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Strong growth by Natura &Co Latam and Aesop;
Avon International enters positive territory in Beauty category
SÃO PAULO, May 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Natura &Co (NYSE – NTCO; B3 – NTCO3) posted a resilient performance in the first quarter of 2023, with sales growth in constant currency and an improvement in profit margins.
Natura &Co posted Q1 consolidated net revenue of R$ 8 billion, up 3.4% at constant currency (-2.8% in BRL), driven by solid constant currency (CC) growth at Natura &Co Latam and Aesop. Gross margin was 67.7%, up 370 bps vs Q1-22, and adjusted EBITDA margin was 10.5%, up 330 bps vs the same period last year, reflecting improving margins at Natura &Co Latam and Avon International and a 36% drop in Holding expenses. Net income was R$ (652.4) million, a sequential improvement vs the previous quarter and broadly in line with last year's R$ (643.2) million in the period. The Group ended the quarter with a solid cash position of R$ 4 billion.
Fabio Barbosa, Group CEO of Natura &Co, declared: "Natura &Co's performance in the first quarter is in line with our plan and with our previous communication, as Q1 numbers show a solid improvement both in gross and adjusted EBITDA margin, while the company continues to put in action important structural changes in its portfolio, focusing on simplifying its structure and improving its capital structure.
Excluding Aesop, Q1-23 showed a strong profitability improvement, mainly driven by gross margin expansion across all business units and continuous cost control, that were partially offset by sales deleverage at The Body Shop, Avon Latam and, to a lesser extent, Avon International. This quarter's gross margin expansion is driven by price increase carry-over and more favorable mix, more than offsetting the inflationary environment we continue to experience. As per the normal seasonality of the business, cash consumption in Q1 was high, as planned, and working capital management was impacted by build-up of inventories for Q2 and changes related to the continued integration of the Natura and Avon brands in Latam. From a revenue standpoint, the highlight remains the Natura brand, which continued its strong momentum from last year, with Natura Brazil sales growing 25%, led by volume and strong productivity growth.
Shortly after the close of the quarter, Natura & Co announced important milestones, which are transformational for the future of the group. First, the group announced it has entered into a binding agreement to sell Aesop to L'Oréal for an enterprise value of US$2.525 billion (subject to customary regulatory approvals). Furthermore, in April we had our first day of full integration of Natura and Avon in Peru as part of Wave 2, with sales forces completely integrated and sharing the same experience. Finally, The Body Shop announced it was entering its next chapter, with Ian Bickley taking over as interim chief executive after David Boynton stepped down.
Our triple bottom line agenda also showed important advances, with significant improvements in the share of renewable or natural ingredients and of biodegradable formulas. Natura &Co also released its third pay equity report, showing we maintained our target of equal representation, with 52.7% of women in leadership roles -Director and above- across the organization.
While 2023 continues to shape up as another challenging year, our strategic priorities are clear and, the first results give us confidence that we are on the right track. We believe that massively reducing the company's net debt, combined with stronger EBITDA margins resulting from the businesses' operational improvement, alongside our relentless focus on cash conversion, will pave the way for strong cash generation in the coming years, allowing us to make disciplined investments in our business priorities and unlocking value for our shareholders."
Performance by business unit:
Natura &Co Latam's net sales were up by 9% in constant currency ("CC) and up 2.4% in BRL. CC growth was driven by double-digit growth at the Natura brand, which grew by 25.1%, while the Avon brand was down 9.8% at CC. The Natura brand posted strong momentum, with growth of 24.9% in Brazil, supported by price increases and better mix, as well as 20.4% growth in consultant productivity in Q1. In Hispanic Latam, net revenue was up 25.5% at constant currency despite a challenging situation in several countries, driven by Argentina and Colombia. The Avon brand in Brazil was broadly stable vs the same period last year (-0.6%) in Q1. The Beauty segment continued to grow, with sales up +5.6%, while Fashion and Home (F&H) was down 18%, in line with our portfolio optimization strategy. In Hispanic markets, net revenue was down 14.8% at CC (-22% in BRL). Performance was good in Argentina, but impacted by a decrease in Mexico and Chile. The Beauty category was broadly stable in constant currency, while beauty productivity per representative is up more than 20% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin was up by a solid 400 basis points to 13%. Margin benefited from strong gross margin improvement and SG&A efficiencies by the Avon brand in Brazil, even as the Natura brand continued to invest in marketing and innovation.
Avon International's revenue was down 7.5% at CC (-12.8% in Reais.) This drop continues to reflect the situation in Ukraine; excluding that, CC sales were down 4%. The TMEA region showed year-on-year growth, while Western Europe posted a slightly better performance. Digitalization is progressing and the use of digital tools reached 30.4%, up from 21.9% in the first quarter last year. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 6.1%, up 170bps, driven by gross margin expansion of 480 bps thanks to price increases and product mix, combined with continued focus on transformation savings.
The Body Shop's Q1 net revenue declined by 9.4% at constant currency (-16.5% in BRL.) The tough macro environment, particularly in the UK and the rest of Western Europe, continued to impact retail sales, while The Body Shop at Home continued its steep decline. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 6.1%, down only 30 bps year-on-year, thanks to a return to positive territory of gross margin, up 50 bps to 78.6%, combined with strict cost control. efficiency gains. Under the new CEO, management will be working to refine The Body Shop's current business plan and transformation agenda, while continuing to prioritize profitability and cash conversion recovery.
Aesop again recorded another quarter of double-digit growth in constant currency, up 16.8% (+9.2% in BRL). All regions delivered double-digit growth despite the challenging environment. Fragrance sales grew at more than twice the overall pace, aligned with Aesop's category diversification strategy. Q1 adjusted EBITDA margin was 18.5%, down 320 bps, mainly reflecting planned investments to deliver sustainable growth. Following the announcement of its sale to L'Oréal, whose closing is expected in the third quarter, Aesop has been classified as Discontinued operations.
About Natura &Co
Natura &Co is a global, purpose-driven, multi-channel and multi-brand cosmetics group which includes Avon, Natura, The Body Shop and Aesop. Natura &Co posted net revenues of R$36.3 billion in 2022. The four companies that form the group are committed to generating positive economic, social and environmental impact. For 136 years Avon has stood for women: providing innovative, quality beauty products which are primarily sold to women, through women. Founded in 1969, Natura is a Brazilian multinational in the cosmetics and personal care segment, leader in direct sales. Founded in 1976 in Brighton, England, by Anita Roddick, The Body Shop is a global beauty brand that seeks to make a positive difference in the world. The Australian beauty brand Aesop was established in 1987 with a quest to create a range of superlative products for skin, hair and the body.
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System-wide same store sales increased 13.6%
Ends second quarter with total membership of more than 16.5 million
More than 3.3 million High School Summer Pass participants through end of July
HAMPTON, N.H., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"Our high-quality, affordable fitness experience resonates now more than ever as Americans are seeking value and feeling the rising costs of everyday items such as food and gas. We believe that people will continue to prioritize their health and wellness while being more cost-conscious, and we offer a welcoming environment for people of all fitness levels. During the second quarter, our join trend returned to pre-pandemic seasonality with the addition of approximately 300,000 net new members, ending the quarter with more than 16.5 million," said Chris Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer. "We now have more than 3.3 million teens enrolled in our High School Summer Pass, a program that offers teens a chance to work out for free at our gyms over the summer – an extremely important initiative given the ongoing and alarming teen mental health crisis. This is more than three times the number of participants than when we last ran the program in 2019. Nearly 15 percent of all high school-aged teens in the U.S. are either enrolled in the program or are a paying member at Planet Fitness. We're proud to be helping them establish healthy habits that they can build upon into the future."
Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 results
- Total revenue increased from the prior year period by 63.5% to $224.4 million.
- System-wide same store sales increased 13.6%.
- System-wide sales increased $151 million to $1,019 million, from $868 million in the prior year period.
- Net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. was $22.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to $14.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, in the prior year period.
- Net income increased $10.1 million to $25.1 million, compared to $15.0 million in the prior year period.
- Adjusted net income(1) increased $16.3 million to $34.5 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared to $18.2 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the prior year period.
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased $34.3 million to $89.9 million from $55.6 million in the prior year period.
- 34 new Planet Fitness stores were opened during the period, bringing system-wide total stores to 2,324 as of June 30, 2022.
- Repurchased and retired approximately 697,000 shares of Class A common stock using $44.3 million of cash on hand.
- Repaid in full its $75 million of borrowings under our Variable Funding Notes using cash on hand.
- Cash of $446.3 million, which includes cash and cash equivalents of $383.5 million and restricted cash of $62.8 million.
(1) Adjusted net income and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. For reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income to U.S. GAAP ("GAAP") net income see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" accompanying this press release.
Operating Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
For the second quarter 2022, total revenue increased $87.2 million or 63.5% to $224.4 million from $137.3 million in the prior year period, which included system-wide same store sales growth of 13.6%. By segment:
- Franchise segment revenue increased $9.7 million or 13.3% to $82.5 million from $72.8 million in the prior year period. The increase in franchise segment revenue for the second quarter of 2022 was primarily due to a $6.2 million increase in franchise royalty revenue, a $1.6 million increase in National Advertising Fund ("NAF") revenue, and a $1.7 million increase in placement revenue. Of the $6.2 million increase in royalty revenue, $5.9 million was attributable to a same store sales increase of 13.4% in franchisee-owned stores, $1.9 million was attributable to new stores opened since April 1, 2021 or stores that were not open for all of the prior year period due to COVID-related temporary closures, and $0.8 million was from higher royalties on annual fees. Partially offsetting the royalty revenue increases was a decrease of approximately $3.1 million as a result of the stores acquired in the acquisition of Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, LLC in the first quarter of 2022 (the "Sunshine Acquisition") moving from the franchise segment to the corporate-owned segment;
- Corporate-owned stores segment revenue increased $60.9 million or 150.0% to $101.5 million from $40.6 million in the prior year period. Of the increase, $49.5 million was attributable to the acquisition of 114 stores in the Sunshine Acquisition, $5.3 million was from the corporate-owned store same store sales increase of 15.7%, $4.0 million was from new stores opened since April 1, 2021 and stores that were not open for all of the prior year period due to COVID-related temporary closures, and the remainder due to higher annual fee revenue; and
- Equipment segment revenue increased $16.6 million or 69.8% to $40.4 million from $23.8 million in the prior year period, driven by higher equipment sales to new and existing franchisee-owned stores in the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. In the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company had equipment sales to 26 new franchisee-owned stores compared to 19 in the prior year period.
For the second quarter of 2022, net income attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc. was $22.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to $14.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Net income was $25.1 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to $15.0 million in the prior year period. Adjusted net income increased $16.3 million to $34.5 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, from $18.2 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Adjusted net income has been adjusted to reflect a normalized federal income tax rate of 26.7% and 26.6% for the current and prior year period, respectively, and excludes certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance (see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures").
Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in the evaluation of ongoing operational performance (see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures"), increased $34.3 million to $89.9 million from $55.6 million in the prior year period.
Segment EBITDA represents our Total Segment EBITDA broken down by the Company's reportable segments. Total Segment EBITDA is equal to EBITDA, which is defined as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures").
- Franchise segment EBITDA increased $2.6 million to $54.3 million. The increase in franchise segment EBITDA for the second quarter of 2022 was primarily due to the revenue increases described above. Partially offsetting these EBITDA increases, NAF expense was $5.4 million higher in the three months ended June 30, 2022 than in the prior year period;
- Corporate-owned stores segment EBITDA increased $29.1 million to $39.5 million. Of the increase, $20.7 million was attributable to corporate-owned stores acquired in the Sunshine Acquisition and $9.8 million due to the same store sales increase of 15.7%, partially offset by higher corporate-owned store selling general and administrative expense primarily as a result of the Sunshine Acquisition; and
- Equipment segment EBITDA increased by $4.6 million to $10.2 million driven by higher equipment sales to new and existing franchisee-owned stores in the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021, as described above.
Company Updates
This morning the Company announced that Dorvin Lively, President, has decided to retire and will transition through the next couple of months. Dorvin joined Planet Fitness in 2013 as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and was instrumental in developing its finance organization, preparing the Company to go public and then leading the IPO in 2015, and, more broadly, expanding the brand both domestically and globally. The Company has begun a search for a new President.
"We are grateful for Dorvin's leadership, friendship, passion for our member and franchisees, and significant contributions to the brand over the past nine years. Personally, I'd like to thank Dorvin for helping me lead Planet Fitness and I am forever grateful for his guidance and support," said Chris Rondeau, Chief Executive Officer.
2022 Outlook
For the year ending December 31, 2022, the Company is reiterating the following expectations as compared to the Company's 2021 results, which includes the impact from the Sunshine Acquisition and assumes there is no significant worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic that seriously impacts performance, including prolonged store closures or other mandated operational restrictions:
- New equipment placements of approximately 170 in franchisee-owned locations
- System-wide same store sales in the low double-digit percentage range
The following are 2022 growth expectations over the Company's 2021 results:
- Revenue to increase in the mid-50 percent range
- Adjusted EBITDA to increase in the high-50 percent range
- Adjusted Net Income to increase in the low-90 percent range
- Adjusted earnings per share to increase in the mid-80 percent range, based on Adjusted diluted shares outstanding of approximately 90.7 million, inclusive of the issuance of equity as part of the Sunshine Acquisition and the second quarter share repurchase
The Company now expects 2022 net interest expense to be approximately $86 million as a result of its recent debt refinancing and upsizing.
Presentation of Financial Measures
Planet Fitness, Inc. (the "Company") was formed in March 2015 for the purpose of facilitating the initial public offering (the "IPO") and related recapitalization transactions that occurred in August 2015, and in order to carry on the business of Pla-Fit Holdings, LLC ("Pla-Fit Holdings") and its subsidiaries. As the sole managing member of Pla-Fit Holdings, the Company operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Pla-Fit Holdings, and through Pla-Fit Holdings, conducts its business. As a result, the Company consolidates Pla-Fit Holdings' financial results and reports a non-controlling interest related to the portion of Pla-Fit Holdings not owned by the Company.
The financial information presented in this press release includes non-GAAP financial measures such as EBITDA, Segment EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, to provide measures that we believe are useful to investors in evaluating the Company's performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental measures of the Company's performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for GAAP financial measures such as net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. In addition, in the future, the Company may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted. The Company's presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, should not be construed as an inference that the Company's future results will be unaffected by similar amounts or other unusual or nonrecurring items. See the tables at the end of this press release for a reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
Same store sales refers to year-over-year sales comparisons for the same store sales base of both corporate-owned and franchisee-owned stores, which is calculated for a given period by including only sales from stores that had sales in the comparable months of both years. We define the same store sales base to include those stores that have been open and for which monthly membership dues have been billed for longer than 12 months. We measure same store sales based solely upon monthly dues billed to members of our corporate-owned and franchisee-owned stores.
The non-GAAP financial measures used in our full-year outlook will differ from net income and net income per share, diluted, determined in accordance with GAAP in ways similar to those described in the reconciliations at the end of this press release. We do not provide guidance for net income or net income per share, diluted, determined in accordance with GAAP or a reconciliation of guidance for Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because we are not able to predict with reasonable certainty the amount or nature of all items that will be included in our net income and net income per share, diluted, for the year ending December 31, 2022. Accordingly, a reconciliation of the Company's guidance for Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, to the most directly comparable GAAP measure cannot be made available without unreasonable effort. These items are uncertain, depend on many factors and could have a material impact on our net income and net income per share, diluted, for the year ending December 31, 2022.
Investor Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00 AM (ET) on August 9, 2022 to discuss the news announced in this press release. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible at www.planetfitness.com via the "Investor Relations" link. The webcast will be archived on the website for one year.
About Planet Fitness
Founded in 1992 in Dover, NH, Planet Fitness is one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States by number of members and locations. As of June 30, 2022, Planet Fitness had more than 16.5 million members and 2,324 stores in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico and Australia. The Company's mission is to enhance people's lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, non-intimidating environment, which we call the Judgement Free Zone®. More than 90% of Planet Fitness stores are owned and operated by independent business men and women.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include the Company's statements with respect to expected future performance presented under the heading "2022 Outlook," those attributed to the Company's Chief Executive Officer in this press release, including with respect to the Company's growth opportunities globally and long-term targets for U.S. store locations, and other statements, estimates and projections that do not relate solely to historical facts. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "goal," plan," "will," "prospects," "future," "strategy" and similar references to future periods, although not all forward-looking statements include these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company's current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of the business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company's control. Actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties associated with the duration and impact of COVID-19, which has resulted and may continue to result in store closures and a decrease in our net membership base and may give rise to or heighten one or more of the other risks and uncertainties described herein, competition in the fitness industry, the Company's and franchisees' ability to attract and retain members, the Company's and franchisees' ability to identify and secure suitable sites for new franchise stores, changes in consumer demand, changes in equipment costs, the Company's ability to expand into new markets domestically and internationally, operating costs for the Company and franchisees generally, availability and cost of capital for franchisees, acquisition activity, developments and changes in laws and regulations, our substantial increased indebtedness as a result of our refinancing and securitization transactions and our ability to incur additional indebtedness or refinance that indebtedness in the future, our future financial performance and our ability to pay principal and interest on our indebtedness, our corporate structure and tax receivable agreements, failures, interruptions or security breaches of the Company's information systems or technology, our ability to successfully integrate and realize the anticipated benefits from the Sunshine Acquisition, general economic conditions and the other factors described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's views only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or representatives undertake any obligation to provide additional information or to correct or update any information set forth in this release, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA, Total Segment EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted (collectively, the "non-GAAP financial measures"). The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release are supplemental measures of the Company's performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP. These financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for GAAP financial measures such as net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. In addition, in the future, the Company may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted. The Company's presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, should not be construed as an inference that the Company's future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items.
EBITDA, Segment EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
We refer to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as we use these measures to evaluate our operating performance and we believe these measures provide useful information to investors in evaluating our performance. We have also disclosed Segment EBITDA as an important financial metric utilized by the Company to evaluate performance and allocate resources to segments in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting. We define EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Segment EBITDA sums to Total Segment EBITDA which is equal to the Non-GAAP financial metric EBITDA. We believe that EBITDA, which eliminates the impact of certain expenses that we do not believe reflect our underlying business performance, provides useful information to investors to assess the performance of our segments as well as the business as a whole. Our board of directors also uses EBITDA as a key metric to assess the performance of management. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted for the impact of certain additional non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance of the Company's core operations. These items include certain purchase accounting adjustments, stock offering-related costs, and certain other charges and gains. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an appropriate measure of operating performance in addition to EBITDA because it eliminates the impact of other items that we believe reduce the comparability of our underlying core business performance from period to period and is therefore useful to our investors in comparing the core performance of our business from period to period.
Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per Diluted Share
Our presentation of Adjusted net income assumes that all net income is attributable to Planet Fitness, Inc., which assumes the full exchange of all outstanding Holdings Units for shares of Class A common stock of Planet Fitness, Inc., adjusted for certain non-recurring items that we do not believe directly reflect our core operations. Adjusted net income per share, diluted, is calculated by dividing Adjusted net income by the total shares of Class A common stock outstanding plus any dilutive options and restricted stock units as calculated in accordance with GAAP and assuming the full exchange of all outstanding Holdings Units and corresponding Class B common stock as of the beginning of each period presented. Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, are supplemental measures of operating performance that do not represent, and should not be considered, alternatives to net income and earnings per share, as calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe Adjusted net income and Adjusted net income per share, diluted, supplement GAAP measures and enable us to more effectively evaluate our performance period-over-period. A reconciliation of Adjusted net income to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, and the computation of Adjusted net income per share, diluted, are set forth below.
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LOS ANGELES — Al Pacino is a father for the fourth time.
Pacino's publicist, Stan Rosenfield, confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the actor, 83, and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah welcomed a son named Roman.
No other details, including when or where the baby was born, were released. The news was first reported by TMZ.
He is Pacino’s fourth child and first with Alfallah. Pacino has a 33-year-old daughter, Julie Marie, with acting coach Jan Tarrant and 22-year-old twins Anton and Olivia with actor Beverly D’Angelo.
In a 2014 New Yorker profile, he described a close relationship with his children that fixed a "missing link" from his own childhood.
"Having children has helped a lot," he told the magazine. "I consciously knew that I didn’t want to be like my dad. I wanted to be there. I have three children. I’m responsible to them. I’m a part of their life."
Pacino won an Academy Award for Best Actor for 1992's "Scent of a Woman" and is Oscar-nominated many times over for his work in films including "The Godfather," "Dick Tracy" and "The Irishman." His recent performances include roles in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" and "House of Gucci."
Pacino and Alfallah reportedly began dating last year. She describes herself as a “raconteur” on her Instagram page and her IMDB page notes that she’s a producer on two movies currently in post-production, including “Billy Knight," starring Pacino.
Pacino’s baby news follows close on the heels of that of longtime friend and fellow actor Robert De Niro. A representative for the 79-year-old actor confirmed last month that De Niro had become a father for the seventh time. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-world/al-pacino-father/507-d3dbba4e-85c8-48da-82fe-9d8dd39adbc0 | 2023-06-16 17:02:21 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/nation-world/al-pacino-father/507-d3dbba4e-85c8-48da-82fe-9d8dd39adbc0 |
Russian shelling kills 5 in tough eastern Ukraine combat
By SUSIE BLANN
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling killed at least five people and wounded 13 others during the previous 24 hours, Ukrainian authorities said Monday as the Kremlin’s and Kyiv’s forces remained locked in combat in eastern Ukraine.
The casualties included a woman who was killed and three others who were wounded by the Russian shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the country’s northeast, according to regional Gov. Oleh Syniyehubov.
Moscow’s troops seized large areas of the northeastern Kharkiv region in the months following its invasion of its neighbor last February. But Ukrainian counteroffensives that began in August snatched back Russian-occupied territory, most notably in Kharkiv.
Those successes lent weight to Ukraine’s arguments that its troops could deliver more stinging defeats to Russia if its Western allies provided more weaponry.
Kyiv last week won promises of tanks from the United States and Germany to help its war effort.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Monday hinted at the prospect of more upcoming pledges, saying that “any activity aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s defense powers is under consultation with our NATO partners.”
Military analysts say more aid for Ukraine is crucial if Kyiv is to block an expected Russian offensive in the spring and launch its own effort to push back the Russian forces.
“The pattern of delivery of Western aid has powerfully shaped the pattern of this conflict,” the Institute for the Study of War, a U.S.-based think tank, said late Sunday.
But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted that supplies of Western weapons won’t stop Russia.
“Ukraine keeps demanding new weapons and the West is encouraging those demands,” Peskov said in a conference call with reporters Monday. “It’s a deadlock, it results in a significant escalation and makes NATO countries increasingly involved in the conflict.”
Ukraine’s presidential office said the eastern Donetsk region, which has been the scene of intense fighting for months, remains “invariably hard.”
Heavy fighting continued to rage around Bakhmut and Vuhledar, with regional Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko saying that 15 towns and villages in the region came under shelling Sunday.
Russian forces have been trying for months to capture Bakhmut, with the effort being led by the Wagner Group, a private military company led by a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian troops last week said they conducted an organized retreat from Soledar, a few kilometers (miles) from Bakhmut, amid pressure from Wagner, which is believed to have a large number of convicts in its ranks.
Ukrainian authorities said the southern city of Kherson also has come under Russian shelling. The bombardment damaged residential buildings, a hospital, a school, a bus station, a bank and a post office.
Two foreign vessels were damaged in the port of Kherson, the presidential office added without elaborating.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll linked to a doomsday cult in Kenya hit 201 Saturday after police exhumed 22 more bodies, most of them bearing signs of starvation, according to the coast regional commissioner.
The bodies are believed to be those of followers of a pastor based in coastal Kenya, Paul Mackenzie. He's alleged to have ordered congregants to starve to death in order to meet Jesus.
More than 600 people are still missing.
Mackenzie, who was arrested last month, remains in custody. Police plan to charge him with terrorism-related offenses.
Hundreds of bodies have been dug up from dozens of mass graves spread across his 800-acre property, located in the coastal county of Kilifi.
Mackenzie insists that he closed his church in 2019 and moved to his property in a forested area to farm.
Autopsies conducted on more than 100 bodies last week showed the victims died of starvation, strangulation, suffocation and injuries sustained from blunt objects.
Local media outlets have been reporting cases of missing internal body organs, quoting investigators in the case.
Mackenzie, his wife and 16 other suspects will appear in court at the end of the month.
Coast regional commissioner Rhoda Onyancha on Saturday said the total number of those arrested stood at 26, with 610 people reported as missing by their families.
It is unclear how many survivors have been rescued so far from the search and rescue operations on Mackenzie's vast property. Some of them were too weak to walk when they were found.
Cults are common in Kenya, which has a religious society.
Police across the country have been questioning other religious leaders whose teachings are believed to be misleading and contrary to basic human rights.
President William Ruto last week formed a commission of inquiry to investigate how hundreds of people were lured to their deaths at the coast and recommend action on institutions that failed to act.
Mackenzie had in the past been charged with the deaths of children in his church in a case that is ongoing in court. Residents nearby had raised the alarm after his followers moved to the forested area. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/world/article/kenya-cult-death-toll-hits-200-with-more-than-18097852.php | 2023-05-13 19:26:16 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/world/article/kenya-cult-death-toll-hits-200-with-more-than-18097852.php |
A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later, despite a plea from the woman’s daughter that without medical help “she’s going to die.”
A Greene County detective last week filed charges against Leon “Lee” Price, 50, of Waynesburg, in the July 2020 death of Diania Kronk, 54, based on Price’s reluctance to dispatch help without getting more assurance that Kronk would actually go to the hospital.
“I believe she would be alive today if they would have sent an ambulance,” said Kronk’s daughter Kelly Titchenell, 38.
Price, who also was charged with reckless endangerment, official oppression and obstruction, questioned Titchenell repeatedly during the four-minute call about whether Kronk would agree to be taken for treatment.
Price was arraigned June 29 and released on bail. He did not reply to messages left at a home number listed in his name, and officials said a defense lawyer has not contacted district court.
“It has to be very clear throughout the entire state, that when you call it’s not going to be conditioned on somebody on the other end of the phone saying there’s going to be a service provided or not,” said Lawrence E. Bolind Jr., who represents Titchenell in a federal lawsuit filed last month. “What we’re trying to do here is make this never happen to somebody else.”
In the 911 recording, an operator identified by police as Price replied to Titchenell’s description of her mother as needing hospital treatment by asking if she was “willing to go” to the hospital about a half-hour away from where she was living in Sycamore.
“She will be, ’cause I’m on my way there, so she’s going, or she’s going to die,” Titchenell told Price as she drove from her home in Mather.
Price said he would send an ambulance but then added that “we really need to make sure she’s willing to go.”
“She’s going to go, she’s going to go,” Titchenell said. “Cause if not, she’s going to die, there’s nothing else.” She said that Kronk was not thinking clearly and that she was her mother’s closest relation. When Price again asked if Kronk would in fact go, Titchenell replied: “OK, well, can we just try?”
After Titchenell told Price she was about 10 minutes from her mother’s home, Price asked if Titchenell would call 911 back once she made sure Kronk was willing to go in an ambulance.
“I’m sorry,” Titchenell said, and Price replied: “No, don’t be sorry, ma’am. Just call me when you get out there, OK?”
When Titchenell and her three children arrived at the house, she said, Kronk was nude on the front porch and talking incoherently. She got her mother to put on a robe.
“She just kept saying she was OK, she’s fine,” Titchenell said. “She’s the mom, you know — she doesn’t listen to her children.”
Titchenell said she could not call from the home because her mother’s landline could not be located and there was not cell service. She also did not call on her way home, believing that her uncle would soon check on her and that another contact with 911 would be pointless.
“This is unheard of, to me. I mean, they’ll send an ambulance for anything,” Titchenell said. “And here I am telling this guy that my mom’s going to die. It’s, like, her death, and she doesn’t get an ambulance.”
Her brother found the next day that their mother had died..
The prosecutor, Greene County District Attorney Dave Russo, said he is also investigating whether there was any policy or training under which the county’s 911 dispatchers were allowed to refuse services to callers.
“We all deserve equal protections, and we all deserve access to medical services,” Russo said in an interview. “I have a major concern as to the safety of the community in regards to this.”
John Kelly, a Naperville, Illinois, lawyer who is general counsel to the National Emergency Number Association, said criminal charges against dispatchers for failing to send help are very rare but have happened.
In a case Kelly teaches in dispatcher training, a 911 operator in Detroit received a year of probation in 2008 and lost her job after, authorities said, she did not take seriously a boy’s calls to report his mother had collapsed. The 5-year-old boy testified that the dispatcher accused him of playing games and hung up on him, while the dispatcher testified that she could not hear the child.
Titchenell, on behalf of her mother’s estate, sued Price and Greene County in Pittsburgh federal court last month, along with two 911 supervisors. The lawsuit accuses Price of “callous refusal of public emergency medical services.”
Marie Milie Jones, a lawyer for the county and 911 supervisors in the federal case, said her clients plan to vigorously defend the lawsuit and do not believe they are liable for Kronk’s death. She said there are “personnel matters that are ongoing” regarding Price but declined to elaborate.
“It’s unfortunate that this woman had died. Certainly, from a personal standpoint, that’s very difficult,” Jones said. “I’m not going to comment on the details of her circumstances.”
Titchenell told Price that her mother had been drinking heavily for some weeks before she died, and that Titchenell had noticed she was losing weight and was “turning yellow.” She said the autopsy concluded Kronk, who worked in home health care, died of internal bleeding.
She said she thinks about her late mother every day — how the former longtime sub shop manager loved to cook, to help people and to spoil her five grandchildren, how she would pile a mountain of presents under the tree every Christmas.
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Motto Franchising, LLC maintains growth momentum and reaches new milestone of more than 350 offices sold, and over 225 offices open in more than 40 states
DENVER, Feb. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Motto Franchising, LLC today announced that Motto® Mortgage, the first and only national mortgage brokerage franchise in the U.S., reached some impressive brand milestones in 2022. The Motto Mortgage brand opened 61 new offices last year, a record number that increased the total number of open offices to over 225 in more than 40 states.
"Motto's unique value proposition and Mortgage Brokerage In-A-Box℠ business model make it easier for real estate brokerages to realize new revenue potential," said Ward Morrison, President and CEO of Motto Franchising, LLC. "Mortgage services offer new business venture opportunities for real estate brokerage owners, mortgage professionals and independent investors interested in owning a financial services franchise."
Motto also furthered its reputation as a top franchise to own last year, racking up numerous prestigious industry awards including: Entrepreneur Franchise 500® ranked #1 in Miscellaneous Financial Services,1 Entrepreneur 2022 Best of the Best,2 Entrepreneur 2022 Top Franchise for Less Than $100K,3 Entrepreneur 2022 Fastest-Growing Franchise (Worldwide),4 Entrepreneur 2022 Fastest-Growing Franchise (US & Canada),5 Franchise Business Review Top 200 Franchise of 2022,6 Franchise Business Review 2022 Top Recession-Proof Franchise,7 Franchise Business Review 2022 Top 100 Most Innovative Franchises,8 and Franchise Business Review & BLACK ENTERPRISE Top 25 Franchises for Black Entrepreneurs.9
"As our network of independently owned Motto franchise offices grew last year, so did our impact," said Adam Sartin, VP of Franchise Growth and Development. "Together, Motto offices across the country closed nearly $2.8 billion in loan volume and helped over 9,700 individuals and families achieve homeownership. 2022 was a tough year for mortgage professionals, but Motto is resilient, and we are ready to move forward in 2023."
New Motto Mortgage offices added last year include:
- Motto Mortgage Coastal Pros, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Motto Mortgage A2Z, Louisville, Kentucky
- Motto Mortgage Ascent, Strongsville, Ohio
- Motto Mortgage VIP, Lake Mary, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Commit, Tempe, Arizona
- Motto Mortgage Enlightened, Katy, Texas
- Motto Mortgage Core, Coral Springs, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Freedom, Fort Meyers, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Innovators, Midlothian, Virginia
- Motto Mortgage Velocity, Mesa, Arizona
- Motto Mortgage Legacy, Fresno, California
- Motto Mortgage Options, San Antonio, Texas
- Motto Mortgage Extreme, Houston, Texas
- Motto Mortgage Sunrise, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
- Motto Mortgage Home Team, Wesley Chapel, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Archway Group, Kent, Ohio
- Motto Mortgage Resolute, Greenville, South Carolina
- Motto Mortgage Accelerated, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Motto Mortgage Access, Eunice, Louisiana
- Motto Mortgage Aurora, Wasilla, Alaska
- Motto Mortgage Living, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Motto Mortgage Top Tier, Omaha, Nebraska
- Motto Mortgage Coastal, Ventura, California
- Motto Mortgage Future, San Ramon, California
- Motto Mortgage Legends, Orlando, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Titanium, St. Augustine, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Action, Greenwood, South Carolina
- Motto Mortgage Odyssey, Humble, Texas
- Motto Mortgage First Down, Nashville, Tennessee
- Motto Mortgage North Group, Sarasota, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Preferred, White Plains, Maryland
- Motto Mortgage Secure Choice, Southport, North Carolina
- Motto Mortgage Power, Erie, Pennsylvania
- Motto Mortgage Revolution, Longview, Washington
- Motto Mortgage Key Partners, Peoria, Illinois
- Motto Mortgage Inspire, Orlando, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Xperts, West Palm Beach, Florida
- Motto Mortgage NexGen, McAlester, Oklahoma
- Motto Mortgage Destination, San Diego, California
- Motto Mortgage Boutique, North Bethesda, Maryland
- Motto Mortgage Altius, Vancouver, Washington
- Motto Mortgage Syndicate, Newnan, Georgia
- Motto Mortgage In Motion, Sandpoint, Idaho
- Motto Mortgage Tried and True, Herculaneum, Missouri
- Motto Mortgage NEXT, Chicago, Illinois
- Motto Mortgage Best Life, Ada, Oklahoma
- Motto Mortgage Resolutions, Destin, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Affiliated, Libertyville, Illinois
- Motto Mortgage Premier Services, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Motto Mortgage IMG, Denver, Colorado
- Motto Mortgage Quality, Clayton, North Carolina
- Motto Mortgage Match, Beloit, Wisconsin
- Motto Mortgage Essential, Sacramento, California
- Motto Mortgage Coastal Connection, Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Motto Mortgage Valor, Wheeling, West Virginia
- Motto Mortgage Paradise Group, Bonita Springs, Florida
- Motto Mortgage CTC, Santa Fe, Texas
- Motto Mortgage 300, East Brunswick, New Jersey
- Motto Mortgage Golden Key, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Motto Mortgage Diamond Elite, Port St Lucie, Florida
- Motto Mortgage Sigma Group, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Motto Mortgage Midwest, Bettendorf, Iowa
- Motto Mortgage Emerald Group, Sarasota, Florida
Each Motto Mortgage franchise is independently owned, operated and licensed.
About Motto Mortgage
The Motto Mortgage network is breaking the mold by giving the power of choice back to consumers with less jargon, more transparency, and even more options to choose from as they shop for the right home loan. With more than 225 offices open in over 40 states, Motto Franchising, LLC's unique national franchise mortgage brokerage model is the first of its kind in the United States. Created to disrupt the mortgage industry, the Motto Mortgage network connects loan originators and real estate agents to provide a seamless, personalized experience and one-stop shop for consumers. Motto Mortgage is the second member of the RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. family of brands. Each Motto Mortgage office is independently owned, operated and licensed. To learn more about Motto Mortgage, or for license information for a Motto Mortgage office, email newsroom@mottomortgage.com, or visit www.mottomortgage.com/offices.
1 Motto Mortgage was ranked 306 in the 2022 Entrepreneur magazine Franchise 500® and was named first in Entrepreneur's category for Miscellaneous Financial Services. Both the overall and category ranking are based on an analysis of data, including costs and fees, support, size and growth, brand strength, and financial strength and stability, from franchise disclosure and related documents dated August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021 of 1,177 participating franchise systems which included 3 systems in the Miscellaneous Financial Services category.
2 Motto Mortgage was named as an Entrepreneur Magazine 2022 Best of the Best franchise based on Entrepreneur magazine's analysis of more than 150 data points in the areas of costs, fees, size, growth, franchisee support, and brand and financial strength and stability, from franchise disclosure and related documents dated August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2021 of 1,177 participating franchise systems, which ranked the company number 1 in the Miscellaneous Financial Services category.
3 Motto Mortgage was named an Entrepreneur Magazine 2022 Top Franchises for Less than $100,000 but more than $50,000 category based on the company's initial investment range and Entrepreneur magazine's analysis of data, including costs, fees, size, growth and brand and financial strength, from franchise disclosure and related documents dated July 2020 to July 2021.
4 Motto Mortgage was named an Entrepreneur Magazine 2022 Fastest-Growing Franchise based on the net number of franchise and company-owned units added worldwide between July 2020 to July 2021 according to Entrepreneur magazine's review of unit lists and Franchise Disclosure Documents of 1,177 participating franchises across all industries.
5 Motto Mortgage was named an Entrepreneur Magazine 2022 Fastest-Growing Franchise US and Canada based on the net number of franchise and company-owned units added in the United States and in Canada between July 2020 to July 2021 according to Entrepreneur magazine's review of unit lists and Franchise Disclosure Documents of 1,116 participating franchises across all industries.
6Rankings based on survey results collected by Franchise Business Review in 2021 of 30,000 participating franchise owners across more than 300 participating brands (which included over 7,100 participants from the "Large" (150-324 Units) category and 353 franchise owners across 6 brands in the financial and tax category) as to their experience and satisfaction with areas of their franchise system including training and support, systems and operations, executive leadership, core values, franchisee community, and financial opportunity. Motto franchise owner participation rate was approximately 50% and all Motto franchise owners open for at least 30 days and in good standing were included in the survey.
7Rankings based on survey results collected by Franchise Business Review ("FBR") in 2021 of 30,000 participating franchise owners across more than 300 participating brands (as to their experience and satisfaction with areas of their franchise system including training and support, systems and operations, executive leadership, core values, franchisee community, and financial opportunity) as well as analysis by FBR of key factors designed to help gauge how recession-resistant a business is likely to be including strength of proof of concept; whether the product or service offered was a "need to have" vs. a "nice to have"; strength of the market sector; pricing; initial investment and development time; evidence of past performance during a recession; unit level economics; financial strength of parent company; and a review of franchise disclosure documents in the areas of management experience; turnover; current and prior financial health; and franchisee litigation. FBR emphasized that no business is completely recession-proof but FBR nonetheless had a strong feeling that ranked franchises represent some of the best potential business investments for investors over the next few years. Motto franchise owner participation rate was approximately 50% and all Motto franchise owners open for at least 30 days and in good standing were included in the survey.
8Rankings based on survey results collected by Franchise Business Review in 2021 of more than 30,000 participating franchise owners across more than 300 participating brands as to their experience and satisfaction with areas of their franchise system including brand's level of innovation and creativity, the level of trust they have in their franchisor, and the overall business opportunity with the franchise. Motto franchise owner participation rate was approximately 50% and all Motto franchise owners open for at least 30 days and in good standing were included in the survey.
9Rankings based on survey results collected by Franchise Business Review in 2021 of 30,000 participating franchise owners across nearly 350 participating brands (about 4% of which were black-owned) as to their experience and satisfaction with areas of their franchise system including training and support, systems and operations, executive leadership, core values, franchisee community, financial opportunity, high satisfaction scores among black franchise owners, overall diversity of brands based on the total number and percentage of black owners, and a review by Franchise Business Review of Franchise Disclosure Documents for each participating brand in the areas of management experience, financial history and strength, litigation, and turnover rate. Motto franchise owner participation rate was approximately 50%, 7.5% of Motto participating franchise owners self-identified as "African American" and all Motto franchise owners open for at least 30 days and in good standing were included in the survey.
This information is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a Motto Mortgage franchise. It is for informational purposes only. We will not offer you a franchise in states or other jurisdictions where registration is required unless and until we have complied with applicable pre-sale registration requirements in your state (or have been exempted therefrom) and a Franchise Disclosure Document has been delivered to you before the sale in compliance with applicable law. New York residents: This advertisement is not an offering. An offering can be made by prospectus only. Minnesota Reg. No. F-8089; Motto Franchising, LLC, 5075 South Syracuse St #1200, Denver, CO 80237, 1.866.668.8649.
*For more information about prior year awards visit www.mottomortgage.com/awards-disclaimers.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan manager Kideki Kuriyama still gets a special tingle watching Shohei Ohtani. It’s been that way since Kuriyama managed the two-way star with the Hokkaido Ham-Fighters.
“When we see Shohei playing, not only the players but also the Japanese baseball fans, all the nation is feeling something extra,” Kuriyama said through a translator after Ohtani led Japan over Italy 9-3 on Thursday night to put the Samurai Warriors in their fifth straight World Baseball Classis semifinal.
Ohtani pitched shutout ball into the fifth inning and sparked a four-run third with a bunt single.
“These kind of moments, this is how I feel the sense of Ohtani,” Kuriyama said. “This is Shohei. This is Shohei. When he plays a must-win game like tonight, we see who Shohei is.”
Boston’s Masataka Yoshida homered and drove in the go-ahead run with a grounder, giving him a tournament-leading 10 RBIs. Kazuma Okamoto hit a three-run homer for Japan, which has outscored opponents 47-11 in five games and is batting .313.
Japan travels to Miami for a semifinal on Monday against Puerto Rico or Mexico. Cuba plays the other semifinal against the United States or Venezuela.
Pitching before an adoring crowd of 41,723 at the Tokyo Dome, Ohtani threw his fastest pitch since he joined the Los Angeles Angels in 2018, strlking out Vinnie Pasquantino on a 102 mph fastball in the second. That topped a 101.4 mph pitch that struck out Houston’s Kyle Tucker last Sept. 10.
Ohtani (2-0) allowed two runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and a walk and went 1 for 4 with a walk at the plate. He is hitting .438 (7 for 16) with a home run, three doubles and eight RBIs along with a 2.08 ERA, 10 strikeouts and one walk on the mound. Ohtani would be available on four days’ rest to pitch in a possible final on Tuesday — 4 1/2 days, counting the time difference.
Ohtani stretched his tournament scoreless streak to 8 2/3 innings before the fifth, when Dominic Fletcher hit a soft bases-loaded single into right with two outs on Ohtani’s 71st and final pitch — nine short of the limit. Ohtani had hit Ben DeLuzio with a pitch with one out, allowed a single to David Fletcher, retired Sal Frelick on a flyout and hit Nicky Lopez with a pitch.
“In the fourth and fifth innings I struggled a bit, but until then I had good rhythm and I pitched well, I think,” Ohtani said.
Hiromi Itoh relieved and retired Miles Mastrobuoni on a flyout as Yoshida slammed into the left field wall while making the catch.
Japan is the only nation to reach the semifinals of all five WBCs, winning the first two tournaments in 2006 and 2009. The Samurai Warriors were knocked out by Puerto Rico in 2013 and the U.S. in 2017.
Italy, managed by Mike Piazza, advanced past the first round for the first time since 2013. Dominic Fletcher, an Arizona prospect, drove in all three of Italy’s runs and had the team’s first home run of the tournament, a solo shot in the eighth off Yu Darvish.
“Against a very good team, you have to be exceptional,” Piazza said. “And obviously tonight we weren’t, We didn’t throw the ball well tonight. We needed our pitchers to have a very good game.”
Italy pitchers walked eight.
“You’re not going to beat at team like Japan with eight walks,” Piazza said.
Japan went ahead in a four-run third.
Kensue Kondoh walked with one out against Tampa Bay minor leaguer Joe LaSorsa (0-1), and Ohtani bunted down the third base line for a single as LaSorsa threw wildly for an error that left runners at the corners. Yoshida’s groundout put Japan ahead, Munetaka Murakami walked and Okamoto homered.
Murakami, a two-time Central League MVP, hit an RBI double in the fifth and Kazuma Okamoto followed with a two-run double off Vinny Nittoli that opened a 7-2 lead.
Yoshida homered in the seventh against San Francisco prospect Joey Marciano and Sosuke Genda added an RBI single. ___
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) _ BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (TCPC) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $26.2 million.
The Santa Monica, California-based company said it had net income of 45 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, were 42 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 36 cents per share.
The investment company posted revenue of $48.2 million in the period.
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Jule Niemeier 2023 Hamburg Odds
As action in the Hamburg nears an end, a quarterfinal is coming up for Jule Niemeier against Daria Saville. Niemeier's odds are +900 to win this tournament at MatchMaker Sports Gmbh.
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Niemeier at the 2023 Hamburg
- Next Round: Quarterfinals
- Tournament Dates: July 21-29
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- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Court Surface: Clay
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Niemeier will play Saville in the quarterfinals on Thursday, July 27 at 5:00 AM ET, after defeating Yulia Putintseva in the previous round 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
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- In the Round of 16 on Wednesday, Niemeier beat No. 58-ranked Putintseva, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.
- Niemeier is 13-18 over the past year, with zero tournament titles.
- Niemeier is 2-5 on clay over the past 12 months, with no tournament wins.
- Through 31 matches over the past year (across all court types), Niemeier has played 22.7 games per match. She won 47.4% of them.
- In her seven matches on a clay surface over the past year, Niemeier has averaged 20.3 games.
- Niemeier has won 30.8% of her return games and 63.0% of her service games over the past year.
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Man charged in LA hospital stabbing of doctor, nurses
By STEFANIE DAZIO
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a man with attempted murder after they say he stabbed a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward last week.
Ashkan Amirsoleymani, 35, remained inside a storage room at the Encino Hospital Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley for hours on Friday before police arrested him, authorities said. His arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday.
He is being held on $3 million bail on three counts of attempted murder with allegations of causing great bodily injury. It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
Police previously said Amirsoleymani had parked his car in the middle of a street and went to the emergency room, where he asked for treatment for anxiety. Prosecutors say he first stabbed the doctor and then the two nurses.
There was no evidence that he knew the victims, Los Angeles police Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said at a news conference Friday. He remained inside a room in the hospital for about four hours as SWAT team members tried to to negotiate with him before he was finally arrested.
Friday’s attack came only two days after a gunman killed four people and then himself at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The assailant got inside a building on the Saint Francis Hospital campus with little trouble, just hours after buying an AR-style rifle, authorities said.
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The Williams Formula 1 team announced on Monday the departure of its CEO and Team Principal, Jost Capito.
The motorsports veteran and brains behind Ford’s original Focus RS and F-150 Raptor only joined Williams at the end of 2020, having postponed retirement plans to join the squad following its sale to U.S. investment firm Dorilton Capital earlier that year.
However, after some slight improvement in the 2021 season that saw the team finish eighth in the Constructors’ Championship, Williams fell to last place in 2022.
Capito also briefly served as CEO of the McLaren F1 team last decade.
Williams also announced the departure of Technical Director François-Xavier Demaison, who was brought in together with Capito. The two previously worked at Volkswagen where they contributed to the automaker’s hugely successful World Rally Championship campaign in the last decade, as well as the expansion of the Volkswagen R performance sub-brand.
“It has been a huge privilege to lead Williams Racing for the last two seasons and to lay the foundations for the turnaround of this great team,” Capito said in a statement. “I look forward to watching the team as it continues on its path to future success.”
Williams plans to announce a new team principal and technical director shortly. The team will enter the 2023 season with a new driver as well. U.S. driver Logan Sargeant has been picked to fill the seat of departing driver Nicholas Latifi. Joining Sargeant will be current Williams driver Alex Albon.
Ferrari is another team what will have new leadership in the 2023 season. Mattia Binotto stepped down as team principal at the Italian squad in November following a difficult season.
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ROME – Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia on child sex abuse charges before his convictions were overturned, died Tuesday in Rome. He was 81.
He was a divisive figure. He lived to see Vatican rivals charged with financial crimes after seeking to reform the church's finances. In Australia, he was a lightning rod for disagreements over whether the church had been properly held to account for historic child sex abuse.
Pell suffered fatal heart complications following hip surgery, said Archbishop Peter Comensoli, Pell’s successor as archbishop of Melbourne. Pell had been in Rome to attend the funeral last week of Pope Benedict XVI.
“For many people, particularly of the Catholic faith, this will be a difficult day and I express my condolences to all those who are mourning today,” said Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Sydney Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher told reporters the death had come as a shock.
“It will be for historians to assess his impact on the life of the church in Australia and beyond, but it was considerable and will be long lasting,” Fisher said.
Fisher said a requiem for Pell would be held at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican in the next few days, and in time his body would be brought back to Australia for a funeral mass and buried in the crypt at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney.
Journalist Lucie Morris-Marr, who wrote the book “Fallen” about Pell’s trial, said on Twitter that Pell’s death “will be terribly triggering for many Australians impacted by Catholic child sexual abuse and not just those involved in his trial.”
Pell, the former archbishop of Melbourne and Sydney, became the third-highest ranked official in the Vatican after Pope Francis tapped him in 2014 to reform the Vatican’s notoriously opaque finances as the Holy See’s first-ever finance czar.
He spent three years as prefect of the newly created Secretariat for the Economy, where he tried to impose international budgeting, accounting and transparency standards.
But Pell returned to Australia in 2017 in an attempt to clear his name of child sex charges dating from his time as archbishop.
A Victoria state County Court jury initially convicted him of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the latest 1990s shortly after he had become archbishop of Melbourne. Pell served 404 days in solitary confinement before the full-bench of the High Court unanimously overturned his convictions in 2020.
During his time in prison, Pell kept a diary documenting everything from his prayers and Scripture readings to his conversations with visiting chaplains and the prison guards. The journal turned into a triptych, “Prison Journal,” the proceeds of which went to pay his substantial legal bills.
In the diary, Pell reflected on the nature of suffering, Pope Francis’ papacy and the humiliations of solitary confinement as he battled to clear his name for a crime he insists he never committed.
Pell and his supporters believe he was scapegoated for all the crimes of the Australian Catholic Church’s botched response to clergy sexual abuse. Victims and critics say he epitomized everything wrong with how the church has dealt with the problem.
“Looking back, I was probably excessively optimistic that I’d get bail,” Pell said in a 2021 interview at his home in Rome, crediting his “glass half-full” attitude to his Christian faith.
Even after he was acquitted, Pell’s reputation remained tarnished by the scandal.
Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that he knew of clergy molesting children in the 1970s and did not take adequate action to address it.
Pell later said in a statement he was “surprised” by the commission’s findings. “These views are not supported by evidence,” Pell’s statement said.
With his rather brusque, no-nonsense Australian sensibilities, Pell clashed frequently with the Vatican’s Italian old guard during the three years he worked to get a handle on the Vatican’s assets and spending. He was vindicated when Vatican prosecutors put 10 people, including his onetime nemesis, on trial in 2021 for a host of alleged financial crimes.
After Pell returned to Rome following his release from prison, he had a well-publicized private audience with Francis.
“He acknowledged what I was trying to do,” Pell said of the pope during a 2020 interview. “And, you know, I think it’s been sadly vindicated by revelations and developments.”
Francis said as much in a recent interview with Italy’s Mediaset broadcaster, crediting Pell with having set the Vatican on the path of financial transparency and lamenting that he was forced to abandon the effort to face the “calumny” of the abuse charges back home.
“It was Pell who laid out how we could go forward. He’s a great man and we owe him so much,” Francis said last month.
Pell was born on June 8, 1941, the eldest of three children to a heavyweight champion boxer and publican also named George Pell, an Anglican. His mother Margaret Lillian (nee Burke) was from an Irish Catholic family.
He grew up in the Victorian regional town of Ballarat. At 193 centimeters (6 foot, 4 inches) tall, he was a talented Australian Rules Footballer. He was offered a professional football contract to play for Richmond but opted for a seminary instead.
While in Melbourne, he set up the Melbourne Response which was a world-first protocol to investigate complaints of clergy sexual abuse and to compensate victims. However many abuse victims were critical of the system and of compensation payments, saying they were designed more to shield the church from litigation.
After his convictions were overturned, Pell divided his time between Sydney and Rome, where he took part in the typical life of a retired cardinal, attending Vatican events and liturgical feasts and otherwise keeping up with news of the church.
“I’ve become very Italian,” Pell told a visitor during a lull of the coronavirus pandemic, which he spent in Rome.
Pell, along with the Melbourne archdiocese, was also battling a civil case back in Australia, which lawyers said Wednesday would continue against Pell’s estate.
That case was brought by the father of a former altar boy who claimed he was sexually abused by Pell. The father claims he suffered psychological effects from the abuse of his son, who died in 2014 from an accidental drug overdose.
“A civil trial likely would have provided the opportunity to cross examine Pell, and truly test his defense against these allegations,” said Lisa Flynn, the chief legal officer of Shine Lawyers. “There is still a great deal of evidence for this claim to rely on.”
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BANGKOK — The world's largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States.
The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost 13 feet from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 660 pounds, according to a statement Monday by Wonders of the Mekong, a joint Cambodian-U.S. research project.
The previous record for a freshwater fish was a 646-pound Mekong giant catfish, discovered in Thailand in 2005, the group said.
The stingray was snagged by a local fisherman south of Stung Treng in northeastern Cambodia. The fisherman alerted a nearby team of scientists from the Wonders of the Mekong project, which has publicized its conservation work in communities along the river.
The scientists arrived within hours of getting a post-midnight call with the news, and were amazed at what they saw.
"Yeah, when you see a fish this size, especially in freshwater, it is hard to comprehend, so I think all of our team was stunned," Wonders of the Mekong leader Zeb Hogan said in an online interview from the University of Nevada in Reno. The university is partnering with the Cambodian Fisheries Administration and USAID, the U.S. government's international development agency.
Freshwater fish are defined as those that spend their entire lives in freshwater, as opposed to giant marine species such as bluefin tuna and marlin, or fish that migrate between fresh and saltwater like the huge beluga sturgeon.
The stingray's catch was not just about setting a new record, he said.
"The fact that the fish can still get this big is a hopeful sign for the Mekong River, " Hogan said, noting that the waterway faces many environmental challenges.
The Mekong River runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is home to several species of giant freshwater fish but environmental pressures are rising. In particular, scientists fear a major program of dam building in recent years may be seriously disrupting spawning grounds.
"Big fish globally are endangered. They're high-value species. They take a long time to mature. So if they're fished before they mature, they don't have a chance to reproduce," Hogan said. "A lot of these big fish are migratory, so they need large areas to survive. They're impacted by things like habitat fragmentation from dams, obviously impacted by overfishing. So about 70% of giant freshwater fish globally are threatened with extinction, and all of the Mekong species."
The team that rushed to the site inserted a tagging device near the tail of the mighty fish before releasing it. The device will send tracking information for the next year, providing unprecedented data on giant stingray behavior in Cambodia.
"The giant stingray is a very poorly understood fish. Its name, even its scientific name, has changed several times in the last 20 years," Hogan said. "It's found throughout Southeast Asia, but we have almost no information about it. We don't know about its life history. We don't know about its ecology, about its migration patters."
Researchers say it's the fourth giant stingray reported in the same area in the past two months, all of them females. They think this may be a spawning hotspot for the species.
Local residents nicknamed the stingray "Boramy," or "full moon," because of its round shape and because the moon was on the horizon when it was freed on June 14. In addition to the honor of having caught the record-breaker, the lucky fisherman was compensated at market rate, meaning he received a payment of around $600.
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Complements previously launched 'blue ammonia' prices to advance the clean energy transition
LONDON and NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, analytics and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today announced that on December 1, 2022, it will launch a suite of Platts ammonia price assessments based on renewable power production pathways. These new price assessments complement previously launched 'blue ammonia' assessments to further enhance transparency in global hydrogen markets.
Mario Perez, Managing Editor, Global Hydrogen at S&P Global Commodity Insights said, "This latest addition to the Platts low carbon ammonia price assessment offering will provide valuable insight into trade flows of low carbon ammonia produced from renewable power. What's more, by focusing on renewable power production pathways, market participants can now look to this latest suite of Platts assessments to begin to differentiate ammonia based on its carbon intensity when compared to both the existing ammonia market and the 'blue ammonia' option.
S&P Global Commodity Insights expects low-carbon ammonia, which is derived from hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water using renewable power, to displace 57% of the global conventional ammonia market by 2050. In addition to conventional markets switching to low carbon ammonia, there are projects being developed to use low carbon ammonia as a shipping fuel and in power generation. Ammonia is also seen as one of the key transport vectors for transporting large amounts of low carbon hydrogen to import centers around the world.
These new assessments will reflect values into the prime low carbon ammonia import regions of Northwest Europe and Far East Asia. The new assessments will be in $ per metric ton and $ per MMBtu for the locations below:
The prices will be published in the recently launched Platts Hydrogen Daily report, complementing the 'blue ammonia' prices which represent ammonia production with 90% of its CO2 emissions captured and sequestrated. Platts Hydrogen Daily is the first daily global hydrogen price, news and insights report from an independent price reporting agency. It includes the latest analyses of market fundamentals, trends and factors driving global hydrogen markets, as well as prices from associated low carbon ammonia markets.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) – A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to death was sentenced Tuesday in an Iowa court to five years of closely supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man’s family.
Pieper Lewis was originally charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of Zachary Brooks in 2020. The 17-year-old was charged in the death of 37-year-old Brooks, who she claims raped her multiple times in the weeks before his death. She had faced the possibility of 20 years in prison.
Lewis pleaded last year to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury. Both charges were punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Polk County District judge David M. Porter on Tuesday deferred those prison sentences, meaning that if Lewis violates any portion of her probation, she could be sent to prison to serve that 20-year term.
As for being required to pay the estate of her rapist, “this court is presented with no other option,” Porter said, noting the restitution is mandatory under Iowa law that has been upheld by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Lewis was 15 when she stabbed Brooks more than 30 times in a Des Moines apartment. Officials have said Lewis was a runaway who was seeking to escape an abusive life with her adopted mother and was sleeping in the hallways of a Des Moines apartment building when a 28-year-old man took her in before forcibly trafficking her to other men for sex.
Lewis said one of those men was Brooks and that he had raped her multiple times in the weeks before his death. She recounted being forced at knifepoint by the 28-year-old man to go with Brooks to his apartment for sex. She told officials that after Brooks had raped her yet again, she grabbed a knife from a bedside table and stabbed Brooks in a fit of rage.
Police and prosecutors have not disputed that Lewis was sexually assaulted and trafficked. But prosecutors have argued that Brooks was asleep at the time he was stabbed and not an immediate danger to Lewis.
Iowa is not among the dozens of states that have a so-called safe harbor law that gives trafficking victims at least some level of criminal immunity.
Lewis, who earned her GED while being held in juvenile detention, acknowledged in a statement prior to her sentencing that she struggled with the structure of her detention, including “why I was treated like fragile glass” or wasn’t allowed to communicate with her friends or family.
“My spirit has been burned, but still glows through the flames,” she read from a statement she had prepared. “Hear me roar, see me glow, and watch me grow.”
“I am a survivor,” she added.
The judge peppered Lewis with repeated requests to explain what poor choices she made that led up to Brooks’ stabbing and expressed concern that she sometimes did not want to follow rules set for her in juvenile lockup.
“The next five years of your life will be full of rules you disagree with, I’m sure of it,” Porter said. He later added, “This is the second chance that you’ve asked for. You don’t get a third.”
Her attorney said after the sentencing that they were extremely happy with the outcome.
“Very pleased at the court decision. Going into this case we assumed the worst she was initially charged with first-degree murder,” said Matt Sheeley.
Lewis’ attorney argued in court that requiring her to pay restitution to the family of the man who raped her was cruel and unusual punishment. Her attorney said that there may be action taken down the line, aimed at the current restitution precedent set at the Iowa Supreme Court. But added that this was a win.
“That is not the most important pressing concern that she has. She wants to move on with her life. She has got her entire life ahead of her. She has all these opportunities ahead of her. So the restitution is not really something she is bothered by at this point,” said Sheeley.
Lewis will be required to undergo mental health and substance abuse evaluation as well as GPS tracking and monitoring. She will not be eligible for early release from probation.
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Daily 3" game were:
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The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5…
As of this afternoon, Wisconsin currently has the worst air quality in the entire world:
As this wildfire smoke continues to build in, we stay in this Air Quality Alert until Thursday at Noon.
Expect hazy sun the rest of this evening with a few more clouds building in by tonight. Tomorrow will start off with a smoky sunshine, and then cloud cover will increase during the day turning us to partly cloudy and then mostly cloudy skies. Scattered thunderstorms return late tomorrow evening and this system will provide us precip through Thursday night. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/weather/smoky-conditions-continue-rain-tomorrow/ | 2023-06-27 23:28:00 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/weather/smoky-conditions-continue-rain-tomorrow/ |
A Guadalupe man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly arranging to meet with a minor, with the intent in engaging in sexual acts.
At 6:00 p.m., Santa Maria Police detectives conducted an operation where a man had arranged to meet with who he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
At 7:12 p.m. police arrested the man, 26-year-old Alexis Correa, in a parking lot where the meeting was scheduled.
Correa was booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on felony charges of arranging and meeting with a minor with the intent to engage in sexual acts. | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/police-arrest-man-for-allegedly-arranging-a-sexual-meeting-with-a-minor | 2023-06-28 05:56:18 | 0 | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/police-arrest-man-for-allegedly-arranging-a-sexual-meeting-with-a-minor |
DALLAS, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Civitas Capital Group, a Dallas-based alternative investment manager offering niche opportunities in U.S. real estate, today announced that commercial real estate finance and investment management executive Marisa Lizak has joined the firm as Managing Director, Investments.
In this role, Lizak will focus on managing the credit strategy of the firm and expanding the firm's equity and debt investor base across the Civitas lodging platform, as well as growing Civitas' credit business across the firm's other target asset classes, including multifamily and niche opportunistic investments.
Lizak will take an active role in the capital raising process for the firm's lodging-focused investment vehicles, including engagement with institutional LPs, consultants, and other counterparties. She will also play a large part in overseeing deal underwriting and structuring, portfolio performance, and credit risk management in addition to assisting in the execution of capital markets initiatives.
"Marisa's hiring continues Civitas' commitment to institutional-quality investment management," says Heather Jones, Chief Operating Officer for Civitas. "She brings with her a broad and deep analytical knowledge of the sector, enabling Civitas to accelerate our growth strategy."
"I'm excited to join the Civitas team," Lizak says. "Our collective deep transactional experience and shared passion for hospitality uniquely positions us to provide investors with interesting investment opportunities while cultivating a sense of partnership."
Lizak joins Civitas after a career that spans more than two decades in which she has led the investment strategy, underwriting, structuring, fundraising, investor relations, and portfolio/asset management of highly complex, transitional CRE assets, across all asset types (with a focus on hospitality), geographic markets, and positions within the capital stack, and through various points in the real estate cycle.
With over a decade on the lending side, Lizak has underwritten, structured, and closed more than $10B of debt–related transactions for leading financial institutions, most notably as SVP & Head of Underwriting at Starwood Property Trust. Having worked with both balance sheet and CMBS lenders, her experience covers the full debt stack of senior, mezzanine, and preferred equity on a floating and fixed rate basis for bridge, construction, and permanent financing.
Lizak most recently held leadership positions as COO of Global Hospitality Investment Group, an early-stage private equity real estate firm focused on hotel assets located in major cities worldwide, and as CIO of Axle Companies, a Korean Family Office, where Lizak oversaw an investment portfolio with primary assets in hotel real estate and focused on optimizing existing and sourcing new investment opportunities.
Prior to joining Axle, Lizak was Director of Capital Markets & Investment Management at Ethika Investments, LLC, where she implemented strategic thought leadership for debt and equity capital markets activities as well as executed capital raising, IR, and investment strategy initiatives related to the company's private equity real estate funds (value-add/opportunistic and credit).
Lizak holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration.
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Ford raises price on the electric F-150 again
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business
Ford is again raising prices on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup, but the price increase will impact only the base model. The truck has only been in production since late April and prices were already raised once in early August.
When the F-150 Lightning first went on sale, the base version of the truck, a version intended mostly for commercial fleet customers, was priced around $40,000. With this latest pricing change the price of the base model truck “for new commercial customer orders” will start at about $52,000. Ford had already raised the base price by $7,000 as part of the April increase.
The adjusted manufacturer suggested retail price will be in effect for business customers placing orders on or after October 24, Ford said in a statement. Ford blamed “ongoing supply chain constraints, rising material costs and other market factors” for the price bump.
The price increase is just for that version of the truck, Ford spokesman Dan Barbossa said, and does not imply similar increases for other, better equipped versions of the truck.
With the earlier price increase, Ford had made some improvements on the base model and made some additional features available on it. The EPA-estimated range for the base model truck was increased from 230 miles to 240 miles and some additional option packages were made newly available on the base truck at that time.
Ford’s previous price increase also included other versions of the truck up to the very top trim levels.
Ford stopped taking new customer reservations for the Lightning in December, concerned that it couldn’t build the trucks fast enough to meet all those potential orders. The number of reservations had reached 200,000 by that point. Ford had delivered 8,760 Lightning trucks by the end of September, according to the company’s latest sales report.
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RESTON, Va., Oct. 28, 2022 Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per outstanding share of common stock of Leidos Holdings, Inc. The cash dividend is payable on December 30, 2022, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 15, 2022.
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company's 44,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Snicker if you wish. Guffaw for good measure. Bill May and other male synchronized swimmers — now called artistic swimmers — have heard the putdowns before.
But they’re getting the last laugh.
Men have competed in synchro at the lower levels for decades. Now they’re being included in the Olympics, meaning next year’s Summer Games in Paris.
“I think it’s a huge opportunity for the sport to grow and attract more men,” May told the Associated Press at the World Aquatics Championships. “By keeping men out you’re limiting the sport. By including men you’re going to see an upshift in the popularity and the numbers.”
May looks like a lean bodybuilder. He was among the first men to compete when synchro was included in the worlds for the first time in 2015. And he worked for 17 years at Cirque du Soleil doing water-themed shows. He has come out of competitive retirement for a chance to compete at the Olympics.
“There has always been that misconception that it’s a female-only sport, or that it’s for wimps, or that it’s not a difficult sport,” the 44-year-old May said. “Anyone that has anything negative to say about the sport — boy, female, anyone. Just try it and you’ll know it’s the most difficult sport in the world.”
This is not the synchronized swimming that your parents or grandparents watched — the water ballet that made few waves below the flowery rubber caps and permanent smiles, It’s estranged from the sport introduced at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
The acrobatic team event, in particular, features lifts, throws and flips, and diving routines launched off the shoulders of teammates treading water below. It’s gymnastics on water and concussions are a risk.
Interested men often confront the stereotypes.
Beginning in elementary school, 18-year-old American Kenny Gaudet dreamed of being a synchronized swimmer. He made it, but it wasn’t easy.
“It makes me emotional just to think about the problems we all went through and the struggles we all had just to get a chance to swim and do what we love,” said Gaudet who competed at this year’s worlds.
“So much bullying. So much slander. So much hate,” he added. “Just because of my gender, just because I’m a male in artistic swimming. When I first started I wanted to quit so many times. Growing up my peers would ask why I’m doing a female sport, why am I being like a girl and degrade me for doing what I love to do.”
One aspect of Adam Andrasko’s job as the head of USA Artistic Swimming is recruiting men. He said there are about 100 participating in the United States, up from 25 just four years ago.
“There hasn’t been a good foundation of growth,” Andrasko said. “You haven’t had the farm system.”
A few countries at the world championships have male swimmers including the United States, Japan, Germany and China. Spain and Italy also have top competitors.
“There aren’t a lot of countries with strong males,” in the international competition, Andrasko said, noting men often lack the flexibility to compete. “So you might not see a lot of males swimming in the Olympics. I’m concerned it goes to the Olympic Games and we don’t see a male participating. I definitely have that fear.”
“To this point,” he added, “women are still far better at this sport than a man.”
Another fear, apparently unfounded, is that women might resent the men competing in the sport. Men will compete in only team events at the Olympics. Teams have a maximum of eight members — with a limit of two men — which means men might crowd out some women.
There is no requirement for men to be included.
Asked about any acrimony, two-time American Olympian Anita Alvarez replied: “No, not at all.”
Alvarez has blacked out twice in the last two years while competing and had to be resuscitated. She’s been cleared to compete with no diagnosis except physical or mental exhaustion. Holding her breath for too long underwater is also suspected.
Men can add some physicality to routines, and their presence could lead to a wider audience. Alvarez also credits May with choreography skills that he picked up with Cirque du Soleil.
“Having the inclusion of both males and females will make it more open for young boys and young girls to dream of being in the Olympics, parents wanting to start their kids,” Alvarez said.
She ran off her workout routine, sure to scare away men and women — equally.
“We’re training eight-plus hours a day, treading water all day,” she said. “You have to be able to count time and work with music. You have to be able to watch your patterns and stay in line. We don’t wear goggles when we compete. You’re holding your breath. You don’t touch the bottom. There are so many elements that go into it that people don’t see.”
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- Year-End Occupancy of 98.8% and Full Year Cash Same Store NOI Growth of 10.1%, Both Company Records
- Cash Rental Rates Up 26.7% in 2022, Highest Annual Increase in Company History
- Cash Rental Rate Increase of 33% on Leases Signed To Date Commencing in 2023
- Started a Million Square-Foot Development in Northern California, Estimated Investment of $126 Million
- Placed In Service 4.1 Million Square Feet of Developments in 2022; 100% Leased, Estimated Total Investment of $448 Million, Cash Yield of 6.6%
- Sold One Property for $54 Million in the Fourth Quarter; $178 Million Sold in 2022
- Increased First Quarter 2023 Dividend to $0.32 Per Share, an 8.5% Increase
CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), a leading fully integrated owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022. First Industrial's diluted net income available to common stockholders per share (EPS) was $0.62 in the fourth quarter, compared to $0.87 a year ago. Full year 2022 EPS was $2.72, compared to $2.09 in 2021.
First Industrial's fourth quarter FFO was $0.60 per share/unit on a diluted basis, compared to $0.52 per share/unit a year ago. Full year 2022 FFO was $2.28 per share/unit on a diluted basis versus $1.97 per share/unit in 2021. Excluding the income related to insurance claim settlements, fourth quarter and full year 2022 FFO was $0.59 and $2.27 per share/unit, respectively.
"2022 was an outstanding year for First Industrial due to the contributions of our entire team as reflected in our strong performance," said Peter E. Baccile, First Industrial's president and chief executive officer. "We established new company highs for year-end occupancy and cash rental rate growth, which contributed to record annual cash same store NOI growth. We are well positioned to capture additional rent growth in our portfolio, demonstrated by the 33% growth in cash rental rates on signed leases commencing in 2023."
Portfolio Performance
- In service occupancy was 98.8% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 98.3% at the end of the third quarter of 2022, and 98.1% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2021.
- In the fourth quarter, cash rental rates increased 41.1%. For the full year, cash rental rates increased 26.7%, which is the highest annual increase in company history.
- The Company has achieved a cash rental rate increase of approximately 33% on leases signed to date commencing in 2023 reflecting 50% of 2023 rollovers.
- In the fourth quarter, cash basis same store net operating income before termination fees and the income related to insurance claim settlements ("SS NOI") increased 7.6% reflecting higher average occupancy, increases in rental rates on new and renewal leasing and contractual rent escalations, slightly offset by higher free rent. For the full year, calculated under the same methodology, SS NOI increased 10.1% which is a company record.
Development Leasing
During the fourth quarter, the Company:
- Leased the remaining 66,000 square feet at the 133,000 square-foot First Park Miami Building 9 in South Florida.
- Leased 100% of the 72,000 square-foot First Loop Logistics Park Building 1 in Central Florida. The lease is expected to commence upon completion in the first quarter of 2023.
- Leased 54,000 square feet at its 81,000 square-foot First Loop Logistics Park Building 2 in Central Florida. The lease is expected to commence upon completion in the first quarter of 2023.
Investment and Disposition Activities
In the fourth quarter, the Company:
- Commenced development of First Stockton Logistics Center in Northern California - 1.0 million square feet; $126 million estimated investment.
- Acquired two sites totaling 55 acres in the Philadelphia and Houston markets for $17 million.
- Acquired a 47,000 square-foot building in the Inland Empire for $15 million.
- Sold a 581,000 square-foot building in Minneapolis for $54 million.
For the full year 2022, the Company:
- Placed in service ten developments, 100% leased, totaling 4.1 million square feet, with an estimated total investment of $448 million and a cash yield of 6.6%.
- Acquired 13 sites totaling 134 acres for a total of $162 million that can support approximately 2.0 million square feet of development.
- Acquired 11 buildings totaling 487,000 square feet for a total of $137 million.
- Sold nine buildings comprised of 2.2 million square feet and one land parcel for $178 million; exited the Cleveland market.
- Sold 391 acres at its Camelback 303 business park joint venture in Phoenix; First Industrial's share of the gain and promote before tax is $102 million.
"Through our development efforts in 2022, we placed in service more than four million square feet of premier logistics space, all 100% leased, deploying $448 million in capital," said Johannson Yap, First Industrial's chief investment officer. "Our team is focused on building upon our excellent development track record of value creation through lease-up within our current pipeline."
Capital
On November 1, 2022, the Company:
- Borrowed the entire $300 million of the delayed draw unsecured term loan that closed in August.
In the fourth quarter, the Company:
- Entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the all-in interest rate on the entire $300 million unsecured term loan at 4.88%. The new fixed rate became effective on December 1, 2022.
Common Stock Dividend Increased
The board of directors declared a common dividend of $0.32 per share/unit for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 payable on April 17, 2023 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2023. The new dividend rate represents an 8.5% increase from the prior rate of $0.295 per share/unit. This represents a payout ratio of approximately 70% for our anticipated 2023 Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) as defined in our supplemental information report.
Outlook for 2023
"Industrial real estate fundamentals support further market rent growth, which is benefiting our operating results and our earnings, with higher interest rates a partial offset." added Mr. Baccile. "While the overall economic picture is evolving, we have positioned our company to perform throughout the cycle with our well-located portfolio and pipeline and our strong balance sheet with no debt maturities for the next few years."
(1) 2023 FFO per share guidance is impacted by an additional $0.02 per share in real estate taxes in one of our markets that we will accrue in 2023 but will not be recoverable from our tenants until the taxes are paid in 2024. Excluding this impact, the midpoint of our FFO per share guidance is $2.36.
The following assumptions were used for guidance:
- Average quarter-end in service occupancy of 97.75% to 98.75%.
- SS NOI growth on a cash basis before termination fees of 7.5% to 8.5% for the full year. This range assumes 2023 bad debt expense of $1 million and excludes $1.4 million of income related to insurance claim settlements recognized in 4Q22.
- Includes the incremental costs expected in 2023 related to the Company's developments completed and under construction as of December 31, 2022. In total, the Company expects to capitalize $0.08 per share of interest in 2023.
- General and administrative expense of $34.0 million to $35.0 million.
- Other than the transactions discussed in this release, guidance does not include the impact of:
Conference Call
First Industrial will host its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results conference call on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. CST (11:00 a.m. EST). The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 870-4263, passcode "First Industrial". The conference call will also be webcast live on the Investors page of the Company's website at www.firstindustrial.com. The replay will also be available on the website.
The Company's fourth quarter and full year 2022 supplemental information can be viewed at www.firstindustrial.com under the "Investors" tab.
FFO Definition
In accordance with the NAREIT definition of FFO, First Industrial calculates FFO to be equal to net income available to First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.'s common stockholders and participating securities, plus depreciation and other amortization of real estate, plus impairment of real estate, minus gain or plus loss on sale of real estate, net of any income tax provision or benefit associated with the sale of real estate. First Industrial also excludes the same adjustments from its share of net income from unconsolidated joint ventures.
About First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) is a leading fully integrated owner, operator, and developer of industrial real estate with a track record of providing industry-leading customer service to multinational corporations and regional customers. Across major markets in the United States, our local market experts manage, lease, buy, (re)develop, and sell bulk and regional distribution centers, light industrial, and other industrial facility types. In total, we own and have under development approximately 68.9 million square feet of industrial space as of December 31, 2022. For more information, please visit us at www.firstindustrial.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and the presentation to which it refers may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend for such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, and are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," "expect," "plan," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "seek," "target," "potential," "focus," "may," "will," "should" or similar words. Although we believe the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or that results will not materially differ. Factors which could have a materially adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to: changes in national, international, regional and local economic conditions generally and real estate markets specifically; changes in legislation/regulation (including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts) and actions of regulatory authorities; the uncertainty and economic impact of pandemics, epidemics or other public health emergencies or fear of such events, such as the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); our ability to qualify and maintain our status as a real estate investment trust; the availability and attractiveness of financing (including both public and private capital) and changes in interest rates; the availability and attractiveness of terms of additional debt repurchases; our ability to retain our credit agency ratings; our ability to comply with applicable financial covenants; our competitive environment; changes in supply, demand and valuation of industrial properties and land in our current and potential market areas; our ability to identify, acquire, develop and/or manage properties on favorable terms; our ability to dispose of properties on favorable terms; our ability to manage the integration of properties we acquire; potential liability relating to environmental matters; defaults on or non-renewal of leases by our tenants; decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates; higher-than-expected real estate construction costs and delays in development or lease-up schedules; potential natural disasters and other potentially catastrophic events such as acts of war and/or terrorism; technological developments, particularly those affecting supply chains and logistics; litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; risks associated with our investments in joint ventures, including our lack of sole decision-making authority; and other risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as those risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in our other Exchange Act reports and in our other public filings with the SEC. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our outlook only and speak only as of the date of this press release or the dates indicated in the statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. For further information on these and other factors that could impact us and the statements contained herein, reference should be made to our filings with the SEC.
A schedule of selected financial information is attached.
(c) Investors in, and analysts following, the real estate industry utilize funds from operations ("FFO"), net operating income ("NOI"), adjusted EBITDA and adjusted funds from operations ("AFFO"), variously defined below, as supplemental performance measures. While we believe net income available to First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.'s common stockholders and participating securities, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate measure, we consider FFO, NOI, adjusted EBITDA and AFFO, given their wide use by, and relevance to investors and analysts, appropriate supplemental performance measures. FFO, reflecting the assumption that real estate asset values rise or fall with market conditions, principally adjusts for the effects of GAAP depreciation and amortization of real estate assets. NOI provides a measure of rental operations, and does not factor in depreciation and amortization and non-property specific expenses such as general and administrative expenses. Adjusted EBITDA provides a tool to further evaluate the ability to incur and service debt and to fund dividends and other cash needs. AFFO provides a tool to further evaluate the ability to fund dividends. In addition, FFO, NOI, adjusted EBITDA and AFFO are commonly used in various ratios, pricing multiples/yields and returns and valuation calculations used to measure financial position, performance and value.
In accordance with the NAREIT definition of FFO, we calculate FFO to be equal to net income available to First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.'s common stockholders and participating securities, plus depreciation and other amortization of real estate, plus impairment of real estate, minus gain or plus loss on sale of real estate, net of any income tax provision or benefit associated with the sale of real estate. We also exclude the same adjustments from our share of net income from unconsolidated joint ventures.
NOI is defined as our revenues, minus property expenses such as real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, property management, utilities, insurance and other expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as NOI minus general and administrative expenses and the equity in FFO from our investment in joint ventures.
AFFO is defined as adjusted EBITDA minus interest expense, minus capitalized interest and overhead, (minus)/plus amortization of debt discounts and hedge costs, minus straight-line rent, amortization of above (below) market leases and lease inducements, minus provision for income taxes or plus benefit for income taxes not allocable to gain on sale of real estate, plus amortization of equity based compensation and minus non-incremental capital expenditures. Non-incremental capital expenditures refer to building improvements and leasing costs required to maintain current revenues plus tenant improvements amortized back to the tenant over the lease term. Excluded are first generation leasing costs, capital expenditures underwritten at acquisition and development/redevelopment costs.
FFO, NOI, adjusted EBITDA and AFFO do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, including the repayment of principal on debt and payment of dividends and distributions. FFO, NOI, adjusted EBITDA and AFFO should not be considered as substitutes for net income available to common stockholders and participating securities (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of results of operations, cash flows (calculated in accordance with GAAP) or as a measure of liquidity. FFO, NOI, adjusted EBITDA and AFFO as currently calculated by us may not be comparable to similarly titled, but variously calculated, measures of other REITs.
We consider cash-basis same store NOI ("SS NOI") to be a useful supplemental measure of our operating performance. Same store properties include all properties owned prior to January 1, 2021 and held as an in service property through the end of the current reporting period (including certain income-producing land parcels), and developments and redevelopments that were placed in service prior to January 1, 2021 (the "Same Store Pool"). Properties which are at least 75% occupied at acquisition are placed in service, unless we anticipate tenant move-outs within two years of ownership would drop occupancy below 75%. Properties acquired with occupancy greater than 75% at acquisition, but with tenants that we anticipate will move out within two years of ownership, will be placed in service upon the earlier of reaching 90% occupancy or twelve months after move out. Properties acquired that are less than 75% occupied at the date of acquisition are placed in service as they reach the earlier of reaching 90% occupancy or one year subsequent to acquisition. Developments, redevelopments and acquired income-producing land parcels for which our ultimate intent is to redevelop or develop on the land parcel are placed in service as they reach the earlier of 90% occupancy or one year subsequent to development/redevelopment construction completion.
We define SS NOI as NOI, less NOI of properties not in the Same Store Pool, less the impact of straight-line rent, the amortization of above (below) market rent and the impact of lease termination fees. Same Store revenues for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 exclude $1,438 of one-time insurance settlement gain recognized on multiple properties within the Same Store Pool. We exclude lease termination fees, straight-line rent and above (below) market rent in calculating SS NOI because we believe it provides a better measure of actual cash basis rental growth for a year-over-year comparison. In addition, we believe that SS NOI helps the investing public compare the operating performance of a company's real estate as compared to other companies. While SS NOI is a relevant and widely used measure of operating performance of real estate investment trusts, it does not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to those measures in evaluating our liquidity or operating performance. SS NOI also does not reflect general and administrative expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, income tax benefit and expense, gains and losses on the sale of real estate, equity in income or loss from our joint ventures, joint venture fees, joint venture development services expense, capital expenditures and leasing costs. Further, our computation of SS NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating SS NOI.
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James McDivitt, who commanded NASA’s first spacewalk mission and later took part in the first crewed orbital flight of a lunar module, a key step toward a human landing on the moon, died Friday. He was 93.
NASA announced his death but did not specify the cause or say where he died.
When he joined the Air Force in 1951 as an aviation cadet after attending junior college, McDivitt had “never been in an airplane, never been off the ground,” as he recalled in an interview for NASA’s Johnson Space Center Oral History Project.
He went on to fly 145 fighter missions during the Korean War, became an Air Force test pilot and then was selected by NASA in September 1962 as one of nine astronauts for the Gemini program, the bridge between the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the Apollo missions leading to the moon landings.
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McDivitt was in command of the Gemini 4 capsule, which orbited Earth for nearly 98 hours over four days in June 1965, a record for a two-person spaceflight.
The mission’s primary goal was to determine whether astronauts could withstand prolonged time in space, something they did just fine. But its most celebrated achievement was a pioneering 20-minute spacewalk by McDivitt’s fellow crewman, Edward White II, who had been his classmate at the University of Michigan and had become his best friend.
McDivitt created a stir of his own when he reported spotting what appeared to be a satellite orbiting near his spacecraft and took photographs of it.
As he later told it in the NASA oral history: “It had a geometrical shape similar to a beer can or a pop can and with a little thing maybe like a pencil or something sticking out of it. It was all white.”
But when NASA and McDivitt looked at the photos, they found nothing that resembled a UFO. McDivitt felt that his photographs had been out of focus, but he came to doubt that he had, in fact, seen another spacecraft. He said he had probably glimpsed a piece of ice or Mylar that had fallen off his space capsule.
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The supposed UFO saga trailed him over the years. He once wryly remarked, “I became a world-renowned expert on UFOs — unfortunately.” Nonetheless, he had some fun with it. In January 1974, he played himself in an episode of “The Brady Bunch” TV series in which he told of the sighting and suggested that earthlings were not alone in the universe.
McDivitt’s second, and last, space mission came in March 1969, when he commanded the Apollo 9 flight, a 10-day orbiting of Earth by a three-person crew. McDivitt flew with Russell Schweickart in a pioneering test of the lunar module, the prototype of the space vehicle that carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon four months later. With David Scott piloting the Apollo 9 craft, the lunar module disengaged from it, orbited more than 100 miles away and then returned to it.
James Alton McDivitt was born June 10, 1929, in Chicago and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After attending high school there, he worked as a water-boiler repairman, then went to Jackson Junior College in Jackson, Michigan, before joining the Air Force.
After the Korean War, he was sent by the Air Force to the University of Michigan for his final two years of college. He graduated first in his class in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering.
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He became a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base in California, then entered the Air Force aerospace research program there, a training facility for prospective astronauts. Soon afterward, he was picked for the Gemini program.
(In January 1967, less than two years after the orbiting of Gemini 4, White and two other astronauts died when their Apollo spacecraft, mounted on a Saturn rocket at Cape Canaveral in Florida, burst into flames during a test.)
In the spring of 1969, McDivitt became manager of NASA’s lunar-landing operation as preparations reached a climax for Apollo 11, the first moon landing. He was named overall program manager for the Apollo missions following that epic flight.
He retired from NASA and from the Air Force as a brigadier general in 1972 and was later an executive with Consumers Power Co., Pullman, and Rockwell International, an aerospace and electronics company.
Information about his survivors was not immediately available.
For all the celebrity status accorded astronauts in the early years of spaceflight, McDivitt had figuratively been brought down to earth by his own children.
Just after the public announcement that he had been chosen for Gemini 4, he gathered the children (he had three at the time) at the breakfast table one Saturday morning.
As he recounted it: “I said, ‘Kids, I’m going to tell you something really important. I’m going to fly in space soon.’”
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His older children said they had already heard about it in school. His son Patrick, 4 years old at the time, had some news of his own to report: “Guess what, there’s a bug in the milk bottle on the front porch.”
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TAMPA, Fla., July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkers & Rally's, an iconic drive-thru restaurant chain known for flavorful craveable food at a great value, reminds fry lovers everywhere that National French Fry Day has fry-nally moved to the second 'Fry-day' of July – the 14th, to be exact – starting this year and forevermore, all thanks to the unwavering support of fry-craving petitioners nationwide who participated in Checkers & Rally's FryDaytoFriday.com petition last year, asking the National Day Calendar to ensure Fry Day always falls on a Fry-day. Last July, the organization officially 'fry-ghted' this wrong.
To commemorate the date change, Checkers & Rally's – whose Famous Seasoned Fries are recognized as the #1 Most Craveable Fries in America* – will offer a free order of XL fries between Fry-day, July 14, through July 16 available to all rewards app members (available for download on the App Store and Google Play).
"Rallying America and fry fans across the country to permanently move this beloved food holiday was a monumental moment for Checkers & Rally's and it's our privilege to celebrate the official change beginning this year in a big way," said Frances Allen, President & CEO of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. "Whether fries are paired with a meal or served as a stand-alone order, they're always a staple and our Famous Seasoned Fries are no exception. We want to reward our fry family with not just one, but two special fry promotions, thanking them for loving fries as much as we do."
But, the fry love doesn't stop there. From July 24 – August 6 at participating locations nationwide and Checkers & Rally's rewards app, guests can also grab an order of fries, any size (small, medium or large), for just $1.
For more information, hours of operation or to find a Checkers or Rally's location, please visit Checkers.com.
**Technomic Ignite Consumer Data (2020), published by Restaurant Business.
About Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
Based in Tampa, Fla., Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., an iconic and innovative drive-thru restaurant chain known for its bold, craveable food, famous fries, exceptional value, and people-first attitude, operates and franchises both Checkers® and Rally's® restaurants. With 850 restaurants and room to grow, Checkers & Rally's is a proven brand with flexible building formats that is aggressively expanding across the country. Checkers & Rally's is dedicated to being a place where franchisees and employees who work hard can create opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities. In recent years, the brand has earned several of the industry's most prestigious awards including: "#1 Most Craveable Fries" by Restaurant Business 2020 and 2018; Best Franchise Deal and "Best Drive-Thru in America" by QSR Magazine; Top Food and Beverage Franchise by Franchise Business Review; the "Hot! Again" award from Nation's Restaurant News and has consistently been ranked on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America reported its third-quarter 2022 financial results today. The news release, supplemental filing and investor presentation can be accessed at Bank of America's Investor Relations website at https://investor.bankofamerica.com/quarterly-earnings.
Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan and Chief Financial Officer Alastair Borthwick will discuss the financial results in a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today. For a listen-only connection to the conference call, dial 1.877.200.4456 (U.S.) or 1.785.424.1732 (international), and the conference ID is 79795. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.
Investors can also listen to live audio of the conference call and view the presentation slides by visiting the Events and Presentations section of the company's Investor Relations website.
Investors can access replays of the conference call by visiting the Investor Relations website or by calling 1.800.934.4850 (U.S.) or 1.402.220.1178 (international) from noon on October 17 through 11:59 p.m. ET on October 27.
Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 68 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 3,900 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs and award-winning digital banking with approximately 56 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more Bank of America news, including dividend announcements and other important information, visit the Bank of America newsroom, and register for news email alerts.
Lee McEntire, Bank of America
Phone: 1.980.388.6780
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Phone: 1.212.449.3112
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Phone: 1.916.718.1251
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2023 Barracuda Championship Betting Odds, Favorites & Insights – Round 2
Seung-Yul Noh is the current leader (+1200) at the 2023 Barracuda Championship after one round of play.
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Barracuda Championship Second Round Information
- Start Time: 9:45 AM ET
- Venue: Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood)
- Location: Truckee, California
- Par/Distance: Par 71/7,480 yards
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Barracuda Championship Best Odds to Win
Beau Hossler
- Tee Time: 3:11 PM ET
- Current Rank: 2nd (-7)
- Odds to Win: +650
Hossler Round by Round Results
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Patrick Rodgers
- Tee Time: 3:44 PM ET
- Current Rank: 5th (-7)
- Odds to Win: +800
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Seung-Yul Noh
- Tee Time: 10:18 AM ET
- Current Rank: 1st (-9)
- Odds to Win: +1200
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Maximilian Kieffer
- Tee Time: 9:45 AM ET
- Current Rank: 5th (-6)
- Odds to Win: +1800
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Carson Young
- Tee Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Current Rank: 5th (-6)
- Odds to Win: +2000
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Biden to meet China’s Xi on Monday for Taiwan, Russia talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet Monday with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of next week’s Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, a face-to-face meeting that comes amid increasingly strained U.S.-China relations, the White House announced Thursday.
It will be the first in-person meeting between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies since Biden became president in January 2021 and comes weeks after Xi was awarded a norm-breaking third, five-year term as the Chinese Communist Party leader during the party’s national congress.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement the leaders will meet to “discuss efforts to maintain and deepen lines of communication between” the two countries and to “responsibly manage competition and work together where our interests align, especially on transnational challenges that affect the international community.”
The White House has been working with Chinese officials over the last several weeks to arrange the meeting. Biden on Wednesday told reporters that he intended to discuss with Xi growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, trade policies, Beijing’s relationship with Russia and more.
“What I want to do with him when we talk is lay out what each of our red lines are and understand what he believes to be in the critical national interests of China, what I know to be the critical interests of the United States,” Biden said. “And determine whether or not they conflict with one another.”
A senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the summit, sought to downplay expectations for the meeting, telling reporters on Thursday that there was no joint communique or deliverables anticipated from the sit-down. Rather, the official said, Biden aimed to build a “floor for the relationship.”
Biden and Xi traveled together in the U.S. and China in 2011 and 2012 when both leaders were serving as their respective countries’ vice presidents, and they have held five phone or video calls since Biden became president in January 2021. But the U.S.-China relationship has become far more complicated since those getting-to-know-you talks in Washington and on the Tibetan plateau a decade ago.
As president, Biden has repeatedly taken China to task for human rights abuses against the Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities, Beijing’s crackdowns on democracy activists in Hong Kong, coercive trade practices, military provocations against self-ruled Taiwan and differences over Russia’s prosecution of its war against Ukraine.
Weeks before Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president met with Xi in Beijing and the two issued a memorandum expressing hopes of a “no limits” relationship for their nations.
China has largely refrained from criticizing Russia’s war but thus far has held off on supplying Moscow with arms.
“I don’t think there’s a lot of respect that China has for Russia or Putin,” Biden said Wednesday. “And in fact, they’ve been sort of keeping the distance a little bit.”
The leaders were also expected to address U.S. frustrations that Beijing has not used its influence to press North Korea to pull back from conducting provocative missile tests and to abandon its nuclear weapons program. Biden was set to discuss threats from North Korea with the leaders of South Korea and Japan a day before sitting down with Xi.
Xi’s government has criticized the Biden administration’s posture toward Taiwan — which Beijing looks eventually to unify with the communist mainland — as undermining China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Chinese president also has suggested that Washington wants to stifle Beijing’s growing clout as it tries to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy.
Tensions over Taiwan have grown since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August.
Biden said that he’s “not willing to make any fundamental concessions” about the United States’ Taiwan doctrine.
Under its “One China” policy, the United States recognizes the government in Beijing while allowing for informal relations and defense ties with Taipei. It takes a stance of “strategic ambiguity” toward the defense of Taiwan — leaving open the question of whether it would respond militarily were the island attacked.
Biden caused a stir in Asia in May when at a news conference in Tokyo, said “yes” when asked if he was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if China invaded. The White House and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were quick to clarify that there was no change in U.S. policy.
Beijing sees official American contact with Taiwan as encouragement to make the island’s decades-old de facto independence permanent, a step U.S. leaders say they don’t support. Pelosi is the highest-ranking elected American official to visit since then-Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997.
Xi has stayed close to home throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic, where he has enforced a “zero-COVID” policy that has resulted in mass lockdowns that have roiled the global supply chains.
He made his first trip outside China since start of the pandemic in September with a stop in Kazakhstan and then onto Uzbekistan to take part in the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization with Putin and other leaders of the Central Asian security group.
U.S. officials were eager to see how Xi approaches the meeting after being newly empowered with a third term and consolidating his position as the unquestioned leader of the state, saying they would wait to assess whether that made him more or less likely to seek out areas of cooperation with the U.S.
They emphasized that party congress results reinforced the importance of direct engagement with Xi, rather than lower level officials whom they’ve found unable or unwilling to speak for the Chinese leader.
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Arkansas vs. Illinois: Betting Trends, Record ATS, Home/Road Splits - First Round
The No. 8 seed Arkansas Razorbacks (20-13) are a 1.5-point favorite in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against the No. 9 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (20-12) on Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena. The contest starts at 4:30 PM on TBS. Here are insights into this West Region 8-9 matchup to help you fill out your bracket. The matchup has a point total of 144.5.
Arkansas vs. Illinois Odds & Info
- Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023
- Time: 4:30 PM ET
- TV: TBS
- Where: Des Moines, Iowa
- Venue: Wells Fargo Arena
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Arkansas vs Illinois Betting Records & Stats
- The Razorbacks have a 13-18-0 record against the spread this season.
- This season, Arkansas has won 16 of its 20 games, or 80%, when favored by at least -135 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.4% chance of a victory for the Razorbacks.
- Illinois is 16-12-0 against the spread this year.
- This year, the Fighting Illini have won five of eight games when listed as at least +110 or worse on the moneyline.
- Illinois has an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
Arkansas vs. Illinois Over/Under Stats
Additional Arkansas vs Illinois Insights & Trends
- Arkansas has gone 4-6 over its past 10 contests, with a 4-6 record against the spread during that span.
- The Razorbacks have hit the over in seven of their past 10 outings.
- Illinois has gone 4-6 over its past 10 contests, with a 4-6 record against the spread in that span.
- Six of the Fighting Illini's past 10 contests have gone over the total.
- The Razorbacks put up 74.4 points per game, 7.4 more points than the 67 the Fighting Illini allow.
- Arkansas is 11-8 against the spread and 16-6 overall when scoring more than 67 points.
- The Fighting Illini score 7.3 more points per game (74.7) than the Razorbacks give up (67.4).
- Illinois has put together a 15-4 ATS record and an 18-5 overall record in games it scores more than 67.4 points.
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Austin’s cost-of-living crisis has spread into a regional issue impacting Travis and surrounding counties, according to Central Health’s 2022 Demographic Report.
The report, key findings of which Central Health staff discussed in a community conservation last week, found that Austin remains a key access point for health care, affordable housing, public transportation, and social services while areas outside of the city limits that were once affordable are no longer.
“There’s no longer an escape, really, regionally from this expensive burden of cost of living and housing,” said JP Eichmiller, Central Health’s senior director of strategy and information design. “You can’t go to Williamson County, or Bastrop, or Hays to escape it.”
Central Health uses the report to guide its Health Care Equity Plan. Due to the pandemic, the last study was released in the fall of 2020. The report looks at the prevalence of nine chronic conditions among Central Health’s patient populations. These conditions were chosen because they are some of the most common and also preventable health conditions in Travis County.
Although much has been made of low-income families being forced out of Austin, the report shows that families in poverty are becoming more concentrated near the Interstate 35 corridor. About 70 percent of Travis County’s low-income families live within a couple of miles of I-35.
Living in the city doesn’t necessarily mean access to health care, however. The report found that access continues to be a major barrier for residents, and that living in proximity to services doesn’t help those residents access them.
“We have similar rates of people going into clinics and hospitals from our patients who live 10 miles away from a clinic as we do from our patients who live a mile away,” Eichmiller said.
This is the first time the report has included data on the unhoused population. About 10,000 enrollees, or 8 percent, in Central Health’s Medical Access Program or MAP Basic identify as being homeless. The report found that disease prevalence rates for the unhoused population are 1.5 to 2 times higher than the housed population.
And Central Health patients in general already have a high rate of disease. Forty percent of patients overall had at least one chronic condition. The average Central Health patient has 2.5 chronic conditions.
“To put this in perspective, there are some national estimates that about 17 percent of the adult population experiences a chronic condition,” Eichmiller said.
In terms of health equity, the report found that the issue is more severe in some areas, particularly East Central Austin, and among Black patients. Race and ethnicity played a more significant role in the likelihood a person would experience disease than where that person lives.
The report includes a regional environmental scan that found the median income for a four-member household is approximately $110,000. That’s nearly four times the federal poverty level.
“That means, if you’re one of our MAP patients, you’re about earning 25 percent of the median income within the region,” Eichmiller said.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in NewAge, Inc. ("NewAge" or the "Company") (OTC Other: NBEVQ) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of NewAge investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between January 18, 2018 and October 18, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
NBEVQ investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company and defendants had no relationship with the military or FamilyMart; (2) the Company and defendants overstated the business agreements that they did have; (3) the Company and defendants never produced or sold a proprietary CBD beverage; (4) the Company lacked adequate internal controls; (5) as a result the Company had a heightened risk of regularly scrutiny and ultimately subject to an SEC investigation and action; and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in NewAge during the relevant time frame, you have until February 6, 2023 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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The partners will show appreciation of select animal welfare organizations by donating 1,000 pairs of BOBS from Skechers footwear
LOS ANGELES and SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today in celebration of Giving Tuesday, BOBS from Skechers™, the philanthropic collection from The Comfort Technology Company™, and national nonprofit, Petco Love, announced an initiative supporting the hardworking employees at animal welfare organizations nationwide who put their best foot forward for pets in need. The long-time partners are celebrating the holiday season by gifting 1,000 pairs of BOBS® footwear to shelter employees from Petco Love's extensive network to acknowledge their part in stepping up to help pets find their forever homes.
The 15 recipient organizations include dedicated sheltering staff who have gone the extra mile this year to save animal lives. The gift of pet themed shoes offers a smile while shelter employees take steps to help animals. These popular shoes are not only fun to wear but also help save pets lives every day with a portion of every purchase donated to Petco Love. Organizations chosen are lifesaving partners who have helped animals in need including following the devastation of Hurricane Ian.
The recipients of the season of giving include: LA County Care and Control, Capital Humane Society Nebraska, OC Animal Care, Houston Pets Alive!, Naples Humane Society, Sarasota Humane Society, Cape Coral Animal Shelter, KC Pet Project, Pima Animal Control – Tucson, Humane Society of Pikes Peak, Michigan Humane, San Diego Humane, Charleston Animal Society, Jacksonville Humane Society. LA Animal Services.
"Our mission to protect people and animals through compassionate care is only possible through these amazing organizations and we are proud to uplift their efforts through this giveaway," said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers, which has donated $9 million to help and save 1.7 million shelter pets in the United States and Canada since 2015. "We are grateful for our work with Petco Love, which provides the crucial connections to people making a difference, and hope sharing pairs of our popular line can provide powerful encouragement this holiday season."
"The support from BOBS from Skechers has been vital to fulfilling our commitment to ensure animals across the nation are getting the care they need," explains Susanne Kogut, president of Petco Love. "By sharing a token of our appreciation providing footwear, our hope is to inspire organizations who have been going the extra mile to stay the course in their mission to save pet lives every day."
The giveaway is the latest in BOBS from Skechers' and Petco Love's longstanding lifesaving efforts through proceeds of the charitable line, special grant presentations, and adoption events. For every purchase of BOBS from Skechers shoes, apparel, and accessories, a donation is made to help save shelter animals' lives nationwide through Skechers' partnership with Petco Love. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has empowered animal welfare organizations by investing $330 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts and helped find loving homes for more than 6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide.
In the spirit of giving, anyone can get involved in the mission to save more pet lives by working with local pet organizations in your area, or shopping BOBS from Skechers charitable footwear line by visiting skechers.com/bobs-charity/. To find a nearby animal welfare organization to support, visit PetcoLove.org/Shelters.
About Skechers USA, Inc.
Skechers USA, Inc. (NYSE: SKX), The Comfort Technology Company™ based in Southern California, designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. The Company's collections are available in over 180 countries and territories through department and specialty stores, and direct to consumers through digital stores and 4,458 Company- and third-party-owned physical retail stores. The Company manages its international business through a network of wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint venture partners, and distributors. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
About BOBS from Skechers
BOBS from Skechers' charitable collection of shoes, apparel and accessories have improved animals' lives: over the past seven years, Skechers has contributed $9 million to help 1.7 million shelter pets, including saving more than 1.2 million rescued pets in the United States and Canada. It all started in 2011, when Skechers launched a movement to support children impacted by natural disasters and poverty – a cause that has helped the Company donate more than 16 million new pairs of shoes to kids in more than 60 countries worldwide. To learn more about BOBS from Skechers' commitment to making a difference, visit BOBSfromSkechers.com and follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Petco Love
Petco Love is a nonprofit changing lives by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we've empowered animal welfare organizations by investing $330 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We've helped find loving homes for more than 6.5 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Today, our love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating tools animal lovers need to reunite lost pets, and lead with passion, inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us. Is love calling you? Visit Petco Love or follow at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to be part of the lifesaving work we're leading every day.
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When Dr. Deborah Jane Power first received the text message from her 14-year-old’s patient’s mother, she was livid.
On Sept. 26, Power was informed that her patient of 10 year’s methotrexate prescription was not refilled at a Walgreens pharmacy in Tucson. Her mother, who requested the refill the day before, told Power the pharmacy had refused to refill the prescription and she needed to contact her doctor.
“It was denied, with no reason other than to contact your daughter’s doctor,” Power said. “When she never heard back during the day and couldn’t get the pharmacy to explain why, she went down in person, very angry and pretty scared that she wouldn’t have the medicine for her daughter.”
At a higher dose, methotrexate is used in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy and part of the steps one would go through to terminate an ectopic pregnancy, making it an abortifacient at a certain dose, Power said. Since Arizona’s territorial-era law, which only makes an exception for abortion when the mother’s life is in danger, was reinstated on Sept. 23, Power believes that was the reason for the prescription trouble.
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“We were both pretty upset and angry that she was being treated this way, that this medication was being withheld when it was not going to be used for an abortion,” Power said. “She was on an incredibly low dose, so it just seemed inappropriate all around.”
After some discussion, the girl’s prescription was finally refilled. Power said the medicine was crucial to control the girl’s autoimmune disease.
Due to the reversal of Roe vs Wade, Power said there have been cases where women of reproductive age had issues getting methotrexate, but she had never seen an adolescent have an issue.
“This is my first adolescent patient to have methotrexate denied, just full on denied,” Power said. “I did not feel it was appropriate to not to let me know what was happening. They never contacted us, they did not send a fax, they didn’t send anything electronically, they just told the mother to contact us.”
When asked about the incident, a spokesperson from Walgreens said their focus is meeting the needs of patients and making sure they have access to the medications they need, in compliance with pharmacy laws and regulations.
“New laws in various states require additional steps for dispensing certain prescriptions and apply to all pharmacies, including Walgreens,” their statement said. “In these states, our pharmacists work closely with prescribers as needed, to fill lawful, clinically appropriate prescriptions. We provide ongoing training and information to help our pharmacists understand the latest requirements in their area, and with these supports, the expectation is they are empowered to fill these prescriptions.”
Power has since filed complaints with the state pharmacy board and said she was going to write to senators and members of Congress.
“It’s beyond an abortion issue; it’s now become a women’s health issue,” Power said.
As of Oct. 7, abortions in Arizona are now legal again.
In a previous Arizona Daily Star article, Howard Fischer reported that the state Court of Appeals blocked implementation of the order issued last month by Pima County Superior Court Judge Kellie Johnson that said prosecutors can now bring charges against doctors who perform abortions.
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Brushing your teeth is likely the first thing you do after waking up, and the last thing you do before going to bed. Having healthy oral care habits makes a huge difference when it comes to taking care of your pearly whites. Why not brush smarter? Check out this Quip smart electric toothbrush starter kit, now on sale for just $42 (originally $60).
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 28, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Webb County in south central Texas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 742 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Unitec Industrial Park to near
Ranchos Penitas West to 10 miles southwest of Columbia Bridge,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Laredo, Rio Bravo, Texas A&M, Laredo International Airport,
Botines, Unitec Industrial Park, Ranchos Penitas West, Columbia
Bridge, United South High School, Ranchitos Las Lomas, St Augustine
High School South Laredo, Doctors Hospital Of Laredo, Laredo
Country Club, Laredo Community College and Orvil.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 1 and 20.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 810 and 824.
US Highway 83 between mile markers 698 and 726.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AUSTIN BRAZOS BURLESON
COLORADO GRIMES MADISON
WALLER WASHINGTON
COLLIN DALLAS ELLIS
FANNIN HUNT KAUFMAN
NAVARRO ROCKWALL
BEE BROOKS DUVAL
GOLIAD JIM HOGG JIM WELLS
LA SALLE LIVE OAK MCMULLEN
STARR VICTORIA WEBB
ZAPATA
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRIMES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Texas. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in
effect until midnight CDT for southeastern Texas.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR COLORADO...AUSTIN...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN WALLER
COUNTIES...
At 746 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Washington to 7 miles northeast of Bellville to
11 miles west of Sealy to Sublime, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Sealy, Hempstead, Prairie View, Bellville, Columbus, Eagle Lake,
Weimar, Pine Island, San Felipe, Industry, Monaville, New Ulm, Cat
Spring, Sheridan, Altair, Frelsburg and Rock Island.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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UMBC takes down Lafayette 71-63 to keep Leopards winless
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BALTIMORE — Led by Matteo Picarelli’s 19 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Lafayette Leopards 71-63 on Friday. The Retrievers are now 2-2 on the season, while the Leopards moved to 0-4. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/11/18/umbc-takes-down-lafayette-71-63-to-keep-leopards-winless/ | 2022-11-18 23:35:59 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/2022/11/18/umbc-takes-down-lafayette-71-63-to-keep-leopards-winless/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — This week, Tampa Catholic linebacker Lewis Carter played in the Under Armour Next All-American Game in Orlando. It's a contest that features the best high school football talent in the nation.
"It was great," Carter said. "I got a chance to practice hard all week. I had to limit my mistakes and compete at a top level."
Lewis played against good competition with the Crusaders, but this was a game where every player on the field is a Division I prospect. Carter said the stage and the level of competition didn't add any extra pressure.
"I thought heavy about it before the game. But once I got on the field, it felt normal, once I got on the field."
Carter's coach, Jeris McIntyre, starred at Auburn and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004. He knows top-level talent when he sees it.
"He’s just an all-around, great football player," McIntyre said while describing Carter. "On and off the field, works really hard. Sure tackler, flies to the football, and is very violent."
Carter received more than 50 Division I scholarship offers. He admits that sometimes he just wanted to make a commitment and end the process, but he also said the experience was a definitely positive one.
"It was really tough on me," he explained. "But I feel like it humbled me, and it kinda helped me grow, as well.'
"Staying focused, being humble. That’s what he is," McIntyre added. "He’s an outstanding football player. One of the best that I think has been around Tampa Catholic. He’s just one of those guys you want to have in your program."
When the dust settled, Lewis committed to play for the University of Oklahoma. "They all felt like great, genuine people. People that are gonna be there for me and develop me throughout those four to five years."
Carter wants to head to Norman, OK, in late May. He said he wants to get a jump-start on the next chapter of his football life. One that got a big boost by wearing a Crusaders uniform.
"This overall journey has been great to me," Lewis said. "I’ve been developed by some of the greatest coaches, coaches that played at the highest level."
"It’s great to have a kid like him because the other kids see it," McIntyre said when describing what Carter's career means to his younger players. "You kind of feed off of it. It just kinda trickles on down."
Carter is going to Oklahoma to play linebacker, but he made just as many highlight-real plays from the running back position. He joked that OU head coach Brent Venables didn't shut the door on his dream of being a dual-threat player.
"[Venables] was talking about that a little bit at my home visit, but I don’t know if he was serious or not," Carter said with a smile. "But I wouldn’t mind a couple carries." | https://www.abcactionnews.com/sports/tampa-catholic-standout-prepares-for-future-in-college-football | 2023-01-07 01:51:57 | 1 | https://www.abcactionnews.com/sports/tampa-catholic-standout-prepares-for-future-in-college-football |
The 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic Odds & Preview: Chris Kirk
Chris Kirk is in the field at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic, taking place from June 29 - July 2.
Looking to place a bet on Kirk at the Rocket Mortgage Classic this week? Keep reading for the betting odds and stats you need before you make your picks.
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Chris Kirk Insights
- Kirk has finished below par twice and carded five rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 14 rounds.
- He has posted a top-five score in one of his last 14 rounds, while ranking among the top 10 scores of the day twice.
- Kirk has carded a score within three shots of the day's best in two of his last 14 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day three times.
- In his past five appearances, Kirk has had an average finish of 43rd.
- He has made the cut in two of his past five events.
- Kirk has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his past five tournaments.
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Rocket Mortgage Classic Insights and Stats
- In Kirk's past three appearances at this tournament, he has finished among the top 20 two times. His average finish has been 17th.
- Kirk has made the cut in each of his last three trips to this event.
- Kirk finished 17th in his most recent appearance at this tournament (2022).
- Detroit Golf Club measures 7,370 yards for this tournament, 346 more than the average course on the Tour inthe past year (7,024).
- The average course on the Tour in the past year has played to 69.25 strokes per round and a score of -5. At Detroit Golf Club, the scoring average is lower at -11 per tournament.
- The average course Kirk has played in the past year has been 58 yards shorter than the 7,370 yards Detroit Golf Club will be at for this event.
- The tournaments he has played in the past year have seen an average score of -5. That's higher than this course's recent scoring average of -11.
Kirk's Last Time Out
- Kirk was in the 59th percentile on par 3s at the U.S. Open, with an average of 3.1 strokes on the 10 par-3 holes.
- He averaged 4.3 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 20) at the U.S. Open, which placed him in the 12th percentile among all competitors.
- Kirk was better than 85% of the golfers at the U.S. Open on par-5 holes, averaging 4.5 strokes per hole, compared to the field average of 4.83.
- Kirk did not record a birdie on any of the 10 par-3s at the U.S. Open (the other competitors averaged 1.6).
- On the 10 par-3s at the U.S. Open, Kirk recorded one bogey or worse (less than the tournament average of 3.6).
- Kirk had fewer birdies or better (one) than the tournament average of 4.1 on the 20 par-4s at the U.S. Open.
- At that most recent tournament, Kirk's par-4 performance (on 20 holes) included a bogey or worse six times (better than the field's average, 7.5).
- Kirk finished the U.S. Open with a birdie or better on four par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 2.9 on the six par-5s.
- On the six par-5s at the U.S. Open, Kirk recorded less bogeys or worse (one) than the field's average of 1.4.
Rocket Mortgage Classic Time and Date Info
- Date: June 29 - July 2, 2023
- Course: Detroit Golf Club
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Par: 72 / 7,370 yards
- Kirk Odds to Win: +5500 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on five Russian officials and an expert witness involved in the incarceration of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition leader who has been imprisoned in Moscow since April for speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
He faces more than 30 years in prison.
Treasury sanctioned Elena Lenskaya, a Moscow judge; Andrei Zadachin, a special investigator; and Danila Mikheev, an expert witness for the Russian government on the case against Kara-Murza.
Governments and human rights organizations around the world, including the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, have called for Kara-Murza’s release.
Friday’s actions block the sanctioned Russians’ access to U.S. bank accounts and other financial institutions. The U.S. State Department also imposed visa restrictions on Lenskaya, Zadachin and Mikheev.
Additionally, the State Department imposed visa restrictions on Deputy Justice Minister Oleg Sviridenko and two judges, Diana Mishchenko and Ilya Kozlov, who were involved in Kara-Murza’s detention.
Kara-Murza was arrested after giving a speech in March 2022 before the Arizona House of Representatives, where he spoke out against the war. Since then, the Russian government has brought two additional criminal charges against him, for involvement in an “undesirable” foreign organization and for high treason.
“The U.S. Treasury joins our many national and international partners in calling for Vladimir Kara-Murza’s immediate and unconditional release,” said Treasury Under Secretary Brian Nelson.
“His arbitrary detention is another instance of the Kremlin manipulating Russia’s legal system to silence dissent,” Nelson said. “Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny, and so many others in Russia who are unjustly imprisoned are not forgotten, and we will continue to promote accountability for perpetrators of these abuses on the international stage.”
Last week at the Council on Foreign Relations, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said that as the invasion enters its second year, the U.S. will intensify its efforts to boost sanctions, including cracking down on sanctions evasion and putting economic pressure on countries, firms and people that continue to support Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to advance the war. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/politics/us-sanctions-russian-officials-over-dissidents-detention/ | 2023-03-03 22:00:48 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/politics/us-sanctions-russian-officials-over-dissidents-detention/ |
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fall has officially arrived. While sweaters and coats may still be packed away in storage, it is already time to start preparing your home for the heating season.
Readying your home for winter doesn't have to be a complicated process. Just a few simple steps can be taken well in advance of winter to ensure you and your family stay safe and warm during the heating season.
Refill your home's propane tank early. Prepare your propane-powered home to endure winter safely and comfortably: Order a refill of your propane tank now. Because millions of homeowners choose to enjoy the more efficient and comfortable heat that propane provides, don't wait until winter has already set in to plan for the home heating season.
Ordering a propane refill before winter is as simple as making a phone call. Start a conversation now with your local propane retailer to make the ordering and refilling process easy.
Ask your propane retailer about their Keep Full Program. With an "automatic" or "keep-full" account, a homeowner seldom has to worry about having an adequate supply of propane before cold weather hits and road conditions become undrivable. Keeping propane tanks full helps ensure an adequate supply of gas for all your home's needs.
Double-check that the heating system and appliances are running efficiently. Before the start of each heating season, have a qualified service technician inspect and service your home's appliances and propane system. When appliances are running as efficiently as possible, your home will conserve fuel, save money, and avoid unexpected mid-season repairs or replacements.
Should you need an appliance replacement, in 2022, the Propane Council of Texas offers a $300 rebate for new propane furnaces, boilers, and water heaters with a $600 cap per qualifying household through our Texas Saves with Propane Appliance Rebate Program.
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A Texas attorney defending Alex Jones was ordered by a Connecticut judge to appear for a hearing in a defamation case related to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Andino Reynal faces possible sanctions – he had access to confidential medical records from another case that an opposing attorney says he shouldn’t have had. That became clear after Reynal apparently inadvertently sent records from Jones’ phone to lawyers for the parents of shooting victim Jesse Lewis, who have sued Jones for defamation in Texas. Their attorney Mark Bankston says the records include confidential medical information for the nine named plaintiffs in the Connecticut lawsuit.
In a filing issued Thursday, Judge Barbara Bellis ordered Reynal to appear on Aug. 17 at the Waterbury Superior Court “as to whether he should be referred to disciplinary authorities or sanctioned by the court directly… regarding the purported release of medical records of the plaintiffs, in violation of state and federal statute and this court's protective order, to unauthorized individuals.”
Bankston, the attorney for the Texas plaintiffs, says Reynal got the files from an attorney defending Jones in Connecticut.
“Norm Pattis up in Connecticut was passing this file along to [Jones’ defense attorney in Texas, Andino] Reynal, and I know that because the directories contain … backups of Norm Pattis’ computer,” Bankston said to a Texas judge Thursday.
Neither Pattis nor Reynal responded to a request for comment.
Pattis has also been ordered to appear in Connecticut for a show cause hearing. The Pattis hearing takes place August 10.
Jones has been sued by families of victims for repeatedly saying the shooting didn’t happen. A default judgment was issued against Jones in two lawsuits for not turning over records to attorneys for families of victims killed in the shooting. Judge Barbara Bellis cited Jones and his defense team’s failure “to produce critical documents” when she made the ruling in November.
Bellis made her orders after a dramatic moment in a Texas court Wednesday when Bankston revealed that he had text messages from Jones that he wasn’t supposed to have. And one of them referred to Sandy Hook — the type of text Jones previously swore didn’t exist. Bankston says the records included two years of text messages from Jones’ phone, as well as confidential psychiatric records from plaintiffs in the Connecticut case.
Reynal, meanwhile, asked the judge on Thursday to force Bankston to destroy all records that he mistakenly shared. That decision is pending. Reynal also asked for a mistrial, which was denied.
With Jones being found liable for defamation in both cases, what’s left is for juries to assign a dollar figure to the damage Jones has done to the Sandy Hook families.
Jury selection in the Connecticut trial got underway Tuesday, but it was quickly interrupted when the case was removed to federal bankruptcy court.
A Texas jury has ordered Jones pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of Jesse Lewis. Now, the Texas jury is deciding how much Jones owes in punitive damages. | https://www.nepm.org/2022-08-05/judge-orders-alex-jones-texas-attorney-to-come-to-connecticut-to-answer-questions-in-defamation-case | 2022-08-05 20:56:00 | 1 | https://www.nepm.org/2022-08-05/judge-orders-alex-jones-texas-attorney-to-come-to-connecticut-to-answer-questions-in-defamation-case |
(NEXSTAR) – Feeling “financially comfortable” is getting more challenging for Americans as the cost of just about everything has skyrocketed over the past year.
The cost of all goods is about 8% more than this time last year. The housing market is especially tough right now. A recent CoreLogic report found the cost of homes nationwide rose more than 20% between March 2021 and March 2022, pricing out many would-be homebuyers. Renters haven’t had it easy either — a Zumper analysis published this week found the price of a one-bedroom apartment was up about 13% compared to last year.
With those rising costs in mind, what would it take to feel financially comfortable?
A survey, conducted by Logica Research for a Charles Schwab report, posed that question to people in 12 U.S. cities. The researchers spoke with people ages 21 to 75, from Atlanta to Denver to Los Angeles.
The cost of living is so high in cities like San Francisco and Seattle, survey respondents said they’d need to be millionaires just to feel comfortable financially.
Here’s the net worth people feel they would need to be financially secure in 12 U.S. cities, according to the Modern Wealth Survey:
- Atlanta: $771,000
- Boston: $892,000
- Chicago: $956,000
- Dallas: $840,000
- Denver: $671,000
- Houston: $919,000
- New York City: $1.4 million
- Phoenix: $747,000
- San Francisco: $1.7 million
- Seattle: $1.2 million
- Southern California (covering Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego): $1.3 million
- Washington, D.C.: $1.1 million
A person’s net worth includes the value of everything they own (like cars, homes, and savings) combined, minus any debt they have (like a mortgage or student loans).
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 21, 2023
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
303 AM CDT Fri Apr 21 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT
FOR GOLIAD AND NORTHEASTERN BEE COUNTIES...
At 303 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Weesatche to near Charco to 9 miles east of
Tulsita to Pettus, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Goliad, Fannin, Schroeder, Ander, Berclair, Weesatche, Weser, Coleto
Creek Park, Tulsita, Normanna, Pettus, Tuleta and Charco.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 181 between mile markers 572 and 584.
US Highway 183 between mile markers 626 and 654.
US Highway 59 between mile markers 654 and 692.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARANSAS CALHOUN CHAMBERS
GALVESTON GOLIAD JEFFERSON
ORANGE REFUGIO VICTORIA
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DEWITT AND
SOUTHEASTERN LAVACA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
south central Texas.
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Brazoria
and Matagorda Counties through 330 AM CDT...
At 303 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Palacios to 9 miles east of Matagorda.
Movement was northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Matagorda, Bay City, Palacios, South Texas Nuclear Plant, Markham,
Sargent and Wadsworth.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
southeastern Texas.
LAT...LON 2866 9630 2904 9607 2892 9546 2855 9574
TIME...MOT...LOC 0803Z 212DEG 21KT 2871 9619 2864 9583
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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- TK Elevator's Innovation and Qualification Center has been using 100% renewable electricity since opening in February 2022
- As part of its global commitment to use 100% renewable energy by 2030, TK Elevator recently joined the global renewable electricity initiative, RE100
ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TK Elevator has achieved 100% renewable electricity through a green tariff at its Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) in Atlanta since opening the highly sustainable building at the start of 2022. The energy supplier for the IQC is Cobb EMC (Electric Membership Corporation), which serves approximately 200,000 homes and businesses in the metro Atlanta area.
This milestone aligns with TK Elevator's goal to achieve 100% renewable electricity across its global operations by 2030. As proof of this commitment, TK Elevator recently joined RE100, the global renewable electricity initiative built around a commitment to sourcing 100% renewable electricity. TK Elevator is one of more than 350 leading companies to join RE100. RE100 is led by the Climate Group in partnership with CDP, which has bestowed TK Elevator with its prestigious 'A' ranking for climate transparency and action every year since TK Elevator became an independent company.
"We are committing countless resources towards making the world safer and healthier, including purchasing renewable electricity. How we source energy is a priority for our company as we work to achieve our ambitious carbon targets," said Kevin Lavallee, CEO Business Unit North America and Group COO Field.
Monica Miller Brown, Senior Sustainability Manager Business Unit North America, added: "We are pleased to partner with Cobb EMC for our renewable energy needs, which has not only helped us in our pursuit to achieve our tough energy goals but with our LEED Gold certification for this landmark building as well."
Earlier this year, the IQC earned LEED Gold certification, becoming one of the only buildings featuring an elevator test tower worldwide to achieve this green building recognition. It is the second TK Elevator building in North America to receive LEED Gold certification. The first was TK Elevator's manufacturing facility in Middleton, Tennessee, which has achieved 50% renewable electricity to date through sourcing renewable energy credits each year.
To learn more about TK Elevator's partnership with Cobb EMC, click here.
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TK Elevator
With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €8 billion in the fiscal year 2020/2021. Over 1,000 locations around the world provide an extensive network that guarantees closeness to customers. Over the past decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world's leading elevator companies and became independent since its separation from thyssenkrupp AG in August 2020. The company's most important business line is the service business represented by over 24,000 service technicians. The product portfolio covers commodity elevators for residential and commercial buildings to cutting-edge, highly customized solutions for state-of-the-art skyscrapers. In addition, it also consists of escalators and moving walks, passenger boarding bridges, stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based service solutions, such as the MAX platform, are gaining in importance. With these digital offerings, there are no limits to urban mobility anymore. TKE – move beyond.
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Sonic brings pickle fan favorites back to its menu
(Gray News) - Sonic has two new items on their menu that pickle lovers will want to try.
The fast food restaurant is bringing the Pickle Juice Slush and its Big Dill Cheeseburger back to its menu.
The drink, which debuted in 2018, is a combination of a salty dill pickle and a sweet slush.
Company officials say it became one of the most requested items from consumers on social media.
“Our pickle-obsessed guests have been patiently waiting for their return, and we’re very excited to offer them once again for a limited time,” said Vice President of Culinary & Menu Innovation Mackenzie Gibson.
The Big Dill Cheeseburger comes with pickle fries and dill pickle slices on the burger. The burger sold out quickly when it made its April debut.
These items are only available through Aug. 28.
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MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Friday, June 16
Looking for Friday's probable pitchers? Below, we list the expected starting pitchers for every game. Keep an eye out for one of the top matchups of the day, which features Shane McClanahan drawing the start for the Rays, and Yu Darvish taking the ball for Padres.
Read on to find the likely starting pitchers for every game on the schedule for June 16.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Orioles at Cubs Probable Pitchers
The Baltimore Orioles will send Cole Irvin (1-2) to the mound as they play the Cubs, who will give the start to Kyle Hendricks (1-2) for the game between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Orioles at Cubs
- BAL Odds to Win: -120
- CHC Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 7.5 runs
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- Game Time: 2:20 PM ET
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Marlins at Nationals Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Sandy Alcantara (2-5) to the bump as they play the Nationals, who will counter with Trevor Williams (3-4) for the matchup between the clubs on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Marlins at Nationals
- MIA Odds to Win: -190
- WSH Odds to Win: +155
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Yankees at Red Sox Probable Pitchers
The New York Yankees will send Domingo German (4-3) to the bump as they face the Red Sox, who will hand the ball to Tanner Houck (3-6) for the matchup between the teams on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Yankees at Red Sox
- BOS Odds to Win: -120
- NYY Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 9.5 runs
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- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
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Cardinals at Mets Probable Pitchers
The St. Louis Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas (4-3) to the mound as they play the Mets, who will counter with Tylor Megill (5-4) when the teams meet on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Cardinals at Mets
- STL Odds to Win: -115
- NYM Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 9 runs
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- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Streaming: SNY (regional restrictions may apply)
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Rockies at Braves Probable Pitchers
The Colorado Rockies will send Dinelson Lamet (1-3) to the bump as they face the Braves, who will look to Jared Shuster (3-2) when the clubs face off Friday.
Vegas Odds for Rockies at Braves
- ATL Odds to Win: -250
- COL Odds to Win: +200
- Total: 10 runs
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- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
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Blue Jays at Rangers Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Kevin Gausman (5-3) to the mound as they take on the Rangers, who will give the start to Martin Perez (6-2) for the matchup between the clubs on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Blue Jays at Rangers
- TOR Odds to Win: -145
- TEX Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 9 runs
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- Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
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Angels at Royals Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Angels will send Patrick Sandoval (3-6) to the bump as they play the Royals, who will hand the ball to Brady Singer (4-5) when the clubs play Friday.
Vegas Odds for Angels at Royals
- LAA Odds to Win: -155
- KC Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Pirates at Brewers Probable Pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates will send Rich Hill (6-5) to the mound as they take on the Brewers, who will look to Julio Teheran (1-2) when the clubs face off on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Pirates at Brewers
- MIL Odds to Win: -120
- PIT Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 9 runs
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Tigers at Twins Probable Pitchers
The Detroit Tigers will send Joey Wentz (1-6) to the bump as they face the Twins, who will look to Joe Ryan (7-3) for the game between the clubs Friday.
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- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
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Reds at Astros Probable Pitchers
The Cincinnati Reds will send Andrew Abbott (2-0) to the hill as they face the Astros, who will look to J.P. France (2-1) when the clubs face off on Friday.
Vegas Odds for Reds at Astros
- HOU Odds to Win: -190
- CIN Odds to Win: +155
- Total: 9 runs
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Phillies at Athletics Probable Pitchers
The Philadelphia Phillies will send Taijuan Walker (6-3) to the mound as they face the Athletics, who will look to JP Sears (1-3) for the game between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Phillies at Athletics
- PHI Odds to Win: -145
- OAK Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Rays at Padres Probable Pitchers
The Tampa Bay Rays will send McClanahan (10-1) to the bump as they play the Padres, who will give the start to Darvish (5-4) for the game between the teams Friday.
Vegas Odds for Rays at Padres
- TB Odds to Win: -120
- SD Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 8 runs
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Guardians at Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
The Cleveland Guardians will send Triston McKenzie (0-1) to the mound as they play the Diamondbacks, who will give the start to Zac Gallen (7-2) when the teams play Friday.
Vegas Odds for Guardians at Diamondbacks
- ARI Odds to Win: -160
- CLE Odds to Win: +135
- Total: 8 runs
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Giants at Dodgers Probable Pitchers
The San Francisco Giants will send John Brebbia (2-0) to the mound as they play the Dodgers, who will give the start to Bobby Miller (3-0) for the matchup between the clubs on Friday.
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White Sox at Mariners Probable Pitchers
The Chicago White Sox will send Michael Kopech (3-5) to the mound as they play the Mariners, who will give the start to Bryan Woo (0-1) for the matchup between the clubs Friday.
Vegas Odds for White Sox at Mariners
- SEA Odds to Win: -125
- CHW Odds to Win: +105
- Total: 7.5 runs
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A family says they are in desperate need of help after losing their precious toy elephant while visiting Disney World last week.
On Saturday, Iowa resident Liz Atkinson made a post on Facebook asking for help after losing a stuffed elephant that once belonged to her late son Gabryel.
Atkinson said the elephant, named Bruce, was given to her son when he was in the NICU and was with him for over 50 surgical procedures that were done to save his life. Unfortunately, Gabryel did not survive.
“He slept with it every night and since his passing my husband and I have had it in our bed with us,” Atkinson said.
To honor their son’s memory, the Atkinson family took their surviving son, Sebastyan, to Disney World on Gabryel’s birthday.
“Bruce, of course, was brought on our trip and a small bag of our son’s ashes were inside the pouch on Bruce’s back,” she wrote. “The trip was a bit hectic with 3 different cities and hotels and grief brain kicked in at some point with all of the emotions, making me really struggle with simple memory tasks.”
According to Atkinson, the family was first at the Beachside Resort in Cocoa Beach from April 22 to April 24. During that time, the family went parasailing, with Sebastyan holding Bruce on the trip.
“This is where the trip gets hazy in my memory due to emotions and grief,” Atkinson said. “Thinking back, I don’t recall Sebastyan bringing him back to our vehicle.”
She said that they spent some time at Disney Springs on April 24 and then the Palazzo in Kissimmee until April 25.
Atkinson said she did not recall carrying the stuffed elephant to the hotel, and while it would usually be packed in a suitcase, the toy was not packed due to the parasailing trip.
By the time the family checked into Disney’s Art of Animation Resort on April 25, they noticed Bruce was nowhere to be found. They remained there on April 30.
“Because vehicles get messy on trips, I kept thinking maybe he was just mixed in somewhere (very unlike me, I know where everything is 100% of the time even on trips, thank you grief) but once we got home May 1 I searched EVERYWHERE,” she wrote. “Every bag. He’s gone.”
Atkinson said she called every location her family visited and filed a lost and found form for Disney, but Bruce is still nowhere to be found.
“I feel sick, struggling to sleep. I’m desperate,” she said.
Atkinson said she believes the elephant could be in the parking lot near Cocoa Beach Parasailing, the Palazzo, or the orange parking ramp of Disney Springs, probably after falling out of the car.
“I never in a million years would’ve thought that struggling with grief would have impaired my memory enough to forget him somewhere, and I tried very hard to make sure he was always in a bag or in my arms so this didn’t happen,” she said.
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ORLANDO, Fla., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- We are excited to announce that CERTUS Premier Memory Care Living Communities have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a 2022-23 Best Memory Care.
All locations, Mount Dora, Orange City, Vero Beach, and Waterford Lakes (East Orlando) have earned "Best" status by achieving the highest possible rating for Memory Care. U.S. News awards the designation of Best Senior Living only to those communities that satisfy U.S. News's objective statistical assessment of each memory care community's performance from consumer satisfaction surveys administered between March 2021 and February 2022, reflecting the viewpoints of more than 200,000 current residents and family members of residents living in thousands of senior living communities nationwide.
The inaugural U.S. News Best Senior Living ratings and profiles offer comprehensive information and exclusive analysis of consumer satisfaction data evaluating such factors as community & activity, food & dining, caregiving, and management & staff for nearly 2,500 communities in the continental U.S. and Hawaii. For more than 30 years, U.S. News has served the American public as an unbiased arbiter of quality across a variety of important choices.
"Until now, families have had limited information when comparing providers of independent living, assisted living, memory care or continuing care," said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. "The Best Senior Living ratings fill this informational gap with comprehensive and transparent data to help older consumers and their families identify high-quality senior living communities that meet their needs and preferences."
For more information behind the data analyzed in the U.S. News ratings for Senior Living, please refer to the methodology.
For more information on CERTUS Premier Memory Care Living, visit https://health.usnews.com/best-senior-living/search?memory_care=true&name=certus&int=hero_search.
"Our team at CERTUS Premier Memory Care Living is beyond honored to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report as The Best in Memory Care," said Glen Pawlowski, Chief Executive Officer. "It's especially meaningful as the data acquired to designate this recognition was collected for over a year and included input from our CERTUS family members."
"We are honored to serve those on their journey with memory care and we know in our hearts that our communities truly improve residents' lives," Joshua Freitas, Vice President of Program Development, said. "The CERTUS team strives for excellence every day and we are proud to be distinguished as the best from a reputable organization."
This amazing award would not have been possible without the exceptional service provided by our associates and the support we receive from our residents and families.
CERTUS Premier Memory Care Living specializes in owning and operating memory care communities through a research-based and purposeful approach to design. With an emphasis on whole person wellness in its care and services, the communities cater to the social, physical, intellectual, and nutritional wellbeing of their residents along with the daily peace of mind for their families. Founded in 1999, CERTUS has four communities with several sites at various stages of development throughout the state of Florida. For more information, visit www.CERTUSseniorliving.com
U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squeezing everything in the universe.
They reported Wednesday that they were able to “hear” what are called low-frequency gravitational waves — changes in the fabric of the universe that are created by huge objects moving around and colliding in space.
“It’s really the first time that we have evidence of just this large-scale motion of everything in the universe,” said Maura McLaughlin, co-director of NANOGrav, the research collaboration that published the results in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Einstein predicted that when really heavy objects move through spacetime — the fabric of our universe — they create ripples that spread through that fabric. Scientists sometimes liken these ripples to the background music of the universe.
In 2015, scientists used an experiment called LIGO to detect gravitational waves for the first time and showed Einstein was right. But so far, those methods have only been able to catch waves at high frequencies, explained NANOGrav member Chiara Mingarelli, an astrophysicist at Yale University.
Those quick “chirps” come from specific moments when relatively small black holes and dead stars crash into each other, Mingarelli said.
In the latest research, scientists were searching for waves at much lower frequencies. These slow ripples can take years or even decades to cycle up and down, and probably come from some of the biggest objects in our universe: supermassive black holes billions of times the mass of our sun.
Galaxies across the universe are constantly colliding and merging together. As this happens, scientists believe the enormous black holes at the centers of these galaxies also come together and get locked into a dance before they finally collapse into each other, explained Szabolcs Marka, an astrophysicist at Columbia University who was not involved with the research.
The black holes send off gravitational waves as they circle around in these pairings, known as binaries.
“Supermassive black hole binaries, slowly and calmly orbiting each other, are the tenors and bass of the cosmic opera,” Marka said.
No instruments on Earth could capture the ripples from these giants. So “we had to build a detector that was roughly the size of the galaxy,” said NANOGrav researcher Michael Lam of the SETI Institute.
The results released this week included 15 years of data from NANOGrav, which has been using telescopes across North America to search for the waves. Other teams of gravitational wave hunters around the world also published studies, including in Europe, India, China and Australia.
The scientists pointed telescopes at dead stars called pulsars, which send out flashes of radio waves as they spin around in space like lighthouses.
These bursts are so regular that scientists know exactly when the radio waves are supposed to arrive on our planet — “like a perfectly regular clock ticking away far out in space,” said NANOGrav member Sarah Vigeland, an astrophysicist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. But as gravitational waves warp the fabric of spacetime, they actually change the distance between Earth and these pulsars, throwing off that steady beat.
By analyzing tiny changes in the ticking rate across different pulsars — with some pulses coming slightly early and others coming late — scientists could tell that gravitational waves were passing through.
The NANOGrav team monitored 68 pulsars across the sky using the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico and the Very Large Array in New Mexico. Other teams found similar evidence from dozens of other pulsars, monitored with telescopes across the globe.
So far, this method hasn’t been able to trace where exactly these low-frequency waves are coming from, said Marc Kamionkowski, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University who was not involved with the research.
Instead, it’s revealing the constant hum that is all around us — like when you’re standing in the middle of a party, “you’ll hear all of these people talking, but you won’t hear anything in particular,” Kamionkowski said.
The background noise they found is “louder” than some scientists expected, Mingarelli said. This could mean that there are more, or bigger, black hole mergers happening out in space than we thought — or point to other sources of gravitational waves that could challenge our understanding of the universe.
Researchers hope that continuing to study this kind of gravitational waves can help us learn more about the biggest objects in our universe. It could open new doors to “cosmic archaeology” that can track the history of black holes and galaxies merging all around us, Marka said.
“We’re starting to open up this new window on the universe,” Vigeland said.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis of discriminating against conservative thought.
A three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded that it was overreach for DeSantis and the Republican-led Florida Legislature to tell the social media companies how to conduct their work under the Constitution’s free speech guarantee.
“Put simply, with minor exceptions, the government can’t tell a private person or entity what to say or how to say it,” said Circuit Judge Kevin Newsom, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, in the opinion. “We hold that it is substantially likely that social media companies — even the biggest ones — are private actors whose rights the First Amendment protects.”
The ruling upholds a similar decision by a Florida federal district judge on the law, which was signed by DeSantis in 2021. It was part of an overall conservative effort to portray social media companies as generally liberal in outlook and hostile to ideas outside of that viewpoint, especially from the political right.
“Some of these massive, massive companies in Silicon Valley are exerting a power over our population that really has no precedent in American history,” DeSantis said during a May 2021 bill-signing ceremony. “One of their major missions seems to be suppressing ideas.”
However, the appeals panel ruled that the tech companies’ actions were protected, with Judge Newsom writing that Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and others are “engaged in constitutionally protected expressive activity when they moderate and curate the content that they disseminate on their platforms.”
There was no immediate response to emails Monday afternoon from DeSantis’ press secretary or communications director on the ruling. DeSantis is running for reelection this year and eyeing a potential run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. He was the first governor to sign a bill like this into law, although similar ones have been proposed in other states.
One of those, in Texas, was allowed to go into effect by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and the tech companies involved there are asking for emergency U.S. Supreme Court review on whether to block it. No decision on that was immediately released.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association, a nonprofit group representing tech and communications companies, said the ruling represents victory for Internet users and free speech in general — especially as it relates to potentially offensive content.
“When a digital service takes action against problematic content on its own site — whether extremism, Russian propaganda, or racism and abuse — it is exercising its own right to free expression,” said CCIA President Matt Schruers in a statement.
As enacted, the law would give Florida’s attorney general authority to sue companies under the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. It would also allow individual Floridians to sue social media companies for up to $100,000 if they feel they’ve been treated unfairly.
The bill targeted social media platforms that have more than 100 million monthly users, which include online giants as Twitter and Facebook. But lawmakers carved out an exception for the Walt Disney Co. and their apps by including that theme park owners wouldn’t be subject to the law.
The law would require large social media companies to publish standards on how it decides to “censor, deplatform, and shadow ban.”
But the appeals court rejected nearly all of the law’s mandates, save for a few lesser provisions in the law.
“Social media platforms exercise editorial judgment that is inherently expressive. When platforms choose to remove users or posts, deprioritize content in viewers’ feeds or search results, or sanction breaches of their community standards, they engage in First-Amendment-protected activity,” Newsom wrote for the court.
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Associated Press writers Mark Sherman in Washington and Brendan Farrington in Tallahassee contributed to this story. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/business/appeals-court-florida-law-on-social-media-unconstitutional/ | 2022-05-23 23:37:50 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/business/appeals-court-florida-law-on-social-media-unconstitutional/ |
World Cup final: France takes on Argentina
Defending champion France faces Argentina in the World Cup final at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Both teams are trying to win the biggest tournament in soccer for the third time.
France won in 1998 and in 2018. Brazil in 1962 was the last team to win back-to-back World Cup titles. Argentina won the title in 1978 and 1986. The Argentines also lost in the final in 2014.
Lionel Messi, one of soccer's greatest players of all time, is thought to be playing in his final World Cup and could win the ultimate prize for the first time if Argentina wins.
But having experienced defeat in the final of 2014 in Brazil, when Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany through extra time, Messi knows all too well the pain of having his World Cup dreams shattered.
Messi will lead an Argentina team containing Angel Di Maria, who starts for the first time since sustaining a foot injury against Poland in the final round of group games.
Video below: David Beckham on World Cup: 'I've never seen fans and nations come together like this before'
Di Maria takes the place of Leandro Paredes in midfield as Argentina again rolls out a 4-4-2 formation, with Messi one of the two forwards. Nicolas Tagliafico is preferred to Marcos Acuña at left back.
Kylian Mbappé starts up front for France alongside Olivier Giroud, who has overcome a minor knee injury. Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot come in for Ibrahima Konaté and Youssouf Fofana, respectively. | https://www.koat.com/article/world-cup-final-france-vs-argentina-2022/42275864 | 2022-12-18 14:29:28 | 0 | https://www.koat.com/article/world-cup-final-france-vs-argentina-2022/42275864 |
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - A new brand that just launched plans to do something that has never been done before. Every product the brand produces will be 1 of 1 while selling these products to achieve their philanthropic mission. This brand is called wonwonleywon.
Some luxury brands develop small collections to sell 1000 or 100 of the same products. So, as a customer, you could purchase a product that is 1 of 1000 or 1 of 100. But, they rarely produce products that are 1 of 1. And, if they made any of these small collections, they would only provide it for specific products. For the rest of the products they sell, they mass produce and sell thousands of identical products.
But no brand that sells clothing, bags, shoes, jewelry, watches, eyewear, and home products, makes all of their products always be 1 of 1 while never producing any of their products more than once. And this is exactly what wonwonleywon plans to do.
wonwonleywon calls this "one of one luxury," which technically makes them the most exclusive luxury brand in the world. This is because when a person purchases any product from wonwonleywon, they will know they are the only person in the world to own that product, which is the highest form of exclusivity.
So, as wonwonleywon will only sell products that are 1 of 1 and live by their laws known as "one of one luxury," they mimic humanity. Every human is 1 of 1, and for wonwonleywon, every product is 1 of 1. With this mimicry, they serve a greater purpose than selling physical products. They serve a greater purpose than being the most exclusive luxury brand in the world. They have a philanthropic mission to support people to be the best version of themselves. As we are all one of one, and no one is you, wonwonleywon believes that is your power, so they want to support people to be the best you.
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Susan Allen, Brenda Barney and Kira Williams were recognized for their leadership and achievements at TruGreen
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TruGreen is proud to announce that three employees have been awarded Green Industry Pros' 2022 Women in the Green Industry; Green Industry Pros is a nationally recognized magazine serving landscape professionals. The awardees include Susan Allen, Brenda Barney, and Kira Williams. The 2022 Women in the Green Industry Award honors female leaders and professionals whose accomplishments, mentorship, and examples influence others in the landscaping community.
"At TruGreen, our service leaders are critical to fulfilling our mission of helping customers live life outside," said Rebecca Schoepfer, Chief Human Resources Officer of TruGreen. "It's important to honor female green professionals for their positive impact. Congratulations to Susan, Brenda, and Kira for this recognition; we are grateful to have such successful and inspiring female leaders as part of our organization and are so proud of their accomplishments."
- Susan Allen, Market General Manager in Dayton, Ohio, has proven to be a confident and successful leader throughout her 30-year tenure. Today, she oversees a multi-million-dollar market for TruGreen with over 100 associates across Dayton.
- Brenda Barney, Region Director in the Plains region, is a passionate leader with two decades of experience in the goods and services industry, with three of those most recent years at TruGreen. With expertise in sales, customer relations, change management, and team building, she continues to develop a resilient and results-driven team of nearly 500 TruGreen associates.
- Kira Williams, Senior Service Manager in Pompano, Florida, has a nearly 20-year tenure with TruGreen and continues to be a strong and compassionate leader. Recently promoted amid the COVID-19 pandemic, she has taken the reins with ease and can adapt and overcome any challenge ensuring both the customers' and the company's success.
All three professionals showcase outstanding leadership and expertise in the green industry. Each with a passion for outdoor living and lawn care, these women have brought new strategies and techniques to drive both their teams and the industry forward.
"For nearly 50 years, TruGreen has worked to build a brand that customers trust," said Bill Hausbeck, SVP Production of TruGreen. "As leaders, Susan, Brenda, and Kira propel our organization as a true, trusted lawn care partner, and we are honored to have these seasoned pros leading TruGreen teams. Congratulations to these women for this well-deserved recognition."
Winners were chosen by Green Industry Pros' editorial team based on several different factors, including leadership, initiatives, achievements, and mentorship.
For more information about TruGreen, please visit www.trugreen.com and follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
TruGreen is the nation's leading lawn care provider offering neighborhoods across the country tailored lawn, tree and shrub care along with protection against mosquitoes and other pests. As a company rooted in scientific expertise with a customer-centered approach, TruGreen helps homeowners achieve an outdoor living space that brings them pride. There are approximately 260 TruGreen branches in the United States and Canada, plus 38 franchise locations. Visit http://www.TruGreen.com, http://www.facebook.com/TruGreen or the TruGreen app for more information.
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Congress held its hearing on the federal response to the monkeypox outbreak. That comes as cases — and vaccinations — slow down in the U.S.
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Congress held its hearing on the federal response to the monkeypox outbreak. That comes as cases — and vaccinations — slow down in the U.S.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Monday marked the death of Queen Elizabeth II with a public holiday, a moment of silence and an official memorial service.
Hundreds of mourners sat on parliament’s grassy grounds on a sunny afternoon to watch large screens that showed a livestream of the state memorial service, which took place nearby at the Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul and was open only to invited guests.
The service began after a minute of silence at 2 p.m. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern read an excerpt from a souvenir book that was released to mark the queen’s first visit to New Zealand in 1953, one of 10 visits she would make to the nation of 5 million during her reign.
The excerpt described the scene as the queen and her husband, the late Prince Philip, waved goodbye at the end of their five-week visit from the deck of the royal yacht SS Gothic as it left from the town of Bluff.
“The overall sound was of cheering, swelling up again and again,” Ardern read. “As the great white ship moved slowly through the channel, crowds ran along Marine Parade keeping abreast of her, everyone cheering, many weeping, reluctant to give up their waving until the answering white-gloved hand could be seen no longer.”
Governor-General Cindy Kiro said the queen had set an example with her constancy and grace, while also holding onto a sense of wonder and joy.
Kiro said that while people’s lives can sometimes feel at the mercy of immense and indifferent forces, the queen had shown that what matters most remains within their control: “The small acts of goodness and generosity we perform each day.”
The queen’s death has rekindled debate in New Zealand about whether the nation should take a final step toward independence by becoming a republic.
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a dentist and I wanted to create a safer and more efficient method for checking tooth mobility during a dental assessment," said an inventor, from Alba, Texas, "so I invented the PERCUSSOMETER. My design could reduce time and pain and it enables a dentist to keep accurate data on the health of the bone supporting patients' teeth."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved dental tool for checking the mobility of teeth. In doing so, it eliminates the need to use blunt tools that could fracture a tooth. As a result, it increases safety and convenience and it could offer early detection of gingivitis and bone loss. The invention features an effective design that is easy to use so it is ideal for dentists.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-JMT-167, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Fast food packaging has some weird designs. Some design choices are intentional and purposeful, like the square hole in Burger Kings Chicken Fry packaging.
Some designs, however, are just kinda there, but that hasn’t stopped the internet from creating a use for it.
On this edition of verified or denied, we take a look at fast food packaging and see if these social media ‘hacks’ are actually practical.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Antonela Massarelli desperately needed a front door for the new house she and her family will move into this weekend in a Buenos Aires suburb.
The 29-year-old mother of two said she found one prospect Tuesday morning at about 20,000 pesos, but noted with exasperation that the price went up by afternoon to more than 30,000. And store owners — faced with potentially higher costs to replace doors the next day — mostly wanted to hold onto their merchandise.
“They didn’t want to sell,” she said. “I went to a lot of places and they were closing, they said, ‘I can’t sell to you’, ‘I can’t sell to you’ and the doors they did want to sell were of a really crappy material.”
Her eventual purchase, at 31,900 Argentinian pesos, amounted to US$65 at black-market rates, US$144 at the official rate.
Massarelli’s struggle with the door reflected the uncertainty in Argentina as its currency has sharply depreciated over the past week in the informal market, raising fresh questions about the fragility of the Argentinian economy ahead of October presidential elections.
Since early last week, the peso in the informal market — known as the “blue” dollar rate — has depreciated around 20%, reaching a high of 495 pesos to the U.S. dollar Tuesday, increasing the spread with the official rate to around 120%. The peso strengthened slightly Wednesday although the market remained “very volatile,” according to a currency dealer in Buenos Aires who declined to be identified because his work is technically illegal.
Stringent capital controls mean that access to the official foreign exchange market is extremely limited, so parallel rates have flourished.
“The spread is an indicator of uncertainty,” said Gabriel Caamaño, chief economist at Consultora Ledesma, a local consultancy. “With this level of spread, it’s difficult for the economy to function.”
Masarelli lived this first-hand Tuesday as she sought supplies for her house in the Lomas de Zamora suburb. As the peso depreciated, many stores simply closed. She managed to get into one store right as it was closing.
“They wanted to sell me a simple metal door for 80,000 pesos, and the owners were telling me that they couldn’t sell me anything for less because they didn’t know how much it was going to cost tomorrow,” Masarelli said.
Finally, Masarelli went back to a seller who had offered her a door for 19,900 pesos in the morning. “When I said yes, at 2 in the afternoon, he told me it had increased to 31,900,” Masarelli said. “I didn’t have a choice, it’s not that I have money to spare but I need a door and tomorrow it’s going to be more expensive and the day after it would be even more expensive.”
Masarelli must move by Saturday and has nowhere else to go with her husband, 7-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter, so she reluctantly paid up.
“The economy is grinding to a halt,” said Walter Stoeppelwerth, chief strategist at Gletir Corredor de Bolsa, a brokerage based in neighboring Uruguay.
“You’re not going to let the inventory go because you don’t know how much it’s going to cost to replace that inventory,” Stoeppelwerth said, noting that around 45% of inputs used for manufacturing are imported.
The country is in a vicious circle. Analysts agree the rapid depreciation of the peso is in part due to the surprisingly high monthly inflation of 7.7% in March, which took the annual rate to a whopping 104%.
And the rapid depreciation of the currency is in turn driving a further surge in prices, leading analysts predicting April’s inflation number could reach as high as 10%.
“We’re at the cusp of a sort of modern day hyperinflation” that could see annual inflation rate reach 150 percent, Stoeppelwerth said.
For Caamaño, the currency's plunge is a reflection of how Argentina’s economy “is held together by a shoestring” with several unsustainable patchwork measures that seem designed with the electoral calendar in mind.
“On top of everything there is a big political crisis in the two most important political spaces,” Caamaño added, noting there’s infighting in both the ruling administration of President Alberto Fernández and the main opposition coalition.
“In the economic and political realms, there are no stable anchors to hold onto,” Caamaño said. People therefore seek refuge in dollars.
Although everyone seemingly agrees the official peso is overvalued, the government appears unwilling to pay the political price of an official devaluation so close to an election.
After days of silence, Economy Minister Sergio Massa vowed Tuesday that the government would “use all the tools of the state to get this situation under control,” which the president blamed on political opponents.
“At some point, the right wing should prioritize the interests of Argentina over their own business and political interests,” said Fernández, who announced earlier this month he would not be running for reelection.
Massa said the government will renegotiate aspects of the agreement signed in 2022 with the International Monetary Fund to restructure some $44 billion in debt taken by the center-right government of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019). Massa also said alleged deliberate destabilization of the currency would be investigated.
Massarelli was able to buy her door but a sudden jump in the price of materials for a roof – from 140,000 pesos to 220,000 pesos – meant the family could no longer afford bathroom fixtures.
“So, we’re going to move into a house that doesn’t have electricity, doesn’t have gas, doesn’t have water, doesn’t have floors, only cement — with two small children," she said. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/argentina-a-desperate-search-for-a-door-as-17920528.php | 2023-04-26 21:04:26 | 0 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/world/article/argentina-a-desperate-search-for-a-door-as-17920528.php |
A woman sent to prison for allegedly failing a drug test while on probation in Monroe County is now facing more serious charges after allegedly smuggling methamphetamine and crack into the facility.
On Dec. 7, Ashley Wheelis, 33, of Stroudsburg, was arrested by Monroe County Probation after meeting with her probation officer and allegedly testing positive for methamphetamine in a drug test, prosecutors said.
Wheelis was sent to the Monroe County Correctional Facility in the probation case, and investigators said she smuggled seven grams of methamphetamine and seven grams of crack cocaine into the facility. | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/12/inmate-accused-of-smuggling-meth-and-crack-into-monroe-county-prison.html | 2022-12-14 21:36:12 | 1 | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/12/inmate-accused-of-smuggling-meth-and-crack-into-monroe-county-prison.html |
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it’s giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to welcome more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad.
Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, said Merkel had been selected as the latest recipient for the Nansen award, which is handed out annually by the Geneva-based U.N. agency.
“Under the then-Federal Chancellor Merkel’s leadership, Germany welcomed more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum-seekers in 2015 and 2016, which, as you will remember, was the height of the conflict in Syria, and there was deadly violence in other parts of the world,” Saltmarsh told reporters. “Dr. Merkel helped to highlight the plight of refugees globally.”
Merkel’s decision to let in so many migrants boosted the far-right Alternative for Germany party and resulted in protests by a vocal minority. She was also blasted by some governments for being too friendly to refugees, when some European Union partner states were closing borders to refugees and asylum-seekers.
The award includes a $150,000 prize. Merkel is expected to travel to Geneva next Monday to receive the award, Saltmarsh said. Four regional winners were also announced.
The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award honors individuals, groups or organizations that go “above and beyond the call of duty” to protect refugees, other displaced and stateless people, the agency says.
More than 60 laureates have received the award since it was founded in 1954 to celebrate Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian scientist, explorer and diplomat who was the first commissioner for refugees in the League of Nations — the predecessor of the the United Nations
The recipient in 2021 was the Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development in Yemen, for its support for displaced Yemenis. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/merkel-wins-un-refugee-agency-award-over-welcome-of-syrians/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-10-04 11:09:46 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/merkel-wins-un-refugee-agency-award-over-welcome-of-syrians/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Digital Turbine, Inc. ("Digital Turbine" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APPS) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Digital Turbine investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between August 9, 2021 and May 17, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
APPS investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company's recent acquisitions, AdColony and Fyber, act as agents in certain of their respective product lines; (2) as a result, revenues for those product lines must be reported net of license fees and revenue share, rather than on a gross basis; (3) the Company's internal control over financial reporting as to revenue recognition was deficient; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's net revenues was overstated throughout fiscal 2022; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Digital Turbine during the relevant time frame, you have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A mass shooting that killed five people, including a 9-year-old boy, at a home in a rural Texas community has left a trail of anguish and sorrow that extends to Honduras and includes two newly orphaned children.
A manhunt for the gunman culminated in the arrest of 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza on five pending counts of murder Tuesday. His partner was arrested Wednesday on allegations she hindered police.
Oropeza had been shooting rounds on his property in Cleveland, Texas, north of Houston, and the attack occurred after neighbors asked him to shoot farther away because the gunfire was keeping a baby awake, police say.
Adult victims of the shooting ranged in age from 18 to 31. Two were slain while shielding a baby and a toddler from gunfire. All were originally from the Central American nation of Honduras. Here are details that have emerged about the lives of the victims:
DANIEL ENRIQUE LASO
The 9-year-old boy attended Northside Elementary in Cleveland where students assembled memorial offerings that included flowers, stuffed animals and a soccer ball.
Laso loved soccer, and his third grade classmates all signed the ball. The school’s principal said Laso had a contagious smile.
The boy’s mother also died in the attack, while his father and other close relatives survived.
Wilson Garcia, Laso’s father, was one of the people who had talked with Oropeza about the gunfire noise before the attack.
SONIA ARGENTINA GUZMÁN
Laso’s 25-year-old mother was at the front door as the gunman approached and was the first to die.
Friends were staying with her at the home to attend a religious retreat. Occupants tried to shield themselves and children as the gunman walked up to the home and began firing.
Wilson Garcia said he urged his wife to retreat but that she “told me to go inside because ‘He won’t fire at me. I’m a woman.’”
Argentina Guzmán is among four victims of the shooting whose remains will be repatriated to Honduras.
Her relatives in the Honduran village of La Misión already are in mourning.
“Like any immigrant, she went looking for a better future, because here in Honduras there is no work,” Germán Guzmán said of his sister.
DIANA VELÁSQUEZ ALVARADO
The 21-year-old was the mother of two children in the U.S. She left Honduras when she was still a teenager in search of opportunity, interrupting school studies.
Velásquez Alvarado’s father, Osmán, said his daughter’s departure from Honduras seemed reasonable at the time and that she recently received residency status in the United States.
“But I never imagined it would be just for this,” he said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott drew wide backlash for initially calling the victims “illegal immigrants” and later apologized for the partially false statement.
Honduran authorities said Velásquez Alvarado will be buried in the United States at the request of her husband and sister.
JULISA MOLINA RIVERA
The death of Molina Rivera, 31, left two children without parents, according to officials in Honduras. Custody arrangements were being made.
Witnesses to the deadly shooting said Molina Rivera and Velásquez Alvarado used their bodies to shield a baby and a 2-year-old girl from gunfire during the attack.
JOSÉ JONATHAN CASAREZ
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SALT LAKE CITY and SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- R-Zero, a global leader in healthy buildings and green buildings, today released its report finding that use of R-Zero Upper Room UVGI in Schools reduced SARS-CoV-2 levels by 53% in wastewater. For more information on how this technology could benefit your facilities and business, tune in to R-Zero's educational webinar on March 22nd.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:
08-11-39-46-47, Cash Ball: 1
(eight, eleven, thirty-nine, forty-six, forty-seven; Cash Ball: one)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Cash4Life" game were:
08-11-39-46-47, Cash Ball: 1
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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of F45 Training Holdings, Inc. ("F45 Training" or the "Company") (NYSE: FXLV). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether F45 Training and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On or around July 16, 2021, F45 conducted its initial public offering ("IPO"), issuing 18.75 million shares of common stock priced at $16.00 per share.
On July 26, 2022, just a year after the IPO, and just a little more than two months after reiterating its previously stated growth targets, F45 issued a press release entitled "F45 Training Announces Strategic Update." The press release described "strategic updates to align the Company more closely with macroeconomic conditions and current business trends and prepare for the next phase of studio and membership growth." According to the press release, the Company's "strategic updates" informed the market: (1) of a significant reduction in its financial guidance, from a range of $255 to $275 million to a new range of $120 to $130 million; (2) of a dramatic cut in the number of new exercise studios that it would open in 2022—down approximately 60% (or 350 to 450 new studios, versus 1,000); (3) that a $250 million credit line "will not be available" to the Company; (4) that it was letting go around 110 employees, equaling approximately 45% of its workforce; and (5) that F45's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Adam Gilchrist, had resigned his position as CEO, effective July 24, 2022.
On this news, F45's stock price fell $2.16 per share, or 61.54%, to close at $1.35 per share on July 27, 2022, representing more than a 78% decline from the Company's offering price of $16.00 per share.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
CONTACT:
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Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died. He was 101.
The University of Pittsburgh, where Douglas starred on the football and track teams before later serving in various roles for his alma mater, said Douglas died Saturday.
“In every role that he filled, as an aspiring athlete from Hazelwood, as a student-athlete and University trustee and as an esteemed businessman, Olympian and community leader, Herb Douglas excelled,” Pittsburgh Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said. “He was both a champion himself and a champion of others, never hesitating to open doors of opportunity and help people pursue their own success.”
Douglas, a Pittsburgh native, was 14 when he met Owens, the American track and field star who won four gold medals in sprints and the long jump at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens spoke at an elementary school near the Hazelwood neighborhood where Douglas grew up.
“I prayed every day to stand on the podium and make the Olympic team,” Douglas said. “When he left, Jesse put his arms around me and told me to get an education.”
He told Douglas: “That’s more than what I did at your age” and encouraged Douglas to go to college. Douglas eventually checked both items — the Olympics and a college education.
Douglas hoped to compete at the 1944 Olympics, which were canceled due to World War II. After starting his college career at Xavier University in New Orleans, a Historically Black College and University, he returned home to Pittsburgh to work at his father’s parking garage.
Douglas eventually enrolled at Pitt in 1945, becoming one of the first African Americans to play football for the Panthers while also starring on the track team. He won four intercollegiate championships in the long jump and another in the 100-yard dash at Pitt and three AAU titles in the long jump. He earned a spot on the 1948 U.S. Olympic team after finishing runner-up to Willie Steele at the Olympic trials.
Douglas’ leap of 24-feet-9 inches (7.545 meters) at the 1948 Olympics in London carried him to bronze behind gold-medalist Steele and silver-medalist Thomas Bruce of Australia.
“As the years went on, I accepted that third place like it was first place,” Douglas told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2021.
Douglas hoped to go into coaching after earning his master’s degree in education from Pitt in 1950 but found few coaching opportunities in his hometown before going into the corporate world.
He worked in sales and marketing, starting at Pabst Brewing Co. He moved to Philadelphia when he joined Schieffelin and Co., which was later acquired by Moet Hennessy. He became a vice president, among the first African Americans at that level, and worked there 30 years.
Douglas maintained close ties with his alma mater throughout his life, establishing the Herb P. Douglas scholarship and serving as a mentor to track star Roger Kingdom, who went on to win gold in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.
“We developed such a bond that I started to call him ‘Daddy Herb,’ ” Kingdom said. “He inspired me in so many ways but gave me two very important directives. First, finish my degree as I promised my mother. Second, he shared his secret for success: ‘Always analyze, organize, initiate and follow through.’”
Douglas was inducted into the inaugural Pitt athletics Hall of Fame class in 2018. The university also is naming the 300-meter indoor track at its planned Victory Heights facility after Douglas.
“His incredible intellect and determination were only surpassed by his personal kindness,” Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke said. “Pitt Athletics is forever indebted to his passion and support.”
Douglas, who remained friendly with Owens, co-founded the non-profit International Athletic Association and created the Jesse Owens Global Award for Peace.
Born March 9, 1922, Douglas’ survivors include his wife Minerva Douglas, daughter Barbara Joy Ralston, daughter-in-law Susan Douglas and four grandchildren.
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Murphy ‘loves the concept’ of congestion pricing in NYC
With congestion pricing threatening a one-two punch for New Jersey commuters heading into Manhattan, Gov. Phil Murphy says he "loves the concept."
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced they will be pressing ahead with the plan as early as next year, charging motorists an extra toll to drive into the city below 60th street.
While Murphy expressed support for the idea, he did say there was "no way, no how" it would happen unless Garden State commuters were given credit for tolls already paid at the Hudson river crossings.
The congestion pricing plan has been signed off on by New York's governor, but still needs federal approval.
Murphy made his comments while standing next to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who was in New Jersey to mark the start of construction on the new Portal Bridge.
"While we love the concept (of congestion pricing)," Murphy said, "There is no way, no how, that will happen with the double taxation of New Jersey commuters."
Buttigieg was noticeably silent on that point.
He did briefly comment on the current federal environmental review going on, stressing it would not be used as a political weapon to delay the approval process.
The MTA has said tolls for cars entering Manhattan could be as high as $35 during peak hours, and could add as much as $5,000 annually to commuting costs.
Drivers using the Holland or Lincoln Tunnel are slated to get a credit for that toll, but the George Washington Bridge has been excluded from the discount.
New Jersey's congressional delegation has been lobbying hard for the discount, and have threatened to withhold federal transportation funding from New York City unless the GWB is included.
Eric Scott is the senior political director and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at eric.scott@townsquaremedia.com
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Purdue and Indiana each slid multiple spots in the AP men’s college basketball poll on Monday after losses this past week.
The Boilermakers dropped from No. 3 to No. 5. following Thursday’s 68-54 loss at Maryland. Meanwhile, the Hoosiers fell four spots to No. 17 after Wednesday’s 2-point loss at Northwestern.
Houston returned to No. 1 in the AP men’s college basketball poll for the third time this season, while Northwestern and Texas A&M barged into the rankings after each had a pair of impressive wins last week.
The Cougars, riding a seven-game winning streak, jumped over Alabama and back into the top spot, where they spent two weeks in November and December and had another two-week stint last month. They picked up 48 first-place votes from the 62-member national media panel to lay claim to No. 1 with just two weeks left in the regular season.
“This is my fourth year coaching these guys. We’ve developed a really good program here,” said Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, referring to his veteran leaders that went to a Final Four two years ago and the Elite Eight last season. “But the emphasis is ‘we have.’ One person doesn’t do it. I’m proud of our program. I’m proud of everyone in it.”
The Crimson Tide dropped only one spot after losing to Tennessee and routing Georgia in their lone week at No. 1. They held onto seven first-place votes, while Kansas also earned seven to climb two spots to No. 3 in this week’s poll.
UCLA remained at No. 4.
“We’re not as good a basketball team, from a tactical standpoint, as last year’s basketball team yet,” said Jayhawks coach Bill Self, whose team is trying to become the first back-to-back national champions since Florida in 2006 and ’07. “From a competitive standpoint, this team is an equivalent, or on par, with that team.”
That was evident Saturday, when the Jayhawks rallied from 17 down to beat No. 9 Baylor 87-71 in Allen Fieldhouse.
Virginia was at No. 6 after beating Louisville and Notre Dame last week. Arizona was seventh while Texas fell two spots to eighth after losing to Texas Tech and needing overtime to beat Oklahoma. The Bears held their spot while Marquette moved into the top 10 for the first time since Feb. 25, 2019.
The Volunteers dropped to No. 11 after following up their win over Alabama with a loss to Kentucky. Gonzaga, Miami and Kansas State were next, with Saint Mary’s giving the West Coast Conference two teams in the top 15.
The Gaels (24-5, 13-1) and Bulldogs (23-5, 12-2) each play midweek games before their showdown on Saturday.
Xavier held steady at No. 16 this week while Indiana, UConn, Creighton and Providence rounded out the top 20.
Northwestern entered the poll for the first time in more than two years at No. 21 after following its upset of Purdue two weeks ago with wins over the Hoosiers and Iowa. San Diego State, Iowa State and TCU were next, with Texas A&M making it back into the poll after spending one week at No. 24 in November.
“We haven’t gotten ahead of ourselves,” Wildcats coach Chris Collins said. “We’ve had big aspirations of who we could be, and not many people believed it. I’m sure a lot of people laughed at them. But we had them and they were real. And these guys have followed up on it. But we’re still in the moment. For me, it’s not a time for reflection.
“We want more,” Collins continued. “We can reflect at the end of the year, when it’s all done in a month’s time. And we can look back at the ups and downs. But we’re trying our hardest right now to stay in the moment.”
IN AND OUT
The Wildcats, winners of five straight, and the Aggies entered the poll at the expense of North Carolina State and Florida Atlantic. The Wolfpack lost to Syracuse on Tuesday and the Owls lost to Middle Tennessee on Thursday.
RISING AND FALLING
There was very little movement in this week’s poll. Providence made the biggest climb at just four spots to No. 20 after wins over Creighton and Villanova. Iowa State likewise made the biggest fall at four sports to No. 23 after following a win over TCU with a loss to Kansas State on Saturday.
CONFERENCE WATCH
The Big 12 continues to lead the way with six teams in the AP Top 25 and Oklahoma State receiving a vote. The Big East has five teams in the poll — and all in the top 20 — while the SEC and Big Ten have three teams apiece. | https://cbs4indy.com/sports/purdue-iu-drop-in-ap-top-25-mens-college-basketball-poll/ | 2023-02-20 19:03:42 | 1 | https://cbs4indy.com/sports/purdue-iu-drop-in-ap-top-25-mens-college-basketball-poll/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday:
Caterpillar Inc., down $11.35 to $183.51.
The construction equipment maker’s second-quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts.
Uber Technologies Inc., up $4.65 to $29.25.
The ride-hailing company reported surprisingly strong second-quarter revenue.
BP PLC, up 31 cents to $29.36.
The oil and gas company reported strong second-quarter financial results.
Cowen Inc., up $2.97 to $38.46.
TD Bank Group is buying the financial services company for about $1.3 billion.
JetBlue Airways Corp., down 55 cents to $8.04.
The airline reported a far bigger second-quarter loss than Wall Street expected.
SunPower Corp., up $1.87 to $21.70.
The solar products and services company beat Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., up $4.24 to $41.97.
The software company raised its profit and revenue forecasts for the year.
Varonis Systems Inc., up $2.45 to $27.84.
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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Onosys, a technology solution used by enterprise restaurant chains, has released a new product called "Marketplace." This new solution simplifies capturing orders from popular food delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, and Uber Eats.
"In the past, restaurants have typically needed to monitor incoming orders in third-party delivery platforms and hand-key the orders into their point of sale (POS) system," said Chris Anderle, Onosys President. "Marketplace provides a connection between these platforms and the restaurant's POS through a process called order injection."
With order injection, orders from third-party apps immediately appear in the Onosys platform for fulfillment, offering three key benefits to restaurant operators:
- Reduced staff time — Order injection means restaurant staff no longer has to actively monitor and enter incoming orders into their POS.
- Lower equipment costs — Restaurants no longer need to maintain dedicated PCs or tablet computers to monitor incoming orders.
- Fewer order errors — Onosys Marketplace accurately and securely translates orders from third-party platforms.
Additionally, Onosys Marketplace synchronizes menus with third-party platforms. When a restaurant manager changes a menu item in Onosys, or marks it out of stock, that change is automatically reflected in the linked third-party platforms.
Onosys typically works with restaurant chains that have between 15 and 1,000 locations. The white-label platform seamlessly integrates with a company's brand identity and user experience.
About Onosys
As one of the pioneers in the digital ordering space, and with clients like Giordano's, Bostons, Dion's Pizza, Rudy's, and Jack's Family Restaurants, Onosys has proven itself as a trusted partner with exceptional customer service and support.
Onosys helps restaurants by implementing custom web-based ordering solutions with a high-touch approach. The platform provides optimized experiences on the web, mobile web, and iOS / Android, as well as a headless API, across ordering channels including call center, catering, delivery, dine-in, and carry-out / curb-side. Onosys also offers integrations with industry-leading point-of-sale systems, payment gateways, loyalty providers, gift card providers, and delivery services.
For more information about Onosys Marketplace, schedule a demo through the company's website.
Contact: Chris Anderle, President, canderle@onosys.com
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(The Hill) — SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk apparently responded late Thursday to an article from Business Insider that says Musk was accused of sexually propositioning a SpaceX flight attendant, calling the claims not true.
The report, citing interviews and documents, states that a flight attendant says Musk exposed himself during a massage and ask her for sex, according to a friend of the SpaceX employee. The flight attendant declined his advances and later got a lawyer after she felt she lost opportunities at the company for turning away Musk’s overtures.
Musk on Thursday failed to cite the report, but tweeted “for the record, those wild accusations are utterly untrue.”
“The attacks against me should be viewed through a political lens – this is their standard (despicable) playbook – but nothing will deter me from fighting for a good future and your right to free speech,” Musk said in a tweet shortly after the story was released.
Documents seen by Insider show SpaceX and the flight attendant reached an out-of-court settlement of $250,000, with her signing on nondisclosure so she could not speak about the event.
The friend Insider talked to said she felt she had a “responsibility” to tell the story due to the power Musk has as one of the richest people in the world.
Insider knows the name of the friend but decided not to provide in the report, saying she declined to provide comment for the article.
Musk initially responded to Insider’s request for comment saying he needed more time to respond.
“If I were inclined to engage in sexual harassment, this is unlikely to be the first time in my entire 30-year career that it comes to light,” Musk told the outlet.
He told Insider that the article was a “politically motivated hit piece” and said there was “a lot more to this story.” Musk did not respond to further inquiries from Insider.
The article comes after Musk announced he would be switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party.
“In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold … ,” he said Thursday.
Musk has also recently reached a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, a move that has been largely denounced by Democrats and praised by Republicans.
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By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, and it wasn’t even at the Met.
Fast forward 70-plus years, and the Met Gala is something totally different, one of the most photographed events in the world for its head-spinning red carpet — though the famous carpeted steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art aren’t always red. We’re talking Rihanna as a bejeweled pope. Zendaya as Cinderella with a light-up gown. Katy Perry as a chandelier morphing into a hamburger. Also: Beyoncé in her “naked dress.” Kim Kardashian in a face-covering bodysuit. Billy Porter as an Egyptian sun god, carried on a litter by six shirtless men. And Lady Gaga’s 16-minute striptease.
Not to forget, the Met Gala is still a fundraiser — last year the evening earned more than a whopping $16.4 million for the Met’s Costume Institute. Let’s also not forget that it launches the annual spring fashion exhibit that brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to the museum.
But it’s the Met Gala carpet itself (now watchable for everyone, on livestream) that draws the world’s eyes, with the guest list strategically withheld until the last minute — a collection of stars from movies, music, fashion, sports, politics and elsewhere that probably makes for the highest celebrity wattage-per square foot of any party in the world.
Herewith, a primer for the 2022 Met gala, which is on May 2:
AGAIN, ALREADY?
Yes, we just did this in the fall. The annual fundraiser for the Met’s Costume Institute is traditionally held the first Monday in May, but because of the pandemic, a postponed gala was held in September.
WHO’S HOSTING THE 2022 MET GALA?
This year’s hosts are Regina King, power couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
September’s slate of hosts included Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman and Naomi Osaka.
Of course, Vogue’s Anna Wintour is supervising the whole shebang as she has since the ’90s. Her fellow honorary co-chairs are designer Tom Ford and Instagram head Adam Mosseri.
IS THERE A THEME FOR THE MET GALA?
Of course. The Met Gala theme for this year is “Gilded glamour, white-tie,” guests have been told.
As usual, the sartorial theme comes from the exhibit the gala launches: “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” which is the second of star curator Andrew Bolton’s two-part show exploring the roots of American style.
This one will showcase some lesser-known designers, and also some top film directors, including Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese, host King, and last year’s Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. Their work will be displayed in the period rooms of the American Wing, so expect some grand fashion, like those gowns from HBO’s “The Gilded Age.” Artfully ripped jeans, this time? Not so much.
DOES EVERYONE FOLLOW THE MET GALA THEME?
Not really. Some eschew it and just go for big and crazy. But expect some guests to have carefully researched the theme and to come in perfect sync with the exhibit. It was hard to beat the carpet, for example, when the theme was “Catholic imagination” and Rihanna came as the pope, Zendaya channeled Joan of Arc, and Perry navigated the crowd with a set of enormous angel wings.
HOW MUCH DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A MET GALA TICKET?
Wrong question. You cannot just “buy” a ticket. The right question is, IF I were famous or powerful and got invited, how much would it cost?
IF I GOT INVITED TO THE MET GALA, HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST?
Well, you might not pay yourself. Generally companies buy tables. A fashion label — Michael Kors, for example — would then host its desired celebrities, or fashion muses. But each paid seat reportedly costs around $35,000, though some guests are invited for free.
SO WHO GETS INVITED TO THE MET GALA?
This year, there will be 400 guests — similar to the September gala, and lower than pre-pandemic highs of 500-600. Trying to predict? Take out your pen and jot down some A-listers, the buzzier the better.
Newly minted Oscar or Grammy winners, for example — or fashion favorites like Chalamet, who wore white Converse shoes last year. Do the same with pop music, sports, politics, fashion of course … and Broadway, a special favorite of Wintour’s (and remember, Miranda’s a host this year). Now, cross everyone off your list except the very top.
At the Met Gala, everybody’s A-list.
THAT MUST BE AN EXAGGERATION.
Not really. Ask Tina Fey. She went in 2010 and later described walking around trying to find somebody “normal,” e.g. not too famous, to sit and talk with. That ended up being Barbara Walters.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED IN THE MET GALA?
Well, these days you can watch the whole carpet unfold on livestream. And really, the carpet is the party. (Ask Gaga!)
If you’re in New York City you can also join fans across the street from the museum on Fifth Avenue, and even further away on Madison Avenue, pressed up against police barricades. You might get lucky: Last year, Chalamet ran over to greet his admirers.
DO WE KNOW WHO’S COMING? AND WHO ISN’T?
Like we said, it’s secret. But reports slip out, often about who is not coming. Fashion favorite Zendaya has confirmed she has other plans. And Rihanna is about to give birth, so we’d assume she’ll skip, but then again, she’s Rihanna so let’s not assume anything.
WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE THE MET GALA?
Entering the museum, guests walk past an impossibly enormous flower arrangement in the lobby (one was over 250,000 white roses) and over to cocktails, often held in the airy Petrie Court. Or, they head to view the exhibit.
Around 8 p.m., they’re summoned to dinner — perhaps by a team of buglers (“Are they going to do that between every course?” actor Gary Oldman asked aloud one year.) We can’t personally describe anything beyond that, either dinner or the musical performance, but you can find clips of Rihanna singing on the table tops in the documentary “The First Monday in May,” and it looks fun.
IS IT FUN FOR EVERYONE?
Occasionally, someone says no. Fey, in a comic rant to David Letterman in 2015, described the gala as a “jerk parade” and said it included everyone you’d ever want to punch, if you had millions of arms.
Amy Schumer said she felt awkward and left “earlier than should be allowed.” But most profess to having fun.
Then there was Joan Collins, who arrived channeling her imperious “Dynasty” character, Alexis, in 2018, ready to have a blast, but seeking liquid sustenance. “I’m having a great time,” she told The Associated Press. “I’d be even better if I had a drink.”
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CATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) — CATSKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Greene County Bancorp Inc. (GCBC) on Thursday reported profit of $8.1 million in its fiscal third quarter.
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SEATTLE – Teoscar Hernández and AJ Pollock each hit two homers and combined to drive in nine runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 11-2 on Tuesday night.
Luis Castillo (1-0) turned in a second straight strong outing, allowing two hits and striking out six in 5 2/3 shutout innings. Castillo has allowed no runs and three hits and struck out 12 in 11 2/3 innings over two starts.
Hernández hit a solo homer in the fourth inning and a three-run shot in the fifth off Jose Suarez (0-1) to put the Mariners up 6-0. It was Hernandez's 15th mult-homer game, and it came after he opened the season 1 for 17.
Pollock’s two-run homers off Jaime Barria came in the fifth and seventh, with the second one giving the Mariners an 11-run lead.
Julio Rodriguez scored in the first inning on a wild pitch and doubled twice as the Mariners collected 13 hits.
The Angels’ runs came in the eighth on Hunter Renfroe's RBI single and a sacrifice fly.
The win was Seattle's first in five games. The Angeles had their three-game win streak end.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: UTL Dylan Moore (oblique) will start extended spring training Monday before heading out on a rehab assignment.
Angeles: RHP Griffin Canning (groin) threw a bullpen on Monday and will make a rehab start Thursday with the Angels’ Single-A affiliate Inland Empire.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Shohei Ohtani will start on Wednesday for the Angels. Ohtani allowed two hits and struck out 10 over six shutout innings against Oakland on opening day.
Mariners: RHP Chris Flexen will make his first start of the season in place of injured LHP Robbie Ray.
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HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Once again, Rory McIlroy was roaming near the top of the leaderboard of a major on Sunday. Once again, he was nowhere to be seen during the trophy presentation.
McIlroy failed to win a major for the 34th straight time on Sunday at the British Open.
Still, he again finished well and picked up his seventh top-10 finish in the last eight majors he played, giving him reason to stay positive going forward.
“Over the last two years would I have loved to have picked one of those off that I finished up there? Absolutely,” McIlroy said. “But every time I tee it up, or most times I tee it up, I’m right there. I can’t sit here and be too frustrated. You think about my performances in the majors between like 2016 and 2019, it’s a lot better than that.”
McIlroy finished in a tie for sixth at Royal Liverpool after a final-round 3-under 68. He ended 6 under for the tournament, seven shots behind winner Brian Harman.
“Overall solid performance, not spectacular, but a lot of optimism going into the rest of the year,” said McIlroy, whose last major win came at the 2014 PGA Championship.
The four-time major winner had three top-3 finishes in the last two seasons, including second at this year’s U.S. Open and at last year’s Masters. He missed the cut at the Masters this season for his worse finish in a major since the 2021 British Open, when he tied for 46th.
McIlroy said he won’t dwell about going into his 10th season without a major.
“I don’t think that way,” the 34-year-old said. “I think about trying to go and win a fourth FedEx Cup here in a couple weeks’ time, go try and win a fifth Race to Dubai, go and win a fifth Ryder Cup. I just keep looking forward.”
All eyes were on McIlroy ahead of the British Open as he had just won the Scottish Open and was playing some of his best golf recently.
Cheered loudly by most of the 260,000 fans who made it to Hoylake, he looked poised to make a run on Sunday with birdies on Nos. 3-5. He made two more birdies on the back nine, including at the par-3 17th, but also had two bogeys.
McIlroy, who won the Open at Royal Liverpool in 2014, had started the day in a tie for 11th, nine shots off the lead. He got within four shots of Harman but was never really in contention after that. Harman went on to win his first major at 13-under par for the tournament after shooting a final-round 1-under 70.
“Improved on my score every day,” McIlroy said. “Felt like I putted a bit better today. It was just hard. I needed to go out and shoot something 63, 64-ish, but really hard to do that in those conditions. I’m optimistic about the future, and just got to keep plugging away.”
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday chose former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss — a fiscal moderate and a low-tax crusader — as the two finalists in a party election to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The result came just after the divisive, unrepentant Johnson, who has plunged his party into turmoil, ended his final appearance in Parliament as prime minister with the words “Hasta la vista, baby.”
Sunak and Truss came first and second respectively in a secret vote by Conservative lawmakers. Trade Minister Penny Mordaunt came in third and was eliminated.
The race, which has already produced bitter Conservative infighting, pits Sunak, who steered Britain’s economy through the pandemic before quitting Johnson’s government this month, against Truss, who has led the U.K.’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The two contenders will spend the next few weeks campaigning for the votes of about 180,000 Conservative Party members around the country, who will vote by postal or online ballot. The winner of the party leadership vote will be announced Sept. 5 and will automatically become Britain’s next prime minister.
Sunak won all four rounds of elimination votes by lawmakers, but is less popular with the party’s grassroots, partly because of his previous job as Britain’s chief taxman.
Truss, who has taken a tough line against Russian President Vladimir Putin — and with the European Union — is a favorite of the Conservatives’ right wing.
Truss said if she becomes prime minister “I would hit the ground running from day one, unite the party and govern in line with Conservative values.”
Sunak’s campaign said “the choice for members is very simple: who is the best person to beat Labour at the next election? The evidence shows that’s Rishi.”
The winner of the Tory contest will not have to face British voters until 2024, unless they choose to call an early general election.
The campaign has already exposed deep divisions in the Conservative Party at the end of Johnson’s scandal-tarnished three-year reign. Truss has branded Sunak a “socialist” for raising taxes in response to the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Sunak has hit back, saying that rivals including Truss were peddling economic “fairy tales” to British voters as the country faces soaring inflation and economic turbulence.
Johnson allies have been accused of lobbying against Sunak, whose resignation helped bring the prime minister down, and in favor of Truss, who remained loyal. That impression was cemented Wednesday when Johnson said his advice to his successor would be not always to listen to the Treasury.
All the contenders —- there were 11 to start — sought to distance themselves from Johnson, whose term in office began boldly in 2019 with a vow to “get Brexit done” and a resounding election victory, but is now ending in disgrace.
Johnson quit July 7 but remains caretaker leader until the party elects his successor.
On Wednesday, he faced derisive opposition politicians and weary Conservatives at his last Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons, which adjourns for the summer on Thursday.
It was a downbeat departure, with supportive Conservative lawmakers lobbing praise and opposition politicians offering variations on “good riddance.”
Johnson extolled what he called his accomplishments — leading Britain out of the EU and through COVID-19, and supporting Ukraine against Russia’s invasion — and declared: “Mission largely accomplished, for now,” before departing with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “hasta la vista” catchphrase from “Terminator 2.”
Opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said: “I will miss the delusion.”
Johnson clung to office through months of scandals over his finances and his judgment, refusing to resign when he was fined by police over government parties that broke COVID-19 lockdown rules. He finally quit after one scandal too many — appointing a politician accused of sexual misconduct — drove his ministers to resign en masse.
Despite remaining prime minister, he has largely disappeared from the scene, even as Britain faces a summer cost-of-living crisis and labor discontent as inflation hits 9.4%.
Johnson did not attend any government emergency meetings about the heat wave that brought record temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) to Britain this week. Last week he took a ride in a Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet, with “Top Gun”-style footage released by his office, then threw a weekend party at Chequers, the country house that comes with the prime minister’s job.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused Johnson of wanting to “become Tom Cruise” and urged him to resign immediately.
“We need a full-time prime minister looking after our country rather than somebody who’s checked out,” Khan said.
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HiddenLayer Recognized for Machine Learning Security Platform
AUSTIN, Texas, March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HiddenLayer, a Gartner recognized AI Application Security company, has been named one of 10 finalists for the RSA Conference™ 2023 Innovation Sandbox contest for its work providing security solutions for machine learning algorithms, models and the data that power them. HiddenLayer will present its MLSecurity Platform to a panel of renowned industry judges and a live in-person audience on Monday, April 24 at RSA Conference 2023 in San Francisco.
Since 2005, the RSAC Innovation Sandbox has served as a platform for the most promising young cybersecurity companies to showcase their groundbreaking technologies and compete for the title of "Most Innovative Startup." The competition is widely recognized as a catapult for success and the top 10 finalists have collectively celebrated 75 acquisitions and received $12.5 billion in investments over the last 18 years. HiddenLayer will have three minutes to pitch the panel of judges before a question-and-answer round.
"The RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox contest is one of the most exciting highlights of the week as we get to watch 10 of the cybersecurity industry's best and brightest up and coming stars shine on stage with provocative and cutting-edge ideas," said Linda Gray Martin, Senior Vice President, RSA Conference. "The demanding challenges and threats we face are only getting more complex in both size and severity and we need smart, determined and skilled individuals and companies to make an impact and help tackle what lies ahead."
HiddenLayer's MLSec Platform provides the cybersecurity protection ML models need to accelerate their adoption across industries and functions. Artificial Intelligence has exploded onto the scene. It is actively shaping the present in the image of the future, with huge advances gracing the collective newsfeed almost every week. Models such as DALL-E & Stable Diffusion are redefining the creative sphere, while AlphaTensor beats 50-year-old math records & ChatGPT is passing Industry and Academic exams. The scale is massive; for example, Gartner predicts "AI will be a critical driver of the next wave of digital innovation, creating $3.9 trillion in business value and 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity globally by 2022."
A significant contributor to the need for HiddenLayer's MLSec Platform is a new threat vector called Adversarial Machine Learning (AML). The HiddenLayer MLSec Platform protects against: IP Theft, Dataset Privacy, Model Integrity and Model Monitoring.
"ML Security is a new challenge incapable of being resolved with old approaches. To stop this threat, one must first be able to identify it within an ocean of otherwise normal traffic interacting with the ML model(s). Only a purpose-built system with intimate knowledge of model operations will be able to make high fidelity decisions at the speed and scale necessary to thwart such attacks without impacting legitimate business," said Chris Sestito, HiddenLayer, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer.
The RSAC Innovation Sandbox contest kicks off at 12:00 p.m. PT on April 24 and winners will be announced at 3:00 p.m. the same day. The panel of renowned expert judges includes Niloofar Howe, Sr. Operating Partner at Energy Impact Partners; Paul Kocher, Independent Researcher; Shlomo Kramer, Co-founder and CEO, Cato Networks; Barmak Meftah, Co-Founder & General Partner at Ballistic Ventures; and Christopher Young, Executive Vice President of Business Development Strategy and Ventures at Microsoft. Hugh Thompson, Program Committee Chair of RSA Conference, will return to host the contest.
For more information regarding RSA Conference 2023, taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from April 24-27, please visit https://www.rsaconference.com/usa.
About HiddenLayer
HiddenLayer, a Gartner-recognized AI Application Security company, helps enterprises safeguard the machine learning models behind their most important products with a comprehensive security platform. Only HiddenLayer offers turnkey AI/ML security that does not add unnecessary complexity to models and does not require access to raw data and algorithms. Founded in March of 2022 by experienced security and ML professionals, HiddenLayer is based in Austin, Texas, and is backed by cybersecurity investment specialist firm Ten Eleven Ventures. For additional information including product and the latest research reports, visit www.hiddenlayer.com.
About RSA Conference
RSA Conference™ is the premier series of global events and year-round learning for the cybersecurity community. RSAC is where the security industry converges to discuss current and future topics and gain access to the experts, unbiased content and ideas that enable individuals and companies to advance their cybersecurity posture and build stronger and smarter teams. Both in-person and online, RSAC brings the cybersecurity industry together and empowers the collective "we" to stand against cyberthreats around the world. RSAC is the ultimate marketplace for the latest technologies and hands-on educational opportunities that help industry professionals discover how to make their companies more secure while showcasing the most enterprising, influential and thought-provoking visionaries and leaders in cybersecurity today. For the most up-to-date news pertaining to the cybersecurity industry, visit www.rsaconference.com. Where the world talks security.
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17-year-old American cyclist killed while training for mountain bike world championships
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Seventeen-year-old American cyclist Magnus White, who was scheduled to race at the upcoming world championships in Scotland, was killed Saturday when he was struck by a vehicle on a training ride near his home in Boulder, Colorado.
USA Cycling announced his death in a statement Sunday.
White was a rising multidisciplinary star, winning a junior national championship in cyclocross in 2021 and earning a place on the U.S. national team. He competed with the team in Europe ahead of last year’s cyclocross world championships, and he was picked to represent the U.S. again at this year’s cyclocross worlds in the Netherlands.
White began to dabble in road cycling and mountain biking this season. He was on one of his final training rides before the junior world mountain bike championships in Glasgow, Scotland, when the accident occurred.
He is survived by his parents, Michael and Jill, and his brother, Eero.
“He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene and his passion for cycling was evident through his racing and camaraderie with his teammates and local community,” USA Cycling said in a statement. “We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time.”
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Disturbance halts Wiz Khalifa concert in Indiana, 3 injured
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Rapper Wiz Khalifa cut short a concert in suburban Indianapolis as people began fleeing the outdoor venue, leaving three with minor injuries, following a disturbance, police said.
People started exiting the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville about 10:30 p.m. Friday after a reported disturbance on part of the amphitheater’s lawn, with some of them shouting about a possible shooting, The Indianapolis Star reported.
Police said in a news release early Saturday that no weapon was found following a sweep of the area at the venue about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Indianapolis.
The disturbance happened about 45 minutes into Wiz Khalifa’s show that was part of the Vinyl Verse co-headlining tour with fellow rapper Logic, according to The Indianapolis Star. The music stopped and Wiz Khalifa and his band left the stage immediately.
Three people reported minor injuries and were taken to hospitals for treatment after concertgoers “self-evacuated” the amphitheater, where all exits were opened in accordance with the venue’s emergency procedures, police said.
In a parking lot outside, some audience members were making cellphone calls as others wept and held each other, the newspaper reported.
A message seeking comment from Live Nation, the concert promotion company that owns and operates Ruoff, was left Saturday by The Associated Press.
Police did not immediately reply to a message seeking details on the nature of Friday’s disturbance.
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Dear Amy: One of my dear friends got engaged several years ago.
Over the course of her engagement, I had a custom gift made for her in anticipation of the wedding.
Then, 2020 happened, and in the subsequent upheaval brought on by the pandemic and passage of time, the engagement was called off.
The gift has no specific references to the couple or to marriage, but it is also noticeably more extravagant than the typical gifts we would give each other for birthdays or Christmas.
I would still like to give it to her; is there any way I can tactfully do this?
– Gifting
Dear Gifting: You should give it to her, along with an explanation of the gift’s provenance. Just be completely honest: “I had this made for you during your engagement, and I hope you’ll accept and enjoy it, now – in celebration of our long and enduring friendship.”
You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.
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WASHINGTON DC – Iowa consumers filed 12,063 fraud reports with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2022.
The FTC says the top category of reports received from consumers in Iowa was Imposter Scams; followed by Identity Theft; Online Shopping and Negative Reviews; Credit Bureaus, Information Furnishers and Report Users; and Banks and Lenders. Iowa consumers reported losing a total of $29,944,600 to fraud, with a median loss of $500.
The FTC says consumers nationally reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, up from $5.8 billion in 2021. Consumers reported losing more money to investment scams—more than $3.8 billion—than any other category. That amount more than doubles the amount reported lost in 2021. The second highest reported loss amount came from imposter scams, with losses of $2.6 billion reported, up from $2.3 billion in 2021.
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DULLES, Va. (AP) — A Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals, officials said.
Flight 469 from Austin, Texas, had been headed to Frankfurt, Germany, but landed safely Wednesday evening at the airport in Virginia, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesman Michael Cabbage said.
Crews responded to the flight and took seven people to hospitals with injuries that were believed to be minor, Cabbage said.
The Airbus A330 reported severe turbulence at an altitude of 37,000 feet (about 11,300 meters) while flying over Tennessee, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. The agency is investigating.
Passenger Susan Zimmerman, 34, of Austin, Texas, said one of the pilots told the cabin that the plane had fallen about 1,000 feet (about 305 meters) during the episode, which came on suddenly.
“It felt like the bottom just dropped out from underneath,” she said in a phone interview. “Everything was floating up. For a moment, you are weightless.”
The brief but severe turbulence occurred about 90 minutes after takeoff and led to the unscheduled landing as a precaution, Lufthansa said in a statement. After landing, the affected passengers received medical attention and Lufthansa ground staff were working to rebook passengers, the airline said.
"The safety and well-being of passengers and crew members is Lufthansa’s top priority at all times," the statement said.
Turbulence continues to be a major cause of accidents and injuries during flight, according to a 2021 NTSB report. Turbulence accounted for 37.6% of all accidents on larger commercial airlines between 2009 and 2018.
Turbulence is essentially unstable air that moves in an unpredictable fashion. Most people associate it with heavy storms. But the most dangerous type is clear-air turbulence, which can be hard to predict and often with no visible warning in the sky ahead.
Storms moved across areas of Tennessee on Wednesday night, creating strong winds in the upper atmosphere, said Scott Unger, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Nashville.
“It was very windy aloft, which could lead easily lead to the possibility of turbulence with any flight,” he said.
The turbulence occurred during the middle of meal service and passengers and crew were moving throughout the cabin, said Zimmerman, who is five months pregnant. She said she still had her seatbelt on and that neither she nor her baby were injured.
“I’m pretty sure she slept through it,” she said. “She’s surrounded in amniotic fluid.”
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The Red Sox improved to six games over .500 for the first time this season after defeating the Tigers 5-2 Monday night. They are now 14-4 in June and moved ahead of Tampa Bay for third in the American League East, just 1½ games behind the second-place Blue Jays. Here are the standings.
The series resumes Tuesday night. Rich Hill will be on the mound for the Sox.
Lineups
TIGERS (26-41): TBA
Pitching: RHP Beau Brieske (1-5, 3.79 ERA)
RED SOX (37-31): TBA
Pitching: LHP Rich Hill (2-4, 4.42 ERA)
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
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Tigers vs. Hill: Tucker Barnhart 0-4, Javier Báez 2-11, Miguel Cabrera 5-16, Jeimer Candelario 1-4, Willi Castro 0-2, Robbie Grossman 0-2, Eric Haase 0-2, Victor Reyes 2-3, Jonathan Schoop 1-13, Spencer Torkelson 1-2
Red Sox vs. Brieske: Has not faced any Boston batters
Stat of the day: The Tigers are 7-9 (.438) this season when recording 10 or more hits, the only team in the majors to have a losing record when doing so.
Notes: Hill is 3-0 with a 4.03 ERA in 18 career appearances (five starts) against Detroit. He has issued two or fewer walks in all but one of his 12 starts this year and gone at least five innings in five of his past eight. … Brieske is making just his 11th career start and is coming off back-to-back scoreless starts. … The Red Sox are 10-4-1 in series play this year when they win the series opener. … They are 16-5 (.762) when their starting pitcher throws at least six innings, winning each of the last 10 such games and 15 of the last 16.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A fire tore through a downtown area of Las Vegas early Sunday morning, destroying several buildings and about two dozen vehicles, fire officials said.
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue crews battled the blaze that covered an area on Fremont and Tower streets beginning at about 1 a.m. Officials said the fire started in a building that was under construction. At least 10 buildings were either damaged or destroyed.
Nearly 100 people were evacuated from their homes as the fire burned. Only one person was reported injured. The person was treated for smoke inhalation.
According to a news release from the fire department, the fire was spotted by a crew returning to the station from a call. The firefighters noticed a large column of smoke and saw a large building that was under construction engulfed in flames, the release said.
The building on fire was inside a condominium complex off Fremont Street. The crew entered the complex and found it was letting off extreme heat, a threat to several nearby occupied condo buildings.
The crew radioed for help and then started to evacuate residents, the release said.
Ultimately, 40 units and 140 personnel were deployed to fight the fire and get people out of the area.
A power pole at the back of the building was on fire and collapsed, bringing down several power lines, which caused a large area to go dark, the release said.
At about 6 a.m. Fire & Rescue said the fire was mostly extinguished but that flare-ups and hotspots remained.
Fire & Rescue said the fire involved the most “occupied dwelling units” at the same time in the city over the past 25 years.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzo wowed in a bright orange Dolce & Gabbana opera coat adorned with flowers and a huge hood as the wild and wacky Grammys red carpet did not disappoint Sunday. Tattered streetwear, T-shirts and denim mixed with blinged-out couture, wild patterns and plenty of skin.
Lizzo walked gingerly as she navigated her heavy coat with a long train. After a while, she dropped the coat to her shoulders to reveal a busty sequin corset gown underneath in a softer orange. The coat was entirely embroidered with handmade silk flowers, and the gown was silk with crystal mesh Swarovski details. She accessorized with crystal-embellished heels and sheer fingerless gloves.
“Lizzo is a floral garden fantasy in her ruffle orange 3D robe and matching corset dress underneath,” said Holly Katz, a stylist and host of the Fashion Crimes podcast. “And we love to hear her roar!”
Taylor Swift, channeling her Midnights era, wore a long two-piece sparkly skirt with a high-neck, long-sleeve crop top, all by Roberto Cavalli. They were, yes, midnight blue. She added statement diamond earrings by Lorraine Schwartz, her hair in an updo.
Fashion lover Harry Styles walked the carpet in a rainbow harlequin pattern jumpsuit adorned with Swarovski crystals. He was shirtless underneath. His low-cut, multicolored Egonlab look drew cheers. Egonlab is a young brand out of Paris.
“The man seems like he’s having an enormous amount of fun with fashion, and even if that doesn’t mean wearing harlequin overalls for most of us, the end result — the sheer joy of it — is something we should all aim for,” said Esquire’s style director, Jonathan Evans.
Cardi B., meanwhile, wore a bombshell, sculptural electric blue gown with huge shoulders and a headpiece over one eye.
“I’m trying, I’m trying,” she told photographers as she carefully walked down the carpet.
Cardi’s look was from Gaurav Gupta’s latest collection, “continuing to prove she intrinsically understands the delicate style dynamics of the Grammys carpet. It’s not about being silly, but rather making a statement,” said Bianca Betancourt, digital culture editor for Harper’s Bazaar.
To present the award for best rap album, Cardi donned a silver metallic assemblage from the archive of Paco Rabanne. Rabanne died Friday in France at age 88. The top and skirt were done by Julien Dossena in 2021. The matching hood that covered her eyes dates to 2020.
Anitta also made a splash in black Versace from 2003.
“She went toward a more gothic aesthetic,” Betancourt said. “The flowing gown was sublimely tailored and showed the global star doing red carpet elegance in her own way. It was still sexy, still youthful, but still elevated. It didn’t look obviously vintage, which is a testament to Donatella’s artistry.”
Machine Gun Kelly, who often pushes into edgy fashion, was in a silver double-breasted laminated foil suit with a Swarovski crystal harness. It was custom Dolce & Gabbana. He was accompanied by Megan Fox in creamy Zuhair Murad. Her gown had a corset bodice and heart embroidered applique.
Sam Smith was in fire engine red. They were accompanied by Kim Petras, and drag queens Violet Chachki and Gottmik in the same color. Smith wore a top hat with a veil. They, too, wore matching gloves, a trend of the night.
Monochrome was a major theme, Betancourt said.
“It’s a great way to experiment with more avant-garde looks while still maintaining a sense of stylistic structure,” she said. “Lizzo and Kacey Musgraves also opted for monochrome and textured looks from Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino.”
The marathon carpet kicked off with some notable looks. Doja Cat, always pushing her fashion envelope, showed up in a vinyl, one-shoulder and skintight black gown with long matching gloves from Atelier Versace. Bebe Rexha sizzled in hot pink with twists from head to toe and a va-va-voom halter bodice, proving that Barbiecore is going strong. The look was Moschino by Jeremy Scott.
Musgraves, in Valentino, also took the Barbie note with a feathery cape in a lighter pink hue over a catsuit.
There were golden crowns (Matt B), glittery mouth bling (Alligator Jesus) and epic tattoos (Alisha Gaddis). And lots of slouchy and roomy looks that spoke to many of the men, as did an embroidered denim shorts ensemble for Benny Blanco.
“While there weren’t any giant, unmissable, overwhelmingly popular red-carpet trends on the men’s fashion front, that actually proved to be a positive this year. It gave the smaller trends a little bit more room to shine,” Evans said.
His most compelling? The double-breasted suit, or jacket.
“It’s not just a 2023 thing, of course, but the popularity of the DB tends to ebb and flow, and it seems like this year could be a very good one for the silhouette. LL Cool J, Jack Harlow, Saint JHN and Scott Evans all wore a version of it. They all looked fantastic, and the really great thing is that men in all walks of life can emulate their outfits and look equally fantastic,” he said.
Evans also had thoughts on all that denim.
“Miguel was decked out in it. Benny Blanco, too. The looks were seemingly made with the word ‘divisive’ in mind, but they smacked of a sort of youth-culture cool that embraces that word instead of shying away from it. Love ‘em or hate ’em, those outfits seem like a bellwether of a more denim-forward world in the near future, so take note,” he said.
But back to Doja Cat’s vinyl.
“Who can’t stop talking about Doja Cat donning 30,000 red Swarovski crystals for Paris Fashion Week? Well, she certainly doesn’t disappoint at the Grammys as she totally channeled the queen of darkness,” Katz said. “The Mia Farrow 60′s haircut was a perfect match for this look.”
Betancourt was also a Doja fan.
“The look was gritty, sexy and much like Doja herself, forward-thinking. Her makeup also deserves a notable mention. It was an exquisite cat eye (pun intended) by Ernesto Casillas with a juicy metallic glossed lip that echoed the early aughts, but done without the kitsch most 2000s-inspired looks often perpetuate,” she said.
Viola Davis, meanwhile, completed her EGOT by winning a Grammy at the Grammys pre-telecast ceremony in a Naeem Kahn red, silver and blue tiered sequin short-sleeved gown.
Shania Twain isn’t up for a Grammy. That, she said, freed her to have fun with fashion. Twain’s hair was red and her Harris Reed wide-belled pantsuit was adorned with huge black polka dots against white. She topped it off with a towering, matching wide-brim hat.
“Here I am with all my new fun things to wear,” she said. Reed is a young British American designer she wanted to support. Her goal: “I just wanted to add some pop and cheer.”
Twain, said Katz, “definitely scored in the avant-garde category but does sort of look like she just stepped out of Alice in Wonderland.”
Laverne Cox WAS “Wakanda Forever” in her custom strapless leather Kim Kassas embellished warrior figure dress and African-inspired jewelry, Katz said. “Paying homage to the African culture through fashion is always in style.”
Cox’s leather dress by Kim Kassas honors the vision of the late fashion editor Andre Leon Talley. There was another vibe on her mind: “Egyptian/Cleopatra.”
Prabal Gurung whipped up a custom sunny yellow chiffon look for Kelsea Ballerini with light-as-air back pieces she unfurled on the carpet. Amanda Gorman was in a top color of the night: black. Gorman, wearing Prada, twirled her long, sheer overlay worn over a mini-dress on the red carpet.
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Two patrons are being credited with saving countless lives at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The mayor said the gunman was confronted and one of the individuals was able to take the suspect's handgun away from him and started hitting him with it.
"It's an incredible act of heroism," said Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers.
The encounter happened within minutes of the gunman going inside Club Q on Saturday night.
Authorities said they got their first emergency call about the incident at 11:57 p.m. The patrons managed to subdue the human before an officer arrived minutes later, Suthers said.
“We owe them a great debt,” Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez said.
Five people were killed and at least 25 others were injured in the shooting, authorities said. At least seven of the injured were reportedly listed in critical condition.
Vasquez said they recovered two firearms at the club.
“I can confirm the suspect used a long rifle during this shooting,” Vasquez said.
Authorities have not released a motive.
"It has all the trappings of a hate crime, but we need to look at social media," Suthers said. "We need to look at all kinds of other information that we're gathering from people that knew the individual before we make any conclusions about a motivation.:
In a statement released after the shooting, Club Q said it was devastated by the "senseless attack."
"We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack," the club posted on Facebook.
Club Q was featuring a drag show Saturday night. It's unclear whether any of the performers were targeted.
Suthers reiterated that the club has not been a problem in the past and is known as a safe space for the LGBTQ community.
"Police indicate that this club has been operating for over 21 years. During that time, it's been extremely well managed. Very, very few calls for service," Suthers said. | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/patrons-described-as-heroes-for-stopping-attack-on-lgbtq-nightclub | 2022-11-21 15:49:01 | 1 | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/patrons-described-as-heroes-for-stopping-attack-on-lgbtq-nightclub |
HENDERSON, Nev. — (AP) — Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo passed a physical on his injured left foot and will begin training camp with the Las Vegas Raiders, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made.
Training camp opens Wednesday.
Garoppolo did not participate in organized team activities because of the foot injury, but coach Josh McDaniels expressed confidence from the beginning the newly signed quarterback would be ready for camp.
“We’re always going to err at this time of the year on being smart,” McDaniels said at the time. “We don’t play a football game for 3 1/2 months, so try to rush (players) out there in May, it’s a poor decision.”
Garoppolo signed a three-year, $72.75 million free-agent contract on March 17. His deal was announced a day later than others because of concerns about the foot.
He reportedly signed a waiver rather than take a physical, which gave the Raiders flexibility in case Garoppolo — who has a history of being hurt — wasn't ready to go.
He was injured late last season while playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just won’t go away, but America’s casinos are humming right along, recording the best month in their history in March.
The American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s national trade group, said Wednesday that U.S. commercial casinos won more than $5.3 billion from gamblers in March, the best single-month total ever. The previous record month was July 2021 at $4.92 billion.
The casinos collectively also had their best first quarter ever, falling just short of the $14.35 billion they won from gamblers in the fourth quarter of last year, which was the highest three-month period in history.
Three states set quarterly revenue records to start this year: Arkansas ($147.4 million); Florida ($182 million), and New York ($996.6 million).
The numbers do not include tribal casinos, which report their income separately and are expected to report similarly positive results.
But while the national casino economy is doing well, there are pockets of sluggishness such as Atlantic City, where in-person casino revenue has not yet rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
“Consumers continue to seek out gaming’s entertainment options in record numbers,” said Bill Miller, the association’s president and CEO. He said the strong performance to start 2022 came ”despite continued headwinds from supply chain constraints, labor shortages and the impact of soaring inflation.”
The trade group also released its annual State of the States report on Wednesday, examining gambling’s performance across the country.
As previously reported, nationwide casino revenue set an all-time high in 2021 at $53.03 billion, up 21% from the previous best year, 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
But the report includes new details, including that commercial casinos paid a record $11.69 billion in direct gambling tax revenue to state and local governments in 2021. That’s an increase of 75% from 2020 and 15 percent from 2019. This does not include the billions more paid in income, sales and other taxes, the association said.
It also ranked the largest casino markets in the U.S. in terms of revenue for 2021:
The Las Vegas Strip is first at $7.05 billion, followed by: Atlantic City ($2.57 billion); the Chicago area ($2.01 billion); Baltimore-Washington D.C. ($2 billion); the Gulf Coast ($1.61 billion); New York City ($1.46 billion); Philadelphia ($1.40 billion); Detroit ($1.29 billion); St. Louis ($1.03 billion); and the Boulder Strip in Nevada ($967 million).
The association divides Pennsylvania’s casinos into three separate markets: Philadelphia, the Poconos and Pittsburgh. Their combined revenue of nearly $2.88 billion would make them the second largest market in the country if judged as a single entity. It also counts downtown Las Vegas, and its $731 million in revenue, as a separate market.
Seven additional states legalized sports betting and two more added internet gambling in 2021.
The group reported many states saw gamblers spending more in casinos while visiting them in lower numbers compared to pre-pandemic 2019.
The average age of a casino patron last year was 43 1/2, compared to 49 1/2 in 2019.
Americans bet $57.7 billion on sports last year, more than twice the amount from 2020. That generated $4.33 billion in revenue, an increase of nearly 180% over 2020.
Internet gambling revenue reached $3.71 billion last year, and three states — New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan — each won more than $1 billion online. West Virginia’s internet gambling market reached $60.9 million in revenue in its first full year of operation, while Connecticut’s two internet casinos reported combined revenue of $47.6 million after launching in October.
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- Chipotle debuts new, limited-edition crew uniform option with its tagline to highlight allyship and acceptance in its restaurants, plus a new line of pride merchandise benefitting The Trevor Project
- The company will resume its parade presence with branded activations
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) reintroduced its 'Love What Makes You Real' campaign supporting the company's LGBTQIA+ team members and guests in honor of Pride month.
Authenticity Lives Here
New research shows that over two-thirds of the LGBTQIA+ Gen Z workforce would leave their job if they could not be out at work.* For more than two decades, Chipotle has celebrated Pride and championed diversity and inclusion among team members and guests. 'Authenticity Lives Here' is a core value at Chipotle so the brand is making it easy for crew to show their pride and allyship with limited-edition "Love What Makes You Real" uniform shirts. Starting today, Chipotle will give away its first-ever Pride uniform option to the first 500 Chipotle restaurant employees who send a direct message to @PeopleofChipotle on Instagram with their employee ID number, shirt size and restaurant address.**
"As a company that has long embraced diversity and inclusion, we recognize the importance of creating a safe and welcoming workplace where all team members can be their authentic selves," said Chief Brand Officer and Executive Sponsor of the PRIDE Employee Resource Group Chris Brandt. "By introducing these limited-edition Pride uniforms, we are demonstrating our continued commitment to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and celebrating what makes each of our employees unique."
As an organization, Chipotle achieved a 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, highlighting best workplaces for LGBTQIA+ equality.
Chipotle Goods: The Pride Edit
Today, Chipotle is launching 'The Pride Edit' on Chipotle Goods featuring inclusive merch in rainbow colorways to help fans showcase their pride. For each item of 'The Pride Edit' sold, Chipotle will donate $10 to The Trevor Project, with a minimum donation of $15,000 and maximum of $25,000. Fans can explore and shop The Pride Edit here.
Chipotle Pride
Chipotle will have a major presence at the pride parade in Orange County, Calif., and march in Columbus, Ohio, where the company's two Restaurant Support Centers are located. Employees will walk alongside foil-wrapped Airstreams at Stonewall Columbus Pride on June 17 and OC Pride in Santa Ana on June 24. Fans who spot Chipotle's activation along the parade routes will have a chance to score limited-edition pride merchandise and BOGO burritos.
Round-Up for Real Change
From June 5 through June 18, guests in the U.S. can round-up their order total to the next highest dollar amount on the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com to support The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning young people.*** Guests in Canada can round-up their order total to support Egale Canada throughout June. Egale works to improve the lives of Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and questioning, and intersex (2SLGBTQI) people through research, education, awareness, and legal advocacy. To date, Chipotle has raised more than $15 million for underserved communities through its Round Up for Real Change platform.
*SOURCE: myGwork
** DM response must include shirt size, employee ID number and restaurant address. Sizes and quantities limited; one shirt per employee. Offer may be cancelled at any time, void where prohibited.
***Customer support for The Trevor Project via Round Up for Real Change will be additional to Chipotle's commitment to donate a minimum of $15,000 and maximum of $25,000 in connection with 'The Pride Edit' merchandise.
ABOUT CHIPOTLE
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NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. life expectancy at birth dropped in 2021 to its lowest level since 1996 according to new federal data released this week, another reason Americans without life insurance should consider purchasing this coverage, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I).
"September is Life Insurance Awareness Month and provides the opportunity to further inform consumers about the essential financial protection and piece of mind a life insurance policy provides," said Sean Kevelighan, CEO, Triple-I. "Unfortunately, in recent years we have seen more Americans perish as a result of COVID-19, as well as some of the derivative effects, including people driving more dangerously; keeping in mind we had the largest annual percentage increase of fatalities on our roads in the U.S. than ever before in history. What's more, the combination of increased climate risk and more people living in harm's way, such as coastal and timber-rich areas, is compounding the problem."
Life insurance policies protect against the death of a policyholder in the form of a payment to a beneficiary. Individuals should consider buying a life insurance policy if any of these three criteria apply to them, according to Triple-I:
- Someone depends on you financially and will need significant financial resources after your death
- Your estate has insufficient assets (e.g., cash, investments) to cover its taxes and debt
- You wish to cover your funeral and burial expenses
"The 2022 Life Insurance Barometer Study identified four widely held misconceptions about life insurance," Kevelighan stated, citing a study released by LIMRA and Life Happens. "A sizable number of the study's 8,000-plus respondents dramatically overestimated the cost of a life insurance policy and mistakenly believed the life insurance coverage they had through their employer was sufficient. Others thought life insurance was too difficult to buy or a product they would need only when they were older. In the wake of the deadliest pandemic in a century and as the number of fatal motor vehicle crashes soar, Americans should talk with their insurance professional about securing the right type, and amount, of life insurance coverage."
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated 42,915 people died in U.S. motor vehicle crashes in 2021, the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2005. Unintentional injuries were second only to COVID-19 as the leading cause of U.S. deaths for both men and women over the past three years, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) report issued this week on mortality trends found.
Moreover, the only three U.S. states with populations above 20 million in 2021 are also among the ones most vulnerable to natural disasters. California is home to 39.2 million Americans while Texas and Florida had populations last year of 29.5 million and 21.8 million, respectively, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
NCHS projected U.S. life expectancy at birth for 2021 at 76.1 years, based on the federal government's nearly final data for last year. Male life expectancy (73.2 years in 2021) declined 3.1 years between 2019 and 2021 whereas female life expectancy (79.1 years in 2021) fell 2.3 years within this same timeframe.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In November, Oregon voters will decide whether or not to pass a gun measure that would impose new requirements for purchasing firearms in the state.
Proponents of Measure 114 hope the law could make Oregon safer, but skeptics argue it would do the opposite.
Measure 114 would require a permit and a background check to purchase guns. It would also ban the sale of magazines that hold 10 or more rounds with an exception for military and law enforcement members.
The measure was spearheaded by Lift Every Voice Oregon which is a group of faith leaders in response to mass shootings. The group had been working to get the measure on the ballot for years and were successful over the summer.
On Thursday, John Hopkins University expert Daniel Webster said, based off their research, this law could mean fewer shooting deaths.
“We have other studies where we looked at urban counties throughout the states, we estimated an 11% lower rate of firearm homicides associated with these types of laws,” Webster said. “We estimate a 54% lower rate of fatal mass shootings associated with these laws.
Webster also pointed to the impact of homicide rates in Missouri after the state repealed a handgun purchasing law.
“You look at what happened when Missouri repealed its handgun purchasing license law you had a sharp increase in homicide rates,” said Webster.
However, the National Rifle Association does not think the measure would make Oregon any safer and says it would make crime worse.
“This gun measure targets law abiding citizens…they can’t be used anymore,” Aoibheann Cline of the NRA said.
“I was surprised to see this make the ballot, and now the fight is what does this ballot measure do?” Cline added. “Not only is this the most egregious gun control program, but it does nothing to address gun violence, in fact it will just be a systematic end to gun ownership in Oregon.”
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