. iHuman's unique, fun and interactive product offerings stimulate children's natural curiosity and exploration. The Company's comprehensive suite of innovative and high-quality products include self-directed apps, interactive content and smart devices that cover a broad variety of areas to develop children's abilities in speaking, critical thinking, independent reading and creativity, and foster their natural interest in traditional Chinese culture. Leveraging advanced technological capabilities, including 3D engines, AI/AR functionality, and big data analysis on children's behavior & psychology, iHuman believes it will continue to provide superior experience that is efficient and relieving for parents, and effective and fun for children, in China and all over the world, through its integrated suite of tech-powered, intellectual development products.
For more information about iHuman, please visit https://ir.ihuman.com/.
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iHuman Inc.
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Turkey, Syria earthquake death toll tops 25,000
Rescue crews on Saturday pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the enormous quake that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria five days ago surpassed 25,000.
Dramatic rescues were being broadcast on Turkish television, including the rescue of the Narli family in central Kahramanmaras 133 hours after the 7.8-magnitude temblor struck Monday. First, 12-year-old Nehir Naz Narli was saved, then both of her parents.
That followed the rescue earlier in the day of a family of five from a mound of debris in the hard-hit town of Nurdagi, in Gaziantep province, TV network HaberTurk reported. Rescuers cheered and chanted, "God is Great!" as the last family member, the father, was lifted to safety.
Turkish President Recep Tayypi Erdogan, on a tour of quake-stricken cities, raised the death toll in Turkey to 21,848, which pushed the total number of dead across the region, including government and rebel-held parts of Syria, to 25,401.
Erdogan said a disaster of this scope is rare, affecting an area so large that is home to so many people. He referred to it as the "disaster of the century" and said it had affected an area 500 kilometers (310 miles) in diameter that is home to 13.5 million people in Turkey and an unknown number in Syria.
"In some parts of our settlements close to the fault line, we can say that almost no stone was left standing,'' he said earlier Saturday from Diyarbakir.
Still, the day brought one astonishing rescue after another, numbering more than a dozen.
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Melisa Ulku, a woman in her 20s, was extricated from the rubble in Elbistan in the 132th hour since the quake, following the rescue of another person at the same site in the same hour. Ahead of her rescue, police announced that people shouldn’t cheer or clap in order to not interfere with other rescue efforts nearby. She was covered in a thermal blanket on a stretcher. Rescuers were hugging. Some shouted "God is great!"
Just an hour earlier, a 3-year-old girl and her father were pulled from debris in the town of Islahiye, also in Gaziantep province, and soon after a 7-year-old girl was rescued in the province of Hatay.
The rescues brought shimmers of joy amid overwhelming devastation days after Monday’s 7.8-magnitude quake and a powerful aftershock hours later caused thousands of buildings to collapse, killing more than 25,000, injuring another 80,000 and leaving millions homeless.
Not everything ended so well. Rescuers reached a 13-year-old girl inside the debris of a collapsed building in Hatay province early Saturday and intubated her. But she died before the medical teams could amputate a limb and free her from the rubble, Hurriyet newspaper reported.
Even though experts say trapped people can live for a week or more, the odds of finding more survivors were quickly waning amid freezing temperatures. Rescuers were shifting to thermal cameras to help identify life amid the rubble, a sign that any remaining survivors could be too weak to call for help.
As aid continued to arrive, a 99-member group from the Indian Army’s medical assistance team began treating the injured in a temporary field hospital in the southern city of Iskenderun, where a main hospital was demolished.
One man, Sukru Canbulat, was wheeled into the hospital in a wheelchair, his left leg badly injured with deep bruising, contusions and lacerations.
Wincing in pain, he said he had been rescued from his collapsed apartment building in the nearby city of Antakya within hours of the quake on Monday. But after receiving basic first aid, he was released without getting proper treatment for his injuries.
″I buried (everyone that I lost), then I came here,’’ Canbulat said, counting his dead relatives: "My daughter is dead, my sibling died, my aunt and her daughter died, and the wife of her son" who was 8 ½ months pregnant.
RELATED: Watch: Rescuers pull child from rubble 89 hours after Turkey earthquake
A large makeshift graveyard was under construction on the outskirts of Antakya on Saturday. Backhoes and bulldozers dug pits in the field on the northeastern edge of the city as trucks and ambulances loaded with black body bags arrived continuously. Soldiers directing traffic on the busy adjacent road warned motorists not to take photographs.
The hundreds of graves, spaced no more than 3 feet (a meter) apart, were marked with simple wooden planks set vertically in the ground.
A worker with Turkey’s Ministry of Religious Affairs who did not wish to be identified because of orders not to share information with the media said that around 800 bodies were brought the cemetery on Friday, its first day of operation. By midday on Saturday, he said, as many as 2,000 had been buried.
"People who are coming out from the rubble now, it’s a miracle if they survive. Most of the people that come out now are dead, and they come here," he said.
Temperatures remained below freezing across the large region, and many people have no shelter. The Turkish government has distributed millions of hot meals, as well as tents and blankets, but is still struggling to reach many people in need.
The disaster compounded suffering in a region beset by Syria’s 12-year civil war, which has displaced millions of people within the country and left them dependent on aid. The fighting sent millions more to seek refuge in Turkey.
The conflict has isolated many areas of Syria and complicated efforts to get aid in. The United Nations said the first earthquake-related aid convoy crossed from Turkey into northwestern Syria on Friday, the day after an aid shipment planned before the disaster arrived.
The U.N. refugee agency estimated that as many as 5.3 million people have been left homeless in Syria.
President Bashar Assad and his wife have visited injured quake victims in a hospital in the coastal city of Latakia, a base of support for the Syrian leader.
Syrian state TV said Assad and his wife Asma on Saturday morning visited Duha Nurallah, 60, and her son Ibrahim Zakariya, 22, who were pulled out of rubble the night before in the nearby coastal town of Jableh.
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arrived in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, bringing with him 35 tons of medical equipment, state news agency SANA reported. He said another plane carrying an additional 30 tons of medical equipment will arrive in the coming days.
The opposition Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said Saturday that it "is almost impossible to find people alive."
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LAS VEGAS, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SWX) (the "Company") today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $215,000,000 in shares of its common stock. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $32,250,000 of shares of its common stock.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding borrowings under its credit facility and the remaining amounts due under the amended 364-day term loan credit agreement entered into in November 2021 in connection with the acquisition of MountainWest Pipelines Holding Company, and the remainder for working capital and general corporate purposes.
J.P. Morgan and BofA Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.
This offering is only being made by means of a prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering may be obtained, when available, by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission's (the "SEC") website at www.sec.gov or from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Toll-free: 1-866-803-9204; and BofA Securities, Inc., NC1-004-03-43, 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department, or email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com.
The offering is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company with the SEC on December 2, 2020. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the business of purchasing, distributing and transporting natural gas, and providing comprehensive utility infrastructure services across North America. Southwest Gas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, safely and reliably delivers natural gas to over two million customers in Arizona, California and Nevada. Centuri Group, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a strategic infrastructure services company that partners with regulated utilities to build and maintain the energy network that powers millions of homes and businesses across the United States and Canada.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
18-24-25-29-37, Lucky Ball: 9
(eighteen, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-nine, thirty-seven; Lucky Ball: nine)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
18-24-25-29-37, Lucky Ball: 9
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino was re-elected by acclaim to another four-year term on Thursday after suggesting the financial results under his leadership would keep an industry CEO in the job for life.
Infantino had no opponent in the election and won by acclaim instead of a formal vote by the FIFA Congress in Kiagli, Rwanda. The 211 member federations saw their basic annual funding from FIFA rise from $250,000 to $2 million since his first win in 2016.
FIFA had $4 billion in reserves after the World Cup in Qatar finished in December. It has conservatively forecast record revenue of at least $11 billion through the 2026 World Cup in North America.
“If a CEO tells the stakeholders that the products were multiplied by seven I believe that they would keep that CEO forever,” Infantino told FIFA members. “They would love for this story to keep on going.
“But I am here for a four-year cycle only,” added Infantino, whose presidency can eventually run to 15 years through 2031.
The Swiss lawyer was first elected in 2016 with FIFA in crisis after a sweeping United States federal investigation of corruption removed a swath of soccer officials in the Americas. The fallout also removed veteran FIFA president Sepp Blatter from office within months of being re-elected.
Under Infantino, FIFA has created new and bigger competitions — raising its income and giving national teams more chances to qualify for the men’s and women’s World Cups, while facing down resistance from European soccer officials.
FIFA’s support for 2022 World Cup host Qatar, where Infantino moved to live in 2021, and his close ties to Saudi Arabian soccer have also caused unease among rights activists and some European member federations. That spilled over at the World Cup in a dispute when FIFA and Qatari organizers blocked some team captains from wearing an anti-discrimination armband.
“To all those that love me, and I know there are so many, and those that hate me, and I know there are a few, I love you all of course, today especially,” Infantino said after being elected.
In an earlier congress-opening address, Infantino said he took inspiration from Rwanda’s recovery from a civil war in the 1990s when his own campaign to become FIFA president in 2016 was struggling.
Infantino said he was told on a campaign visit to Rwanda he would not be supported.
“Of course, I was pretty depressed, about to give up,” he said, recalling a visit he made to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. “What this country has suffered and how this country came back up is inspiring for the entire world. So I certainly couldn’t give up because somebody is telling me something.”
The president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, then made a speech traditionally offered to the host nation’s head of state.
Kagame defended Qatar, calling its critics “hypocritical” and urging for “bad politics” to be kept out of sports.
The Norwegian soccer federation put forth a proposal pushing FIFA to compensate migrant workers who helped build Qatar’s World Cup projects, but federation president Lise Klaveness did not address the congress as expected.
Instead, the head of an in-house FIFA panel on human rights issues, Gibraltar soccer official Michael Llamas, said his group would assess Qatar’s progress and publish a report in full transparency.
“There can be little doubt that FIFA’s work on these areas has grown increasingly robust over the years and there is also little doubt that we are starting to have real, tangible impact,” Llamas said in a taped video message to the congress.
Earlier, Infantino had reminded the congress of his invitations to attended two editions of the G20 meetings of world leaders and his close ties to United Nations agencies such as the World Health Organization.
“We are a football organization. We are not the Red Cross or Greenpeace or any other organizations who are doing great work,” said Infantino, who has tried to insert FIFA into world politics.
“But we have responsibility as well. We have a responsibility to help tackle global challenges,” he said, identifying “climate, human rights, diseases, disabilities.”
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One minute it’s Christmas, then the new year rolls around and, before you know it, Valentine’s Day has arrived. If it’s snuck up on you this year, you might be looking for a last-minute Valentine’s gift.
Last-minute doesn’t have to mean thoughtless, and you don’t have to resort to grocery store flowers. You can find plenty of great gifts with fast shipping to make your significant other happy this Valentine’s Day, whatever their interests.
In this article: Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera, Tea Forte Tea Chest with 40 Handcrafted Pyramid Tea Infusers and Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Portable Speaker.
Where to find last-minute Valentine’s gifts
If you’ve left it late this year, it’s important to know where to find last-minute gifts. Amazon is a great place to look if you’re a Prime member or would consider signing up. Many items have free two-day shipping, so you’ll receive them quickly.
However, if you’re really cutting it fine, consider ordering from retailers that offer in-store pickup. Kohl’s has several Valentine-worthy gifts.
What to consider when choosing a Valentine’s Day gift
It’s not just getting your hands on a gift before Valentine’s Day you need to worry about, it’s choosing the right one. Just because it’s Valentine’s Day, it doesn’t mean the gift has to be heart-shaped or flowery. In fact, these types of gifts are more likely to be promptly discarded.
Think about the following to help pick the perfect present for your loved one:
- Interests: Start by thinking about your partner’s interests when picking a gift. It might seem obvious, but it’s too often overlooked, especially when stressing about buying gifts at the last minute. If they love games, for instance, a new board game would be a better gift than a bunch of roses.
- Style: When buying clothing, jewelry or homewares, think carefully about the recipient’s sense of style. Someone who loves industrial interior design will balk at a “Live, laugh, love” sign, while someone with a preppy sense of style won’t want a pair of Doc Martens.
- Consumables: When buying for that person who has everything, consumables are a safe bet. This doesn’t just mean food and drink, but anything that gets used up and needs replacing, such as skin care products, bath salts and even guitar picks.
- Price range: Consider your budget, whether you have $10 to spend or over $100. You don’t have to spend a fortune to show your loved one you care. Any gift bought with thought and attention is bound to go down well, whatever your budget.
Best last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts
Winter Greenhouse Begonia Maculata Polka Dot Begonia
Plant-lovers will be excited to receive this gorgeous polka dot begonia with its distinctive leaf markings and shape. Just pair it with a nice outer pot to hide the nursery pot it comes in, and it makes a thoughtful Valentine’s Day gift.
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SG Essentials Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser
Not only does this diffuser release essential oils to lightly scent and humidify the air, it has a striking contemporary style, so it’s a great choice for anyone who’s into design. It can run for up to 10 hours on low mist level before it needs to be refilled.
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Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 Instant Camera
The Fujifilm Instax Mini 11 is perfect for taking cute snaps of you and your partner together and is a great gift for a keen photographer who might want to have fun with instant photos. It prints 2- by 3-inch photos on sticker paper.
Tea Forte Tea Chest with 40 Handcrafted Pyramid Tea Infusers
Perfect for tea lovers, this set contains 40 tea bag infusers with 20 varieties of tea to sample, in various flavors. They come in a wooden box that’s great for storage and makes the gift look even more special.
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Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Portable Speaker
This Bluetooth speaker will make it easier for your Valentine to listen to their favorite music anywhere in the home or out and about. It has the sound quality you’d expect from Bose in a compact package, with an impressive 12-hour battery life.
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If you’re buying for someone who doesn’t function before their first coffee of the day, they might appreciate this pod coffee maker that produces a brew in just a couple of minutes. It’s extremely simple to use, takes up minimal counter space and can make cups of coffee between 6 and 12 ounces.
Fjallraven Kanken Classic Backpack
With its iconic design, this backpack has become a fashion statement in recent years, so if your loved one has been coveting one, now might be the time to buy one. There’s something for everyone, with more than 30 colors and color combinations including fog, peach pink and warm yellow with rainbow straps.
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For the casual gamer in your life, a Nintendo Switch is a perfect choice, with a wide range of games available, but many geared to multiplayer fun. This model has a larger, upgraded OLED screen in handheld mode, but can also be connected to a TV.
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A great choice for music lovers, these wireless earbuds produce crisp, clear sound and easily pair with any Bluetooth-compatible devices. The built-in microphones are ideal for taking and making calls.
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If your partner loves to cook or has a sweet tooth, this mini waffle maker is a great choice. It makes adorable heart-shaped waffles, which is a cute nod to Valentine’s Day.
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Zonli Cooling Knitted Weighted Blanket
Not only does this chunky knitted blanket look great, but it’s weighted to offer calming and relaxing properties. The large-gauge knit makes it cooler than some blankets, ideal for people who tend to sleep hot. It comes in gray or orange.
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Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug
Does your partner often complain about not getting to drink all of their coffee or tea before it goes cold? This temperature-control mug keeps hot beverages at their optimal temperature for up to 80 minutes and pairs with an app to easily set temperature preferences.
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President Joe Biden told Marines during a stop in Japan that his son Beau died in Iraq, according to a video obtained by the New York Post.
"My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq," the 80-year-old president said during an exchange with troops at Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan on Thursday. The president visited Japan this month for the G7 Leaders' summit.
Biden’s son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015 at the Walter Reed military hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. The president himself has said on different occasions that Beau’s death from cancer as caused by "burn pits" in Iraq, a subject on which he signed legislation in 2022.
BIDEN BLUNDERS: PRESIDENT STUMBLES HIS WAY THROUGH GAFFE-FILLED WINTER
Biden is drawing criticism from media online, with even liberal outlet Daily Beast writing that the president has "puzzlingly" made similar statements about Beau "several times in the past" in a story published Monday.
Contributing editor at The Spectator, Stephen L. Miller, pointed out that Biden — already the oldest serving president in history — is running for reelection in 2024.
"It's just a stutter. He's fine. Running for re-election."
Another story from a RedState contributor argued that Beau's death, which "certainly must have been traumatic for Biden" still does not "excuse Joe’s continued mangling of the truth."
The president also drew attention at the G7 summit in Japan when he told a reporter at the conference to "shush up" when asked about the debt ceiling debate in Congress.
That was one of a few awkward moments that Biden experienced during his time in Japan, also calling South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whom he has met before, "Loon" and using the wrong title for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, calling him "president."
Biden made the same false claim about his son Beau in 2022, telling a crowd in Colorado that Beau "lost his life in Iraq."
"I say this as a father of a man who won the Bronze Star, the Conspicuous Service Medal, and lost his life in Iraq," Biden said during a speech near Vail, Colorado, where he designated Camp Hale as a national monument.
WHITE HOUSE CORRECTS BIDEN'S GAFFE CLAIMING LAW HELPS KEEP GUNS AWAY FROM 'DOMESTIC POLITICAL ADVISORS'
Biden also referenced his son in a 2019 speech: "[Because] of exposure to burn pits, in my view — I can’t prove it yet — he came back with stage four glioblastoma. Eighteen months he lived, knowing he was going to die."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for clarification on Biden’s comment.
After Biden's Japan trip, he faces another battle in Congress with Republicans over the debt ceiling. He has taken flack for claiming that he would use the 14th amendment to avoid making a deal with House GOP members over the debt ceiling.
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RHODES, Greece (AP) — A wildfire whipped on by strong winds triggered a series of massive explosions Thursday at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece, while firefighters worked to tame multiple blazes in the country.
There were no injuries at the depot, which had been evacuated before the explosions, and by late Thursday the fire was no longer active. The Greek air force said that F-16 fighter jets at a nearby base were moved to another facility as a precaution, but that the base had not been under any immediate threat.
Fires have raged across parts of Greece during three successive Mediterranean heat waves in the past two weeks, leaving five people dead, including two firefighting pilots, and triggering a huge weekend evacuation of tourists on the island of Rhodes.
The fire in the Volos area of central Greece’s Magnissia region reached the ammunition storage facility about 6 kilometers (4 miles) north of the major military air base in Nea Anchialos. Local media reported that bombs and ammunition for Greek F-16 fighters were stored at the site.
The large explosions shattered windows on houses in a surrounding area, but the Greek fire service said no severe injuries were reported in nearby villages, which also were evacuated as a precaution.
Fire Service spokesman Ioannis Artopios said 12 villages were ordered evacuated in the Volos-Nea Anchialos area.
“Despite their superhuman efforts, our forces were unable to stop the blaze,” he said.
Artopios said the Volos area blaze was the most dangerous of the 124 wildfires the fire service had to deal with Thursday.
The wildfire burned on three fronts and forced a section of Greece’s busiest highway to close for several hours, while national rail services passing through the area were delayed.
State ERT television showed residents and visitors in the coastal village of Anchialos, some 4 kilometers (2 1/2 miles) from the blast site, being evacuated by sea, while others were leaving in cars and buses. The coast guard said more than a hundred residents were taken in small private boats to the city of Volos.
The Nea Anchialos air base is some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the city, where loud blasts could be heard.
Water-dropping helicopters and a ground crew scrambled early Thursday to a separate wildfire in Kifissia, just north of Athens, which was quickly put out.
Greek firefighters also battled flames for a 10 successive day on Rhodes, where officials said the blazes were largely contained. Flare-ups were reported on the island of Evia.
The World Meteorological Organization, a U.N. body, and a European Union climate change service reported Thursday that temperatures during the first three weeks of July set a new global heat record.
As Southern Europe fights extreme heat and wildfires, parts of central Europe have been hit with winter conditions. Subfreezing temperatures, frost and snow have been reported in the Tatra Mountains, which run through Poland and Slovakia.
In Italy, firefighters battled brush fires in the southern mainland regions of Calabria and Puglia, as well as the islands of Sicily and Sardinia, helped by temperatures dropping some 13 degrees Celsius (55 degrees Fahrenheit) into the low- and mid-30s C (high 80s F).
Flames forced the evacuation of bathers on a popular stretch of the southern Adriatic coast near the town of Ugento in Puglia, Italian media said.
Since Sunday, firefighters have fought more than 3,200 wildfires in southern Italy, nearly half of them in Sicily and almost 900 of them in Puglia, Italy’s national firefighters corps said on Thursday evening.
“Without doubt, we can see that all across the Mediterranean the climate crisis is here, and it’s affecting us all more strongly than perhaps even scientists had warned us about,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday during a meeting with Greece’s president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
Wildfire carbon emissions for July in Greece were the highest by a huge margin — totaling over 1 metric megatons and doubling the previous record — since record-keeping started 20 years ago, according to the EU agency that analyzes satellite data, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.
“Unfortunately, it is not all that surprising, given the extreme conditions in the region,” said Mark Parrington, a senior scientist at the agency. “The observed intensity and estimated emissions show how unusual the scale of the fires has been for July relative to the last 20 years of data.”
In Athens, senior members of the armed forces paid tribute to the two pilots killed when a firefighting plane crashed this week, at a ceremony held at the Defense Ministry.
Capt. Christos Moulas and Lt. Pericles Stephanidis died during a low-altitude water drop on the island of Evia. Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said they had shown “self-denial in the line of duty.”
“Greece today is in mourning. Their memories will live on,” Dendias said.
Mitsotakis attended the funeral service for Stephanidis in northern Greece Thursday, while President Sakellaropoulou was expected at the service for Moulas on the island of Crete on Friday. ___
Gatopoulos reported from Athens. Associated Press writers Colleen Barry in Milan, Italy, and Venessa Gera in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.
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Aaron Judge is innocent.
At least, that's what he and the New York Yankees are saying.
The AL home run king caught flak Monday night when he took a peek into his team's dugout, which Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez said was "really unusual."
Later on in the at-bat, Judge belted a 462-foot home run to give the Bombers a 7-0 lead.
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Blue Jays play-by-play announcer Dan Schulman didn't "want to go throwing allegations around without knowing," but Judge was still asked about it.
Judge claimed he was upset with the "chirping" in the dugout after manager Aaron Boone was already ejected, but the Blue Jays reportedly believe that Judge was looking for information about possible tipped pitches. On Tuesday, though, he elaborated a bit more and said the whole thing is a non-issue.
"I don't see why it's a story to be honest," Judge told the New York Daily News.
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"If their broadcasters want to make a deal about it, they can say anything they want," he continued, adding that he had "choice words" for what Schulman and Martinez said but opted not to mention them.
"I’m not happy about it, but people can say what they want. I’ve still got a game to play. I’ve got things to do," he added.
An investigation from Major League Baseball is unlikely because, as Boone put it, "Nothing that went on last night was against the rules."
The Blue Jays apparently have taken issue with where the base coaches were standing during the at-bat, insinuating Judge could have gotten info from first base coach Reggie Willits.
The Yankees were fined $100,000 in 2017 for violating sign-stealing rules in 2015 and 2016, which included using the dugout phone and replay room to relay signs.
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Dave & Buster’s is preparing to unveil another location in New Jersey.
The popular entertainment and dining experience company is opening in Atlantic City on Oct. 16, according to a Courier Post report.
Dave & Buster’s is preparing to unveil another location in New Jersey.
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First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, which will let American women and girls buy contraceptive medication from the same aisle as aspirin and eyedrops.
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it cleared Perrigo’s once-a-day Opill to be sold without a prescription, making it the first such medication to be moved out from behind the pharmacy counter. The company won’t start shipping the pill until early next year, and there will be no age restrictions on sales.
Hormone-based pills have long been the most common form of birth control in the U.S., used by tens of millions of women since the 1960s. Until now, all of them required a prescription.
Medical societies and women’s health groups have pushed for wider access, noting that an estimated 45% of the 6 million annual pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended. Teens and girls, women of color and those with low incomes report greater hurdles in getting prescriptions and picking them up.
Some of the challenges can include paying for a doctor’s visit, getting time off from work and finding child care.
“This is really a transformation in access to contraceptive care,” said Kelly Blanchard, president of Ibis Reproductive Health, a non-profit group that supported the approval. “Hopefully this will help people overcome those barriers that exist now.”
Ireland-based Perrigo did not announce a price. Over-the-counter medicines are generally much cheaper than prescriptions, but they aren’t covered by insurance.
Many common medications have made the switch to non-prescription status in recent decades, including drugs for pain, heartburn and allergies.
Perrigo submitted years of research to the FDA to show that women could understand and follow instructions for using the pill. Thursday’s approval came despite some concerns by FDA scientists about the company’s results, including whether women with certain underlying medical conditions would understand they shouldn’t take the drug.
FDA’s action only applies to Opill. It’s in an older class of contraceptives, sometimes called minipills, that contain a single synthetic hormone and generally carry fewer side effects than more popular combination hormone pills.
But women’s health advocates hope the decision will pave the way for more over-the-counter birth control options and, eventually, for abortion pills to do the same.
That said, FDA’s decision has no relation to the ongoing court battles over the abortion pill mifepristone. The studies in Perrigo’s FDA application began years before the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, which has upended abortion access across the U.S.
With some states curtailing women’s reproductive rights, the FDA has faced pressure from Democratic politicians, health advocates and medical professionals to ease access to birth control. The American Medical Association and the leading professional society for obstetricians and gynecologists backed Opill’s application for over-the-counter status.
An outside panel of FDA advisers unanimously voted in favor of the switch at a hearing in May where dozens of public speakers called for Opill’s approval.
Dyvia Huitron was among those who presented, explaining how she has been unable to get prescription birth control more than three years after becoming sexually active. The 19-year-old University of Alabama student said she still isn’t comfortable getting a prescription because the school’s health system reports medical exams and medications to parents.
“My parents did not let me go on the pill,” Huitron said in a recent interview. “There was just a lot of cultural stigma around being sexually active before you’re married.”
While she uses other forms of contraception, “I would have much preferred to have birth control and use these additional methods to ensure that I was being as safe as possible.”
Huitron spoke on behalf of Advocates for Youth, one of the dozens of groups that have pushed to make prescription contraceptives more accessible.
The groups helped fund some of the studies submitted for Opill and they encouraged HRA Pharma, later acquired by Perrigo, to file its application with the FDA.
Advocates were particularly interested in Opill because it raised fewer safety concerns. The pill was first approved in the U.S. five decades ago but hasn’t been marketed here since 2005.
“It’s been around a long time and we have a large amount of data supporting that this pill is safe and effective for over-the-counter use,” said Blanchard, of Ibsis Reproductive Health.
Newer birth control pills typically combine two hormones, estrogen and progestin, which can help make periods lighter and more regular. But their use carries a heightened risk of blood clots and they shouldn’t be used by women at risk for heart problems, such as those who smoke and are over 35.
Opill has only progestin, which prevents pregnancy by blocking sperm from reaching the cervix. It must be taken around the same time daily to be most effective.
In its internal review published in May, the FDA noted that some women in Perrigo’s study had trouble understanding the drug’s labeling information. In particular, the instructions warn that women with a history of breast cancer should not take the pill because it could spur tumor growth. And women who have unusual vaginal bleeding are instructed to talk to a doctor first, because it could indicate a medical problem.
Perrigo executives said the company will spend the rest of the year manufacturing the pill and its packaging so it can be available in stores nationwide and online by early next year.
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NOVATO, Calif., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (Nasdaq: HNNA) reported results for its second fiscal quarter of 2023, which ended March 31, 2023. The firm also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.1375 per share to be paid on June 5, 2023, to shareholders of record as of May 23, 2023, which represents an annualized dividend yield of 7.7%.*
"The recent headlines in the banking sector certainly contributed to continued stock market volatility the first quarter of 2023," said Neil Hennessy, Chairman and CEO. "However, I believe that the U.S. economy and the financial sector are healthy, as evidenced by the Fed's recent moves. In this current market environment, I feel every investor should be mindful that inflation will likely begin to subside, but remain persistent in the short term, the Fed may continue to raise rates in small increments, and corporate earnings should be stronger than projected. I am resolute in my belief that market fundamentals are strong enough to weather current challenges. Over the longer term, I also believe unemployment rates will remain low and GDP will recover to withstand any threats of a recession," he added.
"Our earnings follow our assets under management, and we have experienced recent declines," said Teresa Nilsen, President and COO. "However, we continue to apply persistent diligence while employing our business strategy of growing organically and by strategic acquisitions:
- Several of our Hennessy Funds have received recent accolades for their performance:
- On April 26, 2023, we signed a definitive agreement to acquire approximately $70 million in assets under management:
Meanwhile, interest rates are on the rise and with thoughtful management, our available cash net of debt continues to grow, increasing over 13% in the last twelve months," she added.
Financial Highlights (compared to the prior comparable quarter ended March 31, 2022):
- Total revenue of $5.9 million, a decrease of 24%.
- Net income of $1.2 million, a decrease of 26%.
- Fully diluted earnings per share of $0.15, a decrease of 29%.
- Average assets under management, upon which revenue is earned, of $3.0 billion, a decrease of 22%.
- Total assets under management of $2.8 billion, a decrease of 25%.
- Cash and cash equivalents, net of gross debt, of $17.6 million, an increase of 13%.
About Hennessy Advisors, Inc.
Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is a publicly traded investment manager offering a broad range of domestic equity, multi-asset, and sector and specialty funds. Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is committed to providing superior service to shareholders and employing a consistent and disciplined approach to investing based on a buy–and–hold philosophy that rejects the idea of market timing.
Supplemental Information
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Forward-Looking Statements
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Nothing prepared the young Afghan woman for what she witnessed in late December, when a phalanx of Taliban gunmen came to her university to halt her final exam. Scores of fighters with assault rifles blocked the university entrance and tore through classrooms, as they enforced a new decree that banned women from higher education.
“It was so scary,” recalls Ms. A., who asked that her full name not be used. “I still remember their wild eyes and long hair; I can’t forget their horrible faces and actions.”
Why We Wrote This
The young women had allowed themselves the expectation they would contribute positively to Afghan society, so the Taliban’s clampdown on girls’ and women’s education comes as both a shock and a challenge.
Such violent episodes have played out in different forms at universities across the country. They vividly illustrate the collision between Afghan women’s expectations of contributing publicly through education, work, and greater freedoms, and the ultraconservative Taliban’s demands that they stay at home, be subservient to their husbands, and disengage from society.
“Is it a sin being a girl? Is it a sin to learn? Is it a sin just to exist and breathe?” asks Ms. A. “They will marry me off and that is the end of my every dream, [but] I don’t want to stop fighting for my education. I don’t want to stay backward.”
Even before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, getting an education was tough for the young woman from Kandahar.
Ms. A. says she endured violence, street harassment, and “daily threats on the way from men” – never mind family poverty – “so that I could be someone in the future, and get freedom and independence.”
But nothing prepared her for what she witnessed in late December, when a phalanx of Taliban gunmen came to her university to halt her final exam, as they enforced a new decree that banned women from higher education.
Why We Wrote This
The young women had allowed themselves the expectation they would contribute positively to Afghan society, so the Taliban’s clampdown on girls’ and women’s education comes as both a shock and a challenge.
“I could not believe my eyes that it could be true,” recalls Ms. A., who asked that her full name not be used, for fear of retribution. Scores of fighters with assault rifles blocked the university entrance and tore through classrooms, as if on a military operation, prompting male students to shout at them to permit the female students to enter.
“It was so scary,” says Ms. A, whose hands and one foot were badly bruised when the Taliban hit students with their guns and dispersed them with live fire. “I still remember their wild eyes and long hair; I can’t forget their horrible faces and actions.”
Video of the clash taken by a classmate shows one male student getting pulled to the ground by a black turban-wearing Talib, who kicks and beats him hard as gunshots sound.
Such violent episodes have played out in different forms at universities across the country, illustrating the collision between Afghan women’s expectations of contributing publicly through education, work, and greater freedoms, and the ultraconservative Taliban’s demands that they stay at home, be subservient to their husbands, and disengage from society.
The women’s expectations were raised during 20 years of American and Western military and donor presence, which sought to build civil society. Now, a year and a half after the Islamist Taliban swept to power, earlier Taliban promises of allowing girls and women to study at high school and university and to work outside the home have been snuffed out by one edict after another that activists say are driven by misogyny.
Yet while Afghan women say their lives have grown darker under the Taliban, they nevertheless are often still struggling to find ways to get by, and cling to their determination to get an education and to work.
Still, as Afghans cope with the toughest winter in a decade, with widespread hunger made worse by a banking and financial crisis and the cutoff of donor funds to the Taliban, there is shock at how the Taliban have prioritized their zealous shrinking of the role of women. Much United Nations and Western relief work is in limbo, for example, over a separate Taliban ruling that bans Afghan women from working for them.
Existential questions
Among many other recent and restrictive edicts, women have been banned from visiting parks and gyms.
“Is it a sin being a girl? Is it a sin to learn? Is it a sin just to exist and breathe?” asks Ms. A. Those questions, she says, have addled her and even made her suicidal, as anger grows in her family about its own sacrifices to invest in her education, which now “appear a waste of time and money.”
Her existential pondering echoes across several interviews, conducted by The Christian Science Monitor over secure messaging apps and with the promise of anonymity, with young women in three regions of Afghanistan. Two had jobs working with the U.N. or international nongovernmental organizations while also pursuing advanced studies. All of that is now on hold.
“They will marry me off and that is the end of my every dream, [but] I don’t want to stop fighting for my education. I don’t want to stay backward,” says Ms. A. Still, she acknowledges that working and applying her studies “is not possible in Afghanistan for the next several years.”
Such restrictions imposed on Afghan women have drawn widespread global rebuke.
After a late January visit to Afghanistan, for example, U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said the ban on women working for the U.N. and relief agencies was “a potential death blow” that could have “catastrophic” results.
“Afghanistan is going through a savage winter, the second under the Taliban,” Mr. Griffiths told reporters at a press conference. “Last winter, we managed to survive. I don’t know if we can do this indefinitely, not with these bans.”
Mr. Griffiths said the Taliban promised him that new guidelines would enable women to work in humanitarian operations, and the U.N. was “asked to be patient.” But even though the Taliban reportedly permit women to work in the health sector, officials in Kandahar ordered that those working in local clinics must be accompanied by a male guardian.
Housebound in Kabul
Taliban restrictions have confined Ms. S. to her family home in the capital, Kabul. She started school in 2005 and was at the top of her class every year until graduation, when she aced the national Kankor exam, chose advanced study, and later took a high-profile job.
She stopped work when the Taliban came to power, and was identified by the Taliban as someone who took part in protests to preserve women’s rights that took place shortly thereafter.
“I had an immense fear that the Taliban will arrest me, because I was leading a women-based civil society organization,” says Ms. S. “Whenever I got home, my family was worried about me.”
Disappointed but unbowed, Ms. S. “decided to get back on my feet.” She started a master’s program in business administration.
“I had promised my parents that I would study and serve my family and my country,” she says.
But when she was about to take the final exam in December, there was instead a lesson in rough Taliban enforcement.
“The teachers were trying to prevent the Taliban from entering, but they came into our class,” recalls Ms. S. “We were very scared. We said to them, ‘Please let us pass our exam.’ But they took our books from our hands. They were very disrespectful and forced us out of the university.
“All of us women were crying, and I came home crying and disappointed. I threw away all of my books. I hate pens and notebooks,” she says. “I think that all my dreams have been lost and I have wasted my efforts.”
Undesired marriages
Similar frustration is voiced in northwest Afghanistan, where Ms. N. also describes how her final exams in Mazar-e-Sharif were blocked by the Taliban – and how one commander has now complicated her life even more.
When the Monitor first spoke to Ms. N., she described living “free like a bird” before the Taliban seized power, as an activist working for women’s and children’s rights.
But then her family’s economic situation deteriorated so far, with her father unable to keep his butcher shop open under Taliban rule, that he was forced to give away her 15-year-old sister in an underage marriage early last year – partly to pay Ms. N.’s university fees. Ms. N. said she could “never forgive herself” for that outcome.
As a personal form of resistance, Ms. N. then doubled down on her medical studies. But even that option has now evaporated.
When the Taliban banned women from higher education, her university decided to conduct all exams secretly within a week – three months early.
Yet within 10 minutes of starting the exam, “Taliban fighters entered the exam room with great aggression and started beating the professors and women,” recalls Ms. N. “They beat us ceaselessly, tore our exam papers, and violently dragged us from the exam room.”
And that is not the only Taliban problem Ms. N. has to contend with. A commander once saw her enter university, took a photograph, and forced a university administrator to give up her contact details.
The Taliban commander “calls and sends me messages, warning me, ‘If you don’t marry me, I will kill you and your father,’” says Ms. N. He goes to her house in a distant village once or twice a week, pressing her father for her hand.
“We are witnessing the Taliban in our society using women like slaves,” says Ms. N. “In our village, Taliban commanders want to marry for the second or third time. If the girl is not satisfied, the Taliban force her.”
The cumulative result for Ms. N. is that renewing hope is a challenge, compounded by not enough money to pay for her father’s medical treatment – or even to pay for much food or heat in the house.
“Our only effort was to acquire knowledge to save our nation and society from this bad misery,” says Ms. N.
“By banning women from education and work, the Taliban again want to make women’s lives dark. ... If a woman is not educated, then she will raise illiterate children to society, and we will not be able to solve our problems.”
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Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the amiable DJ for "Ellen DeGeneres Show" and dancer who rose to fame on "So You Think You Can Dance," has died, his wife, fellow dancer Allison Holker Boss, confirmed in a statement to CNN.
He was 40.
"It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us," Holker Boss said in a statement. "Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans."
"To say he left a legacy would be an understatement, and his positive impact will continue to be felt," she added. "I am certain there won't be a day that goes by that we won't honor his memory. We ask for privacy during this difficult time for myself and especially for our three children."
No further information was provided regarding the cause of his death.
CNN has reached out to the LAPD and the LA County Coroner for comment.
Holker Boss concluded her statement by saying "Stephen, we love you, we miss you, and I will always save the last dance for you."
The couple celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary just days ago.
He was mourned on social media Wednesday by many who shared videos of him dancing and their memories.
"A kind soul and a sweet person.. that is how I will remember Twitch... This was his 40th birthday party .. my heart goes out to his family especially Allison and their beautiful kids.. this is devastating... I love you brother and will miss you dearly," daytime TV host and comedian Loni Love tweeted.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Boss earned his nickname as a child when he couldn't sit still.
He graduated from Lee High School in Montgomery in 2000 and went on to study Dance Performance at Southern Union State Community College and Chapman University.
Six years ago he spoke with author and former football player Lewis Howes for the latter's podcast and talked about his background, including being raised by a single mother and how his relationship with his absentee father helped shape him.
"I have always been that type 'Don't tell me what I won't do,'" Boss said. "I remember talking to [his father] outside of his work in the parking lot and telling him 'Hey, I'm joining the dance team. I'm going to need some shows and some money to get supplies' and he went on this tangent...I was like 'Oh, that means I'm really supposed to do this then.'"
In 2003, Boss was a semifinalist on MTV's "The Wade Robson Project" and was also a runner-up on the television talent competition, "Star Search."
Becoming a runner up on "So You Think You Can Dance" in 2008 marked the beginning of his rise to fame and he would later return to serve as a judge for the dance competition.
Ellen DeGeneres brought him on as the DJ of her popular daytime talk show in 2014, a job he held until the show went off the air this year. Boss was also a coexecutive producer of the show.
He stayed in touch with fans via his popular social media accounts, often sharing videos of him dancing with his wife.
The pair were all-star dancers on Season 7 of "So You Think You Can Dance" in 2010 and connected romantically.
"We shared a dance at the wrap party of that season of 'So You Think You Can Dance' and we have been together ever since," Boss told People in February.
"There was no dialogue, there was no conversation or a first hangout. Literally, we danced and we were together holding hands the very next day," Holker Boss added. "And we never looked back."
The pair are the parents of three children. Boss' final Instagram post on Monday showed him and Holker Boss dancing in front of a Christmas tree.
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Dakota County’s Department of Employment and Economic Assistance recently received a $623,950 grant to fund technological improvements to the county’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.
The multi-year SNAP grant is aimed at improving customer service for SNAP by updating processes and using technology to streamline operations.
“Process and technology improvements play an important role in making it easier for those who access nutrition assistance programs to get the healthy food they need,” said FNS Administrator Cindy Long in a statement. “Through these grants, we can make further progress in ensuring SNAP is working for the people who rely on its benefits to feed themselves and their families.”
The Dakota County will use the grant to modernize and expand the agency’s self-service and communication options for participants, including language access.
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Salamatu Umar was abducted by Boko Haram in 2014, when she was just 15. She and five other girls were herded in the bush. She was forced to marry a Boko Haram fighter.
She and another girl eventually escaped, running away while they were collecting firewood for cooking. Umar was pregnant at the time.
Today, she is 18 and the mother of a 1-year-old son, Usman Abubakar. She survived her "hell" and lives in a displaced people's camp in Maiduguri, the main city in northeastern Nigeria and birthplace of Boko Haram.
Umar is free — and yet she is not really free.
"People call me 'Boko Haram wife' to my face," says Umar. "They say I am the wife of a killer — so how can I be afraid of Boko Haram? They say my son is a Boko Haram baby."
Like other girls and young women who have escaped or been rescued, she is learning to cope with the stigma — with the help of counseling. Many of the young women held in captivity by Boko Haram were forced to marry fighters and bore them children, says Hauwa Musa Magaji, a psychosocial counselor who works with the United Nations children's agency UNICEF.
"There's a lot of stigma," she confirms. "So it's a big challenge for us, yes. These girls have no fault. The children, they don't have fault. We are talking about a girl that has been abducted, impregnated, and she has given birth to a child. And she's been accepted back by the family, but not her child, not her child."
Wearing colorful African print clothing and a long scarf over her head, Umar is open about her own traumas. "I used to feel it would be better to be dead than face all this," she says with a wistful air, referring to the name-calling. "I'm beginning to get over it now, but I still worry.
"I'm always happy when I see my child, but deep down, deep inside I'm depressed.
"I have lost so much," she says. "I lost my virginity. I have lost my friends. I have been robbed of my childhood." And she wonders, "What man will marry a girl who was once with Boko Haram, even against her will?"
As for the so-called marriage to the Boko Haram insurgent, she says, "I don't consider him my husband because, in our tradition, your parents and family have to witness a marriage and give their blessing."
Then she has second thoughts. "I suppose it is marriage of sorts, because I have a baby now. But that doesn't make it a proper marriage." Umar looks down at her baby boy and smiles.
The former abducted teen mother is from Damboa, a town in Nigeria's northeast, which was overrun by the insurgents. She describes an arduous life in the Sambisa Forest, Boko Haram's hideout where the extremist group drove the thousands of people its fighters kidnapped, including some Chibok schoolgirls, seized in 2014.
Umar cooked and cleaned house for many people, apart from her "husband." She says she didn't love him and had no choice but to marry him, but "he was a good man, though misguided," she says indulgently, and she forgives him.
Asked whether she shared his extremist ideology — that Western education is sinful, girls should not go to school and that girls and boys should follow only Islamic learning — this was Umar's reply. "He told me joining Boko Haram meant a direct route to heaven, so anybody living with them in the forest would surely go to paradise, so come and join them."
"Did you believe him?" I ask. "No, no, I did not," she shoots back emphatically.
Magaji, the counselor, introduced me to another young woman who suffered at the hands of Boko Haram and described herself as a slave for part of her time in captivity. Esther Bitrus, now 20, was in high school in her hometown, Vava, when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.
Bitrus says she was held captive with two Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in a mass abduction in 2014.
"We were three in one house. Two Chibok girls and me. And we were moved from place to place. Then they sold one of the girls and then they sold us. Yes," remembers a spirited Bitrus, who occasionally breaks into English, although she prefers to reply to my questions in Hausa, the regional language.
Bitrus, who is Christian, says she was sold to a Boko Haram commander by another commander — Aliu — who was in charge of Gwoza, the seat of the terror network's short-lived "caliphate." Ultimately she was married off to another commander, Galadima, who became her husband, she says. Bitrus is not sure how much he paid for her.
Before that, "it was a life of drudgery for a year and three months," remembers Bitrus. She was doing all the domestic work in a Muslim household, which included wives who she says did nothing but accuse her — their slave — of sleeping with their husband.
"Then the wives told their husband, 'No more slaves in this house,' " says Bitrus. " 'You either sell her or marry her off to someone else.' "
Her problems were compounded, she says, when one wife caught her kneeling in Christian worship, saying prayers and fasting in desperation at her predicament. "I was beaten by the husband," says Bitrus, "and my life was threatened, with a warning if I continued to pray that way."
"When that wife reported me, the husband said if I didn't stop the Christian prayers, I would be killed," says Bitrus.
That is when she decided she must escape slavery and marry a Boko Haram commander, who was later killed by a rival faction within the group.
Months after, Bitrus and a group of other Boko Haram "wives" and "widows" were rescued by the Nigerian army.
Now she is free again. Bitrus wants to pick up where she left off at high school, reunite with her parents, who are currently displaced across Nigeria's border in Cameroon, and raise her baby Rebecca.
The teen Boko Haram "bride" Salamatu Umar was in the Quranic education system before Boko Haram captivity. She wants to go to school and learn English — and focus on her infant son, Usman, she says, "to make sure he grows up a good Nigerian citizen."
Both these women have been accepted back by their respective families, even though they're currently displaced and living in camps in Maiduguri and are not yet back with their relatives.
But many girls and women who've been abducted by Boko Haram and then have escaped or been freed are still grappling with prejudice and jeers by others, like Umar and, to an extent, Bitrus. Some families and communities have rejected such returnees, forcing them to find their own way outside the society they know, with little chance of reintegration.
Camps of displaced persons all over northeastern Nigeria are peopled with this forgotten group. Its anonymous members keep to themselves, keep their heads low and battle to survive with their offspring, says Magaji, the psychosocial counselor. Sympathetic to their cause, Magaji says, Nigerian society must do better. Otherwise the girls and women are doubly punished — suffering as captives and then shunned by their community.
"Rejecting them will pose another danger," says Magaji. "When you reject such a young girl, she either lives on the street or someone takes her away and she has another pregnancy."
The babies face an uncertain future as well. "You know the African way of life?" says Magaji. "You have to know your grandfather. You have to know your grandfather's father. So this is a real problem." She wants the government to "sponsor them to help in their education this is what we are asking for."
The two young women I met have not given up hope.
"There are other girls in the camp like me," Salamatu Umar says. "But nobody is taking care of us. There are other girls like me who are complaining."
I ask whether she would consider becoming a spokeswoman.
"I hear you," she says. "Yes, I can do it."
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RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a local North Carolina district attorney from prosecuting state Attorney General Josh Stein or anyone else for his 2020 campaign ad through a criminal libel law.
The majority of a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, granted the request by Stein’s campaign committee and others associated with his campaign to prevent enforcement of the law while they sue to attempt to have the law overturned as unconstitutional.
The 2-1 decision came the day after a Wake County grand jury formally asked the Wake district attorney’s office to submit an indictment against Stein and two of his advisers or any of three for jurors to consider. Wake County DA Lorrin Freeman said Monday that could have happened as soon as next month.
Any formal charges could harm the political future of Stein, a Democrat and possible 2024 gubernatorial candidate.
The law, which dates back to at least 1931, makes it a misdemeanor to circulate “derogatory reports” about a candidate with the intent of hurting that candidate’s chances in the election.
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles refused to issue a preliminary injunction, saying the law was constitutionally permissible because it criminalized “false defamatory speech about public officials made with actual malice.”
But Tuesday’s order from the majority — U.S. Circuit Judges Toby Heytens and Albert Diaz — says Stein’s campaign and other lawsuit plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their challenge that the law violates First Amendment free-speech protections.
The law’s language says a violation occurs when a person knows a derogatory report “to be false or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity,” the order said. So the law could actually criminalize someone who makes a true statement, according to the judges.
“Candidates running for office in North Carolina might well be chilled in their campaign speech by the sudden reexamination of a criminal libel law that has been dormant for nearly a decade — harming the public’s interest in a robust campaign,” the order read. Heytens was nominated to the 4th Circuit by President Joe Biden, while Diaz was the choice of President Barack Obama.
The probe stems from a complaint that Stein’s Republican opponent in 2020, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill, filed with the State Board of Elections against Stein’s campaign.
O’Neill’s complaint cited the law while demanding that the board investigate a political ad that accused the Republican of letting more than a thousand rape kits go untested. O’Neill said the ad was false because police agencies, not prosecutors, are responsible for testing the kits.
Stein and his allies have said the ad is truthful and was designed to counter false statements that O’Neill made during the campaign that Stein had failed to act on more than 15,000 untested rape kits since becoming attorney general in 2017.
A lawyer for Freeman, whose office took over the campaign ad investigation in 2021, has said blocking enforcement of the law could scuttle any prosecution because the statute of limitations on the misdemeanor is two years.
But the majority’s order said that such an issue is at least to some extent “self-inflicted” because Freeman hasn’t adequately explained why it’s take so long to bring charges.
The prevailing order directed that oral arguments on the appeal be held in December, which would likely be after the two-year prosecution window expires. It’s possible, however, that the window could be extended.
Circuit Judge Allison Rushing wrote a dissenting opinion, saying Stein’s campaign, the ad production company and the woman who appeared in the ad haven’t shown they are entitled to this “extraordinary relief.”
“The state will forever lose its opportunity to enforce the law” if the grand jury proceedings are stopped, wrote Rushing, a nominee of President of Donald Trump.
Freeman said late Tuesday that she hadn’t yet read the opinion. The Stein campaign said in a statement that it was pleased with the delay.
“This law is 90 years old, has never been used against any candidate, and undermines free speech in our state,” the campaign said.
Freeman, a Democrat, recused herself from the campaign ad investigation, leaving in to a senior assistant prosecutor.
Earlier Tuesday, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper criticized the investigation and the potential prosecution as “an unprecedented repression of free speech.” Stein succeeded Cooper as attorney general in 2017. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/appeals-panel-blocks-laws-use-in-nc-campaign-ad-prosecution/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-08-23 22:57:49 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/appeals-panel-blocks-laws-use-in-nc-campaign-ad-prosecution/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado police officer was not only not fired after he was found drunk and passed out in his unmarked patrol car in 2019, but now he has received a promotion.
Nate Meier, of the Aurora Police Department, was promoted to agent-detective effective Dec. 24, which brings his salary to $110,399, the department confirmed to KDVR.
Body camera video captured officers responding to the call on March 29, 2019, on a welfare check. Dispatch was told an unconscious person — possibly an APD officer — was inside a car outside Buckley Air Force Base.
Aurora firefighters were already at the scene when officers arrived. Meier was in the driver’s seat of an unmarked Ford Taurus patrol car stopped in the middle of a street with the engine running, according to a report.
“Agent Meier appeared to be disoriented and did not appear to be responsive to instructions from (Aurora Fire Rescue) to open the door to the vehicle. After the wheels were chocked, decision was made to break the passenger side window to the vehicle, which was done by AFR,” an officer who responded to the scene said in the report at the time.
The responding officer said that Meier’s weapons were removed and that he smelled what he believed to be alcohol on Meier, according to the report.
The report goes on to say that Meier admitted to internal affairs that he left work to go home and admitted to drinking vodka from a bottle while at home. He was still on duty at the time.
“You admitted that you were impaired by alcohol. You stated you had no recollections of anything else until you woke up in the hospital,” the report states.
Meier was cleared of criminal charges after a review by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in 2019.
Why he wasn’t fired
Aurora’s police chief at the time of the incident, Nick Metz, said he didn’t fire Meier because he owned up to his poor decision.
“Since my arrival five years ago, I’ve made it very clear that when an employee makes a
mistake worthy of adverse action, before imposing discipline I not only consider the
actual offense, but I also take into serious consideration whether that individual owns
their mistake, takes responsibility, and takes steps to right the wrong,” Metz said in a 2019 email.
Aurora’s current interim police chief said he had a heart-to-heart conversation with Meier after he was promoted.
“After understanding that I could not stop the promotion,” Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo said, “I brought him in this office, and we had a very frank conversation about what would’ve happened had I been the chief, because it’s in policy.”
Acevedo also said Meier has since quit drinking.
“He should’ve done that before he got himself behind the wheel drunk driving, not after,” Acevedo said.
Because of a rule in Aurora’s charter, enough time had passed that Meier was eligible to accept a promotion to agent-detective and a $10,000 raise late last month.
“If it’s been over two years and they pass an examination, they pass the promotional process,” Acevedo said. “They go on a list, and you cannot bypass them.”
The incident, Acevedo said, was not good for the department’s image.
“It hurt us back then because someone that really committed a criminal offense did not face any consequences,” Acevedo said.
Meier has used this incident to train department recruits.
Acevedo wants to work with city leaders to discuss ways to change rules to grant him more options when handling promotions within the department personally. | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/officer-found-drunk-passed-out-in-patrol-car-3-years-ago-is-promoted-by-colorado-department/ | 2023-01-12 17:20:04 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/officer-found-drunk-passed-out-in-patrol-car-3-years-ago-is-promoted-by-colorado-department/ |
(NEXSTAR) — After a brief hiatus, M&M’s beloved “spokescandies” have returned.
M&M’s confirmed the news on its website after a Super Bowl spot featuring “Saturday Night Live” star Maya Rudolph, who temporarily replaced the candy mascots as the brand’s spokesperson.
Now, Red, Yellow and all the other M&M’s spokescandies “are back for good,” the company said after the Super Bowl spot featuring Rudolph. The ad also showed Red in an obviously unsweet sign of desperation.
In announcing that the candied mascots had been reinstated, M&M’s said, “We believe in the power of fun to bring people together.”
“Over the past year, the conversation around our iconic spokescandies reached new heights but at times got a bit ‘lively,'” the brand said. “We wanted to positively redirect the passion of that conversation to bring the fun back into it, and help people laugh and move on together with our latest Super Bowl campaign.”
With the spokescandies’ return, the brand said, “Now, we can get on with what we are here to do: create a world where everyone feels they belong.”
Mars, the company behind the candy-coated chocolates, said last month that it was temporarily shelving its M&M’s mascots after receiving backlash over recent design changes.
The drama played out after M&M’s controversial attempts to create a “fresh, modern take” on the animated candy characters, including last October’s introduction of the new purple M&M.
Other changes included the green M&M trading her go-go boots for a pair of sneakers and the brown M&M changing her motto to “Not bossy. Just the boss.” Mars also announced a limited release of “all-female” packages that included new female cast member Purple.
The changes drew backlash and sparked debate online as well as from FOX News political commentator Tucker Carlson.
“The green M&M got her boots back, but apparently is now a lesbian, maybe? And there’s also a plus-sized, obese purple M&M, so we’re gonna cover that, of course,” he said on FOX News. “Because that’s what we do.”
After the post-Super Bowl announcement of the M&M’s mascots’ return, the back-on-the-job spokescandies appeared in a 15-second post-game spot at a “press conference” to express how they feel about being back.
Purple said she is glad to be back because this is what she “was made for,” while Red said indignantly, “I can’t believe we were actually put on pause.” | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/mms-spokescandies-back-for-good-after-temporary-layoff/ | 2023-02-13 19:00:02 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/mms-spokescandies-back-for-good-after-temporary-layoff/ |
Humans' ability to sweat is useful on Earth — but when people go up into space, they find that perspiring in zero gravity presents some unique challenges.
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Humans' ability to sweat is useful on Earth — but when people go up into space, they find that perspiring in zero gravity presents some unique challenges.
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- Creatd launches its first iOS app exclusively for its Vocal+ premium members to exponentially grow their audience on Vocal
- The app will launch to the general public on August 15th, 2022
- The Vocal iOS app roadmap includes a new payment system and the tokenization of an in-app currency; Vocal Coins
NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD, CRTDW) ("Creatd" or the "Company"), a creator-first holding company and the parent company of Vocal, today announced that it has released the first version of the new Vocal iOS app, giving its premium Vocal+ members exclusive first access to the app ahead of its full release in mid-August.
"Based on the insights and feedback we've gathered through the years since Vocal's inception, the first version of our app is focused on readers and their audience. We are confident the iOS app will translate into more subscribers and promote connectivity for our ever-expanding creator community," commented Creatd's Co-Founder, Justin Maury.
"This first release is just the beginning. In creating our roadmap, we are always considering what features will provide the greatest value to our creators. We are eager to share a slate of powerful features poised to further solidify Vocal as the homebase for creators, including Vocal Coins—a new payment system inside Vocal— live chat built directly into Vocal, an in-app notification system, personalized story feeds, audio stories, subscriber-only stories, and more. The tokenization of our in-app currency will include updates to how tips, pledges, and all payments on Vocal take place."
To read Mr. Maury's full remarks, please view the resource article here: https://vocal.media/resources/introducing-the-vocal-app.
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Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) is a company dedicated to unlocking creativity for creators, brands, and consumers. We accomplish this through Creatd's four business pillars: Creatd Labs, Creatd Partners, Creatd Ventures, and Creatd Studios.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Utah — An abandoned litter of raccoons discovered at a construction site in northern Utah found new homes earlier this week after a construction crew uncovered the animals below the remnants of a demolished home.
“A big-hearted foreman for the demolition crew working on Morgan Valley Drive came to the fire station asking for help," the Morgan County Fire Department said in a statement on Wednesday. “After his crew knocked down an abandoned home, they heard chirping in the rubble.”
The eight baby raccoons appeared to have no mother. Firefighters cared for them until someone with permits to raise raccoons offered to adopt them.
"All eight babies are now happily on their way to their forever homes," the fire department wrote.
Utah requires permits to home non-native species like raccoons or coyotes, which frequently roam wild. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/utah-baby-raccoons-saved/507-5831fe29-cd83-4797-a070-f4367046ef0a | 2023-06-17 16:09:13 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/utah-baby-raccoons-saved/507-5831fe29-cd83-4797-a070-f4367046ef0a |
Mississippi legislation would allow mothers to get child support while they are pregnant
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - New legislation co-sponsored by a Mississippi senator would allow mothers to get child support while they are still pregnant, WLBT reports.
According to a press release by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Unborn Child Support Act would allow a court to award child support payments while the child is still in the womb and, retroactively, up to the point of conception.
“I hope good legislation, like the Unborn Child Support Act, gets more support now that the Dobbs decision encourages us to look more seriously at supporting mothers and their unborn children,” Hyde-Smith said.
The Unborn Child Support Act would also:
- Provide flexibility for mothers, who do not want the involvement of the father, by not requiring those mothers to receive child support.
- Require judges to consult with mothers on payment plans and gives mothers discretion as to whether or not child support payments will be awarded retroactively.
- Mandate that all paternity tests be at the discretion of the mother and not be conducted if the test would put the child at risk.
The legislation was proposed nearly a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which could potentially lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Mississippi’s only abortion provider closed as a result of the ruling.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style of leadership, said Thursday that she would leave office.
Just 37 when she became leader, Ardern was praised around the world for her handling of the nation’s worst-ever mass shooting and the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. But she faced mounting political pressures at home and a level of vitriol from some that hadn’t been experienced by previous New Zealand leaders.
Still, her announcement came as a shock throughout the nation of 5 million people.
Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters in Napier that Feb. 7 would be her last day as prime minister after five and a half years in office.
“I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It is that simple,” she said.
Lawmakers in her Labour Party will vote for a new leader on Sunday.
Ardern became an inspiration to women around the world after first winning the top job in 2017. She seemed to herald a new generation of leadership — she was on the verge of being a millennial, had spun some records as a part-time DJ, and wasn’t married like most politicians.
In 2018, Ardern became just the second world leader to give birth while holding office. Later that year, she brought her infant daughter to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
She notched up center-left victories while right-wing populism was on the rise globally, pushing pushed through a bill targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, overseeing a ban on assault weapons, and largely keeping the coronavirus out of New Zealand for 18 months.
Her approach to the pandemic earned the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, and she pushed back against wildly exaggerated claims from Trump about the spread of COVID-19 after he said there was a massive outbreak and “It’s over for New Zealand. Everything’s gone.”
“Was angry the word?” Ardern said about Trump’s comments in an interview with The Associated Press at the time.
In March 2019, Ardern faced one of the darkest days in New Zealand’s history when a white supremacist gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch and slaughtered 51 worshippers during Friday prayers. Ardern was widely praised for her empathy with survivors and New Zealand’s wider Muslim community in the aftermath.
After the mosque shootings, Ardern moved within weeks to pass new laws banning the deadliest types of semi-automatic weapons. A subsequent buyback scheme run by police saw more than 50,000 guns, including many AR-15-style rifles, destroyed.
Less than nine months after the shooting, she faced another tragedy when 22 tourists and guides were killed when the White Island volcano erupted.
Ardern was lauded globally for her country’s initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic after New Zealand managed to stop the virus at its borders for months. But she was forced to abandon that zero-tolerance strategy as more contagious variants spread and vaccines became widely available.
She faced growing anger at home from those who opposed coronavirus mandates and rules. A protest against vaccine mandates that began on Parliament’s grounds last year lasted for more than three weeks and ended with protesters hurling rocks at police and setting fires to tents and mattresses as they were forced to leave. This year, Ardern canceled an annual barbecue she hosts due to security fears.
Ardern last month announced a wide-ranging Royal Commission of Inquiry would look into whether the government made the right decisions in battling COVID-19 and how it could better prepare for future pandemics. A report is due next year.
Many observers said that sexist attitudes played a role in the anger directed at Ardern.
“Her treatment, the pile on, in the last few months has been disgraceful and embarrassing,” wrote actor Sam Neill on Twitter. “All the bullies, the misogynists, the aggrieved. She deserved so much better. A great leader.”
But Ardern and her government also faced criticism that it had been big on ideas but lacking on execution. Supporters worried it hadn’t made promised gains on increasing housing supply and reducing child poverty, while opponents said it was not focusing enough on crime and the struggling economy.
Ardern described climate change as the great challenge for her generation. But her polices faced skepticism and opposition, including from farmers who protested plans to tax cow burps and other greenhouse gas emissions.
Ardern had been facing tough prospects at the ballot box. Her center-left Labour Party won reelection in 2020 with a landslide of historic proportions, but recent polls have put her party behind its conservative rivals.
Ardern said the role required having a reserve to face the unexpected.
“But I am not leaving because it was hard. Had that been the case I probably would have departed two months into the job,” she said. “I am leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead, and also, when you are not.”
She said her time in office had been challenging but fulfilling.
“I am entering now my sixth year in office, and for each of those years, I have given my absolute all,” she said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Ardern “has shown the world how to lead with intellect and strength.”
“She has demonstrated that empathy and insight are powerful leadership qualities,” Albanese tweeted. “Jacinda has been a fierce advocate for New Zealand, an inspiration to so many and a great friend to me.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Ardern on Twitter for her friendship and “empathic, compassionate, strong, and steady leadership.”
Ardern charted an independent course for New Zealand. She tried to take a more diplomatic approach to China than neighboring Australia, which had ended up feuding with Beijing. In an interview with the AP last month, she said that building relationships with small Pacific nations shouldn’t become a game of one-upmanship with China.
New Zealand Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon said Ardern had been a strong ambassador for the country on the world stage. He said that for his party “nothing changes” and it remains intent on winning this year’s general elections to “deliver a government that can get things done for the New Zealand people.”
Ardern announced that vote would be held on Oct. 14, and that she would remain a lawmaker until then. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced that he won’t contest the leadership of the Labour Party, throwing the competition open.
It’s unclear who will take over as prime minister until the election.
If no candidate gets at least two-thirds support from the caucus when Labour lawmakers vote on Sunday, then the leadership contest will go to the wider party membership. Ardern has recommended the party chose her replacement by the time she steps down.
Ardern said she hadn’t had too much time to reflect on her tenure in the role, although noted it had been marked with crises.
“It’s one thing to lead your country in peace times, it’s another to lead them through crisis. There’s a greater weight of responsibility, a greater vulnerability amongst the people, and so in many ways, I think that will be what sticks with me,” she said. “I had the privilege of being alongside New Zealand during crisis, and they placed their faith in me.”
Aya Al-Umari, whose brother Hussein was killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks, tweeted her “deepest gratitude” to Ardern, saying her compassion and leadership during that grim day “shone a light in our grief journey.”
“I have a mixture of feelings, shocked, sad but really happy for her,” Al-Umari wrote.
Ardern said she didn’t have any immediate plans after leaving office, other than family commitments with her daughter, Neve, and her fiancé, Clarke Gayford, after an outbreak of the virus thwarted their earlier wedding plans.
“And so to Neve, Mum is looking forward to being there when you start school this year,” Ardern said. “And to Clarke, let’s finally get married.”
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Associated Press reporter Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Australia, contributed to this report. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-new-zealands-ardern-an-icon-to-many-to-step-down/ | 2023-01-19 16:05:01 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-new-zealands-ardern-an-icon-to-many-to-step-down/ |
(The Hill) – Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she will support Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) for Senate in California if Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) chooses to retire from office in 2024.
The former Speaker said in a statement released by Schiff’s Senate campaign on Thursday that she will support Feinstein if she chooses to run for another term, but she is endorsing Schiff if Feinstein does not run.
“If Senator Feinstein decides to seek re-election, she has my whole-hearted support. If she decides not to run, I will be supporting House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff, who knows well the nexus between a strong Democracy and a strong economy,” she said.
Pelosi said she wanted to recognize Feinstein’s record of being a “champion” for democracy and working to oppose the far right. She noted that some of Feinstein’s accomplishments include the passage of the Violence Against Women Act and the Respect for Marriage Act in her capacity as the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
She said Schiff would be effective at prioritizing “people over politics” and helping to make the economy work for everyone in the Senate.
“Ever since I supported Adam in his race for Congress in 2000, I have known his commitment to putting the American Dream in place for everyone,” Pelosi said. “Adam has dedicated his life to public service. Every time I have asked Adam to take on the tough fight against extremist forces, he has responded with integrity, strength and success.”
Pelosi’s endorsement gives Schiff the backing of a top Democrat in what could be a crowded primary. Feinstein, who is 89 years old, has not officially announced whether she will run for reelection in 2024 and has said she will likely decide by the spring.
But that has not slowed down Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) from announcing their bids for the seat.
Schiff has said Feinstein told him to “go forward” with his Senate run despite her not having made an announcement yet on her plans.
Reps. Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna have also been rumored to be planning to make runs in the Democratic primary for the seat.
Following Pelosi’s endorsement, 20 other current and former members of California’s congressional delegation endorsed Schiff. The current members are Democratic Reps. Julia Brownley, Jim Costa, Anna Eshoo, Jimmy Gomez, Jared Huffman, Mike Levin, Ted Lieu, Grace Napolitano, Jimmy Panetta, Scott Peters, Brad Sherman, Eric Swalwell, Mike Thompson and Juan Vargas.
“I am honored to have earned the support of Speaker Pelosi and so many of my colleagues from the California delegation,” Schiff said in a release. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/pelosi-backing-schiff-if-feinstein-retires/ | 2023-02-02 23:02:19 | 0 | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/pelosi-backing-schiff-if-feinstein-retires/ |
Milwaukeeans can now file reports of theft, vandalism and lost property to police online
Milwaukee police on Tuesday announced the public now has the option to file online reports for certain non-emergencies, without having to interact with police face-to-face.
The service allows people to file reports of lost property, theft of items valued less than $2,500 and vandalism or damage to property also valued at less than $2,500 through MilwaukeePDWI.PoliceToCitizen.com.
All that’s required is a valid email address must be provided, the incident had to occur in Milwaukee and it must be reported by someone 18 or older.
“This does not take away from in-person reporting or a call,” Chief Jeffrey Norman said at a press event Tuesday. “This is only an option. This is voluntary.”
Milwaukee police received more than 12,000 such reports in 2021 and have received more than 8,200 so far this year. Norman said he hopes the public will take advantage of the convenience of the service and free up time for officers to focus on more serious calls.
Norman said the online service may expand to receive reports of other types of incidents in the future.
Contact Elliot Hughes at elliot.hughes@jrn.com or 414-704-8958. Follow him on Twitter @elliothughes12. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/10/12/milwaukee-police-now-taking-online-reports-theft-vandalism/8234102001/ | 2022-10-12 16:25:41 | 0 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/10/12/milwaukee-police-now-taking-online-reports-theft-vandalism/8234102001/ |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
8-3-9
(eight, three, nine)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
8-3-9
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CA Phoenix AZ Zone Forecast for Thursday, May 26, 2022
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449 FPUS55 KPSR 270702
ZFPPSR
Zone Forecast Product for Southwest Arizona/Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1201 AM MST Fri May 27 2022
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographical areas and may not be representative
of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site
specific forecast, please visit weather.gov/phoenix and either
(1) Select a location from the dropdown menu above the map or
(2) Click a location on the map. You can refine your selection by
clicking on the map displayed on the resulting page.
AZZ537-540-542>544-546-548-550-551-271100-
Northwest Valley-Buckeye/Avondale-Deer Valley-Central Phoenix-
North Phoenix/Glendale-Scottsdale/Paradise Valley-East Valley-
South Mountain/Ahwatukee-Southeast Valley/Queen Creek-
Including the cities of Circle City, Surprise, Wittmann, Beardsley,
Sun City West, Avondale, Cashion, Goodyear, Liberty, Peoria, Phoenix,
Paradise Valley, Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, Gilbert, Sun Lakes,
and Queen Creek
1201 AM MST Fri May 27 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 70 to 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 100 to 105. Southeast wind around
5 mph in the morning becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 74. West wind 10 to 15 mph
in the evening becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 96 to 101. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph in the
morning becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 74. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs 99 to 103.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 102 to 106.
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AZZ541-549-555-271100-
Cave Creek/New River-Fountain Hills/East Mesa-
Apache Junction/Gold Canyon-
Including the cities of Scottsdale, Fountain Hills,
and Apache Junction
1201 AM MST Fri May 27 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 71. West wind 10 to 15 mph
in the evening becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs 95 to 100. South wind 5 to
10 mph in the morning becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs 98 to 103.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 101 to 106.
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AZZ553-554-271100-
Northwest Pinal County-West Pinal County-
Including the cities of Casa Grande, Cactus Forest, Florence,
and Coolidge
1201 AM MST Fri May 27 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 101 to 106. South wind around 5 mph in
the morning becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 70. West wind 10 to 15 mph
in the evening becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 98 to 103. Southwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 72. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Not as warm. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 100 to 105.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 103 to 108.
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CAZ566-271100-
Imperial County West-
Including the cities of Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona,
Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City
1201 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 65 to 75. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, breezy and hot. Highs 102 to 107. Southeast wind
5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 64 to 74. West wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny and windy. Not as warm. Highs 96 to 101. West wind
10 to 15 mph in the morning increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and windy. Patchy blowing dust in the
evening. Lows 60 to 70. West wind 20 to 30 mph in the evening
decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear and breezy. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear and warmer. Lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 101 to 106.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 104 to 109.
$$
CAZ562-271100-
Imperial County Southwest-
Including the city of Mountain Spring
1201 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY...
.TONIGHT...Clear and windy. Lows 68 to 78. Southwest wind 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, windy and hot. Highs 100 to 105. Southwest wind
20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows 67 to 77. Southwest
wind 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 50 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Not as warm. Highs 94 to 99. West
wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear, windy and cooler. Lows 62 to 72. West
wind 20 to 35 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear and windy. Lows 60 to 70.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear and warmer. Lows in the upper 60s to upper
70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs 99 to 104.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s to upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny and hot. Highs 102 to 107.
$$
CAZ560-561-271100-
Joshua Tree NP West-Joshua Tree NP East-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor and Lost Horse-Keys
Village
1201 AM PDT Fri May 27 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs 91 to 101. Southwest wind
5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows 61 to 71. West wind
10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Not as warm. Highs 86 to 96.
Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear, breezy and cooler. Lows 56 to 66.
West wind 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs in the upper 80s to upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 102.
$$
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SINGAPORE, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading crypto social trading platform BingX is excited to announce the launch of Futures Grid Trading, after it introduced Spot Grid Copy Trading in March. It is available to all registered users so that traders can earn in a more flexible way this crypto winter.
As its name implies, the Futures Grid Trading combines grid trading and futures trading, which can bring grid profit for users. Grid Trading is a quantitative trading strategy that automates the buying and selling of digital assets at preset intervals around a preset price range to build trading grids.
These trading grids help investors rake in money like a fish net - through executing low-buy and high-sell orders during price volatility, the system ensures profit every time the selling price exceeds the buying price, thus eliminating the need to forecast the market. On top of that, futures grid trading allows traders to use leverage to maximise the profit.
Compared with other platforms, BingX provides users with more flexibility by lowering the minimum investment amount. Traders could try futures grid trading with 20 USDT and see how it arbitrages automatically. They can also preset a stop-loss point to limit the loss on a security position.
"For this quarter, part of BingX's strategic focus is to provide users and traders with a better trading environment and new tools that facilitate profitability. We are also further simplifying the trading process so they can employ new trading tactics that allow them to gain, especially considering the current market situation." - Global Communications & Public Relations Director, Elvisco Carrington
This new feature will be available on both BingX app and desktop. It saves traders keeping tabs on the market all day by making strategic, informed, and rational trading decisions on behalf of them. To encourage traders to make money with intelligent tools, BingX is about to launch a campaign to cover all traders' losses in their first futures grid trading.
Security is always a top priority of BingX. Since the beginning of the second quarter of 2022, the overall crypto market has been on a bearish trend. The bankruptcy filing from Three Arrows Capital triggered a downward spiral that have hurt many crypto investors. In the face of this severe turbulence, BingX stays true to its mission in safeguarding user's assets. Under no circumstances would BingX hedge users' funds in venture investments.
BingX is committed to bringing about more trailblazing, industry-leading features and services to cater for various trading and social needs of users. To optimise investment experience and maximise user's profit, BingX is always on the go.
About BingX
Founded in 2018, BingX.com is a global digital asset, spot, and derivatives trading platform that provides a user-centric and open ecosystem with intuitive social trading features. Created to enrich the entire cryptocurrency industry, BingX is a safe, reliable, and user-friendly venue for users to trade their favourite assets such as SafeLight, Elongate, Whiteheart, & AAVE. It is a digital asset, spot, and derivatives trading platform that provides a user-centric and open ecosystem with intuitive social trading features. First-time traders could do Copy Trade and learn from 3,000+ professional traders on BingX. Now BingX holds four operating licenses from the EU, US, Canada, and Oceania regions. BingX is a safe, reliable, and user-friendly venue for users to trade digital assets.
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Annual Best Airlines Report Reveals Best and Worst Airlines in America Based on Reliability, Overall Experience, Cost, Loyalty Offerings, and More
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Today, The Points Guy (TPG) has released its sixth annual Best Airlines Report naming Delta Air Lines the number one airline in America for the fourth year in a row. TPG ranked airlines in the United States from best to worst according to criteria including customer satisfaction, cabin comfort, on-time records, lost luggage data, lounge quality and more. The rankings also reflect a strategic method that evaluates all aspects of a customer's journey — from ticketing through baggage delivery and even redeeming rewards for future trips.
"As travel restrictions were lifted around the world and more people returned to traveling, airlines faced a mountain of challenges this year from labor shortages to unfortunate delays making it a difficult year for air travel," said Brian Kelly, Founder of The Points Guy. "In the face of these challenges, our team has worked tirelessly to create this invaluable resource that will help travelers make educated decisions when booking their next domestic getaway."
Southwest Airlines took the number two spot, with United, American, and Alaska rounding out the top five rankings. By contrast, Spirit, Allegiant, and Frontier were the lowest ranked airlines over the last year, with Spirit dropping from 8th place in 2021 to 10th place this year.
Best Airlines Report for 2022 rankings are highlighted below:
- Delta Air Lines
- Southwest Airlines
- United Airlines
- American Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- JetBlue Airways
- Frontier Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- Spirit Airlines
Additional takeaways include:
- Delta comes out on top again: Named the winner for the fourth year in a row, Delta boasts an extensive network of lounges, impressive customer satisfaction feedback, and fewer involuntary bumps than its competitors. Delta saw the fewest customer complaints this year with just 1.25 complaints for every 100,000 passengers. They also only bumped two passengers out of more than 127 million Delta flyers in 2021, which was impressive given the state of the airline industry overall.
- Hawaiian Airlines ranks highest in reliability: For the second straight year, Hawaiian Airlines came out on top in terms of reliability with the lowest percentage of delays and cancellations. Over 90% of Hawaiian's flights arrived on time (within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time), and just 264 of the airline's 60,000+ flights were canceled.
- Southwest wins for affordable fares and widespread network Southwest Airlines took the top spot in the cost & reach category, which measures how vast a carrier's route network is combined with how much it costs consumers to fly the carrier. While Southwest doesn't serve as many destinations as some other U.S. airlines, its airfares were notably more affordable than the three legacy airlines (American, Delta, United) — and Southwest charged the fewest ancillary fees for checked bags and ticket changes or cancellations.
- United earns top marks for frequent flyers: United received the highest score in the frequent-flyer category thanks to a broad portfolio of cobranded credit cards plus the highest number of airline partners for earning and redeeming MileagePlus miles.
Report methodology:
This year TPG took into consideration reliability, experience, loyalty and cost & reach for each airline. TPG also examined data from the U.S. Department of Transportation (D.O.T.), including the number of passenger complaints filed against each airline with the D.O.T., as well as the number of reports of lost luggage each airline had. Additionally, in consulting the airlines' financials and combing through publicly available fleet data, the experts at TPG were able to factor all those elements — and more — into the rankings for 2022's best airlines report.
For all criteria, the raw scores from the data were converted into a scaled score from 0 to 10 and then weighted using the following percentages to arrive at the final score. This ensured that the calculation for each airline's score was made relative to the performance of others — as opposed to a simple ranking system that wouldn't accurately capture these differences.
The full list of factors and weighting was as follows:
- Reliability (30%)
- Experience (25%)
- Costs and Reach (20%)
- Loyalty (25%)
A full version of TPG's 2022 Best Airlines Report can be viewed here.
For a year-over-year comparison, TPG's 2021 Best Airlines Report can be viewed here.
About The Points Guy
The Points Guy (TPG) is a trusted travel and lifestyle media platform that focuses on maximizing travel experiences while minimizing spending. Through an informative, clever point of view, TPG has become the leading online site for all things points, miles and resourceful travel experiences. The site's editorial content and newsletter consists of firsthand flight, hotel and airplane reviews, curated travel guides and immersive video components, as well as global event activations. Since its launch in 2010, founder Brian Kelly has expanded the team to include a distinguished editorial staff and extensive network of freelancers around the globe. Today, TPG reaches 11 million unique monthly visitors and more than 3.5 million followers across social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok).
Media Inquiries:
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WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Tioga County in central New York...
Northeastern Bradford County in northeastern Pennsylvania...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 642 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Milan, or
near Athens, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sayre, Athens, Sheshequin, Ulster, Litchfield, Orwell, Windham,
Nichols, Rome and Le Raysville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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Angler sets world record after reeling in 12-pound largemouth bass
Published: Jul. 5, 2023 at 1:21 PM MST|Updated: 2 hours ago
PAINT ROCK, Texas (Gray News) - An angler in Texas has set a new world record thanks to her latest catch.
According to the International Game Fish Association, Lea Anne Powell became a world record holder after reeling in a huge largemouth bass out of O.H. Ivie Lake in Texas.
The association verified Powell’s catch as a 12-pound largemouth bass, setting the record for the biggest largemouth bass ever caught in her line class.
Powell was fishing with Capt. Dalton Smith when the record fish was caught.
According to the association, Powell’s fish tops the previous record by nearly 3 pounds.
Officials said the lake is known for producing bass exceeding the coveted 10-pound mark.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. — Talia von Oelhoffen scored 16 points and freshman Timea Gardiner, playing just her third collegiate game, added another 15 as Oregon State upset its arch rivals, the No. 23 Oregon Ducks, 68-65 in a Pac-12 Conference showdown on Friday night.
The Beavers came into the game at a crossroads, dropping home-court games to Washington State and Washington last week, but got off to a fast start and playing with the lead for most of the game. Oregon came back to tie the game at 27-27 on a free throw by Taylor Hosendove with 12 seconds left, but Gardiner, a 6-foot-3 five star recruit who had been sidelined with an undisclosed medical condition, calmly stroke a 3 from the top of the key to make it 30-27 at intermission.
Oregon struggled all night to find an answer to the Beavers interior size, especially 6-9 Jelena Mitrovic and 6-4 freshman Raegan Beers. That pair, along with Gardiner, scored 10 points in the third quarter as Oregon State stretched its lead to 49-40.
Von Oelhoffen hit a 3 with 8:12 left in the game to give Oregon State a 13-point lead, 55-42, but the Ducks ralled from beyond the 3-point arc. Chance Gray the reigning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, hit three 3-pointers in the final three minutes and Taya Hanson added another, but Endyia Rogers cracked a defense overplaying the three-point line but missed a driving layup to tie the game with nine seconds left.
Von Oelhoffen finished with seven rebounds and four assists to lead Oregon State (11-8, 3-5). Mitrovic finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
Grace VanSlooten, who came into the game averaging better than 15 points per game, was just 1 of 11 from the field and finished with three points. Gray set a career high by knocking down 6 of 12 from beyond the arc and put up 18 points for the Ducks (13-6, 4-4). Taya Hanson scored 14 points and Rogers and Paopao added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Oregon State plays at Stanford Friday. Oregon travels to face California Friday.
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NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
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Northern Oneida-
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Including the city of Boonville
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Patchy fog. Highs around 50. South winds around
5 mph, becoming west this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. A chance of
rain showers in the evening, then a slight chance of rain showers
and freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds
around 5 mph.
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.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Highs in the
upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
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showers. Lows in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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NYZ015-072100-
Yates-
Including the city of Penn Yan
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335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming northwest this afternoon. Chance of rain
90 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning.
Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
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30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
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Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
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lower 30s. Chance of snow 40 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs around
40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow
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showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Seneca-
Including the city of Seneca Falls
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335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
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then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Lows in the
lower 30s. Chance of snow 30 percent.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in
the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Southern Cayuga-
Including the city of Auburn
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
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becoming west this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning.
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Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs around
40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
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.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Onondaga-
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335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...A chance of showers this morning, then showers this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
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west this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows in the
mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning.
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Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
around 5 mph.
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.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain
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showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Steuben-
Including the cities of Corning and Hornell
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.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming west this afternoon. Chance
of rain 90 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
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Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs around
40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
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showers. Lows around 30.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain. Highs in
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the lower 40s.
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NYZ023-072100-
Schuyler-
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335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the lower 30s.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs around
40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
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Chemung-
Including the city of Elmira
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
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.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers. Highs in the lower 50s.
South winds around 5 mph, becoming west this afternoon. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
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in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
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around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
Highs around 40. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
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.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Lows around 30.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs around
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40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain
showers. Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
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becoming west this afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
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10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
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Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
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Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs around
40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain
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showers. Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
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NYZ036-072100-
Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
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335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west this afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.
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Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning.
Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs around
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40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog this morning. A chance of showers
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this morning, then showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming west this afternoon. Chance
of rain 80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
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evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
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lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
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Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers likely. Highs around 50.
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Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning.
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Highs around 40. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
around 5 mph.
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.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Highs in the
upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
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.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers likely. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 50s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain showers in the morning.
Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
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30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 40. Northeast winds around
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5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Highs in the
upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
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.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
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.TODAY...Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
evening. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
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rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
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.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow and rain. Highs in the
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upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.
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Tioga-
Including the cities of Owego and Waverly
335 AM EST Wed Dec 7 2022
.TODAY...Showers. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds
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around 5 mph, becoming southwest this afternoon. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
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What would you change at Newark Penn? NJ Transit wants to know
TRENTON – NJ Transit wants your suggestions about what it should include as it sets out to modernize Newark Penn Station.
Newark Penn Station is the 7th busiest rail station in the United States – over 94,000 passengers a day before the pandemic, plus local, regional and Greyhound bus riders. Modernization work on the station is now in motion, a tricky thing given its addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
NJ Transit describes the work as a “holistic overhaul,” including improvements of four platforms, the completion of a roof replacement, HVAC upgrades, a better public address system, overhauled elevators and escalators and new boards showing passengers their wait times.
Kim Haas, president of Haas Media, encouraged commuters who see "street ambassadors" near the station over the next few weeks to take their survey about what they’d want to see there.
“Is there a new restaurant? Some people mentioned a bar,” Haas said. “I can’t mention all the kinds of things that people have come up, but this is really your chance to share your thoughts and opinions.”
A public hearing was held last week, and there will be another this fall and one next spring. Comments can be submitted through NJTRANSIT.com/NewarkPenn or by email to NewarkPenn@NJTransit.com.
The state provided $191 million toward the Newark Penn Station work as part of its new 2023 budget, directing surplus funds to the project to avoid the costs associated with borrowing for it.
That won’t cover the total cost of the work, which NJ Transit estimates in its 10-year capital program to have been $480 million in 2020, including $26 million in improvements to Platform D.
The project’s first phase of three will take through fall of 2023. Eugenia Taylor, manager of the state of good repair program for NJ Transit, said the overall construction isn’t expected to be done until 2030, approaching the centennial of the station, which was dedicated in 1935.
“Things could change but right now, looking ahead, this is a long-term project with as I mentioned various phases and various milestones that will happen between now and then,” Taylor said.
Improvements that will roll out along the way included improved platforms, as well short-term upgrades such as banners in front of the building, improved lighting, painting, outdoor furniture, perhaps even food trucks.
“These are all our hopes and our thoughts that we would like to see some of these ideas implemented at the station, just to kind of give it a new life to it,” Taylor said.
At the first hearing to solicit input, not every question from the public was about the construction plans. Some wanted to know what is being done about the homeless, the displaced and the drug users at the station.
Deputy Chief Andrew Crowe said NJ Transit Police are crisis-intervention trained and partner with private service providers.
“They’re out there every day trying to get people, make contact with them at our facility and direct them to services that can get them pointed in the right direction,” Crowe said. “It’s a slow process, I know, but it’s one that continues 24/7.”
Crowe said the state has committed resources to the effort and that the city has gotten more engaged. He said it’s a daunting daily task to figure out what services people need.
“This project has brought more focus onto the problem,” he said. “We appreciate that because with more focus, these issues do get more attention and we get more assistance.”
Michael Symons is the Statehouse bureau chief for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at michael.symons@townsquaremedia.com
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By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s projected state budget surplus is forecast to reach $7.1 billion by July, up more than half a billion dollars from the previous estimate just two months ago, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau reported Wednesday.
It is the largest budget surplus in Wisconsin history.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and the Republican-controlled Legislature are fighting over what to do with the money.
Republicans support moving to a flat income tax, a proposal that would result in the state collecting about $5 billion less a year in taxes. Evers wants a more modest $600 million tax cut targeting the middle class. He’s also called for spending more than $2 billion on K-12 schools.
Evers on Tuesday, in his State of the State speech, unveiled nearly $1.5 billion in new spending proposals targeting mental health services, water pollution, affordable child care and workforce development. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos declared most of them to be dead on arrival.
“We will continue to fund our core priorities and obligations while protecting Wisconsin’s checkbook,” Sen. Howard Marklein, co-chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee, said in a statement reacting to the higher forecast.
He and committee co-chair Rep. Mark Born, also a Republican, reacted with caution to the unprecedented positive economic news.
They highlighted that the new report estimates tax collections to the state through June 2025 will be about $94 million lower than previously expected, and that the surplus was boosted by an infusion of federal pandemic relief money.
The Fiscal Bureau reported nearly 90% of the increase over November projections came from money that was set aside for specific purposes but went unspent, including $200 million for a failed attempt to kill Wisconsin’s personal property tax and $270 million in Medicaid funding that was replaced by federal funds.
Tax collections for the current fiscal year were also about $61 million higher than projected.
Evers will deliver his full two-year state budget plan in three weeks. The Legislature will then spend the next four months rewriting it before passing their own two-year spending plan for Evers to consider.
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Marlins vs. Cubs: Odds, spread, over/under - April 30
On Sunday, April 30, Nico Hoerner's Chicago Cubs (14-12) visit Luis Arraez's Miami Marlins (15-13) at LoanDepot park. The first pitch will be thrown at 12:05 PM ET.
The Cubs are -165 moneyline favorites for this matchup with the Marlins (+140). The total is 8 runs for this contest.
Marlins vs. Cubs Time and TV Channel
- Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
- Time: 12:05 PM ET
- TV: Peacock
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Venue: LoanDepot park
- Probable Pitchers: Justin Steele - CHC (4-0, 1.19 ERA) vs Bryan Hoeing - MIA (0-1, 9.82 ERA)
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Marlins vs. Cubs Betting Odds, Run Line and Total
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Plus, there are lots of other ways to bet, like player props (will Jorge Soler get a hit?), parlays (combining picks from multiple games to multiply your winnings), and more. For more details on the many different ways you can play, check out the BetMGM website and app.
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Marlins vs. Cubs Betting Trends and Insights
- The Cubs have been favorites in 12 games this season and won seven (58.3%) of those contests.
- The Cubs have played as moneyline favorites of -165 or shorter in just one game this season, which they won.
- Chicago has a 62.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- The Cubs were favored on the moneyline in four of their last 10 games, and they went 1-3 in those matchups.
- Over its last 10 outings (all had set totals), Chicago combined with its opponents to go over the run total five times.
- The Marlins have been underdogs in 17 games this season and have come away with the win eight times (47.1%) in those contests.
- This season, the Marlins have come away with a win three times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +140 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Marlins have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won three of those contests.
- In the last 10 games with a total, Miami and its opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
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This is the first time the EXPO has a powerhouse Latino hosting
NEW YORK, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Empire State Tattoo Expo, one of the largest gatherings of elite international tattoo artists worldwide, announces this year's host, Stefano Alcantara. The Expo presented by Inked Magazine will be held in New York from May 12 - May 14, 2023.
The EXPO brings together hundreds of tattoo artists, collectors, and spectators for three days to celebrate the tattoo culture.
Event Details:
- New York Hilton Midtown | 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
- Friday, May 12th at 4 pm, open until 12 midnite
- Saturday, May 13th, opens from noon to 12 midnite
- Sunday, May 14th, begins from 12 pm to 7 pm
Stefano Alcantara, Founder of Stefano Tattoo Studio in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, will host alongside Yomico Moreno, Founder of the 1983 Art Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Both are elite celebrity tattoo artists. This year for the first time, the EXPO has two powerhouse Latinos representing their culture and passion for art that powers self-expression.
I am delighted to be the host this year. I look forward to working with the team at the EXPO to address essential matters about the industry, elevate the experience, and push the boundaries of creativity," said Stefano Alcantara.
The Expo will include curated programming, workshops, live tattooing, and exhibitor's meet and greet of world-famous tattoo artists, including Inkmaster artists as seen on television.
Confirmed speakers at the New York Empires State Expo include:
- Carlos Torres
- Dave Paulo
- Jess Yen
- Tatu Baby
Sponsors of the event include Maluma's Contraluz Cristalino Mezcal, Hustle Butter Deluxe, FK Irons, Bishop Rotary, Cam Supply, Gorilla Gloves, and Tatu Derm. For more information on The New York Empire State Tattoo Expo, please visit https://www.empirestatetattooexpo.com/.
About Stefano Alcantara
Stefano Alcantara was born and raised in Lima, Perú. He earned a degree in Graphic Design at the Peruvian Institute of Advertising.
In addition to his graphic design background, Stefano has taken numerous painting classes and was influenced by comic books as a child. His fascination with art turned into a career, and he opened his shop, Stefano ́s Tattoo Studio, in 1999, which remains thriving today.
He now leads the biggest Tattoo Convention in the world, New York Emire State Tattoo Expo, which he plans to expand into different cities. Stefano does not see art as a business but as his passion.
About New York Emire State Tattoo Expo
It is the largest gathering of the tattoo community in New York. The event brings together more than 7,000 attendees during the three-day event. Now in its 7th year, the Expo will host meet and greets and the opportunity to get tattooed by world-famous tattoo artists, sponsor activations, entertainment, performances, and take workshops.
Preferred vendors include World Famous Tattoo Supply, Hustle Butter Deluxe, Custom Body Jewelry & Fashion, Hush, Fusion Ink, Radiant Colors Ink, Kuro Sumi, Derma Numb, Sullen, Bishop Rotary, Cam Supply Inc, Tatu Derm, and more.
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Complexion Perfection Has Never Been Easier with Signature Treatments
NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkinCeuticals, the #1 Medical Skincare Brand in the U.S.1, is expanding their range of signature treatments in SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ locations across the country with the additions of the SkinCeuticals SKINCLEAR, a targeted 30-minute treatment for acne-prone skin, and the SkinCeuticals SKINLUXE, a luxurious facial treatment targeting signs of aging. The two new services, adding to SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ targeted treatments addressing skin texture, brightness, and firmness, further the brand's mission of partnering with esteemed skincare professionals to provide professional-grade, approachable aesthetic services for every skin concern.
SkinCeuticals SKINLUXE Signature Facial takes a luxurious approach to addressing individual skin concerns through a 60-minute relaxing, but efficacious facial, encouraging skin's nourishment and rejuvenation. The signature facial includes a personalized sequence of cleansing and exfoliation, a targeted massage to lift and tone, followed by the Vitamin C Firming Masque and a vitamin C antioxidant serum selected for your skin's needs. The restorative protocol leaves skin looking radiant, nourished, and hydrated.
SkinCeuticals SKINCLEAR is a targeted treatment to address the unique needs of acneic or combination skin. Designed and developed for teens and young adults, but efficacious for consumers of all ages, this 30-minute treatment is designed to help reduce pore congestion, reduce breakouts, and help prevent future blemishes. The exclusive protocol disrupts each step of the acne formation cycle and leverages a unique, one-step SkinCeuticals chemical peel to refine the appearance of pores, smooth rough texture, and improve uneven skin tone. In addition to the peel, a combination of LED Light Therapy, Clarifying Clay Masque, and Silymarin CF antioxidant serum application contributes to improvement in overall radiance, skin clarity, and hydration.
"Research and innovation are extremely important to SkinCeuticals. It's something our doctors and consumers have the utmost trust in," explains Amy Sloan, Head of SkinCeuticals U.S. "Since our initial SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ launch over two years ago, we have partnered with our physicians to further understand patient needs. We then research, innovate, and test what will provide the best results. With SKINLUXE and SKINCLEAR, we are able to answer the needs and deliver real results that address even more skin types and concerns."
SKINLUXE and SKINCLEAR join a robust service menu that currently includes three other science-backed signature treatments:
- NEW! SKINLUXE Signature Facial: 60-minute relaxing and rejuvenating facial that is customized to address individual signs of aging, while nourishing and restoring the skin.
- NEW! SKINCLEAR: Chemical Peel + LED Light Therapy in combination with a clarifying clay mask and antioxidant application to disrupt acne formation. Ideal for acne-prone or combination skin.
- SKINSMOOTH: LED Micropeel + Phyto treatment using red light therapy paired with a chemical peel to address skin texture.
- SKINBRIGHT: HydraFacial™ + Micropeel treatment to address congestion and skin tone
- SKINFIRM: Microneedling + HB5 treatment to address deeper wrinkles and loss of firmness in aging skin.
These signature treatments are exclusively available at the current nine SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ locations across the country. In addition to the signature treatments, SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ offers cosmetic dermatology services, such as neurotoxins and dermal fillers through the expertise of trained medical professionals and overseen by board-certified dermatologists and plastic surgeons. Results are complemented with state-of-the-art SkinCeuticals homecare.
The 60-minute SkinCeuticals SKINLUXE Signature Treatment is offered at the introductory price point of $225, and SkinCeuticals SKINCLEAR Signature Treatment for $150 at SkinCeuticals SkinLab ™ locations nationwide near you (find yours at skinceuticals.com/skinlab).
ABOUT SKINCEUTICALS
SkinCeuticals®, the #1 medical skincare brand in the U.S. and leader in antioxidant technology, founded in Dallas, TX in 1997, discovers, develops, and delivers an advanced line of scientifically backed cosmeceutical treatments. SkinCeuticals® products have been shown to dramatically improve skin health by protecting skin from environmental damage and visibly improving skin clarity, tone, and texture to minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. SkinCeuticals® is available in over 6,000 physician offices nationwide, with over 100 of those dermatologists and plastic surgeons exclusively selling SkinCeuticals® through their flagship program and SkinCeuticals SkinLab™ destinations which specifically emphasize the SkinCeuticals integrated skincare approach — combining clinical skincare with in-office treatments. For more information, visit the brand on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, or at www.SkinCeuticals.com.
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Laura Cummins at SkinCeuticals: (212) 984-4907 / LCummins@skinceuticals.com
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white gunman who targeted a Buffalo supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood plans to plead guilty on Monday to killing 10 people and wounding three others, according to lawyers representing victims’ relatives.
Payton Gendron, 19, is scheduled to appear in Erie County Court for a hearing that was postponed for a week by a snowstorm.
Gendron’s lawyers disclosed in recent weeks that he planned to plead guilty to all of the counts in a state indictment and to waive his right to appeal, according to attorneys John Elmore and Terrence Connors, who represent families of those killed and injured.
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn declined to comment on the nature of Monday’s court appearance, citing a court-imposed gag order.
The 25-count grand jury indictment includes charges of murder, murder as a hate crime and domestic terrorism motivated by hate, which carries an automatic life sentence upon conviction.
Gendron also faces charges for separate federal hate crimes that could result in a death sentence if he is convicted. The U.S. Justice Department has not said whether it would seek capital punishment.
Investigators said Gendron drove about three hours to Buffalo from his home in Conklin, New York, intending to kill as many Black people as possible at a store that he chose because of its location in a predominantly Black neighborhood.
Shortly before opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle on May 14, he posted documents that outlined his white supremacist views and revealed that he had been planning the attack for months. Inside the store, he roamed the aisles and livestreamed the attack from a helmet-mounted camera as he shot store employees and shoppers.
Those killed ranged in age from 32 to 86.
He was arrested in the parking lot upon exiting through the store's front entrance.
Relatives of the victims have since called on Congress to address issues of white supremacy and gun violence. A food summit organized by Buffalo-based attorney and activist Kevin Gaughan last month focused on closing the “grocery gap” laid bare by the attack on the neighborhood’s only supermarket.
The supermarket was closed for two months.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumentum Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum") today announced that management will host the "LITE 2023: Lumentum Investor Technology Event", during the 2023 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC). This overview of Lumentum's business, new technologies, and growth markets will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 7:00 – 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time.
Participants planning to attend the session are encouraged to register at http://investor.lumentum.com in the "Events and Presentations" section. A live webcast of the event and a presentation deck will be accessible in the same location.
About Lumentum
Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com and follow Lumentum on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
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Biden 2024 campaign announcement coming as soon as next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will formally announce his 2024 reelection campaign as soon as next week, three people briefed on the discussions said Thursday.
The people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said they were not aware that a final decision on timing had been made, but that Biden had been eyeing Tuesday, April 25, four years to the day since the Democrat entered the 2020 race. The upcoming announcement is expected to be in the form of a video released to supporters.
Biden has repeatedly said he intends to run for a second term but advisers say he has felt little need to jump into campaigning because he faces no significant opposition to his party’s nomination.
Biden has summoned top Democratic donors to Washington next week for what was expected to be a dinner with him and a strategy session with his chief political advisers.
The Washington Post first reported on the expected timing of the announcement.
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The companies have secured acquisition of three Very Large Gas Carriers for transporting liquefied petroleum gas.
DUBAI, UAE, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy powerhouse BGN and Al Seer Marine (ADX: ASM), the global player across multiple marine sectors and a subsidiary of the International Holding Company (IHC), are working together to supply the growing global demand for cleaner fuel-burning sources. Through their AED 625 million (USD 170 million) joint venture, ABGC DMCC, the two companies collaborate on purchasing vessels used for transporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) around the globe.
"We believe LPG will be a key component of the global energy transition for years to come, and we are excited to work with Al Seer Marine on continuing the disciplined capital investment in our LPG fleet," said Emin Imanov, CEO of BGN.
ABGC DMCC recently purchased three VLGCs powered by LPG fuel for ABGC DMCC: two 88,000 m3 carriers from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and one 86,700 m3 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied ammonia gas (NH3) carrier from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (KHI). The new carriers are due for delivery in the last quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026.
"We are in a prime position to lead in the VLGC fleet space, where we will lean on our experience and technical strengths. This partnership will bring together operational, regional, and financial expertise to manage the initial portfolio of VLGCs we have just acquired, as well as the growth potential in the marketplace," said Guy Neivens, CEO of Al Seer Marine.
"BGN is committed to advancing environmental sustainability by developing industry-leading solutions. We must take these important steps through collaboration and partnership, and ABGC DMCC is a great start towards pursuing lower carbon goals in the energy space," added Imanov.
The partners said the overall objective of ABGC DMCC is to provide cost-effective, scalable infrastructure solutions to facilitate the growing interest in LPG transport and storage where ship transport is the primary or earliest available export option. Strategically increasing ABGC DMCC's fleet is a prudent way to accelerate lowering the carbon footprint in the energy industry.
About BGN
BGN is a fully integrated energy trading company. BGN leverages upstream trading with downstream solutions, particularly LPG, crude oil, refined petroleum, chemical feedstocks, and freight. The global network of BGN encompasses its trading activities in every major energy market worldwide, in over 120 countries, with headquarters in Dubai and 23 regional offices in strategic markets, including Houston, Geneva, Singapore, and Morocco. For more information, please visit bgn-int.com.
About Al Seer Marine:
Al Seer Marine Supplies and Equipment is a publicly listed company in the Abu Dhabi security exchange market (ADX: ASM); it was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Al Seer is a leading marine company in the Middle East Region, with a portfolio of services including the management and training, Construction of vessels, High-tech boatbuilding, Unmanned systems development, and manufacturing. Al Seer Marine employs more than 1200 people onboard and ashore from more than 50 nationalities. For more information, please visit alseermarine.ae.
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NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Friday, January 13, 2023
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.TODAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until midnight, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 8 above. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 5 above. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
20s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
Highs in the lower 30s.
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Lows in the mid 20s.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s.
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cloudy. Lows around 7 above. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 20s. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 4 above. North winds around
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10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower
20s. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
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.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs around 30.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows around 20. Chance of
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Highs in the lower 20s. Light and variable winds, becoming
northwest around 10 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 above. Light and variable
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.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 20s. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 3 above. Light and variable
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winds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Light
and variable winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
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.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs around 30.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance
of snow 60 percent.
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.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs around 30.
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.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
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Highs in the lower 30s.
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10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 8 above. Light and variable
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winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 20s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around
10 mph in the afternoon.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 5 above. Light and variable
winds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Light
and variable winds.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the upper 20s.
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Chance of snow 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the mid 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
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.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the lower 30s.
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325 AM EST Sat Jan 14 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. Highs around 19. North winds around 10 mph.
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winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 20s. Light and variable winds, becoming north around
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 4 above. Light and variable
winds.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Light
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs in
the upper 30s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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.TUESDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the upper 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s.
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Chance of snow 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs
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winds.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until midnight, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 5 above. Light and variable winds.
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.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 20s. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 2 above. Light and variable
winds.
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.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. Light
and variable winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow
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showers. Highs in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Lows in the mid 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs around 30.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s.
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Chance of snow 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
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.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers this morning.
Highs around 20. Light and variable winds, becoming north around
10 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 4 above. Light and variable
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.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 20s. Light and variable winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 2 above. Northeast winds
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around 10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. North
winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
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.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the mid 30s.
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs around 30.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s.
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Chance of snow 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Highs
around 30.
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325 AM EST Sat Jan 14 2023
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.TODAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Snow
accumulation up to 1 inch possible. Highs in the mid 20s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy until midnight, then becoming partly
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cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Snow accumulation up
to 1 inch possible. Lows around 14. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Little or no snow accumulation. Highs in the mid 20s. North winds
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10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 11. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
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showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
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showers. Highs in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the mid 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow or rain showers.
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. North winds around
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
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.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 6 to 12 above. North winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 5 to 11 above. North winds around
10 mph.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper
20s. North winds around 10 mph.
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 above.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of snow or rain showers.
Highs in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
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showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the upper 30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.
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.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s.
Chance of snow 70 percent.
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New report uncovers key script adherence insights, makes case for an anti-script approach for better call outcomes.
ST. LOUIS, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Balto's Conversation Excellence Lab has released a new report challenging the role of call scripts in the contact center.
The report, "The Case for the Anti-Script: A Multifactor Analysis of Script Adherence," is based on survey responses from 567 contact center agents across the United States. Using statistical analysis methods, the Conversation Excellence Lab identified several insights that challenge the traditional view of call scripts.
Though scripts are a cornerstone of contact centers, they have not advanced at the same pace as other industry technologies. This presents pain points for managers and agents alike as companies have to pay for enforcement tools, perform ongoing training, and coach agents on a tool that may not lend itself to optimal results in terms of agent satisfaction and retention.
The report claims:
- Agents don't go off script because they forget what to say, they go off script because they want to — and that's a good thing.
- The more involved agents are in writing their scripts, the more they'll follow them, and the happier they'll be overall. 64% of agents identified something they would like to change in their scripts.
- The agent experience is universal. Factors like age, gender, tenure, industry, and more had no statistically significant effect on script adherence.
"This report is exciting because it expands on one of the core concepts behind Balto's innovation," said Balto CEO Marc Bernstein. "We call Balto the 'anti-script.' The anti-script doesn't mean agents should be winging it on every call. Rather, it means giving agents the ability to be human and stay flexible when talking to customers."
The report is available from the Conversation Excellence Lab for free. Coinciding with the release of the report, members of the Conversation Excellence Lab will discuss the findings in more detail today at 12:00 CT. Registration is available here. For those not able to attend, registrants will have access to a recorded video via the same link after the event.
The report is the latest in a series of industry-leading insights sponsored by Balto, the #1 real-time guidance platform for contact centers.
The Conversation Excellence Lab is Balto's hub for academic-level research. The Lab creates thought-leading content with the support of research teams and in-house data. Each report is published online and available for free. Readers can get reports sent directly to their inbox by subscribing to the Lab's newsletter.
Balto guides agents to say the right thing on every call. Top-performing contact centers trust Balto's AI-powered Real-Time Guidance, Real-Time Coaching, and Real-Time QA to increase sales conversions, prevent costly compliance mistakes, and improve customer experience. Founded in 2017 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, Balto has transformed contact center operations and guided over 130 million conversations worldwide. Balto.ai
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(Our Auto Expert) – Over the last 30 years, three-row SUVs have continued to evolve to meet customer demands. They offer more room, technology, and the all-new 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V, more horsepower than some modern-day supercars. This hotrod SUV makes nearly 700 horsepower and comes with a six-figure price tag.
In the past, Cadillac mostly reserved its V-series treatment for its high-end sedans and coupes, but you can’t earn the title of “the industry’s most powerful full-size SUV” without a few upgrades, can you?
At the heart of the Escalade-v is Cadillac’s legendary 6.2-liter supercharged V8, and what’s unique about this engine is that it’s hand-built at GM’s performance build center in Bowling green, Kentucky, the same assembly plant where the corvette is manufactured.
Cadillac’s engineers fine-tuned the driving experience using specially tuned adaptive dampers and air springs. There are several driving modes to choose from, ranging from touring to towing, but our favorite is V-mode. Since when are the words full-size SUV and launch control ever in the same sentence? This mode allows the Escalade-V to launch from 0-60 in under 4.4-seconds.
As expected with any Cadillac, luxury is at the forefront, and the Escalade-V is no exception. Platinum trim interior and dark accents make for a premium atmosphere, along with semi-aniline leather featured on all three rows. Optional is Cadillac’s hands-free driver-assistance technology called supercruise, which uses real-time cameras, sensors, and GPS technology to allow drivers a hands-free driving experience on more than 200,000 miles of compatible roads.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — When quarterback Caleb Williams followed coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma to Southern California, they had the same goal.
“It’s just a steppingstone to where we want to be and where we’re trying to go, and where we will be,” Williams said.
Riley said this season has been as “fun a season as I’ve had coaching in a long time.”
“This has been a different challenge and we knew it would be coming here,” he said. “And I think the ability for a team to rally and come together certainly in the way that we have, and to be able to experience some of the success, has been great.”
USC, which was 4-8 last season before they arrived, has already matched the program’s biggest season-to-season improvement. The Trojans’ first AP national championship was an 11-0 run in 1962 that followed 4-5-1 the previous year.
That is still not as impressive as Tulane’s turnaround. The Green Wave have already matched the FBS record after going 2-10 last year, and can make it an unprecedented 10-win improvement in their most significant bowl since the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day 1940.
“When you get to this point, you have a body of work. The guys have shown what they can do,” seventh-year Tulane coach Willie Fritz said.
“We’ve done a lot and made some real history at Tulane over the season that we’ve had,” quarterback Michael Pratt said. “But it’d mean the world to us to be able to come in here and finish this off, and get a win at the Cotton Bowl.”
Tulane, in a New Year’s Six game as the highest-ranked Group of Five team, won 17-10 at Big 12 champion Kansas State in mid-September in its only game so far this season against a Power Five team.
Southern Cal lost to only one team this season, to Utah twice — in mid-October and again in the Pac-12 title game after they had moved to fourth in the CFP rankings. Williams still threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns after injuring his hamstring on a 59-yard run early in the title game, and said he is ready to play in the Cotton Bowl.
“I feel good. I feel like I’m where I need to be,” said Williams, who has thrown for 4,075 yards and 37 touchdowns with four interceptions, and run for 10 more scores. “I feel good, ready to play, itching to play.”
Riley said Sunday that Williams had practiced well without any real limitations since getting to North Texas.
“He is ready to go. He has progressed maybe a little faster than what we anticipated,” Riley said. “Certainly, very fortunate on our part that we had the opportunity to have a month, really, before this game. I mean, had it been even two weeks, I doubt he would have been available.”
PRATT’S PASSING
Pratt has thrown for 2,755 yards with 25 touchdowns and only five interceptions. He has been picked off only twice in the past eight games. Pratt had 442 total yards and five touchdowns in the AAC championship game against UCF.
Over the Trojans’ last seven games, only one-win Colorado failed to throw for at least 300 yards with multiple touchdowns against them. But they are third nationally with 19 interceptions this season.
CHANGED LINE
USC’s offensive line will look significantly different in the Cotton Bowl. All-America guard Andrew Vorhees, after dealing with a lingering injury, won’t play after also missing the Pac-12 championship game, and is beginning his prep for the NFL draft after appearing in 55 games for USC. Third-team All-American center Brett Neilon hasn’t recovered from a knee injury in that title game.
“Two big losses,” Riley said. “I think we’ve benefited from having time, being able to bank a lot of practices with these groups as we’ve had to shuffle some guys around to make it work.”
CENTURY STREAK
Green Wave running back Tyjae Spears has rushed for at least 100 yards in seven consecutive games, the longest active FBS streak. The rising NFL prospect, who said he never considered opting out of his final game, had 199 yards rushing in the AAC championship game that included an impressive 60-yard TD run with a leap over one of his tripped-up teammates.
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Extends Thermo-Compression Adoption Through Unique Fluxless Solution
SINGAPORE, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa", "K&S" or the "Company") today announced receipt of multiple new purchase orders for its leading thermo-compression solution and has also successfully shipped its first Fluxless Thermo-Compression Bonder (TCB) to a key customer.
To mitigate the growing challenges and decreasing benefits of two-dimensional node shrink, the semiconductor industry is aggressively pursuing more complex assembly approaches such as Heterogeneous Integration (HI) and System-in-Package (SiP) for emerging logic, processor, mixed-signal, silicon photonics, and sensing applications. These new approaches are enabling more efficient, transistor-dense packages with higher levels of performance. Innovations by K&S, including its Fluxless Thermo-Compression process are essential to the future of semiconductor packaging.
Through close engagements with industry-leading customers, the fluxless TCB approach is a market-ready solution for next-generation logic assembly. Kulicke & Soffa's novel fluxless process eliminates contamination concerns while ensuring interconnect integrity through a unique and integrated fluxless delivery module. This latest high-accuracy TCB platform – capable of supporting the majority of emerging heterogeneous packaging needs down to 10µm – is driving considerable interest across the Company's fabless, foundry, IDM and OSAT customer base. According to Techinsights, a world leading market intelligence provider, the global TCB market is expected to grow at a 17.1% CAGR. Through fiscal 2022, the Company anticipates its thermo-compression business has grown by nearly 5 times over fiscal 2021.
Chan Pin Chong, K&S's Executive Vice President of Products and Solutions said, "TCB remains the most cost-effective micro-bump solution for the fine-pitch interconnect process. K&S's unique fluxless bonding brings strong product differentiation value for the Thermo-Compression process. With our extensive development efforts, innovations and engagements with several customers, we are well positioned to rapidly support the emerging industry needs for leading-edge logic production."
In addition to Fluxless Thermo-Compression, the Company's semiconductor advanced packaging portfolio and development initiatives also address wafer-level packaging, SiP, high accuracy flip chip, lithography and hybrid bonding applications.
Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a leading provider of semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly solutions serving the global automotive, consumer, communications, computing and industrial markets. Founded in 1951, K&S prides itself on establishing foundations for technological advancement - creating pioneering interconnect solutions that enable performance improvements, power efficiency, form-factor reductions and assembly excellence of current and next-generation semiconductor devices.
Leveraging decades of development proficiency and extensive process technology expertise, K&S's expanding portfolio provides equipment solutions, aftermarket products and services supporting a comprehensive set of interconnect technologies including wire bonding, advanced packaging, lithography, and electronics assembly. Dedicated to empowering technological discovery, always, K&S collaborates with customers and technology partners to push the boundaries of possibility, enabling a smarter future.
This press release contains statements relating to future events and our future results. These statements are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these forward-looking statements represent our judgments and future expectations concerning our business and the importance and competitiveness of our fluxless TCB products, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from our expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and macroeconomic headwinds on our business, and the other factors listed or discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 2021, filed on November 18, 2021, and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Skull fragments believed to be Beethoven’s locked in man’s drawer for decades
CARMICHAEL, Calif. (KMAX/KOVR) - Fragments of a skull that is believed to have been Beethoven’s are back in Vienna, but they apparently spent the last 30 years in a locked drawer in California.
Paul Kaufmann’s remarkable journey begins in 1999 following the death of his mother.
She lived in a town in the south of France.
After traveling there and going through her belongings, he said he found a key, and that key would not only open a safety deposit box but inside reveal a second box full of mysteries: “a black tin container actually, with a lid and scratched. On the surface was the name Beethoven.”
Inside, wrapped in tissue, were fragments of a skull thought to belong to one of the greatest composers the world has known.
“Surprise and wonderment. What is this all about?” Kaufmann said his response was to the mystery.
For the next 30 years Kaufmann tried to answer that question.
He traveled back to the United States with the skull fragments in his suitcase and began researching, finding help from the top scholars in San Francisco and San Jose.
“And we later learned that the investigator just, you know, was very excited about it.” Kaufmann said.
Researchers found a connection to Kaufmann’s great, great uncle, Dr. Franz Romeo Seligmann, a Viennese physician, medical historian and anthropologist.
Seligmann received the bone fragments in 1863 after Beethoven’s body was exhumed for research in part to learn what made the composer go deaf in one ear.
But technology was limited at the time, and research went cold.
“And it was then handed down, all these 170 years to me, as the only survivor in the family,” Kaufman said.
Just in the past week, Kaufmann traveled to the Medical University of Vienna to return the fragments as a donation. They’re now known as the Seligmann fragments.
But nearly 6,000 miles away, at home in Carmichael, Kaufmann said his gift is much more than a donation. It’s a family destiny fulfilled.
“I mean, I can look up now in the sky and, you know, see my mother and all my relatives being so happy they’re back to Vienna where they belong,” Kaufmann said.
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Novak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios in four sets to win Wimbledon title
Novak Djokovic won his fourth consecutive Wimbledon men’s singles titles, holding off the combustible Nick Kyrgios in four sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Sunday.
It was the 21st Grand Slam championship for the Serbian star, one short of all-time leader Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic has won seven Wimbledon men’s singles championships, tying with Pete Sampras for second place behind Roger Federer (eight).
Whereas this was the first Grand Slam final for Kyrgios, Djokovic has played in a record 32 of them and has not been beaten on Centre Court since 2014. Sunday also happened to be his eighth wedding anniversary.
Kyrgios, an Australian with the best serve in the game, seemed to alternate explosive shots and emotional outbursts, frequently chiding friends and family members in the players’ box for not cheering loudly enough for him. There were multiple tantrums throughout the match.
At one point, he pressed the umpire to have a fan removed for distracting him while he was trying to serve.
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“She’s drunk out of her mind in the first row, talking to me in the middle of the game,” he said, loud enough for the TV cameras and anyone in the vicinity to hear. “The one with the dress. The one who looks like she’s had about 700 drinks, bro!”
At No. 40, Kyrgios was the lowest-ranked Wimbledon men’s finalist since countryman Mark Philippousis reached the final as No. 48 in 2003. He wound up losing to Federer.
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Idaho governor signs ‘abortion trafficking’ bill into law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law Wednesday that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent.
The law is the first of its kind in the U.S. and creates a new crime of “ abortion trafficking,” barring adults from obtaining abortion pills for a minor or “recruiting, harboring or transporting the pregnant minor” without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian.
Anyone convicted of breaking the law will face two to five years in prison and could also be sued by the minor’s parent or guardian. Parents who raped their child will not be able to sue, though the criminal penalties for anyone who helped the minor obtain an abortion will remain in effect.
To sidestep violating a constitutional right to travel between states, Idaho’s law makes illegal only the in-state segment of a trip to an out-of-state abortion provider.
Opponents have promised a legal battle.
“Yet again, Idaho’s governor disregarded constituents and signed HB 242 into law, creating the nation’s first crime of so-called ‘abortion trafficking.’ This legislation is despicable, and we’re going to do everything in our power to stop it,” Idaho State Director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates-West said Wednesday on Twitter.
Idaho is one of 13 states that already effectively ban abortion in all stages of pregnancy, and is one of a handful of states that already have laws penalizing those who help people of any age obtain abortions.
State leaders in Washington, Oregon and California have promoted the West Coast as a safe haven for abortion procedures, and lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering bills to shield abortion providers and patients from criminal liability. Oregon’s bill would allow physicians to provide abortion to anyone regardless of age, and would bar them in certain cases from disclosing that information to parents.
Thirty-six states require parental involvement in a minor’s decision to have an abortion, though most allow exceptions under certain circumstances like medical emergencies, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research group supporting abortion rights.
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10 wounded in S.C. mass shooting, mayor says
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg said 10 people were wounded in a mass shooting in downtown Charleston late Monday night.
WCSC reported Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said an officer responded to noise complaint about a loud party at a vacant lot.
“Immediately the officer took gunfire,” Reynolds said. “Two shots went into his cruiser, and let me tell you something: as we stand here right now, we’re lucky we don’t have a dead cop or dead citizens or dead community members.”
Charleston Police Sgt. Elisabeth Wolfsen said “multiple people” were struck by gunfire in the area of America and South Streets around 11:40 p.m. Monday. They were being treated at area hospitals, she said.
Reynolds said four people remained in the hospital for treatment of their injuries as of Tuesday afternoon.
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says two women have been arrested so far.
Tahira McGee of North Charleston is charged with second-degree assault and battery and resisting arrest; and Ayesha Saleemah McGee of North Charleston is charged with third-degree assault and battery, Charleston County Sheriff’s spokesman Andrew Knapp said.
An incident report states deputies responded at approximately 11:43 p.m. to assist the Charleston Police Department after receiving word a Charleston Police officer had been wounded.
Several fights broke out and two deputies were assaulted during the incident, the report states. One deputy was struck in the face and treated for facial injuries, while another was knocked to the ground by a member of the crowd and suffered cuts to the head and arm, Knapp said.
The report states Ayesha McGee cursed and verbally berated deputies who were attempting to secure the scene, then attempted to “body slam” the deputy to the ground. Deputies say she was restrained by other officers almost immediately, but the deputy suffered cuts to his head, hand and elbow.
Another report states Tahira McGee struck a deputy across the face and was then wrestled to the ground and placed in handcuffs. The report states McGee struck her head on the ground during the takedown and had swelling above her right eye and small lacerations. She was medically cleared by staff at an area hospital. The report states the deputy suffered a scratched cornea and facial cuts from the strike.
A responding Charleston Police officer suffered minor injuries but was in the process of being treated and released from the hospital, Wolfsen said.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
3-8-3-6
(three, eight, three, six)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
3-8-3-6
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WASHINGTON — As the U.S. mourns the victims of its latest mass shooting — 19 elementary school students and two teachers gunned down in Texas — Democratic governors are amplifying their calls for greater restrictions on guns.
Many Republican governors are emphasizing a different solution: more security at schools.
The divide among the nation's governors mirrors a partisan split that has stymied action in Congress and many state capitols over how best to respond to a record-high number of gun-related deaths in the U.S. The political differences tap deep into the country's roots, highlighting the tensions between life, liberty and the constitutional rights spelled out in the nation's founding documents.
After the massacre Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, The Associated Press asked governors across the U.S. whether they believed their states have an obligation to reduce mass shootings and violence committed with guns and, if so, how to do that.
About half the governor's offices responded to the AP. There was agreement that they had a responsibility to try to do something. Democrats and Republicans alike mentioned the need to invest in mental health services and training to try to help people potentially prone to a violent outburst.
But the commonality generally ended after that.
Should people younger than 21 be prohibited from buying semi-automatic guns? Should ammunition magazines be limited to no more than 10 bullets?
Many Democratic governors said “yes.”
“If you’re not serious about guns, you’re not serious about crime prevention. I think that’s more true today than ever before," said Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont of Connecticut, where 20 students and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School a decade ago.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said he supports limits on both bullet capacities and the purchase of semi-automatic weapons. He rallied Friday with gun-control advocates in Philadelphia while denouncing his state's Republican-led Legislature for not passing his gun proposals.
“They would rather cave in cravenly to the gun manufacturing lobby than pass commonsense legislation that would keep children from dying,” Wolf said.
Among Republican governors who responded to the AP, only Vermont Gov. Phil Scott expressed support for such gun control efforts. Scott signed a law in 2018 limiting the capacity of firearm magazines and raising the general age to buy guns to 21, with exceptions for 18- to 20-year-olds who undergo a firearms safety course.
Other Republican governors either sidestepped the AP's questions about specific gun-control measures or said they opposed them. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy was a firm “no” on setting bullet limits or age restrictions that could infringe on constitutional rights.
“Stricter gun laws are not a solution to this problem – we must focus our attention on the status of mental health in our communities,” Dunleavy's office said in email.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he would not endorse such gun-control proposals, because he believes they have no chance of passing in the state's GOP-led Legislature. DeWine, a Republican, instead proposed spending “a significant amount of money” on efforts to ensure schools are protected against potential attacks. He didn't outline exactly what that security would entail.
Republican governors were more likely to support efforts to strengthen security at schools. The AP asked about proposals to arm teachers and staff with firearms, add security guards or secure schools with such things as metal detectors and fencing.
During a speech Friday to the National Rifle Association convention in Houston, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota denounced calls for gun-control as “garbage” and embraced greater school security measures
“Why do we protect our banks, our stores and celebrities with armed guards but not our children? Are they not truly our greatest treasure?” Noem said.
Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa also laid out a variety of potential school safety steps while talking to reporters Friday.
“It’s looking for ways to harden schools, it’s talking about having conversations about state resource officers,” she said, later adding: "Maybe a single entrance into the school system and making sure educators are trained.”
While dismissing proposals to restrict gun ownership, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said the solution is to “focus on the individual problems” and to continue providing grants to schools for security upgrades.
“You might call it hardening them when children are in their classroom,” said Holcomb, a Republican.
Some Democrats also support funding for specially trained police known as school resources officers, or improving the security of buildings. But none of the Democratic governors who responded to the AP's questions supported arming teachers or staff to deter or stop attacks.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers — a Democrat who is a former teacher, school superintendent and state education chief — said he's concerned that arming teachers would make schools more dangerous. Placing additional security guards or police at every school building could be both impractical and counterproductive, he said.
“There’s not enough people to do it,” Evers said, “and I’m not sure we want to turn our learning institutions into armed camps.”
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Associated Press writers Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin; Tom Davies in Indianapolis; Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut; David Pitt in Des Moines, Iowa; Andrew Welsh-Huggins in Columbus, Ohio; and AP statehouse reporters from across the U.S. contributed to this report. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/governors-different-positions-on-gun-control-school-security/507-fc705e22-43dc-491e-9d6e-15faaa6e7b8b | 2022-05-31 02:08:04 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/governors-different-positions-on-gun-control-school-security/507-fc705e22-43dc-491e-9d6e-15faaa6e7b8b |
TCM Spotlight: Weather in the Movies: 'Sweltering Skies'
TCM, beginning at 7 p.m.
Turner Classic Movies' monthlong Thursday night look at films that famously incorporate weather into their stories blows over after tonight's lineup, consisting of five hot and steamy titles: 1955's The Seven Year Itch (pictured), Billy Wilder's classic comedy in which Marilyn Monroe as "The Girl" makes an already-sweltering New York City summer even hotter for Tom Ewell's middle-aged, married and fantasy-prone character; the Best Picture Oscar-nominated A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Oscar nominee Tennessee Williams' adaptation of his own Southern Gothic play set in hot and humid New Orleans, starring Best Actress winner Vivien Leigh, Best Actor nominee Marlon Brando, Best Supporting Actor winner Karl Malden and Best Supporting Actress winner Kim Hunter; Dog Day Afternoon (1975), the Best Picture-nominated true-life crime drama led by Best Actor nominee Al Pacino; The Good Earth (1937), a drama about Chinese farmers struggling through a drought and famine (a number of this film's primary stars, like Paul Muni and Best Actress winner Luise Rainer, were white and, unfortunately, made to look Asian through "yellowface," a makeup technique of that era used for the first time here); and Stray Dog (1949), a Japanese film noir co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa that takes place during a heat wave in postwar Tokyo and is led by frequent Kurosawa collaborator Toshiro Mifune. | https://journalstar.com/catch-a-classic/article_2911f0e6-212d-5628-b39a-c8856e6a3581.html | 2023-05-26 12:33:47 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/catch-a-classic/article_2911f0e6-212d-5628-b39a-c8856e6a3581.html |
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Poly's findings show that employees crave consistency between remote and office work setups
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Poly (NYSE: POLY), today released data from The Hybrid Performance Review, a study revealing why 63 percent of employees are resisting the return to office and how employers can better accommodate preferred workstyles. Poly surveyed 5,000 U.S. employees and employers to uncover how workspaces, technology, and personality traits impact performance; and how employers are responding.
"Our research indicates that hybrid work is here to stay," said Dave Shull President and CEO, Poly. "Organizations will need to adapt and upgrade their office gear, to include video enabled meeting rooms with technology that's as easy to use as the devices we have all come to know and love while working from home. Once we deliver the tools, technologies, and benefits that employees crave today, we will be equipped to take on the future of work."
Poly announced these findings while opening its doors to a newly-remodeled customer experience center in New York City, to showcase enterprise technology that helps everyone feel seen and heard in the next chapter of hybrid work.
Key "Hybrid Performance Review" research findings include:
Consistent and equitable experiences between remote and office setups are key: The majority (72%) of workers agree that their employers can be doing more to create a uniform experience between those in the office and those working remotely:
● Technology, such as out-of-date or clunky video conferencing technology in the office (17%), and faulty headsets/poor audio (16%), causes frustrations.
● The lack of adequate equipment or retrofitting office space leads to a mere 28% of workers and 35% of business leaders saying their organization has created an equitable experience for remote and in-office workers.
● The inequality among remote and in-office workers is evidenced by less than two in five (36%) employers saying their company has provided adequate technology to connect when working remotely. Only 35% have created new collaboration spaces with video conferencing equipment to bring equality to meetings.
● Business leaders also confess they can do more to support hybrid work. A minority of business leaders rated their company as "excellent" when it comes to supporting hybrid workers with technology (45%), wellbeing services (45%), inclusion initiatives (44%), and collaboration (42%).
Employees are embracing the benefits of hybrid work: The majority (65%) of employers are pushing for a return to the office despite the benefits workers cite in remote and hybrid working:
● Over 7 in 10 employees (71%) agree that working from home suits their personality type better, and the same percentage (71%) agree that working from home has positively impacted their performance.
● Nearly half (41%) of workers say their work equipment is better at home than in the office (35%).
● Despite these benefits, over half (57%) of workers agree they have felt pressure from their manager or company to return to the office.
"Video confidence" is on the rise: Video has become a standard way of working with 71% of employees using it:
● Two-thirds (66%) of workers surveyed agreed they would rather present to a large audience on a video conference rather than in person.
● This number increases when surveying introverts with 75% saying their confidence in tasks such as presenting has increased due to being able to do it via video.
● Video confidence is more popular among more senior employees. More than 80% of directors and 80% of senior managers cite increased confidence when presenting via video versus middle managers (61%) and entry-level employees (55%).
Personal preferences impact workplace productivity: Worker personality traits matter in the return to office transition. Both introverted and extroverted employees favor hybrid or remote work over working full time in an office and say it has a positive impact on how they work, with introverts claiming the greatest benefits:
● Those employees who consider themselves more introverted are almost twice as likely to say hybrid or remote work is better suited to them (48% vs 25%) compared to working in the office.
● A greater number of introverted workers feel their productivity has increased since the pandemic (64%), compared to extroverted workers (51%). This can be attributed to a better work-life balance (38%), and remote work increasing their confidence (35%).
● For introverted workers seeking a new role, 77% stated their employer wants them to be in the office more than they want to be.
● Those employees who consider themselves more extroverted are also more likely to say hybrid or remote work is better suited to them than working full time in the office (41% vs 30%).
For more information on the latest Poly solutions enabling today's hybrid workforce and preferred workstyles, please visit: www.poly.com
About Poly
Poly (NYSE: POLY) creates premium audio and video products so you can have your best meeting -- anywhere, anytime, every time. Our headsets, video and audio-conferencing products, desk phones, analytics software and services are beautifully designed and engineered to connect people with incredible clarity. They're pro-grade, easy to use and work seamlessly with all the best video and audio-conferencing services. Poly MeetingAI delivers a broadcast quality video conferencing experience with Poly DirectorAI technology which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver real-time automatic transitions, framing and tracking, while NoiseBlockAI and Acoustic Fence technologies block-out unwanted background noise. With Poly (Plantronics, Inc. – formerly Plantronics and Polycom), you'll do more than just show up, you'll stand out. For more information visit www.Poly.com.
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The latest version 22.2 highlights product maturity handling more business logic to simplify the daily life of developers and operators
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the company behind the leading cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, today announced CockroachDB 22.2, which delivers new functionality aimed at increasing developer and operator efficiency while simplifying the architecture of data-intensive applications and enabling teams to migrate off legacy technology to the cloud.
CockroachDB 22.2 delivers User-Defined Functions (UDFs), a top requested feature from customers that will improve development efficiency, reduce application complexity, and streamline database migrations. Now in preview, UDFs extend CockroachDB's PostgreSQL compatibility and will enable more straightforward migrations of legacy workloads with functions to CockroachDB, letting more organizations modernize their applications. CockroachDB's UDFs also lay the groundwork for a new category of capabilities called CockroachDB Distributed Functions, which will deliver compatibility with PostgreSQL functions while also being specifically architected to support distributed, horizontally scalable applications.
Cockroach Labs has released several updates that further automate and simplify database operations.These new capabilities let CockroachDB customers:
- Streamline Application Development
- Move Data Between Systems More Efficiently
- Improve Performance Without Downtime and Without Being a Database Expert
- Protect Data From Outages and Disasters
- Satisfy Enterprise Security and Compliance Best Practices
"The data from Intelligent Insights quickly exposed several unused indexes within our workload that had high maintenance overhead," said Doris Hung, Tech Lead Manager at Yohana, an independent subsidiary of Panasonic. "We were able to quickly drop those indexes to improve write performance by 40% for some of our critical tables, and save hours of unnecessary engineering time. We're excited to further leverage Intelligent Insights to get the best performance out of CockroachDB."
This update signifies the notable growth and maturity the company has seen over the past eight years–providing a solution that over hundreds customers are using. Additionally, CockroachDB has recently been named on Gartner's 2022 Cloud Database Magic Quadrant and Foresters The Next Wave representing its positioning in the market.
"By partnering closely with our customers as they build scalable, resilient, and low-latency applications, we've put together a release that is a leap forward in CockroachDB's capabilities," said Nate Stewart, Chief Product Officer at Cockroach Labs. "CockroachDB 22.2 streamlines application development, helps developers quickly troubleshoot performance issues at any scale, and significantly brings down the cost of powering event-driven architectures."
To try CockroachDB 22.2 click here. To hear more about how customers are using CockroachDB click here.
Cockroach Labs
Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the most highly evolved, cloud-native, distributed SQL database on the planet. Helping companies of all sizes — and the apps they develop — to scale fast, survive failures, and thrive everywhere. CockroachDB is in use at some of the world's largest enterprises across all industries, including some of the most recognized companies in banking, media & entertainment, retail, and technology. Headquartered in New York City, Cockroach Labs is backed by Altimeter, Benchmark, Greenoaks, GV, Firstmark, Index Ventures, Lone Pine, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Workbench. For more information, please visit cockroachlabs.com.
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TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s January-March profit edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips supply crunch gradually eased.
Toyota Motor Corp. racked up 552.2 billion yen ($4 billion) in quarterly net profit, up from 533.8 billion yen ($3.9 billion), according to results released Wednesday. Quarterly sales soared nearly 20% to 9.69 trillion yen ($72 billion).
For the fiscal year ended in March, profit at Japan’s top automaker fell 14% on-year to 2.45 trillion yen ($18 billion). But it’s forecasting profit to rise 5.2% for the current fiscal year to 2.58 trillion yen ($19 billion).
Automakers worldwide have been hurt by a shortage of computer chips and other auto parts because of restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic that crimped production in various countries.
Toyota said soaring raw material costs also hurt its bottom line.
The automaker’s sales for the fiscal year that ended in March rose across global regions, including Japan, the United States, Europe and other markets, such as Asia, the Middle East and South America.
Toyota, based in Aichi prefecture’s Toyota city in central Japan, sold 10.56 million vehicles for the fiscal year through March, including its group makers like Daihatsu and Hino, and expects to boost that to 11.38 million vehicles for the fiscal year ending in March 2024.
The results underline the challenges that lie ahead, as well as the ongoing resilience of the maker of the Prius hybrid, Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models.
Toyota has acknowledged falling behind in the burgeoning shift to electric vehicles, especially in key markets like China, as well as the U.S. and Europe.
Toyota had long insisted on offering models that appeal to customers in various markets, noting EVs still made up a tiny portion of the market. But recently, that has changed dramatically, catapulting players like Tesla and BYD to stardom.
Toyota pioneered hybrids, which switch back and forth between a gasoline engine and electric motor to deliver an efficient ride. It pushed hybrids for decades as a viable green solution, and still does. But it’s also expanding its low-emissions options with work on hydrogen-fed fuel cell electric vehicles. Such zero-emissions vehicles have already hit the road in various Toyota models in Japan, including buses and delivery vehicles.
In a statement, Toyota said it’s committed to further growth and will continue to offer diverse options in ecological models, including hybrids and plug-ins as well as battery electric vehicles to “make sure to meet a wide range of global demand.”
Toyota officials, including the new president and CEO, Koji Sato, have acknowledged the company must play catchup in delivering EVs.
All eyes are on Sato to see if he’ll live up to his job. Sato replaced Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the automaker’s founder. Toyoda remains a chair of the company.
Sato promised to work closely with Toyoda to speedily respond to market demands, including EVs, so Toyota can continue to grow.
“The foundation for this is carbon neutrality,” he said.
Sato stressed Toyota would stay aggressive, launching 10 EV models in China and the U.S. by 2026. Toyota will secure a steady supply of batteries for EVs by boosting in-house production and working closely with partners, said Sato.
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