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NEW ORLEANS, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until August 5, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 28, 2021 and April 27, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Teladoc and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On April 27, 2022, the Company disclosed a host of negative financial results, including revenue of $565.4 million, below consensus estimates by $3.23 million, net loss per share of $41.58, primarily driven by a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $6.6 billion or $41.11 per share, and revised FY 2022 revenue guidance to $2.4 - $2.5 billion and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $240 - $265 million, which the Company largely attributed to increased competition in its BetterHelp and chronic care businesses.
On this news, shares of Teladoc fell $22.48 per share, or 40.15%, to close at $33.51 per share on April 28, 2022.
The case is Schneider v. Teladoc Health, Inc., et al., No. 22-cv-04687.
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"The Growth CFO Void" by Kirk W. McLaren is released with Forbes Books
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Growth CFO Void: A Guide to What's Holding You Back from Being a 2% CEO by Kirk W. McLaren, CEO of Foresight CFO, is now available. The book is published with Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes, and is available on Amazon today.
In his examination of what it takes to grow a business into a real success story, Kirk W. McLaren defines success as a business that lasts longer than five years, earns revenues in the millions, and is not fully dependent upon the CEO to remain operational. It's a hard bar to clear. So hard in fact, only 2% of CEOs achieve this rarefied status.
In The Growth CFO Void, Kirk identifies the critical yet common gap in the skill sets of even the best CEOs: the financial acumen needed to overcome obstacles to growth, win new customers, gain access to capital, build people capacity, and put their business on the path to profitability and financial freedom. Kirk argues that learning-obsessed, growth-oriented, and disruption-motivated CEOs need to partner with "Growth CFOs" to fill this gap — financial professionals who possess the actionable expertise to translate CEO growth goals into sturdy financial results.
"Lessons from my military service echo throughout this book. Like my years in the business world, I encountered a lot of competitive people with a drive to win in the military – but they were not always ready for the battlefield," Kirk explained. "To be properly equipped, they needed clear objectives, well-placed confidence, and the synergies of teamwork. On the TrueTEAM that I describe in the book, everyone takes ownership of their individual responsibilities, and the Growth CFO takes extreme ownership. We work together to create practical options based on what motivates and moves the CEOs we are helping."
About Kirk W. McLaren
Kirk W. McLaren is the CEO of Foresight CFO and a graduate studies lecturer at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies in Washington, DC. He served in the Army as a behavioral scientist, and he and his wife, Nayarit, have two sons who became Army officers by way of West Point Military Academy. Kirk started in business as revenue assurance manager and is a certified public accountant. Inspired by the teamwork and emphasis on continuous learning he saw in the military, as well as his love for making authentic connections with people, Kirk embarked on a career of helping privately owned businesses make bold moves to grow and profit. He founded Foresight CFO to develop selected financial talent into Growth CFOs who work side by side with CEOs across the full journey from foundation to succession options.
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Launched in 2016 in partnership with Advantage Media Group, Forbes Books is the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes. Forbes Books offers business and thought leaders an innovative, speed-to-market, fee-based publishing model and a suite of services designed to strategically and tactically support authors and promote their expertise. For more information, visit books.forbes.com
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Tristen Nash, son of WWE legend Kevin Nash, dead at 26, reports say
(Gray News) - Hall of Fame wrestler Kevin Nash has lost his son.
According to People, Kevin Nash’s son, Tristen Nash, died at the age of 26.
The celebrity magazine cited professional wrestling reporter Sean Ross Sapp for reporting the death earlier this week.
Sapp shared a statement on his Twitter account: “On behalf of Kevin and Tamara Nash, I have to, unfortunately, report that their son Tristen Nash has tragically passed away at the age of 26.”
The statement continued: “Tristen recently started working on Kevin’s new podcast, and the two enjoyed their time together. The Nash family asks if you could please respect their privacy during this time.”
TMZ reports its sports department spoke with wrestling icon Shawn Michaels after Tristen Nash’s death. Michaels shared that the guys are doing everything they can to support their friend.
No further immediate information has been made available regarding Tristen Nash’s death or his cause of death.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrats are poised to reorder their presidential primary schedule beginning next year, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major overhaul meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to the party's base of support.
The Democratic National Committee has worked for months to revamp the start of its voting calendar, and the full membership is set to vote on the plan on Saturday.
Although changes are still possible throughout the summer and beyond, the formal endorsement during the party's meeting in Philadelphia is acknowledgement that the start of 2024's primary will look very different than the one in 2020.
The proposal has been championed by President Joe Biden and would have South Carolina hold its primary on Feb. 3. That would be followed three days later by New Hampshire and Nevada, the latter of which is swapping the caucus it used to hold in favor of a primary. Georgia would vote fourth on Feb. 13, followed by Michigan on Feb. 27, with much of the rest of the nation set to vote on Super Tuesday in early March.
“This isn’t just about us,” Trev Robertson, president of the South Carolina Democratic Party, told a gathering of the DNC Southern caucus earlier this week. “This is a regional thing, and it’s making us all look good.”
States voting early in the primary have major influence since White House hopefuls struggling to raise money or gain political traction often drop out before visiting areas outside the first five. The move marks a major shift from the current calendar, which had started with Iowa's caucuses for the last five decades, followed by New Hampshire's primary and subsequent contests in Nevada and South Carolina.
DNC chair Jaime Harrison, a former Senate candidate from South Carolina, said the new schedule “allows the South to stand up, for our voices to be heard.”
Four of the five states that will start Democrats’ new primary schedule are presidential battlegrounds, meaning the eventual party winner can lay groundwork in important general election locales. Michigan and Georgia both voted for Donald Trump in 2016 before flipping to Biden in 2020.
The exception is South Carolina, which hasn’t backed a Democrat in a presidential race since 1976, leading some to argue that the party shouldn’t be concentrating so many early primary resources there. But the state's population is nearly 27% Black, and African American voters represent Democrats' most consistent base of support. The change means many will have an earlier impact on the Democratic primary than ever before.
The revamped Democratic calendar could be largely meaningless for 2024 since Biden is expected to seek reelection with no major primary challenge — and the DNC has already pledged to revisit the voting calendar before the 2028 presidential election.
Still, this year’s changes could establish precedent, just as a new lineup that moved Nevada and South Carolina into early voting states did when the DNC approved a new primary lineup before the 2008 presidential election.
Saturday's vote doesn't mean the new calendar is locked. South Carolina, Nevada and Michigan have met party requirements to join the party’s new top five. But in Georgia, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has said he’d be unwilling to change his state’s Democratic presidential primary without the GOP moving its primary, which hasn’t yet happened.
A DNC rules committee first approved the Biden-endorsed new lineup during its meeting in December, setting up this weekend's vote. Sixteen states and Puerto Rico made presentations before the rules committee last summer on why they should be allowed to go first — or at least join the new top five.
The proposed changes haven’t come without divisions.
New Hampshire state law mandates that it hold the nation’s first presidential primary, which Iowa had circumvented since 1972 by holding a caucus. New Hampshire Democrats have joined with top state Republicans in vowing to go forward with the nation’s first presidential primary next year regardless of the DNC calendar.
New Democratic rules include penalties for states that attempt to jump ahead of others, including losing delegates to the national convention.
Top New Hampshire Democrats have warned that another Democrat could run in an unsanctioned state primary and, if Biden skips it in accordance with party rules, could win and embarrass the president — prolonging a primary process that wasn’t supposed to be competitive.
That hasn't deterred Biden, who wrote to the DNC rules committee in December that, “for decades, Black voters in particular have been the backbone of the Democratic Party but have been pushed to the back of the early primary process.”
“We rely on these voters in elections but have not recognized their importance in our nominating calendar,” Biden said. “It is time to stop taking these voters for granted.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/democrats-set-to-shake-up-start-of-2024-17763318.php | 2023-02-04 06:25:23 | 0 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/democrats-set-to-shake-up-start-of-2024-17763318.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — After major blows to his agenda by the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden is intent on making sure voters will have the final say.
When the court’s conservative majority effectively killed his plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of people, Biden said, “Republicans snatched away the hope that they were given.” When the justices ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, he said, “This is not a normal court.” When they overturned Roe v. Wade and a national right to abortion last year, the president said, “Voters need to make their voices heard.”
As Biden heads into the 2024 election, he is running not only against the Republicans who control one-half of Congress but also against the conservative bloc that dominates the nation’s highest court. It’s a subtle but significant shift in approach toward the Supreme Court, treating it more like a political entity even as Biden stops short of calling for an overhaul.
That shift is becoming apparent in everything from the White House’s messaging to its legal strategy.
“The president respects the court’s authority, but if its judgments are going to be political and there are members of the court who are saying that, he owes it to voters to make it clear what his positions are and what he’s doing to address it,” said Ron Klain, his former chief of staff.
“Many members of the current court testified that Roe is settled law and still overturned it,” he added, referring to the court’s ruling on abortion. “That has its consequences.”
Biden, who once led the Senate Judiciary Committee, is focusing on the politicization of the court as a way to encourage voters to back him. Yet he has not embraced any effort to make big changes to the court.
Instead, Biden is increasingly vocal about his belief that the court is abandoning mainstream constitutional interpretation. He tells voters they need more Democrats in Congress and a Democrat in the White House to counter the impact of the conservative-leaning court.
Biden has won his share of cases, including on immigration, before a court where conservatives hold a 6-3 majority. But the student loan defeat capped a term when justices imposed significant roadblocks.
White House officials say Biden is keen to explore other ways to pursue the same priorities and explain to the American people about the obstacles.
“There’s only upside in running against the court as an institution because the court is doing things that are wildly unpopular and they’re preventing the president from implementing his agenda,” said Chris Kang, chief counsel of the progressive group Demand Justice and a onetime deputy counsel to President Barack Obama.
“I think that it’s important to make clear that the Supreme Court is making it impossible to implement and advance policies that should not have any controversy attached to them,” he added.
Republicans are working to portray Biden as overstepping his legal authority in pursuit of his agenda. They say the high court’s policies are in step with much of the country and they are trying to motivate their own voters by highlighting what the GOP has achieved through court rulings.
Former President Donald Trump, at the recent Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, praised the three justices he had nominated to the Supreme Court. “Exactly one year ago today, those justices were the pivotal votes in the Supreme Court’s landmark decision ending the constitutional atrocity known as Roe v. Wade,” Trump said.
He drew a standing ovation by noting that “conservatives had been trying for 50 years,” to overturn that ruling. “But I got it done and nobody ever thought it was a possibility.”
Other administration officials said the court’s conservative dominance has lowered the political cost to Biden when the justices scuttle some of his legally suspect actions such as on student loans and coronavirus mandates. On the latter, the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s attempt to require employees of large companies to get shots but left the requirement in place for health care workers, though by that time the pandemic had started to wane.
Klain insisted that everything Biden has put forward had a solid legal basis and was approved by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.
“There was no sense of taking the legal issues lightly or just ‘do it and take whatever the court says,’’ he said.
Confidence in the Supreme Court fell to its lowest point in at least 50 years after the leaked draft opinion in the abortion case in 2022. Those who view the current court favorably are largely Republican.
According to the Pew Research Center’s September 2022 report, only 28% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents now view the court favorably, down nearly 40 percentage points since 2020. And people in the United States increasingly favor term limits.
Positive views of the court among Republicans and those who lean Republican has increased to 73%. As a result, the partisan gap is larger than at any other point in the 35 years of polling that Pew has done on the court.
Republicans have focused for years on remaking the federal judiciary and Supreme Court. When Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y., was the majority leader, he refused to even meet in 2016 with Obama’s pick for the high court — current Attorney General Merrick Garland, a federal judge at that time. The nomination stalled until a Republican president, Trump, took over.
Establishment GOP operatives backed Trump because of his pledge to name as many judges to the bench as possible. Their gamble worked. Trump ended up with three Supreme Court nominees and 54 federal appeals court judges, reshaping the courts for a generation.
Democrats are now finally understanding the power of judges as a voting tool, and Biden has made judicial nominations a priority, appointing a record number of judges for a president at this point in his first term, including some of the most diverse picks yet to the judiciary. Biden aides plan on highlighting those accomplishments during the reelection campaign, but acknowledge it’s only a small salve to their troubles at the high court.
Biden has taken to warning voters about what else the Supreme Court might do in the future, whether rolling back same-sex marriage rights or access to contraception.
“President Biden is being direct with the American people about the stakes these extreme decisions that jettison decades of longstanding precedent have for their fundamental freedoms and their daily lives,” said White House spokesman Andrew Bates.
Part of Biden’s unwillingness to go further to reshape the Supreme Court comes from a sense of history. Those pushing social change stood by the court after Brown v. Board of Education, a major civil rights case, and even Roe v. Wade, holding up its autonomy as a way to push forward. Backing away from that, particularly for an establishment Democrat like Biden, is not easy.
As Biden said in an interview with MSNBC, “I think if we start the process of trying to expand the court, we’re going to politicize it maybe forever in a way that is not healthy,”
Leah Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan and co-host of “Strict Scrutiny” podcast about the Supreme Court, said that while Biden was unlikely to go that far, “there are a variety of things that Democratic politicians could run on that would actually allow them to more explicitly push back against the court.”
Besides expanding the size of the Supreme Court and or the lower courts, she said, other options include stripping the Supreme Court of jurisdiction over certain cases, setting term limits and implementing ethics changes.
All of them, she said, are things the party could embrace “as part of their recognition that the court has politicized itself.”
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TOKYO (AP) — Assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was perhaps the most divisive leader in recent Japanese history, infuriating liberals with his revisionist views of history and his dreams of military expansion. He was also the longest serving and, by many estimations, the most influential.
For current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, this complicated legacy will loom large as he considers taking up his mentor’s unachieved policy goals after a big win for their ruling Liberal Democratic Party in parliamentary elections Sunday, just days after Abe’s death.
Kishida has gained considerable political strength, riding a surge of emotion and vows of resilience from voters after the assassination, but he’s also lost the most powerful force in his party — Abe.
“Kishida now faces an increasingly murky political situation,” the liberal-leaning Asahi newspaper said in an editorial. “The death of Abe, who headed the largest LDP wing, will certainly change the party’s power balance.”
Kishida made his immediate priorities clear after the election: “Party unity is more important than anything else.”
But he must also make quick progress on growing worries over rising prices and a stagnant economy even as he tries to figure out how to boost Japan’s defense in the face of an aggressive China, Russia and North Korea.
And then there’s Abe’s polarizing nationalistic agenda, much of which was left unfinished, including his attempts to boost patriotism in schools, to revoke the apologies made in the 1990s over Japanese aggression during World War II and the controversial and divisive plan to revise Japan’s war-renouncing constitution to give the military more power.
How Kishida deals with Abe’s still considerable political presence may determine his success as leader.
At the heart of Abe’s lingering influence — he left the top job in 2020 — is a paradox.
He alienated many in Japan, as well as war victims China and the Koreas, with his hawkish foreign and security policies, as well as his ultraconservative — sometimes revisionist — stance on the so-called history issues related to Japan’s wartime actions.
Abe pushed back against postwar treaties and the verdicts of the tribunal that judged Japanese war criminals and was a driving force in efforts to whitewash military atrocities and end apologies over the war.
The Japanese electorate, however, carried him to power in six elections. And his work to strengthen the alliance with the United States and to unify like-minded democracies as a counterweight to China’s assertiveness endeared him to U.S. and European elites.
His long grip on power even amid criticism over his more extreme views can be explained by voters’ desire for stability and an improved economy, Abe’s stranglehold on the conservative wing of his party and the haplessness of the opposition.
His first period as prime minister, which began in 2006, ended in failure after a year, partly because of a backlash to his nationalist policy goals.
After three years of opposition rule, a rare interruption in decades of LDP dominance, Abe returned to power with a landslide victory in 2012.
“After his first stint failed, he learned that his nationalistic agenda of building a ‘beautiful nation’ cannot move forward unless he has another agenda to balance it out, like two wheels of a cart,” said Koichi Nakano, a Sophia University professor of international politics.
While still chipping away at enacting his nationalist policies, Nakano said, Abe also began championing economic revitalization and compromised on issues such as promoting women’s advancement and accepting unskilled foreign labor to help boost a dwindling workforce — moves that allowed him to be seen as a realist.
He understood in his second term that “he needed to improve his narrative and policy focus on the economy. He convinced much of the public that ‘Abenomics’ was a necessary reform path,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Abe also “exercised institutional discipline over the government bureaucracy and his political party in ways that no opposition leader has yet been able to match.”
Abe was the grandson of rightwing former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, which helped him win support from rightwing groups. He also was favored by younger people, experts say, many of whom are more conservative than their counterparts in other parts of the world because of their deep interest in a steady economy so they can get work at major companies.
“It seems that voters preferred the stability Abe promised over the disorganized leadership that the (opposition party) provided” during its three years in power, said Jeffrey Hall, a professor at Kanda University of International Studies specializing in Japanese politics and nationalism. “To international observers, Abe’s support for historical revisionism looms larger than it did for domestic voters.”
While Abe’s eagerness to boost Japan’s military power was more than most Japanese citizens wanted, according to Easley, “he was right about Tokyo having to adjust to a challenging security environment that includes China, Russia and North Korea.”
Kishida enjoys something of a political mandate after Sunday’s election, and will likely be in office until scheduled elections in 2025. He has said he wants to explore ways to make more progress on Abe’s push for constitutional revision, but there’s no detail now about what, exactly, that means or how he’ll try to do it.
Changing the constitution is a top party platform that Kishida will not want to risk, according to Ryosuke Nishida, a sociology professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, so he may delay the effort until he can forge a compromise with rightwing party members on the best way to proceed.
“Abe was one of the strongest voices for constitutional revision and a more proactive security policy. Now that he is gone, others will try to fill his shoes, but it will be difficult,” Hall said. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/international/abes-complicated-legacy-looms-large-for-current-japan-pm/ | 2022-07-12 23:01:47 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/international/abes-complicated-legacy-looms-large-for-current-japan-pm/ |
On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Zelle® taps financial therapist Amanda Clayman
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Early Warning Services, LLC, the network operator of Zelle®, today announced a new partnership with the National Council on Aging (NCOA). The partnership starts with a national campaign featuring financial wellness expert, Amanda Clayman, that delivers guidance on how to avoid falling victim to scams.
"Zelle® and NCOA are helping to bridge the gap between mental health and financial wellbeing," said Amanda Clayman, financial therapist and Zelle® partner. "Educating older adults on social engineering tactics that scammers often use is essential to stopping scammers in their tracks."
According to a brief from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, it is estimated that 20% of people aged 55 years or older experience some mental health concerni, and the latest Zelle® study shows a large majority of all Americans believe finances impact their mental health (72%)ii.
"Our goal is to empower older adults with knowledge, so they can avoid scams and stay financially secure," said Genevieve Waterman, Director of Economic and Financial Security at NCOA. "That's why our educational partnership with Zelle® is more important than ever."
Spreading Elder Abuse Awareness
Zelle® and NCOA have created an informational video featuring Clayman that explains social engineering tactics scammers use to target older adults. Clayman offers practical tips and red flags for older adults to watch for, so they can protect themselves.
Additionally, on June 21, Clayman will speak at NCOA's Age+Action 2023 Conference to deliver real-time guidance to professionals who serve older adults in the community.
In addition to this awareness campaign, NCOA and Zelle® will pilot new educational materials with older adults through NCOA's national network of senior centers.
About Zelle®
Zelle® is transforming how money moves, with more than five billion digital payments sent since its launch in 2017. The Zelle Network® connects nearly 2,000 financial institutions of all sizes, enabling consumers and businesses to send digital payments to people and businesses they know and trust with an eligible bank account in the U.S. Money is available directly in bank accounts generally within minutes when the recipient is already enrolled with Zelle®. To learn more about Zelle® and participating financial institutions in the Zelle Network®, visit www.zellepay.com. Zelle® is brought to you by Early Warning Services, LLC, an innovator in payment and risk management solutions.
About NCOA
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is the national voice for every person's right to age well. We believe that how we age should not be determined by gender, color, sexuality, income, or zip code. Working with thousands of national and local partners, we provide resources, tools, best practices, and advocacy to ensure every person can age with health and financial security. Founded in 1950, we are the oldest national organization focused on older adults. Learn more at www.ncoa.org and @NCOAging.
Zelle® and the Zelle® related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license.
i Centers for Disease Control, "The State of Mental Health and Aging in America," 2020
ii Zelle®, "Money & Mental Health" Study, 2023
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How to Watch the NBA on Wednesday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
Published: May. 10, 2023 at 12:36 PM CDT|Updated: 29 minutes ago
In a Wednesday NBA Playoff slate that has two compelling matchups, the Miami Heat versus the New York Knicks is a game to catch.
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Today's NBA Games
The New York Knicks play host to the Miami Heat
The Heat look to pull off a road win at the Knicks on Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: TNT
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- NY Record: 47-35
- MIA Record: 44-38
- NY Stats: 116.0 PPG (11th in NBA), 113.1 Opp. PPG (12th)
- MIA Stats: 109.5 PPG (30th in NBA), 109.8 Opp. PPG (second)
Players to Watch
- NY Key Player: Julius Randle (25.1 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 4.1 APG)
- MIA Key Player: Bam Adebayo (20.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 3.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: NY -3.5
- NY Odds to Win: -168
- MIA Odds to Win: +139
- Total: 209 points
The Golden State Warriors take on the Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers look to pull of an away win at the Warriors on Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: TNT
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- GS Record: 44-38
- LAL Record: 43-39
- GS Stats: 118.9 PPG (second in NBA), 117.1 Opp. PPG (21st)
- LAL Stats: 117.2 PPG (sixth in NBA), 116.6 Opp. PPG (20th)
Players to Watch
- GS Key Player: Stephen Curry (29.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 6.3 APG)
- LAL Key Player: Anthony Davis (25.9 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 2.6 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: GS -7
- GS Odds to Win: -307
- LAL Odds to Win: +247
- Total: 225 points
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DETROIT (AP) — The dollars-and-cents counter on the gas pump seems to be spinning faster these days with U.S. prices hitting another record high on Tuesday.
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded hit $4.37, according to AAA, 17 cents higher than just a week ago. Last year at this time it was just $2.97 per gallon. Crude oil prices already were high largely because many countries are refusing to buy Russian oil due to the invasion of Ukraine. And now we're heading into peak driving season and demand is up.
That means the cost to pump 15 gallons into a vehicle is now a whopping $65.55. Four fill-ups per month would cost more than $260, a big chunk out of just about anyone’s budget.
With gas prices that high, owners may be thinking about replacing their older vehicles with something more efficient. But that may not be cost effective. The global shortage of computer chips and other parts has cut into production of new vehicles, driving prices up. That sent many people into the used car market, also pushing up prices.
The average used vehicle cost $31,218 last month. The average new one? $45,341, according to Edmunds.com.
Generally, comparable electric vehicles are even more expensive than gasoline-fueled ones, though charging the battery is typically much cheaper.
All is not necessarily lost. There are steps you can take to make an old car, truck or SUV perform better, go farther and perhaps save some money on fuel:
— Make sure there’s enough air in the tires. Underinflated tires create more rolling resistance with the pavement, thereby reducing gas mileage. Inflate your tires to the pressure recommended on the inside of your driver’s side door. Check them periodically with a tire pressure gauge. “Typically, your gas mileage is going to be impacted by about 5% to 10% if you don’t have proper inflation,” said David Bennett, manager of repair systems for AAA. But don’t over-inflate. Doing so could cause tires to wear out more quickly.
— Properly maintain your vehicle. Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for oil and other fluid changes and for replacing air and other filters. Replacing spark plugs at the proper intervals can help, too. “The vehicle is going to operate at its peak efficiency” with good maintenance, Bennett said. It will cost between $235 and $289 for new spark plugs on, say, a 10-year-old Ford F-150 pickup with a 4.6-liter V8, according to Repairpal.com.
— Watch your speed. AAA says fuel economy peaks around 50 miles per hour on most vehicles, then drops as speed rises. Reducing highway speeds by 5 mph (8 kilometers per hour) to 10 mph improves gas mileage by up to 14%.
— Plan your route in advance. Try to minimize backtracking. Do multiple tasks on each trip. Avoid rush hours and other peak travel times.
— Don’t idle too much. An engine burns one-quarter to a half-gallon (1.9 liters) of gas per hour when idling, but a warm engine needs only around 10 seconds worth of fuel to restart, according to AAA. So when safely possible, shut your engine off if you’ll be stopped for more than a minute. Many new vehicles do this on their own. Bennett says owners shouldn’t disable their new “stop-start” system.
— Coast to stop lights. Time your travel to keep rolling and avoid unnecessary stops. Cars consume a lot of fuel to get moving from a dead stop.
— Fill up with gasoline designated as “Top Tier.” Oil companies put additives in Top Tier gas that cuts carbon deposits. “As you start getting carbon buildup, the vehicle will not be running as efficiently,” Bennett said. Gasoline brands with the additives have stickers on the pumps. They can be found at https://toptiergas.com/licensed-brands/ | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/As-gas-prices-hit-record-here-s-how-to-get-17162375.php | 2022-05-10 18:14:57 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/As-gas-prices-hit-record-here-s-how-to-get-17162375.php |
HOOD RIVER — Though the three-hour Jan. 11 meeting of the Hood River County School District school board was long by general standards — Board President Corinda Hankins Elliott gaveled the meeting in at 6:29 p.m., and out again at 9:31 p.m. — the board expressed both appreciation and admiration for the many programs offered at its schools as presented by multiple staff.
“I’m proud of the district, of all these programs we’ve started and maintained,” said Board Member Tom Scully. “It’s just another testament to what a great school district this is, and the strong work that everybody here does.”
Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn began the meeting, held at Wy’east Middle School, by recognizing January as School Board Appreciation Month.
“Your efforts do not stop at the board meeting,” he said. “You volunteer to be on committees, you volunteer to be on bargaining teams, and you volunteer to be on curriculum adoption teams. We have early morning agenda setting meetings, there is ongoing school board education. There are frantic phone calls, cranky emails coming at you from many different angles. It is quite a lot of work to be a volunteer school board member, but to be an engaged, informed, and active school board member, like each of you are, takes an incredible amount of time, energy and emotion.”
Polkinghorn then gave an overview of what the upcoming Oregon legislative session and new governor could mean for the district’s budging process. He expects reduced state funding next year, though at this point, “there is no need for alarm; I just want you all to be informed about how things are shaping up as we begin to prepare for our budget season,” he said.
The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and the Oregon School Boards Association estimate the funding level necessary to maintain current service levels across the state — districts large and small — is $10.3 billion, but the likely starting point is $9.5 billion, leaving an $800 million gap.
“There continues to be ongoing concern that the competing interests of Gov. (Tina) Kotek’s priorities, along with the varying priorities of the new legislature, may drive funding away from education,” Polkinghorn said.
Enrollment could also play a role. As previously reported, overall district enrollment is down. “There are a number of theories about why this is, but what we are seeing is that people are struggling to find affordable housing,” he said. “We track our enrollment very closely and with this enrollment trend, it is very likely we will see reduced levels next year from the state.”
The district’s local option levy is additionally set to expire in June, which accounts for about $3.2 million the district uses to maintain low class sizes and provide academic and extracurricular enrichment activities.
“At our upcoming meetings, the board will have time to deliberate and ultimately vote on if we should ask voters to renew — or not — the local option,” he said.
HROA update
What began six years ago as an alternative learning environment for high school students, located in a remodeled space next to the Coe Administration Building, has evolved into a K-12 blended alternative program with strong multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), said Hood River Options Academy Principal Kelly Running.
Two and a half years after opening its doors, COVID hit, and with it came virtual learning. At that time, the program had roughly 880 students, compared to approximately 370 in 2021-22 and 230 this year.
“It’s been a different program every year,” she said, “and we are excited to get back to regular programming, meaning we’re going to start refocusing on why HROA started …
“We do a lot more than just have kids online,” she said. “And (having) our building, COVID showed us, is huge. We are not an online program; we are a blended alternative program.”
HROA serves two purposes: To educate 9-12 graders who benefit from a campus advisory program specializing in supporting students challenged by a traditional school structure, and K-12 students who desire an independent virtual learning environment with some support.
“We’re a little over our cap because there’s just some situations that we didn’t want kids to have to go back to, and we took in some kids, but we are at capacity in everything but elementary, and we have two slots left for our cap.”
She also shared that, while reading scores are improving, progress in math has been slower. “My theory on what’s going on with math for us is, math always has been, historically, one of the hardest subjects for students, and add on COVID — which, knowing trauma-informed care, one of the most difficult subjects to learn when you’re under trauma is math, because it’s so sequential.”
The program will most likely see additional changes next year, as the Oregon Department of Education is releasing new guidelines for remote learning programs: Any program or school that spends more than 50% of the time online with more than 50% of the student body will be considered remote learning. It’s a change stemming from the pandemic and overall poor student performance during that period of virtual learning, she said.
Donations
In what is usually an inspiring — but short — end to board meetings, Hankins Elliott listed recent community donations. In total, 19 separate donations were received, including 105 $100 gift cards (worth $10,500) for Mid Valley Elementary families by an anonymous donor.
Other donations went to Wy’east Middle School (12 in total) that included sports equipment, books and items for the school’s Tuffy store; Parkdale Elementary (two) for its Día De Los Muertos event; snacks, books and supplies to Westside Elementary (three); and the district’s nutrition department to pay student meal accounts (one).
“What an amazing donation list,” said Hankins Elliott. “Our community is so generous, and we continue to thank them for all they do.” | https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/reduced-state-funding-expected-next-school-year/article_b5f726fe-96ac-11ed-a617-bf4369cf0d60.html | 2023-01-18 14:55:24 | 0 | https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/reduced-state-funding-expected-next-school-year/article_b5f726fe-96ac-11ed-a617-bf4369cf0d60.html |
(KHON) — What are your top airplane passenger pet peeves? According to one study, rear seat kickers and disruptive drunks are America’s most annoying co-passengers.
The Vacationer came out with their study on airplane etiquette and what drives people crazy, especially on long flights. The survey, taken by 1,098 Americans, asked them to rank 16 in-flight behaviors that are often decried on social media.
The timing for the survey couldn’t have been better, as passenger behavior has never been worse.
During the pandemic, incidents involving unruly passengers skyrocketed with the number of FAA investigations in 2019 jumping from 146 to 183 in 2020, and then to a whopping 1099 in 2021. As of September 20, the FAA has already launched 680 investigations in 2022.
Two incidents from 2021 resulted in the FAA handing down it’s largest fines ever – $81,950 to a North Carolina-bound traveler accused of assaulting a flight attendant and trying to open a cabin door. In the second incident, a female passenger allegedly tried to hug and kiss the passenger next to her while flying from Las Vegas to Atlanta. She was also accused of walking to the front of the aircraft and trying to de-plane during the flight.
Top 10 annoying plane etiquette violations by passengers
- Kicking the back of your seat
- Drunk and disruptive
- Smells from poor hygiene
- Inattentive parents
- Eating foul-smelling food
- Hogs the armrest
- Reclines seat fully in front of you
- Talks to you too much
- Boards or deplanes out of turn
- Listens to music or movies too loudly
It’s always a good idea to think about others when on a flight. For example, making sure you bring headphones when listening to music, not bringing on smelly food, especially on long flights and not talking too loud when the cabin lights are off and people are trying to sleep.
To read the full study by the Vacationer head to their website. | https://www.krqe.com/news-resources/ranking/list-most-annoying-passenger-behaviors-on-a-plane/ | 2022-09-23 14:46:19 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news-resources/ranking/list-most-annoying-passenger-behaviors-on-a-plane/ |
How to Watch the Brewers vs. Tigers Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for April 26
Published: Apr. 26, 2023 at 7:17 AM CDT|Updated: 40 minutes ago
Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers will take the field against the Detroit Tigers and starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen on Wednesday at American Family Field.
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Brewers vs. Tigers Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
- Time: 1:40 PM ET
- TV Channel: BSWI
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Venue: American Family Field
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Brewers Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Brewers average 1.3 home runs per game to rank eighth in baseball with 30 total home runs.
- Milwaukee is 15th in baseball with a .402 slugging percentage.
- The Brewers have the 14th-ranked batting average in the majors (.247).
- Milwaukee ranks 12th in runs scored with 113 (4.7 per game).
- The Brewers' .324 on-base percentage ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Brewers strike out 9.4 times per game, the No. 25 mark in MLB.
- The pitching staff for Milwaukee has a collective 7.7 K/9, the fourth-worst in the majors.
- Milwaukee's 3.52 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Brewers pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in baseball (1.233).
Brewers Probable Starting Pitcher
- Peralta (2-2) gets the starting nod for the Brewers in his fifth start of the season. He's put together a 3.97 ERA in 22 2/3 innings pitched, with 23 strikeouts.
- The righty's last appearance came on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up five hits.
- Peralta is aiming for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 frames per appearance on the hill.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters marched into Jerusalem on Saturday evening in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, as more than 100 of Israel’s former security chiefs signed a letter pleading with the Israeli premier to halt the legislation.
In scorching heat that reached 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit), the procession turned the city’s main highway into a sea of blue and white Israeli flags as marchers completed the last leg of a four-day, 70 kilometer (45-mile) trek from Tel Aviv to Israel’s parliament.
The marchers — who spent the last three nights along the way in rows of small white tents — were welcomed in Jerusalem by throngs of cheering protesters. They planned to camp outside the Knesset, or parliament, ahead of Monday’s expected vote. Meanwhile, tens of thousands flooded the streets of the coastal city of Tel Aviv, the country’s main hub.
Netanyahu and his far-right allies claim the overhaul is needed to curb what they say are the excessive powers of unelected judges. But their critics say the plan will destroy the country’s system of checks and balances and put it on the path toward authoritarian rule.
The proposed overhaul has drawn harsh criticism from business and medical leaders, and a fast-rising number of military reservists in key units have said they will stop reporting for duty if the plan passes, raising concern that the country’s security interests could be threatened.
Over 100 top former security chiefs, including retired military commanders, police commissioners and heads of intelligence agencies joined those calls on Saturday, signing a letter to Netanyahu blaming him for compromising Israel’s military and urging him to halt the legislation. The signatories included Ehud Barak, a former Israeli prime minister, and Moshe Yaalon, a former army chief and defense minister. Both are political rivals of Netanyahu.
“The legislation is crushing those things shared by Israeli society, is tearing the people apart, disintegrating the IDF and inflicting fatal blows on Israel’s security,” they wrote.
“The legislative process violates the social contract that has existed for 75 years between the Israeli government and thousands of reserve officers and soldiers from the land, air, sea, and intelligence branches who have volunteered for many years for the reserves to defend the democratic state of Israel, and now announce with a broken heart that they are suspending their volunteer service,” the letter said.
After seven straight months of the most sustained and intense demonstrations the country has ever seen, the grassroots protest movement has reached a fever pitch.
The parliament is expected to vote Monday on a measure that would prevent the Supreme Court judges from striking down government decisions on the basis that they are “unreasonable.”
Proponents say the current “reasonability” standard gives the judges excessive powers over decision making by elected officials. But critics say that removing the standard, which is invoked only in rare cases, would allow the government to pass arbitrary decisions, make improper appointments or firings and open the door to corruption.
Monday’s vote would mark the first major piece of legislation to be approved.
The overhaul also calls for other sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, from limiting the Supreme Court’s ability to challenge parliamentary decisions, to changing the way judges are selected.
Protesters, who make up a wide swath of Israeli society, see the overhaul as a power grab fueled by various personal and political grievances by Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption charges, and his partners, who want to deepen Israel’s control of the occupied West Bank and perpetuate controversial draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men.
In a speech Thursday, Netanyahu doubled down on the overhaul and dismissed as absurd the accusations that the plan would destroy Israel’s democratic foundations.
“This is an attempt to mislead you over something that has no basis in reality,” he said. Alarmed by the growing mass of reservists refusing to serve, the country’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, pushed for a delay in Monday’s vote, according to reports in Israeli media. It was unclear if others would join him. | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-thousands-march-on-jerusalem-as-former-israeli-officials-beg-netanyahu-to-halt-legislation-overhaul/ | 2023-07-22 19:24:42 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-thousands-march-on-jerusalem-as-former-israeli-officials-beg-netanyahu-to-halt-legislation-overhaul/ |
GREENSBORO — The organization serving as the community's largest emergency safety net didn't have to go far to hire its next executive director.
Brian Hahne, the executive director of Partners Ending Homelessness, a local nonprofit organization committed to ending homelessness in Guilford County, has been chosen to lead the Greensboro Urban Ministry.
He also helped coordinate the countywide approach to housing the homeless during the pandemic.
Hahne, who starts Jan. 3, is inheriting an agency that has a solid foundation, but continues to be challenged by the complexity of issues at its door, including homelessness, hunger and people who need help keeping the lights on.
A graduate of Furman University, Hahne holds master's degrees from UNCG and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has also worked in the fields of homelessness and faith for two decades.
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"Brian impressed our search committee as a passionate advocate for improving the lives of others," said Dave Youngdahl, chairman of the social service agency's board. "The board believes his considerable experience and understanding of the issues of homelessness and poverty will contribute to the continued success of our mission and ministry."
Hahne, a former church pastor in Winston-Salem, previously served as executive director of that city's Veterans Helping Veterans Heal, a 24-bed transitional housing program for veterans experiencing homelessness.
"It just seemed like the right fit," Hahne said after being introduced to Urban Ministry employees.
Hahne replaces Myron Wilkins, who accepted a position in February as president and CEO of the Clinton, S.C.-based Thornwell, a multistate nonprofit serving children and families.
When Wilkins, a Baptist preacher with a master's degree in social work, came to Greensboro Urban Ministry, local agencies working with the homeless and the poor were at odds over how the agency’s shelter — the largest in the city — was run. Eventually, those agencies and the city came up with coordinated housing solutions that are still being worked out.
Hahne says that the local response to the pandemic has provided a blueprint for moving forward on homeless issues. As part of the local COVID-19 response team, he often met weekly with leadership from every shelter, city and county, public health officials, and others.
"We've all had to learn, especially in the last few years, how to partner together, to collaborate in ways we didn't have to two and a half years ago," Hahne said.
There's no one agency that can do it all, he said.
"I think it's going to take that kind of leadership," Hahne said. "We've said this all along that we are better together than apart."
Urban Ministry, a faith-based organization founded in 1967, is the largest provider of emergency assistance locally through donations and government grants, and provides a mix of overnight and more permanent housing.
The nonprofit's footprint includes a multi-million-dollar operating budget with a food bank, a community kitchen and the area’s largest shelter.
The group also operates the Pathways Center, which provides temporary housing for 16 families, who have their own apartments and stay there for free while working with caseworkers. As soon as a family moves out, another moves in.
With Beyond GUM, a rapid-rehousing program, the group works with homeless individuals and might pay off past rent and utility bills or the deposits that are keeping them from signing leases.
Urban Ministry also oversees the Weaver Extension program, which partners with area churches and nonprofits that convert Sunday school classrooms or open spaces in their buildings to provide shelter for people who are homeless during the coldest months of the year.
On weekdays, volunteers help run a food bank designed to look like a mini-grocery store where families shop for the foods they want.
Hahne has already talked to the board about other ideas to combat, for example, a dwindling of retiree volunteers since the onset of the pandemic. He's got ideas about drawing in the faith community and younger volunteers, as he did with Partners Ending Homelessness.
"They may not come with all the experience but there's energy, a teachability that we can lean into," Hahne said.
That includes students coming out of local social work programs, the area's divinity schools and seminaries, and the chaplaincy program at Greensboro Urban Ministry.
Hahne also says he appreciates Urban Ministry's work in the community and the legacy that goes back generations.
"And the fact that there's a real energy about the future," Hahne said. | https://greensboro.com/news/local/longtime-advocate-for-the-homeless-to-lead-greensboro-urban-ministry/article_3794a752-518b-11ed-855e-2fe2ec670da6.html | 2022-10-26 20:37:04 | 1 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/longtime-advocate-for-the-homeless-to-lead-greensboro-urban-ministry/article_3794a752-518b-11ed-855e-2fe2ec670da6.html |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 17, 2022
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albany NY
210 PM EST Wed Dec 14 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...A mix of rain and heavy snow is expected. Snow
accumulations of 6 inches or more are possible.
* WHERE...In Connecticut, Northern Litchfield County. In
Massachusetts, Southern Berkshire County.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening
commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow accumulations will vary by elevation.
The best chance for 6 inches or more of snow will be at
locations above 1000 feet.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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Jake McCarthy Player Prop Bets: Diamondbacks vs. Mets - July 5
Published: Jul. 5, 2023 at 4:31 AM MST|Updated: 2 hours ago
Jake McCarthy and his .412 on-base percentage over his past 10 games (91 points higher than his season-long percentage), will be in action for the Arizona Diamondbacks versus the New York Mets and Kodai Senga on July 5 at 9:40 PM ET.
In his most recent game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-3) against the Mets.
Jake McCarthy Game Info & Props vs. the Mets
- Game Day: Wednesday, July 5, 2023
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Chase Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Mets Starter: Kodai Senga
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +1050)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
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Jake McCarthy At The Plate
- McCarthy is hitting .253 with four doubles, five triples, two home runs and 15 walks.
- McCarthy has gotten a hit in 31 of 53 games this year (58.5%), with at least two hits on 12 occasions (22.6%).
- He has hit a home run in two of 53 games played this year, and in 1% of his plate appearances.
- In 10 games this year, McCarthy has picked up an RBI, with more than one RBI once.
- He has scored in 21 of 53 games (39.6%), including multiple runs twice.
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Jake McCarthy Home/Away Batting Splits
Mets Pitching Rankings
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Mets pitching staff ranks 12th in the league.
- The Mets have the 22nd-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (4.50).
- Mets pitchers combine to rank 24th in baseball in home runs given up (114 total, 1.3 per game).
- Senga makes the start for the Mets, his 16th of the season. He is 6-5 with a 3.53 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 81 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, the right-hander went five innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- In 15 games this season, the 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.53, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .209 against him.
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DELPHI, Ind. (WRTV) — Indiana State Police arrested and charged Richard Matthew Allen with two counts of murder in connection to the high-profile killings of teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German.
The girls went missing on a hiking trip in Dephi, Indiana in 2017.
According to ISP, Allen was taken into custody last week by the Delphi Double Homicide Task Force.
Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland said that a preliminary plea of not guilty had been entered for Allen and that he is being held without bond ahead of a March 20, 2023 trial.
Allen has reportedly lived in the Delphi area for 16 years. He has a limited criminal history and worked as a pharmacy technician in the state of Indiana.
All court documents pertaining to the case remain under seal. McLeland said his office made that request because of the "extra scrutiny" associated with the case, and to protect the integrity of the investigation.
"While I know you are expecting final details ... today is not that day," said Carter. "Please understand our system of due process ... and remember that all persons arrested are presumed innocent."
Allen's arrest comes more than five years after the two girls were found dead.
Abby, 13, and Libby, 14, were dropped off at the Monon High Bridge on Feb. 13, 2017, and their bodies were discovered the next day.
Finding the Delphi killer has become an international obsession.
Libby and Abby's story has been told across the country on television and podcasts and debated by people around the world in chat rooms and social media groups online.
Feb. 13, 2017
A family member dropped the girls off at The Monon High Bridge that afternoon with a plan to pick them up a few hours later. When that pickup time arrived, the girls were nowhere to be found.
Calls to Libby’s cell phone went unanswered and eventually straight to voicemail.
First, the family began to search. When they were still missing later that afternoon, family members contacted the sheriff’s department for help.
Sheriff Leazenby told WRTV that evening that they had no reason to believe the girls were in danger. At the time, crews thought the girls had simply gotten lost on the trails and were unable to find their way back.
Throughout the evening dozens of volunteers joined the search for the girls.
The only real clue of their location was a photo Libby had snapped of Abby walking along the bridge and posted to her social media.
As the sun went down and the temperature dropped the search was officially suspended sometime after midnight, although some family and friends did continue to search into the overnight hours.
Tragedy Near Deer Creek
The search for Libby and Abby resumed on Valentine’s Day morning, Feb. 14, 2017.
Crews widened the scope of their search as soon as the sun came up, wandering further from the abandoned railroad tracks and into wooded areas below the bridge and along Deer Creek.
The official search had barely resumed when one of the search teams made a gruesome discovery.
The bodies of Libby and Abby were found on the back end of a private piece of property less than a mile from where they were dropped off the day before.
READ | A look at the property where two missing teen girls were found dead
No details surrounding how the girls were found or their cause of death has ever been released.
“I can’t say there’s not a threat to the community,” Indiana State Police Sgt. Kim Riley told WRTV at the time. "We have not caught the person yet. Is the person still in the community? We don’t know.”
The Suspect
The evidence released publicly since Libby and Abby were murdered remained minimal.
The key evidence in the case was a video that was taken by Libby, likely in the moments before her death.
Although the full context of what took place on that video has never been released, Libby has been heralded a “hero” for having the presence of mind to begin recording.
The full video and audio have never been shared, but investigators say it was taken during "suspected criminal activity."
Investigators have released two grainy images from that video that shows a man we’re to believe was behind the girls on that bridge, a short clip of that man walking, an audio recording of a man — presumably the same one — saying “Guys. Down the hill,” and two sketches from possible witnesses in the area the day the girls were murdered.
The Two Grainy Photos
Police released the images they say were taken straight from Libby’s cell phone, on Feb. 15, 2017 — the day after the girls’ bodies were found.
Both images, shown below, depict the same white man wearing blue jeans, a blue coat/jacket and a hoodie.
Days after Libby and Abby were found dead, police officially named that man a “person of interest” in their murders.
The context surrounding the images, which were stills from a moving video, has never been given.
The Two Sketches
Five months into the investigation, Indiana State Police released their first sketch and description of a suspect.
That first composite sketch was created after police said they received information from witnesses who were in the area at the time Libby and Abby went missing.
At the time, the suspect was described as a white man between 5-feet 6-inches tall and 5-feet 10-inches tall, weighing 180 to 220 pounds with reddish-brown hair and an unknown eye color.
In that first sketch, shown below, detectives say the man’s hat was changed to make his facial features more recognizable.
A second sketch was released at the press conference held on April 22, 2019.
That sketch, which appears to be of an entirely different person, was believed to be the main person of interest in the murders of Libby and Abby.
Along with the new sketch, police also updated their description of the suspect to be a man between 18 and 40 years old, who could appear much younger than he actually is.
The sketches were composed from witness accounts of two separate individuals who were in the area on the day of the murders. Indiana State Police later revealed that the second sketch, released more than two years after the girls were killed, was actually the first sketch they had drawn up.
"The sketch isn’t a photograph. A sketch is a sketch and that’s really important for everybody to understand," Carter said. "I believe that the individual, when we catch him, it will be a combination of those two.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction from such prize-winning authors as Jonathan Lethem, Lauren Groff, and Sigrid Nunez and a biography of the late Rep. John Lewis are among the upcoming works excerpted in a free e-book compilation published Wednesday.
“Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter,” released by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch, includes dozens of fiction and nonfiction books scheduled for later this year. Novels include Groff’s “The Vaster Wilds,” Lethem’s “Brooklyn Crime Novel,” Nunez’s “The Vulnerables” and Naomi Alderman’s “The Future.”
The e-book release also features excerpts from Raymond Arsenault’s “John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community,” the young adult books “The Spirit Glass,” by Roshani Chokshi, and “The Spells We Cast,” by Jason June, and a novel by Cedric the Entertainer, “Flipping Boxcars.” | https://who13.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/groff-lethem-excerpts-featured-in-free-e-book-compilation/ | 2023-05-11 03:45:51 | 0 | https://who13.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/groff-lethem-excerpts-featured-in-free-e-book-compilation/ |
Which electric lawn mower is best?
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Greenworks 40-Volt 20-Inch Cordless Push Lawn Mower
- Sun Joe 14-Inch 28-Volt Cordless Push Lawn Mower
- Husqvarna Automower 415X Robotic Lawn Mower
Maintaining your lawn can feel like a full-time job. Luckily, many electric lawn mowers have the power to handle small- to medium-sized yards. When selecting a mower, some aspects to consider include battery life, power and noise level.
What to consider when buying an electric lawn mower
Types of electric lawn mowers
- Corded-electric mowers: These are usually more affordable than cordless mowers, but the cord can be limiting and may get in the way as you mow. If you buy a corded mower, you’ll want an extension cord rated for it. For example, a 14-gauge cord is ideal for mowers with 10 to 15 amps.
- Cordless mowers: These typically cost more, but you don’t have to worry about a cord getting in your way. Both cordless and corded mowers produce zero emissions and are much quieter than gas mowers.
- Robot mowers: Robot mowers automatically cut your lawn. These usually feature a base that charges their battery and a boundary wire that ensures the mower won’t leave your yard.
Electric lawn mower power
Electric mowers typically have between 20 and 40 volts of energy. The higher the voltage, the more power you can expect from your mower. Most corded mowers are more powerful than cordless ones.
Electric lawn mower battery life
Most cordless electric lawnmowers have 20- to 40-volt batteries and run between 20 and 45 minutes before needing a recharge. Larger batteries typically last longer on a single charge. Electric mowers generally take between two and four hours to charge fully.
Electric lawn mower noise level
Electric mowers tend to run at around 75 decibels, comparable to a washer or dryer. Alternatively, gas mowers usually produce about 95 decibels, similar to a motorcycle or subway train. According to the National Institutes of Health, continuous exposure to noises over 85 decibels can cause hearing damage. You won’t have to worry about impaired hearing when using an electric mower.
Electric lawn mower features
- Adjustable cutting height: Mowers with adjustable blades let you determine how low you want to cut your lawn. Many feature levers that make it easy to adjust the blades’ height.
- Mulching capabilities: Mulching your lawn clippings is a great way to keep your lawn healthy. Additionally, you can add mulched lawn clippings to compost bins.
- Removable bag: Collecting and disposing of your clippings is ideal if your lawn is tall, since large clumps of grass can inhibit growth. Still, many prefer to leave clippings on their lawn if it isn’t too tall. Buying a mower with a removable bag gives you the freedom to choose when you want to dispose of your clippings.
- Safety features: Many electric mowers feature a push-button start, making them easier to start than gas mowers. This means even a child can start them. So, most electric mowers have a safety feature such as a key that prevents children from being able to turn them on.
Best electric lawn mowers
Best cordless lawn mower
Greenworks 40-Volt 20-Inch Cordless Push Lawn Mower
What you need to know: This Greenworks mower features dual blades and a 20-inch cutting deck.
What you’ll love: It automatically adjusts the power and run-time to the thickness of your grass. Many people were impressed with its power.
What you should consider: Some people received faulty batteries.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Sun Joe 14-Inch 28-Volt Cordless Push Lawn Mower
What you need to know: This affordable Sun Joe mower includes a removable bag and rear-discharge chute.
What you’ll love: It has a 14-inch cutting path and adjustable blades. Most people love how quiet and light it is. Removing and emptying the lawn-clipping bag is quick and easy.
What you should consider: Some reviewers weren’t impressed with Sun Joe’s customer service.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Greenworks Pro 80-Volt 21-Inch Brushless Cordless Lawn Mower
What you need to know: This model is durable and features a seven-position adjustable cutting deck.
What you’ll love: The battery only takes around 30 minutes to charge fully. You’ll get about 60 minutes of run-time on a full charge. It is easy to start and has mulching capabilities.
What you should consider: It’s expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best corded-electric lawnmower
Black and Decker 15-Inch 20-Amp Electric Lawn Mower With Bike Handle
What you need to know: This Black and Decker mower is lightweight and features comfort-grip handlebars.
What you’ll love: It is easy to start and has a six-position cutting deck. Most people love how easy it is to maneuver.
What you should consider: Some people thought the collection bag was a little small.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Greenworks 10-Amp 16-inch Corded Mower
What you need to know: It features a removable bag and a five-position cutting deck.
What you’ll love: The handle makes it easy to carry. The cord-restraint system keeps the cord out of your way. Most were impressed with its build quality.
What you should consider: It’s less efficient in taller grass.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Ryobi 13-Inch 11-Amp Push Mower
What you need to know: It is easy to use and features collapsible handles.
What you’ll love: Adjusting the height is simple, and it’s backed by a three-year warranty. It’s powerful enough to mow tall lawns. It is quiet and comes pre-assembled.
What you should consider: It may struggle with tall or thick grass.
Where to buy: Sold by Home Depot
Best robot lawnmower
Worx Landroid M 20-Volt Robotic Lawn Mower
What you need to know: This robotic lawn mower can cut up to 1/4 of an acre on a single charge.
What you’ll love: The boundary wire keeps it from leaving your lawn. It features app compatibility. It automatically docks on its charger base with very few errors.
What you should consider: It takes a while to set up, and many weren’t impressed with the app’s user interface.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Husqvarna Automower 415X Robotic Lawn Mower
What you need to know: This features a weather-resistant design and GPS navigation system.
What you’ll love: It has an anti-theft alarm and features app compatibility. Many were impressed with how easy it mows yards with obstacles.
What you should consider: Some reviewers weren’t impressed with Husqvarna’s tech support.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bombing outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday killed two members of the embassy staff and at least one Afghan civilian in a rare attack on a foreign diplomatic mission in Afghanistan.
The blast went off at the entrance to the embassy’s consular section, where Afghans were waiting for news about their visas, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry and the state news agency RIA Novosti. A Russian diplomat had emerged from the building to call out the names of candidates for visas when the explosion occurred, the agency said.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility late Monday, saying a militant wearing an explosive belt blew up at the embassy entrance.
It was the latest in a series of bombings and other attacks since the Taliban seized power a year ago, deposing a Western-backed government and capping their 20-year insurgency.
Monday’s bombing, however, appeared to the first to target a foreign diplomatic mission in Kabul since the Taliban takeover. The campaign of attacks has largely targeted Taliban positions or mosques of minority groups, particularly Shiites. They have largely been blamed on the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan, which opposes the Taliban and harbors a virulent hatred of Shiites, considering them heretics.
It was not immediately clear why militants targeted the Russian Embassy in particular.
The Russian mission is one of only a couple of international missions still operating and performing consular services in Kabul — and the only European one. Most nations closed their embassies when the Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021 as the U.S. and NATO withdrew their troops. No country has recognized the Taliban government.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the explosion “a terrorist act, absolutely unacceptable.”
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the embassy enhanced its security after the attack and additional Taliban authorities, including intelligence agents, were brought in.
“Let’s hope that the organizers of this terrorist act and its perpetrators will be punished,” Lavrov said.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said an unknown militant set off an explosive device right outside the consular section’s entrance. It said two members of the diplomatic mission were killed, “and there are also casualties among Afghan citizens.”
Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said at least one Afghan civilian was killed and 10 others wounded.
Zadran said security forces saw and shot the suicide bomber before he could get closer to the crowd outside the embassy. It was not immediately clear if the attacker was able to set off the blast before being shot, or if the gunfire detonated the explosives.
Attacks on embassies were rare even during the two-decade war between the Taliban and the Western-backed government. In 2017, the Taliban set off a massive truck bomb in a district where many government buildings and embassies were located, killing more than 90 Afghans and heavily damaging the nearby German Embassy. In 2015, a Taliban car bomb went off by the Spanish Embassy, killing a security guard.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in late June that Russia is trying to build relations with the Taliban and that Russia wants to see all the ethnic groups in Afghanistan take part in running the country.
Although Moscow has designated the Taliban as a terrorist group, the Taliban have representation in Russia and a delegation attended the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Litvinova reported from Tallinn, Estonia. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-suicide-attack-at-russia-embassy-in-kabul-kills-2-diplomats/ | 2022-09-05 22:13:16 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/international/ap-suicide-attack-at-russia-embassy-in-kabul-kills-2-diplomats/ |
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Officials are searching for a missing Portland man who has not returned after leaving for a hike Monday morning, according to Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
MCSO said the missing 53-year-old man’s car was found near the 39000 block of Gordon Creek Road in Corbett. His name has not yet been released.
The sheriff’s office has activated its search and rescue team based on the high temperatures in the region and the time he was last heard from. Crews from Clackamas County Search and Rescue are also assisting in the search.
This is a developing story. KOIN 6 News is on the way to the scene to learn more. | https://www.koin.com/news/missing-persons/multnomah-county-search-and-rescue-missing-53-year-old-hiker-portland-man-oregon/ | 2022-07-12 23:28:00 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/missing-persons/multnomah-county-search-and-rescue-missing-53-year-old-hiker-portland-man-oregon/ |
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Skinuva is excited to announce the launch of its newest physician developed and solutions driven product, Skinuva Scar+ SPF 30. Our mission at Skinuva is to evolve skincare's gold standards by introducing professional, science backed formulations invented and clinically tested by physicians. Skinuva Scar+ SPF 30 is a scar photoaging defense cream using highly selective growth factors with Zinc Oxide mineral sunscreen.
Skinuva Scar+ has all the benefits of the original Skinuva Scar but with added non-nano Zinc Oxide for broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection to help improve the appearance of scars in sun-exposed areas. Skinuva Scar+ has the same key ingredients included in the original Skinuva Scar that help improve the appearance of scars, such as synthetic Growth Factors, Silicone, Hyaluronic Acid, Centella Asiatica, Aloe Vera, and Vitamin C. Skinuva Scar+ reduces redness and hyperpigmentation associated with scars while also protecting the skin from the sun's harmful rays with non-nano Zinc Oxide.
Non-nano Zinc Oxide helps protect skin from sun damage by acting as a shield on the skin's surface and reflecting and absorbing UVA and UVB rays. Zinc also has anti-inflammatory properties which can help aid skin in the healing phase.
"We are incredibly excited to provide our latest product, Skinuva Scar+, to our trusted physicians and their patients. Our original development of Skinuva Scar was to provide the most advanced and clinically effective scar cream on the market," says Christopher Zoumalan MD FACS, CEO and Founder of MD Medical Designs, Inc. (Skinuva). "Having achieved that, we now provide the added benefits of Zinc Oxide mineral sunscreen within the same clinically proven ingredients of Skinuva Scar to help improve scars in sun-exposed areas of the skin."
"I am excited for the launch of Skinuva's newest product, Skinuva Scar+ SPF," says Dr. Matthew Elias, DO, FAAD of Elias Dermatology in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Skinuva Scar+ has been specifically formulated for areas exposed to the sun such as the face, neck, and hands to minimize the darkening effects associated with sun exposure and help reduce the appearance of redness and hyperpigmentation. Skinuva Scar+ also helps prevent sunburn in sun-exposed scars. If used as directed with other sun protection measures, Skinuva Scar+ decreases the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging caused by the sun.
To learn more about Skinuva Scar+ or to purchase, please visit www.skinuva.com.
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Regulators seized another big regional bank and sold most of its assets to J-P Morgan Chase. The failure is expected to cost the federal deposit insurance fund about $13 billion.
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Regulators seized another big regional bank and sold most of its assets to J-P Morgan Chase. The failure is expected to cost the federal deposit insurance fund about $13 billion.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (INFI) on Monday reported a loss of $10.7 million in its third quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 5 cents per share.
The drugmaker posted revenue of $712,000 in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.1 million.
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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Iraq warned its political leaders Tuesday that “the streets are about to boil over” because of their deadlock and failure to address a host of issues, including the suffering of ordinary people and armed groups firing rockets with impunity.
That is when young men and women fed up with an Iraqi political elite they blamed for many grievances launched mass demonstrations that were met with bullets, water cannons and tear gas that plunged the country into renewed instability just as it was starting to emerge from war against the Islamic State extremist group.
In her briefing to the council, Hennis-Plasschaert warned that “notorious aspects of Iraqi political life are repeating themselves in a seemingly incessant loop of zero-sum politics.”
More than seven months after parliamentary elections, she said, “multiple deadlines for the formation of a government have been missed.”
In late March, powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc won the most seats, announced he was stepping back for 40 days to give his Iran-backed rivals a chance to form the next government. But there is still no agreement on a government.
Hennis-Plasschaert warned Iraq’s political leaders not to hide behind the argument that a government hasn’t been formed, which she said “distracts from what is at stake.”
It not only excuses a political deadlock while armed groups “fire rockets with apparent freedom and impunity” and ordinary people suffer, she said, but “it excuses a political impasse while simmering public anger can boil over at any moment.”
Hennis-Plasschaert said political leaders support dialogue or another round of negotiations. “But the willingness to compromise? It is painfully absent,” she said.
“Visit any market and Iraqis will tell you: the national interest is, yet again, taking a back seat to short-sighted considerations of control over resources and power play,” she said.
Hennis-Plasschaert said it is time to return the spotlight to the Iraqi people who are demanding adequate services for all people.
They also want, she said, “an end to pervasive corruption, factionalism and the pillaging of state institutions,” a diversification of the economy, an end to impunity, the reining in of armed groups and “predictable governance instead of constant crisis management.”
She was sharply critical of “the sorry pattern of ad-hoc negotiations” between the central government and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, saying an institutionalized “mechanism” is critically needed to solve all outstanding issues, including the recent Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruling that the Kurdistan region’s 2007 oil and gas law on production, revenues and exports is unconstitutional.
“Having engaged with both sides on this matter, I am convinced that there is a way out,” she said.
Hennis-Plasschaert called incoming missiles and rockets “disturbing, disruptive and dangerous,” pointing to Turkish and Iranian shelling activities in northern Iran and armed groups outside government control recklessly firing rockets, including at an oil refinery in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, some two weeks ago.
Discussing Sinjar, the region where U.N. investigators say Islamic State extremists committed genocide against the Yazidi minority in 2014, Hennis-Plasschaert said the area “has increasingly turned into an arena for external and domestic spoilers”
Clashes in recent weeks have made Sinjar families again pack their belongings and go back to Kurdistan to seek shelter, she said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/un-envoy-warns-that-iraqs-streets-are-about-to-boil-over/2022/05/17/919da0fe-d65d-11ec-be17-286164974c54_story.html | 2022-05-18 04:28:10 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/un-envoy-warns-that-iraqs-streets-are-about-to-boil-over/2022/05/17/919da0fe-d65d-11ec-be17-286164974c54_story.html |
Biden administration will comply with federal order blocking termination of Title 42
The Biden administration said Tuesday it will comply with an order from a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocking the end of a public health authority known as Title 42 on the U.S.-Mexico border.
"If, and when, the court actually issues the (temporary restraining order), the department is planning to comply with that order," a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday, adding that the administration intends to increase deportations along the U.S. southern border when Title 42 lifts.
According to the official, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to expand the use of expedited removal for migrants under immigration law, but a temporary restraining order blocking the termination of Title 42 "would restrict DHS' operation at the border" and disrupt efforts to stem the flow of migration once the authority expires.
"It really makes no sense to us that the plaintiffs would demand, and that the court would order, that DHS be stopped in its use of expedited removal, which, again, is going to prevent us from preparing for the aggressive application of immigration law when the public health order expires. So, we will comply with the court order, but we really disagree with the basic premise," the official said.
Judge Robert Summerhays, of the Louisiana Western District Court, hasn't yet issued his temporary restraining order. A hearing in the case is scheduled for May 13, 10 days before Title 42 is set to end.
The Biden administration, under pressure to prove it's prepared for a potential influx of migrants at the U.S. southern border, revealed additional details about its plans, including surging hundreds of officers and agents and bolstering resources.
In the past three weeks, CBP encountered an average of 7,800 migrants per day across the U.S. southern border, a stark increase from a historical average of 1,600 per day before the pandemic. The change in demographics of migrants has contributed to the uptick, including a steady increase of migrants from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
According to a Department of Homeland Security memo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection deployed 600 officers and agents to the U.S.-Mexico border and is expanding its capacity to hold around 18,000 migrants in custody, up from 13,000. The administration, which began offering COVID-19 vaccines to migrants earlier this year, is expanding sites to 24 locations to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus by May 23.
The department added that it will administer consequences to migrants who don't have claims of asylum by removing them, detaining single adults when appropriate, as well as accelerating asylum adjudications.
Administration officials also stressed the importance of regional partnerships, citing new arrangements with Costa Rica and Panama to stem the flow of migration.
In Tuesday's memo, DHS again acknowledged the likelihood of an increase of migrants when the Trump-era pandemic restrictions lift on the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Following the lifting of (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's) Title 42 public health Order, we expect increased border flows, in light of exploitation by smugglers, continued demand for access to the United States from people fleeing violence and economic turmoil in their home countries, and other factors discussed above," the memo reads.
This week, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to be grilled by Republican and Democratic lawmakers over the anticipated end of the Title 42 public health authority in high-profile hearings. Ahead of those hearings, Mayorkas, along with other administration officials, are conducting a series of briefings with members of Congress and staff.
The briefings come just a day before Mayorkas is set to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee and a subcommittee on Appropriations. On Thursday, Mayorkas will face off with members of the House Judiciary Committee. | https://www.koat.com/article/biden-administration-comply-federal-order-blocking-termination-42/39829304 | 2022-04-27 03:02:11 | 1 | https://www.koat.com/article/biden-administration-comply-federal-order-blocking-termination-42/39829304 |
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To foster transparency, accountability, and improve efficiency, The City of Milwaukee's Office of the Comptroller launched an Open Checkbook to the public in partnership with OpenGov on February 1, 2023.
The goal of the City of Milwaukee's Open Checkbook is to foster transparency and accountability. The Open Checkbook provides financial information about the City's vendor payments, allowing users to see how the City is spending money and enabling them to analyze the information. The Checkbook data is updated monthly.
"Our goal is to share with our constituents how taxpayer dollars are spent. Giving everyone direct access to the data helps paint a fuller picture of expenditures and create a shared understanding of our investments and priorities," said City Comptroller Aycha Sawa.
"Milwaukee's Open Checkbook offers additional awareness and understanding of the work of city government. I applaud the Comptroller for adding transparency, accountability, and efficiency to the work of the City of Milwaukee," Mayor Cavalier Johnson said.
"This portal is meant for everyone we serve across the City of Milwaukee – for those who want to go on a hunt, and the people who want to download the datasets and perform their own analyses," said City Alderman and Council President José G. Pérez.
"We are proud to partner with the Comptroller's Office in developing the City of Milwaukee's Open Checkbook. Milwaukee is home to many OpenGov team members, and we all share the Comptroller's mission to power more effective and accountable government. We couldn't be more excited for the launch and to work to ensure the long-term success of this initiative," said Claudia Arriaga, VP of Customer Success at OpenGov.
About OpenGov
OpenGov is the leader in modern cloud software for U.S. local governments, state agencies, school districts, and special districts. With a mission to power more effective and accountable government, OpenGov serves more than 1,600 agencies across the U.S. and is built exclusively for the unique budgeting, permitting and licensing, procurement, and asset management needs of the public sector. The OpenGov Cloud makes organizations more collaborative and efficient and enables best-in-class communication with stakeholders and your community.
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Lunchbox 2.0 is a leap forward in what an all-in-one ordering, marketing, and loyalty system can offer. It allows restaurants to connect their disparate systems to make faster and smarter decisions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunchbox, the enterprise online ordering system that's platformed national and regional QSR brands such as Firehouse Subs, Clean Juice, Wings Over and Papa Ginos, has announced today the launch of Lunchbox 2.0, an all-in-one suite of products that empowers restaurants to deploy a beautiful and robust ordering system similar to Chipotle or Sweetgreen at a fraction of the cost.
Lunchbox was built by restaurateurs for restaurateurs to consolidate ordering and guest engagement tools, giving power back to the operators. The year-long process to their newest unveiling took the company's learnings across their 72M processed orders and 10,000+ support tickets, to redevelop a product suite that answers operators' current problems across restaurant tech.
Rebuilding the platform from scratch, Lunchbox 2.0 reinvisions the company's mission, bridging any and all gaps between tech stacks and the restaurant industry. Lunchbox 2.0 is the most comprehensive platform engineered for restaurants to grow revenue, automate guest expansion, and elevate their digital guest experience from end-to-end.
With Lunchbox 2.0, restaurants will gain access to both new and upgraded features:
- Web and App Ordering: Introducing the best ever mobile and web ordering platform. With over 62% of guests ordering directly from their mobile devices, Lunchbox 2.0 has been engineered with the attention to mobile that does not exist in today's market.
- Marketing CRM: The newest additions to the product suite let restaurants engage directly with their guests, empowering them to deliver stronger personalized emails, mobile app push notifications, and SMS, than ever before - generating over 127% higher engagement than the industry average.
- Loyalty: Introducing the new Starbucks-level loyalty program that generates 3X more repeat guests across its lifetime, turning guests into brand loyalists.
- Order Aggregation: Launching the most flexible solution that provides real-time order throttling and price inflation for specific items, locations, or markets. Lunchbox 2.0 delivers the industry's lowest 3rd-party order failure rate
- Integrations: Offering direct access to operators with over 100 integrations of industry restaurant technology in just minutes, eliminating the need to deploy any code.
- Catering: Introducing new patented technology that addresses the most robust series of use cases present in the industry ranging from holiday hours, prep sheets, house accounts, and more.
- UI/UX: An improved guest ordering experience that promotes a 42% faster checkout than the industry standard, all while enabling restaurants to offer online guest experiences that match their in-store experience.
- More Features: Alongside the list of spotlit features, Lunchbox 2.0 provides restaurants with access to 100's of more features across their new product suite.
"Our initial suite of offerings empowered restaurants across the board. It walked so that Lunchbox 2.0 could sprint." says CEO and Cofounder, Nabeel Alamgir. "Lunchbox 2.0 is a massive jump forward with features that are polished and data driven. We listened to our operators and have built features that hone in on the guest experience and operational scalability."
Those interested in learning more about Lunchbox 2.0 can visit: https://lunchbox.io/introducing-lunchbox
About Lunchbox
Lunchbox is the modern online ordering system for restaurants to grow their online revenue. Lunchbox enables restaurant chains to take control of their digital growth strategy through its suite of products specializing in app and web ordering, guest loyalty, marketing, and order aggregation to increase sales and strengthen guest engagement. The company has empowered over 5,000+ restaurant locations across the country including Bareburger, Clean Juice, Fuku, Little Sesame, and Tacombi. To learn more, visit www.lunchbox.io.
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Komainu is set to bring Digital Asset Custody Services to Institutional Clients in the Region
SAINT HELIER, JERSEY , July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Komainu ["the Custodian"], a regulated digital asset custody provider built by institutions for institutions, today announced provisional regulatory approval from the Government of Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority [VARA] to commence operational readiness even as the application goes through the warranted due diligence in accordance with VARA requirements, to enable Komainu to be amongst the first fully regulated digital asset custody services to institutional clients in the region.
Komainu acts as key gatekeeper to institutions gaining exposure to the digital asset industry with the provision of secure and regulated digital asset custody services for blockchain and beyond. Over the years, Komainu has established itself as one of the leading digital asset custody providers for institutional clients, providing the same safeguards and protections investors are accustomed to in traditional finance. The Custodian's industry-leading services have been designed by security, financial services and cryptocurrency experts and have been approved by external auditors.
Dubai and VARA are paving the way forward with their efforts to create a sophisticated and progressive regulatory framework, which will allow the region to become one of the world's most favourable jurisdictions for digital asset initiatives. Komainu has elected to base its regional HQ in Dubai and participate in this fast-evolving global virtual asset valley - in order to establish its leadership in the provision of institutional-grade digital asset services across the wider region.
H.E. Helal Saeed Almarri, Chairman of VARA, said, "Komainu's entry into VARA's regime is symbolic of the confidence and credibility that the Virtual Assets industry is gaining when backed by such strong endorsement from traditional finance leaders like Nomura. Such acceptance and active participation of tier 1 global institutional finance firms is not only an affirmation of Virtual Assets being integral to the future of finance, but also indicative of the potential that this industry can offer for economic empowerment. Dubai is pleased to welcome credible players like Komainu into VARA's virtual assets ecosystem."
The regulatory license once received, will establish Komainu as one of Dubai's first regulated crypto custody providers, bringing a much-needed service to the proliferating regional ecosystem. The endorsement from the Dubai Government strengthens the Custodian's fast-paced growth projections, in line with their core underpinning of doing so in a secure, robust and regulated manner. With the continued support of the Dubai regulators, Komainu is set to be a first mover in the MENA region.
Sebastian Widmann, Head of Strategy at Komainu, said, "Dubai and VARA are establishing a new hub for digital asset businesses and bringing like-minded companies into the country to help establish its growing crypto ecosystem and we look forward to contributing to these exciting developments. Komainu actively works with regulators, partners and our clients to make sure that our platform is held to the highest of standards and this latest endorsement by the Dubai Government is a further testament to that fact. By expanding into the MENA region, we are bringing a much-needed service to institutions operating within a regulated crypto marketplace. We are excited to bring Komainu Yield as well as the other new services set to launch in the near future to this marketplace and thereby serve a new demographic of institutions."
Komainu is the first hybrid custodian for institutional digital asset investors created by the Japanese investment bank Nomura, digital asset manager CoinShares and digital asset security company Ledger. Komainu is providing decentralized and secure digital asset custody services through a single application-based solution for institutions, offering multi-asset support and regulatory compliance. Headquartered in Jersey, Channel Islands, Komainu merges institutional financial services with leading security standards for the next generation of institutional custody.
Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority [VARA] is the world's first specialised regulator for the Virtual Assets sector. Established in March 2022, following the effect of Law No.4 of 2022, VARA is responsible by decree for licensing and regulating the Virtual Asset sector in the Emirate of Dubai and its free zone territories [excluding DIFC], and oversees all licensing requirements and applications for authorisation of Virtual Asset activities under UAE law. VARA plays a central role in creating Dubai's advanced legal framework to protect investors and establish international standards for Virtual Asset industry governance, while supporting the vision for a borderless economy.
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Durham report on Trump-Russia investigation: What led to it and what happens next
WASHINGTON (AP) — An investigation into the origins of the FBI’s probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign has finally been concluded, with prosecutor John Durham submitting a much-awaited report that found major flaws.
The report, the culmination of a four-year investigation into possible misconduct by U.S. government officials, contained withering criticism of the FBI but few significant revelations. Nonetheless, it will give fodder to Trump supporters who have long denounced the Russia investigation. Meanwhile Trump opponents will likely point to the Durham team’s meager court record — one guilty plea and two acquittals at trial — as proof that the probe was a politically motivated farce.
A look at the investigation and the report:
WHO IS JOHN DURHAM?
Durham has spent decades as a Justice Department prosecutor, with past assignments including investigations into the FBI’s cozy relationship with mobsters in Boston and the CIA’s destruction of videotapes of its harsh interrogations of terrorism subjects.
He was appointed in 2019 to investigate potential misconduct by U.S. government officials as they examined Russian election interference in 2016 and whether there was any illegal coordination between the Kremlin and Trump’s presidential campaign.
Despite skimpy results — one guilty plea and two acquittals — that failed to live up to Trump’s expectations, Durham was able to continue his work well into the Biden administration, thanks in part to William Barr appointing Durham as a Justice Department special counsel shortly before Barr’s 2020 resignation as attorney general.
WHY DID THE TRUMP JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THINK SUCH AN APPOINTMENT WAS NECESSARY?
The appointment came weeks after a different special counsel, Robert Mueller, wrapped up his investigation of possible connections between Russia and the Trump campaign. That probe produced more than two dozen criminal cases, including against a half-dozen Trump associates.
Though it did not charge any Trump aide with working with Russia to tip the election, it did find that Russia interfered on Trump’s behalf and that the campaign welcomed, rather than discouraged, the help.
From the start, Barr was deeply skeptical of the investigation’s foundation, telling Congress that “spying did occur” on the campaign.
He enlisted an outside prosecutor to hunt for potential misconduct at the government agencies who were involved in collecting intelligence and conducting the investigation, even flying with Durham to Italy to meet with officials there as part of the probe.
WERE THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION?
Yes, and a Justice Department inspector general inquiry already identified many.
The watchdog report found that FBI applications for warrants to eavesdrop on a former Trump campaign aide, Carter Page, contained significant errors and omitted information that would likely have weakened or undermined the premise of the application.
The cumulative effect of those errors, the report said, was to make it “appear that the information supporting probable cause was stronger than was actually the case.”
Still, the inspector general did not find evidence that investigators acted with political bias and said there was a legitimate basis to open a full investigation into potential collusion, though Durham has disagreed.
WHAT CRIMINAL CASES DID HE BRING AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME?
Durham brought three prosecutions during his tenure, but only one resulted in a conviction — and that was for a case referred to him by the Justice Department inspector general. None of the three undid core findings by Mueller that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election in sweeping fashion.
A former FBI lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, pleaded guilty in 2020 to altering an email related to the surveillance of ex-Trump campaign aide. He was given probation.
But two other cases, both involving alleged false statements to the FBI, resulted in acquittals by jury.
Michael Sussmann, a lawyer for the Hillary Clinton campaign, was found not guilty of lying to the FBI during a meeting in which he presented computer data information that he wanted the FBI to investigate. A different jury acquitted Igor Danchenko, a Russian-American analyst, of charges that he lied to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier about Trump.
WHAT SPECIFICALLY DID DURHAM FIND?
Durham found that the FBI acted too hastily and relied on raw and unconfirmed intelligence when it opened the Trump-Russia investigation.
He said at the time the probe was opened, the FBI had no information about any actual contact between Trump associates and Russian intelligence officials.
He also claimed that FBI investigators fell prone to “confirmation bias,” repeatedly ignoring or rationalizing away information that could have undercut the premise of their investigation, and he noted that the FBI failed to corroborate a single substantive allegation from a dossier of research that it relied on during the course of the probe.
“An objective and honest assessment of these strands of information should have caused the FBI to question not only the predication for Crossfire Hurricane, but also to reflect on whether the FBI was being manipulated for political or other purposes,” the report said, using the FBI’s code name for the Trump-Russia probe. “Unfortunately, it did not.”
HOW DID THE FBI RESPOND?
The FBI pointed out that it had long ago made dozens of corrective actions. Had those measures been in place in 2016, it says, the errors at the center of the report could have been prevented.
It also took pains to note that the conduct in the report took place before the current director, Christopher Wray, took the job in fall 2017.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
It didn’t take long for Republicans in Congress to react. Rep. Jim Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, said he had invited Durham to testify on Capitol Hill next week. Trump, too, sought to seize on the report, claiming anew in a post on his Truth Social platform that the Durham report had found “the crime of the century” and calling the Russia investigation the “Democrat Hoax.”
Though the FBI says it’s already taken some steps to address the problems cited in the report, Durham did say it’s possible more reform could be needed. One idea, he said, would be to provide additional scrutiny of politically sensitive investigations by identifying an official who would be responsible for challenging the steps taken in a probe.
He said his team had considered but did not ultimately recommend steps that would curtail the FBI’s investigative authorities, including its use of tools under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to eavesdrop on suspected spies or terrorists.
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Dueling Northern California wildfires, high temperatures challenge fire crews
Posted/updated on: September 4, 2022 at 2:15 pm(WEED, Calif.) -- As firefighters appeared to be getting a handle Sunday on a wildland fire that damaged or destroyed more than 100 structures in a Northern California town, another blaze burning in the same county was giving fire crews new challenges, officials said.
The Mill Fire burning near Weed, California, in Siskiyou County near the Oregon border, was 25% contained Sunday after burning 4,254 acres since igniting on Friday, according to Cal Fire officials.
Another fire burning in Siskiyou County, the Mountain Fire, is now presenting fire crews with more concerns after growing overnight from roughly 4,800 acres to 6,451 acres, according to Cal Fire. The Mountain Fire, which was only 5% contained Sunday, forced the evacuations of more than 300 people living in the remote rural area of Siskiyou County, officials said.
Winds on the ridges of the Mountain Fire were of particular concern for firefighters, who feared they could spread burning embers and ignite spot fires, according to Cal Fire's update Sunday on the blaze.
Firefighters are battling the dueling fires amid triple-digit heat.
"Weather continues to be hot and dry with poor overnight relative humidity recoveries," Cal Fire said Sunday.
The agency said firefighters will remain focused on defending structures and expanding containment lines around the two blazes.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Siskiyou County to support the response to the fires.
The mayor of Weed, meanwhile, reported new details on the Mill Fire, which ravaged her town of more than 2,600 people, injuring several people as they fled the flames and damaging or destroying at least 132 structures, including many homes.
Mayor Kim Greene told ABC news the Mill Fire started Friday in an old warehouse at the town's lumber mill, the Roseburg Forest Products, which sits near a park and a cluster of homes she said were nearly all destroyed.
"My coworker's husband ran in and said, 'There's a fire,'" Greene recalled. "By the time we go out the front door to see, (there) was just a big puff of black smoke. You could hear the small explosions."
Fanned by 30 mph winds, Greene said the blaze quickly spread, jumped a set of train tracks and swept into a neighborhood.
Green said many people had only minutes to escape. An ABC News crew observed several walkers and wheelchairs abandoned along streets as people fled for their lives. Numerous vehicles sat charred in roadways and driveways of homes completely destroyed.
The Mill Fire, according to Cal Fire, caused more than 1,000 people to be evacuated.
While firefighters got a break from the high winds on Saturday, but high temperatures continue to be a challenge, Cal Fire officials said. Temperatures are expected to dip to the low 90s on Sunday, officials said.
Capt. Robert Foxworthy of Cal Fire said the high temperatures are forcing firefighters to take precautions to protect themselves physically.
"It makes it a little bit tougher physically on those firefighters that are working on the ground," Foxworthy told ABC News. "You have them making sure they are hydrating and making sure they are getting good rest cycles, making sure those folks are getting good meals and nutrition so when they do go and work on these fires in those conditions, they are the best they can be to deal with those conditions."
ABC News' Alex Presha and Alyssa Pone contributed to this report.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democrat who promised to govern as an independent was elected speaker of the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a surprising move Tuesday on the strength of every Democrat and more than a dozen GOP votes.
Rep. Mark Rozzi was elected speaker by a vote of 115-85 after Republicans were unable to convert a temporary two-seat majority into a vote to retain the post. The move to nominate and elect Rozzi only began hours before the vote, but his election also leaves questions about how the chamber will operate in the short term and whether he will remain a Democrat.
Rozzi, who began his sixth two-year term from a Reading-area district this week, is best known as a champion of the effort to give victims of child sexual abuse another chance to sue perpetrators or institutions that covered it up over claims that are barred by time limits in current law.
The November election was so close — and complicated by the death of one Democrat and the departures of two others who were elected to higher offices — that what is normally a highly scripted event instead became an afternoon of drama and uncertainty.
Democrats flipped a net of 12 seats in November, the minimum amount needed to take over the chamber, 102-101, after more than a decade in the minority.
But that margin is now 101-99 with the three vacancies that will remain open until at least February. Rozzi left questions unanswered Tuesday night about how the chamber will operate in the meantime and who will function as the majority.
In brief remarks on the House floor, Rozzi said he would be independent and pledged not to caucus with either Republicans or Democrats and to staff his office with members of both parties. He decried dysfunction and obstruction in the chamber’s politics and said “never has this House been so divided.”
“I pledge allegiance and loyalty to no interest in this building, to no interest in our politics, I pledge my loyalty to the people of the commonwealth,” Rozzi said in his remarks.
Democrats said Rozzi will remain a Democrat and not switch his registration to independent. But Republicans insisted otherwise Tuesday night, saying that Rozzi will become an independent. Assuming Democrats retain the three open seats, Rozzi as an independent would tie the House at 101-101, when every seat is filled.
Appearing with top Democrats several hours after the vote, Rozzi told reporters in the Capitol that his move to the dais was “totally unexpected.”
But Rozzi said he would not make any “grand announcement.” He refused to take questions from reporters there, including whether he will change his registration to independent.
“The speakership is a nonpartisan — and I want to repeat that — nonpartisan officer of the House, entrusted with maintaining the integrity of the House,” he told reporters. “That will be my focus as speaker.”
Even so, the speakership is not necessarily a nonpartisan office, with the House coming off of a dozen years of Republican speakers who caucused with Republicans and helped lead the Republican majorities.
Rozzi had worked alongside Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro — and closely with Rep. Jim Gregory, a conservative Republican who nominated him — in pushing for the lawsuit window after Shapiro, as attorney general, unveiled a landmark grand jury report on his office’s investigation into the state’s Roman Catholic dioceses.
Gregory, from Blair County, said he and Rozzi had talked about such a possibility for months but did not bring it up until Gregory contacted House Republican leaders at midafternoon Tuesday and encouraged them to reach out to Rozzi.
Every Democrat backed Rozzi, as did 16 Republicans, including their floor leader, Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County.
In a statement, House Republican leaders lauded Rozzi as “Pennsylvania’s first Independent Speaker of the House.”
“Reflecting the realities of an evenly divided chamber, it is imperative we have a truly independent voice to conduct House business and manage the House floor,” they said.
Democrats had initially hoped to elevate their floor leader, Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia, to become the state’s first woman speaker, although it was not clear that Republicans would support her candidacy for speaker.
Instead, Democrats went along with Rozzi, who drew Republican support and overcame the rival candidacy of Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Somerset, who received 85 votes.
In the meantime, Cutler has a pending lawsuit designed to delay the special elections to fill two of the three vacant Democratic seats until May.
McClinton has moved to schedule those elections for Feb. 7, with the third special election.
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Tens of thousands at US-Mexico border wait for limits to end
Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early Wednesday as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end.
Pandemic-era limits on border crossings had been slated to expire Wednesday — and the federal government opposed an effort by some conservative-leaning states to keep them in place. But hours before they were about to lift, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court not to remove them before Christmas.
Just after midnight, all was quiet on the banks of Rio Grande in El Paso where the Texas National Guard was posted — though thousands of people have filled shelters and otherwise sought refuge along the border while the legal wrangling unfolds. Hundreds of migrants initially gathered by the concertina wire put up by the guard but left after being told by U.S. officials to go to a gate to be processed in small groups.
First Sergeant Suzanne Ringle said one woman went into labor in the crowd on the riverbank and was assisted by Border Patrol agents. She added many children were among the crowd.
Jhorman Morey, a 38-year-old mechanic from Venezuela, said he was waiting for a decision on asylum restrictions before attempting to cross into the U.S. He warmed his hands by a campfire with a half-dozen other Venezuelan migrants on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, as other migrants waded through shallow waters toward a gate in the U.S. border fence.
“I want them to decide” on the public health rule known as Title 42, said Morey, who arrived in the Mexican city of Juarez, across the border from El Paso, six weeks ago. He now rarely eats after exhausting his savings.
Hundreds of migrants remained in line in Juarez, hoping that the restrictions would be lifted and they would be let through. Others slept along the concrete embankments of the Rio Grande. A nearby shelter reached its capacity Tuesday night, stranding many outside.
In Tijuana, which has an estimated 5,000 migrants staying in more than 30 shelters and many more renting rooms and apartments, the border was quiet Tuesday night as word spread among would-be asylum-seekers that nothing had changed. Layered, razor-topped walls rising 30 feet along the border with San Diego make the area daunting for illegal crossings.
Under the restrictions, officials have expelled asylum-seekers inside the United States 2.5 million times, and turned away most people who requested asylum at the border, on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19 under Title 42.
Immigration advocates have said that the restrictions go against American and international obligations to people fleeing to the U.S. to escape persecution, and that the pretext is outdated as coronavirus treatments improve. They sued to end the use of Title 42; a federal judge sided with them in November and set the Dec. 21 deadline.
Conservative-leaning states appealed to the Supreme Court, warning that an increase in migration would take a toll on public services and cause an “unprecedented calamity” that they said the federal government had no plan to deal with.
In response, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep the restrictions in place.
While the federal government then asked the Supreme Court to reject the states' effort on Tuesday, it also acknowledged that ending the restrictions will likely lead to “disruption and a temporary increase in unlawful border crossings.”
Though the Wednesday expiration date had been set weeks ago, the U.S. government asked for more time to prepare — while saying that it has sent more resources to the border and maintaining that the solution is not to extend the rule indefinitely.
About 23,000 agents are currently deployed to the southern border, according to the White House. The Biden administration said it has sent more Border Patrol processing coordinators, more surveillance and increased security at ports of entry.
Should the Supreme Court act before Friday, the government wants the restrictions in place until the end of Dec. 27. If the court acts on Friday or later, the government wants the limits to remain until the second business day following such an order.
As the decision went down to the wire, pressure built in communities along both sides of the U.S-Mexico border.
In El Paso, Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser warned that shelters across the border in Juarez were packed to capacity, with an estimated 20,000 migrants prepared to cross into the U.S.
The city has rushed to expand its ability to accommodate more migrants by converting large buildings into shelters, as the Red Cross brings in 10,000 cots.
“We will continue to be prepared for whatever is coming through,” Leeser said.
Texas National Guard members, deployed by the state to El Paso this week, used razor wire to cordon off a gap in the border fence along a bank of the Rio Grande that became a popular crossing point for migrants who waded through shallow waters to approach immigration officials in recent days. They used a loudspeaker to announce in Spanish that it's illegal to cross there.
Texas said it was sending 400 National Guard personnel to the border city after local officials declared a state of emergency. Leeser said the declaration was aimed largely at protecting vulnerable migrants, while a statement from the Texas National Guard said the deployment included forces used to “repel and turn-back illegal immigrants.”
In San Diego, a sense of normalcy returned to the nation's busiest border crossing despite uncertainty in recent days. The San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce said it learned from U.S. Customs and Border Protection that the more modern, western half of the airport-sized pedestrian crossing would reopen to U.S.-bound travelers Wednesday at 6 a.m. The lanes, which lead to an upscale outlet mall, have been closed to almost all migrants since early 2020 to accommodate Title 42 processing.
The reopening comes “just in time for last-minute shoppers, visiting family members and those working during the holidays,” the chamber wrote to members. It said it didn’t know when the area would reopen to travelers going to Mexico from the United States.
At a church-affiliated shelter in El Paso a few blocks from the border, the Rev. Michael Gallagher said local faith leaders have been trying to pool resources and open up empty space. On Tuesday, a gym at Sacred Heart Church gave shelter to 200 migrants — mostly women and children. Outside the church early Wednesday, dozens of people slept on the street.
Title 42 allows the government to expel asylum-seekers of all nationalities, but it’s disproportionately affected people from countries whose citizens Mexico has agreed to take: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and, more recently, Venezuela, in addition to Mexico.
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Santana reported from Washington, D.C. Juan Lozano in Houston and Alicia Fernández in Ciudad Juarez contributed to this report. | https://www.wesh.com/article/migrants-at-us-mexico-border-title-42/42305618 | 2022-12-21 16:43:36 | 1 | https://www.wesh.com/article/migrants-at-us-mexico-border-title-42/42305618 |
North Korea launches missile into sea amid US-South Korea drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched a suspected missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, as the North ramps up testing activities in response to U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal.
Japan’s Defense Ministry and coast guard said what appeared to be a North Korean missile was fired Sunday morning. They gave no further details.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency cited the South’s military as saying that North Korea had fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters.
Calls to the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff were not immediately answered on Sunday.
The launch, if confirmed, would be the North’s third round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korean militaries began their joint military drills last week.
The North views the drills as a practice to launch an invasion, though the United States and South Korea have steadfastly said their training is defensive in nature. The latest U.S.-South Korean drills, which include computer simulations and field exercises, are to continue until Thursday.
The North Korean weapons recently tested include its longest-range Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland. The North’s state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying the ICBM launch was meant to “strike fear into the enemies.”
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This version corrects that the launch, if confirmed, would be the third round of weapons tests since the U.S.-S Korea joint drills started last week (not fourth).
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Franchise Group, High Caffeine Inc. LLC, Aids in Brand's Growth Goal to Double Nationwide Store Count by 2023
TAMPA, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii, a leading coffee franchise renowned for its premium sourcing, roasting, and quality 100% Hawaiian coffees and international blends, announces the signing of a multi-unit agreement that will bring five stores to the greater Tampa market by the end of Q1 2024.
Longtime business partners Chris Bruckner and Richard Elkhoury are heading up the development efforts under the LLC, High Caffeine Inc. The duo has been in business operations and development for over 30 years and are actively growing in central Florida with several concepts that are looking to expand. Their portfolio includes many different operations – including gas stations, convenience stores, car washes, and quick-serve restaurants – with 18 total businesses across Florida and Boston, MA. Eager to diversify with a unique coffee concept, they decided to franchise with Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii and are on track to open their first location late Q4 2022/early Q1 2023. Site selection for all five stores is well underway, targeting the greater Tampa market – including Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Treasure Island, and Wesley Chapel.
"When looking at coffee brands, we knew we needed a competitive advantage and Bad Ass Coffee gives us just that," said Bruckner. "With Bad Ass Coffee, we have a superior product, fun and exciting branding, and a strong connection to our Hawaiian roots that really makes us stand out in the industry. When doing our due diligence, we simply didn't see that from any other brands out there – Bad Ass Coffee is different and a brand we can truly grow with. We are very active in the communities we operate in and as a resident of Trinity, the greater Tampa market is ideal for our development."
Florida has been proven to be a successful state for Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii for more than a decade, hosting four of its top stores across the system. The stores in Naples, Miramar Beach, Pensacola, and Santa Rosa Beach provide great visibility for the brand because they attract vacationers from across the nation. As Bad Ass Coffee expands into other markets across Florida, it continues to strengthen brand awareness, providing strong validation for franchisees - demonstrating that the concept and model performs well in similar markets.
"As one of the top 10 fastest growing cities in the country, we're very excited to have such a strong franchise partner like High Caffeine to open up the Tampa market," said Scott Snyder, CEO of Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii. "Chris and Richard impressed us with their knowledge of the market as well as their diversified retail operations experience. We believe it will be a mutually beneficial partnership that will only accelerate our aggressive multi-unit development and growth plans."
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii was born on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1989 with the dream of sharing American-grown, premium Hawaiian coffee with customers everywhere. In addition to premium coffee from the famous Kona region of the Big Island, Bad Ass Coffee also sources from Kauai, Maui and Moloka'i. Beyond premium Hawaiian coffees, Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii also serves up a full menu of popular blended drinks, signature lattes, cold brews, teas, innovative foods with a Hawaiian twist, and branded merchandise.
With rapid expansion underway, the brand has set aggressive expansion plans to open 150 new locations over the next five years, with territories available nationwide. Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii is looking to partner with qualified and engaged individuals seeking single and multi-unit opportunities. The brand offers an affordable, highly scalable opportunity with strong profit-potential. As International Franchise Association VetFran members, veteran franchisees who join will receive a $10,000 discount off the initial franchise fee.
For more information on Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii franchise opportunities, visit badasscoffeefranchise.com or call 833-205-2224.
About Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii®
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii was born on the Big Island of Hawai'i in 1989 and is dedicated to sharing premium Hawaiian coffees "with a kick" from the Hawaiian Islands through 20-plus franchise locations – with additional 70 shops in various stages of development. Today, Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii stores also serve popular blended drinks, teas, food, along with other international premium coffees and sell popular branded merchandise with exceptional service and the Aloha Spirit. Bad Ass Coffees are available in franchise stores, online and will soon be available through grocery, hospitality, and specialty retail channels. The Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii brand and franchise is owned by Royal Aloha Franchise Company, LLC. For more information, visit badasscoffee.com and connect on Facebook and Instagram @badasscoffeeofhawaii. Franchise information is available at badasscoffeefranchise.com.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highstreet Insurance Partners announced today the acquisition of two Pennsylvania insurance agencies: Lock Haven-based Davis Insurance Agency and Bensalem-based Michael Pigott Agency. Both firms will join Highstreet's Northeast Region and will report to James Hutchinson, Chief Marketing Officer and President, Northeast Region. "We are delighted to have these two agencies join Highstreet, as we continue to focus and execute on our community-based strategy. Together we can better serve the community and build resilient communities for our future," said Hutchinson. The two deals mark the second and third of the year for Highstreet.
About Highstreet Insurance Partners
Highstreet Insurance Partners (HSIP) is a full-service independent insurance agency. Founded in 2018, the Traverse City, Michigan-based company provides a broad array of business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, retirement services, and specialty risk solutions that are delivered through community focused agencies. Additional information can be found at www.hsip.com.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIANGEN, a leading brand in the field of nucleic acid purification in China, has announced its participation in the Cell Bio 2022, the joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), from December 4 to 6, in Washington, DC, where it will bring a groundbreaking automated solution at Booth 621.
The featured product that will be showcased at Booth 621 is the TGuide S16 Nucleic Acid Extractor. It could be a stunning product for most molecular biologists and cell biologists to learn about. "Researchers spend lots of their time on the repetitive hands-on experiment, while there hasn't been an optimal automated nucleic acid extraction solution in the global life science market. Automated extractors used mainly to serve industry. But now it's time for a change." said Kefei Sun, the GM of TIANGEN, "TIANGEN develops the TGuide S16, that is groundbreaking to this field".
Apparently, the TGuide S16 is much smaller than all other extractors you may have ever seen. It processes up to 16 samples for a run and occupies less space than a piece of A4 paper. The design of the size, throughput and very importantly, the supporting reagent in prefilled format is all tailored for scientists to have the easy-to-use work experience.
Although small in size, the TGuide S16, as the 5th generation of TIANGEN's TGuide S series extractors, adopts the upgraded magnetic bead-based extraction technique and series of formulas targeting all common samples in academic laboratories. The 10-year experience in automated purification should empower the TGuide S16 to produce reliable results to research users study all different sample types. Scientists may say farewell to the tedious manual DNA/RNA/plasmid/gel/PCR product purification protocols and walk into the new automated era.
TIANGEN invites all interested scientists to apply for their newly launched Star Product Reviewer Recruitment Program, where they provide 1 on 1 product presentation and technical support, customized free trial opportunities, and exquisite gift packages. "We are very looking forward to meeting molecular biologists and cell biologists at Cell Bio 2022," said Kefei Sun, "Let the TGuide S16 bail the scientists out from tons of manual experiments and head for super productivity".
About TIANGEN
TIANGEN BIOTECH (BEIJING) CO., LTD. is a high-tech biological enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales, and customer service. It has been committed to providing customers with a total solution from sample storage to nucleic acid extraction and detection. Currently, it is a recognized leader in nucleic acid purification in the Chinese market.
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Matt Paxton joins FirstLight's President and CEO to surprise the winning caregiver on
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WINDHAM, Maine, Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstLight Home Care, an award-winning provider of home care services, has named Marketa "Kitti" Tikander as its National Caregiver of the Year.
Kitti was presented with the honor during a National Caregivers Day appreciation event at FirstLight's Windham office. She was nominated for the award by Jessie Gartland, Managing Director of FirstLight Home Care of Southern Maine.
"Kitti oozes compassion, integrity and genuine kindness in her heart," said Gartland. "She has worked for us for more than eight years and always embraces each client and family we match her with. Kitti never fails to see the light in everyone, something I wish I could harness and share with others. She is a true caregiver at heart."
Nearly 50 Caregiver of the Year nominations were received from FirstLight offices across the country. Nominees were evaluated on service excellence, quality of caregiving skills and bringing the FirstLight culture to life. Kitti was one of three finalists this year.
Matt Paxton joined FirstLight's President and CEO, Glee McAnanly, in presenting the prestigious award. Matt helps families find the upside of downsizing. His public television show, Legacy List with Matt Paxton, stresses the importance of sharing family stories above holding on to objects. FirstLight Home Care is a proud supporter of this Emmy-nominated series.
"Throughout my career and personal journey, I've seen the positive impact professional caregivers have on families," said Paxton. "It can be stressful caring for a loved one. The comfort, support and peace of mind caregivers like Kitti offer families are invaluable. I'm so thankful FirstLight asked me to be part of this special recognition."
Owners Peter Gartland and Carol Larkin and their dedicated, caring team have provided in-home care to adults in their community for over a decade. For more information, visit SouthernMaine.FirstLightHomeCare.com.
About FirstLight Home Care
FirstLight Home Care, a leading provider of home care services, is a lifeline for seniors, veterans, adults living with dementia, and anyone 18 and older who needs care in the place they call home. FirstLight exists to help people have their best day, every day. The company's mission is to provide compassionate home care so that all families who are served have peace of mind knowing their loved ones are receiving the support they need to enjoy the quality of life they deserve. FirstLight's network of professional caregivers is passionate about creating meaningful relationships and making a difference in the lives of others. The franchise system includes nearly 200 independently owned and operated home care locations throughout the United States. To learn more, or to find a local office, visit FirstLightHomeCare.com.
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ATLANTA (WXIN) – Chick-fil-A has rolled out a few new menu items for the fall season.
The chicken chain is debuting an Autumn Spice Milkshake — its answer to the pumpkin-spice craze, seemingly — and bringing back its Grilled Spicy Deluxe Sandwich, described by Chick-fil-A as a “favorite seasonal sandwich.”
This limited-time shake is made with with fall-inspired flavors, including cinnamon and crunchy bits of brown sugar spice cookies, according to the company’s website.
“Guests love our milkshakes, especially our seasonal flavors, so we are excited to introduce the perfect treat to welcome the fall season,” said Leslie Neslage, director of menu and packaging at Chick-fil-A, in a press release.
The sandwich, meanwhile, is essentially a grilled version of Chick-fil-A’s spicy chicken sandwich, with lettuce, tomato and Colby-Jack cheese.
Chick-fil-A says the Autumn Spice Milkshake is being added to the menu at participating locations after a successful test in Salt Lake City, where it received an “overwhelming amount of positive feedback.”
“We’re eager for our Chick-fil-A milkshake enthusiasts to try the Autumn Spice Milkshake this fall,” said Neslage.
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Best airless paint sprayers of 2023
Painting with a brush or roller can take a lot of time, plus it requires skills to create a smooth finish. To make quick work of large jobs and achieve professional results, you need an airless paint sprayer.
This useful painter’s tool uses a piston to spray paint over large surfaces with powerful force. This guide is packed with the information you need to decide whether an airless paint sprayer is the best option for your painting projects. It also includes our favorite models to guide you as you shop.
Types of airless paint sprayers
There are two main types of airless paint sprayers, both of which have their strengths and weaknesses.
Handheld airless paint sprayers are compact units that house the spray gun, paint supply, and motor in one device. The small size of these paint sprayers makes them easier to maneuver than larger sprayers.
These sprayers are generally inexpensive and may have different nozzles to create different spray patterns. The size of handheld sprayers makes them highly portable since they have no hose attached.
That said, handheld paint sprayers have limited capacity, usually 28 ounces of paint. This means that frequent refills are necessary for larger jobs, and the paint cup adds weight to the gun.
A stand-mounted airless paint sprayer, also called a cart-mounted sprayer, is the ideal choice for a larger paint job due to the increased capacity and lightweight design.
Since the gun is a separate unit from the paint can or bucket and motor, it is much lighter and easier to use for long stretches. This makes these sprayers the best option for beginners or large paint jobs. However, they are also a good choice for small jobs like painting furniture.
You will need to prime the pump before each use with a stand-mounted airless paint sprayer, and the extra power means there is an increase in overspray. The hose also limits how far away from the cart you can be.
Portability of airless paint sprayers
The weight of an airless paint sprayer can range from 10 pounds to as much as 60 pounds with cart-mounted models. While larger models are usually wheeled, they can still be difficult to move from one room to the next or up and down staircases.
Power of airless paint sprayers
The horsepower and maximum pressure vary greatly among airless paint sprayers, with the most powerful commercial airless paint sprayers clocking in at around 1 hp and 3,000 psi. The flow rate is another major factor—this is the measurement of the amount of paint per minute a gun can spray.
Best airless paint sprayers
Graco Magnum 262800 X5 Stand Airless Paint Sprayer
The lightweight design of this paint gun allows you to use it for long periods without fatiguing. It is a good first-time airless paint sprayer due to its user-friendly features. Some thicker paints may need to be watered down, though.
Available at Amazon
Graco Magnum 257025 Project Painter
This airless paint sprayer stands out for its compact design, which makes it a good option for beginners. The pump does not run constantly, which reduces noise and wear. We love how easy it is to clear blockages due to the design of the gun.
Available at Amazon and Home Depot
Himalaya Airless Paint Sprayer
Fairly compact and easy to use, this paint sprayer earns rave reviews for creating smooth finishes for excellent results. It boasts a powerful motor that gets jobs done fast and efficiently.
Available at Amazon
Graco Magnum 262805 X7 Cart Airless Paint Sprayer
Ideal for pros, the Magnum X7 includes a cart for effortless maneuverability. It also has the ability to hold a 5-pound bucket of paint. With adjustable pressure, it’s easy to get perfect results with all types of paint.
Available at Amazon and Home Depot
Titan Tool Control Max 1700 High-Efficiency Airless Paint Sprayer
This portable sprayer is constructed to prevent overspray of paint, which cuts down on messes and simplifies cleanup. It functions well with most types of paint, including latex.
Available at Amazon and Home Depot
Wagner Control Pro 130 Power Tank Airless Stand Paint Sprayer
With a tank that holds 1,5 gallons of paint, the Pro 130 makes it possible to finish large jobs quickly. Proprietary high efficiency airless technology means that you’ll get minimal overspray while you work.
Available at Amazon and Home Depot
Graco Pro210ES Airless Stand Paint Sprayer
If you’re a professional painter, you need an airless paint sprayer that’s built to handle major painting jobs. This model can accommodate up to 50 gallons of paint, has a durable stand, and offers adjustable pressure settings.
Available at Home Depot
Graco TC Pro Plus Airless Paint Sprayer
Made with a Triax triple piston pump, this paint sprayer is designed to last for years even with frequent use. Pro-level controls make it suitable for small and large jobs. These features and more make it a worthwhile investment for professionals.
Available at Home Depot
Other top airless paint sprayers
- The Stark 650W Airless Paint Sprayer can work with up to five gallons at once.
- If you are looking for an airless paint sprayer for major jobs, check out the Wagner Control Pro 170.
- The Etosha Airless Paint Sprayer is built for exterior painting.
- RichYa’s Airless Paint Sprayer comes with two nozzles.
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Harris to meet with CEOs about artificial intelligence risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Thursday with the CEOs of four major companies developing artificial intelligence as the Biden administration rolls out a set of initiatives meant to ensure the rapidly evolving technology improves lives without putting people’s rights and safety at risk.
The Democratic administration plans to announce an investment of $140 million to establish seven new AI research institutes, administration officials told reporters in previewing the effort.
In addition, the White House Office of Management and Budget is expected to issue guidance in the next few months on how federal agencies can use AI tools. There will also be an independent commitment by top AI developers to participate in a public evaluation of their systems in August at the Las Vegas hacker convention DEF CON.
Harris and administration officials on Thursday plan to discuss the risks they see in current AI development with the CEOs of Alphabet, Anthropic, Microsoft and OpenAI. The government leaders’ message to the companies is that they have a role to play in reducing the risks and that they can work together with the government.
Authorities in the United Kingdom also are looking at the risks associated with AI. Britain’s competition watchdog said it’s opening a review of the AI market, focusing on the technology underpinning chatbots like ChatGPT, which was developed by OpenAI.
President Joe Biden noted last month that AI can help to address disease and climate change but also could harm national security and disrupt the economy in destabilizing ways.
The release of the ChatGPT chatbot this year has led to increased debate about AI and the government’s role with the technology. Because AI can generate human-like writing and fake images, there are ethical and societal concerns.
OpenAI has been secretive about the data its AI systems have been trained upon. That makes it hard for those outside the company to understand why its ChatGPT is producing biased or false answers to requests or to address concerns about whether it’s stealing from copyrighted works.
Companies worried about being liable for something in their training data might also not have incentives to properly track it, said Margaret Mitchell, chief ethics scientist at AI startup Hugging Face.
“I think it might not be possible for OpenAI to actually detail all of its training data at a level of detail that would be really useful in terms of some of the concerns around consent and privacy and licensing,” Mitchell said in an interview Tuesday. “From what I know of tech culture, that just isn’t done.”
Theoretically, at least, some kind of disclosure law could force AI providers to open up their systems to more third-party scrutiny. But with AI systems being built atop previous models, it won’t be easy for companies to provide greater transparency after the fact.
“I think it’s really going to be up to the governments to decide whether this means that you have to trash all the work you’ve done or not,” Mitchell said. “Of course, I kind of imagine that at least in the U.S., the decisions will lean towards the corporations and be supportive of the fact that it’s already been done. It would have such massive ramifications if all these companies had to essentially trash all of this work and start over.”
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Cheers to the folks getting the money together to keep the Green Leaf Cafe, true Idaho spirit. Big jeers to the developers and the city for allowing this, ruining the rural setting in Nampa and Caldwell by building tons of sub divisions, the area is loosing it’s charming setting, way too crowded.
Jeers: Shame on the Ford Idaho Center owned by the city of Nampa for charging $5.00 parking fee for the High School Graduations. If need be charge for other venues (concerts, Home shows, ect.) but not for the graduations when parents & grandparents whom most pay taxes to attend there family members momentous occasion. Very Wrong!!
Cheers to Lone Star Middle School teacher, Cindy Snyder, and the administration for organizing the Coffee Club with students to learn real-world life skills. What a wonderful experience for all involved. Thank you!
Jeers: To the clown pulling a white trailer with a couple of four letter, one finger salutes to President Biden, what would you say to your young grandchildren when they ask ‘what does that mean grandpa?’ It means he actually learned to spell a word with four letters.
Jeers to the City of Caldwell / Canyon County. How long must we wait for a stop light to be installed at Simplot Blvd. and Farmway Rd. That intersection is a mess. Please do something...
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CLAYMONT, Del., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PushPress, Inc., a trailblazing fitness studio management software company, announced it has successfully raised $11 million in Series A funding led by Altos Ventures, with participation from Mucker Capital.
Founded in 2013, PushPress is on a mission to make gym management the easiest part of running a fitness business through innovative integrations and key products like Core, Grow, and Train. Built on an ethos of "help first," PushPress places an exceptional focus on prioritizing client needs, listening to feedback, and using it as the impetus for new and innovative products.
The team is comprised of software professionals who recognized a significant gap in the software market and opened fitness businesses to better understand the landscape.
The Series A funding will allow PushPress to enhance its ability to solve clients' pain points, in what the company's founder, Dan Uyemura now refers to as, "Help first, bigger and faster." This pivotal milestone for the company means PushPress can improve client education and ultimately help clients run better fitness businesses.
"These funds will allow us to invest a tremendous amount of money into helping our clients," said Uyemura. "It gives us the opportunity to continue building better products, faster and more consistently."
Specifically, PushPress will focus on improving automated lead engagement with PushPress Grow, increasing community management with PushPress Core, expanding workout tracking and delivery with PushPress Train, and developing integrations with other leading applications to help fitness business owners access the best solutions in the industry.
PushPress is also excited to continue further development of its artificial intelligence product, Pressly™️, which it announced in March at the company's PowerUp Event. Pressly™️ will help fitness businesses access and leverage powerful data, as well as automate many of the executable tasks to drive businesses toward greater success.
Uyemura believes the foundation is strong and the future is full of potential.
"This funding is a testament to the incredible team and world-class products at PushPress," added Uyemura. "Despite this challenging economic environment, where others are cutting back on investments, we are able to double down for the benefit of our clients and make the future of fitness business ownership even better. I'm grateful to Altos for understanding and supporting our vision."
"With an authentic founding story and deep empathy for their customers, Dan and the PushPress team have built the best-in-class gym management software solution that empowers gym owners to better run their businesses," said Tae Yoon, Partner at Altos Ventures. "We are excited to support PushPress in uplifting gym owners and the entire fitness industry."
Mucker Capital Co-Founder and Partner, William Hsu added, "When we first evaluated PushPress, the passion they had for their customers really stood out. Upon interviewing hundreds of their clients, we found that PushPress had one of the highest customer satisfaction rates and advocacy of any company we've seen in the SMB software space."
For more information on the innovative ways PushPress is advancing its products and services, contact marketing@pushpress.com.
Founded in 2013, PushPress is a next-generation boutique fitness management platform helping fitness business owners systemize, automate, and grow their businesses. PushPress has held true to its mission of being a champion for the fitness business owner, even before it became trendy. With a collective 50+ years of gym ownership on the team, PushPress understands the clients and space that they serve.
Founded in 1996, Altos Ventures is a technology investment firm based in Silicon Valley. Through patient and pragmatic investing, Altos partners with early to growth stage technology companies operating in consumer and enterprise sectors, with the goal of building durable and compounding businesses over decades. As a registered investment advisor (RIA) with the SEC, Altos has a uniquely flexible, long-term, and concentrated approach to venture capital, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. Altos has supported close to 200 companies around the world over its quarter-century history. For more info, please refer to www.altos.vc.
Founded in Santa Monica, CA in 2011, Mucker Capital provides Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A capital and support for startups in Southern California and in other, similarly underfunded ecosystems outside Silicon Valley.
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LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Oumar Ballo dominated inside with 30 points and 13 rebounds for No. 14 Arizona, which held off No. 10 Creighton 81-79 on Wednesday to win the Maui Invitational for the third time.
The combination of the unstoppable 7-foot, 260-pound Ballo and his speedy, talented supporting cast was just enough for the Wildcats (6-0) to remain undefeated. Kerr Kriisa added 13 points and nine assists, Azuolas Tubelis had 12 points and Courtney Ramey scored 10. Arizona scored its final points with 2:21 to play but managed to hold on.
“I’m super proud of these guys,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said. “These tournaments are hard. To play three games in three days against three really good teams with very distinct styles and to come out of it on top the way we did, it says a lot about this group.”
Ryan Nembhard scored 20 points for Creighton (6-1), which was trying to beat a ranked opponent for the third straight day. Ryan Kalkbrenner added 16 points, Trey Alexander scored 15 and Baylor Scheierman had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Arizona appeared to be pulling away late, but the Bluejays kept hanging around.
Scheierman made a layup with 2:41 left to pull Creighton within 79-72 but Kriisa made a beautiful pass to Ballo for a dunk and an 81-72 lead with 2:21 left. He was fouled but missed the free throw.
Nembhard made a layup and Scheierman a 3-pointer to get Creighton within 81-77. Kalkbrenner made one of two free throws to cut the deficit to three. Ramey missed a 3-point attempt with 18 seconds left.
Creighton called timeout with 7.4 seconds left to set up a final play. Kalkbrenner didn’t have an open 3 and passed to Nembhard, who was fouled by Ramey with 2 seconds left. He made the first shot and intentionally missed the second, with Arizona rebounding to seal the win despite Creighton closing with a 12-2 run.
“I just kept looking at the score and the time and our timeouts. And I thought we had enough separation to kind of ride it out,” Lloyd said.
“But you’re just hoping for a miss. You hate to say that, you need to make ‘em miss. But one of those shots bounces off, you know, and we rebound it, you know, the game could have been over a little bit earlier. But they didn’t. They went in.
“I think we had one or two maybe poor decisions, but we’ll learn from that. We practice situations a lot. So a lot of the situations came up there and I felt comfortable not calling a timeout,” he added.
Ballo was strong from the start, tallying 16 points and nine rebounds in the first half to help the Wildcats to a 39-30 lead.
“We showed some grit in getting ourselves back in that,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “It felt like in the second half, every time we would get it to three or four, they’d stretch it back to nine or 10 and we just couldn’t quite crack the seal, so to speak, to get ’em where they were really, really nervous.
“And then we executed some stuff down the stretch pretty well to give ourselves a chance, you know, on the free-throw line there to cut it to two, and then ran a play where we thought we could get a good look at a 3 there to tie it, and obviously didn’t work.”
BIG PICTURE
Creighton: The Bluejays reached the title game by beating No. 21 Texas Tech in the opening round and stopping No. 9 Arkansas in the semifinals.
Arizona: The Wildcats also won the Maui Invitational in 2000 and 2014. Lloyd was part of two Maui titles as a Gonzaga assistant in 2009 and 2018.
UP NEXT
Creighton plays at No. 4 Texas on Dec. 1 as part of the Big 12-Big East Battle.
Arizona opens Pac-12 play at Utah on Dec. 1.
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NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, a class action law firm dedicated to representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of Ennis, Inc. (NYSE: EBF).
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(NEXSTAR) – Ranch dressing may have been popularized at a California ranch, but it was enjoyed by hungry Alaskan plumbers long before any “ranch” figured into the story.
Steven Henson, the Nebraska native who created ranch dressing, invented the now-ubiquitous condiment after moving to Anchorage in 1949 and taking a job as a plumbing contractor in the Alaskan bush, according to a biography of Henson published in the Santa Barbara Independent. Henson concocted the recipe for what would later be dubbed “ranch” dressing somewhat out of necessity, the outlet reported, after taking on a secondary role in the kitchen while “trying to keep his hungry work crews happy.”
“It’s tough to feed men up in those bush jobs,” Henson once remarked in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, according to an archived article cited by Tedium. “If they don’t like something, they’re as likely to throw it at the cook as they are to walk out cursing. I had to come up with something to keep them happy,” he added, noting that it was during this time in the then-Alaska Territory that ranch dressing “came into being.”
Within just a few years, Henson had reportedly saved up enough money to retire. He and his wife moved to California in the mid-1950s, where they purchased 120 acres of land in the mountains near Santa Barbara (then-called Sweetwater Ranch, according to the Independent) and rechristened it as “Hidden Valley Ranch.”
“I wouldn’t call it a ranch, in reality,” remembered Alan Barker, a former employee at Hidden Valley Ranch who spoke with CBS Sunday Morning in 2021. “There were no animals, there were no crops. It was a motel in the mountains.”
By most accounts, Henson’s “ranch” didn’t attract too many guests. But the ones who did visit reportedly raved about the dressing at the on-site restaurant, with some “asking Steve for jars of his ranch dressing to enjoy at home with their friends and family,” according to the Hidden Valley Ranch dressing brand’s own record.
“From my memory, it was buttermilk, Miracle Whip, some spices and I think some chopped-up shallots — and then, the ingredient that was kept secret: pure MSG,” Barker told CBS News. (Barker also claimed in an earlier interview with the L.A. Times that the dressing called for “buttermilk and mayonnaise,” making no mention of Miracle Whip specifically. Henson, meanwhile, had long before admitted to using MSG in the ranch packets he would eventually sell.)
Henson soon started focusing more on the dressing than the ranch. He provided it to a local restaurant (the still-operating Cold Spring Tavern) and began producing dry seasoning packets to sell off-site, and later through the mail. Customers needed only to mix the contents of the packets with buttermilk and mayonnaise to have their own Hidden Valley Ranch dressing at home.
Henson’s business took off by the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, after which the Clorox Company offered Henson $8 million for the whole operation, the Santa Barbara Independent reported. In the ‘80s, Clorox ultimately developed a shelf-stable bottled version of Hidden Valley Ranch — rather than just a dry mix — that could be shipped to retail outlets.
The debut of Cool Ranch Doritos in 1986 gave the product yet another boost (despite not being affiliated with the Clorox Company), and is credited with introducing idea of ranch dressing as a dip, The New York Times reported in 2018, citing the author of a then-new tome on ranch dressing.
Henson himself sold the physical Hidden Valley Ranch in 1973, but maintained properties in Palm Springs, California, and Sparks, Nevada. He passed away in Reno in 2007, per an obituary in the Reno-Gazette Journal, which means he sadly didn’t live to see the invention of kegged ranch dressing, or ranch dressing ice cream.
Even still, Henson once remarked to the L.A. Times that he never could have imagined the trajectory his life would take after mixing up a batch of dressing in the Alaskan bush.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg announced today that investment manager 7IM has adopted Bloomberg AIM, a leading order management system, to support the firm's focus on achieving an efficient target operating model to support AUM growth.
Through its adoption of Bloomberg AIM, 7IM will benefit from tools that support streamlined idea and order generation, minimizing reliance on legacy systems and reducing manual processes and operational risks to achieve scalable workflow.
With AIM, 7IM now has greater investment oversight with robust pre- and post-trade compliance, including custom alerts and an end-to-end audit trail. Bloomberg AIM also includes functionality that can be used for an efficient reconciliation process for cash and corporate actions, as well as both native and externally managed portfolio positions, including support for 7IM's mutual fund trading workflows.
7IM has also adopted Bloomberg PORT to view and monitor intraday holdings. Together, these technology solutions provide 7IM a seamless workflow experience to help increase overall efficiency in day-to-day operations and ultimately scale their business.
Darren Fancourt, Head of Operational Change and Trading at 7IM, commented: "Like 7IM, Bloomberg is a forward thinking and digitally focused firm that is renowned for developing leading solutions, so we're extremely pleased to partner with a like-minded firm and adopt their AIM and PORT solutions. The use of Bloomberg AIM has allowed us to significantly lower risk by leveraging market leading technology, ensuring operational efficiency across the value chain in anticipation of our next growth period."
Matthew Yeates, Deputy Chief Investment Officer at 7IM, added: "It has been great to see Bloomberg AIM go live for our portfolios, which allows us to centralize our processes around the Bloomberg suite of solutions. With the adoption of AIM, we have underlined our commitment to utilizing market leading technologies, alongside our own internally developed tools, within our investment process to efficiently manage our portfolios, which in turn will deliver additional value to clients."
"Delivering to clients a seamless experience with our offerings remains the North Star for Bloomberg Buy-Side solutions and we're proud to be providing this for the 7IM team," said Ian Peckett, Global Head of Buy-Side Product at Bloomberg. "We look forward to helping 7IM reach their operational and AUM goals by providing them with the tools that can address both current and future needs."
Bloomberg's Buy-Side solutions deliver front-to-back technology for the investment lifecycle, from decision support and order management, to portfolio management and post-trade services, for some of the largest asset managers, asset owners, and hedge funds. Bloomberg AIM, a leading order management system (OMS), is used by nearly 15,000 professionals at over 900 client firms globally to manage more than $17 trillion in assets. PORT is a multi-asset portfolio and risk analytics solution that delivers advanced risk and return attribution models. PORT has 47,000 active users across 15,000 client firms globally. Bloomberg's post-trade offering streamlines post-trade workflows and reduce operational risk through reconciliation, straight-through processing (STP), settlement exceptions and collateral management solutions.
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About 7IM
It all began in 2002, with seven of us in a basement establishing 7IM because we couldn't find anywhere we wanted to invest our families' money. Our assets under management now stand at over £21bn, and we have moved from 'basement' to 'Bishopsgate' in the City of London.
We manage money aiming to meet people's medium to long term return expectations. Fundamentally, we believe in active asset allocation in both active and passive investments (where we were one of the first to offer actively managed passive portfolios). We build global portfolios based on that allocation and include alternative assets where appropriate to manage the risk reward trade off. Active currency management is also at the core of what we do.
7IM provides investment services to professional wealth managers, planners, advisers and private investors. These include: discretionary investment management, a range of multi-asset portfolios, an investment and open architecture trading platform and a fantastic app, 7IMagine, which brings client portfolios to life.
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Fort White, Dixie County softball teams join baseball teams in state semis
Suwannee claims region crown in 4A baseball
(WCJB) -The postseason of 2022 will go down as historic for Dixie County and Fort White High Schools. The Bears and Indians secured softball region titles on Tuesday, joining the schools’ two baseball programs, who had previously advanced. In the case of all four squads, it’s their first time advancing to a state semifinal round.
In Cross City, the Bears’ softball team mauled Taylor, 9-0. Dixie County won its 10th in a row and improved to 21-4 overall.
At Fort White, the Indians won their season rubber match against Union County, 4-0 behind dominant pitching from freshman Kadence Compton. Fort White is now 15-7 after its sixth straight win.
In baseball, Suwannee secured its second 4A region title in four years, defeating Bishop Kenny 5-3. The Bulldogs are on a 15-game winning streak and will take on Island Coast in Monday’s semifinals at 4 p.m. in Fort Myers.
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CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — Dozens of cases of a dangerous, rapidly-spreading fungus reported in half the states in the U.S. have been detected in Northeast Ohio.
In a response to a study published by the “Annals of Internal Medicine,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week called Candida auris an “urgent antimicrobial resistance threat” spreading at an alarming rate.
“The rapid rise and geographic spread of cases is concerning and emphasizes the need for continued surveillance, expanded lab capacity, quicker diagnostic tests, and adherence to proven infection prevention and control,” said CDC epidemiologist Dr. Meghan Lyman.
What is it?
The fungus, Candida auris, is an “emerging multidrug-resistant yeast,” according to the Ohio Department of Health. It spreads easily among hospitalized patients and nursing home residents through contaminated surfaces or from person to person.
In some, the fungus can enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body, causing serious invasive infections, according to ODH. It doesn’t often respond to common anti-fungal drugs.
Ohio cases
Ohio’s first case was identified in 2020, according to ODH. According to the CDC, clinical cases include both confirmed and probable cases. Screening cases are when fungus was detected, but wasn’t known to be actively causing infection.
The following clinical and screening cases have been reported in Northeast Ohio:
— 48 cases in Cuyahoga County
— 3 cases in Lorain County
— 1 case in Summit County
— 1 case in Columbiana County.
The county with the most cases in Ohio is Hamilton County with 212.
It was first identified in Japan in 2009 and has been seen in more and more countries. The first U.S. case occurred in 2013, but it was not reported until 2016. That year, U.S. health officials reported 53 cases. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/where-most-deadly-fungus-cases-have-been-reported-in-ohio/ | 2023-03-22 23:39:47 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/where-most-deadly-fungus-cases-have-been-reported-in-ohio/ |
Which Calvin Klein jeans are best?
While Calvin Klein jeans are an all-American classic, the brand has evolved quite a lot since its inception. Alongside traditional styles, the designer now boasts improved silhouettes, such as the fitted straight-leg with a high waist and gender-inclusive designs with relaxed shapes that sit at the waist.
The Calvin Klein Super-High-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans are a top choice for a new take on the traditional straight-leg style.
What to know before you buy Calvin Klein jeans
What put Calvin Klein’s jeans on the map?
Calvin Klein was already well on its way to becoming a classic American brand by the time it released its first denim collection in 1978. However, many who had never heard of the designer before that year soon donned its logo on their backside. Calvin Klein sold 200,000 pairs of jeans within a week of its first denim release. The designer denim frenzy began after that year.
Calvin Klein’s commitment to sustainability
The fashion industry often damages the environment through carbon emissions, waste and overuse of fresh water. That’s why it makes such a big difference when mega-brands, such as Calvin Klein, significantly reduce or eliminate their environmental impact. The brand aims to use only sustainably sourced cotton, viscose and wool by 2025, and it has committed to eliminating single-use plastic packaging and using sustainably sourced polyester by 2030.
Calvin Klein jeans styles
Calvin Klein’s commitment to inclusivity means it has updated its staple silhouettes. Standard styles include:
- Gender-inclusive: Sits at the waist with a loose, wide leg and a button fly.
- Mom: Fitted waist, relaxed through the hips and legs, with a taper at the ankle.
- Skinny: Contoured from the waist to the ankle with a high stretch.
- Straight leg: Fitted at the waist and hips, relaxed and straight through the legs.
What to look for in quality Calvin Klein jeans
Rise
Rise is measured from the seam at the center of the crotch up to the top of the waistband. Standard denim rises include:
- Low-rise: 5-8 inches, usually a few inches below your navel.
- Mid-rise: 8-9 inches and commonly sits about 1-inch below your navel.
- High-rise: 9.5-10.5 inches and rests right at your navel.
- Ultra high-rise: 11-12 inches and typically lands above your navel.
Inseam
You can determine your jeans’ inseam by measuring from the lowest part of the crotch to the bottom of the inner hemline. The four standard Calvin Klein denim lengths are:
- Cropped: Sits at 26 inches or slightly shorter, and rests at the shin.
- Ankle: Measures 27-29 inches long and should sit at or just above your ankle.
- Regular: Runs 30-31 inches and sits at the top of your foot.
- Tall: Measures 32 inches or longer, is made for tall people or those with long legs and should rest at the top of your foot.
Authenticity
Due to the popularity of Calvin Klein jeans, some stores sell unwitting customers counterfeit jeans. While you might be tempted to save a little money, buy yours from a reputable source.
How much you can expect to spend on Calvin Klein jeans
Expect to pay more for newly released silhouettes, but you can find a fantastic pair of Calvin Klein jeans for $30-$120.
Calvin Klein jeans FAQ
What is the best way to wash your Calvin Klein jeans?
A. Consult with the wash instructions listed on the label to ensure they are machine-washable. Next, turn them inside out before washing them in cold water on a gentle cycle, and hang them to dry.
What denim style looks good on everyone?
A. A high waist with a snug fit down to the hip and a straight leg is universally flattering.
What are the best Calvin Klein jeans to buy?
Top Calvin Klein jeans
Calvin Klein Super-High-Rise Straight-Leg Jeans
What you need to know: These jeans look good on everyone: snug in all the right places and relaxed everywhere else.
What you’ll love: They are made from a blend of cotton and spandex, giving them just the right balance of structure and stretch. The snug 11-inch rise shows off your waist and hips, as the slim but straight legs give them an incredibly comfortable fit.
What you should consider: If you are looking for jeans you can dress up, you might want to go with a darker wash.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s
Top Calvin Klein jeans for the money
Calvin Klein Mid-Rise Skinny Ankle Jeans
What you need to know: These jeans create an effortlessly chic look that hugs your body but gives you enough stretch to move around.
What you’ll love: These cotton jeans are blended with polyester, rayon and spandex for added comfort and stretch. They are mid-rise with a slim fit through the hip, thigh and leg, providing just the right balance of structure and comfort.
What you should consider: If you prefer loose jeans, you might want to look for a straight-leg or boyfriend silhouette.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Calvin Klein Ultra Hi-Rise Destructed Jeans
What you need to know: This is a fantastic pair of casual jeans with a relaxed wash and a flattering silhouette.
What you’ll love: The high-rise waist and snug hip show off your curves as the straight leg and deconstructed hemline give the jeans an ultra-relaxed feel. While the denim is mostly made from cotton, the added blend of polyester, rayon and spandex adds just the right amount of stretch.
What you should consider: If a deconstructed hemline is not for you, you might want to look for a similar fit with a cleaner hem.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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DES PLAINES, Ill. (NewsNation) — The Illinois winner of July’s Mega Millions $1.34 billion lottery drawing has fewer than 10 days to decide whether they would like to be paid annually or all at once, according to state lottery officials.
Waiting to claim a lottery fortune is common — most legal and financial experts advise getting your ducks in a row before stepping forward.
But the deadline for the July 29 winner’s decision is rapidly approaching. According to the Illinois Lottery’s Winner’s Handbook, if a decision is not made, the winner will automatically be paid annually.
According to NBC Chicago, the winner would be paid annually over 29 years. If they opt for a one-time cash payout, that would be about $780.5 million.
“If you are a winner who receives annuity payments, you receive the interest earned on the bonds purchased by the Lottery for the payment of the prize up [to] the prize amount,” the handbook dictates.
The winning ticket was sold at a gas station in Des Plaines, a suburb of Chicago. It was the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions’ history. The largest was in South Carolina in 2018 when a single ticket fetched $1.53 billion.
The Top 10 Mega Millions Jackpots
- $1.537 billion. South Carolina. One winning ticket. Oct. 23, 2018.
- $1.337 billion. Illinois. One winning ticket. July 29, 2022.
- $1.05 billion. Michigan. One winning ticket. Jan. 22, 2021.
- $656 million. Illinois, Kansas, Maryland. Three winning tickets. March 30, 2012.
- $648 million. California, Georgia. Two winning tickets. Dec. 17, 2013.
- $543 million. California. One winning ticket. July 24, 2018.
- $536 million. Indiana. One winning ticket. July 8, 2016.
- $533 million. New Jersey, One winning ticket. March 30, 2018.
- $522 million. California. One winning ticket. June 7, 2019.
- $516 million. Pennsylvania. One winning ticket. May 21, 2021.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Homestead’s season came to an end against Delta during Saturday’s semi-state match.
In singles duels, Macy Parker and Layla Kelly both won a close match to help Homestead in the win column. However, Delta won both doubles matches and the no. 3 singles match to punch their ticket to the IHSAA state quarterfinals. | https://www.wane.com/high-school-sports/homestead-girls-tennis-falls-to-delta-in-semi-state-final/ | 2023-05-28 02:32:59 | 0 | https://www.wane.com/high-school-sports/homestead-girls-tennis-falls-to-delta-in-semi-state-final/ |
Drownings reach a 5-year high, and 1 in 5 victims are 19 or younger
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Drownings reach a 5-year high, and 1 in 5 victims are 19 or younger
A life preserver and a chain link fence with a body of water in the background.
A drowning can occur in any body of water, including lakes, rivers, oceans, public pools or your swimming pool at home. While people of all ages drown yearly, many victims are children. Victims 19 and younger comprise 22% of drowning deaths, with almost 17% occurring in the 1-4 year age group.
MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) to find which states have the highest drowning rates to help bring awareness to the importance of swimming safety there and across the country.
KEY FINDINGS:
- Drowning deaths are the highest they’ve been in the last five years, with 4,337 drownings taking place in 2021. In the past five years, a total of 19,625 drownings have occurred in the U.S.
- 1 in 5 people who die by drowning are 19 or younger. 1 in 6 of all drowning victims nationally are children aged 1 to 4.
- Children between the ages of one and four make up 1 in 6 of all drowning victims nationally.
- Hawaii has the most drowning deaths when normalized for population, with 3.38 deaths per 100,000 residents annually.
- Florida has the highest total number of drowning deaths of any state, with 11,200 since 2019 and an average of 3,733 drownings per year.
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Worst states for drowning deaths in the US
A map of the U.S. with states shaded according to how many drowning deaths they recorded from 2019 to 2021.
MoneyGeek’s study analyzed accidental drowning deaths in all states from 2019 to 2021 using CDC WONDER data. For state ranking, we took the average annual drownings divided by 100,000 residents to control for population density.
Hawaii has the highest drowning rate normalized by population, with an average of 133 drownings per year and 3.38 deaths per 100,000 residents. Florida has the most drownings overall, averaging 3,733 deaths per year and 2.08 deaths per 100,000 residents.
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Drownings are happening more frequently: Here’s what you can do to protect your loved ones
A chart shows the 15 states with the highest average number of drownings per 100,000 residents.
Protecting your loved ones — especially children — from drowning means being proactive. Drowning can happen in seconds and is often silent; it’s also the No. 1 cause of death for children ages 1-4. Putting children in this age group in swimming lessons can reduce their drowning risk by up to 88%, according to a case study by the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine.
A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll for the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance and Step Into Swim found that 83% of parents of children 14 and under who responded are confident their children can be safe around water, yet only 52% are aware of places that offer local swimming lessons, which can significantly lower a child’s risk of drowning.
Floaties and water wings are not enough to keep kids safe in the water, yet The Harris Poll found 66% of respondents believe they are. Rowdy Gaines — Olympic Swimmer and Vice President of Partnerships and Development at the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance and leader of the Step Into Swim initiative — advises parents and homeowners with pools to adopt the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA) Layers of Protection Program in place, which include:
Supervise.
This includes supervision during both water and non-water activities in and around all bodies of water.
Construct barriers.
Pool safety covers, self-closing and self-latching gates and fencing along all four sides of the pool are all essential barriers preventing unsupervised pool access.
Install alarms.
Audible and visual alarms can immediately alert adults of access during non-swimming times — when 70% of youth drownings occur.
Educate children in water competency.
Prepare children for water emergencies by enrolling them in swimming lessons and teaching water competency and survival skills with a CPR-certified instructor.
Ensure everyone knows what to do if there’s an emergency.
Ensure that adults and children alike are aware of age-appropriate actions to take in an emergency. This can include calling 911, performing CPR and being a swim buddy or a watcher to ensure no one is alone in and around the pool.
Create a family water safety plan.
Creating a family water safety plan can add an extra layer of protection to prevent accidental drowning. Instill rules like removing all toys when the pool isn’t in use, talking to teens about risky behaviors and never swimming alone (particularly young children).
Setting safety rules for everyone should also be part of a homeowner’s pool safety standards. Printing out these rules and displaying them, attending to children at all times near the pool, limiting running and never swimming alone are other pool safety guidelines to include.
While homeowners insurance covers swimming pools, there are likely requirements you’ll have to follow to ensure you’re adequately covered. Angel Conlin, Chief Insurance Officer at Kin Insurance, says that Kin requires that homeowners have, at minimum, a four-foot fence with a locking gate and keep the pool filled with water at all times.
Besides having coverage for the pool against damage, homeowners should consider the liability exposure a pool creates. If someone injures themselves or accidentally drowns, you could be sued. Working with your insurance agent can ensure you have enough coverage to protect yourself financially and minimize risks. If the liability coverage on your home insurance policy is not enough, consider purchasing a personal liability umbrella policy.
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Methodology
A chart showing how many people in the U.S. died from drowning each year from 2017 to 2021.
MoneyGeek analyzed CDC WONDER data from 2019 to 2021 to find accidental drowning statistics by state. The study only analyzed incidents of unintentional drowning, excluding homicide or suicide from the analysis. To rank states, the study averaged drownings per year and divided them by 100,000 residents to normalize for population density.
Additionally, MoneyGeek analyzed CDC WONDER data from 2017 to 2021 to better understand how drowning trends have changed in the United States as a whole.
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CARMEL, Ind., Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced that it will hold an Investor Day in New York City at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Presenters will include members of CNO's executive management team.
The Investor Day and accompanying presentation materials will include information relating to the business, operations, and financial performance of CNO.
Due to security at the New York Stock Exchange, investors and research analysts interested in attending the Investor Day must pre-register by contacting CNO Investor Relations by email at ir@CNOinc.com. Please RSVP no later than Friday, February 3, 2023.
A live webcast of the Investor Day, along with the presentation materials, can be accessed through the Investors section of our website at ir.CNOinc.com. Participants should go to the website at least 15 minutes before the event to register, download and install any necessary software.
About CNO Financial Group
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Tim Michels was talking to a roomful of party activists in early September when he fielded a question about his position on abortion. Michels vowed he would never change, and said he was “winning” his race against Democratic Gov. Tim Evers precisely because people saw him as “a man of conviction, a man who doesn’t waffle.”
Two weeks later, Michels retreated from his unqualified support for Wisconsin’s 1849 law banning abortion except to save the life of the mother, saying if elected he would sign legislation to grant exceptions for rape and incest.
It wasn’t the first time Michels changed course on a significant issue. Since getting into the race in April, Michels endorsed Donald Trump for a 2024 run, after first declining to support anyone; said the state’s bipartisan election commission should be eliminated, after first saying he wanted to keep it; and began welcoming big-dollar donations after earlier saying he wouldn’t take any larger than $500.
Michels and Evers are in a close race with broad implications for national politics in 2024 and beyond. Evers has highlighted his status as the only barrier to total GOP control, including his vetoes this year of Republican legislation that would have made it more difficult for some voters to cast ballots in the key battleground state. A Michels victory would give the GOP free rein to pass those changes and more.
It’s the most expensive governor’s race in the nation in terms of ad spending, with both sides spending about $55 million on TV so far, according to AdImpact Politics, which tracks spending by major campaigns.
Michels declined an interview request. But when asked about his change in position at a campaign stop Tuesday, Michels said, “I’ve been very clear and consistent throughout that I am pro-life, and I make no apologies for that.”
Michels said he would sign a bill creating abortion exceptions in cases of rape and incest because if the Legislature passes it, that means “the people have spoken.”
It’s not clear whether Michels will pay any price with voters for his evolving position on abortion or other issues. Brandon Scholz, a Republican strategist, said he doubted it. Most voters have already decided whom they support, he said.
“The independents that started in this race after the primary have picked their sides,” Scholz said. “Republicans have made up their minds on Michels. I don’t see anything out there that would move Republicans to vote for Tony Evers.”
That hasn’t stopped Evers from seeking to batter Michels on the abortion issue.
“It’s not surprising he would make a last-minute, dishonest attempt to hide his radical record on abortion, education, and more,” Evers said in a statement to The Associated Press.
Michels is in his first campaign since an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate 18 years ago. Barry Burden, a political science professor and director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin, said such candidates “make mistakes sometimes.”
“They say things that commit then to a position or a path that they eventually don’t want to be on so that creates inconsistencies with their positions as they try to walk back earlier views,” he said.
Michels’ abortion shift came after a primary fight where his chief rival, former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, also opposed the rape and incest exceptions. After winning, Michels clearly came under pressure to soften his position, Burden said.
A Marquette University Law School poll taken shortly before Michels’ reversal found 83% of respondents — including 70% of Republicans — supported exceptions for rape and incest.
“Abortion is a little bit of a worrying sign for Republicans as an issue and it might be the only thing that ends up saving some Democrats who are having a tough go of it,” Burden said.
To push back, Michels accuses Evers of breaking promises with voters on a variety of issues, including changes in approach to fighting COVID-19 in 2020. He also points out that Evers proposed tax increases, after saying he didn’t intend to raise taxes, and then later took credit for tax cuts passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature that he signed into law.
As part of his strategy to make the race about crime and safety, Michels has also attacked Evers over his administration paroling people convicted of murder and rape and said that Evers has broken his promise made in 2018 not to release violent offenders.
Evers does not determine who is granted parole, something that has occurred routinely under both Republican and Democratic governors for decades.
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HONOLULU (AP) — The National Science Foundation said Tuesday it plans to conduct a study to evaluate the environmental effects of building one of the world's largest optical telescopes on sites selected in Hawaii and Spain's Canary Islands.
The agency published a notice in the Federal Register of its intentions to prepare an environmental impact statement for the $2.65 billion Thirty Meter Telescope.
The telescope's supporters have pursued plans to build it on their preferred site on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii's tallest mountain and one of the world's best locations for viewing the night sky, for over a decade. But there is strong opposition from Native Hawaiians who consider the mountain's summit sacred.
The National Science Foundation plans to host four meetings on the Big Island of Hawaii in August. It said it won’t decide on whether to fund the telescope until after it considers public input, the environmental review, the project’s technical readiness and other factors.
Protesters blocked construction crews in 2015 and 2019, saying building a new telescope there would further defile a site that they say has already been harmed by a dozen other observatories.
The TMT International Observatory, the international consortium of scientists behind the project, has selected the Spanish island of La Palma off Africa's western coast as an alternate if it cannot build in Hawaii.
The group completed an environmental study in 2010 that was mandated by Hawaii law for construction on Mauna Kea.
The National Science Foundation must conduct a new study under U.S. law to invest in the project because it is part of the federal government.
A report from the U.S. astronomy community last year said TMT planned to obtain 30% of the project’s estimated construction costs, or $800 million, from the U.S. government.
TMT is a partnership between the California Institute of Technology, the University of California and government-backed research institutions in Canada, China, India and Japan.
Robert P. Kirshner, TMT's executive director, said in an emailed statement that federal funding will provide the entire U.S. astronomy community with access to the observatory.
“This ensures that the TMT tests the best ideas and does the most important observations to contribute to understanding where we are in the universe and how it works,” he said.
Telescope opponents criticized the new study, saying it will force them take time away from their lives again to give their views about the project, said Kealoha Pisciotta.
“Why don’t people accept our ‘no’ for the answer?” said Pisciotta, a member of the groups Mauna Kea Hui and Mauna Kea Aina Hou that oppose the project.
In October, the U.S. astronomy community said in a report that the National Science Foundation should invest in at least one or two of a new class of observatories called Extremely Large Telescopes being planned by U.S. institutions.
TMT would cover the skies from the Northern Hemisphere. The Giant Magellan Telescope project, to be built in Chile, would observe the universe from the Southern Hemisphere.
U.S. astronomers included this recommendation in their once-in-a-decade analysis of their priorities and goals called the Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s.
The report said the success of at least one of these two projects — TMT or Magellan — was a critical priority due to their “transformative scientific potential.” It concluded that having at least one was “absolutely essential” for the U.S. to remain a leader in ground-based astronomy.
When the U.S. government invests in a telescope, U.S.-based astronomers get a share of the viewing time regardless of where in the world it is built.
The European Southern Observatory, which is run by 16 European nations and partners with Chile and Australia, has already started building its own Extremely Large Telescope in Chile. It's expected to start observations in 2027. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/US-environmental-study-launched-for-Thirty-Meter-17315764.php | 2022-07-19 23:30:49 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/US-environmental-study-launched-for-Thirty-Meter-17315764.php |
Nearly $27K stolen in Manhattan jewelry store theft
MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Nearly $27,000 was stolen when rings, earrings and a bracelet were taken from a Manhattan jewelry store.
The Riley County Police Department Activity Report indicates that around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, officials were called to G. Thomas Jewelers in the 400 block of Poyntz Ave. with reports of theft.
When officials arrived, they said employees reported that three women came into the store and acted like they wanted to purchase items. They asked to see items and have them wrapped. However, during the wrapping process, the suspects slipped the jewelry off the counter.
Employees said they asked the women for identification not knowing the jewelry had been stolen and the women left to retrieve ID but never returned.
According to RCPD four rings, a pair of earrings and a bracelet were stolen. The items have been valued at a combined $26,800.
Anyone with information about the crime should report it to RCPD at 785-537-2112 or the Manhattan Riley Co. Crime Stoppers at 785-539-7777.
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HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA — A Texas man is accused of assaulting two people with pepper spray at the Howard County Fair in northern Iowa over the weekend. The two victims were from southern Minnesota. The suspect, Terry Harley, was an employee of a traveling carnival at the fair.
According to police reports, Harley is accused of attacking Kimberly Thornton and Donald Bryant with what they called ‘bear spray’. Harley admitted to spraying the two victims with the pepper spray and turned the canister over to authorities.
Police say their investigation shows Harley sprayed the two victims intentionally and without provocation. No other details about what what preceded Harley using the pepper spray were released. Harley is charged with two counts of Assault Causing Injury.
Kimberly Thornton went to a hospital after being sprayed for treatment of her injuries, including having problems breathing. She also was referred to a specialist for vision issues following the alleged attack. | https://who13.com/news/carnival-worker-assaults-2-with-bear-spray-at-iowa-county-fair-police-say/ | 2023-06-26 21:51:04 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/carnival-worker-assaults-2-with-bear-spray-at-iowa-county-fair-police-say/ |
Using the company's Intelligent Protein Design Technology™, Arzeda's ProSweet Enzymes™ deliver consistent purity and sweetness and improve efficiency when producing Reb D & Reb M
SEATTLE, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arzeda, the industry-leading Protein Design Company™, has successfully developed and scaled its ProSweet Enzymes™ that will allow sweetener companies to efficiently - and cost effectively - make Reb D and Reb M from stevia leaf extract.
The development and scale of these high-performance enzymes broadens the company's portfolio of enzymatic stevia solutions - and builds on Arzeda's work in 2022 and 2023 to efficiently scale and validate enzyme performance for the commercial extraction of Reb D and Reb M glycosides.
Arzeda's expanded portfolio of Reb D and Reb M ProSweet Enzymes™ comes on the heels of the company's development agreement with AAK, further expanding Arzeda's footprint within the food industry. The introduction of the new enzymes also comes at a time of increased industry demand and product innovation - as global stevia sales are expected to grow by nearly 10% over the next six years due to continued consumer demand for better-for-you alternatives to sugar.
"These breakthrough enzymes are poised to disrupt the food industry, as they offer an effective alternative to extracting once costly Reb D and M glycosides," said Alexandre Zanghellini, Ph.D., CEO of Arzeda. "We're excited to bring this solution to our existing partners - and the food industry as a whole - and are confident in the rapid adoption we'll achieve."
Arzeda's Intelligent Protein Design Technology™ is able to drive smarter innovation at scale by combining computational design, artificial intelligence and the company's proprietary technology to create novel enzymes.
"By utilizing our ProSweet Enzymes™, we're able to provide sweetener companies with a solution to the current limitations of Reb D and Reb M," said Scott Fabro, Senior Vice President of Arzeda. "We've created a portfolio of enzymatic solutions that - for the first time - provides a more efficient way to unlock the potential of using Reb D and Reb M in broader formulations, creating opportunities for innovation across every aisle of the grocery store."
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Arzeda harnesses the power of Intelligent Protein Design Technology™ - combining physics-based protein design and AI algorithms - to create and manufacture new designer proteins and enzymes that enhance our lives and protect our planet. In partnership with Fortune 500 companies and industrial leaders, we develop healthy and sustainable products for the food & nutrition, advanced materials, and diagnostics & pharma industries globally - delivering on the promise of biotechnology. For more information, please visit www.arzeda.com.
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IOWA PARK (KFDX/KJTL) — Shopping sprees are just about every girl’s dream. But for two Iowa Park natives, they shop and now run their own storefront.
“Feel like our dreams are finally coming true,” Breezy Boutique co-owner Shelby Hernandez said.
Breezy Boutique has opened its doors! Shelby Hernandez started about four years ago selling out of a trailer. After the business grew, she knew she couldn’t operate by herself and asked Kaloni Wuthrich to help.
“Starting all over from being in the trailer to being in to a storefront is a lot but we’re very excited on it. It’s going to be great,” Wuthrich said.
But the boutique is more than just a storefront for Hernandez. It reminds her of the days spent shopping with her best friend Brea Moore. Brea passed away from cancer but Hernandez makes sure to keep her memory alive.
“I just want people to know the meaning of our boutique and everything that it means to me is in Brea’s honor. I just want everybody to remember her and how amazing she was, and I know she’d be all in here loving it,” Hernandez said.
“She was a great person, she did a bunch of stuff around the community so I felt really honored when Shelby asked me to help her,” Wuthrich said.
Now opened to honor Brea, they also offer the latest shirts, jewelry, bows, and more!
“We’re exploring day and night of just adding stuff and building things. Shelby’s husband helped build a bunch of stuff inside for our racks and everything,” Wuthrich said.
So whether you’re looking for a gift or something new for a night out, there’s plenty to choose from at Breezy boutique.
“We love Iowa Park. Our small town always supports each other and we love that they’re always so supportive. We knew they would come out and we love them all for coming and supporting us,” Hernandez said.
Brea’s mother and brother were at the grand opening, and they said they are touched by how much Shelby keeps up with remembering Brea.
The store is open Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/new-iowa-park-boutique-honors-friend-who-passed-away-from-cancer/ | 2023-04-03 01:23:54 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/new-iowa-park-boutique-honors-friend-who-passed-away-from-cancer/ |
A Catasauqua home was damaged Sunday in a two-alarm blaze, officials said.
Fire crews were called at 5:23 p.m. to the single-family home in the first block of Union Street with reports of flames showing in the back of the building.
The fire was brought under control within 40 minutes of dispatch, borough fire Chief Richard Herzog Jr. said.
No one was injured and the fire was ruled accidental; Herzog said officials were not releasing where it originated. No other buildings were damaged.
Crews remained at the scene for about four hours and were “back in time to watch the Super Bowl,” the chief said.
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Family-owned Fresh Cravings, the fastest growing hummus brand in America, continues to innovate with the launch of new Jalapeño Cilantro, Lemon Garlic, and Mediterranean Hummus flavors
PHOENIX, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh Cravings, the family-owned, Arizona-based snacking brand expands its line of chilled dips, with the addition of three new innovative hummus flavors: Jalapeño Cilantro, Lemon Garlic, and Mediterranean. These new flavors are now available at Walmart nationwide, in the deli section, and join the Fresh Cravings Hummus lineup of Honey Jalapeño, Everything Bagel, Roasted Red Pepper, Roasted Garlic, Spicy Red Pepper, and Classic.
The brand's mission is to 'Crave Goodness,' as such, all Fresh Cravings Hummus recipes begin with a blend of select, premium ingredients: chickpeas, creamy tahini, and Chilean Extra Virgin Olive Oil, making it the only hummus available with this unique EVOO. Building upon this savory foundation, Fresh Cravings Jalapeño Cilantro Hummus springs forth with spicy jalapeño peppers, cilantro, garlic, and lime juice. Fresh Cravings Lemon Garlic Hummus bursts from a balanced blend of lemon, roasted garlic, onion, and sea salt—making it a flavorful addition to pasta, wraps, and more. Fresh Cravings Mediterranean Hummus transports tastebuds with the indulgent richness of roasted red bell peppers, garlic, basil, and Kalamata-style olives.
"Our team's driving force is to find ways to deliver surprise and delight to our customers and to invite them to embrace new innovations and unexpected flavors," said FoodStory Brands Chief Marketing Officer, Jay Whitney. "We are proud to bring these three new flavors forward, always with the goal of offering elevated fresh-snacking options, made with high-quality ingredients, to consumers across the country."
As the fastest growing brand of hummus and one of the newest to enter the category, Fresh Cravings surpassed 40 other brands, in the past two years, to become the fourth largest hummus brand in the US. Its hummus boasts double-blind taste test victories against the national category leader. To find a product near you, visit freshcravings.com or follow on @FreshCravingsSalsa via Instagram or Facebook
About Fresh Cravings®
Fresh Cravings is proudly family-owned and operated and is the fastest growing national brand across refrigerated salsa and hummus, sold in more than 11,000 retail locations. We 'Crave Goodness' in all that we do, from creating elevated recipes to giving back to our communities. We believe that snacking should begin with high-quality ingredients and bold flavors worth celebrating. Fresh Cravings launched in 2015, with a line of refrigerated salsas, and as an answer to the dull, jarred salsa blends found in center store, we made ours with vine-ripened tomatoes and crisp vegetables that are never cooked or pasteurized. We are known for authentic-tasting chilled salsas and flavor-filled hummus, along with unique plant-based vegan dips and veggie-packed creamy dips that are sure to satisfy any craving. Our dips consistently outperform the competition on purchase intent and preference in double-blind sensory testing. Fresh Cravings is part of FoodStory Brands, a family-owned, Arizona-based company, which searches the world to bring thoughtfully curated and affordably priced food and beverage products to your table. For more information on Fresh Cravings visit: www.freshcravings.com or @FreshCravingsSalsa Facebook and Instagram.
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WHICH NEW ‘BARBIE’ DOLLS AND PLAYSETS ARE BEST?
The Barbie movie is only a few weeks away as it lands on July 21 in the U.S. To help ramp up advertising efforts in a final push before opening weekend, Mattel has launched a set of dolls, toys and playsets inspired by the film. Most of the dolls are versions of Barbie and Ken as portrayed by various actors in the film. These dolls come at the heels of other recent releases, such as one portraying Anna May Wong and the brand’s first doll with Down syndrome.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ‘BARBIE’ MOVIE
The “Barbie” movie has been a long time coming, having cycled through several writers, directors and stars during its decade-plus development road. It didn’t start picking up real steam until Margot Robbie became attached to star and produce a handful of years ago. Then, indie film darlings Greta Gerwig and partner Noah Baumbach became attached to write the script, with Gerwig also directing.
The plot of “Barbie” was kept tightly under wraps, but we now know it follows Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken as they somehow leave Barbie Land and enter our real world. They even interact with the Chief Executive Officer of Mattel in the film, as portrayed by Will Ferrell. Outside of this, we don’t know much else.
WHO ELSE IS IN THE ‘BARBIE’ MOVIE?
The cast of the “Barbie” movie is packed with big-name comedic actors and rising stars. Several versions of Barbie beside Robbie’s version are portrayed by actresses such as Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Emma Mackey and Dua Lipa. Other versions of Ken beside Gosling’s take are portrayed by Simu Liu, Ncuti Gatwa and John Cena.
Besides the central duo, other characters include a Mattel employee, played by America Ferrera, a forgotten doll from Mattel history named Allen, played by Michael Cera and the film’s narrator, voiced by Academy Award winner Helen Mirren.
BEST ‘BARBIE’ DOLLS AND PLAYSETS FROM THE NEW MOVIE
Barbie The Movie Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Gold Disco Jumpsuit
Saturday Night Fever never dies in Barbie Land, as evidenced by this fabulous disco outfit worn by Robbie’s take on the character. It includes accessories, such as gold earrings and bracelets.
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Barbie The Movie Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Pink Western Outfit
This rootin’ tootin’ cowboy shootin’ version of Robbie’s Barbie is a perfect gift for the country-loving person in your life. It comes with a stand for easy display, too.
Sold by Target
Barbie The Movie Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Pink Gingham Dress
This version of Robbie’s Barbie is a bit of a throwback with its retro 1950s-style dress. It’s perfectly accessorized with period-appropriate pieces, such as a pearl necklace and earrings.
Barbie The Movie Collectible Doll, Margot Robbie As Barbie In Plaid Matching Set
This version of Robbie’s Barbie is perhaps the cutest with her pastel colors in plaid styling. It’s the outfit she wears when she makes it back home to Barbie Land.
Barbie The Movie Collectible Doll, President Barbie In Pink And Gold Dress
This President Barbie doll is modeled after Issa Rae’s take on the power-wielding character. Her stunning dress makes it clear she’s to be both feared and respected.
Sold by Amazon
Barbie The Movie Collectible Gloria Doll Wearing Pink Power Pantsuit
This Gloria doll is modeled after America Ferrera’s character in the movie. The suit and accessories, such as her gold hoop earrings, help her make a big impression.
Barbie The Movie Ken Doll Wearing Pastel Striped Beach Matching Set
This Ryan Gosling Ken doll is ready for a fashionable day at the beach, and he comes with a surfboard so he can stay cool riding the waves.
Barbie The Movie Collectible Ken Doll Wearing Denim Matching Set
This Ryan Gosling Ken doll oozes style thanks to the flared denim and Ken-branded boxer shorts peeking out from his waistband. The doll is fully articulated for easy posing.
Sold by Walmart
Barbie The Movie Collectible Ken Doll In White And Gold Tracksuit
This Ken is modeled after Simu Liu’s version of the character. The zipper actually works and you can place Ken’s hands into the pockets to show some attitude.
Sold by Mattel
Barbie The Movie Collectible Car, Pink Corvette Convertible
This collectible Corvette from the “Barbie” movie can be used as a decoration, but it’s also a fully functioning toy including working doors, wheels and even a trunk.
Sold by Walmart
Hot Wheels RC Barbie Corvette, Remote Control Corvette From Barbie The Movie
Remote-controlled cars have been a cherished toy for many a growing child. This version is modeled after the 1956 Corvette Stingray Margot Robbie’s Barbie drives in the film. It can hold two full-sized Barbie dolls.
Sold by Amazon
Barbie The Movie Fashion Pack With Three Iconic Film Outfits And Accessories
This accessory pack is the perfect way to celebrate the launch of the “Barbie” movie with dolls you already own. The three outfits are a pajama set and two outfits for hitting the town.
Sold by Target
Little People Collector Barbie: The Movie Special Edition Set For Adults And Fans, Four Figures
This set of figures includes two Kens and two Barbies. They’re 2.5 inches tall and make excellent toys for kids on the go, or desk and bookcase decorations for older fans.
Sold by Amazon
Mega Barbie The Movie Replica Dreamhouse Building Kit For Collectors
This Mega brand building set has 1,795 pieces, more than enough to keep fans of any age busy for an afternoon. It folds open once built so you can play with it like any other Barbie dreamhouse.
Sold by Amazon
This is the same Uno game that you know and love, except for a special “played with too much” rule. Each card features a picture of Barbies from the movie, as portrayed by various actors.
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WATERTOWN, Conn., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RIO Beach™, an industry leader in beach gear acquired by ShelterLogic Group Inc. in 2018, is pleased to introduce NEW RIO Beach™ and Tommy Bahama Beach Umbrellas with the Patent Pending ANCHORX™ anchoring system. With beach safety in mind, these 6-ft. and 7-ft. beach umbrellas feature added wind stability with the NEW ANCHORX™ system for windy beach days.
"The RIO Beach brand is an expert in developing products that are innovative and accurately aligned with what we know people want to buy," said Rob Silinski, President of ShelterLogic Group Inc. "RIO Beach is not only committed to bringing fashion-forward aesthetics to the market, but also strives to deliver quality construction and consumer safety to our product lines."
The patent pending ANCHORX system adds a 19 x 19 in. surface area to the built-in sand auger that is easy to set up and take down and is designed to keep the umbrella stable, safe, and upright on even the windiest beach days. In addition to the safer anchoring system, the RIO Beach and Tommy Bahama Beach Umbrellas with ANCHORX feature a built-in wind vent to provide increased airflow and maximum stability. The umbrellas also come recommended by the Skin Care Foundation thanks to them being UPF rated for ultimate sun protection.
"We are thrilled to have the Skin Care Foundation seal on our patented, premium umbrellas for the RIO Beach and Tommy Bahama branded beach gear. We feel passionately about sun protection for our customers and this partnership brings it all together," said Silinski.
RIO Beach offers high-quality beach chairs, beach umbrellas, and beach coolers for generations of customers. Originally founded in 1947 with a line of outdoor furniture, the brand expanded into beach gear in the 1980s, continuing on to make premium products under the RIO brand and for the Tommy Bahama brand, including beach gear, gazabos, lawn chairs, and other outdoor lifestyle products.
For more information on ANCHORX, RIO Beach or Tommy Bahama beach gear, please visit www.ShelterLogic.com, TommyBahama.com or watch the RIO Beach ANCHORX video here.
About RIO Beach™
RIO Beach has been an industry leader in beach lifestyle gear for over 40 years, bringing fashion and quality to every product design. Since its inception, the company has been committed to service, quality and innovation, developing trend-right products that are innovatively and accurately aligned with what we know people want to buy and built with the highest quality standards in the industry.
About ShelterLogic Group Inc.
ShelterLogic Group is the world leader in shade, shelter, storage, and outdoor lifestyle. Founded in 1991, ShelterLogic has grown into a family of brands including RIO Beach, Quik Shade, Arrow Storage, Sojag, and ShelterLogic branded product. In addition to owned brands, ShelterLogic is the licensee for Tommy Bahama®, Life is Good®, Margaritaville®, and Scotts® Miracle-Gro®.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — About 135 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have to be destroyed due to quality problems, Congressional panel leaders said Thursday.
The announcement follows a report in May that detailed how more than 400 million vaccine doses made at an Emergent BioSolutions plant had to be trashed. The doses more recently slated for destruction were made between August 2021 and February, the House members said.
Johnson & Johnson said in a statement Thursday that no doses produced at the site since the factory restarted have reached the market, and it was ending its agreement with Emergent.
The doses had been set aside after they were made. The panel said J&J told it that a batch of the shots failed inspection, which rendered all of them unusable.
The factory’s problems have hurt vaccinations in areas of the world where vaccines are still in short supply, said U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat and COVID-19 subcommittee chairman.
Emergent said it has been “open and forthcoming” about the factory’s challenges. It noted that J&J took control of the plant after problems first emerged and that J&J was in charge until manufacturing stopped there earlier this year.
The problem-plagued Baltimore factory was initially shut down by the Food and Drug Administration in early 2021 due to contamination. The government then allowed production to resume in August 2021.
J&J’s vaccine was one of three initially authorized by U.S. regulators more than a year ago to protect against COVID-19. But the government has since strictly limited who can receive the shot due to a small risk of rare but serious blood clots.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ampio" or the "Company") (NYSE: AMPE). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Ampio and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
During premarket hours on August 3, 2022, Ampio issued a press release containing a letter to stockholders which revealed that executives at Ampio were aware, at the time of a per-protocol interim analysis in March 2020, that the Company's AP-013 clinical trial for its product Ampion did not demonstrate efficacy on its co-primary endpoints of pain and function; and that Company executives did not fully report the results of the AP-013 trial and the timing of unblinding of data from the AP-013 trial.
On this news, Ampio's share price fell $0.06, or 35.38%, to close at $0.10 per share on August 3, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Netflix, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of NFLX during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Netflix common stock or call options, or sold put options, between January 19, 2021 and April 19, 2022, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Netflix was exhibiting slower acquisition growth due to, among other things, account sharing by customers and increased competition from other streaming services; (2) the Company was experiencing difficulties retaining customers; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company was losing subscribers on a net basis (4) as a result, the Company's financial results were being adversely affected; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: July 5, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/netflix-inc-loss-submission-form-2/?id=29271&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of NFLX during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is July 5, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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CHICAGO, April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The artist entity from Chicago is producing their second signature JB Skating album "The Book of Enoch". JBGODS is the leading music entity for their brand known as JB Skating. The artist entity is responsible for documenting and disseminating their skate music and their skate brand. The gods are the first to create original JB SKATE music for Chicago and to bring their brand from the shadows of a hidden subculture to the forefront of the music industry.
"We inspire people to aim for the impossible and achieve it. Les Brown said, 'It's possible' and I believe him." -Pharaoh
Pharaoh is the ambitious owner of the JBGODS company and lead artist behind the music. JBGODS is not just a music entity, it's a business and a team, which started when Pharaoh met Skotty and Keem from Milwaukee. The team went from 3 members with no songs to 13 members with two albums in 6 months. The gods are known for their deep bass, melodic instrumentals and Chicago influenced JB SKATE mixing.
Pharaoh studied music in California where he attained his bachelor's degree in music, which he plans to use towards more exciting projects on picture. The gods are known to be the most intense entity in skate music. In between albums they share free mix tapes on YouTube for their followers, fans and supporters to enjoy.
"Some cities don't have good JB music, some cities have none at all. We are here to change that. The gods are bringing JB to the whole country. It's ours to give."
The Book of Enoch is scheduled to drop in the summer of 2023. The gods attest that skaters everywhere will be satisfied with this brand new genre of skate music.
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TORONTO, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Cyber Nations, a global program focused on cybersecurity education and training, was launched by Protexxa Inc. to address the cybersecurity talent shortage of 3.5 million unfilled jobs in the information security industry.
The initiative aims to train 100,000 African, Caribbean, and Canadian learners with hands-on skills for entry-level cybersecurity roles. The first cohort of 100+ students graduated on May 27th, 2023 in Barbados and will start their new jobs over the next 90 days.
The graduates have successfully completed the Cyber Nations training program which was designed by Protexxa in partnership with George Brown College, leaders at CILAR, and Plum. Together, these Canadian organizations are tackling one of the top ten global risks identified by the World Economic Forum, cybercrime/cyber insecurity.
With cybercrime quadrupling since the Covid-19 pandemic, companies need skilled talent to fulfill critical roles including Cybersecurity Analysts, Vulnerability Specialists, Incident Responders, and Cyber Literacy Coordinators.
Stacia Sherman Garr, co-founder and principal analyst of RedThread Research, a firm specializing in evaluating modern workforce practices, observed, "Employers need skilled talent to meet increasing market demands and drive growth strategies. Upskilling programs such as Cyber Nations support new career opportunities that benefit the success of both the employee and the organization."
Protexxa co-developed the comprehensive security program that also incorporates CompTIA Security+ curriculum and the award-winning Plum talent assessment platform. The program is four-months in duration and balances synchronous/asynchronous learning, culminating with successful students achieving a Cybersecurity Analyst certificate from George Brown College. Graduates are properly prepared to add tangible value to organizations with practical and actionable skills across critical cybersecurity roles.
"We are thrilled to celebrate the graduation of our outstanding cybersecurity students. These graduates demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and passion required to make a significant impact in today's digital landscape," says Dr. Rick Huijbregts, Program Director, Cyber Nations.
The second Cyber Nations cohort of 350 students begins in August 2023. Work is underway to expand the program in Kenya, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.
Students or companies seeking more information are encouraged to visit cyber-nations.com. One of the benefits of the Cyber Nations program is that graduates can work remotely from their countries and support businesses worldwide.
Click HERE to view images from the Cyber Nations graduation.
Cyber Nations is a global program designed to engage 100,000 African, Caribbean and Canadian learners to be trained as cybersecurity operations analysts, incident responders, vulnerability specialists, and cyber literacy coordinators, with a path to employment. Cyber Nations is committed to ensuring digital security in today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, empowering organizations and their employees with the knowledge and tools to defend against cybercrime. For more information, visit Cyber-Nations.com.
Protexxa is a B2B SaaS cybersecurity company that connects the dots between personal cyber hygiene and business risk. Using artificial intelligence (AI), the Protexxa platform rapidly identifies, evaluates, predicts, and resolves common cyber issues. With a key focus on prevention and increasing global cyber literacy, Protexxa also offers personalized training and consulting for companies worldwide. For additional information, visit protexxa.com and follow Protexxa on Instagram @Protexxacyber.
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The technological rivalry between the US and China is heating up — and nowhere more fiercely than in artificial intelligence. That’s hardly a surprise given its potential to boost both nations’ productivity and competitiveness, and to tip the geopolitical and military balance. Prominent Chinese technology executives have conceded that the US has an edge in generative AI systems capable of completing complex cognitive tasks at lightning speed in response to simple commands. Washington’s effort to curtail Chinese access to the powerful chips needed to train these new AI models — nipping Beijing’s ambitions in the bud — shows how far the US will go to defend its advantage.
1. What’s the state of the competition?
It depends on what you’re measuring. The US has mostly led the way in generative AI and hosted its biggest public breakthrough in November when San Francisco-based OpenAI launched the ChatGPT chatbot. This has triggered a wave of Silicon Valley investment as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and other rivals race OpenAI and its backer Microsoft Corp. to develop commercial applications using ever-more sophisticated AI tools. China is seen as further ahead in fields such as image recognition, at least when it comes to practical applications. Most demos of Chinese generative AI tools so far suggest they have a long way to go. But there’s been an explosion in startup creation in the past few months. Virtually every single major Chinese technology player, from Baidu Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. to Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., have unveiled ChatGPT contenders or announced plans to do so. In late June, Baidu said its ChatGPT-style service outperformed OpenAI’s seminal product on several measures.
2. What do the numbers show?
The US leads the way in AI investment, drawing $26.6 billion in the year to mid-June versus $4 billion for China, according to consultancy Preqin. The gap is gradually narrowing, at least in terms of deal flow. There were about 447 AI venture deals in the US in the same period, while China’s deal count was equivalent to more than two-thirds of the US total, up from about half over the previous two years. From a research perspective, China has been the leader in AI journal citations since 2010. China’s share of citations in AI publications stood at almost 30% in 2021, almost double that of the US, according to the latest Artificial Intelligence Index Report from Stanford University. In terms of turning ideas into real-world entrepreneurship, China lags behind historically. From 2013 to 2022, the US led all regions with the largest number of newly funded AI companies at over 4,600, 3.5 times the amount in China in the same period, according to the report.
3. Why does China’s AI progress worry US officials?
China’s surveillance apparatus has employed AI for years to police crime and social unrest, and allegedly to help the country’s security agencies monitor Uyghur minorities in the Xinjiang region. The US has imposed sanctions on Chinese companies including SenseTime Group Inc. and Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. as a result. China’s use of AI for military purposes is another source of concern. In October, the Biden administration rolled out a series of restrictions controlling US chip exports to China stemming from concerns that China could use advanced semiconductors and AI to improve military capabilities. The US Department of Defense released a report on military and security developments in China in November that detailed Beijing’s vision of “intelligentized warfare,” defined by the expanded use of AI and other technologies at every level of combat.
4. What is the US doing about it?
Washington’s approach has shifted gradually from targeted sanctions aimed at curbing Chinese development of products that could threaten US national security to a broader effort to protect US technological supremacy. Longer term, the US is weighing whether to impose curbs on investment in Chinese tech firms. This would have a significant impact as China has long relied on American money to fuel its most promising startups. Chinese technology has been a money-spinner for US investors and is seen as more focused on practical applications, or applying AI to existing business models. That contrasts with the approach of companies like Google, which have researched AI deeply for years, open-sourced some of their discoveries and remain focused on pushing barriers to innovation.
5. What are China’s limitations in AI?
Firstly, there’s the problem of accessing US hardware. Powerful chipsets from Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are crucial for training large AI models, but Washington bars the most capable of these from China. Google Research scientist Zhou Yanqi said at an AI industry conference in June that the US chip ban is “a big disadvantage for Chinese startups.” Chinese tech executives have argued that their generative AI models can still perform well if they tack together larger numbers of inferior chipsets to make up for lesser performance. China has plenty of hardware to marshal for its AI efforts: Billionaire Baidu founder Robin Li has said the US and China both account for roughly a third of the world’s computing power. Skeptics of China’s technological ambitions say true innovation requires the free-wheeling exploration and experimentation that the US cultivates but is restrained in China. Pervasive censorship means the datasets that China’s aspirants are using are inherently flawed and artificially constrained, they argue. However, past experience suggests China’s relative isolation is no barrier to technological success. Tencent’s WeChat benefited from the absence of Facebook and Twitter to become a social media giant and Baidu became China’s leader in domestic online search after Google pulled out.
6. What about regulation?
One wildcard in the race is each country’s approach to regulation, given the risk of AI platforms being overwhelmed by disinformation or becoming tools for the mass violations of privacy and content rights. China has moved first to regulate its AI industry — hardly a surprise given Beijing’s preoccupation with controlling online content. It plans to require a security review of AI services before they’re allowed to operate. The draft regulations signal the onus for training AI algorithms and implementing censorship will fall on platform providers —- a fairly significant burden. The US has begun to take steps toward regulation. But gridlock in Congress makes it hard to enact any meaningful AI policy.
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TX Fort Worth TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, September 8, 2022
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ102-092130-
Wise-
Including the cities of Decatur and Bridgeport
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ101-092130-
Jack-
Including the city of Jacksboro
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ100-092130-
Young-
Including the cities of Graham and Olney
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Not as warm with highs in the lower 80s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ115-092130-
Stephens-
Including the city of Breckenridge
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ116-092130-
Palo Pinto-
Including the city of Mineral Wells
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ117-092130-
Parker-
Including the cities of Weatherford and Briar
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ131-092130-
Hood-
Including the cities of Granbury and Oak Trail Shores
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ132-092130-
Somervell-
Including the city of Glen Rose
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ130-092130-
Erath-
Including the cities of Stephenville and Dublin
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ129-092130-
Eastland-
Including the cities of Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, and Gorman
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ141-092130-
Comanche-
Including the cities of Comanche and De Leon
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ142-092130-
Mills-
Including the city of Goldthwaite
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around
5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ156-092130-
Lampasas-
Including the city of Lampasas
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around
5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ157-092130-
Coryell-
Including the cities of Copperas Cove and Gatesville
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ143-092130-
Hamilton-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Hico
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ144-092130-
Bosque-
Including the cities of Clifton, Meridian, and Valley Mills
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ133-092130-
Johnson-
Including the cities of Cleburne and Burleson
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ134-092130-
Ellis-
Including the cities of Waxahachie, Ennis, and Midlothian
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ145-092130-
Hill-
Including the city of Hillsboro
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ146-092130-
Navarro-
Including the city of Corsicana
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ161-092130-
Limestone-
Including the cities of Mexia and Groesbeck
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ160-092130-
Falls-
Including the city of Marlin
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ174-092130-
Milam-
Including the cities of Cameron and Rockdale
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ175-092130-
Robertson-
Including the cities of Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ162-092130-
Leon-
Including the cities of Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee,
and Oakwood
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ147-092130-
Freestone-
Including the cities of Teague, Fairfield, and Wortham
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ148-092130-
Anderson-
Including the city of Palestine
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ135-092130-
Henderson-
Including the cities of Athens and Gun Barrel City
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ122-092130-
Van Zandt-
Including the cities of Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van,
and Edgewood
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ121-092130-
Kaufman-
Including the cities of Terrell, Kaufman, and Forney
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ120-092130-
Rockwall-
Including the cities of Rockwall and Heath
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ105-092130-
Hunt-
Including the cities of Greenville and Commerce
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
...OZONE ACTION DAY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ123-092130-
Rains-
Including the cities of Emory, East Tawakoni, and Point
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ107-092130-
Hopkins-
Including the city of Sulphur Springs
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph in
the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ106-092130-
Delta-
Including the city of Cooper
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ095-092130-
Lamar-
Including the city of Paris
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ094-092130-
Fannin-
Including the city of Bonham
322 AM CDT Fri Sep 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds around 5 mph, becoming north after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
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More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters.
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More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters.
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SYDNEY — Matteo Berrettini has beaten world No. 3 Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to lead Italy past Norway and into the Brisbane City Final of the United Cup.
Ruud had twice beaten Berrettini in 2022, in the final at Gstaad and in the quarterfinals of the US Open, winning five straight sets against the Italian. Berrettini turned the tables at the Pat Rafter Arena Tuesday, coming out strong and winning the match in 1 hour, 26 minutes.
“The goal is to have the longest run possible,” Berrettini said. “It’s super nice to play with my teammates. We know each other since a really young age. It’s crazy and now we’re representing Italy. It’s such an honor for us.”
Ruud showed good form on hard courts in 2022, reaching an ATP 1000 final and the championship match at the ATP Finals. But Berrettini was the more aggressive player Tuesday in hot conditions in Brisbane.
Berrettini faced two break points at 2-3 in the first set and if Ruud had converted, he might have taken control of the match. But the Norwegian wasn’t able to put a return in court on either point as Berrettini met the challenge with two booming services. He finished with 10 aces and won 88% of first serve points.
“Casper, he’s a super-solid player,” Berrettini said. “He improved so much in the past year so I knew that I had to serve my best.”
In Perth, Maria Sakkari earned Greece a Perth City Final place with a 6-1, 7-5 defeat of Belgium’s Elise Mertens.
Greece required only two points from the final tie of Group A to advance and Sakkari’s win backed up compatriot Stefanos Tsitsipas’ defeat of David Goffin on Monday.
“It was a very solid match from my side,” Sakkari said. “Obviously I was nervous in the beginning because I knew my match was crucial, but I managed to play a good game, even though in some moments it wasn’t pretty. I’m very happy I was able to get us through the group stages.”
In Sydney, the United States completed a 5-0 win over Germany with wins by Jessica Pegula against Laura Siegemund and Frances Tiafoe over Oscar Otte. Pegula and Taylor Fritz then combined to beat Julia Lohoff and Fabian Fallert in the mixed doubles as the United States topped Group C.
The U.S. will play Britain in the Sydney City Final on Wednesday.
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HAIFA, Israel and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) and Data Science Consulting Group (DSG), a leading technology company specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) based products, solutions and services, announced today that they have closed a $6 million Series A financing round whereby ZIM made a capital investment in DSG, which constitutes the first major equity investment in DSG.
DSG expects to use the proceeds of this ZIM investment to, among others, bolster the development of e-volve, its holistic AI governance and decisioning management system, and to expand its operations and presence to additional territories around the globe. This investment is concluded following a successful commercial collaboration between ZIM and DSG in the creation of a center of excellence for the development of AI tools for the maritime shipping industry.
Eli Glickman, President and CEO of ZIM, remarked, "The center of excellence we initiated with DSG is another prime example of a fruitful partnership ZIM has established with an Israeli startup and the successful development and implementation of AI tools to improve ZIM's business decisions. ZIM's innovative spirit, demonstrated by, among others, the adoption of various digital tools, has been an important contributor to our industry leading results and, we expect, will continue to drive to our success going forward. Having worked closely with the DSG team, we see their capabilities that can support our ecosystem and are pleased to make this investment that will enable them to further grow their business."
Eyal Ben Amram, EVP & CIO of ZIM added: "There is a growing demand around the world and in our industry for AI-based products and solutions which can improve, among others, supply chain management and the accuracy of forecasting tools. The positive results of our collaboration with DSG during the past year and DSG's proven versatile experience and understanding of AI convinced us to further invest in our relationship with DSG and its team."
Dr. Elan Sasson, DSG's CEO noted: "We are proud in the vote of confidence which ZIM's investment in DSG represents. The transformation of a customer turned (also) into an investor is an indication of the impact and reward we aspire to deliver to our customers and precisely the type of relationships we aim to foster. This investment will enable us to further develop our products and technologies and expand our international footprint in markets such as Australia, Japan, and others."
About ZIM
Founded in Israel in 1945, ZIM (NYSE: ZIM) is a leading global container liner shipping company with established operations in 100+ countries serving more than 25,000 customers in over 300 global ports. ZIM leverages digital strategies and a commitment to ESG values to provide customers innovative seaborne transportation and logistics services and exceptional customer experience. ZIM's differentiated global-niche strategy, based on agile fleet management and deployment, covers major trade routes with a focus on select markets where the company holds competitive advantages. Additional information about ZIM is available at www.ZIM.com.
About Data Science Consulting Group (DSG)
DSG provides a suite of Enterprise AI offerings to proactively manage the risk and uncertainty associated with typical AI implementation and ensure AI systems continue to work over time, providing ongoing, long-term business impact. For almost a decade, DSG has been a global leader in the development of AI and machine learning based products, solutions, and models for enterprises and as such, understands the complexity of building scalable AI. DSG was founded in 2015 by Dr. Elan Sasson, an AI expert, Dr. Gideon Rosenthal, a brain-science AI expert, and Shaul Abergil, a senior data scientist, as a leading center of excellence in artificial intelligence, in order to supply large organizations in various industries with machine learning tools in order to provide such organizations business and financial competitive edge.
ZIM Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains or may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Israeli Securities Law, 1968). In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company, may include projections of the Company's new service capabilities and advantages, future financial results thereof, as well as its anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in its business. These statements are only predictions based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events or results. There are important factors that could cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: market changes in freight, bunker, charter and other rates or prices, new legislation or regulation affecting the Company's operations, new competition and changes in the competitive environment, the outcome of legal proceedings to which the Company is a party, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption "Risk Factors" in its 2021 Annual Report.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform its prior statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as otherwise required by law.
ZIM Contacts
Media:
Avner Shats
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
+972-4-865-2520
shats.avner@zim.com
Investor Relations:
Elana Holzman
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
+972-4-865-2300
holzman.elana@zim.com
Leon Berman
The IGB Group
212-477-8438
lberman@igbir.com
DSG Contacts
Dr. Elan Sasson
CEO and Co-Founder, Data Science Group
+972-54-440-8089
info@dsg.ai
Media Contact
Iris Weinstein
CEO, NewStory Group
+972-54-436-3334
irisw@newstory-group.co.il
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“Barbie” didn’t just break the opening weekend record for 2023; It also shattered the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman.
With $162 million in ticket sales from North American theaters, according to studio totals Monday, “Barbie” catapulted past both “Captain Marvel,” which was co-directed by Anna Boden and opened to $153.4 million in 2019, and “Wonder Woman,” Patty Jenkins ’ 2017 film that debuted to $103.3 million. Boasting a reported price tag of $145 million, “Barbie” also cost less to produce than “Captain Marvel” ($152 million) and “Wonder Woman” ($200 million).
Globally, it far surpassed “Wonder Woman’s” debut with over $337 million versus $228.3 million, though “Captain Marvel’s” global launch was higher at $455 million.
“Barbie’s” debut, $7 million higher than estimated on Sunday, is also significant because its audience was 65% women — not a surprise in and of itself, but as far as box office history is concerned, movies that open over $100 million often have a majority male audience (including both “Captain Marvel” and “Wonder Woman”). This, many have noted, is perhaps less a rule and more of a lack of big films that have been made and promoted with a blockbuster female audience in minds.
Twin Cities moviegoers react as “Barbie” takes the box office crown and “Oppenheimer” soars in a historic weekend exceeding $242 million in ticket sales.
A close, but imperfect comparison is “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, and made $85 million in its first three days. The R-rated adaptation opened on Presidents Day weekend for a five-day haul of $93 million.
“Barbie” also earned the title of the third biggest July debut ever, surpassing Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” and trailing only the live-action “The Lion King” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”
Gerwig co-wrote and directed “Barbie” which is intended to be the first of many Mattel-inspired spinoffs. And in just one weekend it’s already surpassed the domestic grosses her last two films, “Little Women,” which earned $108.1 million and “Lady Bird,” with $49 million. In 2018, Gerwig also made history by becoming the fifth woman to be nominated for the best director Oscar (for “Lady Bird” ). As of 2023, there have now been seven women nominated for best director, and some are already predicting that Gerwig will notch another nod for next year’s ceremony.
“Barbie” and Gerwig’s success was celebrated widely online with many in Hollywood pausing to reflect on the moment. Reese Witherspoon posted “way to go, GG!” on Instagram, while director Ry Russo-Young wrote that “’Barbie’ and its success looms as a beacon of hope” amid the strikes and widely shut-down productions.
“It’s wildly original, feminist, giant in scope and swing, and feels singular to a perspective,” Russo-Young wrote. “These are rare qualities for big movies these days. I hope to see more made like this in the coming years.”
Filmmaker Nancy Meyers also celebrated the “triumph” on Instagram, but bristled at the focus on the glass ceiling aspect asking if “Christopher Nolan has ever once in his life been referred to as a male director.” Meyers and Nolan are among only a handful of writer-directors who have had two or more of their original films gross over $100 million domestically.
“Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ accomplished something so profound,” Melissa Silverstein, the founder of the blog Women and Hollywood and the artistic director of the Athena Film Festival, wrote in an email Monday. “The fact that she made a funny, entertaining feminist critique and broke so many box office records with a movie about a doll that has been such a lightning rod in our culture is a monumental feat that should not be underestimated.”
Now it’s a question of how high “Barbie” can go and if it can outgross other top films directed by women. In North America, to get the No. 1 spot, “Barbie” will have to earn more than “Frozen II,” co-directed by Jennifer Lee, which tallied out with $477.4 million. “Captain Marvel” is in second place with $426.8 million.
With good reviews and audience scores in its arsenal, word-of-mouth enthusiasm and watercooler buzz, as well as no direct new competition on the calendar, it’s likely that “Barbie” will have “long legs,” a common phrase in the exhibition business that means a movie will continue selling significant numbers of tickets far past its opening weekend.
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MASAKHANE, South Africa (AP) — Living in the shadow of one of South Africa’s largest coal-fired power stations, residents of Masakhane fear job losses if the facility is closed as the country moves to cleaner energy.
A significant polluter because it relies on coal to generate about 80% of its electricity, South Africa plans to reduce that to 59% by 2030 by phasing out some of its 15 coal-fired power stations and increasing its use of renewable energy. Its target is zero carbon emissions by 2050.
After receiving pledges of $8.5 billion at last year’s global climate summit in Scotland, South Africa’s plan to transition away from coal was widely endorsed at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt where officials signed agreements for some parts of the loan funding.
The move from coal will be difficult for the continent’s most developed economy. South African homes and businesses are already suffering daily scheduled power cuts — often more than seven hours a day — because the state-owned power utility, Eskom, cannot produce adequate supplies of electricity.
But the change has started. The Komati power station in Mpumalanga province has been decommissioned and $497 million will be used to convert it into a plant using renewable sources and batteries, according to an announcement this month by the World Bank.
Masakhane township, also in Mpumalanga province, sits dramatically at the base of mountains of coal mined nearby and then burned at the Duvha power station.
Residents say they’re worried that if the coal-fired plant is closed they’ll lose jobs, a serious concern in a country where the unemployment rate is above 30%.
The 3,600 megawatts Duvha power station supplies jobs ranging from contract work at the plant to related employment in the transport and food industries.
Selby Mahlalela, 38, moved to Masakhane in 2006 and has had various maintenance jobs as a contract worker for the state-owned power utility Eskom.
“It is the one place that the majority of people from here rely on for job opportunities, despite them not being permanent workers. This happens a lot especially when there are shutdowns or maintenance work,” said Mahlalela.
The transition remains a contentious issue, even within President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet.
This week, Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told lawmakers that the transition to cleaner energy should not happen at the cost of people’s livelihoods and the country’s energy security.
“I am one of the people who say we can have a transition. But that coal is not about just numbers, it is about human beings. It is (about) 10 towns in Mpumalanga,” said Mantashe.
In one of those towns, Silindile Kheswa has found work with short-term contracts at the Duvha power station and said he fears the transition away from coal.
“Some of our brothers are involved in the trucking of coal, transporting it to various power stations,” said Kheswa. “So if you are saying no more coal, that means we can’t put food on the table.”
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Stock market today: Asia shares trade mixed ahead of reports
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday as investors took a wait-and-see view on the week ahead that’s full of reports on some of the market’s biggest worries, including stubbornly high inflation across the economy.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.7% in morning trading to 29,141.93. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% to 7,258.80. South Korea’s Kospi shed 0.4% to 2,503.80. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.3% to 20,241.95, while the Shanghai Composite edged up nearly 0.2% to 3,399.98.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% to 4,138.12, coming off its worst week in nearly two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2% to 33,618.69 while the Nasdaq composite added 0.2% to 12,256.92.
A strong reading on U.S. jobs, which calmed worries about a possible recession but raised concerns about high inflation, and fears about smaller and mid-sized banks dominated the previous week. Weighed down by much higher interest rates, smaller and mid-sized banks are scrambling to assure Wall Street their deposits are secure and not at risk of seeing a sudden exodus, similar to the runs that toppled Silicon Valley Bank and others.
The larger concern for markets is that all the turmoil could cause banks to pull back on their lending. That in turn could raise the risk of a recession that many investors already see as highly likely.
A report Monday from the Federal Reserve showed many banks tightened their lending standards during the first three months of the year. Not only that, the survey suggested banks widely expect to raise their standards over the course of 2023. Among the reasons some smaller and mid-sized banks gave for the forecast were wanting to take less risk and worries about deposit outflows.
The Federal Reserve has lifted its benchmark interest rate to a range of 5%-5.25%, up from virtually zero early last year, in hopes of slowing high inflation. High rates do that by slowing the economy and hurting prices for investments, which runs the risk of causing a recession if they stay too high for too long.
The Fed said it’s not sure of its next move, as swaths of the economy have shown sharp slowdowns but the job market remains largely resilient.
Later this week, the U.S. government will give the latest monthly updates on inflation at the consumer and wholesale levels. Earnings reports will also arrive from Duke Energy, The Walt Disney Co. and News Corp.
Also hanging over the economy is the threat of a default by the U.S. government on its debt.
Such an event would rock financial markets because U.S. Treasurys are seen as the safest possible investment in the world. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that there are “no good options” for the United States to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress fails to raise the nation’s borrowing limit of $31.381 trillion in the coming weeks.
In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.51% from 3.44% late Friday. It helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans.
The two-year Treasury, which moves more on expectations for Fed action, rose to 3.99% from 3.92%.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude fell 43 cents to $72.73 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 47 cents to $76.54 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar inched up to 135.08 Japanese yen from 135.04 yen. The euro cost $1.0989, down from $1.1008.
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AP Business Writer Stan Choe contributed from New York.
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NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden has cozied up to high-dollar donors at Upper East Side penthouses in New York and on West Coast decks in recent weeks. He has two more fundraisers in Manhattan on Thursday that will close out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz that his team believes will put him on strong financial footing for a 2024 White House contest expected to set spending records.
The pair of evening events will be Biden’s 9th and 10th fundraising receptions of the past two weeks, numbers matched by Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. The Biden campaign has been mum before the July 15 reporting date about how much he has raised at the often freewheeling gatherings but is confident about the size.
The president is also marshaling the whole of the Democratic Party to dial for dollars, enlisting help from Govs. Gavin Newsom of California and J.B. Pritzker of Illinois as well as former President Barack Obama, among others.
Obama is featured in a new campaign video to encourage small-dollar online donations before Friday’s donation deadline. Biden allies insist that despite polls showing lagging enthusiasm among the Democratic base for the 80-year-old president, his party is solidly behind him.
“I’ve been doing this for a really long time for a number of presidents and presidential candidates,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Hollywood mogul, major Democratic donor and co-chair of Biden’s campaign. “I’ve never seen from top to bottom, the Democratic enterprise kick into gear this way, from President Obama, governors, senators, congressmen, just across the board — he’s gotten outstanding support.”
Aides say they are trying to motivate donors, especially small-dollar contributors, to dig deeper early on.
The recent blitz was also a function of Biden’s official duties, Katzenberg said, adding that “his first, second and third job is to run the country.” Biden had foreign trips in April and May, and the weekslong showdown over raising the nation’s debt limit kept him in Washington. He is set to travel to Europe next month, giving the campaign a narrow window before the historically slow summer season to fit in donor events.
While the first quarter is widely viewed as a benchmark of campaign strength, Katzenberg said there is “no urgency right now” for Biden to raise or spend vast sums because he lacks a credible primary threat and the election is 16 months away. Still, Biden is aiming to make a statement with the early totals.
Katzenberg said there were “very optimistic signals” for the Biden campaign’s ability to comfortably exceed its 2020 fundraising levels, including strong numbers of first-time Biden donors. Other campaign aides and allies have grown more bullish about the soon-to-be-reported total.
The president’s fundraising events, closed to cameras and with limited media access, feature a far less guarded Biden than the public often sees. He sometimes uses them to test a new campaign line or dish out more candid remarks than in formal events.
He usually starts behind a lectern but often shifts to using his preferred handheld microphone, which allows him to roam the room and speak more directly to guests.
Biden makes a personal nod to the hosts. In a fundraiser at the New York home of Greek American shipping magnate George Logothetis in May, Biden noted that the lessons he learned from his family as a child weren’t any different than “if my mom had been ‘Bidenopoulos’ instead of ‘Finnegan’.”
Though his aides make it a point not to engage with prospective 2024 opponents, Biden often does not shy away at these events from criticizing the Republican candidates, from Donald Trump on down.
“I’ve been stunned at the damage done by the last administration to us internationally and globally. I mean, I’ve been stunned how deep it goes,’ Biden said Tuesday evening in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
And this veiled reference to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a fundraiser in Greenwich, Connecticut: “Did you ever think you’d go through a time when the No. 2 contender on another team was banning books?”
When a baby squealed while Biden was talking about Republicans to Chicago donors Wednesday, the president said, “I don’t blame you kiddo.”
Biden’s sometimes rambling remarks are full of anecdotes about his lengthy time in public office, peppered with references to issues such as tougher gun restrictions and abortion rights that animate Democrats. In more intimate settings, where cameras are barred, the president can open up. For example, he made a rare reference to his personal views on abortion when speaking about the issue at a separate Chevy Chase fundraiser on Tuesday.
“I’m a practicing Catholic,” Biden said. “I’m not big on abortion, but guess what? Roe vs. Wade got it right.” At the same event, he misspoke when talking about the Ukraine war, referring instead to Iraq.
At a fundraiser last week, Biden caused a diplomatic dust-up after calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator” — a comment coming hours after Secretary of State Antony Blinken had met Xi as part of a bid to thaw tensions between the countries. Biden insisted that his remark would not affect that relationship.
“He wants to shake every hand and chat with everyone,” Katzenberg said. “When there’s something that is on his mind, he’ll say it — and you know, that’s what makes him authentic.”
Last week in the San Francisco area, his fundraisers seemed to prove his argument that the U.S. economy has been favoring the wealthy. He attended events near homes whose Zillow price listings were about four times higher than an average U.S. worker’s lifetime earnings.
“Mr. President, trust me, this is a fancy crowd,” Newsom said to polite laughter at one event. “I know these folks.”
Biden tries to draw connections to a blue-collar past, even as he touches on big-picture issues such as climate change, relations with China and the fate of democracy.
“How many of you are from smaller Midwestern towns?” he asked. “You know what happened when the factory closes. The soul of the community is lost. Not a joke.”
Breaking with the level of transparency followed by the Obama campaign when Biden was vice president, Biden’s campaign does not share the total amount raised from any individual event.
Those numbers will be shared when the campaign submits its filing to the Federal Election Commission in July, campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said.
“We are encouraged by the strong response we are seeing from donors and our grassroots supporters, including a significant number of new donors since 2020,” he said in a statement.
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Associated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Josh Boak contributed to this report.
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- Report to be released at approximately 7:00 AM CEST on July 14, 2022
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STOCKHOLM, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) financial report for the second quarter 2022 will be published at approximately 7:00 AM CEST on July 14, 2022.
The company will issue a press release with the complete financial report attached, including tables, in PDF format.
Following publication of the press release, the financial report will be available on Ericsson's website: www.ericsson.com/en/investors/financial-reports/interim-reports
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A homicide investigation is underway in east Charlotte, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said Sunday.
Officers responded to calls regarding the incident around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning near 7100 Snow Lane. A victim was found suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene.
There is no motive or mention of a suspect at this time and this remains an active investigation.
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The 2023 RBC Heritage Odds & Preview: Patrick Cantlay
After the second round of the RBC Heritage, Patrick Cantlay is in fifth at -8.
Looking to place a bet on Patrick Cantlay at the RBC Heritage this week? Read on for the betting trends you need before you make your picks.
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Patrick Cantlay Insights
- Cantlay has finished under par 14 times and carded 16 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 18 rounds.
- He has carded a top-five score six times and a top-10 score seven times in his last 18 rounds.
- Cantlay has carded a score within three shots of the day's best in seven of his last 18 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day 11 times.
- Cantlay has finished in the top five in three of his past five appearances.
- In his past five tournaments, Cantlay finished within three shots of the leader twice and five or fewer strokes back three times. He carded a score better than average five times.
- Cantlay has a top-20 finish in each of his past five tournaments.
- Cantlay will try to extend his streak of made cuts to six by qualifying for the weekend once again.
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RBC Heritage Insights and Stats
- Cantlay has five top-10 finishes, with four of them being top-five finishes, in his past six appearances at this tournament. His average finishing position has been fourth.
- Cantlay has made the cut in five of his past six appearances at this tournament.
- Cantlay last competed at this event in 2023 and finished fifth.
- The Tour has played courses with an average length of 7,295 yards in the past year, while Harbour Town Golf Links is set for 7,213 yards.
- Cantlay will take to the 7,213-yard course this week at Harbour Town Golf Links after having played courses with an average length of 7,310 yards during the past year.
Cantlay's Last Time Out
- Cantlay was good on the 16 par-3 holes at the Masters Tournament, averaging 2.94 strokes to finish in the 78th percentile of competitors.
- His 4.18-stroke average on the 40 par-4 holes at the Masters Tournament ranked in the 60th percentile of the field (the tournament average was 4.14).
- On the 16 par-5 holes at the Masters Tournament, Cantlay shot better than 89% of the field (averaging 4.44 strokes).
- Cantlay shot better on par 3s than most players his last time out, carding a birdie or better on four of 16 par-3s at the Masters Tournament (the other golfers averaged 1.9).
- On the 16 par-3s at the Masters Tournament, Cantlay had three bogeys or worse (more than the tournament average of 2.5).
- Cantlay's four birdies or better on par-4s at the Masters Tournament were more than the tournament average of 3.5.
- At that last competition, Cantlay's performance on the 40 par-4s included a bogey or worse 10 times (compared to the field's better average, 8.4).
- Cantlay ended the Masters Tournament recording a birdie or better on nine par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 5.8 on the 16 par-5s.
- The field at the Masters Tournament averaged 1.3 bogeys or worse on the 16 par-5s, but Cantlay finished without one.
RBC Heritage Time and Date Info
- Date: April 13-16, 2023
- Course: Harbour Town Golf Links
- Location: Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Par: 71 / 7,213 yards
- Cantlay Odds to Win: +750 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A10 Networks Inc. (ATEN) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $18 million.
The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of 24 cents per share.
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The provider of networking technologies posted revenue of $77.6 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported profit of $46.9 million, or 60 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $280.3 million.
A10 Networks shares have fallen slightly more than 5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $15.74, a climb of 12% in the last 12 months.
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BOSTON — Elon Musk tweeted Sunday that Twitter will permanently suspend any account on the social media platform that impersonates another.
The platform's new owner issued the warning after some celebrities changed their Twitter display names — not their account names — and tweeted as ‘Elon Musk’ in reaction to the billionaire's decision to offer verified accounts to all comers for $8 month.
“Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended,” Musk wrote. While Twitter previously issued warnings before suspensions, now that it is rolling out “widespread verification, there will be no warning.”
In fact, “any name change at all” would compel the temporary loss of a verified checkmark, the world's richest man said.
Comedian Kathy Griffin had her account suspended Sunday for switching her screen name to Musk.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli had done the same — posting a series of tweets in support of Democratic candidates on Saturday before switching back to her true name. “Okey-dokey. I've had fun and I think I made my point,” she tweeted afterwards.
Before the stunt, Bertinelli noted the original purpose of the blue verification checkmark. It was granted free of charge to people whose identity Twitter employees had confirmed; with journalists accounting for a big portion of recipients. “It simply meant your identity was verified. Scammers would have a harder time impersonating you,” Bertinelli noted.
“That no longer applies. Good luck out there!” she added.
The $8 verified accounts are Musk's way of democratizing the service, he claims. On Saturday, a Twitter update for iOS devices listed on Apple's app store said users who “sign up now” for the new “Twitter Blue with verification” can get the blue check next to their names “just like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow.”
It said the service would first be available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. However, it was not available Sunday and there was no indication when it would roll go live. A Twitter employ, Esther Crawford, told The Associated Press it is coming “soon but it hasn’t launched yet.”
Twitter did not respond on Sunday to an email seeking comment.
If the company were to strip current verified users of blue checks — something that hasn't happened — that could exacerbate disinformation on the platform during Tuesday's midterm elections.
Some Twitter users have already begun migrating from the platform — to alternatives such as Mastodon and Counter Social — following layoffs that began Friday that reportedly affected about half of Twitter's 7,500-employee workforce. They fear a breakdown of moderation and verification could create a disinformation free-for-all on what has been the internet's main conduit for reliable communications from public agencies and other institutions.
Many companies have paused advertising on the platform out of concern it could become more unruly under Musk.
Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and integrity, sought to assuage such concerns in a tweet Friday. He said the company’s front-line content moderation staff was the group least affected by the job cuts.
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Cannes Lions Speakers' Lounge Interview Content Will Be Made Publicly Available Via Stagwell's Online Channels
NEW YORK and CANNES, France, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, is gearing up for the in-person return to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (Cannes Lions) with exclusive programming throughout the festival that will be accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Cannes Speakers' Lounge Content Studio
As the title sponsor of the Cannes Lions Speakers' Lounge, Stagwell is producing exclusive interviews in the onsite content studio with some of the most interesting people at the festival, going beyond the main stage to dig deeper into their best stories. More than 20 senior executives will be participating in Speakers' Lounge interviews from brands including:
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Activision
- Albertson's
- Amazon Ads
- Beam Suntory
- Chipotle
- Chivas Brothers/Pernod Ricard
- Diageo
- EA
- Expedia
- Hulu
- Lenovo
- Marriott
- Mastercard
- Meta
- Qualcomm
- Quest
- Snap Inc.
- Unilever
Stagwell will make the interviews available for viewing throughout the festival for anyone to access, free of charge. Follow Stagwell on YouTube, LinkedIn and the website for a behind-the-scenes pass to the best of Cannes Lions.
"We've gathered some of our industry's most interesting minds together in the Speakers' Lounge Content Studio to share how they're transforming marketing for the world's most notable brands," said Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn. "We're proud to make this exclusive content accessible to anyone, free of charge, via Stagwell's online channels."
News organizations that are interested in obtaining this content for redistribution should contact cannescomms@stagwellglobal.com to coordinate.
Stagwell at Cannes Lions
There are over 15 Stagwell agencies attending the festival including 72andSunny, Allison + Partners, Anomaly, Assembly, Code and Theory, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Colle McVoy, Doner, Forsman & Bodenfors, GALE, Ink, Instrument, MMI Agency, Observatory, Redscout, Veritas, and Wolfgang.
To Connect
If you are a brand executive or journalist interested in participating in Speakers' Lounge interviews, connecting with Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn or leaders from the Stagwell agencies, or attending Stagwell's events, please contact cannescomms@stagwellglobal.com.
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The controversial Saudi Arabian-backed golf series known as LIV plays its first tournament in the U.S. this week. The breakaway series is already shaking up the golf world.
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The deal will bring horse racing's most prestigious brand and events to the metaverse through the virtual horse racing platform Photo Finish™ LIVE.
ORLANDO, Fla., April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Orlando-based game development studio Third Time Entertainment , has signed a groundbreaking multi-year deal with Churchill Downs, the iconic home of the Kentucky Derby to bring the world's most prestigious horse race to the virtual world via the studio's cutting-edge virtual horse racing gaming experience, Photo Finish™ LIVE.
Beginning with the running of this year's 149th Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs and Third Time Games will bridge the legendary 'Run for the Roses™' into the digital world by holding month-long season events on the Photo Finish™ LIVE platform, each culminating in a grand race the virtual equivalent to that of the Kentucky Derby.
Through each event leading up to the Derby, Photo Finish™ LIVE players will race horses they've bought and/or bred and own with real money purse prizes on the line in a virtual Road to the Derby, all for a chance at earning the Kentucky Derby's virtual crown.
"We are beyond excited to partner with Churchill Downs to bring the Kentucky Derby and Road to the Derby to the virtual world," said Ian Cummings, CEO of Photo Finish™ LIVE.
"Our technology is revolutionizing the way that fans experience horse racing, and we believe that this partnership will help to bring the sport to a whole new generation of fans."
The Third Time / Churchill Downs partnership marks a pivotal moment in the world of horse racing, as fans of the world's oldest sport are now capable of utilizing the world's newest technologies to experience the excitement and thrill of the Kentucky Derby in a whole new way.
"As we celebrate 149 years of the Kentucky Derby, we want to continue the growth of this sport for years to come, and we believe that this partnership will help bring our sport to a whole new audience" said Casey Ramage of Churchill Downs Racetrack.
Fans can visit the official Photo Finish™ LIVE website at www.photofinish.live to learn more about the technology and to stay up-to-date on the latest news and developments.
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Third Time is a startup game development studio and pioneer in virtual horse racing. Starting in 2021, Third Time has begun development on 2 of the most highly anticipated crypto-based blockchain projects, Photo Finish™ LIVE and The MVP Society. The team and company are regarded as one of the true blue-chip companies developing in the Solana ecosystem and on the blockchain as a whole. All 3 original founders have worked for 15+ years in the game industry, with senior leadership positions held at Electronic Arts, Zynga, Row Sham Bow, Glu Mobile, and FanDuel. The first mobile game by the studio, Photo Finish™ Horse Racing, released in 2015, was one of the most popular horse racing mobile games in history, with over 13 million downloads to date. The follow-up sequel Horse Racing Manager, released in May of 2018, was featured multiple times globally at the top of the App Stores. Located in Orlando, FL, Third Time is focused on delivering innovative, addictive, highly polished, and fun games to players around the world.
Launching worldwide on April 24, 2023, Photo Finish™ LIVE is the most authentic virtual horse racing simulation ever created, offering its players an authentic and fun ecosystem where they may race against other real-life owners, build and breed their stable of champions, and take home real money prizes while doing it. Photo Finish™ LIVE offers a genetics-based breeding system that utilizes NFT-based horse genetics to create generations of unique offspring with 100% true-to-life accurate coat color genetics and in-depth attributes like Temper, Speed, Stamina, target distances, and preferred track conditions. The platform utilizes the most advanced simulated genetic breeding algorithm in the world, ensuring that each horse is a unique asset with its own set of traits and genetics.
The $3 million Kentucky Derby takes place on the first Saturday in May at historic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Inaugurated in 1875, the legendary 1 1/4-mile race for three-year-olds is the longest continually-held major sporting event in North America and the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown series. Also known as, "The Run for the Roses" and "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports," the Kentucky Derby is the most attended horse race in the nation. The 149th Kentucky Derby will take place on May 6, 2023. For more information, please visit www.KentuckyDerby.com.
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SINGAPORE, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- XT.COM, the world's first socially infused trading platform, is thrilled to announce the listing of BTNC on its platform in the innovation zone and the BTNC/USDT trading pair will be open for trading from 2023-01-20 06:00 (UTC).
- Users can deposit BTNC for trading at 2023-01-19 06:00(UTC)
- Withdrawals for BTNC will open at 2023-01-21 06:00 (UTC)
About BTNC
Binance-Peg TNC (BTNC) is a BEP20 token deployed on Binance Smart Chain with a max supply of 10,889,928. BTNC tokens can be acquired through TNCswap, a platform that allows users to convert TNC Coins into BTNC tokens.
TNC Coin is the main digital asset of the TNC network. The platform uses TNC to facilitate the company's Crypto Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) program. Tokens from participating companies that are merging with TNC will be converted into TNC. Additionally, TNC can be used in various operations on the TNC network such as partner allocation, charity, operation expenses, and business developments.
About the TNC Coin Network
TNC Coin Network is a company composed of blockchain experts worldwide. With the help of its team members, TNC Coin Network seeks to represent a robust mainnet to support its upcoming projects on its network.
TNC Coin Network aims to address the problems in the current blockchains with its own third-generation blockchain. The network seeks to implement a Dual Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DDPoS) protocol to guarantee security, asset immutability, and scalability to cater to the development and needs of decentralized applications. TNC Coin Network offers scalable and secure blockchain solutions designed specifically for innovative fintech and cryptocurrency projects. The network is able to handle 300,000 transactions per second.
Website: tnccoin.com
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"We're delighted to have BTNC listed on our trading platform. 2023 will be a great turning point for XT.COM as I'll be ensuring the utmost quality in trading opportunities and experience for XT.COM users," said Albin Warin, CEO of XT.COM. "The company is headed toward a brighter future and users can look forward to more unique web3 opportunities with our various trading portfolios."
About XT.COM
Founded in 2018, XT.COM crypto exchange now serves more than 6 million registered users, over 1,000,000+ monthly active users, 40+ million users in the ecosystem, and 800+ trading pairs. Covering spot trading, margin trading, and futures trading together with an NFT aggregated marketplace, our platform strives to cater to its large user base by providing a secure, trusted, and intuitive trading experience.
As the world's first social-infused digital assets trading platform, XT.COM also supports social networking platform-based transactions to make our crypto services more accessible to users all over the world. Furthermore, to ensure optimal data integrity and security, we see user security as our top priority at XT.COM.
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Does the right to bear arms make the United States less free? Published July 4, 2023 at 6:17 AM CDT Facebook LinkedIn Pinterest Email Print Listen • 4:56 NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dan Rodricks, a Baltimore Sun columnist, who recently wrote about the tradition of gun violence in America. Copyright 2023 NPR | https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-07-04/does-the-right-to-bear-arms-make-the-united-states-less-free | 2023-07-04 12:39:25 | 1 | https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-07-04/does-the-right-to-bear-arms-make-the-united-states-less-free |
MILAN (AP) — The French general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala is facing the threat of a tenure cut short, even as he unveiled a star-studded 2023-24 season and announced record sponsor revenues on Monday.
A government decree adopted earlier this month would require any general manager of a lyric opera theater in Italy, birthplace of the art form, to step down on their 70th birthday. The new limits imposed by the far-right-led government are widely seen as seeking to curtail foreign influence on Italian culture.
For La Scala’s general manager, Dominique Meyer, that would be in August 2025, precluding a customary second mandate. His first runs out in the spring of that year.
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala, who serves on the La Scala board, acknowledged the government’s moves created “an uncomfortable situation,” also given the long advance time necessary to sign talent for opera seasons. The decree becomes law once it is officially published.
“I think that our government should know that we are speaking of an important reality, of theaters like La Scala,’’ Sala, who belongs to the opposition Democratic Party, told a press conference. “It is not OK to leave things up in the air, with this possible change in the norms.”
But he expressed confidence that La Scala would weather whatever changes it faced, citing the professionalism of its management.
Meyer said he was calm and continuing to work as usual. “We are trying to secure the biggest artists in the world also in the future,’’ he said.
The 2023-24 season, the first fully organized by Meyer, opens on Dec. 7 with a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo,” conducted by La Scala’s music director, Riccardo Chailly, and featuring Anna Netrebko, Rene Pape, Francesco Meli and Luca Salsi.
Eleven of the 15 operas next season are by Italian composers, including Puccini’s “La rondine,” conducted by Chailly, and “Turandot,” conducted by Daniel Harding. The theater is also launching a new Wagner ring cycle, starting with “Das Rheingold” in October 2024.
La Scala’s orchestra and choir will conduct a rare nine-city European tour, with stops including Vienna, Amsterdam and Paris. Riccardo Muti returns with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Jan. 27, 2024, as part of a guest orchestra series.
The ballet season opens Dec. 15 with “Coppelia,” by acclaimed choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, while La Scala’s principal dancer Roberto Bolle will star in four performances of “Madina” in February and March 2024. A gala honoring the late prima ballerina Carla Fracci will be held on April 19, 2024.
While introducing the season, Meyer underlined recent milestones, including hitting a record 43 million euros ($46 million) in revenues from sponsors last year. He noted that revenues overall last year were up 25% over the last pre-pandemic year in 2019, with performances averaging 90% of capacity, even though last-minute lower-cost ticket sales were down by nearly half.
“It is no longer true that you can just show up at La Scala and find tickets. You need to reserve,’’ he said.
Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has denied that the government is prejudiced against foreign managers of Italian cultural institutions. “But it also seems seems strange to me that in this historic moment, the top 10 institutions of Italian culture are being run by foreigners,″ he told a RAI State TV interviewer last week.
He cited examples like the Uffizi in Florence, the Pompeii archaeological site, the Turin opera and the Theater San Carlo opera in Naples. While praising both the Uffizi and Pompeii directors, he said that the choices demonstrated “a certain xenophile provincialism that we must by every account appoint a foreigner.”
The government’s decree on the age of opera house general managers would have a more immediate effect at the Theater San Carlo, run by Frenchman Stephane Lissner, who turned 70 in January. Lissner, a former La Scala general manager whose Naples contract runs out in 2025, has indicated he plans to challenge the measure, which some experts have suggested is unconstitutional since it would in his case have a retroactive impact. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-la-scala-announces-2023-24-season-as-new-government-decree-creates-uncertainty/ | 2023-05-30 04:38:44 | 1 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-la-scala-announces-2023-24-season-as-new-government-decree-creates-uncertainty/ |
John Leahy has succeeded as a New Jersey high school and college basketball player as well as a New Jersey high school coach.
The Middle Township High School girls basketball coach’s achievements will be recognized Monday night when he is inducted into the Hall of Honor at The Basketball Reunion at Prudential Center in Newark. Leahy is being inducted in “The Made in New Jersey” category.
“It’s pretty neat,” Leahy said. “It’s definitely a great honor when you think about all the great players and coaches in the state at all levels.”
The Basketball Reunion’s mission is to celebrate the tradition and history of New Jersey basketball and help reunite the state’s players, coaches and fans. The Reunion benefits the Team Hill Foundation, which is run by the Hill Family. The late Fred Hill was the longtime Rutgers University baseball coach. Fred Hill Jr. is a former Rutgers University men’s basketball coach and is currently
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Monday’s event will also honor former Southern Regional coach Jim Ruhnke, who took over the Rams program in 1973 and led Southern to 323 wins in 20 seasons.
Few Cape-Atlantic League players and coaches can match Leahy’s record of success. He played his first two seasons at Wildwood Catholic before transferring to Middle. Leahy finished with 2,139 career points.
Leahy, 51, played at Seton Hall University from 1991-1995, helping the Pirates reach the 1992, 1993 and 1994 NCAA Tournaments.
After Seton Hall, he played overseas professionally for 10 years and two Foreign Player of the Year awards in Ireland.
Leahy returned home and took over the Middle Township girls basketball program in 2004.
The Panthers finished 23-9 and won the South Jersey Group II title this past season. Overall, Leahy has led the Middle girls to 371 wins, two South Jersey Group II championships and two Cape-Atlantic League titles.
“Sometimes you get forgotten about in South Jersey,” Leahy said. “It’s definitely a great honor and understand and appreciate the standard of New Jersey basketball. I’m proud to be a part of it.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/john-leahy-to-be-honored-at-the-basketball-reunion-on-monday-night/article_50716544-cfe4-11ed-84d7-07d7b43f92f9.html | 2023-03-31 17:15:48 | 0 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/highschool/john-leahy-to-be-honored-at-the-basketball-reunion-on-monday-night/article_50716544-cfe4-11ed-84d7-07d7b43f92f9.html |
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Scientists have begun a new search for mysterious dark matter in a former gold mine a mile underground. Dark matter makes up most of the mass of the universe but scientists don't know what it is. The hope is that the experiment will block most of the radiation that is constantly flying through the universe, allowing only dark matter particles to slip through and light up a pool of liquid xenon held in a titanium tank. Scientists announced Thursday that the five-year, $60 million experiment in South Dakota finally got underway two months ago after a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unretiring isn’t new, but the professions older Americans are coming back to are not the same.
It’s taking on new meaning for people like Robert Harris and Christine Smith. Both of them decided to go back to work but pursue a different field: trucking.
“I was just sitting around the house all day getting fat and I just got tired,” recalled Harris. “I thought I gotta get out and do something.”
Harris used to work in a factory as a crane operator.
Smith left a corporate job some time ago and help raise her grandchildren. She decided to go to trucking school to help make ends meet.
“I feel like once I’ve achieved this, the horizon opens for me to make choices, to save money, to establish a legacy, a foundation.”
After dipping below usual levels of 3% during the beginning of the pandemic, unretirements are back, according to data from Indeed.
There were similar trends in unretirement coming out of the Great Recession. Once the labor market heated up, more retirees were lured back onto the job, suggesting the employment market may have more to do with unretiring than inflation or lessening concerns about the COVID-19 virus.
But this time, more retirees are planning to return to work in an industry different than the one they left. Resume Builder found 58% of retirees are making the switch.
While the financial benefits of working longer are clear, the health effects are not. A review of literature published over the last decade on employment found mixed health results in those over 64. The review found extending working life may have some benefits or a neutral effect but more so in men, those working part-time, and those working in higher-quality jobs.
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DETROIT (AP) — An electric Ram pickup truck with up to 500 mile (800 kilometers) of range per charge and a battery-powered people-hauling Kia SUV are among the new vehicles being introduced Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show.
The two debuts in New York on Wednesday are among only nine automaker news conferences, far short of previous years. Many of the new models have been rolled out previously as automakers move away from auto shows and introduce new products virtually.
The Ram 1500 Rev joins pickups from Ford, General Motors, Rivian and Lordstown Motors in a field that’s growing increasingly crowded. Tesla is supposed to start selling its long-awaited Cybertruck later in the year.
The Ram looks more like the current gas-powered model than a more futuristic concept vehicle the company showed off in January. But it’s full of new technology.
The Rev will come with a choice of two battery packs, the standard one with up to 350 miles (560 kilometers) of range and an optional larger pack with an expected range of 500 miles (800 kilometers).
The company says it also can tow up to 14000 pounds (6350 kilograms) and carry 2700 pounds (1,225 kilograms) in its bed. The 654-horsepower truck also can travel from zero to 60 mph (97 kilometers per hour) in 4.4 seconds, exceptionally quick for a vehicle that size.
Stellantis, which makes Ram vehicles, says the all-wheel-drive Rev can add up to 110 miles (177 kilometers) of range in about 10 minutes with a 350 kilowatt fast charger. The truck also is capable of powering worksite tools, sending power back to the grid or powering a home during an outage, the company says.
It’s built on a new frame designed specifically for larger electric vehicles.
The truck isn’t due in showrooms until the fourth quarter of 2024. The price will be announced closer to the on-sale date.
Stellantis says the truck will be built in the U.S., but it hasn’t disclosed which factory. The company says that under current rules, the Ram Rev should qualify for a $7,500 U.S. electric vehicle tax credit. To qualify, vehicles must be assembled North America. Also, a certain percentage of battery minerals and parts must come from the U.S. or free trade partners.
Kia’s new EV9 is a little longer than the automaker’s popular gas-powered Telluride, and it can seat up to seven people in three rows of seats.
The EV9 comes with two powertrain options, a standard battery and rear-wheel-drive, and an optional larger battery that’s expected to go 300 miles (480 kilometers) on a charge. All-wheel-drive also is an option.
Kia says the dual-motor GT line comes with 379 horsepower and can go from zero to 60 mph (97 kilometers per hour) in five seconds. The battery can be charged from 10% to 80% in under 25 minutes at a fast-charging station, Kia says.
The EV9 will hit U.S. showrooms late this year, and it’s expected to be built at the company’s plant in West Point, Georgia, starting next year. The automaker says it’s reviewing requirements and doesn’t know yet whether it will qualify for the $7,500 tax credit.
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MITCHELL — It is no surprise that the last couple of months in Mitchell have been extremely dry. As it turns out, the drought has a place in Mitchell history.
It’s the fifth-driest April and May for Mitchell since rainfall began to be recorded in 1896. The city has received 1.65 inches of rain through the the two months.
(Ironically, as this story was published Friday, Mitchell was on its way to 1 inch of steady rainfall. The city hasn't received 1 inch of precipitation since a Jan 3. snowstorm brought 22 inches of snow over two days.)
This spring drought has been par for the course — a brown, moisture-starved one — these last couple of years. Crop yields have been affected. In 2022, Davison County produced yields of 111.6 bushels of corn per acre, and the state average was 132 bushels per acre, down slightly from 2021.
The low crop yields highlight just how much soil management matters, said Nathan Jones, the South Dakota state soil scientist with the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). The NRCS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who specialize in providing technical assistance to farmers and other land caretakers.
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“I knew one farmer who received 9 or 11 inches of water within a couple of days, and was able to use that moisture for around a decade,” Jones said.
Jones explained how healthy soil should ideally be able to withstand longer periods of drought. He said that wide-spread farming techniques have hurt the soil’s ability to retain water, forcing crops to be dependent on the rain.
But healthy soil is stalwart; when it is functioning properly, it can “bank” water deep within its layers, storing it when it rains and making it available for crops in times of drought. However, soil can also lose that ability. One very common way that happens is through tilling, a wide-spread farming technique used to get the ground ready for planting.
When farmers till the ground, they overturn the top levels of the dirt — either by hand or by machine — mixing together layers. Jones said that until recently, tilling used to be the only way to prepare the seed beds for planting.
But soil is not just dirt — the clumps of brown stuff that you get on your hand when you are gardening. It’s a bit like a city, with a bunch of carefully designed parts that rely on each other, with Jones explaining that soil has “structure,” meaning it is organized into layers like cake, that have pathways built in to let water run down to lower levels. Tilling interferes with a lot of that structure. That hurts the “banking” of water for a not-so-rainy day.
Below the surface is where the magic happens — what allowed the one farmer to bank a decade of water from a couple days of rain. The dirty little secret is a fungus called glomalin that lives in the soil, that “glues” water to the soil.
“It’s called glomalin. It's like plant glue, so to speak, it binds all these little mineral particles together, along with organic material,” Jones said. “When rain falls and infiltrates the soil, water is latched on to by these little pieces of soil structure. And so that's where we get our plants’ available water from. That’s what creates the water bank.”
But Jones said that when farmers overturn those layers, they also destroy the intricate pathways that transport the water to the glomalin. That means that oftentimes when soil is tilled the water never makes it to be glued. Instead, it may simply runoff. That’s why he’s against tilling.
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Jones said that because the east side of the Missouri River has historically been much wetter than the west, there has been less of a need to emphasize ways of farming that preserve soil banking capabilities. But the last couple of years of drought have pushed on that.
South Dakota has its share of no-till advocates, sharing the word about what the practices can provide for soil health. Although Jones said that he understood why many may use tilling and other practices, he is a proponent of the principles.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patient engagement technology provider SONIFI Health has appointed Kelly Boyd, a longtime leader in the organization, as General Manager.
In the General Manager role, Boyd oversees all day-to-day operations of SONIFI Health, which serves hundreds of leading healthcare systems across the U.S. with innovative clinical and patient engagement technologies including interactive TVs, digital whiteboards and door signs, mobile solutions and more.
Boyd has worked at SONIFI Solutions for the past 27 years—covering roles in operations, engineering, accounting and finance—and has been a key contributor to the healthcare division's growth in both products and footprint since its formation in 2004.
She most recently served as SONIFI Health's Senior Vice President of Operations, leading pivotal initiatives in technology, integrations and implementations that have established SONIFI Health as a market leader in outcomes-based, user-friendly solutions.
"Kelly has been essential in the success of SONIFI Health and its customers over the years," said Roy Kosuge, who previously served as SONIFI Health's General Manager and also serves as SONIFI Solutions' Chief Commercial Officer. "I can't imagine a more committed steward of our mission to serve patients and providers, and to evolve the positive impact of interactive technology. Kelly is an exceptional and experienced business leader poised to guide SONIFI Health through many great things to come."
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Study after study details how expanding Medicaid will create jobs, grow the state economy and provide a boost to Mississippi’s beleaguered hospitals.
The issue of expanding Medicaid will be hotly debated in this year’s gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves adamantly opposes Medicaid expansion, while Democratic challenger Brandon Presley is an ardent supporter. It seems at times the issue is viewed solely in terms of politics — whether supporting or opposing Medicaid expansion can help a candidate win elections.
What often is lost in the conversation, though, is the true intent of Medicaid expansion: to improve health and save lives. And there are studies that indicate expanding Medicaid does save lives.
States were allowed to start expanding Medicaid to provide health care coverage to primarily the working poor in 2014. A November 2019 study by the national nonprofit Center for Budget and Policy Priorities attributed the premature deaths of 540 Mississippians between the ages of 55 to 64 to the state’s refusal to expand Medicaid. The same study said that 19,000 lives had been saved in the states that had expanded Medicaid.
At the time that study was conducted, 16 states had not expanded Medicaid. Today, Mississippi is one of just 10 states refusing to expand Medicaid.
“Over a four-year period, the lives of 540 older people were lost because Mississippi did not expand Medicaid to low-income adults,” the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities study said.
Yes, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities is viewed as a progressive but respected group. Several other groups, though, have reached the same conclusion — that expanding Medicaid saves lives.
A 2021 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation said, “Studies find that expansion was associated with significant declines in mortality related to certain specific conditions, in some instances limited to certain subgroups. These findings include decreased mortality associated with different types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease.”
The KFF stduy also said, “A 2020 national study found that expansion was associated with a significant 3.6% decrease in all-cause mortality, the majority of which was accounted for by a significant 1.93% decrease in health care amenable mortality. Another study found that expansion was associated with reductions in health care amenable mortality and in mortality not due to drug overdose.”
“Health care amenable mortality” is a fancy way of saying deaths that should not have occurred if adequate and timely health care was available.
If a person with high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol receives adequate preventative medical care, he or she is less likely to have a life-threatening stroke or heart attack. Presumably, a person with Medicaid would be more likely to seek out such medical care.
Similar arguments can be made about a host of diseases including cancer, diabetes and others.
The study by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities focused on those aged 55 to 64 – those who, in general terms, are nearing retirement. Those are the people most likely to be impacted by certain diseases and whose lives can be prolonged with proper medical care to combat high blood pressure or other potentially life-threatening conditions.
“Research shows that Medicaid expansion increased the share of low-income adults using medications to control chronic conditions like heart disease and diabetes,” the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities study found. “The new study finds particularly clear evidence of a drop in mortality from conditions like these, which are amenable to medication and other treatment.”
Common sense also would conclude that if people are getting those treatments they can work longer and pay taxes.
Mississippi is consistently last or next to last among the 50 states in what economists say is the important category of the labor force participation rate that measures the number of people pre-retirement age who are working. According to the latest numbers, Mississippi’s labor force participation rate of 54.8% is next to last, leading only West Virginia. That labor force participation rate is a drag on the state economy, experts say. The national average is 62.2%.
The issue is exacerbated in Mississippi due to the fact the state also has one of the highest percentage of people who are disabled and most likely not working. It is hard for a person who has had a stroke that left him or her with a physical impairment to do certain jobs.
Of course, in Mississippi, that person who had been working but is now disabled most likely would not have sought out preventative medical care because he or she could not afford it. They certainly didn’t have coverage from Medicaid, which has not been expanded to provide coverage to primarily the working poor.
Because of that lack of medical treatment, those people are more apt to die — according, at least, to many of these studies.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry Allison, an architect of rock drumming who played and co-wrote songs with childhood friend Buddy Holly and whose future wife inspired the classic “Peggy Sue,” has died. He was 82.
His death was confirmed Wednesday by a spokesperson for Gold Mountain Entertainment, which manages Holly’s one-time backing band The Crickets, of which Allison was the last surviving original member. Further details of his death were not immediately available.
Born in Hillsboro, Texas, Allison met Holly in junior high, and they started playing together in roller rinks and The Cotton Club in Lubbock in the early 1950s, predating the rise of rock music. The two wrote numerous hits together as teenagers, including “That’ll Be the Day,” inspired by a line from John Wayne in the classic Western “The Searchers.”
The Crickets, who also included Joe B. Mauldin and Niki Sullivan, broke through in 1957 with “That’ll Be the Day,” followed by “Oh, Boy!”, “Maybe Baby,” and other singles. Allison’s teenage girlfriend (Peggy Sue Gerron, whom he later married) was the namesake for “Peggy Sue,” which features Allison playing one of rock’s most celebrated drum parts — a rolling pattern called paradiddles.
“Peggy Sue” was covered by numerous artists, including John Lennon and the Beach Boys, and referenced in “Barbara Ann” and other songs. Holly followed with “Peggy Sue Got Married,” later the title of a Francis Coppola film starring Kathleen Turner as a woman who travels back in time.
The Crickets’ sound was often stripped down to rock ‘n’ roll basics: guitars, bass and drums behind Holly’s “hiccupping” vocals. But they also liked experimenting in the studio with multi-tracking and overdubbing and inspired generations of musicians, including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and other British Invasion rockers. One band, the Hollies, named themselves after Holly.
Allison’s innovative work is also apparent on “Everyday,” where he ditches the drums and keeps time in the song by slapping his knees. On “Well… All Right,” Allison is drumming just on the cymbals.
But as its fame grew, the band stayed behind in Texas, while Holly moved to New York in 1958. In February 1959, Holly was killed at the age of 22 in a plane accident along with fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, also known at the Big Bopper. The tragedy inspired Don McLean’s 1972 hit “American Pie.”
After Holly’s death, The Crickets continued as a band to tour and record together for decades, including recording the first version of “I Fought The Law,” a Sonny Curtis tune that was a hit later for The Bobby Fuller Four. They backed the Everly Brothers and toured with Waylon Jennings, and they became well respected session players who worked with Bobby Vee, Eddie Cochran and Johnny Burnette.
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