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HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is ready to start construction in earnest on the first phase of a planned Ohio River bridge that will connect western Kentucky and Indiana.
Gov. Andy Beshear attended a groundbreaking at Henderson on Wednesday for the Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing. The project is among Kentucky's top transportation priorities.
“Investments in our roads and bridges are essential, and this project is going to bring more jobs to this region,” the governor said.
The first phase focuses on improvements on the Kentucky side.
It includes a more than six-mile extension of I-69, new interchanges and a reconstructed interchange, Beshear's office said in a news release. Work on that phase is starting in earnest this summer and expected to continue through 2025.
Other phases, including bridge construction, will begin in coming years.
Kentucky's other top-priority projects are building a Brent Spence companion bridge in northern Kentucky and completing the expansion of the Mountain Parkway in eastern Kentucky. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Work-to-begin-on-initial-phase-of-Ohio-River-17259974.php | 2022-06-23 09:34:07 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Work-to-begin-on-initial-phase-of-Ohio-River-17259974.php |
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago has died, his daughter confirmed Tuesday.
Lindsay DiBetta posted on Facebook that the family would be announcing information on services for her father, Gary Levin, in the next few days.
“My dad was truly a one of kind person, if you knew him or even met him once you know exactly what I mean when I say that,” DiBetta wrote. “The stories I have received about him from friends, family and complete strangers over the last week have lifted me up more than you can ever realize.”
Levin, 74, went missing Jan. 30 after dropping off a customer in Okeechobee, a small city north of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee. His family reported him missing when he didn’t return home and his cellphone had been turned off.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office previously announced the discovery of human remains near Levin’s last known location before he vanished. FDLE reported Tuesday that it had confirmed the identity of the person found in Okeechobee and notified the person’s family but declined to identify the victim publicly, citing a Florida state constitutional amendment that allows crime victims or their relatives to withhold their names from public reports.
Levin’s red 2022 Kia Stinger was spotted in Miami, Okeechobee and Gainesville in north Florida last week. It was stopped Thursday night in North Carolina, where a U.S. Marshals regional task force asked authorities to be on the lookout.
The driver, Matthew Flores, was arrested following a police chase through three counties, Rutherford County, North Carolina Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg said. Flores, 35, fled but was captured a short time later in Ellenboro, North Carolina.
He’s being held on a $2 million bond and scheduled for a Feb. 22 hearing.
He will eventually be returned to Florida to face second-degree murder charges in the death of Jose Carlos Martinez in Wauchula on Jan. 24, and for the death of Levin.
It was not known whether Flores has a lawyer who can speak on his behalf.
Authorities are investigating how Flores obtained the missing Lyft driver’s car. Levin’s family said they do not know whether Flores was the passenger Levin picked up in Delray Beach on Monday.
In an emailed statement Friday, Lyft said “our thoughts are with Mr. Levin’s family and loved ones during this deeply concerning time. We’ve been in touch with his family to offer our support, as well as with law enforcement to assist with their investigation.”
DiBetta previously said the Lyft gig was great for Levin, who loved telling dad jokes and often told them over and over.
“It was the perfect set up for him,” she said. “He would get a new audience every ride.”
Levin lived in the Philadelphia area and was a huge Eagles fan. He worked in auto body sales until retiring to Florida about two years ago. He loved driving for Lyft, where he often told jokes to his customers, his daughter said.
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- Study evaluates pre-administration of cold antibody prior to administration of imaging agent
- Imaging shows favorable gain in tumor lesion uptake versus normal tissue when cold antibody is pre-administered
- Data presented at the SNMMI 2022 Annual Meeting
HAMILTON, ON and BOSTON, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: FUSN), a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines, today announced the presentation of imaging data from the "cold antibody sub-study" evaluating pre-administration of cold antibody (naked antibody without the isotope) prior to administration of the imaging agent (antibody with the isotope) in the Phase 1 study of FPI-1434 for the treatment of solid tumors expressing IGF-1R. Data were presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2022 Annual Meeting in a presentation titled "Impact of Pre-Administration of Anti-IGF-1R Antibody FPI-1175 on the Dosimetry, Tumor Uptake, and Pharmacokinetics of the IGF-1R Targeted Theranostic Imaging Agent [111In]-FPI-1547 in Patients with Solid Tumors".
"Pre-administration of cold antibody has the potential to increase the therapeutic index of radiopharmaceuticals through multiple avenues, including adjusting the pharmacokinetics to increase drug circulation and drive increased binding to tumor targets, saturating natural sinks for antibodies and blocking endogenous antibody binding," said Chief Executive Officer John Valliant, Ph.D. "The positive trends observed in tumor lesion uptake when cold antibody is pre-administered validate our ongoing evaluation of additional cohorts using this dosing regimen in the Phase 1 trial of FPI-1434."
The cold antibody sub-study was conducted concurrently with the dose escalation portion of the Phase 1 study of FPI-1434 for the treatment of solid tumors. The sub-study was designed to determine the safety, tolerability, and effect of administration of varying doses of FPI-1175, the naked antibody without the isotope, or "cold antibody", on the biodistribution, dosimetry and tumor uptake of [111In]-FPI-1547, the investigational imaging agent.
Imaging data from the study demonstrate a favorable gain in [111In]-FPI-1547 tumor lesion uptake versus normal tissue when FPI-1175 was pre-administered and compared to dosing with FPI-1547 alone. Importantly, sites of improved tumor lesion uptake were independent of anatomic location of disease and included bone, lung, liver, and lymph nodes.
Administration of FPI-1547 with and without pre-administration of FPI-1175 was safe without any drug-related Serious Adverse Events or Dose Limiting Toxicities.
Dr. Valliant continued, "These data from the cold antibody sub-study strengthen our understanding of this dosing regimen and support further evaluation. In our ongoing Phase 1 study of FPI-1434, we are evaluating two dosing regimens, one with FPI-1434 alone, and one in which cold antibody is administered prior to FPI-1434, demonstrating our commitment to develop and potentially deliver the safest, most clinically meaningful treatment regimen possible to patients with solid tumors expressing IGF-1R."
Pre-administration of FPI-1175 at 0.5 mg/kg is currently being evaluated with increasing dose levels of FPI-1434 in the ongoing Phase 1 study.
Following the conclusion of the SNMMI Annual Meeting, copies of the presentations can be found at https://fusionpharma.com/fusion-scientific-presentations/.
FPI-1434 is a radioimmunoconjugate designed to target and deliver alpha emitting medical isotopes to cancer cells expressing IGF-1R, a receptor that is overexpressed on many tumor types. FPI-1434 utilizes Fusion's Fast-Clear linker to connect a human monoclonal antibody that targets IGF-1R with actinium-225, a powerful alpha-emitting isotope with desirable half-life and decay chain properties.
Fusion Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing next-generation radiopharmaceuticals as precision medicines. Fusion connects alpha particle emitting isotopes to various targeting molecules in order to selectively deliver the alpha emitting payloads to tumors. Fusion's lead program, FPI-1434 targeting insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor, is currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial. The pipeline includes FPI-1966, targeting the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3), currently in a Phase 1 study following the investigational new drug (IND) clearance; and FPI-2059, a small molecule targeting neurotensin receptor 1 (NTSR1). In addition to a robust proprietary pipeline, Fusion has a collaboration with AstraZeneca to jointly develop novel targeted alpha therapies (TATs) and combination programs between Fusion's TATs and AstraZeneca's DNA Damage Repair Inhibitors (DDRis) and immuno-oncology agents. Fusion has also entered into a collaboration with Merck to evaluate FPI-1434 in combination with Merck's KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in patients with solid tumors expressing IGF-1R. Fusion and Hamilton, Ontario-based McMaster University are building a current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) compliant radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility designed to support manufacturing of the Company's growing pipeline of TATs.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements set forth in this press release constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "believes," "expects," "plans," "potential," "would" or similar expressions and the negative of those terms. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause Fusion's research and clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainties inherent in the drug development process, including Fusions' programs' early stage of clinical development, the ability to move in-licensed targets forward in the clinic, the process of designing and conducting preclinical and clinical trials, the regulatory approval processes, the timing of regulatory filings, the challenges associated with manufacturing drug products generally and radiopharmaceuticals specifically, Fusion's ability to successfully establish, protect and defend its intellectual property, risks relating to business interruptions resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak or similar public health crises and other matters that could affect the sufficiency of existing cash to fund operations. Fusion undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of the company in general, see Fusion's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022, which is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and Fusion's website at www.fusionpharma.com.
Investors and others should note that Fusion communicates with its investors and the public using the Fusion website, www.fusionpharma.com, including, but not limited to, company disclosures, investor presentations, SEC filings, and press releases. The information that Fusion posts on this website could be deemed to be material information. As a result, Fusion encourages investors, media and others interested to review the information that Fusion posts there on a regular basis.
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Comedian Gallagher, best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy routine and many popular specials in the 1980s, died Friday morning, according his manager Craig Marquardo. He was 76.
According to a statement provided to CNN by Marquardo, the comedian died "after a short health battle" and "passed away surrounded by his family in Palm Springs, California."
Gallagher, born Leo Gallagher, became a household name in the early '80s with a comedy special titled "An Uncensored Evening," the first comedy stand up special ever to air on cable television, according to an obituary shared by Marquardo.
Gallagher's most famous bit involved a hand-made sledgehammer he called the "Sledge-O-Matic," which he would use to smash food on stage, spraying the audience.
"That was something else he liked to claim credit for, which was physically engaging the audience in that manner," the obituary said.
This is a developing story. This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time in three years, El Niño is back, and its arrival is earlier than expected. Its formation usually means quieter hurricane seasons in the Atlantic basin.
That’s because El Niño’s warming in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean typically causes more wind shear to flow into the Caribbean and Gulf, inhibiting storm formation. Over the last three decades, El Niño years have produced about half the number of hurricanes that La Niña years have produced in the Atlantic Basin.
But this year could be different. A sudden spike in ocean temperatures across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans has far surpassed record levels. That extra energy could cancel out El Niño’s calming effects.
“We look at storms that have formed during El Niño years, and there are not a lot over the past 30 years,” WFLA Meteorologists Amanda Holly said. “But there are storms that impacted the United States during the EL Niño years, some of those being significant storms.”
WIAT Meteorologist Alex Puckett pointed to the below-average hurricane season of 1992 as one example.
“Only four hurricanes during the entire season,” Puckett said. “One of them was Andrew. So it only takes that one storm.”
Scientists all around the world are struggling to explain the phenomenon. The question remains: Which feature will steer the 2023 hurricane season?
Puckett said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecast of a “near-average season” is “a tough one.”
“I really tend to think this will be a feast or famine season for us,” he said. “It only takes the one storm. At the end of the day, you can have a below-average season but if you have an Andrew, it’s a bad year.” | https://phl17.com/national-news/tracking-the-tropics-could-rising-ocean-temperatures-mean-more-hurricanes-despite-el-nino/ | 2023-06-15 16:15:18 | 0 | https://phl17.com/national-news/tracking-the-tropics-could-rising-ocean-temperatures-mean-more-hurricanes-despite-el-nino/ |
Harlingen-based EMS provider using new technology to diagnose patients faster
An ambulance service in Harlingen is using new technology that could save patients some money on their next E.R. bill.
South Texas Emergency Care ambulances are now equipped with epoc blood analysis machines, which can test a patient’s electrolyte, blood gas and metabolite levels with the prick of a finger.
Rene Perez, the EMS provider’s director for transportation, said doctors can diagnose patients faster with these test results.
Perez said the quicker diagnosis could lead to a cheaper bill.
“Before we get to the hospital, we can start the treatment of the patient who has any type of abnormal lab values,” Perez explained. “But it also is important because this is information that we can provide to the doctor before we even get there."
The machine is currently still being tested in the field, and could be used in other parts of the Rio Grande Valley depending on how the tests go. | https://www.krgv.com/news/harlingen-based-ems-provider-using-new-technology-to-diagnose-patients-faster | 2023-07-22 01:57:41 | 1 | https://www.krgv.com/news/harlingen-based-ems-provider-using-new-technology-to-diagnose-patients-faster |
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match. On the 3,066th day after that loss in Brazil, the Americans return to soccer’s showcase with a new-look team dreaming lofty goals and hoping for actual ones.
Filled with novelty, nerves and naivety, these young American team take the field against Wales on Monday night in a match a growing fanbase back home has been pining for since 2014.
“Three years, four years of just working up to this moment, I think all the guys are ready to go,” midfielder Weston McKennie said.
A Friday match against England follows and group play ends Nov. 29 against Iran, which famously eliminated the U.S. from the 1998 World Cup in France.
Only DeAndre Yedlin, a 29-year-old defender, remains from the American team eliminated by Belgium in the second round eight years ago. Yedlin, Christian Pulisic, Kellyn Acosta and Tim Ream are among just four holdovers from the group that flopped to the field in anguish after the crushing loss at Trinidad in CONCACAF qualifying in October 2017 that ended the streak of U.S. World Cup appearances at seven.
McKennie debuted a month later in a 1-1 friendly draw at Portugal along with Tyler Adams and Cameron Carter-Vickers. A total of 118 players were tried over 68 matches in a World Cup cycle interrupted by a pandemic, including 91 after Gregg Berhalter was hired as coach in December 2018. He gave debuts to 56 players and took the second-youngest roster to the tournament at an average age of just over 25 years, older than only Ghana.
Some are already looking ahead to 2026, when the U.S. co-hosts the tournament and the core group figures to be in its prime.
“We want to build a ton of momentum going into 2026, but it all starts now,” Berhalter said.
Berhalter becomes the first American to play and coach at a World Cup — his 50th minute shot from Claudio Reyna’s corner kick struck German defender Torsten Frings’ arm on the goal line but was not called a hand ball in 2002′s 1-0 quarterfinal loss.
“I was in my mom’s belly,” quipped Gio Reyna, Claudio’s son, who was born that November.
Berhalter has installed a high-pressing style and led the Americans to a 36-10-10 record that included titles in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and Nations League.
“The final determination of this group,” he said, “will be at the World Cup. That’s how generations are measured. We can all be talking — that’s great, we beat Mexico three times. Or we won the Gold Cup or the Nations League. But the real measuring stick for this group is certainly going to be how you perform in Qatar.”
Wales is back in the World Cup for the first time since 1958, led by 33-year-old Gareth Bale and 31-year-old Aaron Ramsey. The Dragons advanced to the 2016 European Championship semifinals before losing to eventual champion Portugal and made it to the second round of last year’s Euros before a 4-0 wipeout against Denmark. The lack of World Cup experience has the Welsh as guarded as the Americans heading into the match at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, a renovated 44,000-seat venue west of the capital.
“They’re intense, they’re athletic, they move the ball quick and they’re really attacking,” Wales defender Ben Cabango said of the U.S. “So we’ve got to make sure we’re in a good shape and just get in a good defensive position. And then, obviously, on a counter we can hit any team with the quality we have.”
With Miles Robinson and Chris Richards injured, the American central defense will start a pair from among Walker Zimmerman, Aaron Long, Carter-Vickers or 35-year-old Tim Ream, back on the national team for the first time in 14 months.
“Tim’s the grandpa of the group,” Adams said.
Forward, a position that produced just three goals in qualifying, also is uncertain for the U.S. Josh Sargent, Jesús Ferreira and Haji Wright are the choices.
Following Berhalter’s surprising decision to drop Zack Steffen, Matt Turner likely will start in goal over Ethan Horvath and Sean Johnson. Turner has been limited to four Europa League matches in his first season with Arsenal, the last Oct. 20.
“I showed the coaching staff here how much I’ve grown as a person and a player,” Turner said.
Pulisic also has struggled for playing time, getting just five starts for Chelsea this season. Right back Sergiño Dest made only two starts for AC Milan.
As the opener approached, Pulisic recalled gathering for World Cup games in the basement of his home in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and watching Landon Donovan score the injury-time goal that beat Algeria in 2010 to earn advancement.
“The family coming together, wearing all our red, white and blue, just getting excited,” Pulisic said. “It was always a dream of mine. I wanted to be there so bad. But now to be here as a part of this team actually at the World Cup, it’s special. And, yeah, I don’t want to take a moment of this for granted.”
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Salisbury High School students celebrated their prom at Lehigh University’s Iacocca Hall Saturday. Contributing photographer Brandon Santiago was there to capture a few of the students as they arrived for the prom. | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2022/05/salisbury-high-school-prom-2022-photos.html | 2022-05-22 01:31:41 | 0 | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2022/05/salisbury-high-school-prom-2022-photos.html |
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dawn Staley accepts that Aliyah Boston’s decorated career at South Carolina is steadily coming to an end. So the Gamecocks coach plans to enjoy every moment Boston has left on the court.
The 6-foot-5 senior had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina to an 81-50 victory over Missouri in Sunday. It was Boston’s 71st double-double, moving her one away from the program’s all-time record that’s held by Shelia Foster.
“We’re savoring everything that she brings to the table,” Staley said of Boston, who is the expected No. 1 pick in the next WNBA draft. “There’s going to a huge void.”
And not just for the Gamecocks, Staley believes: “For all the things she does for women’s basketball, we’re going to miss her.”
Boston’s 11th game with double-figure points and rebounds this season kept the Gamecocks perfect at 18-0 and 6-0 in the Southeastern Conference. Zia Cooke added 16 points and Ashlyn Watkins 13 for the Gamecocks.
Missouri (14-5, 3-3) lost its third straight after opening SEC play with three consecutive victories. Lauren Hansen finished with 14 points to lead the Tigers.
The Tigers, which ended South Carolina’s perfect start a season ago, came out firing from the field and ready to go toe-to-toe with the Gamecocks in the paint. Hansen had three 3-pointers in the opening quarter and the game was tied at 17 in the final minute of the period.
That’s when South Carolina pushed the pace and left Mizzou in the dust with a 30-11 burst. Cooke had a pair of 3s in the surge and backup point guard Raven Johnson led charge with four assists and two steals in the second quarter.
One of Johnson’s top dimes was a bullet pass from the right side of the key through several defenders to Brea Beal for an easy layup.
Cooke like how her team locked into to its defense and fastbreak to shut down the Tigers’ outside game, saying, “Once we were able to do that, the lead started to open up.”
Missouri played its typical physical game against South Carolina. Tigers center Jayla Kelly fouled Kamilla Cardoso hard and the 6-foot-7 player fell flat to the floor. Staley yelled at officials, calling for a technical foul to no avail.
Missouri had just three field goals and one rebound in the second quarter as the Gamecocks led 47-28. South Carolina kept piling on in the second half to lead by as many as 33 points.
Missouri coach Robin Pingeton said South Carolina’s talent and depth took control as the game wore on. She said her team has a week to reflect and refocus on playing winning basketball.
“I feel like our locker room is rock-solid. I feel there’s great maturity in there,” she said. “I feel like this is a team that’s really resilient and understands the big picture of where we’re trying to get to.”
BIG PICTURE
Missouri: The Tigers could not hold up down low against the taller, stronger Gamecocks. They were outrebounded 52-22 overall and 23-4 on the offensive glass. South Carolina’s pressure forced 15 turnovers and the Tigers committed 26 fouls.
South Carolina: The defending national champions once again showed a fire to put away opponents as they drive toward more trophies. It will take a team playing out of its mind, South Carolina performing way below par or both for anyone to slow this team down.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
South Carolina finished a satisfying week of victories. Between Sunday’s win and a 95-66 drubbing at Kentucky this past Thursday night, the Gamecocks defeated the only two teams to beat them last season in consecutive games. “It’s good,” Cooke said, “But we want to win them all.”
UP NEXT
Missouri: Returns home to play Tennessee on Jan. 22.
South Carolina: Goes to Vanderbilt on Thursday night.
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Updated February 10, 2023 at 2:54 PM ET
The U.S. military shot down a "high-altitude object" over Alaska within the last hour, said John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council.
The object was tracked over Alaska at an altitude of 40,000 feet over the past 24 hours, Kirby told reporters at the White House briefing. It was deemed to pose a "reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flights" and "out of an abundance of caution" Biden ordered it to be shot down at the recommendation of Pentagon leaders, Kirby said.
The object landed inside U.S. territorial waters, which currently are frozen. He said it's not known what the object is, what it was doing, or whether it was state-owned or privately owned. Kirby said the debris is expected to be recovered.
"It was much, much smaller than the spy balloon we took down last Saturday," he said, describing it as the size of a small car.
Unlike the Chinese spy balloon – which the U.S. knew was a surveillance asset – Kirby said it's unclear what this object was doing over Alaska. This new object was at a much lower altitude than the spy balloon, which was at 65,000 feet.
"The predominant concern by the president [about the new object] was a safety of flight issue at that altitude," Kirby said.
"It did not appear to have the maneuverable capability that the other one did – so [it was] virtually at the whim of the wind," he said.
The debris field for object is expected to be smaller, he said.
The military first became aware of the object last evening, Kirby said, declining to give a more specific time.
He said fighter aircraft went "up and around" the object, and the pilot's assessment was that it was not manned.
The object debris landed "just off the very, very northeastern part of Alaska" near the Canadian border, on the frozen Arctic Ocean, Kirby said. He said the debris may be easier to recover because it is on ice.
"We haven't ruled anything in or out" about the purpose of the object, Kirby said.
Fighter pilots did at least two passes past the object, Kirby said.
The first was at night, making it difficult to discern much information. Another pass was this morning, he said.
"They worked really hard to try to get as much info as they could about this object," Kirby said.
"Given its size, which was much smaller, and the capabilities on the fighter aircraft themselves, the speed at which they were flying, it was difficult for the pilots to glean a whole lot of information," he said.
Biden gave the order to shoot the flight down this morning, Kirby said.
Kirby reiterated that the predominant reason was shooting it down was the risk to aircraft.
"This thing did not appear to be self-maneuvering so therefore at the mercy of prevailing winds, it was much less predictable. The president just wasn't willing to take that risk," he said.
This story will be updated
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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading.
GameStop — Shares plummeted nearly 21% in premarket trading. The company announced Wednesday the ousting of chief executive Matthew Furlong and said Ryan Cohen would take over as executive chairman.
Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands — The casino operators both shed about 2% following a downgrade by Jeffries to hold from buy. The Wall Street firm said Macao's recovery is already priced into the stocks.
Signet Jewelers — Shares tumbled nearly 11% after the jeweler provided second-quarter revenue and operating-income guidance that fell short of expectations. Signet also lowered its full-year earnings and revenue guidance to below expectations, citing increasing macroeconomic pressures on consumers and a softer-than-expected Mother's Day.
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Lucid — Shares advanced about 2% after Lucid's head of China operations Zhu Jiang said the electric vehicle maker is preparing to enter the Chinese market. Reuters, citing a person familiar with the matter, additionally reported the company is considering setting up production in China.
T-Mobile — Shares of the wireless provider added about 1% in premarket trading after Wolfe Research upgraded T-Mobile to outperform from peer perform. The investment firm said T-Mobile's stock could rise more than 20% after underperforming year to date.
Adobe — The stock gained about 2% following the company's announcement it will offer its artificial intelligence tool, Firefly, to large business customers. Firefly is available through the stand-alone Firefly app, Adobe Express and Creative Cloud.
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HashiCorp — The stock sank more than 22% after the company announced targeted spending cuts and an 8% workforce reduction, citing the current customer and economic environment. The news overshadowed a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss.
— CNBC's Jesse Pound, Sarah Min and Brian Evans contributed reporting.
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Girl, 11, found via iPad after man allegedly lured her into car
GREENSBURG, Pa. (WPXI) - A Pennsylvania man is behind bars for allegedly luring an 11-year-old girl into his car while she was riding her bike.
Keith Lilliock was reportedly working at a Dollar General in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, when police say he lured an 11-year-old girl. It was around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when Lilliock allegedly told the girl, who had been riding her bike, that he would drive her wherever she wanted after he closed the store that night, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The criminal complaint says Lilliock told the 11-year-old to wait at a nearby gas station until then.
Once the victim was in the car, she told troopers that Lilliock touched her left leg and rubbed her inner thigh before he put his hand on her stomach under her shirt. She told police this happened until she asked to be taken to a friend’s house.
The girl’s grandmother reported her missing to state police. Authorities were able to find the 11-year-old by pinging her iPad to a location on Dell Way, where they were able to get her to safety.
Troopers were able to link Lilliock to the alleged luring through video surveillance. Police took him into custody at his second job at Online Stores.
When questioned by police, Lilliock said he told the 11-year-old that she could warm up in his car, and he drove her to his house so he could get $20 for gas and laundry.
Lilliock is being held without bond.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
08-09-11-12-25
(eight, nine, eleven, twelve, twenty-five)
¶ The numbers are listed in sequential order, but any combination wins.
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
08-09-11-12-25
(eight, nine, eleven, twelve, twenty-five)
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Keno" game were:
03-05-06-07-10-14-15-21-23-28-31-39-41-42-49-50-51-59-68-69-72-78
(three, five, six, seven, ten, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-eight, thirty-one, thirty-nine, forty-one, forty-two, forty-nine, fifty, fifty-one, fifty-nine, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seventy-two, seventy-eight) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Keno-game-17625374.php | 2022-12-02 02:01:49 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Keno-game-17625374.php |
NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halper Sadeh LLP, an investor rights law firm, is investigating the following companies for potential violations of the federal securities laws and/or breaches of fiduciary duties to shareholders relating to:
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Acquisition Marks Firm's Fifth Asset in the Nashville Market
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global real estate investment firm Northwood Investors LLC announced today its acquisition of Fifth + Broadway, a newly developed 6.2-acre mixed-use, open-air center. The property was developed and operated by Brookfield Properties, which completed construction in 2021. Northwood has purchased the property in its entirety, including its retail district, 501 Commerce office tower and The Place residences, from a subsidiary of Brookfield.
As Northwood expands its footprint in Nashville with this prized entertainment complex, it looks forward to furthering Brookfield's vision for the center. Northwood is well-positioned to take the reins in managing the project with its vertically integrated platforms and experience with retail and mixed-use assets. Most of Fifth + Broadway's management team have transitioned to Northwood and will continue in their existing roles, bringing their strong local experience and knowledge to the property.
Northwood is already deeply involved in the Nashville market; this latest acquisition marks the fifth asset the firm has invested in within the city. Other properties include The Conrad hotel, Capital View apartments, the McEwen Northside mixed-use center and Franklin Park office towers.
"We feel that Fifth + Broadway's energy and integration in the heart of downtown is unparalleled," said Managing Director of Northwood Investors Erin Cannata. "As a mixed-use asset, all its elements work together cohesively, and Brookfield has done a phenomenal job with its development. Our Northwood management team is excited to carry on the torch, engage with the city, and partner with tenants like The National Museum of African American Music, AllianceBernstein, The Twelve Thirty Club, Assembly Food Hall and more."
Centrally located within Nashville's vibrant urban core, Fifth + Broadway is one of the largest single-phase mixed-use developments in the history of the city and the state of Tennessee. The revolutionary downtown project, which replaced the 6.2-acre Nashville Convention Center site, delivers 250,000 square feet of strategically selected retail and entertainment, the 56,000-square-foot National Museum for African American Music, 367,000 square feet of Class-A office space at 501 Commerce, 381 residential units at The Place at Fifth + Broadway and more than 2,000 parking spaces. The project, which sees nearly five million annual visitors, was built for a post-COVID-19 world with outdoor space, accessibility, safety and parking in mind.
"We feel Nashville is a high-growth market, and one that we have been watching since 2011," said President of Northwood Retail Ward Kampf. "It's an 'it' city for business and entertainment and Fifth + Broadway epitomizes Nashville – a world-class, generational asset that draws locals and tourists alike. We believe the attention to detail, aesthetics and connectivity are unmatched, making it a transformative catalyst for the fabric of lower Broadway."
Northwood is committed to the city of Nashville, which it values for its diversified economy, one-of-a-kind cultural authenticity, attractive cost of living, and premier talent base, which has transformed the city into a 24/7 destination. The firm looks forward to collaborating with the city, its retail and office tenants, and the National Museum for African American Music as it evolves this asset, which is seamlessly integrated into the streetscape and cultural heart of Downtown Nashville.
"Fifth + Broadway is a thriving mixed-use complex, and we are very proud of its development and success as a major destination in and economic driver for Nashville," said Burgin Dossett, vice president of development for Brookfield Properties. "While Brookfield has successfully recapitalized the asset in line with its overall investment strategy, we remain very interested in Nashville and excited about its future."
Financing for this acquisition was provided by Pacific Life.
For more information on Fifth + Broadway, visit fifthandb.com.
Owned and operated by Northwood Investors, Fifth + Broadway is one of the largest single-phase mixed-use developments in the history of Nashville and the state of Tennessee. The transformative downtown project, which replaced the 6.2-acre Nashville Convention Center site, delivers 250,000 square feet of strategically important retail and entertainment, the 56,000-square-foot National Museum for African American Music, 367,000 square feet of Class-A office space at 501 Commerce (headquarters of AllianceBernstein), 381 residential units at The Place at Fifth + Broadway, and more than 2,000 parking spaces.
Northwood Investors LLC is a privately held real estate private equity firm that owns and operates real estate across the U.S. and Europe. The firm currently manages a portfolio aggregating approximately $20 billion in total gross asset value. Northwood's flagship fund seeks to opportunistically acquire well-located real estate with a plan to create value through hands-on asset management. Northwood is vertically integrated with in-house operating teams across the office, multifamily, retail, hospitality, and urban logistics sectors. Please visit northwoodinvestors.com for more information.
Northwood Retail LLC was established by Northwood Investors, a privately held, global real estate investment and management firm. The platform currently leases, manages, and markets a portfolio of community and mixed-use properties across the United States with a concentration in Texas, Colorado, North Carolina, Tennessee, and California. Built upon strong, fundamental real estate principles, Northwood Retail is focused on creating value at each project through a disciplined approach to leasing, development, property management, and marketing. To learn more about the company and its unique properties, visit northwoodretail.com.
For more than 150 years, Pacific Life has helped millions of individuals and families with their financial needs through a wide range of life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds, and offers a variety of investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Whether your goal is to protect loved ones or grow your assets for retirement, Pacific Life offers innovative products and services that provide value and financial security for current and future generations. Pacific Life counts more than half of the 100 largest U.S. companies as its clients and has been named one of the 2022 World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute. For additional company information, including current financial strength ratings, visit pacificlife.com.
Pacific Life has a demonstrated track record in providing debt and equity capital for the acquisition and development of select real estate properties. For more information on Pacific Life Real Estate Investments, please visit paclife.co/realestateinvestment.
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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating ForgeRock (NYSE: FORG) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Thoma Bravo.
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Ademi LLP alleges ForgeRock's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet ForgeRock holders will receive only $23.25 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for ForgeRock by imposing a significant penalty if ForgeRock accepts a superior bid. ForgeRock insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — For more than two decades, California's Orange County has debated whether to build a seaside plant to convert the Pacific Ocean's salt water into drinking water in hopes of buffering against droughts like the one now gripping the nation's most populous state.
Now, the $1.4 billion proposal by Poseidon Water faces a critical review Thursday by the California Coastal Commission, which is tasked with protecting California's scenic shores.
Poseidon and its supporters, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, contend the Huntington Beach plant will produce 50 million gallons of water a day that are crucial to help weather cutbacks on state and federal water supplies following years of drought. Newsom, a Democrat, recently told the Bay Area News Group editorial board that a denial would be a “big setback” and “we need more tools in the damn tool kit” to address drought.
But environmental groups and the Coastal Commission's staff, which reviewed the plan, oppose it. They argue it will damage marine life by killing tiny organisms that form the base of the ocean's food web. They also say it's vulnerable to flooding and other hazards. And some in the water industry say the cost of desalinated water is too high and isn't needed in an area with access to cheaper sources.
“The ocean is not our reservoir. We don't own its contents,” said Susan Jordan, executive director of the California Coastal Protection Network and member of the Stop Poseidon coalition. “It belongs to the planet, but they're using it as their personal piggybank and it is not a piggybank. It needs to be protected.”
California has spent most of the last 15 years in drought conditions. Its normal wet season that runs from late fall to the end of winter was especially dry this year and as a result 95% of the state is classified as in severe drought.
Newsom last summer urged residents to cut consumption by 15%, but since then water usage has dropped by only about 3%. Some areas have begun instituting generally mild restrictions, in most cases limiting how many days lawns can be watered. More stringent restrictions are likely later in the year.
Much of California's water comes from melting snow and with a far below normal snowpack, state officials have told water agencies they will receive only 5% of what they've requested from state water supplies beyond what's needed for critical activities like drinking and bathing.
The idea of desalination has been debated for decades in Huntington Beach, a coastal community southeast of Los Angeles known as “Surf City USA” that relies on its sands and waves for tourism. These days, discussion of the project has also centered around the impact of climate change on regional water supplies and on sea level rise in the low-lying coastal area where the plant would be built.
Desalination takes ocean water and removes salt and other elements to make it drinkable. Those elements are discharged back into the sea, while the water can be channeled directly to consumers or used to replenish a groundwater basin. The country's largest seawater desalination plant is already operating in nearby San Diego County, and there are also coastal plants in Florida.
More than two decades ago, Poseidon proposed building two desalination plants — the one in San Diego County, and one in Huntington Beach. The San Diego County plant was approved and built, and desalinated water now accounts for 10% of San Diego County Water District 's water supplies.
But the Huntington Beach project has faced numerous delays. In 2013, the Coastal Commission voiced concerns that the proposed use of intake structures to quickly draw in large volumes of water from the ocean would damage marine life. Poseidon, which is owned by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, conducted additional studies and resubmitted the plan with a proposal to mitigate marine damage through restoration of nearby wetlands.
Thursday's commission hearing is seen by the project's supporters and opponents as do or die. Last month, staff members for the panel issued a 200-page report opposing the project, arguing it fails to adhere to marine life protection policies and policies aimed at minimizing hazards from tsunamis and rising sea levels.
Orange County has an ample groundwater basin and recycles wastewater, making the region less dependent on imported water than San Diego. The Orange County Water District, which has said it intends to buy Poseidon’s water, manages the basin that helps meet about 75% of the water demand in the heavily populated northern and central areas of the county that are home to 2.5 million people.
Poseidon contends the county would still benefit by locking in a drought-proof source but critics argue the area can do without it and would be better served economically and environmentally by focusing more on recycling, noting an expansion of the county's renowned wastewater recycling program is already under way.
“It's diversifying our supply as an insurance policy,” said Jessica Jones, Poseidon's communications director. She said the benefits would stretch beyond coastal California to inland communities and other states that could gain increased access to imported water supplies once Orange County can count on desalinated water.
Steve Sheldon, the water district's president, said he was confident other water agencies also would be interested in the water once it was a sure thing. Desalinated water is more expensive now, but Sheldon said he expects the cost of imported water to also rise over time.
“Water reserves are dwindling low,” Sheldon said. “This plant can be built within four years and I know of no other project that can come online in at least a decade.”
But Paul Cook, general manager of the Irvine Ranch Water District — one of Orange County's water retailers — said he doesn't see a need for the water in a county that has ample and diverse water sources of its own. He said he doesn't want to buy pricey and unnecessary desalinated water for his customers, driving up household water bills.
“It might work in Abu Dhabi or Israel, but we're not them," he said of desalination. “We have our own needs; we have our own resources.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Amid-drought-California-desalination-project-at-17167111.php | 2022-05-12 05:24:30 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Amid-drought-California-desalination-project-at-17167111.php |
In structural MRI images obtained before and after 12 weeks treatment, neflamapimod significantly increased the volume of the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert, the major nucleus of cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain, in patients with early AD
BOSTON, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EIP Pharma Inc., a private clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for CNS diseases with significant unmet patient need, today announced that a presentation at the 15th Annual Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's disease (CTAD) meeting in San Francisco demonstrates that neflamapimod may reverse pathologic disease progression in the basal forebrain cholinergic system in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Researchers presented the results in a Late Breaking poster (LP12) entitled, "Effects of the p38α kinase inhibitor neflamapimod on the basal forebrain, assessed by structural MRI, in Alzheimer's disease (AD)". The major finding in the analysis was that 12 weeks of neflamapimod treatment in a phase 2a clinical trial in 14 patients with early AD was associated with a significant (p=0.03, median 4.5%) increase in the volume of the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert (NbM), the major cholinergic nucleus in the basal forebrain. In contrast, in longitudinal studies of untreated early AD patients there is a decrease in NbM volume over time. That neflamapimod could reverse NbM atrophy is in line with recently published preclinical results in Ts2 mice (Jiang et al, 2022), in which neflamapimod reversed the neurodegenerative phenotype in the basal forebrain.
A copy of the poster is available at www.eippharma.com/scientific-literature/.
Neflamapimod is an investigational oral, brain-penetrating small molecule drug that inhibits the intra-cellular enzyme p38MAP kinase alpha (p38a). P38a plays a major role in inflammation-induced synaptic toxicity, leading to impaired synaptic function. In pre-clinical studies, neflamapimod reverses synaptic dysfunction, including within the part of the brain most affected by Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) – the basal forebrain cholinergic system. Results from the AscenD-LB Phase 2a clinical study in patients with DLB demonstrated neflamapimod significantly improved cognition and function as measured by the gold standard dementia rating test, the Clinical Dementia Rating Sum-of-Boxes (CDR-SB), and showed significant impact on motor function as measured by the Timed Up and Go test (TUG). In addition, at 40mg TID, the higher of two doses in the study, neflamapimod improved outcomes on a cognitive test battery ("Neuropsychological Test Battery", NTB) designed to evaluate the cognitive domains most prominently impacted in DLB, attention and executive function. The combined pre-clinical and clinical data are consistent with neflamapimod treating the underlying disease process and having the potential to be the first disease-modifying treatment for DLB. A confirmatory phase 2b clinical trial of neflamapimod in patients with DLB is planned to be initiated in the first quarter of 2023.
EIP Pharma, Inc. is a private, clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing CNS-focused therapeutics to benefit patients with a range of debilitating neurodegenerative diseases with significant unmet patient need. For more information, please visit www.eippharma.com.
Reference:
Jiang, Y., Alam, J.J., Gomperts S.N. et al., "Preclinical and Randomized Clinical Evaluation of the p38α Kinase Inhibitor Neflamapimod for Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Degeneration," Nature Communications, 13, Article number: 5308 (2022). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32944-3
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) formally apologizes for its past discriminatory policies, including Proposition 14 — a successful 1960s ballot initiative that overturned the State of California's first fair housing law.
Regrettably, the California Real Estate Association (CREA), now known as C.A.R., once played a leading role in segregation and exclusionary practices in housing. California communities still grapple with wealth and homeownership inequities. For decades, CREA promoted policies that encouraged discrimination and the idea that neighborhood integration would negatively impact property values. The Association endorsed racial zoning, "redlining" and racially restrictive covenants.
"The Association was wrong. We not only apologize for those actions, we strongly condemn them, and we will continue working to address the legacy of these discriminatory policies and practices," said C.A.R. President Otto Catrina.
CREA was behind Article 34, a law passed in the 1950s that remains in place that makes it very difficult to build affordable housing in California. The Association also excluded women and people of color from membership.
In the 1960s, California's first fair housing law, the Rumford Fair Housing Act, was passed. CREA actively encouraged its members to support Proposition 14, a law that overturned the Rumford Act and modified California's constitution so that the state could not prohibit private property owners from engaging in discrimination. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the proposition as unconstitutional.
In the years since the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and other fair housing laws, C.A.R. has prioritized understanding and addressing the unique homeownership barriers impacting communities of color and other historically excluded communities.
"We have continued to unpack our difficult and sometimes obscure history of opposing fair housing laws, promoting segregation and racial exclusion prior to the Fair Housing Act of 1968. As an organization that deeply values inclusion, we can't change the actions of the past, but we are taking bold action now to help build a more equitable and just future," said Catrina.
For instance, C.A.R. recently sponsored a law requiring periodic implicit bias training for all real estate salespersons. Additionally, C.A.R. helped shape a new law that strengthens consumer protection in instances of appraisal bias.
Currently, C.A.R. is working to address the legacy of discriminatory policies in a variety of ways. These include:
- Offering a closing cost grant for members of underserved communities.
- Donating to the Black Wealth Builders Fund, a down payment assistance program for Black home buyers in the Bay Area.
- Partnering with and sponsoring the work of nonprofit organizations that support greater homeownership for members of underserved communities.
- Sponsoring and supporting a variety of policies that address supply and affordability challenges for communities of color.
- Co-sponsoring a bill that would overturn Article 34, a law California REALTORS® helped pass in the 1950s that makes it much harder for California communities to build affordable housing.
- Supporting a law that provides a system for redacting restrictive covenants in property records.
C.A.R. will continue to develop and strengthen programs that break down barriers to homeownership. To learn more, visit fairhousingcalifornia.org.
Leading the way ...® in real estate news and information for more than 110 years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations in the United States, with more than 217,000 members dedicated to the advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered in Los Angeles.
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Washington Nationals owner Ted Lerner dies at 97
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Lerner, the billionaire real estate developer whose family bought the Washington Nationals in 2006, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 97.
A Nationals spokesperson said Lerner died Sunday of complications from pneumonia at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Lerner’s group purchased the Nationals from Major League Baseball in 2006 for $450 million after the team was moved to the U.S. capital from Montreal. He was managing principal owner until ceding that role to son Mark in 2018.
Under the Lerners’ ownership, the Nationals went from one of baseball’s worst teams in their first several seasons in Washington to World Series champions in 2019. The Lerners also are credited with revitalizing the city’s Navy Yard area since Nationals Park opened in 2008.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Founding Managing Principal Owner Theodore N. Lerner,” the team said in a statement. “The crowning achievement of his family business was bringing baseball back to the city he loved — and with it, bringing a championship home for the first time since 1924. He cherished the franchise and what it brought to his beloved hometown.”
Lerner was born in 1925, the year after the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in the World Series. That franchise left the city in 1960 to become the Minnesota Twins, and its expansion replacement lasted a decade before moving to Texas as the Rangers.
Washington did not have a baseball team until MLB assumed control of the Expos and moved them there from Montreal in 2005. The group led by the Lerners was chosen as the winning bidder.
Last year, the Lerners began exploring the possibility of selling the team, which is worth $2 billion, according to Forbes, which estimates the family’s net worth is $6.6 billion thanks to the Nationals and Lerner Enterprises, one of the largest property-owning companies in the Washington area.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in a statement called Lerner “an extraordinary American success story” — a former stadium usher who brought baseball back to prominence in the nation’s capital.
“I have great appreciation for Ted’s impact on his hometown and the game he loved,” Manfred said. “The Nationals have always remained loyal to Ted’s vision of unity, philanthropy and civic pride in Washington.”
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — National Presto Industries Inc. (NPK) on Friday reported profit of $8.9 million in its first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Eau Claire, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of $1.25.
The diversified production company that makes everything from household appliances to munitions posted revenue of $80.4 million in the period.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine.
The court said in a statement that Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.”
It also issued a warrant Friday for the arrest of Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, on similar allegations.
A possible trial of any Russians at the ICC remains a long way off, as Moscow does recognize the court’s jurisdiction and does not extradite its nationals.
Ukraine also is not a member of the court, but it has granted the ICC jurisdiction over its territory and ICC prosecutor Karim Khan has visited four times since opening an investigation a year ago.
The ICC said that its pre-trial chamber found there were “reasonable grounds to believe that each suspect bears responsibility for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population and that of unlawful transfer of population from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, in prejudice of Ukrainian children.”
The court statement said that “there are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Putin bears individual criminal responsibility” for the child abductions “for having committed the acts directly, jointly with others and/or through others (and) for his failure to exercise control properly over civilian and military subordinates who committed the acts.”
On Thursday, a U.N.-backed inquiry cited Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, among potential issues that amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity.
The sweeping investigation also found crimes committed against Ukrainians on Russian territory, including deported Ukrainian children who were prevented from reuniting with their families, a “filtration” system aimed at singling out Ukrainians for detention, and torture and inhumane detention conditions.
But on Friday, the ICC put the face of Putin on the child abduction allegations.
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Pandemic-related asylum restrictions known as Title 42 expire, straining US immigration system
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Pandemic-related asylum restrictions that expelled migrants millions of times were lifted early Friday, as people raced to enter the United States before new rules announced by President Joe Biden’s administration set in.
Meanwhile, the administration was dealt a potentially serious legal setback when a federal judge temporarily blocked its attempt to release migrants more quickly when Border Patrol holding stations are full.
Migrants, including children, in northern Mexico paced along a U.S. border strung with razor wire and bolstered by troops, unsure of where to go or what to do next. Others settled into shelters, determined to secure an asylum appointment that can take months to schedule online.
At Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, migrant families hesitated only briefly as the deadline passed and asylum restrictions shifted before entering the waters of the Rio Grande from Mexico, holding cell phones above the water to light the way toward the U.S.
U.S. authorities shouted for the migrants to turn back.
“Be careful with the children,” an official shouted through a megaphone. “It is especially dangerous for the children.”
The expired rules, known as Title 42, were in place since March 2020. They allow border officials to quickly return asylum seekers back over the border on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
U.S. authorities have unveiling strict new measures, which crack down on illegal crossings while also setting up legal pathways for migrants who apply online, seek a sponsor and undergo background checks. If successful, the reforms could fundamentally alter how migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Many migrants were acutely aware of looming policy changes designed to stop illegal crossings and encourage asylum seekers to apply online and consider alternative destinations, including Canada or Spain.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Jhoan Daniel Barrios, a former military police officer from Venezuela as he paced with two friends along the the border in Ciudad Juárez, across from El Paso, Texas, looking for a chance to seek refuge in the U.S.
“We don’t have any money left, we don’t have food, we don’t have a place to stay, the cartel is pursuing us,” said Barrios, whose wife was in U.S. custody. “What are we going to do, wait until they kill us?”
Last week, Barrios and his friends entered the U.S. and were expelled. They had little hope of a different result Thursday.
On the U.S. side of the river, many surrendered immediately to authorities and hoped to be released while pursuing their cases in backlogged immigration courts, which takes years.
It was not clear how many migrants were on the move or how long the surge might last. By Thursday evening, the flow seemed to be slowing in some locations, but it was not clear why, or whether crossings would increase again after the coronavirus-related restrictions expire.
A U.S. official reported the Border Patrol stopped some 10,000 migrants on Tuesday — nearly twice the level from March and only slightly below the 11,000 figure that authorities have said is the upper limit of what they expect after Title 42 ends.
More than 27,000 people were in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, the official said.
“Our buses are full. Our planes are full,” said Pedro Cardenas, a city commissioner in Brownsville, as recent arrivals headed to locations across the U.S.
The new policies crack down on illegal crossings while also setting up legal pathways for migrants who apply online, seek a sponsor and undergo background checks. If successful, the reforms could fundamentally alter how migrants arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.
But it will take time to see results. Biden has conceded the border will be chaotic for a while. Immigrant advocacy groups have threatened legal action. And migrants fleeing poverty, gangs and persecution in their homelands are still desperate to reach U.S. soil at any cost.
While Title 42 prevented many from seeking asylum, it carried no legal consequences, encouraging repeat attempts. After Thursday, migrants face being barred from entering the U.S. for five years and possible criminal prosecution.
Holding facilities along the border already were far beyond capacity. But late Thursday, U.S. District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, an appointee of President Donald Trump, halted the administration’s plan to begin releasing migrants with notices to report to an immigration office in 60 days when holding centers reach 125% capacity, or where people are held an average of 60 hours. The quick releases were to also be triggered when authorities stop 7,000 migrants along the border in a day.
The state of Florida argued the administration’s plan was nearly identical to another Biden policy previously voided in federal court. Earlier Thursday, the Justice Department said its new move was a response to an emergency and being prevented from carrying it out “could overwhelm the border and raise serious health and safety risks to noncitizens and immigration officials.”
Weatherell blocked the releases for two weeks and scheduled a May 19 hearing on whether to extend his order.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had already warned of more crowded Border Patrol facilities to come.
“I cannot overstate the strain on our personnel and our facilities,” he told reporters Thursday.
Minutes before new asylum restrictions took effect, advocacy groups sued to block the new rule that bans asylum for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to reach the U.S. border, with few exceptions.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco by the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies and other groups, alleges the Biden administration “doubled down” on a policy proposed by President Donald Trump that the same court rejected. The Biden administration says its new rule is substantially different.
Even as migrants were racing to reach U.S. soil before the rules expire, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said smugglers were sending a different message. He noted an uptick in smugglers at his country’s southern border offering to take migrants to the United States and telling them the border was open starting Thursday.
On Wednesday, Homeland Security announced a rule to make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, or who did not apply online, to qualify for asylum. It also introduced curfews with GPS tracking for families released in the U.S. before initial asylum screenings.
The administration says it is beefing up the removal of migrants found unqualified to stay in the U.S. on flights like those that brought nearly 400 migrants home to Guatemala from the U.S. on Thursday.
Among them was Sheidi Mazariegos, 26, who arrived with her 4-year-old son just eight days after being detained near Brownsville.
“I heard on the news that there was an opportunity to enter, I heard it on the radio, but it was all a lie,” she said. Smugglers got her to Matamoros and put the two on a raft. They were quickly apprehended by Border Patrol agents.
Mazariegos said she made the trek because she is poor and hoped to reunite with her sisters living in the U.S.
At the same time, the administration has introduced expansive new legal pathways into the U.S.
Up to 30,000 people a month from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela can enter if they apply online with a financial sponsor and enter through an airport. Processing centers are opening in Guatemala, Colombia and elsewhere. Up to 1,000 can enter daily though land crossings with Mexico if they snag an appointment on an online app.
At shelters in northern Mexico, many migrants chose not to rush to the border and waited for existing asylum appointments or hopes of reserving one online.
At the Ágape Misión Mundial shelter in Tijuana, hundreds of migrants bided their time. Daisy Bucia, 37, and her 15-year-old daughter arrived at the shelter over three months ago from Mexico’s Michoacán state – fleeing death threats — and have an asylum appointment Saturday in California.
Bucia read on social media that pandemic-era restrictions were ending at the U.S.-Mexico border, but preferred to cross with certainty later.
“What people want more than anything is to confuse you,” Bucia said.
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Gonzalez reported from Brownsville, Texas; Spagat reported from Tijuana, Mexico. Associated Press writers Colleen Long and Rebecca Santana in Washington; Christopher Sherman in Mexico City; Gerardo Carrillo in Matamoros, Mexico; Maria Verza in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Morgan Lee in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Suman Naishadham in Tijuana, Mexico contributed to this report.
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Annual Paychex Pulse of HR Report reveals challenges and opportunities for HR leaders and their companies as they navigate today's business and hiring environment
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2022 Paychex Pulse of HR Report provides a comprehensive, in-depth look at how HR leaders are adapting to support their employees in a new era of work. The sixth annual report from Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services, shows that only 15% of companies have staff working exclusively on-site, reflecting the growing emphasis on remote and hybrid work.
The survey of 1,000 HR leaders across the U.S. reveals that as more teams are dispersed and adopt flexible schedules, HR professionals believe tools and more opportunities for training and career development are essential to supporting remote/hybrid employees and managers, including:
- Technology to support communication around goal setting, career advancement, and development between employees and managers (45%)
- Employee training/skill building (41%)
- Training for managers to support employee career advancement/development (35%)
"The current environment has redefined the priorities of an HR professional, forcing them to adapt at lightning speed," said Alison Stevens, director of HR Services, Paychex. "With the right tools and peer insights, HR professionals can respond to what matters most to their workforce, deliver on what they need to be happy and engaged, and create a workplace – no matter where they're working from – that benefits their employees and their business."
HR technology tools have helped HR professionals streamline tasks and manage new and ongoing responsibilities more efficiently, helping to alleviate some of this burden of managing remote work. The research shows:
- Half of all HR professionals surveyed said that HR software/technology has helped boost their company efficiency
- Close to 40% of HR leaders say HR software/technology has made it easier to manage payroll and benefits administration
Tracking staff hours worked is now the most time-consuming task for HR professionals and their teams. That activity was cited by 25% of respondents and ranked just ahead of compliance and data management, which have topped the list of most time-consuming tasks in previous years1.
Despite their importance, hiring, onboarding, and retention were identified by half of respondents as the least effective HR activities in their organizations. When asked to share the tactics that are currently working best to increase the number of job applicants, using third-party job sites (33%), employee referrals (33%), hiring remote workers (31%), and emphasizing diversity (31%) topped the list.
The most effective ways to encourage candidates to accept job offers according to the survey included the following:
- Offering higher pay (36%)
- Providing remote and flexible work (34%)
- Emphasizing company culture (30%)
- Making offers quickly (29%)
The top strategies for retaining employees are similar to the ones used to encourage candidates to accept offers: offering flexible hours and remote work (41%) and increasing compensation (36%). Other ways to increase employee retention include focusing on employee engagement, stated by 35% of respondents, demonstrating a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at 31%, and providing pay transparency and holding "stay" interviews to learn about employees' needs and aspirations, both cited by 27% of all respondents.
Four in ten HR leaders see the benefit of remote work saying that it improves employee emotional, physical, and financial well-being, boosts retention, enhances quality of work, and increases productivity.
Steps and approaches to support remote or hybrid employees include:
- Implementing a system to plan and track scheduled manager/employee meetings to ensure consistency among remote and on-site employees (41%)
- Using technology to optimize remote employee productivity (39%)
- Providing a secure method for employees to receive confidential answers to HR questions (37%)
Sixty percent of HR leaders are concerned about employee burnout, up 18% from before the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategies for supporting employee well-being and alleviating employee burnout include providing flexible work schedules (41%), emphasizing work/life balance as part of company culture (31%), and encouraging managers to create clear job descriptions and expectations to make work feel manageable (29%).
To successfully engage their employees, HR professionals need to track what's most important to their workforce and work to continuously address their needs. Regularly surveying employees about job satisfaction serves as the top strategy for fostering engagement at 41%. Offering job and leadership skills training, and encouraging more communication between employees and managers represent the next two most effective approaches for cultivating employee engagement at 37% and 36%, respectively.
Four in ten HR leaders are incorporating DEI into employee hiring and management; the same number are committed to pay equity through more compensation transparency. Seventy-one percent of HR professionals are taking at least one of the following approaches: offering bias and other DEI-related training (33%), ensuring that vendors and partners have a proven commitment to DEI (33%), making DEI guidelines and documents easily accessible to employees (30%), and getting help from an HR or DEI consultant to create a plan (28%).
For more insights, please view the full research report. To learn more about the report's findings, stop by the Paychex booth (#2850) at the 2022 Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference & Exposition, June 12-15, in New Orleans.
The 2022 Paychex Pulse of HR Survey was conducted via an online survey from April 15 - May 6, 2022, among 1,000 HR decision-makers at U.S. companies with 20 or more employees. It is the sixth in an annual series of benchmark surveys investigating HR leaders' challenges, priorities, and use of technology.
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) is a leading provider of integrated human capital management software solutions for human resources, payroll, benefits, and insurance services. By combining its innovative software-as-a-service technology and mobility platform with dedicated, personal service, Paychex empowers small- and medium-sized business owners to focus on the growth and management of their business. Backed by 50 years of industry expertise, Paychex served more than 710,000 payroll clients as of May 31, 2021 in the U.S. and Europe, and pays one out of every 12 American private sector employees. Learn more about Paychex by visiting paychex.com and stay connected on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Pennsylvania restaurant to offer free meals on Christmas Day, no questions asked
"I was blessed by God. Now I'm going to bless others. And hopefully, this will continue to multiply. That's what we need, a lot more caring in this world."
"I was blessed by God. Now I'm going to bless others. And hopefully, this will continue to multiply. That's what we need, a lot more caring in this world."
"I was blessed by God. Now I'm going to bless others. And hopefully, this will continue to multiply. That's what we need, a lot more caring in this world."
Wagner's Restaurant in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, will offer free meals on Christmas Day, no questions asked, to anyone in need this holiday season.
Glenn Wagner says he felt called to do this as a way to give back to his community.
Glenn and his wife, Stacey, have owned and operated the restaurant on McKeesport Road for more than 23 years. But the years haven't always been easy.
"The COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for the entire industry," said Glenn Wagner.
The pandemic wasn't the only challenge thrown at the Wagner's.
Four years ago, Glenn Wagner was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive form of cancer in which the bone marrow makes a large number of abnormal blood cells.
"AML is known for the one that keeps coming back," Wagner said while sitting down with sister station WTAE. "You're just kicking the can down the road, and how far can you kick that can? We've done it five times."
Just an hour before the interview, Wagner got his most recent scans back. They were clean, marking one year in remission for the restaurant owner.
"I got an early Christmas gift," he said.
Wagner credits his faith, family and medical team for getting him through his battles. He thanked Stacey for taking over the restaurant when he got sick. He also expressed gratitude for his customers and neighbors, who often help out with things around the shop.
"There are certain things I just can't do anymore," said Wagner. "I have neighbors come down and change my light bulbs. One last week just plowed the parking lot because we got a little snow. The community support is unreal."
Wagner is hoping the opening of the restaurant on Christmas will give people in the area a place to go. He says he was inspired by a call to action from the pastor at his church, CrossRoads Community Church of Jefferson Hills.
The restaurant will be open from noon until 4 p.m. on Christmas. They are calling it the "Caring & Sharing" event. The menu is a full buffet featuring everything from turkey and stuffing to pot roast and mashed potatoes. The event is free and open to anyone.
"If you are alone, if you've lost a loved one, or you have nowhere to go, come sit and eat with us," said Wagner. "If you are struggling financially, if your refrigerator is empty, come see us."
Wagner says the community has been supportive of the event, which will be staffed entirely by volunteers. He said the volunteering list is full, and he's had to turn people away, but they are still looking for donations, especially soda and desserts.
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined steps for Ukraine to join the multi-nation defense pact but stopped short of offering a timeline of when the nation could join NATO.
The lack of a timeline upset Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who expressed his frustration on Tuesday during the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
"It’s unprecedented and absurd when time frame is not set neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine's membership. While at the same time vague wording about 'conditions' is added even for inviting Ukraine," he wrote. "It seems there is no readiness neither to invite Ukraine to NATO nor to make it a member of the Alliance. This means that a window of opportunity is being left to bargain Ukraine's membership in NATO in negotiations with Russia. And for Russia, this means motivation to continue its terror."
Stoltenberg said NATO agreed to a multi-year assistance program that includes covering needs such as fuel, demining equipment and medical supplies. Stoltenberg also noted that members agreed to remove the Membership Action Plan requirement.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan wouldn't put a timetable on when Ukraine could join NATO, but said the assistance is substantive.
"Bringing Ukraine into the Alliance now, here in Vilnius, would bring NATO into war with Russia," Sullivan said. "Also Ukraine has further steps to take along its reform path. But Allies will send a united positive signal on Ukraine's path to future membership in the Alliance."
SEE MORE: Biden welcomes Turkey's agreement to advance Sweden's NATO accession
NATO also formed a NATO-Ukraine Council, which will welcome Zelenskyy on Wednesday.
Without a unanimous body, however, Ukraine is on the outside looking in on the pact.
"We also made it clear that we will issue an invitation for Ukraine to join NATO when Allies agree and conditions are met," Stoltenberg said. "This is a strong package for Ukraine. And a clear path towards its membership in NATO."
Stoltenberg said NATO plans to have 300,000 troops at "high readiness" if Russia were to attack a NATO nation.
A major part of NATO is an agreement that all members come to a country's defense if attacked by another country. To date, the only time Article 5 of NATO has been invoked was following the attack on the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001.
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BOSTON, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced the completion of the pilot phase of their previously announced partnership with Novo Nordisk, a leading global healthcare company, to develop expression systems for pharmaceutical products. With the pilot phase completed and the first milestone achieved, the two companies will now move into the development phase to work towards making a more effective production process. Achievement of the first milestone included extensive modification and testing of a microbial expression system to understand the impact of the modifications on key performance parameters.
"Ginkgo's achievement of the first milestone has both excited and inspired us, giving us the confidence to move into the next phase of this ambitious project," said Brian Vandahl, Senior Vice President, Global Research Technologies at Novo Nordisk. "This progress is a strong indicator of the potential we have to engineer biological systems that will expand the chemical space of biological medicines."
"We're excited to continue our work with Novo Nordisk to help provide innovative treatment options for patients with diabetes, obesity, and other serious chronic diseases," said Jason Kelly, CEO and co-founder, Ginkgo Bioworks. "The next phase of this project will build on our existing microbial design, engineering, and phenotyping expertise while expanding Ginkgo's capabilities in genome-scale design and engineering. We believe this work will enable us to support even more pharmaceutical products, helping to achieve better outcomes for patients."
About Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo Bioworks is the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, providing flexible, end-to-end services that solve challenges for organizations across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to pharmaceuticals to industrial and specialty chemicals. Ginkgo's biosecurity and public health unit, Concentric by Ginkgo, is building global infrastructure for biosecurity to empower governments, communities, and public health leaders to prevent, detect, and respond to a wide variety of biological threats. For more information, visit ginkgobioworks.com and concentricbyginkgo.com, read our blog, or follow us on social media channels such as Twitter (@Ginkgo and @ConcentricByGBW), Instagram (@GinkgoBioworks and @ConcentricByGinkgo), or LinkedIn.
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How Monumental Sports investment impacts Mystics
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THOMAS LYLE FERGUSON, 88 of Huntington, W.Va., passed away, Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va. He was born January 17, 1935, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Vibert Fayne Ferguson and Helen Burns Ferguson. He was a graduate of Milton High School, served three years in the U.S. Marine Corps, retired from BASF after thirty-two years and was a member of the Barboursville American Legion. He officiated all sports for thirty-four years and loved playing Bingo. He was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Plumley: brother James Edward (Gerri) Ferguson. He is survived by his wife of twenty-three years, Jane Bias Ferguson of Huntington, W.Va.; brother John David (Nancy) Ferguson of Glendale, Ariz.; two sons, Thomas Ferguson of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Mark Ferguson of Barboursville, W.Va.; daughter Susan (Teddy) Blake of Lavalette, W.Va.; three grandchildren, Nathanial Blake, Grace Ferguson, Makenna Ferguson; two great-grandchildren, Briggs and Nolan Blake and a stepson, Clint Pemberton. Although he was loved by many, there will be no services. Henson and Kitchen Mortuary and Cremation Services, 6357 E. Pea Ridge Rd., Huntington, W.Va., is caring for the family. Online memories and condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.hensonandkitchen.com.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador Wednesday after Moscow’s diplomatic mission in Stockholm said the Scandinavian country would become a “legitimate target for Russia’s retaliatory measures” if it joined NATO.
Foreign Minister Tobias Billström called the statement posted on the Russian Embassy’s website an ”obvious attempt at influence.” Sweden’s security policy is determined by its government and no one else, he told Swedish news agency TT.
It’s unclear if or when the Russian ambassador will appear at the Foreign Ministry.
Sweden and neighboring Finland jointly applied for NATO membership in May 2022, abandoning decades of non-alignment in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Approval of Sweden’s bid has stalled due to opposition from Turkey and Hungary.
The Turkish government has accused Sweden of being too soft on groups that it deems to be terror organizations. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara needs further assurances before it will give its final approval.
Asked about Sweden’s NATO membership on Wednesday, Erdogan told reporters: “There are certain things we expect of them. They must be fulfilled first.”
On Monday, Hungarian lawmakers ratified Finland’s request to join NATO, but it remained unclear when they ratify Sweden’s accession to the Western military alliance.
Members of Hungary’s governing party said they would wait for the government in Stockholm to clear up lingering disagreements before scheduling a vote in parliament.
The Hungarian government alleges that some Swedish politicians have made derisive statements about the condition of Hungary’s democracy and played an active role in ensuring that billions in European Union funds were frozen over alleged rule-of-law and democracy violations.
Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said it was up to Hungary and Turkey to make their decisions.
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NATO requires the unanimous approval of its 30 existing members to take in new countries.
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What do you need to make a kitten starter kit?
Kittens are arguably one of the cutest things on planet Earth and adult cats are much easier to care for than adult dogs, which is why they are such a popular pet. Even without the puppy pads and doggie play dates, you’ll still need plenty of supplies to make your new kitten comfortable in your home. Kittens, just like puppies, need the standard food, water, shelter, love and support. It’s also important to get proper identification, some cat toys and cleaning supplies for any unfortunate messes. The most important need is patience, and if you have that, then you can handle raising a young kitten into a healthy, loving cat.
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Your kitten needs quality food, bowls for meals and water, and treats for good behavior training. Kittens have delicate stomachs, and it is vital to be sure they are eating regularly in order to keep a healthy weight.
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Hill’s Science Diet Indoor Dry Kitten Food
This dry food comes in bite-sized pieces small and chewable enough for kitten-sized mouths. It offers immune support and aids in balancing the kitten’s sensitive digestion system.
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Hubulk Pet Bowls with No-Spill Mat
These pet food bowls come with a silicone mat that keeps kibble from spreading onto your floor. The bowls are stainless steel and can be rinsed or cleaned with ease.
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Get Naked Kitten Health Grain-Free Soft Cat Treats
Fortified with DHA Omega-3, these digestible treats are designed to encourage your kitten’s cognitive and overall health. Chicken and sweet potatoes are their top ingredients.
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You want your kitten to feel as happy and comfortable as you do, which means you’ll need all of the comforts kittens crave. This includes bedding, a kitten-appropriate bed, crate of their own and blankets to make cozy places your kitten can call home.
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This is a soft, fleece throw to put in the crate, bed or as a protector for your couch. It provides a cushiony space that smells familiar and creates a safe area for your kitten.
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Kittens and cats may have the tools to clean themselves, but you still need to keep grooming supplies around your home. Messes can sometimes be too much for your kitten to handle on its own. This or thick fur can cause hairballs and other digestive issues if a kitten isn’t groomed.
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This tool works on cats or dogs to remove matted fur and de-shed. It can be used for multiple purposes, including as an undercoat and detangling brush.
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This shampoo is made with a lighter formula that doesn’t sting your kitten’s eyes. You can bathe your kitten regularly with a safe, chemical- and sulfate-free trusted brand.
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These nail clippers are small and precise, perfectly designed for your kitten, and can help you not to clip their nails too short, which can cause pain or bleeding.
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Frontline Plus for Cats and Kittens
Your kitten can be protected from fleas, ticks and other disease-carrying pests from eight weeks old. It only needs to weigh 1.5 pounds and can be treated for three months with a single pack of three.
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Cats require stimulation to grow their brains, and interactive toys are a great way to entertain your kitten throughout its life. Supplying your kitten with appropriate toys also prevents your furniture and other personal items from being destroyed.
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This is an interactive toy that functions as a scratch pad as well. It helps to distract your kitten from scratching your furniture and includes catnip to attract your kitten.
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This toy is filled with catnip and is large enough for your kitten to wrestle. It is a cheap way to provide your kitten with hours of entertainment.
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If you let your kitten outside, you want to be sure it has an identification tag just in case it gets lost. Caring for your kitten means that you are doing everything you can to keep it safe and healthy. Choose a non-clumping non-clay litter while your kitten is young to prevent health and digestive issues.
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GoTags Custom Embroidered Cat ID Collar
These are cat ID collars that can display your kitten’s name, your phone number or any other information you want to write on it.
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Purina Tidy Cats Non-Clumping Litter System
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Small Pet Select-Recycled Pelleted Paper Cat Litter
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The first wave of chilly fall air often brings out the fog that is generally gone by the time we get out and going. Mike Stevens takes us Back Down The Pennsylvania Road to see what we've been missing.
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Man pushes subway commuter onto tracks in NYC
Published: Oct. 23, 2022 at 10:45 AM EDT|Updated: 40 minutes ago
NEW YORK (CNN) - Newly released video shows a man pushing a subway commuter from the platform onto the train tracks.
New York police say the incident happened Friday.
The victim was hurt from the fall but not hit by a train.
They released the video in an effort to find the suspect.
Police say the attack was unprovoked and intentional.
The incident comes as New York is set to bolster police presence in the subway system as part of efforts to crack down on transit crime.
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Rachel Feinman is among 30 leaders around the country chosen by Becker's Healthcare for creating a culture of innovation.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rachel Feinman, vice president of Innovation at Tampa General Hospital and managing director of TGH Innoventures, has been named one of the nation's top innovation leaders by Becker's Healthcare.
Feinman is among the list of "30 Great Chief Innovation Officers to Know,'' leaders who are vital to digital transformation efforts and initiatives to keep health systems on the cutting edge of delivering patient care. Feinman was chosen for her work in creating a culture of innovation across the Tampa General system, accelerating research and development, and managing venture capital funds.
Feinman also was selected for her efforts to harness the ingenuity and creativity of the academic medical center's team members to improve operations and clinical care.
"Innovation is critically important to our organization as it is the engine that propels us forward in developing real-world solutions for some of the most complex issues in health care," said John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General. "Rachel has done an outstanding job in realizing our plan to find and leverage partnerships and perspectives that amplify next-generation ideas."
"This is an incredible honor, and it reflects the dedication of the team to move innovation forward,'' Feinman said. "It's another sign that our organization continues to strive to be a national leader in delivering world-class care.''
Feinman became vice president of Innovation at Tampa General in 2021 after serving as executive director of Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) for three years. With a passion for influencing the strategy for impactful innovation, she currently leads innovation and oversees Tampa General's venture investment strategy.
At Tampa General, innovation and health care are inseparable. Part of the hospital's objective is to significantly advance the future of health care in the Tampa Bay region, state of Florida and nationally. Launched in early 2021, Innoventures provides a coordinated mechanism for Tampa General to develop innovative solutions to improve quality and access to care. Innoventures also provides the hospital with a platform to invest resources and funds into emerging companies that share the academic medical center's vision and can help develop immediate solutions for health care access, quality and delivery.
Innoventures began as a $15 million, innovation-focused investment fund to support entrepreneurs, scientists and administrators addressing real-world problems. Some of its early successes include:
- A partnership with Embarc Collective, a Tampa-based nonprofit that helps startups grow into scalable, thriving businesses. Embarc serves as a landing spot for entrepreneurs and mentors to meet and share ideas. By teaming with Embarc, Tampa General can access startups working in health care and leverage Embarc's leading startup advisers to support Tampa General's internal innovators.
- The establishment of Co-Lab by TGH Innoventures, which is designed to collaborate and codevelop with early-stage health care companies to cultivate innovations at Tampa General that have broader applicability to other systems in health care. Through Co-Lab, Tampa General has partnered with and invested in Enroute, which uses artificial intelligence to streamline patient navigation by improving the efficiency of Tampa General's inpatient transport department.
- Investment in health tech-focused venture fund Virtue, which gives Tampa General access to innovative companies that address challenges in the health care industry. The strategic collaboration between Innoventures and Virtue focuses on modernizing health care delivery, increasing efficiency and improving the patient experience.
- Tampa General is expanding telehealth and connected care services through a $1 million reimbursement grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The initiative helps enhance the quality of patient care by removing socioeconomic barriers through the increase of telehealth and connected care services.
- A collaboration with the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) identifies innovative solutions from Israel. A partnership with Sheba Medical Center, the leading hospital in the Middle East, can generate groundbreaking developments in health care services, education, training and innovation.
The full list of honorees can be read at: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/30-great-chief-innovation-officers-to-know-2022.html
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,040-bed, not-for-profit, academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals, and is tied as the third highest-ranked hospital in Florida, with seven specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. Tampa General Hospital has been designated as a model of excellence by the 2022 Fortune/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious Forbes magazine rankings – first nationally in the 2022 America's Best Employers for Women and third out of 100 Florida companies in the 2021 America's Best Employers by State.Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal year 2020, provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health, and 21 TGH Imaging powered by Tower outpatient radiology centers throughout Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Palm Beach counties. Tampa Bay area residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
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Two stabbed at apartment complex in Tuscaloosa
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 9:02 PM CDT|Updated: moments ago
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Tuscaloosa Police are investigating after two people were stabbed at an apartment complex on August 5, 2022.
Police say this happened at in the 1400 block of Ninth Street around 7:32 p.m. and that two men were taken to the hospital with stab wounds.
Police say one victim has potentially life-threatening injuries, while the other victim does not have life-threatening injuries. Authorities are not looking for any additional people involved.
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Police in Mill Valley earlier this month arrested a suspect in connection with weapons crimes and possession of a booby trap. Zhanjian Zhang, 28, of San Leandro, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a booby trap, possession of high-capacity firearm magazines and possession of a concealed dirk or dagger, according to the Mill Valley Police Department.
On March 16 at 2:30 a.m., an officer was patrolling the 700 block of Miller Avenue, when the officer observed a vehicle traveling with an equipment violation. The officer conducted a traffic stop and contacted the driver, identified as Zhang.
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Police said the officer observed numerous items of concern and searched the vehicle. During the search, the officer located a concealed dirk or dagger, multiple high-capacity firearm magazines and a device commonly referred to as a booby trap, police said.
Zhang was ultimately taken into custody and arrested.
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Top Player Prop Bets for Kings vs. Warriors NBA Playoffs Game 7 on April 30, 2023
Player prop betting options for Domantas Sabonis, Stephen Curry and others are available in the Sacramento Kings-Golden State Warriors matchup at Golden 1 Center on Sunday (starting at 3:30 PM ET).
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Kings vs. Warriors Game Info
- Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ABC
- Location: Sacramento, California
- Venue: Golden 1 Center
NBA Props Today: Sacramento Kings
Domantas Sabonis Props
- The 18.5-point total set for Sabonis on Sunday is 0.6 fewer points than his season scoring average.
- Sabonis has collected 12.3 rebounds per game, 0.2 less than his prop bet in Sunday's game (12.5).
- Sabonis has averaged 7.3 assists per game this year, 1.8 more than his prop bet for Sunday (5.5).
- Sabonis has averaged 0.4 made three-pointers per game, 0.1 fewer than his over/under in Sunday's game (0.5).
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De'Aaron Fox Props
- De'Aaron Fox's 25.0-point scoring average is 3.5 less than Sunday's prop total.
- He pulls down 4.2 rebounds per game, 1.3 fewer than his prop bet on Sunday.
- Fox's assists average -- 6.1 -- is 1.4 lower than Sunday's over/under.
- He 1.6 made three-pointers average is 0.9 lower than his over/under on Sunday.
Harrison Barnes Props
- The 11.5-point over/under for Harrison Barnes on Sunday is 3.5 lower than his season scoring average.
- Barnes averages 1.0 more rebound than his over/under on Sunday (which is 3.5).
- Barnes averages 1.6 assists, 1.1 more than his over/under for Sunday.
- Barnes' 1.6 three-pointers made per game is 0.1 more than his over/under on Sunday.
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NBA Props Today: Golden State Warriors
Stephen Curry Props
- The 29.4 points Curry scores per game are 3.1 less than his over/under on Sunday.
- Curry averages 0.6 more rebounds than his over/under on Sunday (which is 5.5).
- Curry averages 6.3 assists, 0.8 more than his over/under for Sunday.
- Curry has hit 4.9 three-pointers per game, which is more than his over/under on Sunday (4.5).
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Jordan Poole Props
- The 20.4 points Jordan Poole has scored per game this season is 5.9 more than his prop bet over/under set for Sunday (14.5).
- Poole has collected 2.7 rebounds per game, 0.2 more than his prop bet for Sunday's game (2.5).
- Poole has averaged 4.5 assists per game, 1.0 more than Sunday's assist over/under (3.5).
- Poole has knocked down 2.6 three pointers per game, 1.1 more than his over/under in Sunday's game (1.5).
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Eagles training camp: Fletcher Cox, Brandon Graham, and other issues that could sabotage the 2023 season
From Jalen Hurts to Howie Roseman to Jeffrey Lurie to the receivers to the offensive line, the Eagles are hot ... but there are fissures in the foundation of football's second-best team.
In speaking recently with a former NFL executive who has extensive knowledge of the Eagles, we agreed that this edition of the team might be the best in the franchise’s history. Of course, since curmudgery is the foundation of our decades-old relationship, the conversation turned to what lurking issues might sabotage the Birds’ run back to the Super Bowl.
It was a strenuous exercise. The head coach is hot, the GM is hot, the owner is hot, the quarterback is hot, the star skill players are young and still ascending. Over the past decade, the offensive line has been one of the best in NFL history, and it remains so. Everything has fallen into place.
It was, therefore, a chore, to conceive how, outside of an avalanche of injuries, the Eagles might falter, but we managed.
Eagles players report to training camp on Tuesday. Most of the worst-case scenarios could start to present themselves by the end of camp. All have about a 50% chance of happening. None, on its own, would ruin the 2023 campaign, but if even a couple of these possibilities become realities, this season could fall short of expectations.
The new defense sputters
In 2021, the talented, veteran Eagles defense needed seven weeks to digest a defense that new coordinator Jonathan Gannon described as “simple.” Seven weeks was light speed, since it usually takes teams a full season.
Gannon left for Arizona after the Super Bowl, run out of town by a fan base that detested his largely passive scheme. His replacement, Sean Desai, promised to be more aggressive. By the end of camp, we should have a sense of just how aggressive he can afford to be.
The schedule breaks in favor of Desai: Patriots, Vikings, Buccaneers, and Commanders. With apologies to fading Minnesota mirage Kirk Cousins, the Eagles won’t face a top quarterback until they see Justin Herbert and the Chargers in Game 5.
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The Eagles offense finished third in the NFL in total yardage last season. It should be even more potent this season. Gannon usually played with a lead. Aggressive defenses that make mistakes give up touchdowns, which facilitate comebacks.
Will Desai risk too much with a defense that might not be ready?
Fletch and BG are cooked
Nobody appreciates Fletcher Cox more than I do, but he’s 32. He just finished his worst season, according to profootballfocus.com, despite logging seven sacks, third best in his 11-year career. He did this despite playing the fewest snaps of any healthy season since his rookie year.
Brandon Graham is 35. He just finished his third-best season, according to profootballfocus.com, and collected a career-high 11 sacks. He did this because he played the fewest snaps of any season in which he was not injured since his rookie year.
Both expected to have to leave the only team they’ve ever played for, but the Eagles kept them for one more year. Cox got $10 million. Graham got $6 million. That’s a $16 million gamble that two high-character, high-mileage thirtysomethings don’t fall off the cliff across which every NFL player eventually stumbles. How they present in camp should hint at whether they’re on a precipice.
Darius Slay and James Bradberry: overrated?
This has the potential to be the best cornerback tandem in franchise history ... or a catastrophe to the magnitude of Asante Samuel-Nnamdi Asomugha.
Bradberry turns 30 next month, but he had the best coverage season of his career last year. Slay, 32, was very good compared with the rest of the league, but was not the lockdown cover corner he’d been in the past. The Eagles’ receivers will test them at camp.
Maybe both looked better because they played with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who tied for the league lead with six interceptions. Or maybe they were, in fact, the most elite component of a defense that led the league by allowing just 179.8 passing yards per game.
About being elite ...
Matt Patricia ruins everything
This topic was the main reason for my conversation with the NFL source.
After being traded from Detroit to Philadelphia in 2020, Slay told the Detroit Free Press in graphic detail the fateful 2018 interaction between him and Patricia, who then was the Lions’ rookie head coach:
“He told me in front of the whole team, in the team meeting room, showed clips of me in practice getting a ball caught on me or so in practice,” Slay said. “I posted a picture [of a wide receiver on social media], and he told me, stop [performing a sexual act on him].So I’m like, ‘Whoa.’ I’m like, ‘Hold up.’ Where I’m from, that don’t fly. ‘Cause I wouldn’t say that to him. I wouldn’t say to him to stop you-know-what to Bill Belichick. I wouldn’t do that. That’s just not me as a man. That’s disrespectful to me, and so from there on it was done with.”
Just why the Eagles added Patricia is unclear. Detroit fired Patricia after the 2020 season. He went back to New England in 2021 as an adviser, then and helped run the offense in 2022, jobs in which he also failed.
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Slay has said his interactions with Patricia so far have been “cordial.” How cordial will they be when they see each other every day for a month?
Slay and his wife, Jennifer, are as popular in the Eagles’ locker room as anyone in recent memory. She makes the team banana pudding on Fridays.
This is nitroglycerin in the back of a pickup truck: One rough bump and things could explode.
The young DTs don’t produce
Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter anchored the best defense in college football history ... and anchored is the proper adjective. The Eagles drafted Davis in the first round in 2022 and then took Carter in the first round this year. Both exited college with serious concerns about conditioning. Carter also carried questions about his maturity.
Davis improved as 2022 progressed until he injured his ankle. Carter is even more talented. But there’s no room for much of a learning curve when you play in the middle of a defense set on a Super Bowl run. If they’re making mistakes in the next few weeks, or if they show up out of shape, the Eagles will have a problem.
Nakobe Dean can’t handle it
Again, no one has been more bullish on Nakobe Dean than I have. He was the best player on that Georgia defense.
But he’s an undersized middle linebacker at 5-foot-11 and 231 pounds. As a rookie last year, he wasn’t able to unseat ordinary veteran T.J. Edwards. And he’ll be asked to run a newly installed scheme as a first-time starter. No one will work under a more penetrating microscope this camp than Dean, but it’s as if he’s being set up to fail.
Safety dance
The Eagles are hoping against hope that their safety corps — undrafted second-year man Reed Blankenship, veteran backup Terrell Edmunds, third-round rookie Sydney Brown, fourth-year backup K’Von Wallace, and Justin Evans, who didn’t play from 2019-21 — isn’t torched too badly too often.
This issue ranks so low because it’s not something that might go wrong; it’s certain that the safety spot will be targeted, and will falter. That will be the most obvious shortcoming at camp.
Then again, the rest of the team is so damn good it probably won’t matter when the season begins. | https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-training-camp-jalen-hurts-fletcher-cox-20230720.html | 2023-07-20 09:10:45 | 1 | https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-training-camp-jalen-hurts-fletcher-cox-20230720.html |
Founded in 2022, Omni Fiber begins initial rollout of state-of-the-art broadband networks to small and mid-size communities in the Midwest.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omni Fiber, a new Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) provider committed to bringing a new choice in Internet service to underserved markets in the Midwest, announced 3 initial markets to be served in the state of Ohio today: Clyde, Dover, and Shelby.
"Omni Fiber is committed to serving the residents of small and mid-size towns across the Midwest with high-speed connectivity as quickly as possible," said Darrick Zucco, CEO of Omni Fiber. "We recognize that fast, reliable service is no longer a luxury but a necessity for all Americans, and our company is proud to partner with the cities of Clyde, Dover, and Shelby to provide critical infrastructure for its residents and businesses."
Construction has already begun in Clyde and is slated to begin later this month in both Dover and Shelby. The construction process will occur in phases and take several months to complete, with installations beginning this fall.
Services available will include Fiber Internet with speeds up to 2 Gbps, traditional or streaming TV options, and Phone. Omni Fiber is proud to offer a new choice in Internet service with symmetrical speeds, no data caps, no installation charges, no hidden fees, Premium Wi-Fi included, and Ohio-based sales and customer service.
Residents can expect communications from Omni Fiber when construction begins as well as when services are available, and those interested in being among the first to get Omni Fiber service can place a no-obligation pre-order at www.omnifiber.com or by calling 844-844-OMNI (6664).
Omni Fiber looks forward to serving customers in Clyde, Dover, and Shelby in the coming months, and will be announcing additional markets soon.
Founded in 2022 and backed by one of the largest investment firms in the telecommunications industry and led by a leadership team with 80+ years combined industry experience, Ohio-based Omni Fiber provides 100% fiber-optic broadband Internet, TV, and Phone services to residential and business customers in the Midwestern United States. Omni Fiber offers symmetrical speeds of up to 2 Gbps, no hidden fees, no data caps, Premium Wi-Fi included, local customer service, and competitive pricing. For more information, please visit www.omnifiber.com.
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After a more than yearlong investigation, former President Trump has been charged with more than three dozen criminal counts related to his continued possession of classified and sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago property after leaving the White House.
Most of the charges that Trump is facing are counts of willful retention of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act of 1917. He is also facing charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document or record, corruptly concealing a document or record, concealing a document in a federal investigation, scheme to conceal and making false statements and representations.
The indictment against Trump revealed federal investigators made extensive efforts to recover the documents that were taken from the White House at the end of Trump’s presidency before and after the search that the FBI conducted at Mar-a-Lago in August.
It also alleged that the former president had documents concerning the country’s nuclear program and military capabilities.
The Espionage Act declares that obtaining information relating to national defense to be used “to the injury of the United States” or “to the advantage of any foreign nation” is illegal.
“The unauthorized disclosure of these classified documents could put at risk the national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive intelligence collection methods,” the indictment states.
The law also prohibits anyone who was lawfully allowed to possess information related to national security from sharing it with others who are not authorized. These individuals who are allowed to have the information also cannot “willfully” retain the documents and fail to deliver them upon demand from an officer who is allowed to possess them.
Conviction for violating the law can carry a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000, according to the indictment.
The law was originally enacted during the U.S. involvement in World War I to prevent interference with the war effort and to prevent Americans from supporting the country’s enemies during the war.
Legal experts have said varying levels of intent required for a potential violator to meet the level of breaking the law could have implications for Trump. The law includes more than a half dozen provisions that lay out different circumstances when a violation might occur.
Derek Bambauer, a law professor at the University of Arizona, said a “state of mind” provision is common in criminal law, taking into account what the person’s intent was.
The act’s fifth provision — which Trump has been accused of violating — states that a potential violator must have a reason to believe information they share with an unauthorized individual or refuse to provide upon demand from a U.S. officer could be used to harm the U.S. or help a foreign nation.
Experts also said Trump’s common defense of his own conduct, that he declassified the documents that were taken to Mar-a-Lago, is not relevant to the Espionage Act, as it does not mention classification status. Bambauer said the documents only need to contain sensitive information that could be used in a threat to national security.
The indictment also includes a conversation that Trump allegedly had with one of his staff members and a writer and a publisher in July 2021 in which he seems to acknowledge not declassifying a document he referenced.
“See as president I could have declassified it,” he said, later adding “Now I can’t, you know, but this is still a secret.” | https://phl17.com/national-news/espionage-act-in-the-spotlight-after-trump-indictment-what-is-it/ | 2023-06-10 17:08:16 | 0 | https://phl17.com/national-news/espionage-act-in-the-spotlight-after-trump-indictment-what-is-it/ |
TX San Angelo TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, May 8, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
TXZ127-092115-
Taylor-
Including the city of Abilene
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy and more humid with highs in
the mid 90s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ072-092115-
Tom Green-
Including the cities of Carlsbad, San Angelo, and Wall
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and
breezy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ140-092115-
Brown-
Including the cities of Brownwood and Indian Creek
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ054-092115-
Nolan-
Including the city of Sweetwater
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. More humid with highs in the mid
90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ169-092115-
Kimble-
Including the cities of Cleo, Junction, London, Roosevelt,
Segovia, and Telegraph
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ154-092115-
McCulloch-
Including the cities of Brady, Fife, Lohn, Rochelle, and Voca
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ098-092115-
Haskell-
Including the cities of Irby and Haskell
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy and more humid with highs
in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
South winds 15 to 25 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and
breezy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ099-092115-
Throckmorton-
Including the cities of Throckmorton and Woodson
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ049-092115-
Fisher-
Including the city of Gannon
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. More humid with highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Breezy with lows in the
upper 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ113-092115-
Jones-
Including the cities of Stamford, Stith, Anson, Funston, Truby,
Tuxedo, and Hamlin
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 104. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy and more humid with highs
in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and
breezy. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ114-092115-
Shackelford-
Including the city of Albany
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ128-092115-
Callahan-
Including the cities of Clyde, Eula, Dudley, Baird,
and Cross Plains
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ064-092115-
Sterling-
Including the cities of Broome and Sterling City
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. More humid with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ065-092115-
Coke-
Including the cities of Robert Lee, Sanco, Silver, Bronte,
and Tennyson
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. More humid with highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the upper 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ066-092115-
Runnels-
Including the cities of Ballinger, Benoit, Hatchel, Rowena,
Crews, Winters, and Pumphrey
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 103. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the upper
60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
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TXZ139-092115-
Coleman-
Including the cities of Coleman, Echo, Fisk, Valera, Voss,
and Trickham
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ071-092115-
Irion-
Including the cities of Barnhart, Arden, Mertzon, and Sherwood
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. More humid with highs in the mid
90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ073-092115-
Concho-
Including the cities of Eden, Live Oak, and Lowake
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ155-092115-
San Saba-
Including the cities of Chappel, Cherokee, Harkeyville,
and San Saba
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ076-092115-
Crockett-
Including the city of Ozona
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Breezy with lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Breezy with highs in the upper 80s. South winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Lows in
the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the
lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ077-092115-
Schleicher-
Including the city of Eldorado
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ168-092115-
Menard-
Including the cities of Erna, Fort Mckavett, Hext, and Menard
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
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TXZ170-092115-
Mason-
Including the cities of Fredonia, Katemcy, Koockville,
Loyal Valley, Mason, Pontotoc, and Streeter
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ078-092115-
Sutton-
Including the city of Sonora
320 AM CDT Mon May 9 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then clearing. Highs in the
upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up
to 30 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in
the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the mid 60s.
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Company is one of the guests at Espaço Brasil and participates in debates on the hydrogen market on November 16th and 17th, in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
SÃO PAULO, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the objective of presenting the first green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Brazil and debating initiatives that contribute to the decarbonization of the industry, Unigel - one of the largest chemical companies in Latin America and the largest manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers in Brazil - participates in the 27th edition of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference that will take place between the 6th and 18th of November 2022, in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Leo Slezynger, Unigel's shareholder, will be the company's representative at COP27 and will be at Espaço Brasil for the debate "Actions for the Development of the Green Hydrogen Market in Brazil", on November 16, at 10 am, promoted by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI). Also participating in the panel are Denise Scarpa from Albuquerque Maranhão, a specialist in Corporate Relations and Regulatory Affairs at Shell; Leone Peter Correia da Silva Andrade, director of innovation and technology at SENAI/DR/BA and Jurandir Marães Picanço Júnior, energy consultant at the Federation of Industries of the State of Ceará.
On the 17th, at 9 am, also at Espaço Brasil, the Unigel shareholder will have the opportunity to present Unigel's green hydrogen plant in a discussion promoted by the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) together with the CEO of thyssenkrupp South America, Paulo Alvarenga; Rogério Zampronha, CEO of Prumo Logística; and Jesse Can Griensven Thé, CEO of Lakes Environmental.
According to Slezynger, Unigel arrives at COP27 with the focus on demonstrating how Brazil has the potential to be a protagonist in the green hydrogen market. "I understand that Brazil is in a position to be the largest producer of green hydrogen on the planet, since we have a consistent industry, privileged weather conditions and a strong domestic market that will generate growth for suppliers even in international adversities. It is an honor to be at such a great event for the first time and to be able to demonstrate that our country will be one of the great hydrogen players in the world", he explains.
The Plant
Unigel is a pioneer in a key market for industrial green hydrogen projects due to the high renewable energy capacity installed in Brazil. The company is investing $120 million (BRL 650 million), during the first phase, to build the largest green hydrogen plant in the country. The plant is expected to be operational by the end of 2023. Unigel relies on the world's leading technology for high-efficiency electrolysis from thyssenkrupp nucera, Germany.
Located in the Camaçari Industrial Complex (BA), the new factory, in its first phase, will have a production capacity of 10 thousand tons/year of green hydrogen and 60 thousand tons/year of green ammonia, aimed at the domestic market. In the second phase of the project, scheduled to go into operation by 2025, the company is expected to quadruple the production of green hydrogen and ammonia.
About Unigel
Founded in 1966, Unigel is strategically located in Brazil, in the states of Bahia, Sergipe and São Paulo. It is a leader in styrenics, acrylics and nitrogen fertilizers, consolidating itself as one of the largest chemical companies in Latin America and the largest manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers in the country.
Present in people's daily lives, Unigel provides essential inputs for the manufacture of final products in home appliances and electronics, automotive, paints and coatings, civil construction, pulp and paper, packaging, health and beauty, textile, mining and agriculture markets. The company also carries out the first initiative for the production and distribution of hydrogen and green ammonia in Brazil. With an investment of $120 million, the new plant will be the largest in Brazil when it opens in late 2023.
Contcat:
Thomas Ferraz
(11) 998675152
thomas.ferraz@fsb.com.br
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A Russian sergeant pleads guilty for killing a Ukrainian civilian in the war's first war crimes case. Such cases usually occur after a war ends. Ukraine wants to prosecute while the evidence is fresh.
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A Russian sergeant pleads guilty for killing a Ukrainian civilian in the war's first war crimes case. Such cases usually occur after a war ends. Ukraine wants to prosecute while the evidence is fresh.
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The $400 million investment will create 380 full time jobs and 250 construction jobs, helping sustain critical regional forest products jobs
The investment is possible because of Democrats' commitment to building a clean energy economy and the Inflation Reduction Act—which Senator Murray was a leader in passing
SHELTON, Wash., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today CastleRock Green Energy, a renewable energy and infrastructure fund based in New York, NY, announced its intention to build a pair of 20 million gallon per year biofuel production facilities in the area of Shelton, Washington. Producing low carbon biofuel in Washington state will help cut home heating costs for Washington state households, create hundreds of new jobs in Mason County, all while reducing emissions and combatting the climate crisis. The investment in new biofuel production facilities is made possible in part because of the Inflation Reduction Act, which Senator Murray (D-WA) was a leader in passing.
"I fought so hard to pass the Inflation Reduction Act because transitioning to a clean energy economy means creating good jobs in Washington state, lowering energy costs for Washington state families, and tackling the climate crisis so our kids inherit a healthy planet," said Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). "And CastleRock Green Energy's investment in Mason County makes clear that the Inflation Reduction Act is already making a world of difference. Because of tax credits to incentivize domestic production of biofuels, CastleRock Green Energy is bringing 380 good-paying jobs to Mason County and that will mean lower energy bills for families from Seattle to Spokane. Washington state is already a leader in clean energy—but because of the Inflation Reduction Act and companies like CastleRock Green Energy, we will be on the cutting edge of building a stronger, cleaner economy for everyone."
John Murphy, Executive Director of Biofuels at CastleRock Green Energy, added "We are extremely excited to bring clean, renewable fuel to the state of Washington, and to contribute to continued economic development on an environmentally friendly basis. Because of the Biden Administration's commitment to building a clean energy economy, and champions like Senator Murray who helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, we are confident that the biofuel production in Mason County will help combat climate change, bring new jobs, and cut heating costs across the state. We have tremendous confidence in the commercially proven Ensyn technology, which we have spent considerable time evaluating."
Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law in August, included tax credits that incentivize companies to invest in domestic production of low-carbon and renewable fuels. The largest investment in climate action in American history, the Inflation Reduction Act is allowing CastleRock Green Energy, Ensyn and companies like them to create good-paying jobs in Washington state, capitalizing on the natural resources the state has to offer, all while reducing carbon emissions and fighting climate change.
Shelton was strategically selected due to its proximity to high concentrations of major industrial timber owners, ensuring a long-term feedstock supply and the ability to meet precise feedstock specifications in sufficient quantities to generate up to 40 million gallon per year of low carbon fuels.
In a unique partnership, up to 20 million gallons per year would be available to provide low carbon heating oil to Seattle district energy customers. This partnership would fully displace the traditional fossil fuels currently being used, eliminating approximately 82,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually, the equivalent of taking 17,775 cars off the road every year.
The up to $400 million local investment will create:
- 250 construction jobs
- 380 full time jobs including at the plants and in the timber harvest sector
- $40 million in annual economic impact for labor, materials, and transportation
CastleRock intends to deploy proven technology from Ensyn Corporation, a company that produces low carbon biofuel for heating oil and co-processing (i.e., blending of renewable feedstock with petroleum in traditional refineries). Ensyn's technology has been successfully processing cellulosic residuals to produce renewable products in the US for more than 20 years. Ensyn's proprietary technology, known as RTP®, which is currently utilized at 8 operating production facilities in the US and Canada, converts woody, non-food biomass into fuel and chemicals. It produces renewable fuels that can fully replace traditional fuel oil, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 85%, or can be co-processed with petroleum to produce traditional fuels, such as aviation fuel, diesel and gasoline, to create products with significantly lower carbon footprints. Ensyn has been supplying low carbon fuel oil (LCFO) on a commercial basis since 2014. Ensyn's LCFO has been used commercially and demonstrated at commercial scale in a wide variety of thermal platforms, including large institutional and commercial boilers, district energy plants and industrial boilers and furnaces.
CastleRock Green Energy is a renewable energy and infrastructure fund, based in New York, NY. The fund is focused on highly structured opportunities in biofuel production, transportation, logistics and distribution opportunities in North America, as well as agriculture technology. We emphasize carbon reduction, local economic and environmental benefits, long duration contracts with high quality counterparties, and limited or no commodity price risk.
Ensyn Corporation provides proprietary low carbon fuel solutions and renewable chemicals from non-food, woody feedstocks. Ensyn's proprietary technologies sit at a critical juncture in the global search for decarbonization solutions, namely the conversion of woody, non-food biomass to low carbon fuels and renewable chemicals.
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The House of Representatives has handed a bill to lift the debt ceiling and enforce finances cuts, with a vote of 314-117. The bill, which is predicted to be handed by way of the Senate by way of the top of the week, averts the chance of a default disaster by way of postponing the debt ceiling till January 2025. The bundle restricts spending for the following two years, makes adjustments to insurance policies reminiscent of implementing new paintings necessities for older Americans receiving meals assist, and greenlights an Appalachian herbal gasoline line that many Democrats oppose. The bill contains finances cuts, which Speaker Kevin McCarthy mentioned have been vital to curb Washington’s “runaway spending”. The hard-fought deal was once brokered between a bipartisan coalition of centrist Democrats and Republicans in opposition to fierce conservative blowback and modern dissent. Despite grievance from either side, lawmakers said that the compromise was once higher than the opposite of an financial upheaval if Congress didn’t act. President Joe Biden applauded the uncommon political cohesion proven by way of the bill’s supporters, pronouncing in a remark that the settlement met his check for a bipartisan compromise that might earn the toughen of each events. | https://blackchronicle.com/house-passes-debt-ceiling-bill/ | 2023-06-01 03:28:29 | 1 | https://blackchronicle.com/house-passes-debt-ceiling-bill/ |
Join us today at 2 p.m. for Gold and Black Live! Our guest today will be former Purdue coach/BTN analyst Bruce Weber
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Mathematics scores declined for both fourth- and eighth-graders in nearly all districts and states
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority of states saw scores decline for fourth- and eighth-graders in mathematics and reading between 2019 and 2022, according to the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation's Report Card, released today by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The national average score declines in mathematics for fourth- and eighth-graders were the largest ever recorded in that subject.
"The results show the profound toll on student learning during the pandemic, as the size and scope of the declines are the largest ever in mathematics," said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. "The results also underscore the importance of instruction and the role of schools in both students' academic growth and their overall wellbeing. It's clear we all need to come together—policymakers and community leaders at every level—as partners in helping our educators, children, and families succeed."
There were no improvements in mathematics in any state or large urban district, and eighth-grade mathematics scores declined in 51 participating states and jurisdictions since the assessment was last given in 2019, the year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Eighth-grade mathematics scores did not change in Utah or the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
"Eighth grade is a pivotal moment in students' mathematics education, as they develop key mathematics skills for further learning and potential careers in mathematics and science," said Daniel J. McGrath, acting as NCES associate commissioner for assessment. "If left unaddressed, this could alter the trajectories and life opportunities of a whole cohort of young people, potentially reducing their abilities to pursue rewarding and productive careers in mathematics, science, and technology."
"Despite the countless obstacles that students faced over the course of the pandemic—including instability at home, decreased access to resources, teacher shortages, cyberbullying, and an uptick in violence once schools reopened—we also see pockets of remarkable resilience across the country, particularly in the country's urban districts," said Commissioner Carr. "But academic recovery cannot simply be about returning to what was 'normal' before the pandemic, as the pandemic laid bare an 'opportunity gap' that has long existed. It also showed how every student was vulnerable to the pandemic's disruptions. We do not have a moment to waste."
The data from The Nation's Report Card released today offer the first look at the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on what the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders know and can do using a common measure of student achievement and the first student-level achievement data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Schools, Puerto Rico, and 26 large urban districts that volunteered to participate in the assessment.
Nationally, the average mathematics score for fourth-graders fell five points since 2019 (from 241 to 236), while the score for eighth-graders dropped eight points (from 282 to 274). In reading, average scores for both grades fell three points (from 220 to 217 at fourth grade and from 263 to 260 at eighth grade).
The percentage of students performing below the NAEP Basic level increased across both subjects and grade levels. In mathematics, 25 percent of fourth-graders were below the NAEP Basic level in 2022 (an increase from 19 percent in 2019) and 38 percent of eighth-graders were below NAEP Basic (an increase from 31 percent in 2019). In reading, the percentage of fourth-graders below the NAEP Basic level increased from 34 percent in 2019 to 37 percent in 2022, and the percentage of eighth-graders below NAEP Basic increased from 27 percent in 2019 to 30 percent in 2022. The NAEP Basic achievement level represents partial mastery of the prerequisite knowledge and skills that are fundamental for performance at the NAEP Proficient level, which represents competency over challenging subject matter. The NAEP Basic level is the least stringent of the three achievement level goals for American students that are set by the National Assessment Governing Board.
Declines were most widespread on the eighth-grade mathematics assessment, where scores declined across most racial and ethnic groups and for students across the performance distribution (lower-, middle-, and higher-performing students). Fourth-grade mathematics scores declined for all racial and ethnic groups except native Hawaiian-Pacific Islander students.
In eighth-grade reading, scores declined only for White students among the racial/ethnic groups, by four points. Scores declined in fourth-grade reading for American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, and White students.
A majority of states saw lower scores, on average, across grades and subjects since 2019. There were no improvements in fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics, as average fourth-grade mathematics scores declined in 43 states and jurisdictions and did not change in 10, and eighth-grade mathematics scores declined in 51 states and jurisdictions and remained steady in two. There were no improvements in fourth-grade reading, as average fourth-grade reading scores declined in 30 states and jurisdictions and did not change in 22. At eighth grade, reading scores declined in 33 states and jurisdictions, did not change in 18, and rose in one (the Department of Defense Education Activity).
NCES also reports student achievement for selected large urban school districts through the NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) program. Fourth- and eighth-graders in 26 urban districts participated in the mathematics and reading assessments in 2022.
A useful benchmark for comparing the progress of the urban districts participating in NAEP is the average score for the "Large City" group—the NAEP classification for cities with populations of 250,000 or more. Since the last assessment in 2019, the average fourth-grade reading scores for large city schools declined three points; and in mathematics, the average score for large city schools declined 8 points for both fourth and eighth grades, reflecting the national pattern. However, unlike for the nation and most states, the large city average score did not decline for grade 8 reading.
Other district findings included:
- Average scores for fourth-grade mathematics did not change in three districts: Hillsborough County (Florida), Dallas, and Austin. Fourth-grade mathematics scores declined for the other 23 participating urban districts.
- Average scores for eighth-grade mathematics did not change in four of the districts: Los Angeles, Miami-Dade, New York City, and Philadelphia. Eighth-grade mathematics scores declined for the other 22 participating urban districts.
- Average scores for fourth-grade reading held steady in a majority of the participating districts (17): Austin, Hillsborough County (Florida), Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami-Dade, the District of Columbia Public Schools, San Diego, New York City, Houston, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Albuquerque, Chicago, Boston, Jefferson County (Kentucky), Fort Worth, and Denver. Fourth-grade reading scores declined for the other 9 participating urban districts.
- Average scores for eighth-grade reading increased in one district: Los Angeles. Eighth-grade reading scores held steady in a majority of the participating districts (21): New York City, Miami-Dade, Clark County (Nevada), Duval County (Florida), Dallas, Baltimore, Fort Worth, Milwaukee, Albuquerque, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, the District of Columbia Public Schools, Denver, Hillsborough County (Florida), Houston, San Diego, Boston, Austin, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and Detroit. Eighth-grade reading scores declined for the other four participating urban districts.
NCES collected information on how the pandemic affected student learning experiences and opportunities as part of the 2022 NAEP administration.
Across both subjects and grades, higher percentages of higher-performing students (students performing at or above the 75th percentile) had access to key educational resources than lower-performing students (students performing below the 25th percentile) during remote learning in the 2020–21 school year, including the following:
- Access to a desktop computer, laptop, or tablet all the time;
- A quiet place to work at least some of the time;
- Their teacher available to help with schoolwork at least once or twice a week; and
- For eighth-graders, real-time video lessons with their teacher every day or almost every day.
NCES also collected information on teacher confidence in performing remote instruction tasks, including addressing knowledge and skill gaps that may have occurred due to pandemic-related school closures. Fifty percent of teachers or fewer reported feeling "quite" or "extremely" confident in their ability to address learning gaps:
- At fourth grade, 11 percent of students had teachers who reported being "extremely confident" in addressing knowledge and skills gaps, while 35 percent of teachers in mathematics and 36 percent of teachers in reading reported being "quite confident."
- At eighth grade, 14 percent of students had teachers who reported being "extremely confident" in addressing knowledge and skills gaps, while 35 percent of teachers in mathematics and 36 percent of teachers in reading reported being "quite confident."
Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as The Nation's Report Card, has been the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in public and private schools in the United States know and are able to do in various subjects. In 2022, NCES administered the NAEP mathematics and reading assessments to fourth- and eighth-graders in public and private schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity schools, Puerto Rico (mathematics only), and in 26 urban districts. The assessments were administered between January and March of 2022. Results for states and districts are for public schools only. Approximately 224,400 fourth-graders from approximately 5,780 schools and 222,200 eighth-graders from approximately 5,190 schools participated in the 2022 mathematics and reading assessments. Representative samples of schools and students are drawn from each state, district, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Visit https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ to view the report.
The National Center for Education Statistics, a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, is the statistical center of the U.S. Department of Education and the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a congressionally authorized project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. The National Center for Education Statistics, within the Institute of Education Sciences, administers NAEP. The commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics is responsible by law for carrying out the NAEP project. Policy for the NAEP program is set by the National Assessment Governing Board, an independent, bipartisan board whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public. NAEP has been reporting information about what students across the country know and can do in major school subjects since 1969.
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Cloudcraft to provide real-time cloud architecture visualization and design capabilities to help organizations with their cloud health, configuration and cost decisions
NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced it has acquired Cloudcraft, a visualization service for cloud and system architects to create real-time diagrams of their cloud infrastructures.
A well-designed cloud architecture is essential in order to ensure the underlying infrastructure stays operational, in budget and compliant over time. Modeling cloud environments helps organizations accomplish these goals. However, traditional modeling and design tools are static, meaning they are outdated as soon as the documentation is published.
Cloudcraft addresses this problem by providing real-time visualization of cloud infrastructures. Cloudcraft instantly analyzes service relationships within customers' AWS environments, reverse engineers a system architecture diagram and automatically updates that diagram in line with infrastructure changes.
Datadog plans to continue to offer Cloudcraft to existing and new customers and enhance its capabilities by integrating with the Datadog platform.
"Our goal is to help organizations make better cloud architecture decisions by creating real-time visualizations built on data and metrics," said Tomas Junnonen, Founder and CEO of Cloudcraft. "The acquisition by Datadog will enable us to further this mission through richer models, actionable insights and multi-cloud support."
"Hundreds of thousands of engineers have designed their cloud infrastructure with Cloudcraft's clear and readable diagrams," said Michael Gerstenhaber, VP of Product at Datadog. "Combining Datadog's real-time observability data with Cloudcraft will allow us to shift monitoring further left and support our customers' success with cloud migrations, container adoptions or other structural changes engineers consider every day."
Learn more about Cloudcraft here: https://www.cloudcraft.co/
Datadog is the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring and log management to provide unified, real-time observability of our customers' entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.
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PHOENIX, Ariz. — The home of the Phoenix Mercury is a newly remodeled downtown arena. Near where fans entered to watch the team play the L.A. Sparks, a shoe-drive that star player Brittney Griner has organized with the Phoenix Rescue Mission, went on in her absence Thursday night.
Zariyah Odom dropped off footwear and carried a sign that said "Bring Brittney Home."
"I donated three times, but one of the times I collected 94 shoes," said the soon-to-be 7th grader, who loves basketball.
The Mercury is an original WNBA franchise that's won three more championships than their NBA brother, the Phoenix Suns. And it's now crunch time for the Mercury to reach the playoffs for the 10th straight season.
But this season players have had to win without Griner's unique abilities. She's missed the entire season, detained in Russia after cannabis oil was found in her luggage in February.
"[Griner's teammates] are all obviously affected, as you see on social media. But they're trying their best to do their best," said Odom.
Fans and players long for Griner to return home safely. New hope came this week when it became known that the United States has offered to trade Russia an imprisoned arms dealer for Griner and another American.
The PA announcer often calls Mercury fans the X-Factor, and he rallied them to their feet as the game was about to start.
Season ticket holder Patty Talahongva sat near midcourt wearing a T-shirt from Griner's first game with the team in 2013. It's not the only souvenir she brought.
"So this is a signed photo of Brittney Griner's face," she said.
Talahongva has met Griner more than once and has photos to prove it. She said Griner will autograph just about anything fans ask her to.
"She is not forgotten, and people care about her. We want her back safe and sound. And we want to see her back on the court, if that's possible," said Talahongva.
"What I would say to Brittney is that X-Factor has your back," she said.
World-champion racquetball player Rhonda Rajsich is another season-ticket-holding fan of Griner. Rajsich says she has been paid pennies on the dollar compared to a male counterpart, so she knows it's why elite women basketball players like Griner have to also play abroad.
"It's completely out of line. Completely out of balance and needed to be rectified about 15 years ago," said Rajsich during a halftime interview in which she expressed hope that Russia will accept the U.S. offer and release Griner.
"Do whatever you have to get her home. She's been gone way too long already," said Rajsich.
The second half of the game grew heated among the players, but it was never really close. The Mercury notched their second win in a row and were led in scoring by the seemingly ageless Diana Taurasi, who is 40 years old.
At a postgame news conference, Taurasi called the U.S. pitch to free Griner a huge step.
"You know these things, as we know, and as we see now, aren't as cut and dry as we would think it would be," said Taurasi, who has been named the greatest WNBA player of all time by ESPN and is expected to retire soon.
Mercury fans hope that Griner makes it home first.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
4-8-0
(four, eight, zero)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
4-8-0
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A building believed to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S. was hoisted onto a flatbed truck and moved a half-mile Friday into Colonial Williamsburg, a Virginia museum that continues to expand its emphasis on African American history.
Built 25 years before the American Revolution, the original structure stood near the college campus of William & Mary. The pinewood building held as many as 30 students at a time, some of them free Black children studying alongside the enslaved.
Hundreds of people lined the streets to celebrate its slow-speed trip into the heart of the living history museum, which tells the story of Virginia’s colonial capital through interpreters and restored buildings.
For historians and descendants alike, the Bray School contradicts the belief that all enslaved Americans were uneducated. But the school’s faith-based curriculum – created by an English charity – also justified slavery and encouraged students to accept their fate as God’s plan.
“Religion was at the heart of the school, and it was not a gospel of abolition,” said Maureen Elgersman Lee, director of William & Mary’s Bray School Lab.
“There was this need to proselytize and to bring salvation while still not doing anything to destabilize the institution of slavery,” Lee said. “Save the soul, but continue to enslave the body. It was the here versus the hereafter.”
It was a brand of duplicity that fit easily into the larger contradictions of the country’s founding, when the Democracy being forged explicitly denied rights and freedoms to many of its people.
Williamsburg is less than 10 miles from Jamestown, which England established in 1607. The colony was supplied with enslaved Africans for labor just a dozen years later. A century and half after that, Black people, most of them still enslaved, represented just over half of Williamsburg’s 2,000 people.
The Bray School was established in 1760 at the recommendation of Benjamin Franklin, chairman of a London-based Anglican charity named after philanthropist Reverend Thomas Bray. The charity also set up schools in other cities, including New York and Philadelphia.
The curriculum ranged from spellers to the Book of Common Prayer. But even within the schools’ paternalistic framework, the education could still be empowering, perhaps even subversive.
“I was going through a facsimile of one of the books, and there are words like ‘liberty,’” Lee said. “What did learning those words do to expand these children’s sense of themselves? Their sense of the world?”
Isaac Bee, a Bray School student, would run away as an adult from a slave owner named Lewis Burwell. An ad that Burwell placed in The Virginia Gazette in 1774 offered a cash bounty for his return and warned that Bee could read.
The white teacher, a widow named Ann Wagner, lived upstairs at the school, and taught an estimated 300 to 400 students, whose ages ranged from 3 to 10, according to surviving records.
The Williamsburg Bray School operated until 1774; only Philadelphia’s reopened after the Revolutionary War. The structure became a private home for many years before it was incorporated into William & Mary’s campus.
The former schoolhouse eventually was moved from its original spot to make way for a dormitory. The original structure had 1.5 stories, with a small upstairs. It was expanded over the years to include two full stories, and was last used as an office for ROTC, the college program that prepares military officers.
Historians believed they had identified the original Bray School building, but it wasn’t confirmed until 2021, through the use of dendrochronology, a scientific method that examines tree rings in lumber to determine the wood’s harvest date.
“This is a remarkable story of survival,” said Matthew Webster, Colonial Williamsburg’s executive director of architectural preservation and research. “And for us, it’s so important to put it back (to its original state) and tell the full and true story.”
The Bray School was exceptional: Although Virginia waited until the 1800s to impose anti-literacy laws, white leaders across much of Colonial America forbid educating enslaved people, fearing literacy would encourage their liberty. South Carolina criminalized teaching slaves to write English in 1740.
Inside the schoolhouse, the original post at the bottom of the walnut staircase still stands, its square top rounded and nicked from centuries of use, Webster said, adding that it’s a “very powerful piece for a lot of people.”
For Tonia Merideth, the Bray School Lab’s oral historian, the building stirred up many emotions upon her first visit. It was material proof against the narrative that her ancestors were illiterate and dumb.
“Everything that I learned about my ancestors was wrong,” she said. “They could learn. They did learn. They were able.”
Merideth added: “Regardless of the intentions of the school, the children were still taking that education and possibly serving it for their own good and aiding in their community.”
Merideth can trace her roots to the Armistead family, which enslaved people in the Williamsburg area and is known to have sent at least one child, named Locust, to the Bray School. But only three years of student lists have survived.
The moving of the Bray School is part of Colonial Williamsburg’s ongoing reckoning over its past storytelling of Black history and the nation’s origin story. The museum was founded in 1926 but did not tell Black stories until 1979.
In 2021, it uncovered the brick foundation of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches. Last year, archeologists began to excavate graves at the site.
The Bray School’s new location is right next door.
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Alan Alda kept his boots and dog tags from ‘M*A*S*H’ for 40 years. Now he’ll offer them at auction
DALLAS (AP) — The combat boots and dog tags that Alan Alda wore to portray the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the beloved television series “M-A-S-H” meant so much to him that when the show ended 40 years ago, he kept them.
But he’s now ready to let the pieces go, in service of another passion: his center dedicated to helping scientists and doctors communicate better. Heritage Auctions is offering up the worn boots and military identification tags on July 28 in Dallas.
Alda, 87, said he wore the boots and dog tags for the 11-season run of the show centering on a Korean War medical unit. Alda’s character, Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, was a talented surgeon who helped ease the stress of working in a war zone with quick quips and practical jokes. When the show ended in 1983 with an episode written and directed by Alda, it attracted the largest U.S. audience for any TV show in history.
The boots and dog tags, given to him by the costume department, “made an impression on me every day that we shot the show,” said Alda, who won five Emmys for his work on the sitcom.
Over his long career, Alda has also been a writer and filmmaker, and has worked on Broadway and starred in movies. Currently, he hosts a podcast on communicating called “Clear+Vivid.”
“There’s an old belief among actors that when you put the shoes of the character on, it’s easier to believe you’re the character and I think the boots had that effect on me,” Alda said.
After receiving the dog tags, Alda realized that they didn’t carry his character’s name but the names of two men he thought had likely been real soldiers.
“I saw those names every day,” he said. “It was an interesting experience to put them on. I wasn’t dealing with props. I was dealing with something that put me in touch with real people.”
The dog tags carried the names of Hersie Davenport and Morriss D. Levine. Research conducted by the auction house revealed that both men were discharged from the Army in 1945. According to Heritage Auctions’ research, Davenport died in 1970. Levine, whose first name was misspelled on the dog tag with an extra ‘s,’ died in 1973.
Joshua Benesh, Heritage’s chief strategy officer, said the boots and dog tags have an “incredible” provenance since they have been with Alda ever since the series ended.
“It was pretty thrilling that what he chose to keep was something that endured with him episode after episode, season after season, throughout the entire run of ‘M-A-S-H,’” Benesh said.
Alda said that he kept both items on a shelf in his office, and then stowed in a closet. Auctioning them off after all of these decades made sense to him. “I saw this as a chance to put them to work again,” he said.
The money raised from the auction will go to the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York, a center he helped start to help scientists and doctors communicate better by applying improvisational exercises and communication strategies.
While hosting the long-running PBS series “Scientific American Frontiers,” Alda realized how much his skills as an actor and improviser prepared him for interactions with scientists. The essence of improvisation, he said, is being connected to the person you are talking to.
Alda, who announced in 2018 that he had Parkinson’s disease, said he uses some of the same acting skills to deal with the disease’s effects. The disease, he said, is “a little like improvisation: It gives you something you didn’t expect.” But, he said, “If you work on it, you get somewhere.”
“It’s an opportunity. I solve a lot of puzzles and a lot of problems just getting my shirt on and that kind of thing that I wouldn’t ordinarily have to face,” Alda said. “But if I take it as a game and see how I can win it this time, it’s more interesting.”
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ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Central Texas Emergency Communications District (NCT9-1-1) will graduate 19 9-1-1 telecommunicators from its Regional Telecommunicator Academy (RTA) Class #013 on August 12, 2022 in Arlington. This class includes recruits from 13 different agencies, including Cockrell Hill Police Department, Collin County Sheriff's Office, Mineral Wells Police Department, Rockwall County Sheriff's Office, among others.
The graduating recruits will have completed a rigorous four-week program that teaches equipment use, state mandates and regulations, how to handle emergency communications situations such as active shootings, and more. Texas is the only state in the country that requires its telecommunicators to be licensed alongside peace officers and jailers, and NCT9-1-1 hosts the only 9-1-1 telecommunicator academy in the state. The district welcomes recruits from outside its region to participate and this year includes participants from Dallas ISD Police Department, Freestone County Sheriff's Office, Irving Police Department, and Red Oak ISD Police Department.
"At the academy, we're not just training people to fill positions," said NCT9-1-1 Training Coordinator Bret Batchelor. "We are building a community of resiliency and camaraderie with our recruits. I want them to walk away with the skills to not only be successful at their new jobs, but to build a lifelong career as a 9-1-1 telecommunicator and to one day pass on their experiences to the next generation of dispatchers."
The program has graduated recruits from all over Texas and Arkansas since its inception in February of 2016 and continues to grow with classes held twice a year in the winter and summer.
The North Central Texas Emergency Communications District (NCT9-1-1) is responsible for 40 plus Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) in the 13 counties surrounding the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The district supports these ECCs through maintaining and upgrading 9-1-1 equipment, providing up-to-date mapping information, training 9-1-1 telecommunicators, educating the public on the proper use of 9-1-1, and monitoring ECC functionality and compliances. NCT9-1-1 serves a population of 1.7 million and 10,000+ square miles.
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The Army-Navy game will be played in New England for the first time, the service academies announced Wednesday as they revealed the five cities that will host the game over the next five years.
Next year's game will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, home of the New England Patriots.
The 2024 game will be at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, followed by M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore in 2025, the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 2026, and Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in 2027.
Philly, the game's traditional home, has hosted 90 times and was previously announced as the host this year on Dec. 10.
“We are looking forward to the pageantry and tradition to be on display for the fans in these cities while providing an opportunity to support the Cadets and Midshipmen,” Army athletic director Mike Buddie said in a statement. “We had great interest from many regions and thank the cities who participated in the bid selection process. We cannot wait to have this game played at some incredible venues in great cities.”
Next year’s game outside Boston will be played in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and the 225th anniversary of the USS Constitution’s maiden voyage. The only previous times the game was played outside the mid-Atlantic region were in 1926 (Chicago) and 1983 (Pasadena, California).
“In New England, we value history, honor, tradition, and celebrate sports rivalries,” Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement. “That’s why we are so thrilled for the opportunity to host America’s Game. There is no greater, more historical sports rivalry than the Army-Navy game.”
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The Washington area will host for the second time, and Baltimore for the seventh.
New Jersey will host in 2026 as part of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the 19th time the game will be played in New York or New Jersey. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/army-navy-game-philly-new-england/3272192/ | 2022-06-16 11:55:27 | 1 | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/army-navy-game-philly-new-england/3272192/ |
CHICAGO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Against a backdrop of skyrocketing gas prices, ongoing concerns about climate change and an unprecedented push by the auto industry to launch more electric vehicles, consumer interest in Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) is also on the rise. According to the most recent Ipsos Mobility Navigator Study, almost one-half of potential buyers in the U.S. say they will consider a fully electric vehicle for their next purchase. That is an increase of almost 400% since 2018, when only 13% indicated they would consider a BEV for their next purchase.
Despite this surge in consumer interest, sales of fully electric vehicles remain a stubbornly small part of the overall light vehicle market. According to recent vehicle sales data obtained from Marklines, battery electric vehicles made up just 5% of light vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2022 despite volume being up over 70% from the same quarter in 2021.
And despite high-profile launches of electric vehicle models from traditional automakers, Tesla remains the dominate force in EVs: its share of battery electric vehicle sales has actually increased from 70% in the first quarter of 2021 to 76% in the first quarter of 2022. Questions abound. Why aren't EV sales higher? Why can't traditional brands close the gap with Tesla?
Insights from the 2022 Mobility Navigator suggest a dramatic difference in how older buyers view EVs vs. their younger counterparts.
Almost three-quarters of Generation Y/Z consumers say they are willing to consider a battery electric vehicle for their next purchase. In stark contrast, less than 30% of Boomers share this same sentiment. To complicate matters further, interest among Gen Y/Z buyers has actually grown more in the past three years than for Boomers. In other words, this gap between younger and older buyers is widening.
Not surprisingly, this gap in interest is driven by very different perceptions about battery electric vehicles, particularly views about the overall cost of ownership. Most Gen Y/Z consumers (63%) agree that the overall cost of ownership for a BEV is less than for a traditional gas/diesel vehicle. Among Boomers, only 24% feel the same way.
There are some areas where older and younger consumers share common ground regarding BEVs, including battery life, recharging time and range. These are the most common reasons both groups give for avoiding BEVs altogether. These same issues are also the top reasons both groups give for ultimately deciding not to purchase a BEV after considering one initially. OEMs must continue to address these overarching concerns through communication and product development efforts.
Boomers represent a much larger share of new vehicle sales than Gen Y/Z. According to Statista.com, Boomers represented 41% of light vehicle sales in 2020 while Gen Y/Z only represented 23%. Conversely, Boomers make up only 7% of those that actually considered a BEV during their last new vehicle purchase, whereas Gen Y/Z represent two-thirds of that group.
Boomers also tend to be more able to afford the higher prices of most of today's BEVs. According to Kelly Blue Book, the average transaction price for an electric vehicle is $56,437 — roughly $10,000 higher than the overall industry average of $46,329. Boomers also tend to favor more mature brands when it comes to future consideration of BEVs. Although both age groups show high levels of interest in Tesla, Boomers are much more likely to mention brands like Toyota, Honda, and Ford. In contrast, Gen Y/Z are much more likely to mention brands like BMW, Audi, and even Apple.
Ultimately, Boomers have the potential to be either a secret weapon, or an Achilles heel, for the more traditional auto brands as they try to shift their business to electric vehicles. Because Boomers are a large group of buyers with an affinity for more established, mainstream brands, converting them to the BEV cause could pay huge dividends. On the other hand, if Boomers remain BEV-resistant, brands that depend on them for a large chunk of their sales may face an uphill battle in achieving an electrified future.
The Ipsos Mobility Navigator Study/Program will provide further insights through 2022, which automotive insiders can immediately use to capitalize on new consumer behaviors such as electrification perceptions and shared mobility usage.
Look for our next installment when we focus on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Driving Technology in July, 2022. The final installment focusing on Shared Mobility will follow in October 2022.
About the Study
For this survey, Ipsos interviewed a total of 6,000 new vehicle owners aged 18-74 in the United States of America n=2,000 and n=1,000 for the following countries: China, Japan, Brazil and Germany.
Data collected are weighted so that each country's sample composition best reflects the demographic profile of the adult population according to the country's most recent census data. Data collected are also weighted to give each country an equal weight in the total "global" sample. Online surveys can be taken as representative of the general working age population in Germany, Japan and the United States. Online samples in Brazil and mainland China are more urban, educated, and/or affluent than the general population and the results should be viewed as reflecting the views of a more "connected" population.
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HONG KONG, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited ("iClick" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ICLK), a leading enterprise and marketing cloud platform in China that empowers worldwide brands with full-stack consumer lifecycle solutions, today announced that it will hold its 2022 annual general meeting on December 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) or on December 19, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. (New York time) in Hong Kong, China.
The annual general meeting will be devoted to the following proposals:
- To approve and ratify the appointment of Mr. Tiezhu (David) Zhang as a director of the Company; and
- To act upon such other matters as may properly come before the Company's annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2022 (New York Time) are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Company's annual general meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The notice of the Company's annual general meeting and the Company's 2021 Annual Report containing the complete audited financial statements and the report of auditors for the year ended December 31, 2021 are available on the Investor Relations Section of the Company's website at http://ir.i-click.com.
About iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited
Founded in 2009, iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited (NASDAQ: ICLK) is a leading enterprise and marketing cloud platform in China. iClick's mission is to empower worldwide brands to unlock the enormous market potential of smart retail. With its leading proprietary technologies, iClick's full suite of data-driven solutions helps brands drive significant business growth and profitability throughout the full consumer lifecycle. Headquartered in Hong Kong, iClick currently operates in eleven locations across Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit ir.i-click.com.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats lost a second U.S. House seat in Arizona on Monday after a former aide to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey won a seat in the state’s southeast that is being vacated by retiring Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.
Republican Juan Ciscomani beat Democrat Kirsten Engel in the open 6th Congressional District seat now held by Kirkpatrick. Ciscomani is a former senior adviser to Ducey who has strong ties to the business community. He touted his background as an immigrant who became a U.S. citizen after his family came to Arizona from Mexico when he was a boy.
An incumbent Republican who had been trailing until Sunday, Rep. David Schweikert, also won his race Monday. Schweikert defeated Democrat Jevin Hodge to gain a seventh term representing the northeast Phoenix suburbs’ 1st District.
Schweikert survived a second straight election where he was dogged by ethics issues, following violations of campaign finance rules and laws barring the use of congressional staff for campaign work. Hodge was seen as a rising star in Democratic politics but was hampered by the slight Republican registration advantage in the wealthy 1st Congressional District that covers parts of northeast Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Fountain Hills.
Both races had been too early to call since Election Day.
Ciscomani’s win cements a 6-3 Republican majority in Arizona’s congressional delegation and helps the GOP’s efforts to take control of the House. On Friday, three-term Democratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran lost to businessman and former Navy Seal Eli Crane in the 2nd District.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama nursing homes are getting $100 million under the American Rescue Plan Act bill Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Thursday.
The Alabama Nursing Home Association says these federal funds will help the state’s 229 facilities care for their residents.
ANHA Spokesman John Matson says virus concerns are slowing down, but COVID costs are still adding up for Alabama nursing homes.
“We are still testing for COVID in our nursing homes on a regular basis, both our residents and staff. That’s an ongoing expense that’s been happening ever since the beginning of the pandemic,” Matson said.
Matson says many homes have had to spend funds on renovations as well.
“A lot of our nursing homes have built isolation units or will build a temporary isolation unit if someone tests positive. Then of course, we’ve retrofitted our HVAC systems and done some other building modifications, so there’s been a lot of expenses that occurred in the past and we still have ongoing expenses,” Matson said.
Those with Wesley Place in Dothan are glad to see nursing homes included in the funding bill.
“Glad to have a little more financial relief from the state of Alabama. That’ll make a big difference,” Wesley Place Executive Director Dan March said.
March says their biggest challenge right now is staffing. He hopes the funding will be able to go toward hiring and retaining employees.
“Every department is challenged right now as we compete with everyone else out there where the wages have risen. So that’s the main thing that we wrestle with on a daily basis,” March said.
The state and federal spending guidelines for the funds have not yet been laid out by the state finance department. Matson says once they are, the association will tell nursing homes how they can apply.
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The remnants of the massive Chinese rocket that delivered a new module to its space station on Monday are expected to fall to Earth early next week, according to US Space Command, which is tracking the rocket's trajectory.
The 23-ton Long March 5B rocket which carried the Wentian laboratory module, took off from Hainan Island at 2:22 p.m. local time Sunday, July 24, and the module successfully docked with China's orbital outpost.
Its job completed, the rocket has gone into an uncontrolled descent toward Earth's atmosphere and it's not clear where it will land. The uncontrolled descent marks the third time that the country has been accused of not properly handling space debris from its rocket stage.
"It's a 20-tonne metal object. Although it will break up as it enters the atmosphere, numerous pieces -- some of them quite large -- will reach the surface," said Michael Byers, a professor at the University of British Columbia and author of a recent study on the risk of casualties from space debris.
Space debris poses an extremely minimal risk to humans, Byers explained, but it's possible that larger parts could cause damage if it lands in inhabited regions. Byers said that due to the increase in space junk, those small chances are becoming more likely, especially in the global south, according to the research published in the Nature Astronomy journal, with rocket bodies being approximately three times more likely to land at the latitudes of Jakarta, Dhaka and Lagos than those of New York, Beijing or Moscow.
"This risk is entirely avoidable since technologies and mission designs now exist that can provide controlled reentries (usually into remote areas of oceans) instead of uncontrolled and therefore entire random ones," he said via email.
Holger Krag, the head of the European Space Agency's Space Debris Office, said international best practice was to conduct a controlled reentry, targeting a remote part of the ocean, whenever the casualty risk is too high.
He added that the re-entry zone for the rocket was geographically limited to between the latitudes of 41 degrees south and 41 degrees north of the equator.
The US Space Command said it will track the Chinese rocket's fall back to Earth, according to a spokesperson.
Based on varying atmospheric conditions, the exact entry point of rocket stage into Earth's atmosphere "cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its reentry," the spokesperson said, but it is estimated to reenter the Earth's atmosphere around August 1.
The 18th Space Defense Squadron, part of the US military that tracks reentries, will also provide daily updates on its location.
CNN has reached out to the China Manned Space Agency for comment.
Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, said that space debris weighing more than 2.2 tons is typically brought down to a specific location on its first orbit of Earth.
"The point is that things that big are normally not put in orbit without an active control system,"he said.
With "no active control system, and no re-startable engine to boost it back down to Earth... it just tumbles along in orbit and eventually burns up due to friction with the atmosphere," McDowell told CNN.
China was heavily criticized last year for its handling of space debris after it launched another module on a similar rocket. Its remnants plunged into the Indian Ocean near the Maldives 10 days after the launch.
NASA said China failed to "meet responsible standards."
"Spacefaring nations must minimize the risks to people and property on Earth of re-entries of space objects and maximize transparency regarding those operations," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the time.
China responded to criticisms by blaming the US for "hyping up fears" over the rocket reentry and accused US scientists and NASA of "acting against their conscience" and being "anti-intellectual."
In 2020, a Chinese rocket core -- which weighed nearly 20 tons -- made an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, passing directly over Los Angeles and Central Park in New York City before eventually diving into the Atlantic Ocean.
Space junk such as old satellites reenter the Earth's atmosphere on a daily basis, although most of it goes unnoticed because it burns up long before it can hit the ground.
It's only larger space debris -- such as spacecraft and rocket parts -- that pose a very small risk to humans and infrastructure on the ground.
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WASHINGTON — More than three decades after a bomb brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb appeared Monday in federal court, charged with an act of international terrorism
The extradition of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi was a milestone in the decades-old investigation into the attack that killed 259 people aboard the plane and 11 on the ground.
“Although nearly 34 years have passed since the defendant's actions, countless families have never fully recovered," Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson said during a court proceeding attended by victims' relatives.
The Justice Department announced Sunday that Mas'ud had been taken into U.S. custody, two years after it revealed that it had charged him in connection with the explosion. Two other Libyan intelligence officials have been charged in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in the attack, but Mas'ud was the first defendant to appear in an American courtroom for prosecution.
The New York-bound Pan Am flight exploded over Lockerbie less than an hour after takeoff from London on Dec. 21, 1988. Citizens from 21 countries were killed. Among the 190 Americans on board were 35 Syracuse University students flying home for Christmas after a semester abroad.
The bombing laid bare the threat of international terrorism more than a decade before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It produced global investigations and punishing sanctions while spurring demands for accountability from victims of those killed.
Several victims described as surreal the news that Mas'ud was finally in American custody.
“It was quite a moment," said Kara Monetti Weipz, sister of victim Rick Monetti, a Syracuse University student, and the president of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103. “It was unbelievable that it was really happening after all these years, and especially after the last two years.”
Outside the courthouse Monday, Paul Hudson carried a photograph of his daughter, Melina, a 16-year-old student who had been returning for the Christmas holidays from an exchange program in England. He recalled how, after the crash, her belongings were scattered around the Lockerbie countryside. The family did get back her passport and her notebook.
“And the notebook had, on the cover, the quote ‘No one dies unless they’re forgotten,’ and I've tried to live by that,” he said. Remembrances of his daughter are an “everyday thing” and “this time of year, it gets stronger.”
The bearded and balding Mas'ud wore a green jail uniform, and walked with a halting gait to the defense table. He spoke occasionally through an interpreter, and the federal defenders who represented him at the hearing said he wanted to be represented by his own lawyers.
At one point, as the charges were being discussed, Mas'ud said in Arabic, “I cannot talk until I see my attorney.”
A detention hearing was set for later in the month.
The announcement of charges against Mas'ud on Dec. 21, 2020, came on the 32nd anniversary of the bombing and in the final days of the tenure of then-Attorney General William Barr. At the time of the announcement, Mas'ud was in Libyan custody. The criminal charges were a career bookend of sorts for Barr, who in his first stint as attorney general in the early 1990s had announced criminal charges against two other Libyan intelligence officials.
The Libyan government initially balked at turning over those two men, Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah, before ultimately surrendering them for prosecution before a panel of Scottish judges sitting in the Netherlands as part of a special arrangement.
In Mas'ud's case, a Justice Department indictment that was to be unsealed includes three charges related to the explosion, including destruction of an aircraft, resulting in death. Prosecutors said they would not be pursuing the death penalty because the bombing occurred before the specific charges that he faces carried a possible penalty of capital punishment.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — It is Maximinio Vertiz’ busy season. Dozens of beloved but worn and broken baby Jesus figurines will pass through this 49-year-old craftsman’s hands, restoring them in time for their annual pilgrimage to church for a Candlemas blessing.
Holding a putty knife with a steady hand, Vertiz went about this meticulous task on a day earlier this month. He touched up the sacred statue’s eyes as he tuned out the bustling downtown Mexico City street market where he worked. More than 20 other figurines lay on his worktable awaiting his repairs.
Similar scenes were playing out in the booths all around him as rows of busy craftsman used paint and tools to give new life to these beloved infant figurines. Some of their owners stood nearby eagerly waiting to take them back home where they will be dressed up in special-made saint costumes for Candlemas. Marking the end of Christmas celebrations, the Catholic feast day falls on Feb. 2 and commemorates the Virgin Mary’s purification and Jesus’ presentation at the temple.
Most of the figurines – often passed down from generation to generation – spend the Christmas season in Nativity scenes displayed in homes. They are placed in creches at midnight on Christmas Day and families celebrate the occasion by swaddling the statue and rocking it while singing a lullaby.
They are typically handled with care, but accidents happen. Some are dropped or cracked while being dressed up. Others need their paint touched up or their missing fingers replaced. Many more come wrapped in cloths, broken into pieces.
“I call them puzzles,” said Vertiz, who assesses the shattered icons, determining how to make them whole again.
On that day earlier this month, a woman cradling a blanket approached Vertiz as he worked. Visibly sad, she opened her bundle to reveal a statue that had cracked at the neck, losing its head. Already overwhelmed with repair work and a few impatient clients, he had to turn her away.
The larger the figure, the easier it is to repair. It can take Vertiz anywhere from 30 minutes to fix a busted 16-inch-tall (41 centimeters) statue or up to 3 hours for a tiny one. The cost ranges from $5 to $12 per piece.
Vertiz, who struck out on his own in 2019, has decades of repair experience, having learned the profession from his father who also restores religious statues in the same street market.
Catholic devotees prioritize keeping their statues of the Christ child in top condition. They believe the figures are representations of God, and form spiritual and emotional attachments with them through their annual interactions, anthropologist and restorer Katia Perdigón explains in her book, “My Baby Jesus.”
“It is necessary to keep the effigy in good condition, taking care of it so that it does not break, or repairing it when necessary, thus reinforcing its symbolic effectiveness,” Perdigón writes. “The sculpture … represents the presence of God at home as he becomes part of the family. He is a son in the hands of the adoptive mother.”
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The industry leader achieves Carbon Trust certification for its lab-grown diamonds and commits to reducing emissions across entire value chain
NEW YORK, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leading lab-grown diamond company, Lightbox announced its lab-grown diamonds have been certified carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust, an independent global climate consultancy. Lightbox worked with the Carbon Trust to transparently calculate and certify the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of its lab-grown diamond, which includes the totality of the process, from synthesizing a rough stone, to producing a final polished stone, and includes all raw materials, energy, waste, and transportation. The company will also put in place a carbon reduction plan to further cut down emissions across its entire value chain.
"Today's announcement is an important milestone on our path to sustainability," shared Antoine Borde, CEO of Lightbox. "Reducing the environmental impact of creating our lab-grown diamonds is an important priority, and we will continue to pursue this goal by taking additional steps to achieve a carbon neutral position across our entire organization." added Borde.
To achieve carbon neutrality on all its lab-grown diamonds, Lightbox is following the internationally recognized standard, PAS 2060, which requires the company to measure and reduce its emissions. For Lightbox, this begins with its synthesis process, the most energy intensive aspect of creating its lab-grown diamond products. By using 100% renewable wind energy to grow its stones, Lightbox has reduced its potential emissions by approximately 79%. The company is offsetting any remaining greenhouse gas emissions it produces through carbon certified offset projects supporting the expansion of renewable energy infrastructure in more emission-intensive locations, including Bangladesh and China as well as India, where Lightbox cuts and polishes its stones.
To underpin Lightbox's carbon neutral commitment, the company has pledged to further reduce emissions in all areas of its supply chain, including raw materials, transportation, and packaging along with continued innovations in research and development to reach higher levels of efficiency within the next two years.
Lightbox's commitment to sustainability goes beyond improving its environmental footprint. The company is also focused on developing social responsibility initiatives that benefit the communities where it operates, including the implementation of a fair pay standard that ensures everyone in its supply chain is paid a fair and living wage.
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VALPARAISO — Porter resident Elon Howe was found guilty of rape and incest Thursday after a second trial on charges he assaulted an intellectually disabled family member three years ago.
Howe, 58, opted not to take the witness stand Thursday morning to testify on his own behalf. He revealed his decision to the judge shortly after Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Harry Peterson ended the presentation of evidence against him.
Defense attorney Mark Chargualaf did not present any evidence on behalf of Howe before closing arguments in this week's trial were conducted.
Chargualaf did ask the judge for a directed verdict, arguing prosecutors did not provide enough evidence to prove the charges of rape and incest against his client.
Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary DeBoer denied the request, leaving Howe's fate with the jury.
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This was the second time the case had gone to trial, with last month's effort ending in a mistrial after it was learned a piece of evidence had mistakenly been presented to jurors.
Jurors in the first trial watched as Howe told a detective during a videotaped interview how he attempted to have sexual intercourse with the intellectually disabled family member.
While describing how the adult woman "liked attention," Howe took blame for his actions.
"I'm the bad person," he told Porter police Detective Sgt. Tawni Komisarcik during the July 29, 2019, interview.
Komisarcik had testified that her department was alerted to the accusations against Howe on July 10, 2019, and went to the local Fairhaven Baptist Church where the pastor told them a church member had been told of the abuse by the alleged victim.
The church member told police the alleged victim was helping out with day care at the church on July 7, 2019, when she mentioned she was Howe's "belated birthday present," court documents state. It was at that point that she described the sex acts and the pain they caused her.
"He stated that she (his wife) has not been giving him attention," police said of Howe. "Howe did not deny the allegations and said that he would try to be a better (family member)."
Komisarcik said the alleged victim's responses reminded her of a 5-year-old child.
DeBoer ruled earlier that the woman, who reportedly has an IQ of 48, which places her in the severely intellectually disabled range, was not competent to testify during the trial.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders were oh-so-close to finally getting the best of the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night.
Then the replay showed close wasn’t good enough.
Frantically trying to rally his team in the final minute, Derek Carr threw a pretty pass down the sideline to Davante Adams, who already had hauled in touchdown catches of 58 and 48 yards. The standout wide receiver made the grab with less than a minute to go, not only giving the Raiders a first down but putting them in field-goal range position.
But almost immediately the call went to a video review, and it clearly showed Adams bobbled the ball as he stepped on the white chalk. The ball went back to the Las Vegas side of the field, and an ensuing fourth-and-1 throw was incomplete.
Final score: Chiefs 30, Raiders 29.
It was the fourth consecutive loss to the Raiders’ nemesis, and their ninth in their last 10 meetings. They are 1-4 this season.
“It sucks, what our record is. We’ve earned that,” said Carr, who fell to 1-8 at Arrowhead Stadium. “I just keep reinforcing: We have a good team. I’ve been on some teams that aren’t as good as this one. We’re doing the right things.”
They did most of the way Monday night, too.
Josh Jacobs followed a career-best 144 yards rushing and two touchdowns in last week’s win over Denver by running for 154 and a score against the Chiefs. Adams made a mockery of almost everybody who covered him. Maxx Crosby kept harassing Patrick Mahomes, and the rest of the Raiders defense held the vastly improved Kansas City ground game in check.
Daniel Carlson was once again perfect on three field-goal tries, running his streak to 38 in a row.
It still wasn’t enough to beat Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who improved to 16-3 against the Raiders since arriving in Kansas City, or Mahomes, who is 8-1 in his career against them.
“Congratulate the Chiefs. They made a few more plays than we did,” Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said. “I thought our team really battled, played the way we wanted to play, to get in front, play from ahead. Give Andy and his team a lot of credit. They fought back; we knew they would. We thought they would and figured it would be a four-quarter game. They were able to make one more play than we did. So, give them credit. We’ll learn a lot from this. We competed hard tonight.”
The frustration was still evident as the Raiders left the field, though. Adams roughly pushed what appeared to be a member of the camera crew to the ground as he headed up the Arrowhead Stadium tunnel to the locker room.
“He jumped in front of me coming off the field. I kind of pushed him. He ended up on the ground,” Adams said later. “I want to apologize to him for that. That was just frustration mixed with him really just running in front of me.
“I shouldn’t have responded that way, but that’s the way I responded. I want to apologize to him for that.”
The loss kept the Raiders in last place in the AFC West, a game behind Denver and well behind the Chiefs, who are aiming for their seventh consecutive division title. They have next week off before facing the Texans on Oct. 23, the start of a four-game stretch against non-division opponents that could allow them to climb back in the race.
“I thought our team battled and gave ourselves an opportunity,” McDaniels said Monday night. “We didn’t make one or two plays there at the end to finish it.”
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Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona
Marble Canyon, Ariz. (AP) — Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock, the National Park Service announced Friday.
A sick female condor suspected of having lead poisoning was found dead on March 20 and testing showed it had Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the park service said.
Two other birds later found dead also tested positive, while test results aren’t yet completed for five others, the park service said.
The birds are part of a population that moves throughout northern Arizona and southern Utah, including Grand Canyon National Park, the park service said.
The Peregrine Fund, which manages the Arizona-Utah flock, also captured five other birds that seemed ill and sent them to a wildlife rescue in Phoenix. One bird died and the other four have been quarantined, officials said.
Exposure to the virus is expected to rise during the condors’ northward spring migration.
HPAI hasn’t been detected in other populations in California or Mexico’s Baja California, according to the park service.
Avian flu occurs mainly in birds including domestic chickens, but it has been found in other animals, wild and domestic, in all U.S. states except Hawaii.
Humans are considered to be at low risk from HPAI, although there have been reported infections.
The California condor is one of the world’s largest birds with a wingspan of up to 10 feet (3 meters). The birds once patrolled the sky from Mexico to British Columbia. Condors can live for 60 years and fly vast distances, which is why their range can extend into several states.
The population plummeted to the brink of extinction in the 1970s because of hunting, habitat destruction and lead poisoning from animals eating shot with lead bullets.
In the 1980s, wildlife officials captured the last remaining 22 condors and took them to the San Diego and Los Angeles zoos to be protected and bred in captivity. The birds were then released into sanctuaries and national parks where they can be monitored.
The birds have been protected as an endangered species by federal law since 1967 and by California state law since 1971.
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fifth straight week to its highest level since breaching 7% in November, just as the spring buying season gets ready to kick off.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the benchmark 30-year rate climbed to 6.73% from 6.65% last week. The average rate a year ago was 3.85%.
The average long-term rate hit 7.08% in the fall — a two-decade high — as the Federal Reserve continued to raise its key lending rate in a bid to cool the economy and quash persistent, four-decade high inflation.
At its first meeting of 2023 in February, the Fed raised its benchmark lending rate by another 25 basis points, its eighth increase in less than a year. That pushed the central bank’s key rate to a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, its highest level in 15 years. Many economists expect at least three more increases before the end of the year.
In remarks to a Senate committee earlier this week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell appeared to imply that the Fed would return to larger rates hikes at its next meeting March 21-22. That sent markets tumbling on Tuesday, but Powell seemed to soften his stance on Wednesday during his appearance before the House, saying that Fed policymakers have yet to decide how large an interest rate hike to impose at its meeting in two weeks as it tries to corral high inflation.
While the Fed’s rate hikes do impact borrowing rates across the board for businesses and families, rates on 30-year mortgages usually track the moves in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing loans. Investors’ expectations for future inflation, global demand for U.S. Treasurys and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates can also influence the cost of borrowing for a home.
Before falling back under 5% Thursday, the 10-year yield jumped to 5.07% earlier this week, its highest level since 2007.
The big rise in mortgage rates during the past year has hit the housing market hardest, with sales of existing homes falling for 12 straight months to the slowest pace in more than a dozen years. January’s sales cratered by nearly 37% from a year earlier, the National Association of Realtors reported last month.
For all of 2022, NAR reported last month that existing U.S. home sales fell 17.8% from 2021, the weakest year for home sales since 2014 and the biggest annual decline since the housing crisis began in 2008.
Higher rates can add hundreds of a dollars a month in costs for homebuyers, on top of already high home prices.
The rate for a 15-year mortgage, popular with those refinancing their homes, rose this week to to 5.95% from 5.89% last week. It was 3.09% one year ago.
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TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 35 points, topping 30 for a career-best ninth time this season, and Pascal Siakam added 28 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 119-118 Sunday for their fourth win in five games.
Scottie Barnes scored 20 points and Precious Achiuwa had 11 points and 11 rebounds as Toronto won its second straight win over Detroit after losing the previous six meetings.
Toronto is 20-7 all-time when VanVleet scores 30 or more points.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 33 points, Alec Burks had 21, and Hamidou Diallo and Jaden Ivey each had 18 for the Pistons. Detroit failed once again to win consecutive games for the second time this season.
Ivey’s 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter cut it to 116-113 before VanVleet answered with a pair of free throws.
Bogdanovic hit two free throws, but Achiuwa made one of two at the line to put Toronto up by four points with 4.4 seconds left. Ivey’s 3 at the buzzer wasn’t enough for the Pistons.
Detroit beat San Antonio in double overtime Friday in a matchup of two of the NBA’s worst teams. The Pistons haven’t won back-to-back games since victories at Denver and Utah on Nov. 22 and 23, following all 10 wins since with defeats.
Detroit center Jalen Duren injured his right ankle in the second quarter, but returned to start the second half. The rookie teenager scored a career-high 30 points Friday. The 19-year-old Duren finished with six points in 21 minutes.
With head coach Nick Nurse away from the team for personal reasons, assistant coach Adrian Griffin took charge of the Raptors on Sunday.
Toronto scored 14 points off 18 Detroit turnovers. The Raptors allowed a season-low five points off their eight turnovers.
Raptors center Jakob Poeltl started for the first time in two games since rejoining the team that drafted him. He took the spot of guard Gary Trent Jr., who sat because of a sore left calf.
VanVleet scored 16 points in the opening quarter, but Burks scored 11 as Detroit closed with an 18-8 spurt to cut a 12-point deficit to two, 31-29.
Detroit took its first lead of the game, 48-47, on Isaiah Stewart’s layup with 2:44 to play in the second quarter, but Siakam’s free throw with two seconds left in the half gave Toronto a 53-52 edge at the break.
Siakam scored 11 points in the third, and VanVleet added nine as Toronto took an 85-77 lead to the fourth.
TIP-INS
Pistons: Stewart scored 16 points.. … Outscored Toronto 43-19 in bench points. … Detroit is 7-22 on the road, the worst mark in the Eastern Conference.
Raptors: VanVleet had eight 30-point games in 2021-22. … Poeltl fouled out in the fourth. He finished with six points and five rebounds in 25 minutes. … F O.G. Anunoby (sprained left wrist) missed his eighth straight game…. Toronto signed G/F Joe Wieskamp to a multi-year contract Saturday.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Visit Boston on Wednesday.
Raptors: Host Orlando on Tuesday.
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PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro police were raiding multiple locations in the country as part of an investigation into an alleged ring of spies, officials said Thursday.
The police were “searching several apartments and other premises used by (Montenegrin) citizens suspected of espionage and forming an international criminal organization,” said Vukas Radonjic from the Special State Prosecutor’s Office. Radonjic added that “so far, no suspects have been arrested.”
Montenegrin Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic praised the police during a meeting of his cabinet Thursday, saying the raids were prepared “in cooperation with our international partners and aimed at protecting (Montenegro’s) national security.”
Officials refused to provide more details of the operation, but local media — citing anonymous sources — reported that it targeted several Montenegrin nationals suspected of spying for Russia and working to advance the interests of its government.
Montenegro, a former ally that turned its back on Russia to join NATO in 2017, has imposed sanctions on Moscow over the war in Ukraine and is seen as next in line in the Western Balkans to join the European Union. The country is divided between those favoring pro-Western policies and the pro-Serbian and pro-Russian camps, raising tensions. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Montenegro-police-conducting-raids-in-search-of-17474905.php | 2022-09-29 12:23:30 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Montenegro-police-conducting-raids-in-search-of-17474905.php |
UNITED NATIONS -- Two of the world's most persistent conflicts punctuated debate at the United Nations on Friday, as the annual gathering of world leaders deviated from the dominating issue of the war in Ukraine.
Addressing hostilities thousands of miles apart and sharing little more than their decades of longevity, the Palestinian and Pakistani leaders nonetheless delivered similar messages, accusing a neighbor of brutality and urging world leaders to do more.
"Our confidence in achieving a peace based on justice and international law is waning," Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said. "Do you want to kill what remains of hope in our souls?"
With Israel's military occupation of the West Bank in its 55th year and no substantial peace talks in 13 years, it was a stark if perhaps unsurprisingly pessimistic assessment. Israel's prime minister backed a two-state solution to the conflict at his own speech a day earlier -- but there is almost no prospect for one in the near term.
Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly after the Palestinian leader, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif of Pakistan similarly addressed a generations-old fight, accusing India of a "relentless campaign of repression" in Jammu and Kashmir. Those mountainous lands have been claimed by both sides since British rule of the subcontinent ended 75 years ago and India and Pakistan were born.
Sharif urged world leaders and the U.N. to "play their rightful role" in resolving the fight and said India "must take credible steps" too.
India's external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, might provide a rebuttal to Sharif when he gets his turn at the rostrum today. India has called the region an integral part of its nation.
After days of world leaders returning again and again to Ukraine, Sharif and Abbas provided a reminder of the other problems facing the international community.
Throughout the first three days and 104 leaders' speeches, many criticized how Russia had managed to block U.N. action on Ukraine because of the veto it wields as a permanent member of the Security Council. Abbas shifted the attention to the power of Israel and its allies, which he said meant no matter how many hundreds of resolutions pass, none would be implemented.
"Do you know who is protecting Israel from being held accountable? The United Nations," he said in a speech more than three times the 15-minute limit leaders are asked to respect.
Israel, in turn, has complained that it has been treated unfairly by the world body and held to a different standard from other member states, as when it comes to complaints about human rights violations.
Even as other issues bubbled up, many leaders continued to call for action against Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine.
"He won't stop at Ukraine if we don't stop him now," Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday.
Major battlefield developments in Ukraine cast a shadow over the week -- nuclear threats by Putin, the activation of some military reservists and votes in Russian-held territories derided by many world leaders and seen as a prelude to annexation.
Russia and Ukraine faced off Thursday at a Security Council meeting -- an extraordinary if brief encounter during which the top diplomats from nations at war were in the same room exchanging barbs and accusations, albeit not directly to each other.
Meanwhile, on Friday, a team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body said its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes committed in Ukraine since Russia's invasion.
Besides Ukraine, familiar refrains have resounded in U.N. speeches, with repeated mentions of climate change, economic crises and inequality. The gathering is a rare moment for many leaders to grab the spotlight on a global stage dominated by the biggest, richest and most militarily mighty countries and issue calls for action.
"The obligation of each leader before history is not to overlook failings and shortcomings in favor of wishful thinking or flattery," President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus said Friday in his final General Assembly speech as leader of the Mediterranean island nation. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/24/regional-conflicts-take-stage-at-un/ | 2022-09-24 13:01:41 | 1 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/sep/24/regional-conflicts-take-stage-at-un/ |
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Last season, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Baltimore Orioles tied for baseball's worst record with a staggering 110 losses apiece.
With that as a baseline, 2022 has been a bit more encouraging, so far.
The Diamondbacks are actually a game above .500. The Orioles are seven games under, but prior to being swept at Detroit, they'd won eight of 13. Keeping this season's loss total in double digits may not sound like much of an accomplishment, but for these two teams it would be a step back toward respectability.
Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli, whose team leads the AL Central, acknowledged a different feel visiting Camden Yards this year.
“It's a real challenge coming in here right now,” Baldelli said recently of the Orioles. “Their pitching staff — it's not necessarily a revamped pitching staff, we're familiar with some of these guys — but they're throwing the ball really freaking well right now.”
The Orioles finished last in the majors by a healthy margin last year with a 5.84 ERA. Then the team moved the wall in left field back at Camden Yards and increased its height. Now, Baltimore ranks 17th in the majors with a 3.79 ERA.
Whether that's because of the new dimensions, improved performance — or perhaps the sport is just more favorable to pitchers this year — it's been a noticeable improvement. ESPN's park factors stats rank Baltimore as the No. 24 run-scoring environment now, down from No. 7 last year.
“The ballpark is definitely part of this too," Baldelli said. "It's going to be a chore to put up runs quickly. You kind of have to stack some hits together, it feels like.”
Of course, the day after Baldelli said that, the Twins gave up five solo homers in a loss at Baltimore.
The Diamondbacks have also improved drastically on the mound, rising from 29th in baseball last year to 10th in team ERA. Merrill Kelly, Zac Gallen and Madison Bumgarner all have ERAs under 2.00.
The Orioles and Diamondbacks play in tough divisions, so contention could still be a ways off, but they might be more dangerous as spoilers than they were a year ago. And Baltimore can look forward to the arrivals of catcher Adley Rutschman and right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, two of the game's top prospects.
SHUTTING THEM DOWN
When the Houston Astros lost to Washington on Saturday, their 11-game winning streak ended. They also allowed more runs in that defeat (13) then they had through the whole streak (12).
During its 11-game run, Houston shut out Seattle twice, Detroit once and Minnesota twice. After losing that game to Washington, the Astros then bounced back and blanked the Nationals 8-0 on Sunday.
TRIVIA TIME
The 1968 St. Louis Cardinals had a remarkable 30 shutouts in a season. Bob Gibson threw 13 of them. Who was second on the team with five?
LINE OF THE WEEK
Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers tied a record Wednesday when he hit for the cycle for a third time in his career. He became only the sixth player in major league history to do that.
Honorable mention: A night before Yelich's feat, Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels threw a no-hitter in a 12-0 win over Tampa Bay.
COMEBACK OF THE WEEK
Josh Naylor had a dream night for Cleveland on Monday, hitting a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, then a three-run homer in the 11th that sent the Guardians to a 12-9 win over the Chicago White Sox.
The comeback was actually bigger than that. Chicago was up 8-2 entering the ninth, and the White Sox had a win probability of 99.8% during the eighth, according to Statcast.
TRIVIA ANSWER
Steve Carlton.
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Malory Shaughnessy is the executive director of the Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services. Betsy Sweet is senior policy advocate for the Behavioral Health Community Collaborative. Simonne Maline is the executive director of the Consumer Council System of Maine. Hannah Longley is senior clinical director of community programs at NAMI Maine.
May was Mental Health Awareness Month, a time when organizations and individuals come together to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and promote access to resources for those struggling with mental illness. Gov. Janet Mills even signed a proclamation for May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Maine “to shine a light on mental illness and the need for long-term improvements in our mental health care system and increased access to care for all.”
This is a critical issue across the state of Maine as evidenced by the recently reported Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment Report. Mental health was a top priority identified across all counties and all community-sponsored events.
We call on legislative leadership and Mills to show their support for Mainers facing mental health challenges by including in the governor’s budget change package several bills gaining strong support in the legislature.
One is LD 540, An Act to Establish Peer Respite Centers for Adults with Mental Health Challenges in Maine. A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, overnight program that provides community-based, non-clinical crisis support to help people find new understanding and ways to move forward. They operate 24 hours per day in a homelike environment. They are exclusively staffed and managed by peers with lived mental health challenges. Successful peer respites are currently operating in many states and previously did in Maine. Studies have found a 70% reduction in inpatient or emergency services used and that peer respites strengthen self-sufficiency and social connectedness.
Additionally, Maine needs expanded mental health services. One new service model that holds great promise is the certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC). A CCBHC is a specially-designated clinic that provides a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use services. These clinics serve anyone who walks through the door, regardless of their diagnosis and insurance status. LD 472, An Act to Support Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Projects is vital to continuing to build on the million-dollar federal grant the Maine Department of Health and Human Services received to develop this model, and to provide continuing support to the six Maine agencies that have received federal grants to build this model. Another important bill to meet the growing needs of adolescents with both mental health and substance use challenges is LD 1305, Resolve, to Design and Implement a Community-based Model of Care for Adolescent Mental Health.
To meet the goals of Mills’ proclamation, we must also enhance and expand substance use disorder treatment and support services. There is an increasing number of Mainers presenting with the complexity of co-occurring substance use and mental health challenges. LD 1178 is a Resolve, to Reduce Barriers to Recovery from Addiction by Expanding Eligibility for Targeted Case Management services. Research suggests two reasons why case management is effective as an adjunct to substance use treatment. First, retention in treatment is associated with better outcomes, and case management keeps clients engaged and moving toward recovery. Second, treatment may be more likely to succeed when a client’s other social determinants of health are addressed, such as mental illness, homelessness, lack of transportation, etc.
To expand these services, we must address the workforce shortage. Two bills that could make an impact are LD 997, Resolve, to Reduce Workforce Barriers for Mental Health Professionals in Maine, and LD 1718, An Act to Encourage Participation in Maine’s Essential Support Workforce.
Mental health is essential to overall health and well-being, yet it is often stigmatized and overlooked. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine Chapter, one in four Mainers is affected by mental illness. And, according to the Maine Children’s Alliance recently released Maine KIDS COUNT, as many as one in four Maine children ages 12-17 have high rates of anxiety.
It is important to continue advocating for mental health resources and reduce the stigma around mental illness. We invite Maine’s lawmakers and governor to join the movement to prioritize mental health. Let’s work together to promote awareness and break down barriers to care. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/06/07/opinion/opinion-contributor/maine-needs-more-resources-mental-health/ | 2023-06-07 19:44:13 | 1 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/06/07/opinion/opinion-contributor/maine-needs-more-resources-mental-health/ |
FORT WORTH, Texas — Quintavious Trejo lived to be only 3-years-old, before his remains were discovered by authorities on Saturday in a Belton wooded field. The man authorities charged with his killing has a criminal career in Texas stretching back over 15 years.
Jay Isaiah Allen, 33, was arrested in Hill County after a high-speed chase resulted in a fiery crash that left him hospitalized with injuries.
Authorities charged Allen on Monday with capital murder and falsifying evidence in connection with Trejo's death.
Police: Accused killer confessed to family about murdering child, disposing of body
*Update* Jay Allen is in custody. https://t.co/J5NpS13vsc
— Belton Police Dept (@BeltonPolice) October 22, 2022
Pulling records from the Texas Department of Public Safety shows a lengthy criminal history out of the Fort Worth area.
Using Allen's date of birth and full name, we were able to find arrests dating back to 2007 for theft charges.
It was 2008 when his career in crime turned violent. That was the first year Allen was arrested by police on suspicion of capital murder.
Jay Allen Criminal History Conviction Name Search by Nick Bradshaw on Scribd
April 23, 2008, DPS shows a capital murder arrest out of Tarrant County. Prosecutors later changed the charges to "conspiracy to commit", a second-degree felony, and aggravated robbery. Allen pleaded guilty to the charges in March 2010 and was sentenced to six years in prison.
In 2015, the 33-year-old was arrested again in Tarrant County for burglary of a habitation. 15 days later, the record shows another arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, which he was later found guilty.
March 1, 2016, Allen was arrested on felony charges out of Tarrant County for injury to a child/elderly/disabled reckless. He was found guilty and sentenced to merely six months in prison.
In June 2021, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles released Allen from prison, while he was serving time for the weapons charge.
Allen remains hospitalized at Baylor Scott & White – Hillcrest in Waco as he recovers from injuries after a high-speed pursuit and fiery crash on Saturday in Itasca.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Two feet below the asphalt parking lot once attached to the North Market in columbus, archaeologists are digging for 19th-century bones.
The one-acre site, sandwiched between Vine and Spruce streets Downtown, will eventually become a 32-story skyscraper complete with residential units and office and retail space. But before construction begins on the $345 million Merchant Building, developers are forced to reckon with the site’s original purpose: a resting place for Columbus’ dead.
“Being one of the few and only options for burial if you resided or were coming through the city of Columbus, there probably was easily thousands upon thousands of people buried here,” said Krista Horrocks, an archaeologist with the Ohio History Connection who’s overseeing the excavation project.
The future home of the Merchant Building — expected to open in 2025 — was formerly one section of the 11-acre North Graveyard, one of the city’s five original cemeteries that opened in 1813, Horrocks said.
To pave the way for the multimillion-dollar development, Horrocks said Columbus-based engineering firm Lawhon and Associates was hired to do the dirty work – digging trenches to excavate the centuries-old grave shafts, whose human remains are bound for reburial at Green Lawn Cemetery in southwest Columbus.
Lawhon and Associates unearthed 44 grave shafts from the site in the summer of 2022, but Horrocks said the total number of people laid to rest in the swath of land that was North Market’s parking lot remains a mystery.
“We just don’t know what we’re going to find,” she said.
Although Horrocks said Columbus residents had suspected the graveyard’s existence after its final remains were buried in 1864, it wasn’t until 2001 that archaeological firm Weller & Associates realized the cemetery’s extent.
Owner Ryan Weller said his firm was hired to oversee improvements to Columbus’ sanitation system; he and his colleagues “had no idea a cemetery was gonna be involved.” Weller clued in, he said, when he got a frantic phone call from a coworker.
“He calls me and says, ‘You gotta get down here quick – two arms just fell in a trench.’ That was our discovery moment,” Weller said.
In a 403-page report detailing the firm’s findings, Weller said he and his coworkers unearthed 43 grave shafts, some of which included full-fledged skeletons while others were home to fragmented remains.
Other artifacts discovered in the grave shafts, like buttons and fabric, allowed Weller and his team to deduce more information about the lives of those buried in the North Graveyard.
“What a mishmash of Columbus at that time, the people coming in and leaving,” Weller said. “To me, it shows the diversity that Columbus is – there were children, there were adults, there were healthy people; people you could tell who really worked hard.”
After Weller’s team concluded its excavation in 2001, Horrocks said the remains were relocated to Section R of the Greenlawn Cemetery – the same spot to which Columbus residents were encouraged to rebury their dead more than a century before.
Mirroring a nationwide movement away from urban cemeteries, the city of Columbus encouraged residents in the 1860s to move their loved ones out of the North Graveyard and into Green Lawn Cemetery, a swath of land that at the time was considered rural, Horrocks said.
“The North Graveyard was not being well cared for. It had animals running through it; it was wet and muddy in some areas, so I think it would have actually been kind of appealing for people to be able to move their families out to Greenlawn,” she said.
But relocating a loved one’s body was a luxury reserved for wealthier Columbus families who had the financial means to do so, Horrocks said. The majority of people buried at North Graveyard did not fall in that category, and thus their skeletons were left untouched.
Although it’s unclear how many total people remain buried at the North Graveyard, Horrocks said today’s excavation project is a welcome step toward properly memorializing Columbus’ ancestors.
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Which dumbbell set is best?
One of the best ways of getting into shape is to lift weights. The best place to start to build up while slimming down is with a set of dumbbells. Smaller than full free-weight systems, dumbbells are easier to handle and store in smaller spaces.
If you are new to working out with dumbbells, you might like to ease into it with the Amazon Basics Neoprene-Coated Dumbbell Hand Weight Set. This six-piece set comes with a sturdy vertical storage rack that takes up very little space.
What to know before you buy a dumbbell set
Number of pieces
Larger dumbbell sets have as many as a dozen different weights. Smaller sets have only a few pieces.
Weight range
Every dumbbell set includes a range of weights. Choose the dumbbell set that has a wide enough range to include all the weights you need for your particular workouts, from the lightest to the heaviest. If you are using your dumbbell set for aerobics, you will want a lighter set than someone who wants to build lots of mass in all their muscle groups.
Increments
The weight increments of every dumbbell set make the difference from one weight to the next.
- Small weight increments have a smoother transition between weights. You can find lighter-weight dumbbell sets with increments as small as 1.5 pounds. This means you will need many individual weights to cover a large weight range.
- Large weight increments typically are found in heavier dumbbell sets. A five-pound increment means your transitions will be greater from one to the next, but you will also have a very hefty set of dumbbells.
Adjustability
- Adjustable dumbbell sets have a central handle and a series of easily removable plates, so you have the flexibility to add or subtract as much weight as you want. To change weights, you slip the old plates off the handle and slip the new ones on. Locking mechanisms keep the weights securely in place. For even more information, check out the best adjustable dumbbell buying guide from BestReviews.
- Fixed-weight dumbbell sets have two weights that are permanently attached to the handle. To change weights, you change dumbbells.
What to look for in a quality dumbbell set
Materials
- Cast-iron dumbbell sets are made from dense and heavy iron. Because cast iron is subject to rust and corrosion, most adjustable dumbbell sets are coated with paint or chrome.
- Neoprene dumbbell sets have cast-iron interiors like traditional dumbbells but are covered with a layer of synthetic rubber that provides a soft surface that is easy to grip securely. Neoprene dumbbell sets are often color-coded, which makes the weights easy to organize and tell at a glance what each weight is.
Shape
- Round dumbbells are the traditional shape that is seen on their larger cousins, the barbells. When you do exercises where your dumbbells come in contact with your body, round dumbbells won’t dig in uncomfortably the way hexagonal shapes can.
- Hexagonal dumbbells stay where you put them without rolling around and are valued for their stability. This is especially important when you transition quickly between exercises and weights.
How much you can expect to spend on a dumbbell set
A set of two uncoated cast iron dumbbells weighing a few pounds each costs less than $10. Sets with three or four pairs of colored neoprene fixed-weight dumbbells cost around $50. From $50-$100, you will find adjustable sets that range up to 100 pounds. Beyond that, the price is determined by the total number of pieces in the dumbbell set and how they are made.
Dumbbell set FAQ
Can I get started with my dumbbell set right away?
A. Yes, if you have done two things already. First, always check with your doctor before beginning any exercise routine to determine reasonable limits for yourself. Second, always stretch before beginning your weight-lifting program.
What weights should I start with?
A. To get the most benefit from lifting weights, use weights that are heavy enough for you to feel your muscles working without having to strain yourself. As you progress, you will want to move up one weight increment at a time.
What’s the best dumbbell set to buy?
Top dumbbell set
Amazon Basics Neoprene-Coated Dumbbell Hand Weight Set
What you need to know: This six-piece set is great for light workouts at home.
What you’ll love: The 3-, 5- and 8-pound pairs of weights in this dumbbell set are covered with multicolored neoprene that is smooth, easy to grip and won’t damage the floor. The hexagonal shape prevents the dumbbells from rolling away. The foldable steel stand comes pre-assembled. This 32-pound set is also available from Amazon Basics in 20- and 60-pound versions.
What you should consider: Treated rubber often has a distinct odor and this dumbbell set is no exception, although the smell will dissipate over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top dumbbell set for the money
CAP Barbell Adjustable 40-pound Dumbbell Set
What you need to know: This adjustable dumbbell set has ergonomic grips and threaded collars that secure the plates to the handles.
What you’ll love: The spin-lock collars secure the weights in place. This set is made from solid cast iron with a baked enamel finish that is durable and long-lasting. The gripping surfaces have medium-depth diamond knurling for firm, nonslip handling.
What you should consider: The handles can be rough, so if you choose this dumbbell set, look into getting a pair of weight gloves.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
CAP Barbell Black Neoprene Coated Dumbbell Weights
What you need to know: For those who want more than a small, lightweight set, this dumbbell set goes from 5 to 15 pounds in 5-pound weight increments.
What you’ll love: The striking white lettering on this black neoprene dumbbell set says you are serious about lifting weights. Each weight pair has a progressively larger diameter handle for ease of use. This dumbbell set comes with an A-frame dumbbell rack made of heavy-duty steel and powder-coated to protect against rust and corrosion.
What you should consider: These dumbbells are available in a single, pair or set configuration.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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By HARVEY VALENTINE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jesse Winker hit his second solo homer of the day and the Seattle Mariners won their 10th straight game, edging the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Wednesday night to sweep a doubleheader.
The Mariners have 10 consecutive wins for the first time since April 8-17, 2002. Their only longer winning streak was a 15-game run from May 23-June 8, 2001 — the last year they made the playoffs. Seattle is second in the AL West, well behind Houston but squarely in wild-card contention.
“It’s hard to win 10 games in a row. It really is,” manager Scott Servais said. “I give a ton of credit to our guys. They have a very singular mission right now. Show up every day, compete your tail off. We’ve got a lot of talent in that room and it’s starting to come together.”
The Mariners won the opener 6-4, getting a three-run homer from Eugenio Suárez and six solid innings from Chris Flexen, who won his fourth straight start.
Winker also homered in the afternoon game, his first after serving a six-game suspension for his role in a brawl with the Los Angeles Angels on June 26. He used the unwanted break to work on his swing and saw immediate dividends.
“I feel like baseball’s a game of constant adjustments and you always have to adjust with it,” Winker said. “I took the time, noticed some things, and right now I’m just trying to implement them.”
Tommy Milone (1-1) pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to win the nightcap.
All-Star Juan Soto extended his hitting streak to 15 games when he hit his second ninth-inning homer of the day, a solo blast into the upper deck in right off Paul Sewald. Lane Thomas singled with two outs before Sewald struck out Ehire Adrianza for his second save of the day and 12th this year.
Thomas had two hits and a walk for the Nationals, who have lost six straight and 12 of 13 and fell to 30-60, the worst record in the majors.
Washington starter Erick Fedde (5-7) allowed two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Fedde took a shutout into the sixth, but Winker homered with one out. Adam Frazier hit a sacrifice fly later in the inning against reliever Steve Cishek.
The Nationals loaded the bases on a single and two walks against Matt Brash with two outs in the seventh, but Diego Castillo came on to strike out Keibert Ruiz, who was pinch-hitting for Tres Barerra.
“We’re not scoring runs so we gotta try to create something, we gotta try to mix things up,” manager Dave Martinez said. “I thought Keibert in that situation, he’s pinch-hit before, he’s done well. Maybe he could put us on the board right there.”
Adam Frazier and Cal Raleigh also hit solo home runs for Seattle in the opener.
Flexen (6-8) had a 3-0 lead before he threw a pitch and proceeded to give up one run on six hits, while walking two and striking out one. He has a 2.88 ERA over his past seven starts.
Soto, who was caught in a rundown between third and home on Nelson Cruz’s double to end the seventh, hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Penn Murfee to make it 6-4. But Sewald retired Cruz to end it.
“At the end of the day, it feels more terrible when I hit the ball,” Soto said. “Because the things that happened on the bases and everything, you can see how close the game (would) be.”
Washington starter Josiah Gray (7-6) allowed five runs on six hits, three of them home runs, in five innings. He walked three and struck out seven.
Gray struggled with his control early, walking two of the first three batters in the first inning before Suárez homered to left.
DUELING STREAKS
Seattle moved ahead of Baltimore for the longest current streak in the majors. The Orioles had won nine straight entering Wednesday night’s game at the Chicago Cubs.
DERBY BOUND
Mariners rookie Julio Rodríguez announced Wednesday he will participate in Monday’s Home Run Derby.
“Since I can remember I’ve been watching Home Run Derbies,” said Rodríguez, who has 15 homers. “Since I was a kid I have that dream to play in one and now that I’ve got a chance to be in one, it’s very surreal that it’s happening. I’m just very excited to participate in it.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Nationals: RHP Tanner Rainey was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right UCL sprain, and veteran RHP Tyler Clippard was called up from Triple-A Rochester. Rainey was 1-3 with 12 saves and a 3.30 ERA in 29 games. Martinez said Rainey “felt something” the day after pitching on Sunday against the Braves, had an MRI, and will see a doctor in the coming days.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (5-9, 3.24 ERA) pitches the opener of a four-game series at Texas. He is 8-7 with a 3.75 ERA in 19 starts against the Rangers.
Nationals: RHP Aníbal Sánchez makes his first major league appearance since 2020 when the Nationals open a four-game series against the Braves. Sánchez, who sat out last year, was on the 60-day injured list with a cervical nerve impingement.
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More than half of U.S. adults say it’s harder to afford the holiday gifts they want to give this year.
Sixty-nine percent of them say they have seen higher prices for holiday gifts in recent months, up from 58% last year, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
And 57% say it has been harder to afford the things they want to give, a dramatic increase from 40% one year ago. The vast majority of those finding it harder to afford gifts say they’ve cut back on giving as a result.
Last year, 89-year-old Darlene Huffman used some of her government stimulus money to buy KitchenAid food choppers — which cost around $40 — for her six children. But this year, with the price of gas, groceries and other basics eating into her limited income, Huffman is downsizing. She plans to buy them each a $10 trash can that attaches to the backseat of a car.
“I have to watch my p’s and q’s. But God has supplied all my needs and I’m not complaining,” said Huffman, who will spend much of the season volunteering at food and clothing banks in her hometown of Greenville, Ohio.
U.S. inflation appears to be cooling; consumer prices fell for the fifth straight month in November, the government said Tuesday. But prices were still 7.1% higher than a year earlier, an increase felt most acutely by low-income households.
About two-thirds of Americans in households earning less than $50,000 annually say they’ve had a harder time affording gifts and food for holiday meals this year, according to the AP-NORC poll. About 6 in 10 of those in households earning between $50,000 and $99,999 found it harder to afford gifts and food, along with half of higher-income households.
Roslyn Coble doesn’t plan to buy holiday gifts this year. Coble, 63, lives on monthly disability checks and has struggled with higher prices for food and other necessities this year.
“I’m less interested in going out and trying to buy things,” said Coble, of Oakboro, North Carolina. “I’m not as much into it this year.”
Coble is looking forward to spending the holidays with family. And she’s expecting a small raise in her disability payments in January.
“Next Christmas I’ll be able to do more,” she said.
The poll shows nearly all Americans — 95% — have seen higher-than-usual prices for groceries in recent months, up from 85% last year, according to the poll. The U.S. government estimates food prices will be up 9.5% to 10.5% this year; historically, they’ve risen only 2% annually.
Eighty-three percent said they had experienced inflationary gas prices, about the same number as last year. Seventy-four percent reported higher electricity bills, up from 57% last year.
As a result, many buyers may be looking for discounts this year, and retailers are likely to respond. The average discount rate across all categories online was 31% on Thanksgiving, up from 27% last year, according to Salesforce.
Tierra Tucker, a 34-year-old day care worker in Chicago, said she’s been shopping since Black Friday for her twin 13-year-old daughters and has found deals on many of the gifts they’re getting, including iPads, purses, clothes and bracelet-making kits.
Tucker hasn’t cut back on gifts for her daughters this year, but she won’t be spending as much on others. Tucker recently moved and said she has had to focus on getting things for her new house. So her seven nieces and nephews will get gift cards instead of toys.
Overall U.S. holiday sales are expected to grow at a slower pace than last year. The National Retail Federation, the largest retail trade group, expects holiday sales to grow 6% to 8% this year, down from 13.5% in 2021.
Daniel Reyes, a postal worker from Midland, Texas, said he made more money than usual this year thanks to overtime. But he’s still thinking twice about what be buys in the face of steep price increases and losses to his 401(k) plan.
“I do give it a beat. If I need it, I need it, so I will get it,” he said. “But some of the luxuries, like beer or wine, maybe I’m not going to buy because everything is more expensive.”
Reyes, 51, spent $1,200 last Christmas buying handguns for his two adult children. But this year he has already warned them not to expect high-end gifts.
“I’d rather spend $200 and buy steaks and all the fixings,” Reyes said. “We’ll make it more about family than about material items.”
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The poll of 1,124 adults was conducted Dec. 1-5 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-ap-norc-poll-americans-say-holiday-gifts-harder-to-afford/ | 2022-12-15 02:15:15 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-ap-norc-poll-americans-say-holiday-gifts-harder-to-afford/ |
CINCINNATI, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of its Summer 2023 return to Cincinnati, the Black Tech Week brand will head to Detroit, MI to present Black Tech Weekend; October 12 - 14.
Announced on the final day of the flagship conference to a capacity filled ballroom at Cincinnati's Music Hall, Black Tech Weekend is headed to Detroit, Michigan. This distilled adaptation of the main conference aims to bring the content, connection and incredible energy that has come to be expected from the Black Tech Week brand.
"The city's growth in early-stage funding and investor activity makes it a great fit for BTW," says Candice Matthews Brackeen, Founder and CEO of Lightship Foundation. "When a startup ecosystem is so rapidly emerging, especially in a city so rich with Black entrepreneurial and professional talent, it's really important that we are intentional about acknowledging and including resources specifically created and curated for those builders. We've worked in Detroit in the past and are thrilled to be invited back to share Black Tech Weekend with the city's remarkable innovation community."
Black Tech Weekend will be held in partnership with and immediately following Michigan Tech Week, including support from title sponsors Venture 313 and the Song Foundation. "When you have the energy and the movement behind Black Tech Week coming to our city, bringing together the strength and creativity of Black tech founders, thought-leaders and investors, it's crucial that Detroit's contribution to the conversation has the strongest possible base of support," said Song Foundation's Executive Director Khalilah Burt Gaston. "Black Tech Weekend Detroit aligns perfectly with Song Foundation's commitment to fostering a tech ecosystem where emergent leadership and inclusive technology come together to move our communities forward in the most equitable manner possible. We know that these are conversations that matter, that these ideas will create change, and that this weekend will bring together the people and the projects that can help make this a reality."
Black Tech Weekend aims to collaborate with ecosystems across the country to offer meaningful, actionable content and connection to Black entrepreneurs and innovators. "As Detroit continues to cement itself as the premier technology hub, it's critical to highlight and lift up our Black talent and entrepreneurs who have made Detroit into the destination it is," said James Feagin, founder of Venture 313. "Venture 313 is proud of its ongoing commitment to Black disrupters and support in bringing events like Black Tech Weekend to Detroit, and we're excited to work with the Lightship Foundation, Song Foundation and others on an impactful event."
Black Tech Weekend will be held at the Albert Kahn- designed Book Depository on the Michigan Central mobility campus. Built in 1936 in the Corktown neighborhood, the former U.S. Post Office is now home to NewLab.
About Lightship Foundation
Lightship Foundation is an impact-driven organization serving remarkable entrepreneurs and ecosystems across the U.S. By leveraging corporate partnerships, specialized programming and capital investments, Lightship drives sustainable growth within the minority innovation economy. Since 2017, the organization has guided over 200 companies led by women, FOC (Founders of Color), and those entrepreneurs representing the LGBTIQ and disabled communities to more than $120 million in venture funding.
About Black Tech Week
Black Tech Week is a culture driven experience empowered by community and corporate collaboration. BTW connects investors, entrepreneurs, tech professionals and creatives across several days of curated content, social events and incredible energy. Connect with Black Tech Week on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and visit the Black Tech Week website for more information.
About Venture 313
Venture 313 is a platform that was built by and for the people of Detroit and provides the capital, coaching and community they need to not just start businesses, but to launch ventures. It was founded through a $10 million investment by the Gilbert Family Foundation to three founding partners: TechTown, Invest Detroit and Detroit Development Fund.
Venture 313 deploys critical capital to Detroit businesses through a mixture of grant funding and equity-like investments, depending on a business' size, situation and need. It also provides unique programming and networking opportunities for participating Detroit businesses.
To learn more, visit Venture313.com.
About Song Foundation
Song Foundation invests in ideas, people, and organizations that amplify equity, power, prosperity, and joy throughout Southeast Michigan. We envision an equitable, powerful, and thriving community where we all prosper. We fund projects that focus on diverse youth and emergent leadership, inclusive technology and entrepreneurship, and transformative social justice and activism. To learn more, visit us at: https://song.foundation/
Contact:
Vanessa Misoon,
vanessa@lightship.foundation
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Even as they signaled a continued hardline stance on opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, the nation’s Catholic bishops acknowledged Wednesday that they’re struggling to reach a key audience: their own flock.
The members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops rounded out their leadership bench during the last day of public sessions of their fall annual meeting in Baltimore, which concludes with private meetings Thursday.
They also set in motion a plan to recirculate their long-standing election document in 2024 — a 15-year-old statement that prioritizes opposition to abortion — while acknowledging it’s outdated and adding a cover statement addressing such things as the teachings of Pope Francis and the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling in June that overturned the nationwide right to abortion.
The bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as secretary in a 130-104 vote over Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, who had been named a cardinal by Pope Francis. It’s the second time in five years that the bishops have passed over a Francis-appointed cardinal for a key leadership post.
Earlier this year, Coakley had applauded the decision by San Francisco’s archbishop to deny Communion to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic Democrat from that city who supports abortion rights. So had the bishops’ new point man on opposition to abortion — Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, elected Wednesday as chairman of its Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
The votes came a day after the bishops elected as their new president Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Broglio is also seen as more of a culture warrior than Pope Francis, though Broglio has dismissed the idea of any “dissonance” between the two.
At the same time, Coakley cited the importance of Francis’ priorities in a news conference Wednesday.
Coakley is leading the bishops’ review of, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” a document they have used in election years with only minor revisions since 2007.
While a full revision will take years, bishops approved Coakley’s recommendation to begin drafting a new introduction to issue with the document in time for 2024’s election. It would incorporate recent events such as the Ukraine war and the Dobbs decision.
The plan also includes using parish bulletins and social media to share main ideas from the lengthy document.
Coakley said the new introduction needs to reflect Pope Francis’ priorities, such as promoting civil discourse and protecting the environment.
“It’s a rich pontificate that offers us plenty to lay out for people … to embrace the vision that Pope Francis has articulated,” Coakley said.
Bishops from both the progressive and conservative flanks of the church echoed concern that Catholics aren’t reading the document.
Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, a Francis appointee, said that bishops need a statement that’s relevant amid the shaken confidence in democracy following the U.S. Capitol riot and in the wake of Dobbs and defeats for abortion opponents in votes on five state ballot measures. “It’s irresponsible to issue an old teaching and suggest the church has nothing new to say when so much of this context has changed,” he said.
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of the most outspoken conservative bishops, lamented the recent state ballot measures. Polls show Catholics to be mixed on legal abortion.
“I think it’s a solid document,” Strickland said, but “I think we have to acknowledge people aren’t listening.”
The gap between Francis and the U.S. bishops reflects in part the conference’s continued emphasis on culture-war battles over abortion and same-sex marriage.
Francis, while also opposing both in keeping with church teaching, has used his papacy to emphasize a wider agenda of bringing mercy to those at the margins, such as migrants and other poor. The Vatican said in 2021 the church cannot bless gay unions because God “cannot bless sin,” but Francis has made outreach to the church’s LGBTQ members a hallmark of his papacy. As recently as last Friday, Francis met with the Rev. James Martin, an American Jesuit priest whom the pontiff has supported in his calls for dialogue with LGBTQ Catholics.
Both Pelosi and President Joe Biden, another Catholic who favors legalized abortion, have received Communion since 2021 in churches in Rome, the pope’s own diocese.
The bishops also heard an impassioned talk Wednesday by Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.
Gudziak thanked U.S. Catholics for providing millions in relief for displaced Ukrainians and urged continued American support for Ukraine’s self-defense, saying Russian assaults have left many vulnerable in the coming winter.
At the same time, he said that on a conference call with staff at a Catholic university in Lviv, he heard only joy and resolve even amid losses of electrical power in Russia’s missile barrage Tuesday. One staff member told him, “Better without electricity and with Kherson,” he said, alluding to the recently liberated city.
Gudziak accused Russia of a “genocide” through such attacks and through its denial of Ukrainians’ identity as a separate people.
Also Wednesday, a small group of survivors of sexual abuse and their supporters held a sidewalk news conference outside Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, where the bishops are meeting. While this year marks the 20th anniversary of the bishops’ landmark policy barring all abusers from ministry, advocates are seeking more transparency.
They called for bishops in every diocese to post detailed lists of credibly accused abusers and to stop lobbying against state legislation that would extend statutes of limitations for abuse lawsuits.
David Lorenz, Maryland director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, cited Archbishop Broglio’s archdiocese as one of the few that still does not publish even a minimal list of abusers. Broglio declined to comment.
“I don’t need another apology because it doesn’t do anything to protect kids,” Lorenz added. “I want action to help kids. I want them (bishops) to be totally, absolutely transparent.”
Also Wednesday, the bishops voted to advance efforts to have three American women declared saints.
They include Michelle Duppong of North Dakota, a campus missionary who died of cancer in 2014 and is credited with showing faithfulness in suffering.
They also include two 20th century women: Cora Evans, a Catholic convert from Utah who reported mystical experiences from an early age; and Mother Margaret Mary Healy Murphy of Texas, founder of a religious order, who provided education and other ministry to African Americans.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, after witnesses who testified against him later said authorities had pressured them to lie.
In her request to overturn Christopher Dunn’s first-degree murder conviction, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner cited “clear and convincing evidence” that he had not been involved in the 1990 shooting death of Ricco Rogers.
“We are hopeful his wrongful conviction is set aside for the sake of Mr. Dunn, his family, and the people of the City of St. Louis,” Gardner said in a statement Monday.
Gardner filed a motion with St. Louis Circuit Court on Friday to vacate Dunn’s conviction. It wasn’t immediately clear if the state attorney general’s office would oppose the motion. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Andrew Bailey didn’t immediately respond to a Monday request for comment.
Gardner, a Democrat, succeeded in February in getting a court to set aside the conviction of another man, Lamar Johnson, who had spent nearly three decades in prison. Gardner took up his cause after an investigation her office conducted with help from the Innocence Project convinced her he was innocent in a 1994 killing. Johnson was convicted largely on the testimony of an eyewitness who later alleged that he had been coerced into his statements.
The overturning of Johnson’s conviction was a rare victory in a challenging year for Gardner, the city’s first Black prosecutor. She has been under fire for months from critics who contend that under her watch, too many cases, including homicides, have gone unpunished, that victims and their families are left uninformed, and that her office is too slow to take on cases brought by police. Bailey, a Republican who unsuccessfully sought to keep Johnson locked up, filed a court motion seeking her removal. Criticism escalated when recent cases had to be delayed because prosecutors from the understaffed office failed to show up in court.
Gardner said the attacks were politically and racially motivated. But she announced this month that she would resign effective June 1. Republican Gov. Mike Parson will appoint her replacement.
Dunn, 51, who is Black, was 18 when Rogers was killed. Among the key evidence used to convict him was testimony from two boys who were at the scene of the shooting. Both later recanted their testimony, saying they had been coerced by police and prosecutors.
A judge has heard Dunn’s innocence case before. At an evidentiary hearing in 2020, Judge William Hickle agreed that a jury would likely find Dunn not guilty based on new evidence. But Hickle declined to exonerate Dunn, citing a 2016 Missouri Supreme Court ruling that only death row inmates — not those like Dunn sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole — could make a “freestanding” claim of actual innocence.
A 2021 law now allows prosecutors to seek court hearings in cases with new evidence of a wrongful conviction. It has led to the freeing of another longtime inmate, Kevin Strickland, who served more than 40 years for a Kansas City triple killing. Johnson was the second inmate freed as a result of the new law.
Dunn’s attorneys at the Midwest Innocence Project say he should be the third.
“We are confident that when faced with such evidence, any Court will find, as Judge Hickle did nearly three years ago, that Christopher Dunn is innocent,” the group said in the news release. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/st-louis-prosecutor-seeks-to-free-man-imprisoned-33-years-for-murder-citing-evidence-of-innocence/ | 2023-05-16 15:45:24 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/st-louis-prosecutor-seeks-to-free-man-imprisoned-33-years-for-murder-citing-evidence-of-innocence/ |
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Two teenage boys were shot in separate shootings just hours apart in Philadelphia on Saturday night.
Police say in the first shooting, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head in North Philadelphia.
It occurred on the 1400 block of North 23rd Street just before 8 p.m.
The victim was shot once in the head, once in the back, and once in the shoulder.
Police transported the teen to Temple University Hospital, where he was placed in critical condition.
The scene is being held. No arrests have been made and no weapons have been recovered.
About two hours later, a second teen was shot in Northeast Philadelphia on the 2700 block of Axe Factory Road.
The victim, who police believe is about 16 years old, was shot in the stomach.
He was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital with serious injuries.
No arrests have been made. Officers did not release either of the victims' identities.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel celebrated his 20th anniversary as ABC’s late-night host early, signing a three-year contract extension for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” Kimmel quipped in a statement Tuesday.
His show debuted in January 2003, and the new deal means he will remain with it into the 2025-26 season — giving him a generous window to make comedic hay out of politicians, who are favorite monologue targets, and the 2024 presidential election.
Among network late-night hosts, Kimmel, CBS’ Stephen Colbert and James Corden and NBC’s Seth Meyers wade regularly into political humor, with Kimmel amping up the focus during the Donald Trump years inside and outside of the White House.
Kimmel’s decision contrasts with changes in late-night programming. Conan O’Brien wrapped his show in 2021, Corden announced that he’s leaving “The Late Late Show” next year for other opportunities, and TBS said that “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” was ending after seven seasons.
Besides his late-night job, Kimmel has become a mainstay as an awards hosts — including for 2017 Oscars when he tried to smooth over the best picture envelopw mix-up that led presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to wrongly announce “La La Land” as the winner over “Moonlight.”
The three-time Emmys host had a misstep of his own at the Sept. 12 TV awards ceremony, during the presentation of the comedy series writing trophy to Quinta Brunson, creator-star of ABC’s comedy “Abbott Elementary.”
A pretend-drunk Kimmel had been dragged on stage by co-presenter Will Arnett, who announced Brunson’s award, and Kimmel remained flat on his back during her acceptance speech. He was roasted online as thoughtless by some and cited as an example of white-male arrogance by others, and offered an on-air apology to Brunson two days later on his show.
“The last thing I would ever want to do is upset you, because I think so much of you. I think you know that. I hope you know that,” he told her, with Brunson replying, “It’s very kind of you to say that.”
Kimmel also hosts and, with Norman Lear, is executive producer of ABC’s specials “Live in Front of a Studio Audience,” which revisit episodes of classic Lear sitcoms including “All in the Family.” Kimmel also is the creator of the game show, “Generation Gap,” hosted by Kelly Ripa.
He’ll be taking his late-night show, nominated 12 consecutive times for best variety-talk series, to Brooklyn for a week this month. Kimmel, whose long-time sidekick is Guillermo Rodriguez, is known for comedy bits including “I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy,” which are seen on the show and on the YouTube channel that has extended his audience.
Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment, said in a statement that Kimmel has not only entertained viewers with his irreverent humor and interviews but also “gotten us through some of the most momentous events in our history with optimism and heart.”
The host has shared moving details about his young son’s medical issue and called for health care reforms. | https://www.cbs42.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-jimmy-kimmel-signs-3-year-extension-for-abc-late-night-show/ | 2022-09-20 21:32:40 | 1 | https://www.cbs42.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-jimmy-kimmel-signs-3-year-extension-for-abc-late-night-show/ |
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent leader of Uganda's LGBTQ community said Thursday he was worried about becoming "homeless,” describing anguished calls by others like him who are concerned for their safety after the passing of a harsh new anti-gay bill.
“I am worried about being evicted,” said Frank Mugisha, head of the banned LGBTQ support group Sexual Minorities Uganda. “I am worried about being evicted from the place where I live, because I don't own property. I could become homeless."
The legislation “would make it impossible to me to live in this country and work here,” he said.
Mugisha spoke to The Associated Press amid growing pressure from the United Nations, the United States and others who are urging President Yoweri Museveni to block the legislation passed by lawmakers on Tuesday.
The bill prescribes the death penalty for the offense of “aggravated homosexuality” and life imprisonment for “homosexuality.” Aggravated homosexuality is defined as cases of sex relations involving those infected with HIV as well as minors and other categories of vulnerable people. Jail terms of up to 20 years are proposed for those who advocate or promote the rights of LGBTQ people.
A suspect convicted of “attempted aggravated homosexuality” can be jailed for 14 years and the offense of “attempted homosexuality” is punishable by up to 10 years, according to the bill.
It remains unclear when Museveni will notify the legislature about his intentions regarding the bill. He sometimes takes his time before signing bills into law. He has condemned homosexuality over the years and recently accused unnamed Western nations of “trying to impose their practices on other people."
The bill was introduced last month by an opposition lawmaker who said his goal was to punish the “promotion, recruitment and funding” of LGBTQ activities in this East African country where homosexuals are widely disparaged. Only two of 389 legislators present during the voting session opposed the bill, including one taunted during plenary debate by his colleagues as “a homosexualist" after he presented a dissenting view.
International concern is rising over the legislation.
Washington has “grave concerns” about the bill, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday, adding that it would hamper tourism and economic investment in Uganda.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said if the law were enacted Washington would “have to take a look” at imposing economic sanctions on Uganda. He noted that this would be “really unfortunate” since most U.S. aid is in the form of health assistance, especially AIDS-related assistance.
The U.N. AIDS agency also warns that the legislation “threatens public health” because it would hurt efforts to fight HIV.
Anti-gay sentiment in Uganda has grown in recent weeks amid press reports alleging sodomy in boarding schools, including a prestigious one for boys where a parent accused a teacher of abusing her son. The recent decision of the Church of England to bless civil marriages of same-sex couples also has inflamed many, including some who see homosexuality as imported from abroad.
Cases of alleged sexual abuse of minors have put more pressure on the LGBTQ community, said Mugisha, the openly gay leader whose organization was shut down by authorities last year.
“Ugandans have been radicalized,” he said. “Even those who were sympathetic are no longer sympathetic because they worry about children.”
He said he was getting calls from members of his community who are worried about where to seek medical services and even where to rent.
“Many people are concerned about getting outed,” he said. “The question is: ‘What is going to happen to them?’”
Homosexuality is criminalized in more than 30 of Africa’s 54 countries.
In Uganda, a deeply conservative Christian country, same-sex relations are already criminalized under a colonial-era law banning sex acts “against the order of nature.”
But civilian authorities for years have urged a more sweeping bill targeting homosexuals after one enacted in 2014 was nullified on procedural grounds by a panel of judges amid intense international pressure. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/world/article/uganda-lgbtq-leader-says-gay-bill-threatens-17855624.php | 2023-03-23 12:35:16 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/world/article/uganda-lgbtq-leader-says-gay-bill-threatens-17855624.php |
Idaho lawmakers who made it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a U.S. court ruling banning such obstacles must pay $321,000 in legal fees to the winning side after losing in the same court.
Republican Gov. Brad Little and Republican Secretary of State Lawerence Denney on the State Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved paying the winning side’s legal fees set by the court in June.
The court in March 2018 banned Idaho from automatically rejecting applications from transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates. The court ruled the restriction violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
But lawmakers in 2020 approved a ban anyway, and Little signed the bill into law. The 2018 case was reopened and Idaho lost again, resulting in the $321,000 legal bill. The state previously paid $75,000 after losing the initial case in 2018.
The plaintiffs in the case were represented by Lambda Legal, which on its website describes itself as a national legal organization working to get full civil rights recognition for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV. The plaintiffs sought roughly $450,000, but the court reduced that amount to what it considered reasonable by looking at the case's complexity and hours billed.
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The Board of Examiners typically sends such bills to the Constitutional Defense Council, comprised of the governor, attorney general and leaders of the House and Senate. The council controls the constitutional defense fund that has traditionally gone to pay the winning side's legal fees when Idaho loses court cases. That fund has paid out more than $3 million.
But the board on Tuesday instead sent the bill to the Legislature. The Legislature isn't scheduled to meet until January. Meanwhile, the $321,000 is growing at an interest rate of 2.14% until it's paid, according to a letter from the Idaho attorney general's office to Brian Benjamin at the state controller's office.
The Legislature has several potential options for paying the bill, Benjamin said. Lawmakers could send it to the Constitutional Defense Council. There is also the legislative legal defense fund controlled by the leaders of the House and Senate, currently Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke and Republican Senate President Pro-Tem Chuck Winder.
Finally, lawmakers could appropriate the money from some other source.
Regardless, “it's all taxpayer money,” Benjamin noted. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/idaho-leaders-ok-321k-in-transgender-birth-certificate-case | 2022-08-16 20:50:00 | 0 | https://www.kivitv.com/news/idaho-leaders-ok-321k-in-transgender-birth-certificate-case |
Will Democrats spending millions on ads on GOP rivals pay off in November?
Democrats say the campaign strategy is rooted in defining candidates they believe are “extreme Republicans” before the general election so they can’t claim to be moderate.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democrats say the time around a primary election is when most voters are paying attention to candidates.
“We believe we need to start educating voters about how extreme the Republican candidates are early,” said David Turner of the Democratic Governors Association in Washington, D.C.
The DGA is receiving criticism for its spending on primary ads across the country. For example, in the Illinois governor’s race, the organization is accused of dropping millions on political ads on GOP candidates. The nomination of Republican state Senator Darren Bailey is believed to be heavily impacted by political spending of the DGA and Democratic incumbent Governor J.B. Pritzker.
Citing campaign finance laws, DGA didn’t offer a direct dollar amount spent on ads; however, the total amount is estimated to be around $30 million on Illinois and other races.
“We’re using our resources where we think it’s going to make the biggest impact,” said Turner. “We think defining these candidates early as extremists and out of touch with the concerns of most Americans is really important so that our eventual nominee is set up for success in November.”
Anna Massoglia of the nonpartisan website Open Secrets calls this strategy “election meddling.”
“It’s happening in a number of ways, and across the country in a way it hasn’t in prior cycles,” said Massoglia.
She believes the Democrats use of it with certain candidates is a gamble.
“Seeing them prop up these candidates that they don’t necessarily want in office, and that becomes a very dangerous game,” said Massoglia.
Massoglia says both groups are “meddling” in each other’s races, and that political action and dark money groups are also interfering.
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GRANTVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) – Sitting there on a secluded park bench on the lap of his person, you almost wouldn’t know he’s now a global celebrity.
But you would certainly recognize he’s an alligator.
Wally — the world’s only emotional support alligator, according to Joseph Henney — is already well-known around central Pennsylvania. Nexstar’s WHTM first profiled him back in 2019, following Wally and Henney to a nursing home where residents took delight in petting the gator.
Other times, Wally is visiting sick children at local hospitals, wearing a red vest that identifies him as an emotional support animal.
Ah, but then came last week. Henney and Wally were in Philadelphia for a local TV appearance about the fact that Wally is a finalist in the America’s Favorite Pet competition. With him were Mary Johnson, whom Henney describes as his best friend, and her two children, Eddie, 11, and Emmy, 7.
It was a hot day. The five of them — the four humans and Wally — went to a local splash pad. As tends to happen when Wally shows up, people started calling their friends.
“And they were coming from like a mile, or two miles away, to come get a picture or a hug and kiss from Wally,” Henney said. (That’s right: Wally not only likes — but demands — kisses on the lips.)
Henney and his friends posted a TikTok video from the splash pad. Other folks posted their own. And pretty soon, people from a lot farther than a mile or two were interested.
“Television networks from all over the world: Ireland, Australia, Africa, England, Italy,” Henney said. “They’re all calling, doing Zooms and stuff like that. It’s just, everybody loves Wally. Everybody loves Wally for what he stands for.”
But what is it that he stands for?
“He helps needy people. He puts … smiles on people’s faces,” Henney said, getting choked up.
Henney also hoped that fans take a lesson from Wally, and “try putting a smile on somebody’s face today,” he said. “Tell ’em you love ’em.”
For all the joy Wally now seems to bring to the world, the first person Wally took care of was Henney himself.
“I lost three family members and four lifelong friends,” Henney said. “That all happened in two weeks, and my doctor wanted to give me antidepressants. I refused,” he said.
Instead, Henney adopted a rescue gator from Florida.
“He was just doing things I had never seen alligators do,” said Henney, who runs a reptile rescue organization.
Recued gators can’t be safely returned to the wild; other gators Henney has rescued have gone to zoos or wildlife refuge parks. But Wally, he kept for himself.
“If I’d lay there and fall asleep, he’d cuddle up beside me, put his head on my shoulder, his arm around me, which I really thought was extremely weird,” Henney said. “And he followed me around like a puppy.”
Henney later registered Wally as an emotional-support animal, figuring that Wally supported him through some of his most difficult times.
Wally’s legend grew, and Henney uses Wally’s charm to raise money for expenses — vet bills, food, and so forth — even though the money doesn’t completely cover the expenses.
You don’t get rich rescuing reptiles, Henney said, “but at least we save their lives.”
Henney and Wally also help other nearby organizations, including the Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association (CATRA), which provides therapeutic horseback riding, and Cocoa Packs, which fights childhood hunger.
In retrospect, hard as it was to believe, Henney knew Wally was special before the two even met based on what he’d heard from Disney officials in Florida who found Wally and other gators — including two others Henney took in — were coming a little too close to humans. The folks who captured him also told Henney something interesting.
“He was the only one who really didn’t try to bite somebody” during the capture, Henney said. “And they couldn’t understand that, which I doubted that myself.”
But then Henney and Wally got to know either other.
“He just he never attempted to bite, and we didn’t understand that,” Henney said. With most gators, “anything you touch inside their mouth is an automatic slam shut.”
But Wally? “I can put my hand and rub his tongue, and he will refuse to bite,” Henney said. “He’ll actually open his mouth wider and move away. He will not close his mouth. He won’t kill anything to eat.”
Really. Henney has tried.
“He just made friends with — he’d swim around with the rats in the pond,” Henney said.
Wally’s story also caught the eye of the production team for the Disney+ series “Loki,” about the fictional Marvel character played by Tom Hiddleston. Michael Waldron, the show’s head writer, told Marvel in July 2021 that he had already come up with an idea to incorporate an alligator into the show — a character which soon came to be known as “Alligator Loki.” But when it came time to choose a real-world animal for the VFX team to model the character after, “Loki” writer Eric Martin confirmed they looked to Wally, ComicBook.com reported.
“While #AlligatorLoki is wholly a creation of @michaelwaldron’s weird mind, we did have a real world visual reference for him,” Martin tweeted in July 2021, along with a video of Wally and his owner. “Meet Wally.”
Lest anyone get any ideas about getting their own emotional-support alligator, Henney reminds the world that the reason Wally gets so much attention is precisely because of how unusual he is.
“Wally is the first in all history,” Henney said. Even the other gators born with and raised alongside Wally turned out like typical alligators.
“And I feel honored with that. But I don’t push that. Do alligators make good pets? Not really,” Henney admitted.
“There’s none other like him” | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/wally-the-emotional-support-alligator-who-inspired-a-marvel-character-becomes-an-global-sensation/ | 2022-09-03 19:21:08 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/wally-the-emotional-support-alligator-who-inspired-a-marvel-character-becomes-an-global-sensation/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not as robust as the $4 trillion proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems, the Democrats’ compromise of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies is still a substantial undertaking, and on track for Senate passage Sunday.
The estimated $740 billion package is full of party priorities — including capping prescription drug costs at $2,000 out of pocket for seniors, helping Americans pay for private health insurance and what Democrats are calling the most substantial investment in history to fight climate change.
Almost half the money, $300 billion, will go toward paying down federal deficits.
It’s all paid for largely with new corporate taxes, including a 15% minimum tax on big corporations to ensure they don’t skip out on paying any taxes at all.
Called the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” it’s not at all clear the 755-page bill will substantially ease inflationary pressures, though millions of Americans are expected to see some relief in health care and other costs.
Votes are expected to fall along party lines, with all Senate Democrats in favor, and all Republicans opposed. Once the bill clears the Senate, the House is expected to vote next week. Here’s a look at what’s in and out of the final package.
LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Launching a long-sought goal, the bill would allow the Medicare program to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, saving the federal government some $288 billion over the 10-year budget window.
Those new revenues would be put back into lower costs for seniors on medications, including a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap for older adults buying prescriptions from pharmacies.
The money would also be used to provide free vaccinations for seniors, who now are among the few not guaranteed free access, according to a summary document.
Seniors would also have insulin prices capped at $35 a dose, though a provision to extend that price cap on insulin to Americans with private health insurances was out of line with Senate budget rules and Republicans stripped it from the final bill.
HELP PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
The bill would extend the subsidies provided during the COVID-19 pandemic to help some Americans who buy health insurance on their own.
Under earlier pandemic relief, the extra help was set to expire this year. But the bill would allow the assistance to keep going for three more years, lowering insurance premiums for people who are purchasing their own health care policies.
‘SINGLE BIGGEST INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE IN U.S. HISTORY’
The bill would invest nearly $375 billion over the decade in climate change-fighting strategies including investments in renewable energy production and tax rebates for consumers to buy new or used electric vehicles.
It’s broken down to include $60 billion for a clean energy manufacturing tax credit and $30 billion for a production tax credit for wind and solar, seen as ways to boost and support the industries that can help curb the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. The bill also gives tax credits for nuclear power and carbon capture technology that oil companies such as Exxon Mobil have invested millions of dollars to advance.
The bill would impose a new fee on excess methane emissions from oil and gas drilling while giving fossil fuel companies access to more leases on federal lands and waters.
A late addition pushed by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and other Democrats in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado would designate $4 billion to combat a mega-drought in the West, including conservation efforts in the Colorado River Basin, which nearly 40 million Americans rely on for drinking water.
For consumers, there are tax breaks as incentives to go green. One is a 10-year consumer tax credit for renewable energy investments in wind and solar. There are tax breaks for buying electric vehicles, including a $4,000 tax credit for purchase of used electric vehicles and $7,500 for new ones.
In all, Democrats believe the strategy could put the country on a path to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, and “would represent the single biggest climate investment in U.S. history, by far.”
HOW TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS?
The biggest revenue-raiser in the bill is a new 15% minimum tax on corporations that earn more than $1 billion in annual profits.
It’s a way to clamp down on some 200 U.S. companies that avoid paying the standard 21% corporate tax rate, including some that end up paying no taxes at all.
The new corporate minimum tax would kick in after the 2022 tax year and raise some $258 billion over the decade.
The revenue would have been $313 billion, but Sinema insisted on one change to the 15% corporate minimum, allowing a depreciation deduction used by manufacturing industries. That shaves about $55 billion off the total revenue.
To win over Sinema, Democrats dropped plans to close a tax loophole long enjoyed by wealthier Americans — the so-called “carried interest,” which under current law taxes wealthy hedge fund managers and others at a 20% rate.
The left has for years sought to boost the carried interest tax rate, hiked to 37% in the original bill, more in line with upper-income earners. Sinema wouldn’t allow it.
Keeping the tax break for the wealthy deprives the party of $14 billion in revenue they were counting on to help pay for the package.
In its place, Democrats, with Sinema’s nod, will impose a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, raising some $74 billion over the decade.
Money is also raised by boosting the Internal Revenue Service to go after tax cheats. The bill proposes an $80 billion investment in taxpayer services, enforcement and modernization, which is projected to raise $203 billion in new revenue — a net gain of $124 billion over the decade.
The bill sticks with Biden’s original pledge not to raise taxes on families or businesses making less than $400,000 a year.
The lower drug prices for seniors are paid for with savings from Medicare’s negotiations with the drug companies.
EXTRA MONEY TO PAY DOWN DEFICITS
With some $740 billion in new revenue and around $440 billion in new investments, the bill promises to put the difference of about $300 billion toward deficit reduction.
Federal deficits spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic when federal spending soared and tax revenues fell as the nation’s economy churned through shutdowns, closed offices and other massive changes.
The nation has seen deficits rise and fall in recent years. But overall federal budgeting is on an unsustainable path, according to the Congressional Budget Office, which put out a new report this week on long-term projections.
WHAT’S LEFT BEHIND?
This latest package emerged suddenly at the end of July after 18 months of start-stop negotiations leaves behind many of Biden’s more ambitious goals.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., struck a deal with Sen. Joe Manchin to revive Biden’s package, slimming it down to bring the West Virginia Democrat back to the negotiating table. Next, they drew Sinema, the remaining party holdout, with additional changes.
The package remains robust, by typical standards, but nowhere near the sweeping Build Back Better program Biden once envisioned.
While Congress did pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for highways, broadband and other investments that Biden signed into law last year, the president’s and the party’s other key priorities have slipped away.
Among them is a continuation of a $300 monthly child tax credit that was sending money directly to families during the pandemic and is believed to have widely reduced child poverty.
Also gone, for now, are plans for free pre-kindergarten and community college, as well as the nation’s first paid family leave program that would have provided up to $4,000 a month for births, deaths and other pivotal needs.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Daly contributed to this report. | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/whats-in-democrats-big-bill-climate-health-care-savings/ | 2022-08-07 17:11:01 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/whats-in-democrats-big-bill-climate-health-care-savings/ |
Emaciated puppy found near dumpster nurtured back to health, ready for adoption
PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - An animal shelter in Arizona says a dog is ready to find its forever home after surviving trauma just a few months ago.
According to the Arizona Humane Society, Lucky, a Great Dane mix, was found near a dumpster in the Phoenix area in early February. He was all bones and could barely stand on his own.
Luckily, a good Samaritan found him and took the pup to a veterinary clinic, which alerted the animal welfare organization.
AHS veterinarians examined the poor puppy and found that he was suffering from dehydration, abrasions and sores throughout his body.
The team said Lucky’s body condition was one of the worst they have seen when he was brought in. But against the odds, the trauma hospital was able to nurture him back to health.
In about two months, Lucky has gained 40 pounds and the now 7-month-old puppy is available for adoption at the AHS South Mountain Campus.
More information on the Arizona Humane Society is available online along with the available animals up for adoption.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group seeking asylum in Norway is in custody on suspicion of entering the Scandinavian country illegally, authorities said Monday.
Russian Andrey Medvedev “has been arrested under the Immigration Act and it is being assessed whether he should be produced for detention,” Jon Andreas Johansen of Norwegian immigration police told The Associated Press. Norway’s VG newspaper said detaining him isn’t intended as a a punishment, but a security measure.
Medvedev, who says he fears for his life if he returns to Russia, is believed to have illegally entered Norway after crossing the country’s 198 kilometer-long (123-mile) border with Russia earlier this month.
Vladimir Osechkin of the Russian dissident group Gulagu.net, which helped Medvedev flee Russia, said he had been in protective custody in a safe house and was moved without explanation to a secured immigration facility.
Medvedev’s Norwegian lawyer, Brynjulf Risnes, insisted on broadcaster NRK that his client is not suspected of any offense and that he’s unaccustomed to Norway’s new, stricter security measures for him.
“Significant security measures have been introduced. Medvedev has problems adapting to them,” Risnes told NRK.
In a video posted by Gulagu, Medvedev said he came under Russian gunfire before crossing into the Scandinavian country. Norwegian police said they were notified by Russian border guards about tracks in the snow indicating that someone may have crossed illegally.
Norway’s National Criminal Investigation Service, which takes part in the investigation of war crimes in Ukraine said it’s questioning Medvedev who “has the status of a witness.” Osechkin said the former fighter spoke to investigators on Friday.
Medvedev, who has been on the run since he defected from the Wagner Group, has reportedly told Gulagu.net that he is ready to tell everything he knows about the shady paramilitary group and its owner Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Medvedev said he left the Wagner Group after his contract was extended beyond the July-November timeline without his consent. He said he’s willing to testify about any war crimes he witnessed and denied participating in any.
The Wagner Group, which has spearheaded attacks against Ukrainian forces, includes a large number of convicts recruited from Russian prisons. The group has has become increasingly influential in Africa. | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-norway-arrests-former-top-wagner-group-member-seeking-asylum/ | 2023-01-23 18:37:57 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-norway-arrests-former-top-wagner-group-member-seeking-asylum/ |
EL PASO — Francisco Palacios waited four hours with his wife and 3-year-old daughter at a border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego early Wednesday before going to a nearby hotel for a three-hour nap. They came back, bags packed, only to be disappointed again.
But the family from the western Mexican city of Morelia is prepared to wait for the US Supreme Court to decide whether and when to lift pandemic-era restrictions that have prevented many from seeking asylum, said Palacios.
“We don’t have a choice,” Palacios said in Spanish, explaining that his family arrived in Tijuana two weeks ago to escape violence and gangs that extorted them for years for a chunk of their income selling fruit from a street cart.
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They're among thousands of migrants gathered along the Mexican side of the border, camping outside or packing into shelters as the weather grows colder.
The limits on border crossings had been set to expire Wednesday before conservative-leaning states sought the top court’s help to keep them in place. The Biden administration asked the court to lift the restrictions, but not before Christmas. It's not clear when the court's decision will come.
The Texas National Guard took up positions in El Paso, while volunteers and law enforcement officers worried that some migrants could succumb to the cold. Nighttime temperatures have been in the 30s and will be even colder in coming days. The Roman Catholic diocese of El Paso, where nighttime temperatures are forecasted to be in the 20s this week, plans to open two more shelters for up to 1,000 people at area churches.
Jhorman Morey, a 38-year-old mechanic from Venezuela, warmed his hands by a campfire with a half-dozen other migrants on the southern side of the Rio Grande. He said he was waiting for a decision on the restrictions before attempting to cross into the United States. Other migrants waded through shallow waters toward a gate in the border fence.
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“I want them to decide” on the public health rule known as Title 42, said Morey, who arrived six weeks ago in the Mexican city of Juarez, across the border from El Paso. He now rarely eats after exhausting his savings.
Hundreds of migrants remained in line in Juarez. Others slept along the concrete embankments of the Rio Grande. A nearby shelter reached its capacity Tuesday night, stranding many outside.
As crowds gathered on the banks of Rio Grande, 1st Sergeant Suzanne Ringle said one woman went into labor and was assisted by Border Patrol agents. She added that many children were among the crowd.
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.
Immigration advocates have said the restrictions go against American and international obligations to people fleeing to the United States 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.
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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.
The federal government then asked the Supreme Court to reject the states' effort while also acknowledging that ending the restrictions abruptly will likely lead to “disruption and a temporary increase in unlawful border crossings.”
States filed a response early Wednesday, arguing that letting the restrictions expire while the court reviews the lower court decision would cause "immediate, severe, and irreversible harms” to the states.
Though the Wednesday expiration date had been set weeks ago, the US 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 deployed to the southern border, according to the White House. The Biden administration said it has sent more Border Patrol processing coordinators and more surveillance and has 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.
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With a decision pending, pressure has built in communities along both sides of the 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 United States. El Paso rushed to convert 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 said it was sending 400 National Guard personnel to the border city after local officials declared a state of emergency. Guard members 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.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-laced copycat products packaged to look like well-recognized foods that appeal to children.
The FDA alert says they are aware of products designed to look like Cap’n Crunch, Nerds Ropes, Starbursts, and many others, which contain THC; the substance primarily responsible for marijuana’s effects on a person’s mental state.
According to the alert, the FDA received more than 100 adverse reaction reports related to children and adults consuming these products between January 2021 and April 2022.
The individuals who ate these edible products reportedly experienced adverse events such as hallucinations, increased heart rate and vomiting — and many required medical intervention or hospital admission.
The FDA is actively working with federal and state partners to further address the concerns related to these products and monitoring the market for adverse events, product complaints, and other emerging cannabis-derived products of potential concern, according to the alert. | https://cw33.com/news/100-reports-of-children-adults-eating-thc-laced-copycat-candy-brands-with-adverse-reactions/ | 2022-05-13 17:38:26 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/100-reports-of-children-adults-eating-thc-laced-copycat-candy-brands-with-adverse-reactions/ |
A warm winter coat is a must-have for cold weather and snow. But just because it’s a practical item doesn’t mean your jacket can’t look fabulous.
With a classic double-breasted design, oversized lapels and shorter hem, peacoats have been a stylish winter coat option for years. If you want to stand out in the cold this year, check out these chic, modern peacoats for men and women, no matter your budget.
In this article: Amazon Essentials Men’s Double-Breasted Heavyweight Wool Blend Peacoat, Alpine Swiss Norah Women’s Wool Blend Peacoat and Anne Klein Women’s Classic Double-Breasted Coat.
Best peacoats for men under $100
Alpine Swiss Mason Men’s Wool Blend Classic Peacoat
This classic wool-blend peacoat is versatile enough for casual wear and more formal occasions. It has a lightweight satin lining and features an inside chest pocket and two outer pockets. It runs true to size, so it’s easy to get the right fit.
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Chouyatou Men’s Classic Notched Collar Double-Breasted Peacoat
This wool-blend peacoat has a classic turn-down lapel collar and double-breasted front closure for a neat, trim fit. It has two side slant pockets to keep your essentials within reach and a thick, quilted lining for extra warmth. It’s available in more than 10 colors.
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Amazon Essentials Men’s Double-Breasted Heavyweight Wool Blend Peacoat
This thick, heavyweight peacoat is perfect for cold winter weather. It features a relaxed fit through the chest and waist to make it easy to move in. It has two slant pockets in front and an inner pocket near the chest. It also comes in five classic neutral shades, including black, charcoal and camel.
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Levi’s Men’s Wool Classic Double-Breasted Wool Blend Peacoat
If you want extra warmth from your peacoat, this style features a puffer bib underlay with a zipper closure. The jacket is also made of warm, easy-to-clean polyester and features two lower front pockets for warming your hands. There’s an interior pocket for items you want to secure, too.
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Best peacoats for men for $100 and up
Marc New York by Andrew Marc Men’s Burnett Melton Wool Peacoat
This sporty wool-blend peacoat features a traditional double-breasted design, but it also has a ribbed inset bib to provide extra warmth. It also has two side pockets for warming your hands and an inside breast pocket for items you need to secure.
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Izod Men’s Double-Breasted Wool Peacoat
This fashionable peacoat comes with a detachable rugby scarf that can also be worn on its own. The jacket is lightly insulated and features a quilted liner that provides additional warmth. It also has a comfortable, relaxed fit and features two front pockets and two interior pockets.
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Seibertron Men’s Woolen Peacoat
If you want a truly authentic peacoat, this style inspired by the U.S. Navy is for you. It’s made of wool blend and has a quilted polyester lining for extra warmth. It also has two long vertical pockets in the front and one inside pocket for more security. You can button the flip-up lapel to your neck.
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Montgomery of England Original Men’s Wool Peacoat
This sophisticated wool blend peacoat has a Bemberg lining that gives it a truly luxurious feel. It also has classic naval-designed anchor buttons and adjustable cuff tabs. The removable throat tab can protect against the cold.
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Best peacoats for women under $100
Tanming Women’s Double-Breasted Wool Peacoat
This unique take on a peacoat offers a slightly longer hem that hits at the midthigh. It also has a detachable hood for cold, windy weather and features two front pockets for warming the hands. It’s available in more than six colors.
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Alpine Swiss Norah Women’s Wool Blend Peacoat
This classic peacoat is a perfect staple for your winter wardrobe. It features a lightweight wool blend exterior and a polyester lining to keep you warm in chilly weather. The double-breasted design and princess seam provide a flattering fit for all occasions. It also has two front side pockets for warming your hands or carrying your essentials.
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Anne Klein Women’s Classic Double-Breasted Coat
This beautifully tailored coat offers a sophisticated twist on the classic peacoat. It’s made of a wool blend that provides excellent warmth and has princess seaming to ensure a flattering fit. It also has two front slant pockets and comes in more than six colors.
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Best peacoats for women for $100 and up
London Fog Women’s Plus-Size Double-Breasted Peacoat with Scarf
This classic peacoat is made of a mid-weight wool blend that can keep you warm in cold weather. It features flattering seaming down the front and a stylish notch collar. The coat also comes with a scarf in a traditional plaid pattern for truly chilly days.
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Agnes Orinda Women’s Plus-Size Double-Breasted Pea Trench Coat
This unique coat has the double-breasted design of a peacoat, but the knee-length hem of a trench coat. It’s made of polyester and is fully lined for additional warmth. It also has a stylish notched lapel and back vent for easier movement. The two front flap pockets are perfect for carrying your must-haves, too.
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Fleet Street Hooded Wool-Blend Peacoat
This classic peacoat has a wind-resistant shell, making it perfect for rough winter weather. It’s made of a wool blend material with spandex to give it some stretch for a more comfortable fit. It also has a removable hood and a back belt detail to flatter your figure.
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- Collaboration leverages HotSpot's Smart Allostery™ drug discovery platform for the development of the first and only small molecule IRF5 (interferon regulatory factor 5) inhibitor for the potential treatment of autoimmune diseases
- HotSpot to receive an upfront cash payment of $40 million with potential for further milestones and royalties
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. and BOSTON, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering the discovery and development of small molecule allosteric therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced an exclusive worldwide collaboration and option to license agreement for HotSpot's discovery-stage IRF5 program for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
"This collaboration with HotSpot has the potential to deliver an entirely new target class of modulators to patients with serious autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, and will help to further strengthen our robust immunology pipeline," said Jonathon Sedgwick, Ph.D., vice president and global head of discovery research, AbbVie. "HotSpot's drug discovery platform has been able to identify molecules that bind to IRF5 in a predictable, reproducible manner potentially enabling effective drugging of what has been considered an undruggable target."
IRF5 is a transcription factor that acts as a key regulator of certain types of immune responses, and its dysregulation is strongly implicated in several poorly treated autoimmune disorders. Efforts to modulate IRF5 using conventional small molecule approaches have been unsuccessful because IRF5 lacks a traditional active site. Leveraging its proprietary Smart Allostery™ platform, HotSpot discovered what it believes to be the first and only disclosed small molecule IRF5 inhibitor that targets a previously unknown allosteric pocket on the protein that is critical for its endogenous regulation - a "natural hotspot".
"Today's agreement with AbbVie underscores our significant progress in rapidly building a substantial pipeline of novel allosteric small molecule therapeutic candidates for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer," said Jonathan Montagu, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HotSpot Therapeutics. "We look forward to collaborating with AbbVie, an industry leader in developing and commercializing important immunology therapeutics."
Under the terms of the agreement, HotSpot will receive an upfront cash payment of $40 million and may be eligible to receive up to $295 million in option fees and research and development milestones, with potential for further commercial milestones as well as tiered royalties on global net sales. Should AbbVie exercise its option to license, AbbVie will conduct all future clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization activities for the IRF5 inhibitor program. In addition, HotSpot would have a one-time option to share in global R&D costs in exchange for increased royalty payments. Aquilo Partners, L.P. acted as financial advisor to HotSpot on this transaction.
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.
About HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc.
HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc. is pioneering a new class of allosteric drugs that target certain naturally occurring pockets on proteins called "natural hotspots." These pockets are decisive in controlling a protein's cellular function and have significant potential for new drug discovery by enabling the systematic design of potent and selective small molecules with novel pharmacology. The company's proprietary Smart Allostery™ platform combines computational approaches and AI-driven data mining of large and diverse data sets to uncover hotspots with tailored pharmacology toolkits and bespoke chemistry to drive the rapid discovery of novel hotspot-targeted small molecules. Leveraging this approach, HotSpot is building a broad pipeline of novel allosteric therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. To learn more, visit www.hotspotthera.com.
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Some statements in this news release are, or may be considered, forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project" and similar expressions, among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. AbbVie cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, failure to realize the expected benefits from AbbVie's acquisition of Allergan plc ("Allergan"), failure to promptly and effectively integrate Allergan's businesses, competition from other products, challenges to intellectual property, difficulties inherent in the research and development process, adverse litigation or government action, changes to laws and regulations applicable to our industry and the impact of public health outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics, such as COVID-19. Additional information about the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect AbbVie's operations is set forth in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of AbbVie's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as updated by its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. AbbVie undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.
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Xochitl Torres Small has been sworn in as the Department of Agriculture's deputy secretary, making her the first Latina and second woman of color to hold the No. 2 spot at the agency.
The former New Mexico congresswoman was tapped in by President Biden in 2021 to serve as undersecretary for rural development at USDA, the branch of the department that oversees infrastructure, utilities and healthcare across rural communities. Now in a higher ranking position, she takes on the role as the administration and Democrats are looking to strengthen their footprints in rural areas.
"To get to be deputy secretary and in charge of the backend of the shop is really exciting because we impact people's lives in so many ways," Torres Small told NPR ahead of her swearing-in ceremony at the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. "I'm the granddaughter of farm workers, and of course, that's a way that it has impacted my life. But my parents were educators. And when it comes to thinking about the kids that they're teaching, making sure that those kids have healthy, nutritious food to help them learn is crucial."
Torres Small has been promoted at a time when the department is undergoing changes to address historical discrimination across its lending and other programs. Late last year the department began making payments on loan cancellations for some farmers and providing $2.2 billion for farmers who experienced discrimination prior to Jan. 2021.
Biden's first deputy secretary at USDA, Jewel Bronaugh, ran point on equity initiatives, both internally and externally. She was not only the first woman of color in the role, but she also co-chaired the equity commission at USDA, which released its first report detailing over 30 recommendations to bring equity to farming.
"One of my favorite things about serving as undersecretary at rural development was that rural America is a lot of different things and a lot of different places, and it's incredibly diverse," Torres Small told NPR. "Yes, it's a farmer on a tractor, and it's also a rural [fishing village] in Alaska and it's also Indian country."
Some of these responsibilities now fall on Torres Small, including looming department staffing shortages. Torres Small has previously raised concerns that nearly half of the employees she oversaw in rural development were eligible to retire, even as demands for the agency have increased — a concern she carries into her larger position.
"One of the things I would lose sleep over at rural development was the percentage of our employees who are eligible to retire in this fiscal year," she said. "I'm excited to delve into that work and make sure that we are looking towards the future when it comes to succession planning."
Torres Small served in the House from 2019 to 2021 after she won in an open seat race in New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District that had been held by Republican Steve Pearce since 2011. But Torres Small, a Congressional Hispanic Caucus member, lost the seat the following cycle in 2021. That district has since swung between Republican and Democratic control.
She is also promoted as farmers, food advocates and lawmakers are gearing up for the renewal of a farm bill. The 2018 bill expires Sept. 30 and Torres Small assured lawmakers during her confirmation hearing that the views of farmers and stakeholders would be communicated from the department.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles rested their case Thursday in the trial of Harvey Weinstein, who they allege raped two women and sexually assaulted two others.
The move from Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson came after nearly four weeks of testimony from 44 witnesses.
Weinstein is charged with crimes against four of them: one a model, another a model and actor, a third a massage therapist.
The fourth, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker who was an actor at the time of her alleged rape and is now married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, provided the most dramatic moments at the trial so far with her emotional testimony.
Four other women who are not involved with the charges testified that Weinstein sexually assaulted them, as prosecutors sought to show he had a propensity for such acts.
Superior Court Judge Lisa Lench denied a motion from Weinstein’s lawyers to dismiss all of the counts against Weinstein, which they said prosecutors failed to prove.
“We are nearing the end of this case if you haven’t already picked up on that fact,” Lench told the jurors, who will get Thanksgiving week off and return for testimony by defense witnesses on Nov. 28.
She warned them not to consume any trial-related media singling out “any movie trailers that may be related to this case or movies that may be related to this case – well, not related to this case, but related to this issue.”
Without saying the name of the movie, she was clearly referring to the Friday release of “She Said,” a film about the New York Times reporting of the 2017 stories that put Weinstein at the center of the #MeToo movement.
Once the jury was excused, Weinstein’s lawyer entered a new not guilty plea for him to an amended indictment that drops four of the 11 previous counts against him. The move became necessary when prosecutors said earlier this week that the accuser known in court as Jane Doe #5 would not be appearing to testify and that the counts would no longer be pursued. They would not give a reason when asked.
Weinstein spokesman Juda Engelmayer said in response to the dropped charges that “this witness could have felt uneasy about being scrutinized knowing the truth of the matter.”
Nor did prosecutors explain why Mel Gibson was missing. They never called the actor, director and one of the trial’s most anticipated witnesses to the stand. The judge had ruled at the start of trial that Gibson could testify about a conversation he had with the massage therapist Weinstein is charged with sexually assaulting.
In moving to have them dismissed, Weinstein attorney Alan Jackson went through the seven remaining counts against his client, and provided a likely preview of the defense’s closing arguments.
Jackson said the allegations that in 2013 Weinstein raped and sexually assaulted an Italian model known at the trial as Jane Doe 1 were especially unfounded, arguing that there is no convincing evidence that “the interlude occurred at all.”
Jackson said there was no evidence that there was “any restraint whatsoever,” as required for a count of sexual battery, in the part of the case involving model Lauren Young.
Young, the only Weinstein accuser to testify at his trials in both New York and Los Angeles, said she was paralyzed by fear when Weinstein blocked her from leaving the bathroom, masturbated in front of her and groped her breasts in a hotel in 2013.
Jackson said there was ample evidence, including emails the two exchanged in the ensuing years, that Siebel Newsom and Weinstein had a consensual sexual encounter that she later reframed as rape.
“The defendant’s motion is denied,” Lench responded. “I think there is enough evidence to send all these counts to the jury, and I will do so.”
Weinstein is two years into a 23-year sentence for his conviction in New York, and has been held in a Los Angeles jail throughout the trial.
The Associated Press typically does not publish the names of people alleging sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Young and Siebel Newsom have done through their lawyers.
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