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As Ohio State celebrates 100 years of the Ohio Stadium and the iconic moments the ‘Shoe has brought, it’s significant to think about the most prominent times that stick out looking back at the history of the stadium.
The No. 2 Buckeyes football team will host No. 3 Michigan Saturday in what may be the next memorable moment in the decorated history of Ohio Stadium.
Below is a list of past events held at the ‘Shoe that stand out over the last century. Although it is hard to pick just 10 prominent moments, it is safe to say these events will go down as some of the best traditions, games and legendary occasions in Ohio Stadium history.
‘Script Ohio’ debuts Oct. 10, 1936
One of the most recognized traditions in all of college football, the first-ever successful “Script Ohio” debuted at halftime during an Ohio State-Indiana football game in 1936.
Despite the 7-0 victory against the Hoosiers, the highlight of the game was the performance by the marching band before the game began. The flowing writing that spells out the iconic “Ohio” was originally created by Eugene Weigel, the Ohio State band director at the time.
He came up with the idea from watching the skywriting airplanes that flew above the stadium before the game and then taught his 120-member band how to perfect the cursive writing now seen before every home game.
One of the integral parts of “Script Ohio” is the band member who dots the “i.” Each time the band performs “Script Ohio,” a fourth- or fifth-year sousaphone player is chosen to dot the “i.” Such a significant part of Ohio State history is recognized as the fans eagerly await for the game to start.
Emma Stephens, a third-year in agriculture communication, said she has been going to Ohio State football games since she was a kid. She said growing up an hour away from Columbus has given her the chance to watch “Script Ohio” before every game in the ‘Shoe.
“When they are getting ready to dot the ‘i,’ it’s super cool to see,” Stephens said. “The excitement and tension in the stadium rises, and when you see the person who got picked, you just know it’s about to get serious, and the game is about to begin.”
The Snow Bowl Nov. 5, 1950: Ohio State vs. Michigan
Ohio State and Michigan battled in a game with 28-mph winds and temperatures below 20 degrees.
The game initially sold out, but due to the severity of the storm, the official attendance was approximately 50,000 people. The Big Ten conference championship was at stake, and the winner of the game could possibly be named champions while Michigan would have also received a Rose Bowl bid with a victory.
Both teams met before the game, deciding whether or not they should play. At the time of this meeting, there were several inches of snow on the ground, and the tarp placed over the field had been frozen over.
Neither team wanted to play in the early winter storm, but it was decided that both teams would compete, mainly due to the fact that the game would most likely not get rescheduled.
Michigan ended up winning the game 9-3, but there wasn’t much that occurred offensively for either team. There were only three first downs and a combined 45 punts from each team.
The first sound of the victory bell in 1954
The first-ever sound of the victory bell was heard on Oct. 2, 1954, after Ohio State defeated California 21-13.
This bell is located in the southeast tower of the Ohio Stadium, weighing about 2,420 pounds. The bell heard every time the Buckeyes won a game in the ‘Shoe was a gift given by the graduating classes of 1943, 1944 and 1945, costing $2,535 — which is over $28,084.03 today, according to the Bureau Labor of Statistic’s inflation calculator — to be installed.
At the time, former head coach Woody Hayes suggested the bell should be managed by a campus organization, and by 1954, athletic director Richard Larkins gave Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service and leadership fraternity on campus, the honor of ringing the victory bell. The bell is rung for 15 minutes after every home game and for 30 minutes after a home or away win against Michigan.
The victory bell is also rung as the graduating class walks during the Spring Commencement every year. To this day, nobody is allowed in the room with the victory bell except stadium staff and APO members.
It is even rumored that the sound of the bell can be heard from five miles away.
Neil Armstrong commencement address June 11, 1971
Throughout the many years at Ohio State, there have been several noteworthy speakers that spoke to graduating classes at Ohio State. Former presidents such as Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have stood facing thousands of students, saying a few words to help them as they move on to the next chapter of their life.
A more relatable icon to Ohio State students who spoke to the graduating class in 1971 is the first man to walk on the moon: Neil Armstrong. Born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio, Armstrong felt a greater relevance to students at Ohio State, which was why his commencement address was so monumental to the history in the stadium.
The Jesse Owens Classic held at the ‘Shoe featured 38 olympians in 1985
In 1985, the Jesse Owens Classic had become such a well known track and field event in the country, athletes would come from all over the nation to compete.
The event was held in the ‘Shoe but is now held in the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, which was built in 1998. The 1985 Jesse Owens Classic was memorable due to the talent that year, and having a total of 38 Olympians competing all in one place is special enough to Ohio Stadium to never be forgotten.
The Rolling Stones perform at Ohio Stadium in 1997 and again in 2015
Capable of seating 102,780 people, the ‘Shoe not only holds sporting events, but concerts as well.
The Rolling Stones in 1997 performed at the Ohio Stadium, which was a stop on their “Bridges to Babylon” tour. It was the last concert performed at the ‘Shoe for 18 years.
That all changed on May 15, 2015, when The Rolling Stones returned for a second time, performing in front of 60,000 fans once again in the stadium, starting a trend for other artists seeking to put on a show in the ‘Shoe.
Ohio State beats Michigan 14-9, sending them to the National Championship in 2002
It’s difficult to not include the game that sent the Buckeyes to win their first national championship since 1970.
Ohio State beat Michigan to continue its undefeated season with Jim Tressel in his second year as head coach. In the past, Ohio State had consistently lost to Michigan. Many people thought that would be the same story again in 2002 just like it throughout the ‘90s.
In dramatic fashion, the game came down to the last play. As Michigan drove down the field, then-Wolverines quarterback John Navarre threw an interception on the last play of the game to seal the game for the Buckeyes.
Will Allen came up with the interception in the end zone, ending the game with a score of 14-9. The Buckeyes went on to win the National Championship against the Miami Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl 31-24 in double overtime.
Neustadt was at the game that sent Ohio State to win its first national championship of the modern era. Graduating in 1993, Neustadt had yet to experience a win against Michigan in the ‘Shoe.
“It was more of a relief than anything — like we finally did it, and Michigan did not ruin our perfect season,” Neustadt said. “It just felt incredible. It was cold. Everyone stormed the field. I got a little piece of grass from the field and I still have it.”
Michigan vs. Ohio State game Nov. 18, 2006
One of the best games held in the ‘Shoe came in 2006, featuring No.1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan going up against each other in the final game of the season.
Each team was undefeated and had a chance to go to the Bowl Championship Series National Championship in a bout titled “The Game of the Century.”
It was an offensive showdown for both teams, and Ohio State led for most of the game, with an advantage down the stretch. Michigan tried scoring a late touchdown and 2-point conversion, but it wasn’t enough to surpass the Buckeyes.
Ohio State clinched its first outright Big Ten Championship since 1984, in front of tens of thousands of Buckeye fans.
Even with an undefeated season and a win against Michigan, Ohio State couldn’t defeat Florida in the BCS Championship game, losing 41-14. Many people, including Ohio State alumni Doug Neustadt, felt that Ohio State had already played in its own national championship game against Michigan.
“We lost to Florida because that wasn’t our national championship game. That Ohio State Michigan one-versus-two game was really our national championship game,” Neustadt said. “I think there was so much emotion after that game, we weren’t prepared to then go and play Florida.”
NCAA lacrosse attendance record in 2010
Along with the football team, the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams also hold their games at the ‘Shoe.
In 2010, the men’s lacrosse team went up against Air Force during the regular season. A regular Saturday afternoon became an unforgettable moment for the lacrosse team, as it broke the national record for on-campus and regular season attendance. That day 31,078 fans watched and cheered on the Buckeyes as they defeated Air Force 10-6.
Current head coach of the men’s lacrosse team Nick Myers was in his second year coaching at Ohio State in 2010 and said he remembers that game as if it was yesterday.
“Playing in front of all the Buckeye fans there and playing in the ‘Shoe throughout the year, the crowd started to grow. Throughout that game you could see the crowd start to double and triple, and by the third quarter of the game, the energy in the ‘Shoe was unmatched,” Myers said. “I think we might have scored seven of the last eight goals of the game, so I think that the team really fed off of that, and it was just an incredible feeling.”
Record crowd of 110,045 when Ohio State defeated Michigan 30-27 in 2016
The most fans to ever watch a football game in the ‘Shoe was not a disappointment, as then- No.3 Ohio State overcame then-No. 2 Michigan in double overtime.
It was a freezing day, per usual November weather, but it didn’t matter for the Buckeyes nor the Wolverines, as both teams battled back and forth the whole game — ultimately ending in a 24-24 tie after regulation.
After both teams scored a touchdown in the first overtime, Ohio State held Michigan with a single field goal in the second overtime, giving the Wolverines a 27-24 lead. After Michigan’s field goal, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett led his offense down the field, converting on a crucial fourth-and-1 on Michigan’s 16-yard line.
That play might be considered the defining moment of the game, but not far behind is running back Curtis Samuel’s 15-yard run to secure the victory for the Buckeyes 30-27.
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Bay Area organization gives away free prom dresses to high school students in need
TAMPA, Fla. - High school proms are just around the corner, which can make for an expensive evening, but a Bay Area organization is helping parents cut down on costs.
Brianna Townsend is excited about looking for a dress for her high school prom.
"I think the selection is nice," Townsend shared. "They're really pretty. We weren't expecting this at all so I know it's a blessing for people who come here they can find a dress right away."
The dresses are free thanks to Stephanie Brown. She started Gowns for Girls, a grass-root organization that provides free dresses to high school girls.
Teen searches for prom dress at Gowns for Girls.
"Gowns for Girls is a nonprofit that dedicates all of its time and energy to giving back to the community so girls in need can have dresses for proms and homecomings or whatever special occasions they have in high school," Brown said.
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is its first full year.
Gowns for Girls has dress in a variety of sizes, colors and styles.
"We started in 2020 and COVID shut us down and we had a hard time getting back up and running," said Brown. "But this year we were able to do a full homecoming giveaway and now prom giveaway."
Her organization has collected more than 1300 dresses from the community to give away to high schoolers going to prom or any other special event.
Teen tries on a dress at Gowns for Girls.
"You name it. We have the dress. We have Princess Cinderella-style with all the tools and the bling. We've got sleek and simple, sophisticated. Every type of dress is here, from extra-small to extra-large," Brown added.
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Brown says those who are hesitant to visit Gowns for Girls shouldn’t worry.
Woman helps teen pick out a formal dress at Gowns for Girls.
"We go through our entire inventory to make sure everything is clean and in great shape. And we put out the absolute best for the girls," she explained.
For Brown, it's about making the girls feel special.
Gowns for Girls gives high school students free special occasion dresses.
"Probably the best part is knowing that we are helping some young person have a memory that's going to last a lifetime. How many times you really get to feel and be a princess and you could do it all for free here," she said.
Brown says the organization has plenty of dresses to go around to provide a very special dress on a very special occasion in the lives of young women.
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Bruce E. Toll, co-founder in 1967 of Fortune 500 homebuilder Toll Bros., has long since diversified his fortune from the Fort Washington-based firm. His firm BET Investments Inc. has bet on health care, medical, information technology and telecom companies. And in Pennsylvania he owns coal fields and auto dealers and is building hundreds of suburban apartments.
His grandfather emigrated from Ukraine in 1906. Toll says Russia’s two-month-old war on that sovereign country, along with U.S. price and interest rate inflation, has changed the investing map. His answers to The Inquirer’s questions have been edited for brevity and clarity.
Q: What changed this year?
I’m in shock over what’s going on in Ukraine. I can’t believe we have such a blatant war. On TV it looks like Vietnam did, when I was a kid. I never thought I’d see it in Europe.
The war in Ukraine [unavoidably] has created a lot of opportunities to start new businesses, because all the businesses in Ukraine are ruined. Volkswagen’s chairman was in the news; he was saying they got a lot of parts from Ukraine, they have to find someplace else to get them.
And now Russia can’t export hard coal or soft coal. Well, you know I own a large anthracite coal mine in the Tamaqua area. Prices have escalated because of the shortage of coal.
Q: After all those campaigns against fossil fuel, demand for your coal is up?
Yes. Anthracite is hard coal; it is used by steel manufacturers. They are our biggest customers. And now, with the Build America infrastructure program, they’ll need a lot of steel.
All those old bridges have to be widened. We have some bridges that need improvements up here in the Jenkintown area. The state is deciding which are going to be improved now that the federal government is giving away $600 or $700 billion. Even that won’t get everything done.
You know, Pennsylvania is one of the worst places for highways and bridges. So many of them haven’t been touched in 50 years. I used to go down Broad Street in Philadelphia and turn on Cayuga to get on Roosevelt Boulevard, then the Schuylkill Expressway, to get into the city. Well, in 2019, they said they were closing Cayuga, to replace utilities. I called the mayor. He told me it will take four years. I told him, for the fun of it, I don’t think Hoover Dam took four years.
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So I started turning on Hunting Park Avenue. But now they’ve been digging up Hunting Park. So I have to go all the way down Broad Street to get into town. It seems crazy, all this to put a pipe in.
Q: Will rising interest rates slow construction?
A: Interest rates have been so low, for so long, it’s been really easy to be in the real estate business. I’ve gotten loans on properties last year at rates I’d have said you were crazy. Two 35-year loans for less than 2.5% interest, from HUD. For multifamily developments, apartments.
When I went in business in 1968, mortgage rates were just going up to 6%, from 5.5%. We thought it was the end of the world. Compared to that, interest rates are still remarkably low.
But now inflation is coming. Rents have been increasing.
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Q: Won’t that cut demand for new apartments?
We’re building a lot more apartments. We finished four or five communities in the last three years. Everything is getting leased 100%. We have no vacancies at the Promenade, that’s 400 apartments up at Dreshertown and Welsh Roads, we built that a year and a half ago. You know how, in King of Prussia, they have added all those apartments near the shopping center? These apartments are right above the shopping.
We’re getting ready to build more in Montgomery and Delaware and Bucks Counties. We’ll open at Granite Run before the end of the year. We’re building in Lower Moreland, on a piece of ground I’ve owned for years on Philmont Avenue. And I just bought the half of the Prudential campus I didn’t already own at Welsh Road near the turnpike a couple of weeks ago.
Anybody who’s built anything in the last 10 years in Montgomery County is filled up. My biggest fear is, with shipping as it is, I won’t be able to get all the electronics — dishwashers and ovens, the ones I want. The lumber is there, but it’s expensive.
Q: Who’s moving to all these apartments?
A good portion of people 55 and over who decided to downsize from their house. And a lot of young married people. I’m amazed at all the young people.
People are staying in their apartments longer. A lot of young people are working from home, so we put WiFi throughout the buildings. I think some are never moving to houses.
Q: Is that by choice? Or are a lot of Americans priced out of the market, not sharing in the prosperity?
It is the economics. Some people don’t have the down payment, even if they can afford the monthly mortgage payment. It’s tougher [to get approved for a home loan] than 15 years ago, before (the Great Recession]. Which to me is a good thing. We were giving away mortgages to unqualified people [and speculative investors].
Q: You don’t do much in the city of Philadelphia; why not?
That’s true. When I was president at Toll Bros., we bought the land at 26th and Bainbridge [former Naval Home, now townhomes and apartments] from the federal government. The company, where I am no longer involved, is still doing a few buildings in Center City.
But I’ve mostly avoided that. I was raised in Elkins Park. Dad told me horror stories about Philadelphia government.
Q: Are the youngest Tolls attracted to business?
I have 11 grandchildren. One graduated from Wharton last year, one is graduating from Wharton this year, one is still at Wharton. My granddaughter who’s at Wharton brought five [classmates] to Passover dinner this year, and every one of them had a job already lined up. Mostly not in Philadelphia.
You can see this is a great time to become employed. All the young people I know are having no problem getting a job, so long as they have learned something they can put to work. | https://www.inquirer.com/business/bruce-toll-bros-ukraine-investment-apartments-homes-cars-anthracite-coal-20220427.html | 2022-04-27 12:26:39 | 0 | https://www.inquirer.com/business/bruce-toll-bros-ukraine-investment-apartments-homes-cars-anthracite-coal-20220427.html |
Jannik Sinner vs. Roman Safiullin: Live Stream, TV Channel, How to Watch | Wimbledon
Published: Jul. 10, 2023 at 11:34 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
In the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday, Roman Safiullin, the No. 92-ranked player, and Jannik Sinner, the No. 8-ranked player, will be competing for a crack at the semifinals.
You can watch on ESPN as Safiullin attempts to knock out Sinner.
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Jannik Sinner vs. Roman Safiullin Date and TV Info
- Round: Quarterfinal
- Date: Tuesday, July 11
- TV Channel: ESPN (Watch on Fubo)
- Court Surface: Grass
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Sinner vs. Safiullin Matchup Info
- By taking down No. 85-ranked Daniel Elahi Galan 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday, Sinner reached the quarterfinals.
- In his last tournament (Terra Wortmann Open), Sinner made a run before losing to Alexander Bublik in the quarterfinals 5-7, 0-2 on June 23.
- Safiullin made it to the quarterfinals by defeating No. 29-ranked Denis Shapovalov 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday.
- Safiullin was eliminated in the round of 16 of his most recent tournament (Mallorca Championships) on June 27, when he went down 6-7, 3-6 to Lloyd Harris.
- This is the first time that Sinner and Safiullin have played each other in the last five years.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Vasiliy Lomachenko is headed home to Ukraine, ready to resume military service during his country's war with Russia.
Next time he returns, he hopes it's for a chance to become the undisputed lightweight champion.
“Look, I’m ready,” Lomachenko said. “I’m ready for any option.”
Lomachenko beat Jamaine Ortiz by unanimous decision Saturday night to restart his quest to get another shot at what he calls his dream of owning all four 135-pound titles.
Lomachenko got stronger as the fight went on after a slow start that perhaps could have been due to his ring rust.
Lomachenko returned to his country after it was invaded in February and joined a territorial defense battalion, patrolling the streets to enforce a 10 p.m. curfew.
Wearing trunks that looked like military camouflage with Ukraine's blue-and-yellow flag along the side of the belt, he's back now and hoping for a shot at Devin Haney, the undisputed lightweight champion who was sitting ringside and joined him in the ring after the fight.
“You know what motivated me?" Lomachenko said. "Four belts!”
Lomachenko (17-2) won by scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 — a couple of the cards too wide for Teofimo Lopez, the former 135-pound champion who beat Lomachenko in October 2020.
“Welcome to the business of boxing,” he said as he walked by press row at Madison Square Garden.
The Associated Press scored it 115-113 for Lomachenko.
The area around Lomachenko’s right eye was already swollen in the second round as he tried to get inside against his longer-armed opponent, but the two-time Olympic gold medalist eventually found his footing.
He won the final six rounds on two of the scorecards and finished with a 125-122 advantage in punches landed.
Ortiz (16-1-1) lost for the first time, appearing to wear down in the later rounds under Lomachenko’s relentless pressure.
Lomachenko said he was given breaks to train during his service, so he didn’t expect to have any ring rust.
The bigger problem was Ortiz's 3 1/2-inch reach advantage.
He used it to start well, pushing Lomachenko back with good shots to the body. Even by the time Lomachenko landed some good straight lefts in the fifth, the confidence coming from around the Worcester, Massachusetts product was clear.
“Let’s go! You’re bigger than this dude!" came a shout from his corner.
But Lomachenko is used to that and he eventually started landing much cleaner shots, knocking Ortiz off balance a few times in a strong finish.
Lomachenko has already owned titles in three weight classes, but the goal is to have all four at lightweight. He was on his way there earlier this year, with a bout being planned against George Kambosos Jr., who had taken the titles by upsetting Lopez.
But when the war broke out, Lomachenko returned home from Greece and told his handlers he would be unavailable for that fight. Haney got it instead and beat Kambosos, then won again easily two weeks ago in the rematch.
Now he could be next for Lomachenko.
“The fight to make in the lightweight division is Haney versus Lomachenko, and we will do everything we can to make the undisputed championship showdown that all fight fans want to see." promoter Bob Arum said. "They are the world’s premier lightweights, and it would be a fantastic battle.”
But if it happens, Lomachenko would probably have to be better than he was before an announced crowd of 4,586 in the Hulu Theater.
“I think it wasn’t the best performance, but I know if me and Loma were to fight, we’d see a better version on the night," Haney said. "Congratulations, and hopefully we can get it on.”
Earlier, Nico Ali Walsh, Muhammad Ali’s grandson, improved to 7-0 with a six-round unanimous decision victory over Billy Wagner. It was Ali Walsh’s second bout at Madison Square Garden, where Ali fought eight times, winning all of them except the “Fight of the Century,” the 1971 first fight of his trilogy with Joe Frazier.
Heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr. and featherweight Duke Ragan, U.S. Olympic silver medalists last year in Tokyo, both stayed unbeaten in their young careers.
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AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzil Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Saturday that advanced the Dutch to the quarterfinals.
Hopeful Team USA fans filled Matty's Bar and Grill in New Berlin but the US fell to the Netherlands 3-1 at the #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/chUT7wbgxt
— 620wtmj (@620wtmj) December 3, 2022
Second-half subsitute Haji Wright cut the U.S. deficit to 2-1 in the 76th minute when Christian Pulisic’s cross hit his trailing foot and popped over goalkeeper Andries Noppert and into the net. But Dumfries, who assisted on the first two goals, scored on a volley in the 81st.
Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010, the Oranje extended their unbeaten streak to 19 games and face Argentina or Australia on Friday.
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- Hyundai Sets New Q1 Total and Retail Sales Record; Q1 Total Sales Increased 16%
- March Total Sales Increased 27%; Fifth Consecutive Month With A Total Sales Record
- March Retail Sales Up 15%
- All-Time Best-Ever Records for Santa Cruz and Santa Fe HEV
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor America reported total March sales of 75,404 units, a 27% increase compared with March 2022 and the best March in Hyundai history. This was the fifth consecutive month with a total monthly sales record, led by Venue (+74%), Elantra HEV (+37%), Tucson HEV (+52%), and Kona N (+5%). March was an all-time best-ever retail and total sales record for Santa Cruz (+30%) and Santa Fe HEV (+123%). Hyundai fleet sales were 9.4% of total volume for the month.
"March 2023 will be a month to remember and a great way to finish the quarter with our fifth straight month of record total sales," said Randy Parker, CEO, Hyundai Motor America. "We're set for an exciting announcement with the launch of the all-new Kona at the New York International Auto Show and we're celebrating our 25th anniversary of Hyundai Hope On Wheels."
Hyundai sold 68,312 retail units in March, a 15% year-over-year increase from March 2022. March retail sales were led by Venue, Elantra HEV, Santa Fe HEV, Tucson HEV, Santa Cruz and Kona N. Hyundai eco-friendly vehicle sales of 11,407 represented 17% of retail and a 20% year-over-year increase.
In the first quarter, Hyundai total sales were 184,449 units, a Q1 total sales record and an increase of 16% year-over-year. Q1 retail sales were 169,491 a 6% increase compared with Q1 2022. Hyundai also set new Q1 total and retail sales records for Venue, Elantra N, Santa Fe HEV, Tucson, Tucson HEV, Santa Cruz and Kona EV.
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- All-new KONA Accelerates Hyundai's Electrification Vision: Hyundai Motor Company held a digital world premiere to unveil the all-new Kona, an upscaled multiplayer in the B-SUV segment, led by an all-electric variant (EV) that offers advanced safety and convenience features and class-leading range.
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A wildfire that started Sunday about a half-mile from the Biosphere 2 science facility near Oracle Junction was fully contained by Monday morning, officials said.
The wildfire broke out Sunday morning, Arizona State Forestry officials said.
The fire’s cause wasn’t immediately known. It grew to about 13 acres by Sunday afternoon and remained that size when it was put out.
Crews from the State Forestry, Golder Ranch Fire District and Northwest Fire District worked Sunday to keep the wildfire from reaching the Biosphere facility. State Forestry launched single-engine air tankers to assist with suppression.
No evacuations were ordered, and authorities said crews remained on the scene Monday, conducting fire suppression activities and looking for any leftover hot spots.
Biosphere 2 was built between 1987 and 1991 as a way to test the viability of closed ecological systems and human life in outer space. The tests were held twice in the early 1990s.
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40 years after girl's murder in Alabama, Millicans take fight to voters
Almost 17 years after Lisa Ann Millican, 13, was raped and murdered, her family was told to prepare: The state soon would set an execution date for the woman a DeKalb County jury had convicted of brutally killing Lisa.
Instead, the family got a "complete sucker punch" from then-Gov. Fob James, Cassie Millican said. A few days before leaving office in 1999, James commuted Judith Ann Neelley's death sentence to life in prison. Alabama laws at the time meant not only would Neelley escape execution, but she would also be eligible for parole.
Cassie Millican is married to Lisa Ann Millican's brother, Calvin, and has become a spokesperson for the family as it has fought to prevent other victims' families from being left out of such decisions. Their advocacy has led to Amendment 3, which appears statewide on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.
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Amendment 3 would require a governor who stops an execution or commutes a death sentence to notify the attorney general and make a "reasonable effort" to contact a victim's family, using the information provided by the attorney general. If the governor does not make these notifications, the reprieve or commutation of the sentence would be void.
Such a notification would give a victim's family the opportunity to raise objections. Millican said it also would give families a chance to go to the media — to make the public aware of their opposition, and if the public shares it, to put pressure on the governor to change the decision.
It's something the Millican family never had the chance to do. The governor's decision in the Neelley case, Cassie Millican believes, was a "cowardly" one — made when he wouldn't have to answer for it to voters or the family. It left the family to worry that Neelley will one day be released from prison. They've had to oppose her parole in one hearing already, she said. Another is slated for next year, she said.
"It just looms over us," Millican said. "This whole year, we're dreading next year." In addition to her husband and their children, Lisa Ann has sisters and her mother who must relive the horror of what happened to the girl in 1982.
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Days of torture, a painful death
Lisa Ann Millican was lured from a Georgia mall on Sept. 25, 1982, and subjected to rape and abuse from Alvin and Judith Neelley. According to court testimony, Judith Neelley injected Millican multiple times with drain cleaner to kill her. When that failed, she shot the girl in the back and pushed her from a cliff into Little River Canyon in Fort Payne.
Alvin Neelley was not tried in the Millican case. He pleaded guilty to murder and aggravated assault in another case in Georgia. He died in prison in 2005.
Judith Neelley was convicted of capital murder. Jurors recommended a life sentence for the 18-year-old mother of three, but the judge imposed the death penalty. She was on death row till the commutation in January 1999.
Alabama lawmakers later passed a law that in effect sentenced Neelley to life in prison, but Neelley sued and the law was ruled unconstitutional. Neelley is currently incarcerated at Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility in Columbiana.
Amendment 3 'not stepping on [governor's] toes'
Cassie Millican said her family is well aware that Amendment 3 would not change what they face regarding Neelley's sentence.
"We just want to prevent any other family from having to go what we have," she said.
Cassie Millican said she worked with Gov. Kay Ivey's team, and the governor has no problem with the requirements the amendment would make for governors.
"This is not stepping on her toes at all," Millican said; it does not alter the governor's ability to grant reprieves or commute sentences — providing notification is made.
Commutations are not a common occurrence; James is the only Alabama governor to have commuted a death sentence since executions resumed in 1983.
State Sen. Steve Livingston, R-Scottsboro, was the primary sponsor of the bill.
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LE MANS, France (AP) — They started lining up the champagne glasses inside the Hendrick Motorsports garage with 30 minutes remaining in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro wasn’t going to win the most prestigious endurance race in the world — the specialized “Garage 56” entry wasn’t eligible for any class victories — but simply completing a full 24 hours was good enough to declare NASCAR’s massive effort to return to Le Mans for the first time since 1976 a smashing success.
“How’s it feel to take the checkered flag at Le Mans?” team owner Rick Hendrick radioed seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson as he completed the 285th lap for the Camaro around the Circuit de la Sarthe.
“Awesome,” Johnson replied.
Anticipation had built all week for the car dubbed “Le Monster,” in part because it was so different from the rest in the 62-car field, its V8 engine had a distinct rumble that drowned out the competition, and because few had any expectations for the NASCAR entry.
Jim France, owner of both NASCAR and IMSA, had brokered this deal to get NASCAR’s second-year Next Gen stock car into the race as part of Le Mans’ “Innovative Car” class that showcases technology. He then recruited Rick Hendrick, Chevrolet and Goodyear — the winningest team, manufacturer and tire in NASCAR’s 75-year history — to collaborate on the project.
It was a passion project for France, who first attended Le Mans in 1962 with his father, the late NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. His father twice brought NASCAR to Le Mans but failed to come close to finishing the race.
To complete the family dream, France wanted to ensure he had the partners to put forth a top-notch effort that wouldn’t embarrass the racing series that got its start beach racing in Daytona, Florida, and found that North Carolina moonshine runners were its earliest stars.
“I wasn’t going to let that happen,” Rick Hendrick told The Associated Press. “The last thing we were going to do was come here and fall on our nose.”
France was thrilled.
“That was thousands of hours of hard work by hundreds of people that went into making this thing happen. And then the way the team and the pit crews and everybody performed all week, it was just fantastic,” France said. “I hope my dad and my brother are somewhere up there looking down and smiling, but the goal when we set out was to try and finish the race running at the end and not be last. And we accomplished that.”
Hendrick tasked Chad Knaus, winner of seven Cup championships with Johnson, to run the project and told him to spare no expense. The lineup of Johnson, 2009 Formula One champion Jenson Button and two-time Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller arrived in France after more than a year of testing Garage 56 hoping only to finish the race.
But Knaus had pushed the Next Gen to its limits and the final product was heavily modified from what is currently being used in the Cup Series. Although the systems and components on the Le Mans model are similar to the Next Gen car, the Le Mans version had functioning headlights and taillights.
The major differences in the Le Mans entry were that it was about 500 pounds (226 kg) lighter than the Cup car, had a larger fuel cell by roughly 12 gallons (45 liters) because of the length of the 8.467-mile (13.626 km) track, carbon brake discs and a Goodyear tire designed specifically for the race.
It was also much faster than anyone expected.
And after Hendrick Motorsports’ pit crew won its class in the pit crew competition — finishing fifth overall — Rockenfeller qualified the car more than three seconds faster than the entire 21-car GTE AM class. It called for an adjustment of goals, especially when race organizers decided the Garage 56 entry would not start last and moved to 39th, ahead of all the GTE cars because of the speed discrepancy.
Suddenly, the Hendrick team began fantasizing about beating some GTE cars.
And when it found itself with an actual chance to win the entire class, well, expectations changed. Hendrick said he watched the race until 3 a.m., and when he checked his phone when he woke up Sunday morning, thought “holy cow, we can win the GT class!”
“That class, leading those guys, there were some puckered up Porsches and Corvettes,” Hendrick said. “So we checked all the boxes.”
Two late mechanical problems — first the car had to make an unplanned stop to change the brakes with about five hours remaining — took the Camaro out of contention to beat the GTE class. A later stop to change the gearbox dropped the NASCAR effort to a 39th-place overall finish, but 10th in the GTE class.
Johnson couldn’t help but be disappointed.
“We’re not the same category, but we are the same type of car, and our own estimations we thought we’d be mid-to-back pack of the GT cars and you use that for motivation,” Johnson said.
“We were laughing at ourselves when they were changing the transmission because the goal was only to finish, and then after the first laps on track, we thought ‘Maybe there’s more for us’ and over the course of the week, we started the race with the desire to win the GT race.
“We are bummed.”
But the bond that had grown during the project and the pride from what NASCAR accomplished was what caught Johnson’s emotions.
“I wish we could come back and do it again,” he said. “This moment, like with everybody, I hate that it is over. Like, I hate that. We had such a good time. I hope to come back without a doubt and do this race again. But this moment in time, this group of people, it won’t happen again. It’s just impossible.”
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The newest edition ranks 1,500 colleges and universities across the country.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, today announced the 2022-2023 Best Colleges. Serving as a guide for prospective students and their families, the rankings evaluate 1,500 colleges and universities on up to 17 measures of academic quality.
"For nearly 40 years, the Best Colleges methodology has continuously evolved to reflect changes in the higher education landscape and the interests of prospective students," said Kim Castro, editor and chief content officer at U.S. News. "Guiding that evolution is U.S. News' mission of providing useful data and information to help with one of life's biggest decisions."
This year's rankings include:
- Update to SAT/ACT calculation: In previous editions, SAT/ACT scores were, in effect, reduced if too few students submitted scores. For this edition, U.S. News discontinued this practice. For schools that reported SAT/ACT scores for less than 50% of new entrants in consecutive years, U.S. News did not use those scores to calculate the school's rank. Instead, U.S. News increased the weights of two other ranking factors: high school class standing and average graduation rate. This change was made due to the pandemic's effects on testing in 2020, when the supply and demand for taking the SAT/ACT plummeted, particularly among students from low-income backgrounds.
- More comprehensive measure of faculty resources: The percent of faculty with a terminal degree now includes the share of part-time faculty with a terminal degree. Previously, this metric assessed only full-time faculty. This is a more comprehensive measurement that now includes highly credentialed faculty regardless of their employment contract. This change reflects the growing number of part-time instructors at schools.
- Updates to the ranking categories: About 10% of ranked schools moved into different categories this year. For example, a school ranked previously as a Regional University may now be ranked as a National University. This is due to the "2021 update" from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which U.S. News has used since the first Best Colleges rankings in 1983 to compare schools with similar missions.
To calculate the rankings, U.S. News focuses on academic quality and places emphasis on outcome measures – including graduation rates, retention rates, graduate indebtedness and social mobility. Outcomes are the most highly weighted ranking factor, contributing 40% to each school's overall score.
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2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges
1. Princeton University (NJ)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Harvard University (MA) (tie)
3. Stanford University (CA) (tie)
3. Yale University (CT) (tie)
National Liberal Arts Colleges – Top 3
1. Williams College (MA)
2. Amherst College (MA)
3. Pomona College (CA)
Top Public Schools
National Universities – Top 3
1. University of California, Berkeley (tie)
1. University of California, Los Angeles (tie)
3. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (tie)
3. University of Virginia (tie)
National Liberal Arts Colleges – Top 3
1. United States Naval Academy
2. United States Military Academy at West Point
3. United States Air Force Academy
Top Performers on Social Mobility
National Universities – Top 3
1. Keiser University (FL)
2. University of California, Riverside
3. California State University – Long Beach
National Liberal Arts Colleges – Top 3
1. Salem College (NC)
2. Lake Forest College (IL)
3. Tougaloo College (MS)
Alongside the rankings, U.S. News publishes editorial content related to the college selection experience. This includes advice on topics such as how parents should approach college visits, when to submit your college application, how to choose a major and more.
On Sept. 21, U.S. News will host a free webinar on the new edition of Best Colleges, with presentations from the lead ranking analysts. Those interested in attending can register here.
To learn more about the U.S. News College Compass, which provides access to the most complete rankings and data, or to order a copy of the "Best Colleges 2023" guidebook (ISBN 979-8-9864591-0-3), visit the online U.S. News store.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican Nikki Haley plans to formally announce her 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday, betting that her boundary-breaking career as a woman and person of color who governed in the heart of the South before representing the U.S. on the world stage can overcome entrenched support for her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump.
Haley, a former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador, released a video on Tuesday declaring her candidacy. The Wednesday event in the historic coastal city of Charleston marks the first time she’ll appear in public as a declared White House hopeful. It could also amount to a show of strength in her home state, which holds a critical early primary that influences the fate of the GOP nomination.
The announcement makes Haley the first major Republican to officially challenge Trump, but she will hardly be the last. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are among those expected to launch campaigns in the coming months. Haley’s fellow South Carolinian Sen. Tim Scott is also weighing a White House bid.
As the presidential primary season comes into focus, the biggest question is whether anyone in the field will be able to replace Trump at the top of a party that he transformed with his first campaign in 2016. He remains popular with a wide swath of voters who will have significant sway in the primary, though some party officials have blamed him for the GOP’s lackluster performance in last year’s midterms. As it did in 2016, a crowded field could work to Trump’s advantage, allowing him to march to the nomination while his opponents divide support among themselves.
In her announcement video, the 51-year-old Haley made no direct reference to the 76-year-old former president, instead saying it’s “time for a new generation of leadership.”
There appears to be openness among Republicans for fresh faces, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. In an open-ended question asking Republicans to choose who they want to lead their party, a majority of Republicans didn’t choose either Trump or DeSantis, considered the former president’s top rival. But they also didn’t have a clear alternative in mind.
Eleven other politicians, including Haley, were named by just 1% of Republicans as their preferred leader.
Haley is likely to distinguish herself in the GOP field in part by emphasizing her biography. In the video released on Tuesday, she spoke of growing up in a small South Carolina town as the daughter of Indian immigrants who experienced racist taunts. Despite growing up feeling “different,” Haley insisted that America is not a racist country.
That argument could resonate among Republican voters as many in the party push efforts to block or change the way the subject of systemic racism is taught in schools and universities.
Haley also addressed Republicans with some tough talk, saying in the video that the party has lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections and that should prompt a new approach. She highlighted her two successful elections as South Carolina governor, starting with the 2010 victory that made her the state’s first female and minority governor — along with the nation’s youngest, at 38.
She noted — at least in part — the defining moment of her governorship: the 2015 murders of nine Black parishioners in a Charleston church by a self-avowed white supremacist who had been pictured holding Confederate flags.
For years, Haley had resisted calls to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds, even casting a rival’s push for its removal as a desperate stunt. But after the massacre and with the support of other leading Republicans, Haley advocated for legislation to remove the flag. It came down less than a month after the murders.
The video showed Haley appearing at the church but made no reference to her work to remove the flag.
And in the aftermath of the U.S. shooting down multiple aerial objects in recent weeks, including a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the South Carolina coast, Haley is likely to position herself as well versed in foreign policy. Her video included imagery of her serving as Trump’s ambassador to the U.N. with the warning that “China and Russia are on the march” and that they think America can be “bullied” and “kicked around.”
“You should know this about me,” Haley said. “I don’t put up with bullies. And when you kick back, it hurts them more if you’re wearing heels.”
Haley’s campaign is a reversal from two years ago, when she said she wouldn’t challenge Trump for president in 2024. But she changed her mind in recent months, citing the country’s economic troubles, among other things.
In a statement, Trump said he wished her “luck.”
“Even though Nikki Haley said, ‘I would never run against my President, he was a great President, the best President in my lifetime,’ I told her she should follow her heart and do what she wants to do,” Trump said. “I wish her luck!”
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — A woman was booked into the Tom Green County jail on Nov. 15 after a hair test found methamphetamine in the body of a child under the age of 15.
An indictment filed in Tom Green County shows that Amber Flores allegedly possessed or consumed methamphetamine in the presence of a child under the age of 15 on June 4, 2021. According to the indictment, the controlled substance was found after testing the child’s hair. This indicated to law enforcement that methamphetamine was present in the child’s body.
The indictment further states that Flores did not take the child to a designated emergency infant care provider.
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The indictment of former President Donald Trump sparked reactions across the country Thursday evening, from New Yorkers celebrating the historic decision in his hometown to a smattering of supporters that gathered near his Florida club Mar-a-Lago.
“This is like a holiday,” Lisa Fithian, 62, said in Manhattan. “We should be popping champagne. This is a historic day. It’s a long time coming. We’re grateful for the DA and the courage of the grand jury.”
She was standing with a small group of anti-Trump demonstrators at Collect Pond Park, paces away from Manhattan Criminal Court. They had a 20-by-15-foot banner that blared, “Trump Lies All the Time.”
“We’re thrilled to be here,” said Fithian, 62. “Trump is such a bully and he’s done so much harm.”
There was a celebratory mood at New York’s Washington Square Park, too. “Hallelujah!” exclaimed Jack Scheinbaun, 19, a student who lives in the East Village.
“It’s time to face the music. You can’t just get away with this s–t forever,” he said.
Marco Sesay took a long view of Trump’s troubled time in office, noting the many fruitless investigations into the former president.
“It’s a good start to get more dirt on him,” said the 23-year-old analyst. “I feel like he’s been dodging criminal cases for literally since he’s been in office.
“So yeah, I’m not mad that he’s been indicted.”
For his part, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ignored reporters’ questions as he emerged from his office next to the courthouse with a large security detail. He climbed into a large, black SUV with tinted windows and was whisked off around 4:15 p.m. EST without saying a word.
Outside Trump Tower in Midtown, a man leaned out of his car and yelled, “Racist, fat pig!”
A handful of reporters and tourists milled around the Fifth Avenue entrance to Trump’s NYC headquarters, waiting to see if anything would happen.
Kathe Frank of Somers, N.Y., wished the former president well. “I’m hoping it goes well for Trump,” she said as she awaited her husband. “I’m a Trump supporter.”
“It’s politics. It’s not Boy Scouts,” added Frank, 69. “It’s people who want a lot of power. It’s not church.”
Some speculated that the indictment will help Trump as he seeks the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “He’s not afraid of any publicity,” said Frank, who added that she’s planning to vote for him.
“I think his fanbase will like him more because they like when he gets in trouble for things that they feel they could do,” Kita Rich, 34, said in Washington Square Park.
Supporters gather near Mar-a-Lago
On Thursday evening, about 20 people were present at the usual gathering spot for Trump supporters between West Palm Beach and Palm Beach.
Kathy Clark, 75, of Lantana, Florida, is a regular among the loyalists who gather outside of Mar-a-Lago.
“This travesty in New York … it’s politicizing our judicial system,” she said. “I’m here to support Donald J. Trump. As far as I’m concerned, this is just going to get him elected. The more they kick him the stronger we get.”
There were also several TV cameras and journalists on hand waiting to see if people gathered for or against Trump. CNN at times showed live shots of Mar-a-Lago and also of Palm Beach International Airport, where he’d likely depart when reporting to New York to face the charges.
A town of Palm Beach police cruiser was at the side of the road where people often gather to show support for Trump at the Southern Boulevard bridge that connects West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. Two unmarked police vehicles were on hand. A police officer was tying yellow “do not cross” tape between orange barricades lining the bridge.
A person driving by shouted “Let’s go Brandon.” The Brandon phrase represents an obscenity Republicans direct toward President Joe Biden. A woman soon drove by shouting, “Lock him up.”
Trump Tower quiet in Chicago
In downtown Chicago, the space around Trump Tower — a site of protest and unrest at many of the Trump presidency’s most polarizing moments — looked particularly normal on Thursday evening.
No droves of Trump haters celebrated. No backers of the former president gathered to decry the grand jury’s decision. Business people passed the building nonplussed, headphones in. Tourists with shopping bags made their instinctual stops to take sunset photos of the city’s stunning buildings.
But amid the normalcy, one woman stopped to point her phone straight at that polarizing five-letter surname that lords over the iconic strip of the Chicago River. Then, she put her middle finger in front of the camera and snapped a pic.
“It was a pleasant surprise,” said the woman, who was visiting from New York, the same state that produced the charges centered around Trump’s alleged involvement in hush money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to a porn star to purportedly silence claims of an extramarital affair.
The tourist’s partner said the charges showed no one is above the law. However, she wasn’t optimistic that the charges would lead to a guilty verdict.
“But if it leads to some sort of conversation about accountability and justice, I’d be OK with that,” said the woman, who said her name was Julianne but declined to share her last name.
Moments later, a young man mounted Wacker Drive’s tan concrete steps to stand tall for a photo before the tower’s mammoth “Trump” logo. He curled his right arm low for the camera and slightly flexed.
The man, like most people passing under the brazen last name logo of the now-indicted ex-president, declined to share his thoughts on the news. Many people near Trump Tower said they hadn’t even yet heard about the charges Thursday evening, a far — if soft — cry from the heated, 2,000-strong crowd that marched on the same 98-story building when Trump first won in 2016.
Back at Trump Tower in New York, a pair of tourists weighed in.
“He should go to jail,” said Teresa Traba, 58, of Spain. “He’s to blame for the attempt to overthrow the government.”
Contributing: Kerry Burke and Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News; Anthony Man, South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune | https://www.twincities.com/2023/03/31/trump-indictment-sparks-reactions-from-manhattan-to-mar-a-lago/ | 2023-03-31 17:53:52 | 1 | https://www.twincities.com/2023/03/31/trump-indictment-sparks-reactions-from-manhattan-to-mar-a-lago/ |
LPD involved in standoff situation, resolved ‘peacefully’
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton police were involved in a standoff situation in NE Lawton on Tuesday afternoon.
Officials have only said the incident was contained to the Eastlake Neighborhood area near NE Kingsbriar and Madison Ave and was not a threat to community.
Neighbors told us police arrived in the area around 10 a.m. and began closing off roads to the area.
When 7News arrived, there were at least a dozen law enforcement vehicles around the area. Officers could be seen positioned on Madison Avenue, some carrying AR-15 rifles and ballistic shields. They also had a small drone flying around the area during the incident.
A viewer picture sent to us showed police escorting one person from the area in handcuffs.
The Lawton Police Department would not give any further information about the situation other than to say the incident came to a “peaceful resolution.”
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Updated May 26, 2022 at 12:11 PM ET
Every mass shooting in the U.S. raises calls for better policies to prevent such tragedies. There's evidence suggesting that certain kinds of laws may reduce deaths from mass shootings, say scientists who study the field — but those policy options are not the ones usually discussed in the wake of these events.
The body of research scientists have to draw from is limited, notes Michael Anestis, executive director of the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers University. "Mass shooting research is a very small portion of gun violence research," he says.
That's because mass shootings account for less than 1% of the roughly 40,000 people killed by guns each year in this country, Anestis explains. "They're horrific, they are all too common, and yet, it's just the very tip of the iceberg, right?"
Those researchers who do study gun violence tend to focus on the kinds of violence, like suicide, associated with the most deaths, he says, but he adds, the entire field of gun violence research has long been neglected and hardly funded.
"There is money out there, but it is really far below where it should be given the amount of injury and death and economic costs associated with gun violence," says Anestis. "It's just disproportionally underfunded."
Still, some studies have findings about what might prevent mass shootings.
One such study took advantage of the fact that in the U. S., gun laws vary from state to state. "That is, honestly, less than ideal from a public safety standpoint, but it does provide researchers with opportunities," says Daniel Webster, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions.
He and some colleagues recently analyzed more than 30 years of data on shootings in the U. S. that involved four or more victims. They compared states to try to tease out the effect of various gun laws. "I have to acknowledge that this is a really hard and frankly inexact science," says Webster.
Despite those limitations, he says, "we did find two policies that had significant protective effects in lowering rates of fatal mass shootings."
One was a requirement that a gun purchaser go through a licensing process. "A licensing process requires someone to, you know, directly apply and engage with law enforcement, sometimes there's safety training and other requirements," says Webster.
Another approach that seemed to reduce deaths from mass shootings was state bans on buying large-capacity magazines or ammunition-feeding devices for semiautomatic weapons.
That makes intuitive sense, says Webster, because these items allow a shooter to fire many bullets in a short amount of time without interruption. If a shooter has to stop and reload, victims could escape or fight back.
There's another study of mass shootings showing that this kind of law seemed to have a protective effect. David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center, worked with colleagues to examine the effect of banning large-capacity magazines on almost three decades of mass shootings in different states.
"The states which had bans did much better in terms of having fewer mass shootings, and the mass shootings that occurred were much less lethal in terms of the number of people dying," says Hemenway.
In the wake of a mass shooting, people often argue for the need for comprehensive background checks, says Webster. He supports that policy, but says his research doesn't show that it's linked to a reduction in this particular kind of deadly event.
An additional common refrain after a mass shooting, he says, is a call for policies that make it easier for people to carry guns so they can defend themselves. "Well, guess what, the data do not bear that out at all," says Webster. "If anything, it shows higher rates of fatal mass shootings in response to weaker regulations for concealed carry by civilians."
And while school systems might try to respond to the threat of mass shootings by having police officers on site or having students go through drills, "as far as I know, there's not strong research about any of those things," says Hemenway.
Keeping guns away from young people, whether through safe storage of firearms in a home or age restrictions on purchasing, would be expected to have a protective effect, says Webster, based on data showing that "the peak ages for violent offending with firearms is roughly 18 to 21."
The public health risks associated with young people drinking alcohol inspired a ban on drinking under the age of 21, he says. But the shooter in Uvalde was able to legally buy semiautomatic rifles just after his 18th birthday.
It seems plausible that age restrictions might make it harder for young adults to access weapons capable of creating a mass shooting, says Anestis, but "do we have large data-based resources to evaluate those policies? No, we don't."
One emerging policy option that has some preliminary evidence behind it is allowing police officers to temporarily take guns away from people who seem to pose an imminent danger. A study in California that looked at how this process got used over a two-year period in that state found 21 occasions when it was done in response to threats of a mass shooting--several of those threats involved schools.
It's not possible to know if taking away those guns actually prevented mass shootings, but researchers say it's still important data given the general dearth of information and limited funding for research. One study in 2017 found that guns killed about as many people each year as sepsis, a life-threatening response to infection, but funding for gun violence research was about 0.7% of that for sepsis.
"There's so many things to study in the gun area, and we've had not nearly enough studies for 25 years," says Hemenway. "Once you scratch the surface right now about what is known, we know so little."
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Michael Harris II Player Prop Bets: Braves vs. Brewers - July 28
Published: Jul. 28, 2023 at 10:24 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Michael Harris II -- with a slugging percentage of .545 in his past 10 games, including five extra-base hits -- will be in action for the Atlanta Braves versus the Milwaukee Brewers, with Adrian Houser on the hill, on July 28 at 7:20 PM ET.
He had a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-3) against the Red Sox.
Michael Harris II Game Info & Props vs. the Brewers
- Game Day: Friday, July 28, 2023
- Game Time: 7:20 PM ET
- Stadium: Truist Park
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- Brewers Starter: Adrian Houser
- TV Channel: BSSE
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +155)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -115)
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Michael Harris II At The Plate
- Harris II is hitting .274 with 15 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 18 walks.
- Harris II is batting .375 during his last outings and is on a nine-game hitting streak.
- Harris II has picked up a hit in 50 of 78 games this season, with multiple hits 15 times.
- He has hit a long ball in 10.3% of his games in 2023, and 3.1% of his trips to the dish.
- Harris II has an RBI in 18 of 78 games this season, with multiple RBI in six of them. He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in three contests.
- He has scored in 28 of 78 games this year, and more than once 7 times.
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Brewers Pitching Rankings
- The Brewers pitching staff is 17th in the league with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- The Brewers' 3.89 team ERA ranks eighth across all league pitching staffs.
- Brewers pitchers combine to surrender 124 total home runs at a clip of 1.2 per game (to rank 19th in baseball).
- Houser (3-2) takes the mound for the Brewers in his 12th start of the season. He has a 3.86 ERA in 63 2/3 innings pitched, with 49 strikeouts.
- The right-hander's last appearance was on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he tossed six innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
- In 13 games this season, the 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.86, with 7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .291 against him.
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Multiple car accidents have been reported in Darke County Friday morning.
According to the Darke County Sheriff’s Office, deputies are working on three different car accidents Friday.
Darke County Sheriff’s Office confirmed accidents in the following locations:
- State Route 47 on Marshall Road
- State Route 49 and Hunted Road
- US-127
No further information has been provided.
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The Philippines’ new president, Bongbong Marcos — the democratically-elected son of a former dictator — heads to China Tuesday. He’s under enormous pressure from Filipinos angry at Beijing over what they see as provocations in the South China Sea.
Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes checks in on the stakes for the trip with NPR’s Julie McCarthy.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Saint Francis baseball wins fifth straight 17-9 over Manchester at Parkview Field
Published: Apr. 19, 2023 at 12:16 AM EDT|Updated: 46 minutes ago
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Saint Francis could not be contained, capturing their fifth straight victory 17-9 over Manchester to begin the annual PSM Baseball Classic at Parkview Field on Tuesday night.
The Cougars scored 13 total runs in the second and third innings alone.
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A Lawrence County man has died after he reportedly fired a gun outside his home and later pointed a weapon during a standoff with a deputy and two troopers who said they attempted to get him to surrender, Arkansas State Police said.
Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies and Arkansas State Troopers responded to a call at 3:45 p.m. about a man firing a gun indiscriminately in a neighborhood around 208 South Free Street in Portia, a northeast Arkansas town of about 430 people.
A sheriff’s deputy and two state troopers saw William Chad Newman, 40, standing inside a shop building with a handgun and rifle, authorities said.
According to state police, Newman refused to follow commands to drop the guns and surrender. He pointed one of the guns at the officers, who then fired at Newman, state police said.
Newman was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police, who are conducting an investigation. The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory will do an autopsy.
The names of the state troopers involved in the shooting is being withheld "until later this week," state police said. Both have been placed on paid administrative leave, which is standard state police policy in officer-involved shootings.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry calls US claims over spy flight 'information warfare,' insists it was harmless
The Pentagon says it is '100% clear' the Chinese spy flight was not for 'civilian purposes'
China continued to insist the balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast on Saturday was a "civilian meteorological airship" during a daily briefing on Thursday, accusing the U.S. of "information warfare."
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning repeated the country's claim that the large unmanned balloon accidentally blew off course and the U.S. government overreacted by shooting it down, according to the Associated Press.
"It is irresponsible," Mao said at the briefing. "The latest accusations may be part of the U.S. side’s information warfare against China."
U.S. officials have repeatedly dismissed China's claims, and agents from the FBI and Naval Criminal Investigative Service are transporting the balloon's recovered debris for further processing.
On Wednesday, the Pentagon said the balloon was part of a program involving a number of such airships operated by China for "several years."
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said similar balloons that passed over U.S. territory on four occasions during the Trump and Biden administrations were not immediately identified as surveillance balloons, but "subsequent intelligence analysis" led to confirmation they were part of a Chinese spying effort.
He added that the previous passages have allowed officials to learn "a lot more" about the program.
"I can assure you this was not for civilian purposes," Ryder said. "We are 100% clear about that."
US OFFICIALS BRIEFED NEARLY 150 FOREIGN DIPLOMATS IN 40 NATIONS ON CHINESE SPY FLIGHT: REPORT
Members of Congress were briefed on the Chinese balloon surveillance program by top administration officials in classified sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the U.S. has briefed dozens of countries on the program, which officials said has been active over five continents.
At a news conference with visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Blinken said the U.S. was "not the only target."
He also spoke to Stoltenberg about the importance of combating the "systemic and tactical challenges" China poses to the alliance.
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After becoming aware of the Chinese spy balloon, Blinken canceled a visit to Beijing planned for this week. The meeting was intended to mend the spiraling bilateral relations with the country, which are now at the lowest level in decades.
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HSINCHU, Jan. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, the business goals of worldwide companies have gone beyond profit-making. Incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) thinking into business objectives and reaching Net Zero has gained significant importance. Thus, ESG adoption soars. ICP DAS, a long-established company, has been here to support companies in embarking on the ESG and Net Zero journey. Moreover, we obtained tangible energy efficiency results - increasing a plant's production capacity by 28% yearly.
In the realm of ESG and sustainability, data holds the answer for businesses. ICP DAS - an industrial automation technology supplier with extensive experience - supports companies in data measurement, transmission, and visualization, detecting insights for preventive maintenance and predictive diagnosis. With a holistic product line and services, including IIoT controllers, sensors, software, remote I/O modules and units, industrial communication devices, power meters & accessories, IT/OT convergence services, and tailored solutions, ICP DAS defines client's ESG approach to save energy and decarbonize.
ICP DAS assists factories with ESG projects, and our portfolio covers local and international companies across industries. Since electricity production accounts for about 70% of total greenhouse gases, achieving energy measurement and efficiency is vital for businesses adopting ESG principles.
ICP DAS once supported a client in the digitalization of a palm oil mill plant in Thailand. Our expert team suggests employing three-phase smart power meters (PM-3133-360P) to obtain reliable and precise power consumption data from the oil expeller motors. The data are then transmitted to the IIoT power meter concentrator (PMC-5231) through the Modbus RTU, stored and logically calculated before being sent to the SCADA system through the Modbus TCP protocol.
A unique feature of ICP DAS's PMC-5231 enables power consumption reports to be generated automatically. Personnel can evaluate and find underlying problems based on daily, weekly, and monthly reports for preventive maintenance and OEE improvement. While real-time energy data goes digital, achieving energy efficiency becomes possible. We increased the plant's production capacity by 28% yearly - a noticeable and tangible result.
Powerful IoT software is essential to elevate ESG performance. ICP DAS's IoTstar enables the building of an IoT cloud system and connectivity of our WISE/PMC/PMD controllers. The software offers five core services - remote access & maintenance, sensor data collection & storage, dashboard, report, and bot services.
ICP DAS once helped a leading technology distributor & supplier in India with data visualization for 250 water supply systems. Previously, staff had to manually record sensor data collected by widely dispersed PLCs on-site, which was laborious. Therefore, the client decided to install our IIoT Edge Controller WISE-5231M-4GE at all sites of a city to transmit the data to the IoTstar via 4G for real-time monitoring in the control center. Since frequent on-site examinations are no longer needed, this saves labor costs and reduces the company's carbon footprint stemming from transport.
At ICP DAS, we propose optimized solutions and put them into action. Our robust and trustworthy industrial automation products and 30-year domain knowledge enable clients to tackle problems and be one step closer to achieving Net Zero. We play a part in preserving a livable planet together with enterprises.
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The Holy Spirit High School girls lacrosse team lost to Montclair Kimberley Academy 14-8 Friday night in the state Non-Public B championship game in Flemington, Hunterdon County.
Montclair Kimberley, which won its first state Non-Public B title, led 9-7 in the second half before scoring five straight goals in the final 13 minutes.
Top-seeded Holy Spirit, ranked 10th in The Press Elite 11, ended its season 14-5. Montclair Kimberley, the No. 2 seed, improved to 16-7.
“They (Montclair Kimberley) won a couple pivotal draws at the end when we were trying to get the ball back,” Holy Spirit coach Kylie Primeau said by telephone afterward. “So in that event, you have to press a little bit, and when you do that, you create space. So it’s easier to drive it. But we didn’t have a choice. We needed to get some points on the board.”
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Montclair Kimberley scoring leader Aeryn Curren led the Cougars with five goals and four assists, and Shea Murphy scored twice and added three assists. Maggie Murphy and Maddie Polanskyj both scored twice, and goalie Orly Sedransk made nine saves.
Holy Spirit’s Maddie Abbott and Lauren Cella each scored twice. Hanna Watson scored one and had two assists. Brielle Soltys and Kendall Murphy each tallied once and had one assist. Taylor Lyons scored one. Marissa Gras made three saves.
Lyons, Kendall Murphy and Abbott all scored as the Spartans made it 4-3. But Maggie Murphy scored for the Cougars with 2 minutes, 7 seconds before halftime, and Curren made it 6-3 with 27 seconds left in the half.
Curren and Watson traded goals early in the second half to make it 7-4. Shea Murphy tallied for the Cougars, but Holy Spirit’s Soltys and Cella each scored to cut the lead to 8-6. Curren added her fourth goal of the game, but Spirit’s Abbott scored from Watson to make it 9-7 with under 17 minutes left.
“Our girls worked really hard all the way to the end,” Primeau said. “In my opinion, the game was very evenly matched.
“Overall I’m pretty happy with this group. I’m really proud of them for working hard and getting to the (Cape-Atlantic League) championship and the state final championship.”
Three of Spirit’s losses were to fourth-ranked Ocean City, including 15-6 in the CAL Tournament final May 19.
Primeau said the Spartans should be strong again next spring.
"We're graduating three seniors. We plan on it," she said about the possibility of reaching the 2024 final.
Holy Spirit topped fifth-seeded Saddle River Day 14-6 Tuesday in the Spartans' state Non-Public B semifinal. Montclair Kimberly beat defending state champion and third-seeded Princeton Day 11-8 in its semifinal.
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Profit Margins on Typical Home Sales Hit Another Record, Rising to 56 Percent;
Investment Returns in Second Quarter Rise at Fastest Pace in More Than a Decade;
Median U.S. Home Price Up 9 Percent Quarterly and 15 Percent Annually, to New High of $346,000
IRVINE, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of real estate data nationwide for land and property data, today released its second-quarter 2022 U.S. Home Sales Report, which shows that profit margins on median-priced single-family home and condo sales across the United States hit another new record of 55.5 percent following the largest quarterly gain in a decade.
On the heels of a lackluster first quarter of 2022 that suggested possible weakness in the nation's long-running housing market boom, the latest typical profit margin was up from 48.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022 and 42.9 percent in the second quarter of 2021. It was more than 20 points above the 32 percent figure from the second quarter of 2020.
"Home sellers in the second quarter continued to benefit from the rapid growth in home price appreciation the country has experienced over the past few years," said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence at ATTOM. "While price growth may slow down as higher mortgage rates dampen demand from prospective homebuyers, home sellers should continue to profit from the record $27 trillion in homeowner equity in today's market.
"While profit margins routinely go up during the Spring home-buying season, the latest spike of more than seven percentage points marked the largest quarterly gain since at least 2008. The year-over-year gain of 13 points in the typical return on investment was one of the largest in the past decade.
Gross profits also hit new highs in the second quarter of 2002, after dipping slightly in the early months of the year. The typical single-family home and condo sale across the country generated a gross second-quarter profit of $123,869, up 19 percent from $103,750 in the first quarter of 2022 and up 38 percent from $90,000 a year earlier.
The second-quarter records for gross profits and profit margins came as the national median home price hit a new high of $346,000 in the second quarter of 2022 – the 10th straight quarterly increase. The latest median value was up 8.8 percent from the first quarter of 2022 and 15.3 percent from the second quarter of 2021.
The second quarter profit figures showed how strong the nation's housing market prices remained despite rising economic uncertainty and home-mortgage rates that have surged this year. Average mortgage rates have nearly doubled from a year ago, reaching almost 6 percent for a 30-year fixed rate loan, making affordability a challenge for many potential homebuyers. These higher rates, coupled with rising home prices, the highest U.S. inflation rates in 40 years, and soaring food and fuel prices are all headwinds threatening to slow down what has been a white-hot housing market over the past few years. Still, home prices and seller profits surged anew in the second quarter, after a first quarter that saw a rare dip in investment returns.
Typical profit margins – the percent change between median purchase and resale prices - increased from the first quarter of 2022 to the second quarter of 2022 in 162 (89 percent) of the 183 metro areas around the U.S. with sufficient data to analyze. They were up annually in 174 of those metros (95 percent). Metro areas were included if they had at least 1,000 single-family home and condo sales in the second quarter of 2022 and a population of at least 200,000.
The biggest annual increases in profit margins came in the metro areas of Fort Myers, FL (margin up from 47.1 percent in the second quarter of 2021 to 90.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022); Naples, FL (up from 40.4 percent to 83.1 percent); Ocala, FL (up from 44.4 percent to 85.2 percent); Gulfport, MS (up from a loss of 6.5 percent to a gain of 30.8 percent) and Yuma, AZ (up from 42.7 percent to 77.8 percent).
The biggest annual profit-margin increases in metro areas with a population of at least 1 million in the second quarter of 2022 were in Orlando, FL (margin up from 36.4 percent to 67.6 percent); Tampa, FL (up from 47.4 percent to 76.3 percent); Miami, FL (up from 38.9 percent to 66.8 percent); Cleveland, OH (up from 21.4 percent to 42.1 percent) and Jacksonville, FL (up from 43.4 percent to 63.4 percent).
Profit margins decreased annually in just 20 of the 183 metro areas analyzed (11 percent) and annually in only nine metro areas (5 percent). The biggest annual decreases were in Salem, OR (margin down from 87.5 percent in the second quarter of 2021 to 55 percent in the second quarter of 2022); Hilo, HI (down from 140.8 percent to 110.5 percent); Boise, ID (down from 122.8 percent to 100.1 percent); Salisbury, MD (down from 57.1 percent to 48.6 percent) and Albany, NY (down from 35.4 percent to 28.3 percent).
The largest annual decreases, or smallest gains, in profit margins among metro areas with a population of at least 1 million came in Atlanta, GA (down from 48.9 percent to 42.8 percent); Sacramento, CA (up from 61.5 percent to 62.5 percent); San Francisco, CA (up from 81.5 percent to 83.1 percent); Washington, DC (up from 44.9 percent to 46.7 percent) and Boston, MA (up from 49.8 to 52.9 percent).
Median home prices in the second quarter of 2022 exceeded values from the prior quarter in 181 (96 percent) of the 183 metropolitan statistical areas with enough data to analyze and were up annually in 180 of those metros (96 percent). Nationally, the median price of $346,000 in the second quarter was up from $318,000 in the first quarter of 2022 and $300,000 in the second quarter of last year.
The biggest annual increases in median home prices during the second quarter of 2022 were in Gulfport, MS (up 55.3 percent); Naples, FL (up 36 percent); Lakeland, FL (up 35.7 percent); Fort Myers, FL (up 31.7 percent) and Port St. Lucie, FL (up 29.8 percent).
The largest annual increases in metro areas with a population of at least 1 million in the second quarter of 2022 were in Tampa, FL (up 29.3 percent); Orlando, FL (up 25.5 percent); Phoenix, AZ (up 25.3 percent); Nashville, TN (up 24.3 percent) and Charlotte, NC (up 24.2 percent).
Home prices in the second quarter of 2022 hit or tied all-time highs in 168 percent of the 183 metro areas in the report, including New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX, and Houston, TX.
The largest annual decreases, or smallest increases, in median prices during the second quarter of 2022 were in Toledo, OH (down 3.4 percent); Davenport, IA (down 2.7 percent); Peoria, IL (down 0.8 percent); Rockford, IL (up 2.1 percent) and Trenton, NJ (up 2.2 percent).
The smallest annual increases in metro areas with a population of at least 1 million in the second quarter of 2022 were in Honolulu, HI (up 4.4 percent); Buffalo, NY (up 5.5 percent); Virginia Beach, VA (up 6.3 percent); Rochester, NY (up 6.7 percent) and Baltimore, MD (up 7.4 percent).
Homeowners who sold in the second quarter of 2022 had owned their homes an average of 5.87 years. That was up from 5.71 years in the first quarter of 2022, but down from 6.31 years in the second quarter of 2021. The latest figure was the second-shortest average time between purchase and resale since the first quarter of 2012.
Tenure decreased from the second quarter of 2021 to the same period this year in 88 percent of metro areas with sufficient data. They were led by Lakeland, FL (tenure down 61 percent); Salem, OR (down 51 percent); Yakima, WA (down 30 percent); Provo, UT (down 27 percent) and Eugene, OR (down 24 percent).
Twenty of the 25 longest average tenures among sellers in the second quarter of 2022 were in the Northeast or West regions. They were led by Bellingham, WA (9.6 years); Manchester, NH (9.13 years); Honolulu, HI (7.82 years); Bridgeport, CT (7.76 years) and New Haven, CT (7.52 years).
The smallest average tenures among second-quarter sellers were in Lakeland, FL (1.25 years); Memphis, TN (3.51 years); Tucson, AZ (3.79 years); Knoxville, TN (4.28 years); and Cleveland, OH (4.33 years).
Home sales following foreclosures by banks and other lenders represented just 1 percent of all U.S. single-family home and condo sales in the second quarter of 2022 – the lowest portion since at least the first quarter of 2000.
The latest portion of REO sales was down from 1.1 percent in the first quarter of 2022 and 1.5 percent in the second quarter of last year. REO sales represented only one of every 96 sales in the second quarter of 2022, a rate that was less than 1/30th of this century's high point of one in three in first quarter of 2009.
Among metropolitan statistical areas with a population of at least 200,000 and sufficient data, those areas where REO sales represented the largest portion of all sales in the second quarter of 2022 included New Haven, CT (2.7 percent or one in 37 sales); Chicago, IL (2.7 percent); Syracuse, NY (2.7 percent), Mobile, AL (2.5 percent) and St. Louis, MO (2.3 percent).
Nationwide, all-cash purchases accounted for 35.4 percent of all single-family home and condo sales in the second quarter of 2022, the highest level since the first quarter of 2014. The second-quarter-of-2022 number was up from 34.6 percent in the first quarter of 2022 and from 31 percent in the second quarter of last year.
"Cash buyers have continued to account for a higher percentage of home sales than usual, probably due in part to homeowners selling properties in high cost states and using the proceeds to buy a home with cash in lower cost areas," Sharga noted. "With mortgage rates almost doubling over the past year and the cost of financing soaring, cash buyers will be in an even stronger position of competitive advantage for the foreseeable future,"
Among metropolitan areas with a population of at least 200,000 and sufficient cash-sales data, those where cash sales represented the largest share all transactions in the second quarter of 2022 included Naples, FL (57.2 percent); Utica, NY (52.7 percent), Youngstown, OH (52.6 percent); Atlanta, GA (51.3 percent) and Salisbury, MD (51 percent).
Those where cash sales represented the smallest share of all transactions in the second quarter of 2022 included Gainesville, GA (5.1 percent of all sales); Athens, GA (14.4 percent); Lincoln, NE (16.2 percent); San Jose, CA (18 percent) and Des Moines, IA (18.1 percent).
Institutional investors nationwide accounted for just 6.2 percent, or one of every 16 single-family home purchases in the second quarter of 2022. That was the same portion as in the second quarter of 2021, but up from 4.4 percent in the first quarter of 2022.
Among states with enough data to analyze, those with the largest percentages of sales to institutional investors in the second quarter of 2022 were Arizona (16.7 percent of all sales), Georgia (13.1 percent), Nevada (13 percent), North Carolina (9.9 percent) and Tennessee (8.9 percent).
States with the smallest levels of sales to institutional investors in the second quarter of 2022 included Maine (1 percent), New Hampshire (1 percent), Hawaii (1.2 percent), Louisiana (1.6 percent) and Vermont (1.6 percent).
Nationwide, buyers using Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans comprised only 6.7 percent of all single-family home purchases in the second quarter of 2022 (one of every 15), the smallest portion since the fourth quarter of 2007. The latest figure was down from 7.3 percent in the previous quarter and from 7.9 percent a year earlier.
"FHA borrowers – and borrowers with VA loans – have been at a significant disadvantage in a housing market characterized by historically short sales cycles and near-record levels of cash buyers," Sharga added. "If days on market continue to increase, leveling the playing field a little bit for these borrowers, we could see the volume of homes purchased by FHA and VA borrowers climb back up to more normal levels."
Among metropolitan statistical areas with a population of at least 200,000 and sufficient FHA-buyer data, those with the highest levels of FHA buyers in the second quarter of 2022 included Visalia, CA (18.6 percent); Bakersfield, CA (18.4 percent); Beaumont, TX (16.9 percent); Merced, CA (16.2 percent) and Shreveport, LA (15.6 percent).
The ATTOM U.S. Home Sales Report provides percentages of REO sales and all sales that are sold to institutional investors and cash buyers, at the state and metropolitan statistical area. Data is also available at the county and zip code level, upon request. The data is derived from recorded sales deeds, foreclosure filings and loan data. Statistics for previous quarters are revised when each new report is issued as more deed data becomes available.
All-cash purchase: sale where no loan is recorded at the time of sale and where ATTOM has coverage of loan data.
Homeownership tenure: for a given market and given quarter, the average time between the most recent sale date and the previous sale date, expressed in years.
Home seller price gains: the difference between the median sales price of homes in a given market in a given quarter and the median sales price of the previous sale of those same homes, expressed both in a dollar amount and as a percentage of the previous median sales price.
Institutional investor purchases: residential property sales to non-lending entities that purchased at least 10 properties in a calendar year.
REO sale: a sale of a property that occurs while the property is actively bank owned (REO).
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CAZENOVIA, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New cancer treatment therapies, technologies and innovations continue to be discovered and approved for use at a rapid pace, creating an education challenge for physicians and other healthcare professionals within the complex oncology landscape. Working collaboratively with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC (FCS), NCODA, Inc. developed a more efficient way for healthcare professionals to expand their knowledge and share feedback about ongoing advancements. FCS, the Florida oncology practice, will be the first to utilize this new program, which offers focused education for governance-level Board members, disease-state experts and generalists.
The virtual learning platform replaces traditional methods that can be cumbersome and time-consuming for physicians and their medical practice teams. On NCODA's unique platform, Rxchange, the latest updates and detailed information will be available in real-time and can be accessed quickly, at the user's convenience.
"As a patient-centered organization that works collaboratively with all stakeholders to enhance oncology care, NCODA is thrilled to bring a new and innovative program to fruition," says Michael Reff, RPh, MBA, NCODA Founder and Executive Director. "By working with the team at FCS, we are providing a smart-solution to an industry-wide challenge that will soon be available to all NCODA member practices." NCODA's 5,000+ membership base includes representation from over 900 practices throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Lucio Gordan, MD, FCS Chief Medical Officer for Therapeutics and Analytics, said, "Organizing the education and information exchange between providers and other health care stakeholders has been long overdue. Rxchange will greatly enhance the two-way flow of information in an environment of rapid and unprecedented developments in cancer care and help to enhance overall patient care."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing film and television actors says no deal has been reached with studios and streaming services and its leadership will vote on whether to strike on Thursday.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists said early Thursday that its decision on whether to join already striking screenwriters will be considered by leadership at a meeting later that day. A press conference announcing the decision is scheduled for noon Pacific.
If the actors do go on strike, it will be the first time since 1960 that actors and writers picket film and television productions.
The actors’ guild released a statement announcing that its deadline for negotiations had ended without a contract. The statement came hours after this year’s Emmy nominations, recognizing the best work on television, were announced.
“The companies have refused to meaningfully engage on some topics and on others completely stonewalled us. Until they do negotiate in good faith, we cannot begin to reach a deal,” said Fran Drescher, the star of “The Nanny” who is now the actors guild president.
The group representing the studios, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, said it was disappointed by the failure to reach a deal.
“This is the Union’s choice, not ours. In doing so, it has dismissed our offer of historic pay and residual increases, substantially higher caps on pension and health contributions, audition protections, shortened series option periods, a groundbreaking AI proposal that protects actors’ digital likenesses, and more,” the AMPTP said in a statement.
It added that instead of continuing to negotiate, “SAG-AFTRA has put us on a course that will deepen the financial hardship for thousands who depend on the industry for their livelihoods.”
If the actors strike, they will formally join screenwriters on the picket lines outside studios and filming locations in a bid to get better terms from studios and streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon. The actors’ guild had previously authorized a strike by a nearly 98% margin.
Members of the Writers Guild of America have been on strike since early May, slowing the production of film and television series on both coasts and in production centers like Atlanta.
Issues in negotiations include the unregulated use of artificial intelligence and the effects on residual pay brought on by the streaming ecosystem that has emerged in recent years.
In a letter to SAG-AFTRA membership overnight, Drescher told actors to prepare to hit picket lines after the board’s vote Thursday.
“As you know, over the past decade, your compensation has been severely eroded by the rise of the streaming ecosystem,” Drescher wrote. “Furthermore, artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to creative professions, and all actors and performers deserve contract language that protects them from having their identity and talent exploited without consent and pay.”
Actors have joined writers on picket lines for weeks in solidarity. An actors’ strike would prevent performers from working on sets or promoting their projects.
Whether the cast of Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” attends Thursday’s London premiere could hang in the balance of whether the actors strike — though The Associated Press confirmed the event was moved up by an hour, as Variety first reported.
Attending a photo event on Wednesday, star Matt Damon said that while everyone was hoping a strike could be averted, many actors need a fair contract to survive.
“We ought to protect the people who are kind of on the margins,” Damon told the AP. “And 26,000 bucks a year is what you have to make to get your health insurance. And there are a lot of people whose residual payments are what carry them across that threshold. And if those residual payments dry up, so does their health care. And that’s absolutely unacceptable. We can’t have that. So, we got to figure out something that is fair.”
The looming strike has cast a shadow over the upcoming 75th Emmys. Nominations were announced Wednesday, and the strike was on the minds of many nominees.
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Investigators probing disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar’s stabbing Sunday at a federal penitentiary in Florida are lacking a key piece of evidence: video of the assault.
Nassar was attacked inside his cell, a blind spot for prison surveillance cameras that only record common areas and corridors, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. In federal prison parlance, because of the lack of video, it is known as an "unwitnessed event."
It's the second time Nassar, the former U.S. women’s gymnastics team doctor, has been assaulted in federal custody while he's serving decades in prison for sexually abusing athletes and possessing explicit images of children.
The attack, which left Nassar hospitalized in stable condition with injuries including a collapsed lung, underscored persistent problems at the federal Bureau of Prisons.
Despite the Biden administration's vow to fix the broken prison system — with new leadership and an emphasis on turning prisoners into “good neighbors” — the agency has continued to struggle with violence, understaffing, abuse and misconduct.
Nassar's stabbing, just weeks after “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski's suicide at a North Carolina federal medical center and amid lingering fallout from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 jail suicide, also highlighted the agency's inability to keep even its highest profile prisoners safe.
“This kind of violence in our federal prisons is inexcusable,” said Daniel Landsman, the deputy director of policy at the criminal justice advocacy group FAMM, or Families Against Mandatory Minimums. “The failures that led to this assault are not isolated — too often we see similar incidents impact incarcerated people across the country."
“The assault of Larry Nassar raises a number of questions regarding safety in in federal prisons,” Landsman said.
The Bureau of Prisons did not respond Tuesday to AP's questions about Nassar’s stabbing, and violence, low staffing levels and other problems plaguing its facilities. In a statement Monday, the agency confirmed an altercation involving an inmate at the United States Penitentiary Coleman, but declined to identify the person “for privacy, safety and security reasons.”
Nassar, 59, was attacked inside his cell Sunday by a prisoner armed with a makeshift weapon, according to the person familiar with the matter. Nassar was stabbed multiple times in the neck, chest and back. Two officers guarding the unit where Nassar was held were working mandated overtime shifts because of staffing shortages, the person said.
The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack or the ongoing investigation and did so on condition anonymity.
Nassar was previously assaulted in May 2018 at a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona, within hours of being placed in general population — an attack his lawyers blamed on the notoriety of his case and a seven-day televised sentencing where scores of victims made impassioned statements. Nassar's lawyers did not specify the nature or severity of that attack.
Cell doors on most federal prison units are typically open during the day, letting prisoners move around freely within the facility. Surveillance cameras aren’t positioned to see inside cells, though other cameras may have captured Nassar’s assailant walking in and out of the cell.
At some federal prison facilities, including the Manhattan jail where Epstein died, surveillance cameras been found to malfunction or not record at all — an issue Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., sought to address last December with a law requiring the Bureau of Prisons to overhaul failing and outdated security systems. The agency, however, has been slow to make progress.
Facing increased scrutiny in the wake of Epstein's suicide and an ongoing AP investigation that has uncovered myriad scandals, Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters has pledged to overhaul recruiting and hiring practices and end systemic abuse and corruption.
But changing the culture of the massive agency — the Justice Department’s largest with more than 30,000 employees, 158,000 inmates and an annual budget of about $8 billion — has proved exceedingly difficult. Correctional workers say they've seen no meaningful reforms to fix longtime staffing problems that put inmates' and their own lives at risk.
Just two weeks before Nassar's stabbing, workers at the Florida prison complex where he was attacked organized a protest outside a nearby supermarket to highlight what they said were dangerous staffing levels.
“They’re going to have somebody killed, either staff or an inmate, if they don’t fix the problem,” said Jose Rojas, the union president at the Coleman prison complex. “We sounded the alarm, we warned the public, and I hate to be prophetic, but we were right.”
At Nassar's prison, known as USP Coleman II, nearly one-quarter of correctional officer positions are vacant, according to records obtained by AP. Staffing guidelines show the facility, with more than 1,200 prisoners, should have 222 correctional officers. Only 169 positions are filled.
The day Nassar was stabbed, 44 posts were left vacant and unassigned at the prison, records show. One of the officers assigned to Nassar’s unit was working a third straight 16-hour day, while the other officer was on a second straight day of mandated overtime.
The AP has revealed widespread criminal conduct by employees, sexual abuse by workers, inmate escapes, and staffing shortages that have hampered responses to emergencies.
Last August, the Justice Department appointed Peters — a reformer who previously ran Oregon’s state prison system — to replace former Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal, a Trump administration holdover who clashed with Congress, claimed staffing wasn’t problematic and had to be subpoenaed before attending one of his last oversight hearings.
Peters, in turn, has focused on shifting the Bureau of Prisons away from its strictly carceral roots, emphasizing that “our job is to make good neighbors, not good inmates.” Peters has rewritten the agency’s mission statement to emphasize employees' job to “foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety" by preparing people behind bars for successful reentry into their communities.
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Former Alabama defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has returned to the NFL in time for training camp after signing with the Detroit Lions on Friday.
“Thought my NFL career was over once the Steelers released me,” Buggs wrote on his Instagram account to accompany a photo of him signing a contract with the Lions. “I took my L and kept working‼️ God said in His word I will never leave you nor forsake you. I wanna thank God for allowing me to continue what I work hard for all my life‼️ Thank you Detroit Lions for giving me this opportunity. Let’s work.”
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The Pittsburgh Steelers waived Buggs the day before their regular-season finale in 2021. He joined Las Vegas’ practice squad the next week before the Raiders’ season ended with a playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Buggs joined Pittsburgh as a sixth-round selection in the 2019 NFL Draft after two seasons as a starter at Alabama. In his first two seasons, he played 206 defensive snaps in 19 games.
In his third season with the Steelers, Buggs started six times as he played 227 defensive snaps in the first 10 games of Pittsburgh’s 2021 campaign. But he did not play after Nov. 21. Buggs missed three games because of an ankle injury, sat out another on reserve/COVID-19 and was an apparent healthy scratch in two more before being released.
The Lions will have a new look along their defensive line in 2022. Of the seven Detroit defensive linemen who played at least 100 snaps in 2021, only Michael Brockers and Levi Onwuzurike are back for training camp, and the Lions used the second selection in the 2022 NFL Draft on Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
Among the missing defensive linemen are former Minor High School and Samford standout Nick Williams, who played the most defensive snaps among Detroit’s linemen in 2021, and former Columbia High School standout Trey Flowers.
The first practice of the Lions’ training camp is set for Wednesday.
Detroit starts its three-game preseason schedule on Aug. 13 against the Atlanta Falcons and kicks off its regular-season slate on Sept. 11 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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HINDMAN, Ky. — Emergency officials in eastern Kentucky, which was devastated by historic flooding in July, are watching the path of Hurricane Ian closely.
Knott County Emergency Management Director Jeff Combs said officials there are keeping a close eye on the storm and plan to have spotters out beginning Friday to watch trigger points in area waterways that are the most likely to flood, “just in case everything starts to go south on us.”
If things start looking bad, he said the agency will put out an alert so that rescue squads can respond quickly.
Historic floodwaters inundated parts of eastern Kentucky in late July, leaving dozens dead. A full recovery is expected to take years in the hardest-hit areas.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Tampa International Airport will reopen on Friday
— Many trapped in Florida as Ian heads toward South Carolina
— Florida hospitals evacuate hundreds of patients
— Search on for migrants after boat sinks off Florida Keys
— Cuba begins to turn on lights
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday that “our entire country hurts” along with the people of Florida after Hurricane Ian flooded communities across the state, knocked out electrical power and forced people into shelters.
Biden said he would visit Florida and meet with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis when “conditions allow.” The president said he would also visit Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory that was slammed by Hurricane Fiona.
“We know many families are hurting,” Biden said at the Washington headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where he was briefed on federal response efforts. “Our entire country hurts with them.”
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, is asking his city to shut down Friday as storm Ian approaches.
“There will be water tomorrow in this city,” Mayor John Tecklenburg said.
No evacuations have been ordered in South Carolina, with Ian forecast to make landfall a second time Friday along the state’s coast as a minimal hurricane.
Forecasters warn several feet of ocean water could surge into low areas along the coast, like Charleston.
The flooding could rival or even slightly exceed recent hurricanes.
“Take this storm seriously,” Tecklenburg said. “Tomorrow, stay home and stay out of harm’s way.”
Charleston has bought new equipment to deal with flooding, including two high-water vehicles that will patrol the city all day Friday.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Police in historic St. Augustine, Florida, say water is rising in many areas of the city and are advising residents to stay inside until after Hurricane Ian passes.
The storm’s center moved off the coast earlier Thursday, but the old city continued to see rain and wind. High tide was at 11:30 a.m., around the height of the storm.
Police in the tourist city, noted for its Spanish-style architecture and stone fortress, made their warnings in a Facebook post that included images of flooded roads.
Ian is nearing hurricane strength again over the Atlantic Ocean. The coast of South Carolina is now under a hurricane warning.
Its top sustained winds grew to nearly 70 mph (110 kph) at midday Thursday, just shy of hurricane force, with higher gusts.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Storm Ian is nearing hurricane strength again over the Atlantic Ocean after swirling past Cape Canaveral, where NASA moved its moon rocket back into its Kennedy Space Center hangar as a precaution.
A NASA spokesperson said Thursday that teams were out starting to assess any damage. The space center remained closed and off limits to almost all of its 12,000 employees.
A storm surge of 2 feet (0.6 meters) was forecast for the surrounding area, and top sustained winds grew to nearly 70 mph (110 kph) with higher gusts at midday.
Besides bumping the lunar-orbiting test flight likely into November, the weather has delayed SpaceX’s next astronaut launch to the International Space Station until at least Oct. 5, two days later than scheduled.
Ian’s top sustained winds grew to nearly 70 mph (110 kph) with higher gusts at midday Thursday.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Some people who say they are stranded or are unable to get information after Hurricane Ian are turning to social media.
One Twitter user tagged accounts for Orange County rescue crews in central Florida with the message: “Can you guys come pick us up? We called the non emergency line and were told to wait till someone shows up. Family of 3, dog, and pregnant mom with twins.”
On the Fort Myers Police Department Facebook page, people posted addresses and asked about flooding severity. Some people who live out of state but own property in the area asked if they could travel to check on their homes.
“Does anyone know the status of Wyldewood Lakes Court area?? Trying to find out how my Aunt is doing. We lost contact,” someone posted.
The office of Gov. Ron DeSantis said search and rescue operations had been underway since 1 a.m. Thursday. The Coast Guard made dozens of rescues overnight, and there are more than 800 Urban Search and Rescue team members working, the office said.
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(The above item has been updated to correct the governor’s first name to Ron, instead of Fred.)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s main nursing home organization said Thursday that initial reports are that facilities have weathered Hurricane Ian “as good as can be.”
Kristen Knapp, spokesperson for the Florida Health Care Association, said 43 nursing homes moved about 3,400 residents as of Thursday morning, mostly in hard-hit southwest Florida.
As many as 20 homes had reported electricity outages, but Knapp said generators are powering those buildings. Water was shut off at some facilities, too.
Natural disasters can be especially harmful to older and disabled people, and past hurricanes have produced devastating episodes.
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NAPLES, Fla. — Mud, snapped trees and toppled utility poles littered the landscape of southwest Florida on Thursday after it took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian.
Several feet of seawater swept through the luxury Le Jarden condominium tower on the Naples bayfront, destroying several cars and inundating the lobby, then receding overnight and leaving behind a thick, foul-smelling slurry of sand and seawater.
No one in the building was hurt, said resident Gregory Young, a retired real estate broker, but his Land Rover was destroyed.
“That’s OK, it’s just a car,” he said.
The Fort Myers RV Resort remained underwater, many of the mobile homes and RVs on the property badly damaged and in some cases gone, with nothing left but the concrete slabs on which they once sat.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fortune announced nearly 80 preeminent women in business, along with select leaders in government, philanthropy, education, sports, and the arts, who will speak at the 2022 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, on October 10-12. This year's program is supported by Premier Partners Deloitte, Diligent, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women, Heidrick & Struggles, Insigniam, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, Salesforce, TPG, and Workday, and Partners AARP, Unstoppable Domains, the Walton Family Foundation, and YPO.
This year's theme, "Realizing Your Power," will be threaded through the three-day event in conversations with speakers, including U.S. Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Katie Porter from the 45th District of California; Rosalind Brewer, Chief Executive Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance; Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA; Melinda French Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Founder, Pivotal Ventures; Esther Perel, Psychotherapist, Author, and Host of the Where Should We Begin? podcast; and Lisa Su, Chief Executive Officer, AMD.
Started more than 20 years ago as an annual list in the magazine, Fortune MPW has evolved into an extraordinary leadership community, convening its members throughout the year for wide-ranging conversations that inspire and deliver practical advice. This year's Summit will explore this new era for both business and leaders, diving into how recent crises have forced leaders to reassess priorities and values, both personally and professionally—and the opportunity and empowerment that comes with that reevaluation. Programming will address some recent difficult and controversial issues head-on, from regulatory crackdown to restrictions on reproductive health, and it will explore how leaders are responding, and what they can learn from each other.
To apply to attend the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, or for information about speaker and partnership opportunities, please visit https://fortune.com/conferences/fortune-most-powerful-women-membership-2022/.
The 2022 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit program includes these confirmed speakers:
Alissa Abdullah, Deputy Chief Security Officer, Mastercard
Iman Abuzeid, Co-founder and CEO, Incredible Health
Amrita Ahuja, Chief Financial Officer, Block
Peggy Alford, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Customer Success, PayPal
Angela Baker, Chief Sustainability Officer, Qualcomm
Maryam Banikarim, Co-founder, NYCNext; Founder and Managing Partner, MaryamB
Michelle Banks, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Kohl's
Tarika Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, Girls Who Code
Shideh Bina, Founding Partner, Insigniam
Alicia Boler Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Alto Pharmacy
Gail Boudreaux, President and CEO, Elevance Health
Anne Bramman, Chief Financial Officer, Nordstrom
Dalana Brand, Chief People and Diversity Officer, Twitter
Rosalind Brewer, Chief Executive Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Vanessa Broadhurst, Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Johnson & Johnson
Hayden Brown, President and CEO, Upwork
Wanda Bryant Hope, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Johnson & Johnson
Amanda Carty, General Manager, ESG and Data Intelligence, Diligent
Christine Cefalo, Chief Marketing Officer, Workday
Liz Cheney, U.S. Representative, Wyoming
Emily Chiu, Chief Operating Officer, TBC, Block
Anne Chow, Founder, The Rewired CEO
Annette Clayton, Chief Executive Officer, Schneider Electric North America
Kat Cole, President and COO, Athletic Greens
LaFawn Davis, Senior Vice President of Environmental, Social and Governance, Indeed
Dr. Sumbul Ahmad Desai, Vice President, Health, Apple
Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon, Guest Co-chair, Fortune MPW Summit; Chief Executive Officer, All Raise
Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO, TIAA
Lisa Edwards, President and COO, Diligent
Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO, GLAAD
Janet Foutty, Executive Chair of the Board, Deloitte US
Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President, People eXperience and Technology, Amazon
Michelle Gass, Chief Executive Officer, Kohl's
Melinda French Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Founder, Pivotal Venture
Lisa Gevelber, Founder and Head, Grow with Google
Ashley Goldsmith, Chief People Officer, Workday
Elizabeth Gore, Co-founder and President, Hello Alice
Kirsten Green, Founder and Managing Partner, Forerunner Ventures
Desiree Gruber, Founder and CEO, Full Picture
Bonnie Gwin, Vice Chairman and Co-managing Partner, Global CEO and Board of Directors Practice, Heidrick & Struggles
Kara Helander, Managing Director, Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, The Carlyle Group
Angela Hwang, President, Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group, Pfizer
Stacy Janiak, Managing Partner and Chief Growth Officer, Deloitte
Liz Jarvis-Shean, Vice President of Communications and Policy, DoorDash
Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Gina Ortiz Jones, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of the Air Force
Carol Juel, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Operating Officer, Synchrony
Edna Kane Williams, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, AARP
Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Elena Kvochko, Chief Trust Officer, SAP
Nickle LaMoreaux, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, IBM
Barbara Larson, Chief Financial Officer, Workday
Tracy Layney, Senior Vice President and CHRO, Levi Strauss & Co.
Aileen Lee, Founder and Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures
Marne Levine, Chief Business Officer, Meta
Susan Li, Vice President of Finance and Incoming CFO, Meta
Deb Liu, President and CEO, Ancestry
Cynt Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Mavericks
Lynn Martin, President, NYSE Group
Gina Mastantuono, Chief Financial Officer, ServiceNow
Kellie McElhaney, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership, University of California, Berkeley
Judith McKenna, President and CEO, Walmart International
Emily Melton, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Threshold Ventures
Sarah Mensah, Vice President and General Manager, North America, Nike
Laura Miele, Executive Vice President and COO, Electronic Arts
Tiffany Scalzitti Monroe, Chief People and Culture Officer, H&R Block
Deanna Mulligan, Chief Executive Officer, Purposeful
Sara Nelson, International President, Association of Flight Attendants - CWA, AFL-CIO
Arielle Patrick, Chief Communications Officer, Ariel Investments
Esther Perel, Psychotherapist; Author and Host, Where Should We Begin?
Susan Podlogar, Executive Vice President and CHRO, MetLife
Asahi Pompey, Global Head of Corporate Engagement and President, Goldman Sachs Foundation
Katie Porter, U.S. Representative, The 45th District of California
Catherine Powell, Global Head of Hosting, Airbnb, Inc.
Liesel Pritzker Simmons, Principal, Blue Haven Initiative
British Robinson, President and CEO, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Rachel Romer Carlson, Co-founder and CEO, Guild Education
Lisa Osborne Ross, Chief Executive Officer, U.S., Edelman
Joyce Russell, President, Adecco Group US Foundation
Kate Ryder, Founder and CEO, Maven Clinic
Merline Saintil, Board Director; Founder, Black Women on Boards
Reshma Saujani, Guest Co-chair, Fortune MPW Summit; Founder and CEO, Girls Who Code
Clara Shih, Chief Executive Officer, Service Cloud, Salesforce
Rebecca Sidelinger, President, Reliability Solutions, Flex
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, First Partner, State of California
Fidji Simo, Chief Executive Officer, Instacart
Shamina Singh, Founder and President, Center for Inclusive Growth and EVP, Sustainability, Mastercard
Tracy Skeans, Chief Operating and People Officer, Yum! Brands
Val Smith, Chief Sustainability Officer, Citi
Caryl Stern, Executive Director, Walton Family Foundation
Lisa Su, Chief Executive Officer, AMD
Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture
Manjula Talreja, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, PagerDuty
Stephanie Tilenius, Founder and CEO, Vida Health
Najoh Tita-Reid, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Logitech
Tracey Travis, Executive Vice President and CFO, The Estée Lauder Companies
Dara Treseder, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Marketing, Communications and Membership, Peloton
Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri, Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer, TPG
Michelle Weese, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Bristol Myers Squibb
Samantha Wellington, EVP of Business Affairs, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary, TriNet Group
Dr. Michelle Williams, Dean of the Faculty, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Katherine Wood, Partner, TPG Capital
Angela Yochem, EVP, Chief Transformation and Digital Officer, Novant Health
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Al Pacino, 83, is a father for fourth time, welcoming son Roman with Noor Alfallah
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.
EARLIER: Al Pacino surpasses pal Robert De Niro, 79, as oldest Hollywood dad, expecting child at 83
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.
In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., Al Pacino is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Credit: Al Seib/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)
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.fox35orlando.com/news/al-pacino-83-is-a-father-for-fourth-time-welcoming-son-roman-with-noor-alfallah | 2023-06-16 03:49:53 | 1 | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/al-pacino-83-is-a-father-for-fourth-time-welcoming-son-roman-with-noor-alfallah |
Debby Perta insists she is not a "job jumper."
"You couldn't do that back in my day," said Perta, 38, who had worked for one bank in Illinois for nearly a decade. "It looked bad on your resume."
During the pandemic, Perta started thinking about making a leap. She'd gone as far as she could go at her company. She had family in Arizona and she thought her teenage son would like it there. Also, she'd been hearing about the country's hot job market, teeming with new opportunities.
Perta quickly landed a job managing a bank branch in Phoenix, told her coworkers "good-bye" and moved west.
"This was not the norm for me," she said. "But it seems to be what people are doing now, right?"
Yes, it is what many people are doing, with 38% of Americans changing jobs in just the last couple of years, according to a new NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll. More than half of the changers were younger workers – Gen Z and Millenials, like Perta.
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At the end of 2021, the rate of people quitting their jobs hit the highest level ever seen on government records going back to 2000, and that rate has remained at an historic high this year.
There is a name economists have for all of the churn we've seen in the job market: Dynamism.
The Great Recession taught workers to stay put, but now they're "so freaking dynamic"
Dynamism can be defined as change, advancement and a restless entrepreneurial spirit, said Heidi Shierholz, president of the Economic Policy Institute.
Ever since the Great Recession and the mass layoffs of 2008, workers grew security-oriented, hanging onto jobs and staying put, Shierholz said.
"But now we are so freaking dynamic," she said. "And that is a good thing."
If people are switching jobs, then they're very likely taking a job that's a better match for them and that means the economy runs better, she said.
"That's also very, very good for workers," she said.
There is a dark side to all the dynamism. The constant hiring and training and also picking up slack for unfilled jobs, can be exhausting for both employers and workers.
Staffing shortages meant that Perta, with her Master's degree, years of experience and manager title, spent most days filling in as a teller at the bank. Also pay became an issue. To help make ends meet in her new expensive city, Perta made Doordash deliveries on the weekends.
So, just six months into one new job, Perta started looking for a new, new job. Pretty quickly, she got one at a large financial institution that came with a raise. Now, Perta feels happy and challenged, and she's getting paid more.
Keeping an eye on the prices of Hot Pockets, even after getting a raise
The NPR Marist poll also found that 61% of U,S, workers have gotten a raise in the last year. But that doesn't necessarily mean all people's financial situations have gotten better.
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Take Donna Dunn, 49, of Booker, Texas.
"We're really in the middle of nowhere," she said of her town, where she is the office manager of a healthcare clinic.
Dunn gets a 3% cost of living raise every year, but the actual cost of living has been rising a lot faster than that. Recent data shows inflation is running nearly three times that rate, at 8.3%.
When people see their wages go up, but prices are rising faster, economists call it 'the money illusion.' Paychecks might look bigger, but it's an illusion. Simple math shows you are getting paid less.
In fact, if you adjust for inflation, U.S. workers have gotten one of the biggest pay cuts on record over the last year.
This was not surprising to Dunn, who has has five kids, a tight budget and has developed an encyclopedic knowledge of food prices.
"I used to be able to get a dozen eggs for $2.69. That exact same dozen eggs just today was $4.89," she said. "The large boxes of Hot pockets, the 36 count box, used to be $8.99. Now that same exact box–and it only has 24 in it–is $13.90."
To try and deal with the rising prices, Dunn made swaps: pork instead of beef, PB&J instead of deli sandwiches and no more eating out. Even then, her family food bill went from around $700 a month to more than $1,600 and Donna was drowning. She's reluctantly choosing which bills to pay, and not pay.
Her employer offered raises to help with inflation, but the money wasn't enough. More than a third of those polled said their finances had gotten worse in the last year and an increasing number report falling behind on bills.
Dunn has found some workarounds. Actually, she's grown them in her vegetable garden and on her mom's farm.
"I'm on a trade system with one of the other farmers," she said. "She has chickens and brings me the eggs and I give her tomatoes and zucchini and cucumbers."
One way around the money illusion? Don't use money.
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Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week after a previous spike that some took as a sign that higher interest rates were finally cooling the labor market.
The four-week moving average of claims, which flattens some of the week-to-week fluctuations, ticked down by 1,000 to 244,250. Analysts have pointed to a sustained increase in the four-week averages as a sign that layoffs are accelerating, but are reluctant to predict that a spike in layoffs is imminent.
Overall, 1.8 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended April 29, about 8,000 fewer than the previous week.
Since the pandemic purge of millions of jobs three years ago, the U.S. economy has added jobs at a breakneck pace and Americans have enjoyed unusual job security. That’s despite interest rates that have been rising for more than a year and fears of a looming recession.
Early this month, the Fed raised its benchmark lending rate for the 10th time in a row in its bid to cool the economy and bring down four-decade high inflation. Though the labor market still favors workers, there have been some recent indications that the Fed’s policy actions are working.
In April, U.S. employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low. But the figures for February and March were revised lower by 149,000 jobs, potentially signaling that the Fed’s rate policy strategy is starting to cool the job market.
The government also recently reported that U.S. job openings fell in March to the lowest level in nearly two years.
The Fed is hoping to achieve a so-called soft landing — lowering growth just enough to bring inflation under control without causing a recession. Economists are skeptical, with many expecting the U.S. to enter a recession later this year.
Last month, the Commerce Department reported that U.S. economy slowed sharply from January through March, decelerating to just a 1.1% annual pace as higher interest rates hammered the housing market and businesses reduced inventories.
There have been an increasing number of high-profile layoffs recently, mostly in the technology sector, where companies added jobs at a furious pace during the pandemic. IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce, Twitter, Lyft, LinkedIn and DoorDash have all announced layoffs in recent months. Amazon and Facebook have each announced two sets of job cuts since November.
But it’s not just the tech sector that’s trimming staff. McDonald’s, Morgan Stanley and 3M also announced layoffs recently. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/18/unemployment-benefits-jobless-claims-layoffs-labor/6c7a9f02-f579-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html | 2023-05-18 14:01:08 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/18/unemployment-benefits-jobless-claims-layoffs-labor/6c7a9f02-f579-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html |
Partnership will bolster organization efforts to provide access to resources that support engagement between Utah citizens and their local government.
AUSTIN, Texas, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GovOS, a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for local governments, today announced a new partnership with the Utah Association of Counties (UAC). The UAC is a statewide nonprofit membership organization comprised of all 29 counties in Utah. The organization provides a range of services to help its members improve government operations and enrich the quality of services that Utah counties provide to citizens.
"The Utah Association of Counties is dedicated to providing its members with answers to the most challenging questions being asked of local governments today," said Bryan Rodgers, Corporate Relations Program Director, Utah Association of Counties. "Short-term rentals sit at the confluence of affordable housing, taxation, and community preservation, and therefore require nuanced solutions that can adapt and accommodate this emerging market. GovOS is at the forefront of STR thought leadership and brings a valuable point-of-view on best practices moving forward."
Through this partnership, UAC members have access to exclusive pricing for the GovOS Short-Term Rental (STR) solution which includes identification, registration, lodging tax collection and a 24/7 dedicated STR hotline for residents. In partnering with GovOS, the UAC is adding new services to its growing list of member programs that encourage engagement between citizens and their local government. The UAC has been providing Utah counties with access to resources since 1924.
GovOS has extensive experience working with jurisdictions, providing a comprehensive solution that increases engagement between STR owners and their local government agencies. The GovOS STR solution has been implemented in communities across the United States and throughout the state of Utah. These jurisdictions use the GovOS STR solution to support the long-term goal of identifying and monitoring short-term rental operators to ensure they remain in compliance with local regulations.
"Through this partnership, we can support the UAC's longtime mission of improving the effectiveness of government agencies in Utah," said Anna Vaughn, Senior Vice President of Partnerships for GovOS. "At the same time, we can continue providing local governments with the most effective and innovative software solutions available. By empowering local Utah governments with dynamic technology for STR identification, compliance, business registration and lodging tax collection, we can work together with the UAC to educate, serve and have a positive impact in Utah communities."
GovOS is actively engaged in strategic partnerships that benefit government agencies and their citizens. By building relationships with industry leaders in the STR ecosystem, the company can offer access to additional resources that work in tandem with its STR solution, and are designed exclusively to support city and county efforts to promote healthy communities.
Utah counties can learn more about UAC member programs at uacnet.org/programs
For more information about the GovOS STR solution, visit: govos.com/products/short-term-rental/
GovOS is the leading digital transformation platform for local governments. Headquartered in Austin, TX, GovOS serves government agencies of all sizes across the United States. Through its secure and integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, governments can automate and streamline operations, provide seamless access to resources and information, and deliver cutting-edge digital services to businesses, residents and agencies.
For more information, visit GovOS.com
The Utah Association of Counties (UAC) is a voluntary, statewide organization whose members are the 29 counties of Utah. The counties, through their elected officials, direct UAC activities in providing services to county officials. UAC was formed in 1924 to help counties provide effective county government to the people of Utah. The private, nonprofit organization offers a broad range of management, training, and intergovernmental relations services to counties, including commissioners and other elected officials (affiliates).
To learn more, visit uacnet.org/
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NEW YORK — Beyoncé has been crowned the most Grammy-nominated person in history — tying her husband and rapper Jay-Z with 88 nominations apiece. Here are the reactions to the Tuesday’s Grammy nominations:
“I JUST WOKE UP WHATS GOING ON?!?!?,” Lizzo, who is nominated for six Grammys including record of the year, tweeted shortly after the nomination livestream concluded. She tweeted again: “6 nominations?!?!?! Thank YOU.”
Coldplay also tweeted gratitude to the recording academy. The band is nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for its duet with K-pop global sensation BTS.
“CAUSE ONE THING ABOUT GOD….!!!!!,” Rapper and first-time nominee Latto posted on Instagram.
Another first-time nominee Anitta also tweeted, “Wow! Wow Wow Wow... never in life I would imagine this moment coming. I’m from Brazil guys...I mean.. wow! Speechless. Thank you, thank you, thank you... grateful forever. Winning or losing this is the biggest achievement I could ever imagine.”
“We can’t believe our eyes and ears but we just got nominated as best new artist at the Grammys. We couldn’t be more thankful and excited about it. Thanks to the Academy and all of you who have always supported us with love,” Italian rock band and 2021 winners of Eurovision Måneskin posted on Instagram stories.
“These nominations are an absolute honor and I’m so proud to be representing the Country music community with this music that means so much to me,” Miranda Lambert said in a statement.
Another female country singer, Kelsea Ballerini posted a video of her live reaction to her nomination for best country solo performance. She wrote on Instagram: “the song about following your heart no matter where it leads just for nominated for a GRAMMY. couldn’t be more cosmic. here’s to always jumping right in baby with your heartfirst.”
“I can barely keep my tear ducts from overloading. It’s not about a nomination or a trophy for me,” singer-songwriter The-Dream tweeted Tuesday. The-Dream has been nominated six times for his work on Beyoncé’s “Renaissance,” which is also nominated for album of the year. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/swift-lizzo-miranda-lambert-react-to-grammy-nominations/2022/11/15/55674418-6542-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html | 2022-11-16 00:31:10 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/swift-lizzo-miranda-lambert-react-to-grammy-nominations/2022/11/15/55674418-6542-11ed-b08c-3ce222607059_story.html |
Metro Detroit food pantries see increased need as pandemic food benefits end
Food donation organizations in Metro Detroit are dealing with increasing need after the end of hiked federal food benefits that started during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week that grocery costs declined 0.2% month in April but were still up 7% over last year. Even with some prices coming down, the organizations say the need is increasing, especially after the end of extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in March.
February was the last month for the extra food assistance in place during the height of the pandemic. The benefits were at least $95 a month, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
"The economic situation has not gotten much better for a lot of people," said Chris Ivey, head of marketing and communications for Forgotten Harvest, a nonprofit food rescue organization based in Oak Park. "The rising costs of consumer packaged goods ... as those costs increase, that makes it harder and harder for people to stretch their budgets."
Then the reduction in SNAP benefits kicked in. Forgotten Harvest saw a 20% increase in need from March to April. Forgotten Harvest delivers 144,000 pounds of surplus food five days a week with the help of 200 local food pantry partners.
Detroit-based Gleaners Community Food Bank, which works with more than 400 soup kitchens, schools and agencies to deliver food to those in need, saw a 13.5% increase over the average of the previous five months. At community mobile outlets, the organization saw a 42% increase in the meal packages distributed over the average of the preceding five months, according to Kristin Sokul, Gleaners' senior director of advancement.
"So need is not going away anytime soon and the challenge here is that we also are limited in our ability to distribute by how much food we bring in, and we were facing, at the beginning of this year, an unprecedented shortage in government-donated food," Sokul said. "So as much food as we bring in, we're getting out."
In January and February, Gleaners received "a historical low" in the amount of government-donated food it received through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sokul said. In both months, the organization accepted about 300,000 pounds of food. By comparison, at the height of the pandemic, Gleaners was getting 2.4 million pounds a month. The reduction was in part the result of some programs instituted during the pandemic ending, Sokul said.
Gleaners is getting more pounds of food donated now, but the organization is "still monitoring carefully and making careful decisions to make sure that we can serve anyone who comes," Sokul said. "The unfortunate cycle is that you get the most support when there's the most need, which is great. But that support tends not to last long enough through the recovery."
Food insecurity isn't new. A University of Michigan researcher found in a survey study published in JAMA Pediatrics that more families are food insecure now than they were 20 years ago.
Noura Insolera, a research investigator at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, used data that follow the same families over time and found the rate of families reporting chronic food insecurity from 2015 to 2019 more than doubled compared with families surveyed between 1999 to 2003.
Insolera reviewed families surveyed in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, collecting data from three waves of surveys completed from 1999 to 2003 and again from 2015 to 2019.
She found about half of the 12.1% of families reporting food insecurity from 1999 to 2003 experienced at least one additional wave of food insecurity, according to the study. From 2015-19, 4.5% of all families reported chronic food insecurity with reports of food insecurity in all three survey sets.
Insolera plans to research why families are struggling more today but she expects it to be a result of decreasing federal benefits over time and wage growth not being strong enough to keep people out of poverty.
"The real wages have decreased and then prices are going up," she said. "Even if you're working full-time you just don't have enough."
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SHANGHAI, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company") announced today that its partner Calliditas Therapeutics AB (Nasdaq: CALT, Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX) ("Calliditas") made presentations on data from the NeflgArd Phase 3 Study at the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association Congress (ERA-EDTA), which was held in Milan, Italy, June 15-18.
The presentations showed data and analyses from the NefIgArd Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Nefecon in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). The study met its primary endpoint with Nefecon demonstrating a highly statistically significant benefit over placebo (p value < 0.0001) in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) over the two-year period of 9-months of treatment with Nefecon or placebo and 15-months of follow-up off drug. The key primary endpoint, eGFR over 2 years, was on average 5.05 mL/min/1.73 m2 higher with Nefecon compared to placebo (p<0.0001). At 24 months, eGFR was reduced by 6.11 mL/min/1.73 m2 from baseline in the Nefecon arm compared with 12 mL/min/1.73 m2 reduction in the placebo arm, demonstrating 50% less loss of kidney function. Treatment benefit on eGFR was apparent across baseline urine protein creatinine ratio (UPCR) subgroups.
The reduction in UPCR was also durable, with a 30.7% decrease in UPCR in the Nefecon arm even after 15 months off drug compared with only 1% reduction in the placebo arm. Another analysis of the effect of durability of proteinuria reduction showed a 41% reduction in time-averaged UPCR over 12–24 months compared with placebo (95% CI 32-49%, p<0.0001).
For hematuria treatment, the proportion of patients with microhematuria in the Nefecon arm fell to 40.5% from 66.5% baseline while in the placebo arm, it only decreased to 61.2% from 67.8% baseline. The results also indicate that Nefecon was generally well-tolerated and the safety profile was consistent with that observed in Part A of the trial.
"We are excited to see more evidence supporting Nefecon as a truly disease-modifying treatment for IgAN patients. The sustained effects on reduction of proteinuria and microhematuria were impressive, and more importantly, the data solidify Nefecon as a first-in-disease therapy for IgAN patients that can prevent 50% of kidney function loss observed in the placebo group," said Rogers Yongqing Luo, Chief Executive Officer of Everest Medicines. "Renal disease is a key focus area for Everest Medicines where we see significant unmet medical needs, particularly in Asia."
"China has the highest prevalence of primary glomerular diseases in the world with an estimated 5 million IgAN patients. Nefecon was the first innovative drug approved by FDA for the treatment of IgA nephropathy, and the ERA-EDTA congress was the first time that more complete data on the follow-up period after 9 months of treatment were disclosed," said Zhengying Zhu, Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer for Internal Medicine at Everest Medicines. "The significant and long-lasting clinical benefits establish Nefecon's leading position in the treatment of IgA nephropathy as a first-in-disease therapy. We hope to bring this medicine to patients in China and other Asian territories as soon as possible."
Chinese subpopulation Part B topline results are expected to be available in Q3, 2023. The China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) accepted Everest Medicines' New Drug Application (NDA) for Nefecon for the treatment of IgAN in November 2022. The NMPA has also granted Nefecon break-through therapy designation and priority review. Nefecon was the first non-oncology drug to receive break-through therapy designation in China.
About Nefecon
Nefecon is a patented oral, delayed release formulation of budesonide, a corticosteroid with potent glucocorticoid activity and weak mineralocorticoid activity that undergoes substantial first pass metabolism. The formulation is designed as a delayed release capsule that is enteric coated so that it remains intact until it releases budesonide to the distal ileum. Each capsule contains coated beads of budesonide that target mucosal B-cells present in the ileum where the disease originates, as per the predominant pathogenesis models.
In June 2019, Everest Medicines entered into an exclusive, royalty-bearing license agreement with Calliditas, which gives Everest Medicines exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Nefecon in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore. The agreement was extended in March 2022 to include South Korea as part of Everest Medicine's territories.
Nefecon was approved in the United States under accelerated approval based on a reduction in proteinuria. Recently announced topline results from the global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial NefIgArd demonstrated a statistically significant benefit for Nefecon over placebo in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a measure of renal function.
About Everest Medicines
Everest Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products and vaccines that address critical unmet medical needs for patients in Asian markets. The management team of Everest Medicines has deep expertise and an extensive track record from both leading global pharmaceutical companies and local Chinese pharmaceutical companies in high-quality discovery, clinical development, regulatory affairs, CMC, business development and operations. Everest Medicines has built a portfolio of potentially global first-in-class or best-in-class molecules, many of which are in late-stage clinical development. The Company's therapeutic areas of interest include renal diseases, infectious diseases, mRNA platform and autoimmune disorders. For more information, please visit its website at www.everestmedicines.com.
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Phyllis Zilm stretches out for a hit while playing a singles match during the first day of the Western Slope Open at the Elliott Tennis Center on July 21, 2023.
Phyllis Zilm stretches out for a hit while playing a singles match during the first day of the Western Slope Open at the Elliott Tennis Center on Saturday.
Phyllis Zilm stretches out for a hit while playing a singles match during the first day of the Western Slope Open at the Elliott Tennis Center on July 21, 2023.
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Phyllis Zilm stretches out for a hit while playing a singles match during the first day of the Western Slope Open at the Elliott Tennis Center on Saturday.
Anyone who’s played with or against Phyllis Zilm knows she’s competitive on the tennis court. Even if it means playing through pain.
That was the case Friday evening after she and her doubles partner, Cheryl Riise, were down 8-5 in the tiebreaker set at the Western Slope Open (WSO). Zilm strained her calf muscle, making forward movement challenging.
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YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Editor's note: The attached video is from Feb. 7
The future of Spring Grove's Hoke House appears grim following a new announcement.
According to Zach Gulden, the borough manager of Spring Grove, the demolition permit will be issued by the Borough tomorrow as required by law.
This follows a struggle between community members, who want to preserve the historic home, and Rutter's, which owns the land and wants to demolish the building.
The Borough of Spring Grove released the following Facebook statement on Tuesday, Feb. 15 regarding the planned demolition:
"As an initial matter, the Borough of Spring Grove (the “Borough”) fully supports the community working with Rutter's to resolve the future of the Hoke House; however, the improvements are not located on property owned by the Borough. As a result, the Borough has very few options available to it after Rutter's filed the demolition permit on January 17, 2023.
The Borough has, by Ordinance, elected to follow the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (the “UCC”) as it relates to the issuance of demolition permits. Section 403.43 of the UCC, applicable to commercial improvements such as the Hoke House, requires the Borough to grant or deny a demolition permit within thirty (30) days of the filed application. If the Borough took no action, the permit would be deemed approved. More importantly, any permit denial must state the specific reasons for the denial, such as non-compliance with the UCC or the Borough Code.
Generally, the applicant applies for the permit and pays a fee established by the Borough. Within the thirty (30) days prior to taking action on the application, the Borough’s building and codes inspection official inspects the improvements proposed to be demolished. If the structure meets all the requirements established in the UCC and the Borough code, the official approves the application and forwards the approved permit to the Borough manager and the applicant. The applicant then has 180 days within which to commence the demolition or the permit becomes invalid.
In this instance, both the primary and secondary codes officials have inspected the Hoke House and concurred that all requirements have been met. As a result, there is no lawful basis for the Borough to deny the zoning nor building permits. Based on the January 17, 2023 filing date for the application, the Borough has until February 16, 2023 to issue the permits.
We sincerely hope that Rutter's will be receptive to the needs and wishes of our community and can come to a mutual agreement with the Spring Grove Area Historical Preservation Society and/or other involved parties." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/demolition-permit-issued-thursday-historic-york-county-building/521-6fbe0d3f-f20f-49ee-be5f-ed610285279c | 2023-02-16 00:40:29 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/demolition-permit-issued-thursday-historic-york-county-building/521-6fbe0d3f-f20f-49ee-be5f-ed610285279c |
This “migrant” crisis has gotten so big that even the sleepwalking Boston Globe has finally noticed that there may be a problem here with their beloved celebration of diversity.
Headline: “Influx of migrants in Massachusetts continues to overwhelm state resources – and more may be on the way.”
Stop the damn presses! Who knew?
On the very same day that the Globe was bemoaning the end of Title 42 and imminent realization of what the moonbats have always claimed they wanted, the US attorney in Boston announced yet another wondrous side benefit of Democrat beneficence to the Third World.
“Chelsea Man Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking and Unlawful Reentry into the United States.”
What? If he’s a “Chelsea Man” that makes him a citizen, does it not, and thus how can he be unlawfully reentering America?
Of course, Luis Alberto German-Peguero, a/k/a “Alberto Chirry,” is not really a Chelsea man. They just say that because… Democrats.
Crime… welfare dependency… infectious diseases… out of control drugs… what could possibly go wrong?
During the 2020 campaign, Brandon rang the dinner bell for the huddled masses of the Third World. Come on down, amigos! As the old song goes, “Everything Free in America.”
When the MS 13 gangbangers and assorted other undocumented Democrats with their hands out were all just flopping in Texas and Arizona and Florida, the left was happy. The deplorables were getting just what they deserved!
Then the governors started shipping them to the “sanctuary cities” (and Martha’s Vineyard) and suddenly there was a serious outbreak of Not In My Backyard among the upper crust.
Next the mayors of the crime-infested Democrat cities began shipping the indolent indigents to the suburbs and now it’s really getting nasty.
Headline in the New York Post yesterday about Mayor Eric Adams:
“Adams rips Rockland Co. exec as ‘anti-Semitic’ as migrants head to Orange County motel.”
Anti-Semitic? This is over a handful of invaders. Same thing happened on the South Side of Chicago the other night. The residents of a black neighborhood went apoplectic over a similar influx of undocumented Democrats.
“How could you do that without consulting us?” one woman screamed.
The fact is they’re getting what they voted for. The Chicago crowd supported both Brandons – Biden and Johnson, the new mayor. This must be what they wanted, right?
A century ago, H.L. Mencken described what’s happening now.
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
Yes, they deserve it, but what about the rest of us? We understood that any society without borders is doomed. See, the Roman Empire, Decline and Fall of.
The Globe story mentioned how two years ago, the state was putting up 10 “families” in hotels. Now the number is 882. The town of Kingston, among others, could not be reached for comment.
Fortunately, the hackerama has figured out how to handle the influx. The state Senate, it is reported by the State House News Service, “will push to offer lower, in-state tuition rates to undocumented immigrants.”
What that means, in effect, is free tuition. So we’re offering them still more welfare. Yes, that should certainly slow the flow of welfare-grubbing foreign deadbeats into the Commonwealth.
Senate President Karen Spilka was quoted as saying, “Twenty-three states plus D.C. already have this. We have to be competitive as well.”
Competitive in what regard? Getting more illegals banging their tin cups on the State House steps for more handouts?
It used to be said this was just a “border state” problem. Now every state is a border state. Do you know the little town of Sanford Maine? It’s in York County, the prototypical working-class New England community. Now busloads of non-working-class foreigners are arriving. There’s no room for them, but they’re arriving.
Yesterday, a busload of illegals was dropped off at the D.C. mansion of “border czar” Kamala Harris. The DHS secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, called it “a sad and tragic day.”
How about when they arrive at a motel in a typical American neighborhood? Is that sad and tragic? Or even when they decide to turn block after block in midtown Manhattan into a Third World barrio? Are they making the neighborhoods better or worse?
On Wednesday night in Manchester NH, CNN held a “town hall” with Donald Trump. Afterwards, the hacks who lied for years about the Russian collusion hoax (and everything else) tried to fact-check everything that Trump said.
I noticed that one statement of Trump that none of the fact-checkers challenged was this one:
“We have open borders, look at what’s happening on our southern border. They’re being released from prisons. They’re being released from mental institutions and we have millions of people pouring into our county, and now they’re getting rid of Title 42, which I put on.”
About a decade ago, when there were still Republicans at the State House, somebody demanded to know how much money then-Gov. Deval Patrick was doling out to illegals (as opposed to foreign terrorists like the Tsarnaevs, who were here legally).
The number was $1.3 billion. Even though we knew it was a lot more, it seemed outrageous at the time. Now a mere billion-three for illegal-immigrant welfare seems like the Good Old Days.
Remember how last fall the Beautiful People of Martha’s Vineyard said they welcomed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ illegal migrants and will forever cherish the 44 hours they spent with the teeming masses before the National Guard ejected them from the halcyon resort.
Now’s the time for Martha’s Vineyard to step back into the breach.
How many illegal immigrants can we put you Beautiful People on Martha’s Vineyard down for this time?
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near Eugene, Oregon, authorities said.
The 22-year-old who was expected to play his fifth football season at the University of Oregon this fall was found about 100 yards down a steep trail Wednesday afternoon at Triangle Lake. He was unresponsive and could not be revived by paramedics or bystanders, the Lane County Sheriff's Office said in statement.
Authorities said his death appeared to be accidental.
Webb was also a social media star. His TikTok account, where he often posted about his life and athletic achievements, had more than 550,000 followers.
Triangle Lake and the nearby Lake Creek Falls are a popular destination for swimmers who navigate naturally formed rock slides by inner tube and swim in several swimming holes.
Webb was expected to compete for starting tight end this fall with Terrance Ferguson and Moliki Matavao, The Register-Guard reported.
During his four seasons at Oregon, Webb recorded 31 receptions, 296 yards, and four touchdowns. His first career touchdown was arguably his most famous play, a 20-yard catch over a defender on a ball thrown by Justin Herbert in the 2019 season opener against Auburn.
The player nicknamed “Spider” was a consensus four-star out of Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento; a top 10 tight end and top 300 prospects by ESPN, Rivals, and 247Sports; and the No. 1 tight end in California by ESPN and 247Sports in 2018, the newspaper reported.
Multiple Oregon coaches and players acknowledged Webb’s death on social media Wednesday night.
“So full of life in every moment of the day,” Oregon football coach Dan Lanning tweeted. “Your smile and energy will be missed Spencer. I love you!”
Like his late grandfather, Donald “Spido” Webb, Spencer was a multi-sport athlete. He was invited by Oregon men’s basketball coach Dana Altman as a practice player when the Ducks were depleted by injury during the 2018-19 season, but didn’t end up joining the team, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported.
Webb is survived by his older brother, Cody, who became Spencer’s legal guardian 10 years ago, sister-in-law, Alicia, aunt and uncle, who all helped raise him. | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Oregon-Ducks-tight-end-Spencer-Webb-dies-of-head-17305180.php | 2022-07-14 18:34:07 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Oregon-Ducks-tight-end-Spencer-Webb-dies-of-head-17305180.php |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Southeastern Oldham County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Eastern Deaf Smith County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 845 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest
of Wildorado, or 9 miles southeast of Vega, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Hail damage to vehicles
is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Hereford, Umbarger, Wildorado, Buffalo Lake and Dawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Amarillo.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) _ Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $113.4 million.
The Sunnyvale, California-based company said it had profit of 35 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 42 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 45 cents per share.
The computer network equipment maker posted revenue of $1.27 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.26 billion.
For the current quarter ending in October, Juniper expects its per-share earnings to range from 45 cents to 55 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion for the fiscal third quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $1.3 billion.
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Anthony Lowe, a double amputee who used a wheelchair, was approached by two police officers on a sidewalk in Huntington Park, Calif., on Jan. 26 as a suspect in a reported stabbing.
The two officers then draw their guns, video shows. Lowe is obscured in the video when the police fire in his direction, but several gunshots can be heard. Lowe, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Huntington Park Police Department said in a statement Monday.
The Huntington Park police statement said Lowe “threatened to advance or throw the knife at the officers.” Lowe’s family and local activists, who are calling for the prosecution of the officers who shot Lowe, cannot understand how a disabled suspect posed enough of a threat to warrant lethal force.
“How do you need to put into words the limitations on his physical mobility?” said Cliff Smith, an organizer with the Los Angeles-based Coalition for Community Control Over the Police. “The officers are in their full capacity. It’s beyond absurd to say that the officers are in any risk.”
Yatoya Toy, Lowe’s sister, said her brother was a “mama’s boy” and was his nieces and nephews’ favorite uncle. He loved football, dancing and cheering on his son and daughter at sports games. Several members of Lowe’s family called for justice at a news conference Monday. The family intends to file a wrongful-death lawsuit this week.
“My son was murdered,” Dorothy Lowe said at the news conference.
Huntington Park police, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the shooting, and the officers involved have been placed on administrative leave, the Huntington Park police statement said.
The police department directed a request for comment to the city of Huntington Park. City officials did not respond.
At about 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, Huntington Park officers responded to a man who reported that he had been stabbed, Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said. The man, who was hospitalized in critical condition as of Monday, gave police a description of person he claimed had stabbed him, according to authorities. Police said that description matched Lowe.
Lowe was in a wheelchair on a sidewalk when officers attempted to detain him, Reynaga said. Bystander videos posted on Twitter and TikTok show Lowe, having exited his wheelchair, attempt to pull it along as the officers walk toward him before abandoning it and shuffling away.
Officers used two Tasers to subdue Lowe, but they were “ineffective,” the Huntington Park police statement said.
Bystander video appears to show one officer discard a weapon they were holding and draw another from their holster, aiming at Lowe. A third officer is then seen driving up to the scene, getting out of a police car and drawing a weapon. Several gunshots are then heard in quick succession.
The officers appear to be standing several feet from Lowe when they open fire. The videos do not capture any dialogue between Lowe and the officers.
The officers fired about 10 shots at Lowe, Reynaga said. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office reported that Lowe died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Reynaga, who is participating in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the shooting, said officers have reviewed additional security footage of the incident. He said the Huntington Park Police Department would make the decision to release that footage. Huntington Park police officers don’t wear body cameras, Reynaga added.
Toy, Lowe’s sister, questioned why Huntington Park police officers do not wear body cameras. The Coalition for Community Control Over the Police will protest the shooting in a rally on Sunday, Smith said.
Smith questioned the officers’ decision to use lethal force on a disabled suspect.
“He can’t do anything or go anywhere,” Smith said. “It’s frustrating to even try to capture this in words. I mean, it’s so evident.
“What kind of mind-set do these officers have to determine that this is the correct course of action?” he added.
Lowe had been slowly rehabilitating after losing both lower legs in an injury several months ago, Toy said. A few weeks before his death, he had gotten sized for prosthetic legs, which he would have received Monday, she said.
Lowe’s family is grappling with his death. He wasn’t there when the family gathered to watch football on Sunday — “You know he’d be talking mess about the 49ers,” Toy said — and he wasn’t there for his son’s first football game after making the varsity team. It didn’t shock Toy, she said, to be grieving so soon after footage of the death of Tyre Nichols prompted another national reckoning over police violence.
“When I see the mothers crying, I don’t feel like, ‘Oh, that could never be me,’” Toy said. “To be honest with you, the more I see it, the closer to home it was getting for me … I got a 22-year-old son of my own. I’m terrified for him. And I saw my brother. He looked like he was terrified when he was running.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/02/huntington-police-shooting-amputee/ | 2023-02-02 06:06:47 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/02/huntington-police-shooting-amputee/ |
Stargazers, science enthusiasts and any other enjoyers of the night sky: This weekend, your chance to see the Green Comet in Wyoming begins.
The National Weather Service at Riverton has made a short, informational video detailing what the facts of the comet, as well as how and where to see it.
The Green Comet was found on March 2 of last year by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California. The comet only passes by Earth once every 50,000 years, NWS Riverton said in the video. (In other words, it's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime thing.) Luckily, the the majority of places in the Cowboy State offer uninterrupted views of the night sky.
Though it will be visible until Feb. 12, specific days are better for spotting the comet than others:
If you want to find it Saturday night, than you need to first locate the Big Dipper constellation and then let your eye travel north.
Missed it the first time? No worries. If you're looking at it on Jan. 29, 30 or 31, you need to look near Polaris. To find Polaris, start at the Big Dipper again, then pinpoint its ladle. Look furthest right and up from that -- that's Polaris, the North Star. You can find the comet from there. The 31st is the best day to find it, the video said.
And if you're interested in a pre-Valentine's Day comet-gazing date, you can see it on Feb. 9, 10 or 11 by looking toward Mars.
After Feb. 12, the comet will descend into the Southern Hemisphere.
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Woman charged after 4 dogs died in car while she ate lunch at restaurant, police say
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (Gray News) – A woman is facing felony animal cruelty charges after she left four dogs in her vehicle while she ate lunch, resulting in their deaths, according to police.
According to New Smyrna Beach police, 25-year-old Tesia White from Missouri left four dogs in her vehicle with the air conditioning on and the windows up while she ate lunch at a restaurant Thursday afternoon.
Police said White checked on the dogs once during her meal, and they were OK at the time. But when she finished her lunch an hour later, White found all four dogs dead in the car.
Police did not clarify how the dogs died since the air conditioning was reportedly left on in the car.
Police said the dogs were a 4-year-old goldendoodle, two 12-week-old goldendoodle puppies, and a 2-year-old boxer.
White was arrested and charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty. She was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on a $10,000 bond.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Several precincts in Richmond experienced jammed machines or technological glitches as voters lined up at the polls Tuesday morning.
Multiple voters alerted CBS 6 to issues they encountered while trying to vote during the midterms on this Election Day.
At Richmond voter precinct 510, Chief Officer Sharon Jones told the CBS 6 Problem Solvers that the ballot feeding machine jammed right as the doors opened at Swansboro Elementary School at 6 a.m.
“Our procedure is to keep voters from waiting until we clear the jam and not create a line, we had them to put their ballots in an auxiliary box which is locked,” Jones explained.
Jones said no one was turned away and all ballots have since been counted. The issue only lasted about 15 minutes.
CBS 6 found one of the longest lines to vote outside of Albert Hill Middle School.
The assistant election officer at Richmond voter precinct 113 said the e-books used to check voters in went down around 8 a.m.
Election workers were forced to restart the poll pads, which impacted voting for about 20 minutes, the officer stated. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond-voting-issues-election-day-morning-november-8-2022 | 2022-11-08 16:09:13 | 0 | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond-voting-issues-election-day-morning-november-8-2022 |
Aplington-Parkersburg trailed at the end of the first quarter before rallying for a 34-17 win over Osage in an Iowa high school football matchup.
The start wasn't the problem for Osage, as it began with a 17-14 edge over Aplington-Parkersburg through the end of the first quarter.
Neither team could dent the scoreboard in the second quarter.
Aplington-Parkersburg broke in front at the beginning of the final quarter with a 27-17 lead over Osage.
The clock was the only thing that stopped the Falcons, who enjoyed the upper hand in a 7-0 fourth quarter, too.
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The cost of home ownership is becoming less of the American dream and more of a pipe dream, according to a new nationwide survey.
The survey, conducted by website Craftjack.com, found that more than half of all Americans (61%) say the cost of buying a home is just too much right now. And about 1 in 5 say they don’t think they’ll ever be able to afford a home.
More than 1,000 people took part in the survey, which aimed to get a clearer picture on prospective homebuyers attitudes and goals in 2023.
Only 1 in 5 of those polled said they intended on buying a home in 2023, 30% of whom say it will be their first home.
But the bulk of respondents said they had no intentions on buying a home in 2023, blaming it mostly on the hefty price tag of buying.
Housing prices have been soaring across the nation following the COVID-19 pandemic, and Americans are feeling the crunch of inflation and rising interest rates, in addition to wages not keeping up with the cost of living.
Americans who say they are too scared to dive into home ownership have laid most of the blame on high mortgage rates. The survey found 69% of respondents were getting scared off by high rates. But uncertainty in the housing market (35%) and fear of a recession (30%) also played big roles for those who are pessimistic about their chances of owning.
Those fears are also measurable among homeowners. The survey found that 1 in 10 homeowners fear that if they were to try and sell their home, they wouldn’t be able to find someone to buy it.
Of course, all those problems are highly dependent on where you are looking. California has sky-high home prices, but other states across the country are more budget-friendly. Finding a good location is the second-biggest reason that people aren’t ready to buy, the survey says.
So if you’ve decided it’s just not financially realistic to buy a home in 2023, at least there’s renting… right?
Renters say they are also feeling the squeeze and are pessimistic about things getting better.
Of the renters surveyed, most (58%) said the cost of rent went up in the last year. An overwhelming amount (73%) believe rent is going to go up in 2023 and 64% believe that rent is more expensive than it should be.
If you feel like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place — unable to buy a home and being charged more and more for rent — you aren’t alone in that feeling.
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What is racquetball?
Racquetball is almost 70 years old and is one of the most fun, competitive and challenging sports in the world. It’s a two-player game played with a racquet and hollow rubber ball on either an outdoor or indoor court. What separates it from similar sports such as squash and tennis is that in racquetball, there is no net. Instead, players score points using the court’s floor, ceiling and walls through a relatively simple set of rules, strategies and techniques.
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What you need to know to play racquetball
Racquetball court setup
Racquetball courts are rectangular and are made up of four enclosed walls. The court’s floor has a central square called a service box. The top line is called the short line, the middle line is called the service line, and the last line is called the receiving line.
Racquetball game play, shots and faults
The game kicks off within the two solid lines in the middle of the court, called the service zone. To serve the ball, bounce the ball once, then hit it with your racquet toward the front wall.
The ball should hit the front wall and completely clear the service zone for a rally to start. If it doesn’t hit the wall or falls short of the service area during the serve, it is considered a fault. If two fault serves occur in a row, the other player gets to serve instead.
Once the ball leaves the service zone, the rally starts. Players can hit the ball off any wall as long as the ball hits the front wall before hitting the floor. If the ball bounces more than once on the floor, the receiving player loses the rally. However, if a server loses the rally, no points are awarded. In this case, the other player simply serves next.
Conversely, if the server wins the rally, they get a point and serve to start the next rally.
Racquetball scoring and winning strategies
A racquetball match consists of three games. The first and second games are played to 15 points. The third, however, is played only to 11 points. Whoever wins at least two of the three games wins the overall match.
A great way to win points in racquetball is to act like you are about to hit the ball hard, but strike it softly at the last minute. Another technique is to hit the ball at an angle so it ricochets against two walls. That way it comes back at an angle your opponent wasn’t expecting, causing them to lose the rally.
As you gain experience, you’ll learn to aim the ball toward the bottom of the wall so it hits the floor before your opponent can reach it.
What do you need to play racquetball?
Unlike sports such as golf, getting started with racquetball is quick, easy and affordable. All you need is a racquetball racquet and a ball, though there are some other things you may also want.
- Racquetball: It’s a small hollow rubber ball designed for the game.
- Racquet: A good racquetball racquet has a safety strap that can be slipped onto the wrist to ensure that it doesn’t come loose while you’re playing.
- Goggles: They typically come in different styles. However, beginners should buy a pair of racquetball goggles with a strap to keep them nice and tight.
- Glove: Many players wear a racquetball glove during play. It’s worn on whichever hand you hold the racquet in. This keeps the racquet from slipping in your hand and helps prevent calluses on your skin.
- Racquet cover: A racquet cover protects your racquet to keep it in good condition so it lasts longer.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans issued another series of subpoenas Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into what they contend is the mistreatment of parents who protested “woke” school board policies.
Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, demanded documents and testimony from three individuals, including the former heads of the National School Boards Association, for “requesting federal law enforcement assistance to target parents voicing concerns at local school board meetings.”
The Ohio Republican is flexing his newly appointed subpoena power to probe a September 2021 letter that the nonprofit representing U.S. school boards sent to the Biden administration. The letter warned of rising threats against school board members over coronavirus restrictions and teaching around race.
The letter to the Justice Department, signed by Chip Slaven, then the interim executive director of the NSBA, and Viola Garcia, then the president of the NSBA, outlined more than 20 instances of threats, harassment, disruption and acts of intimidation in California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio and other states.
Jordan, who also chairs a new subcommittee dedicated to what Republicans assert is the “weaponization” of government, has said that as a result of the letter, the Justice Department designated “a specific threat tag” for school board-related threats and opened investigations “into parents simply for speaking out on behalf of their children.” Those allegation are outlined in a GOP report released in November.
The NSBA has repeatedly stated that the letter’s focus was on the issue of violence and threats, not protests from parents.
Last month, Jordan issued his first subpoenas as chairman to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, accusing them of withholding information about whether the government overreached in scrutinizing parents.
The Justice Department has denied targeting parents and has already begun to turn over documents to the committee. The subpoenas come days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy helped introduce legislation that would give parents more of a say in school curriculum.
It is all part of the Republican Party’s larger effort to turn the issue of ”parents’ rights” into a rallying cry, harnessing the frustration with schools that reached a boiling point during the pandemic when educators grappled with masking requirements, closures and remote learning for children.
Also subpoenaed Monday was Nina Jankowicz, the former director of the Department of Homeland Security’s now-defunct Disinformation Governance Board. Jankowicz stepped down from the role in May after being caught in a political firestorm over the creation of the board, which was meant to coordinate the U.S. government’s efforts to treat disinformation as a national security threat.
But the board, which disbanded shortly after she stepped down, was hampered from the start by questions about its purpose, funding and work that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas struggled to answer even as he appeared in front of lawmakers last spring.
In the subpoena letter, Jordan said the committee is seeking testimony from Jankowicz regarding how the board planned to approach countering misinformation and “how it proposed to protect First Amendment rights.”
In response, Jankowicz said that she will “happily testify” about her time on the board but criticized the subpoena, saying Jordan’s “abuse of congressional oversight powers is about to get wildly out of control.”
“His ‘weaponization’ committee is the entity that is actually weaponizing our government, and the American people deserve better,” Jankowicz said in a statement to The Associated Press. “I am ready to continue to stand up for the truth, as I have done my entire career, and I will not be cowed by conspiracy theories or intimidation.”
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Data from full set of subjects was statistically significant for the primary efficacy endpoint of daytime cough frequency reduction (p<0.0001)
Magnitude of daytime and 24hr cough frequency reduction were consistent
Key secondary endpoints on patient and clinician reported outcomes were also statistically significant
A summary of data will be presented during the Company's Virtual R&D Day on Monday, September 19, 2022, from 10 AM-11:45 AM ET
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRVI), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing an investigational therapy, Haduvio™ (oral nalbuphine ER), for the treatment of chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and prurigo nodularis (PN), today announced positive results from the full set of subjects in its Phase 2 Cough And NALbuphine (CANAL) trial of Haduvio for the treatment of chronic cough in IPF. Dr. William Forbes will present the data during the Company's Virtual R&D Day today, Monday, September 19th from 10 AM-11:45 AM ET.
Following the statistically significant efficacy results from the CANAL trial's interim analysis (N=26) conducted in February 2022, the Company concluded enrollment early in March 2022 and allowed enrolled subjects to complete the trial. Topline data from the full set of subjects (N=38) in the Phase 2 CANAL trial was statistically significant for the trial's primary endpoint and showed a 52.5% change compared to placebo (p<0.0001), with a 75.1% reduction in the geometric mean percent change in daytime cough frequency for Haduvio.
"We are pleased to announce the positive results from the full set of subjects from the CANAL trial, which are consistent with the previously announced interim analysis and further demonstrated that Haduvio has the potential to reduce IPF patients' cough," said Jennifer Good, President and CEO of Trevi Therapeutics. "We analyzed the change of 24hr cough frequency as well as daytime cough frequency and observed consistent reductions for both measurements. There are no approved therapies for chronic cough in these patients, and we are excited to continue our development in this indication and look forward to starting our next clinical trial for these patients in the first half of 2023. We would like to thank the CANAL trial participants and investigators for their contribution to this research as we look to improve IPF patients' quality of life."
"It is very promising to see such a significant reduction in chronic cough in IPF patients with nalbuphine ER," said Peter Dicpinigaitis, MD, Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Director of the Montefiore Cough Center, in New York. "There is a large unmet need for chronic cough therapies and I believe there is broad potential to improve patients' lives with an oral therapy with a central mechanism of action."
Full Analysis Set includes subjects completing at least 1 treatment period.
- Haduvio subjects had a 76.1% reduction in 24hr cough frequency compared to a 25.3% of placebo subjects, a 50.8% placebo-adjusted change (p<0.0001).
- In a post-hoc analysis, 97% of Haduvio subjects had at least a 30% reduction in 24hr cough frequency compared to 35% of placebo subjects, signifying a clinically meaningful reduction in cough (p<0.0001).
- Subjects on Haduvio experienced a statistically significant improvement as measured by their patient reported outcomes compared to placebo over the 3-week treatment period in the EXACT2: Cough Frequency Score (p=0.001) and Cough Severity Numerical Rating Scale (p=0.0001).
- Based on the Clinical Global Impression of Change rating measuring clinicians' view of change since the start of the trial, 62% of Haduvio subjects improved vs. baseline compared to 19% of placebo subjects (p=0.01).
The safety results of the trial were generally consistent with the known safety profile of Haduvio from previous trials. There were two serious adverse events reported during the trial, neither of which was considered by the investigator to be treatment related. Adverse events most commonly observed during the trial were nausea, fatigue, constipation, dizziness, somnolence, vomiting, headache, anxiety and depression.
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The Virtual R&D Day event will feature presentations from key opinion leaders on the current treatment landscape and unmet medical need in patients with chronic cough and prurigo nodularis. Trevi's leadership team will also present data from the CANAL and PRISM trials and provide an update on the Company's development plans for Haduvio. A live webcast, including audio, video, and presentation slides, will be accessible on https://ir.trevitherapeutics.com/ at the time of the meeting. Interested parties unable to watch the live webcast will be able to view and listen to an archived copy of the webcast, including the slides, which will be available on https://ir.trevitherapeutics.com/.
IPF is a serious, end of life disease where cough is one of the most significant symptoms. There are estimated to be 140,000 IPF patients in the US and more than 1 million patients ex-US, where up to 85% of these patients experience chronic cough. There are no approved therapies for the treatment of chronic cough in IPF, and the cough is often refractory to antitussive therapy. Patients with chronic cough in IPF can cough up to 1,500 times per day, leading to increased feelings of anxiety as it induces breathlessness. Coughing spells or episodes lead to significant fatigue, air hunger, peripheral oxygen desaturation and some patients also experience cough-related urinary incontinence. The social impact of chronic cough in IPF further compounds limited exercise ability, reduced walking distance and the need to use supplemental oxygen. The chronic cough in IPF may be an early clinical marker of disease activity, identify patients at high risk of progression, predict time to death or lung transplant, and may also contribute to enhanced activation of profibrotic mechanisms and disease worsening in IPF.
The Phase 2 Cough And NALbuphine (CANAL) trial was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 2-treatment, 2-period crossover efficacy and safety study of nalbuphine ER for chronic cough in patients with IPF which took place in the United Kingdom. The study consisted of 2 treatment periods of 3 weeks, with a washout period of 2 weeks after each treatment period. The primary efficacy endpoint was to evaluate the effect of nalbuphine ER tablets on the mean daytime cough frequency at day 22 compared to placebo as measured by an objective cough monitor. More information about the CANAL trial is available at www.clinicaltrials.gov: NCT04030026
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of the investigational therapy Haduvio for the treatment of chronic cough in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and prurigo nodularis. These conditions share a common pathophysiology that is mediated through opioid receptors in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Founded in 2011, Trevi Therapeutics is headquartered in New Haven, CT.
Haduvio, an investigational therapy, is an oral extended-release (ER) formulation of nalbuphine. Nalbuphine is a mixed ĸ-opioid receptor agonist and µ-opioid receptor antagonist that has been approved and marketed as an injectable for pain indications for more than 20 years in the United States and Europe. The ĸ- and µ-opioid receptors are known to be critical mediators of cough and itch. Nalbuphine's mechanism of action may also mitigate the risk of abuse associated with µ-opioid agonists because it antagonizes, or blocks, µ-opioid receptors. Trevi intends to propose Haduvio as the trade name for nalbuphine ER. Nalbuphine ER has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA for the treatment of itch in patients with prurigo nodularis. Its safety and efficacy have not been evaluated by any regulatory authority.
Statements contained in this press release regarding matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Trevi's business plans and objectives, including future plans or expectations for Trevi's product candidates and plans with respect to future clinical trials, and other statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," and similar expressions. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: uncertainties regarding the success, cost and timing of Trevi's product candidate development activities and ongoing and planned clinical trials; uncertainties regarding Trevi's ability to execute on its strategy; uncertainties with respect to regulatory authorities' views as to the data from Trevi's clinical trials and next steps in the development path for Trevi's product candidates in the United States and foreign countries; uncertainties inherent in estimating Trevi's cash runway, future expenses and other financial results, including Trevi's ability to fund future operations, including clinical trials; uncertainties regarding the scope, timing and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Trevi's clinical operations and actions taken in response to the pandemic; as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Trevi undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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Light & Magic got a trailer on Thursday, giving us a taste of the documentary that'll run through the history of Lucasfilm special effects house Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).
All six episodes of Light & Magic hit Disney Plus on July 27.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay made a point to stay the course with a positive spirit in his first season managing the Oakland Athletics, setting an example for his young club by keeping his cool even as the losses piled up month after month.
Even before they started the lockout-delayed season, the A's had traded away two sluggers named Matt — Chapman and Olson — ace Chris Bassitt and lefty starter Sean Manaea, who joined former A's manager Bob Melvin in San Diego.
Those former A’s stars regularly came through the Coliseum with the visiting team and provided a reminder of what this low-budget club used to be. With so many cost-cutting moves, the offense lacked punch and the pitching staff missed continuity.
Yet Kotsay praised Oakland's players for continuing to play with energy and effort until the very end, making things difficult on the playoff-bound Mariners in late September and sweeping the Angels to end the year on a four-game winning streak that matched the best all season.
“We always celebrate. My biggest thing is celebrate every one, I don't care, they're hard to get,” Kotsay said. “It doesn't matter if it's the 54th one, you celebrate it like it's the first one.”
The A's finished 60-102 and missed the playoffs for a second straight year following three consecutive berths and an AL West title during the coronavirus-shortened 2020 season. They had 26 fewer wins than the 2021 team that finished 86-76, nine games behind the division champion Astros.
“This game can eat you up if you let it,” Kotsay said. “You have to have a mindset that each day presents a new opportunity, so I think that's the mindset. And the growth, seeing this, even if it's small, even if it's not noticeable or glaring, there are things that this club has done this year individually, collectively that we've grown.”
KEMP'S STRIDES
Tony Kemp bounced back from a slow start with the bat to produce regularly down the stretch, a big bright spot for Oakland's offense in the second half.
After batting .203 with two home runs in the first half, the second baseman and left fielder wound up finishing with a .235 average, seven homers and 46 RBIs.
Kemp spoke up to his teammates down the stretch to make sure they continued to fight and gain valuable experience even if the A's were out of the race months ago.
“The biggest thing we can do is just have fun," he said. “Don’t worry about the result or outcome. Just trust the process.”
PUNCHLESS
The A's managed just 137 home runs, ranking 27th in baseball, and down from 199 last year. While Seth Brown (25) and Sean Murphy (18) established career bests, they certainly missed all their departed sluggers.
Chad Pinder hit 12 home runs and is expected to leave in free agency.
Olson hit a career-best 39 homers in 2021, Chapman had 27 and Mark Canha 17 — so those were several big bats gone.
“You look at the guys that are on different teams that were here and part of a nucleus that won ... it does show that this organization can develop players and it's a matter of us now focusing on that same path,” Kotsay said.
LAUREANO'S TOUGH YEAR
Center fielder Ramón Laureano was lost for the season after going on the 10-day injured list Sept. 17 with a right hamstring strain. He already missed time from Aug. 15-Sept. 5 with a strained left oblique muscle after completing the final 27 games of an 80-game suspension he received last August.
He was limited to 94 games after playing only 88 in 2021, when he was penalized for testing positive for a banned substance.
INJURIES MOUNT
Right-hander Daulton Jefferies had his second Tommy John surgery in early September.
He expects to be back in about 16 months, a shorter recovery from his first operation in 2017 when he had the ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction.
Even as players went down, Kotsay appreciated the A's “continuing to do things to improve this ballclub.”
VOGT RETIRES
Veteran catcher Stephen Vogt retired after 10 major league seasons and hopes to manage as soon as he can make an immediate move into managing or coaching.
He hit a home run in his final at-bat, no less, to which he said, “Today was a dream come true and something I wouldn’t have drawn up in my dreams.”
“He's awesome. He understands the game, he understands what it takes to win in the big leagues and he's trying to enforce that and remind guys what it takes here,” Murphy said. “He's just a great person, a great baseball person.”
Kotsy appreciated having Vogt's voice in the clubhouse to keep everyone together or to lead the hard conversations.
“If I'm in postgame media and I don't have a player like him in that room addressing it, it may never get addressed and it may continue,” Kotsay said. “It may linger, and that's not something you want to happen.”
ATTENDANCE WOES
The A's went 29-51 at home and drew 787,902 fans — down from 1,662,211 in 2019, the last pre-COVID season.
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DuraCAR Drug Addresses Major Need in Solid Tumor Therapies
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regen BioPharma, Inc. (OTC PINK: RGBP) and (OTC PINK: RGBPP)has recently discussed the use of CAR-T therapies in cancer treatment (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/regen-biopharma-inc--explores-the-car-t-therapeutic-space-301660078.html) and its development of a novel approach to creating CAR-T cells that can potentially be used to treat solid tumors (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/regen-biopharma-inc--develops-novel-dedifferentiation-approach-for-increasing-efficacy-of-car-t-cells-to-treat-solid-tumors-301604599.html).
The tumor microenvironment contains molecules and cells which can suppress T cells and prevent them from attacking and killing the tumor. "T cell exhaustion" is a term that describes T cells that are initially recruited to a tumor to kill it but end up rapidly losing their effectiveness. Eventually the tumor is surrounded by T cells that are exhausted and ineffective.
The Company has focused on NR2F6, an immune checkpoint which has been convincingly shown to be a very important transcription factor that keeps T cells in check1-4. When this transcription factor is blocked, T cells become very active and can kill tumors much more effectively. The Company has coupled its proprietary shRNA technology, which inhibits NR2F6, with existing CAR-T cell technology to create a potentially durable CAR-T cell which cannot be exhausted by the solid tumor microenvironment. The Company calls this novel CAR-T cell DuraCAR.
"We believe DuraCAR has the characteristics to overcome several of the major hurdles in getting CAR-T cells to be effective in treating solid tumors," says Dr. David Koos Chairman and CEO of the company. "We will know more in the coming months from our experimental work how long the road will be to get our technology fine-tuned to the point where we have a proof-of-concept drug. It is very exciting to see our shRNA technology applied in a way that can potentially help so many people with cancer."
1Klepsch et al. Targeting the orphan nuclear receptor NR2F6 in T cells primes tumors for immune checkpoint therapy Cell Communication and Signaling (2020) 18:8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-019-0454-z
2Klepsch, V., Hermann-Kleiter, N., Do-Dinh, P. et al. Nuclear receptor NR2F6 inhibition potentiates responses to PD-L1/PD-1 cancer immune checkpoint blockade. Nature Communications (2018) 9, 1538. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04004-2
3Klepsch et. al. Beyond CTLA-4 and PD-1: Orphan nuclear receptor NR2F6 as T cell signaling switch and emerging target in cancer immunotherapy. Immunology Letters (2016) 178, 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imlet.2016.03.007
4Hermann-Kleiter, et. al. The Nuclear Orphan Receptor NR2F6 Is a Central Checkpoint for Cancer Immune Surveillance. Cell Reports (2015) 12:12, 2072-2085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2015.08.035
About Regen BioPharma Inc.:
Regen BioPharma, Inc. is a publicly traded biotechnology company (PINK: RGBP) and (PINK: RGBPP). The Company is focused on the immunology and immunotherapy space. The Company is focused on rapidly advancing novel technologies through pre-clinical and Phase I/ II clinical trials. Currently, the Company is focused on mRNA and small molecule therapies for treating cancer and autoimmune disorders. Additional information on Regen BioPharma is available at http://www.regenbiopharmainc.com.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As the sacks and pressures keep piling up each week and the records and awards get closer to reality, Nick Bosa feels like a shooter who can't miss.
The San Francisco 49ers' star edge rusher has been in quite a zone this year, leading the NFL in sacks and spearheading the league's top defense.
“I feel like I have an answer for every type of blocker at this point,” Bosa said. “Some better than others, obviously, but it’s going well.”
That's quite the understatement.
Bosa leads the NFL with 17 1/2 sacks despite missing one game and is tied for second in the league with 78 quarterback pressures, according to Pro Football Focus.
Bosa's impact goes far beyond those numbers for the first-place 49ers (11-4) as his mere presence impacts what offenses can do against a defense that leads the league in fewest points allowed, yards per play allowed and yards per carry allowed.
San Francisco also has allowed the fourth lowest passer rating and is tied for the seventh most sacks this season.
“It’s insane the level he’s playing at,” linebacker Fred Warner said. "That’s a big reason why our defense is performing the way it is because we know that it takes all 11, the rush and the coverage work together and knowing that he’s on the field and has that opportunity to get home, you get stickier in coverage and you’re able to sit on routes and he’s just been playing out of his mind.”
Bosa's play has him within two sacks of tying Aldon Smith's franchise record set in 2012 and five away from matching the NFL record of 22 1/2 held by T.J. Watt and Michael Strahan.
It also has him as the overwhelming favorite, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, to join Deion Sanders (1994) and Dana Stubblefield (1997) as the only 49ers to win the AP Defensive Player of the Year award.
“That’s a dream,” Bosa said. “I’ve played this game since I was 7 years old, and I played D-line the entire way through. I’ve watched guys throughout the years and just wanted to be in that position. I finally feel like I’m kind of living out my dream.”
Bosa has been a nightmare for opposing offenses.
He lines up on both sides of the line to take advantage of favorable matchups and to make him much harder to game-plan against for opposing offenses.
Almost no team has been able to slow him down outside of the Chiefs, who used jet sweeps and motion to slow him down, and the Buccaneers, who had Tom Brady getting rid of the ball quickly.
Bosa has at least five pressures in nine of his 14 games and is the fourth player since sacks became official in 1982 to record at least one in 12 games in a season.
Niners tight end George Kittle said Bosa should be in the running for the MVP award as well as Defensive Player of the Year.
“I wouldn’t want to be a tight end that has to play against him,” Kittle said. “He’s better than everybody else. He’s a better athlete. He’s stronger, he’s faster. He’s so smart. The moves that he does, he’s so creative. He’s so good getting the offensive linemen’s hands off of him. His effort is always there. When Bosa gets a sack, it just kind of ignites the entire team.”
NOTES: Bosa missed practice with an illness but is expected back later this week. ... WR Deebo Samuel (knee, ankle) could return to practice Thursday depending on how well he responds to a workout Wednesday. ... DT Javon Kinlaw was given a day off as the Niners ease him back in from his return from a knee injury. ... DT Kevin Givens (knee), P Mitch Wishnowsky (illness) and LT Trent Williams (rest) also missed practice.
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FRANKLIN, N.C. (AP) — A patient and three crew members survived when a medical transport helicopter crashed in North Carolina, authorities said.
Macon County 911 Communications Supervisor Todd Seagle said the helicopter went down moments after it declared an emergency around 7 p.m. Thursday, WLOS-TV reported.
Macon County Sheriff Brent Holbrooks said the EC-135 helicopter was traveling to Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, when it crashed in Macon County. Holbrooks confirmed all four people on the flight were alive, WLOS reported.
The aircraft was transporting a patient from a medical facility in Murphy, North Carolina. Three people involved in the crash were transported by ambulance to Mission Hospital with minor to moderate injuries and one was transported to Angel Medical Center for evaluation, Macon County Emergency Services Director Warren Cabe said.
The aircraft was severely damaged. Investigators were examining the wreckage to determine the cause of the crash, Cabe said.
Erlanger Health System in Tennessee, which operates LIFE FORCE medical transport helicopters, confirmed the crash of LIFE FORCE 6. The company’s website said the helicopter operates out of Cherokee County, North Carolina, with a base radius of 150 miles (241 kilometers).
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Q&A: A look at $1.9B Powerball jackpot, how it grew so large
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Monday night’s estimated $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot is nearly $400 million larger than the previous record jackpot and will keep growing until someone finally wins the prize.
The jackpot started at $20 million back on Aug. 6 and over three winless months has grown to be 95 times as large. Put another way, it’s a crazy amount of money.
WHY SO LONG WITHOUT A WINNER?
Those who spend $2 on a Powerball ticket might wonder if something is wrong when 40 drawings pass without a jackpot winner, but this is how the game is designed. With odds of 1 in 292 million, that means it’s unlikely anyone will win the prize until a growing jackpot attracts more players. And more ticket sales mean the lottery can raise more money for public programs, which is the point of the state lotteries. Still, it has been an awful long time without a jackpot, and if there isn’t a winner Monday night, a new record will have been reached: 41 draws without anyone matching all six numbers.
PLENTY OF PEOPLE MUST BE PLAYING NOW, RIGHT?
Yes and no. Many, many more people are buying tickets now that the jackpot has reached nearly $2 billion. That’s clear from the fact that when the jackpot started at $20 million in the summer, players bought only enough tickets to cover less than 10% of the 292.2 million possible number combinations. For Saturday night’s drawing, that had climbed to 62%, so millions and millions of people are playing. But that percentage is still less than the 88.6% coverage reached for the previous record jackpot in 2016. And if 38% of the possible number combinations aren’t covered, there is a good chance there won’t be a winner.
WILL THE EVENTUAL WINNER REALLY GET $1.9 BILLION?
Pity the poor Powerball winner, as the lucky ticketholder will see nothing close to $1.9 billion. It’s only a question of how much less.
First, that $1.9 billion prize is for winners who choose payment through an annuity, which sends out a check annually for 29 years, with a 5% increase each year. But almost no winners take the annuity, instead opting for cash. For Monday night’s drawing, the cash prize would be $929.1 million, or less than half the annuity prize.
Federal taxes would take an additional bite, lessening the payout by more than one-third, and many states tax lottery winnings would as well.
The difference between the annuity and cash prizes has grown larger recently because inflation has resulted in higher interest rates, which means money invested in the annuity can grow.
DO I HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WINNING IF I BUY MORE TICKETS?
Yes, but your odds of winning aren’t significantly improved. Think of it this way: If you buy one ticket, you have a 1 in 292.2 million chance of winning the jackpot. If you spend $10 for five number combinations, your chances are better, but at 5 in 292.2 million you still almost undoubtedly are not going to hit the jackpot. The same is true if you spend $100. Lottery officials say the average player buys two or three tickets, meaning they’re putting money down on a dream with very little chance it will pay off in a rich reality.
WHERE IS POWERBALL PLAYED?
Powerball is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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TAIPEI, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade and Development Council) announced today that half a dozen NVIDIA executives present the company's keynote at COMPUTEX 2022, Asia's leading IT show. This digital keynote will be on Tuesday, May 24, at 11:00 AM (UTC+8), to discuss how AI is revolutionizing networking, to the enterprise data center gaming, and content creation.
With NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform revolutionizing everything from gaming to data centers to robotics, six NVIDIA executives are invited to be the speakers at CEO Keynote, including Vice President for Accelerated Computing Ian Buck, Senior Vice President for Hardware Engineering Brian Kelleher, Director of Product Management for Accelerated Computing Ying Yin Shih, Chief Technology Officer Michael Kagan, Vice President of Embedded and Edge Computing Deepu Talla, and Senior Vice President for GeForce Jeff Fisher.
"NVIDIA and our partners will be announcing new developments and products on both the enterprise and consumer fronts at the show," said Fisher, a COMPUTEX regular.
At the accompanying TAITRA Forum, Richard Kerris NVIDIA's vice president for Omniverse Platform will talk about "A New Era of Digital Twins and Virtual Worlds with NVIDIA Omniverse".
Richard Kerris will share the enormous opportunities that AI presents to enterprise and how they can dramatically transform their business to gain a competitive edge.
Kerris' talk will be held Thursday, May 26, from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM (UCT+8).
Participants can visit NVIDIA's virtual booth at COMPUTEX and see how NVIDIA technologies are powering AI, data centers, 3D design and simulation, gaming and content creation, high-performance computing, and robotics.
COMPUTEX 2022 will be grandly held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 from May 24 to May 27, 2022. In addition, TAITRA will simultaneously hold an online exhibition called COMPUTEX DigitalGo (May 24 to June 6). Meanwhile, Taiwan External Trade Development Council will organize COMPUTEX CEO Keynotes & Forum, where CEOs and senior executives from global tech giants share their insights.
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About COMPUTEX
COMPUTEX was founded in 1981. It has grown with the global ICT industry and become stronger over the last four decades. Bearing witness to historical moments in the development of and changes in the industry, COMPUTEX attracts more than 40,000 buyers to visit Taiwan every year. It is also the preferred platform chosen by top international companies for launching epoch-making products.
Taiwan has a comprehensive global ICT industry chain. Gaining a foothold in Taiwan, COMPUTEX is jointly held by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council and Taipei Computer Association, aiming to build a global tech ecosystem. COMPUTEX uses cross-domain integration and innovation services as the most powerful driving forces for achieving the goal of becoming a new platform for global technological resources.
About TAITRA:
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization. TAITRA is a public-benefit corporation founded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs by uniting industry and commerce groups from the private sector with the purpose of helping them expand their global reach. Currently, TAITRA has a team of more than 1,300 trade professionals, both domestically and abroad. Headquartered in Taipei, TAITRA operates 5 local offices in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung, as well as 63 branches worldwide. It has also signed cooperation agreements with 319 sister organizations that promote international trade. By forming a comprehensive trade services network that provides zero-time-difference and borderless real-time services, TAITRA continues to work with enterprises to jointly pursue the steady development of Taiwan's economy. It is the best partner for your success in business expansion.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Twitter, Inc. ("Twitter" or the "Company") (NYSE: TWTR).
Class Period: August 3, 2020 – August 23, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: November 14, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Twitter knew about security concerns on their platform; (2) Twitter actively worked to hide the security concerns from the board, the investing public, and regulators; (3) contrary to representations in SEC filings, Twitter did not take steps to improve security; (4) Twitter's active refusal to address security issues increased the risk of loss of public goodwill; and (5) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials are investigating a bias crime after the residents of a Newberg, Oregon, home reported their rainbow American flag was burned.
Authorities said they received a report that a Pride flag was set on fire in front of a family’s home. The flag was on a pole that was attached to the home when it was torched, according to the Newberg-Dundee Police Department.
The homeowner, who asked to remain anonymous for safety, shared surveillance video with Nexstar’s KOIN which appeared to show a masked man setting fire to the flag before doing a Nazi salute.
Police said that the residents had a Pride flag stolen previously, too.
KOIN spoke with Stephen Paolini of the Anti-Defamation League, who noted that these kinds of acts are on the rise.
“Yesterday morning, early in the morning, we were made aware of an incident of what appears to be a neo-Nazi setting on fire a Pride flag in front of somebody’s home in an apparent hate crime incident. We got several reports from community members who feel unsafe, who feel, unfortunately, that this is part of a broader trend in their community,” said Paolini. “From flyer distributions and postering to flag demonstrations, and now an escalation … this is a really concerning trend in the Newberg area.”
This incident comes more than a month after a county judge ruled the Newberg School District’s ban on certain types of signage, including Black Lives Matter signs and LGBTQ+ Pride flags, was unconstitutional.
The lawsuit was filed amid ongoing controversy between school board members regarding an LGBTQ+ Pride flag that was hung in the window of an elementary school classroom.
Popularized in the 1970s by politician and advocate Harvey Milk, the Pride flag is notable for its rainbow stripes, which symbolize various sections of the LGBTQ+ and/or queer community. While the flags are often flown during Pride Month each year (June), they are also flown year-round to symbolize courage, perseverance and allyship. Non-queer allies can also choose to fly the flags to let people know their homes/offices/classrooms are safe spaces to be themselves.
Hate on the rise
The Anti-Defamation League said nationally, hate incidents — including antisemitic incidents — are on the rise. The ADL actually recorded the highest-level of antisemitic incidents ever in 2021 — and noted that the approaching midterm election is only making matters worse.
“As we get closer to elections, and conspiracy theories reach a fever pitch, we certainly see an increase in violence, and vandalism and harassment against … marginalized communities,” Paolini explained.
There have also been recent cases of people using antisemitic rhetoric, including rapper Ye’s comments, which can embolden people.
The Anti-Defamation League points out that most people in the community don’t support these incidents and many are expressing concern. They also ask community members to report any hate crimes they see. Anyone with information regarding the flag-burning incident is urged to call NDPD at (503) 538-8321. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/oregon-residents-lgbtq-pride-flag-burned-police-say/ | 2022-11-02 21:22:57 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/oregon-residents-lgbtq-pride-flag-burned-police-say/ |
New home sales rose in November, defying expectations
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business
New home sales were up in November from the month before, even as prices remained elevated and buyers faced some of the highest mortgage rates of the year.
Sales of newly constructed homes rose 5.8% in November from October, but were down 15.3% from a year ago, according to a joint report from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Census Bureau. This is the second consecutive month of sales increases.
Sales of new single‐family houses were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 640,000 last month, up from a revised 605,000 in October. Sales were down from last year’s rate of 756,000.
Meanwhile, the median price for a new home dropped to $471,200, down from $493,000 the previous month. But it was still higher than the median price a year ago, which was $430,000.
“New home sales rose more than expected, but the big picture still is bleak for most Americans looking to buy,” said Robert Frick, corporate economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. The median new construction home price still unaffordable for the average American household, especially at today’s mortgage rates, he said.
In early November, mortgage rates reached their high for the year — an average of 7.08% for a 30-year fixed-rate loan — and have been falling since. Some buyers have taken advantage of the lower rates.
“The combination of high mortgage rates and economic uncertainty is still causing some hesitation among buyers, but an increase in sales is a positive indicator,” said Kelly Mangold, a principal at RCLCO Real Estate Consulting. “November can traditionally be a time of slower sales due to the beginning of the holiday season, so it is promising that this year we are seeing sales activity increase.”
Home builder sentiment has been down every month this year. But for the first time since April, builders registered an increase in future sales expectations this month, according to the National Association of Home Builders.
In addition, over 60% of builders are offering some kind of incentives to bolster sales, including providing mortgage rate buy-downs, paying points for buyers and offering price reductions, the NAHB said.
“Although there is a possible recession looming on the horizon, buyers remain optimistic enough to purchase now before possible additional rate hikes or other economic turmoil,” said Mangold.
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Kinship Partners in Brainerd Celebrates New Location with Open House
A youth mentoring program in the Brainerd area held an open house this past Sunday to celebrate their move to a new home.
Kinship Partners is a one-on-one youth mentoring program that provides community mentors for school age kids to spark new connections and friendships.
Kinship Partners began back in 1986 starting with only one employee and has continued to grow every year to help improve kids’ lives. The nonprofit now has a new home and looked to celebrate just how far they’ve come and how far they could go with an ice cream social.
Moving to their new location in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was the next big step. The new space allows Kinship Partners to be more flexible with different activities and events, creating opportunities for mentors and kids to come together and build a relationship.
The organization serves hundreds of kids every year and now with this new chapter, the sky is the limit.
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With the 2022 Softball season in the book, time to look back at the incredible year that the program had in the first season under head coach Sam White.
The first piece that stands out is to records between last season and this season. Last season the Bears won a total of 8 games out of the 38 games that they played in. They matched that total in the first 8 games and even more as they would win 11 games in a row going into Mid-South Conference play. That 11-game win streak, that win streak was the longest win streak in the last 10 years, the Bears had a combination of big wins as well as close wins. When it came to MSC games, the Bears would almost double their wins going 11-22 against conference teams.
Secondly, the Bears would compete against ranked teams this season. The Bears would play four ranked opponents this season in the conference. Shawnee would have their opportunities to win some of these games just running out of innings to do so, but the Bears would come out on top when they would travel to Freed-Hardman University taking one game against one of the top three teams in the nation, also the Lions are the last remaining team from the Mid-South remaining in the National Tournament.
When ask about the season this is what coach Sam White said, “This team was special for many reasons. It was apparent from the first practice they wanted to improve. Our staff is proud of how the seniors bought in and led us to their best season!” With the improvements that were seen this season, the future is very bright for this program. | https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/sports/76557/ssu-softball-season-review | 2022-05-30 05:35:48 | 0 | https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/sports/76557/ssu-softball-season-review |
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Martin's® Famous Potato Rolls and Bread is the Official Bread Partner of The Nashville Sounds.
The Nashville Sounds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Their partnership with Martin's includes the use of Martin's products in concession areas, suites, picnic area, and The Band Box at First Horizon Park.
"We've built a great partnership with Martin's over the years, and we love rounding out our culinary team's sandwich creations with Martin's Potato Rolls," says Dave Keitel, District Manager for Sodexo Live!, the hospitality partner to First Horizon Park. "It's an iconic brand that guests recognize and love to see on our menus, and they always provide a consistently high-quality product that we're happy to offer to our guests."
Martin's began fresh distribution to the Nashville market in 2017. Their rolls and bread are now available for purchase in most grocery store outlets in the Nashville area. Additionally, Martin's product can be found on menus in most of the major downtown event venues, as well as 45 restaurants in the Nashville area.
Currently, Martin's sells the number one potato roll in America (according to IRI sales data). Freshness, great taste, and wholesome ingredients are what have made Martin's Famous Potato Rolls and Bread famous. High quality ingredients, such as high protein wheat flour (and for whole wheat products, 100% stone-ground whole wheat), nonfat milk (instead of water or whey), potatoes, pure cane sugar (instead of high fructose corn syrup), yeast, and real butter (instead of margarine or butter substitutes) are used in their bakery products. Martin's sources non-GMO ingredients, and their products contain no artificial colorings or sweeteners. They are peanut free, tree-nut free, and soy free.
"We are thrilled to continue our partnership with The Sounds! It has been a pleasure working with The Nashville Sounds' office personnel and their concessions," says Tony Barnett, sales manager for Martin's Famous Potato Rolls and Bread. "It is great when we are able to meet Nashville fans, and the food at First Horizon Park on Martin's Potato Rolls is simply delicious!"
Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.® is an all-American family owned and operated consumer goods company headquartered in Chambersburg, PA, with a second bakery in Valdosta, GA. The Martin's company focuses on baking high-quality bread and roll products using high-quality ingredients. They are rigorously dedicated to extraordinary taste, quality, and customer service that proudly represents their legacy of cherished eating experiences and truly sets them apart from their competitors. Since the 1950s, the business has expanded from a home garage business into two commercial baking plants and continues to grow and flourish in areas of established distribution. For more information, visit www.potatorolls.com.
The Nashville Sounds are the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers and members of the 20-team International League. The Sounds play at state-of-the-art First Horizon Park located just north of downtown Nashville in the rapidly-growing Germantown neighborhood. First Horizon Park has welcomed over 3.2 million fans since the ballpark opened in 2015 and hosts over 100 events year-round. The Nashville Sounds are the 1979 and 1982 Southern League Champions and the 2005 Pacific Coast League Champions.
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In Denton, GasBuddy.com on Thursday reported the lowest available price as $4.59 a gallon, found at a half-dozen stations in the city. That price was 24 cents more than the lowest-reported price last week.
In the steepest spike yet amid months of costlier fill-ups, gas prices skyrocketed this week, with AAA on Thursday reporting a 28-cent jump in the statewide average gas price, to $4.62 a gallon.
That price is now $1.88 more per gallon than during this time last year. At the same time, the U.S. average gas price increased 26 cents on the week, to $4.97 a gallon — up $1.90 from the second week of June 2021.
Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in Texas, drivers in El Paso are paying the most on average at $4.88 per gallon, while drivers in Lubbock are paying the least at $4.40 per gallon.
Closer to home, drivers in the Dallas-Fort Worth region saw price increases in line with the state on whole, with the average price in both Dallas and Fort Worth-Arlington rising 26 cents, to $4.70 a gallon.
In Denton, GasBuddy.com on Thursday reported the lowest available price as $4.59 a gallon, found at a half-dozen stations in the city. That price was 24 cents more than the lowest-reported price last week.
Texas drivers are feeling more pain at the pump as record prices continue to be broken almost daily. The higher fuel prices are thanks to soaring demand along with continued concerns regarding tighter oil supplies due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, AAA reported.
Drivers in Texas are paying the 10th-lowest gas price average in the country, according to gasprices.aaa.com. Meanwhile, drivers in California are paying the most on average for a gallon over regular unleaded at $6.40 per gallon, on average. | https://dentonrc.com/news/gas-prices-jump-unprecedented-28-cents-post-new-record-high/article_0374fa9b-56db-5161-811a-ae14c944bcf4.html | 2022-06-10 03:02:37 | 1 | https://dentonrc.com/news/gas-prices-jump-unprecedented-28-cents-post-new-record-high/article_0374fa9b-56db-5161-811a-ae14c944bcf4.html |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy had to be freed from a claw machine after he climbed inside hoping to score a prize, according to an official at a North Carolina amusement park.
Carowinds officials were alerted just before 2 p.m. Sunday that the boy was inside the Cosmic XL Bonus Game, which contained plush prizes, according to Courtney C. McGarry Weber, a spokesperson for the park south of Charlotte.
The medical response team unlocked the machine and the boy was able to get out, she said. He was treated and released from first aid to his guardian.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday
Published 6:07 pm Tuesday, December 20, 2022
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February.
Two congressional sources and one person familiar with the matter confirmed plans for the visit. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the highly sensitive nature of the trip. They said Zelenskyy’s visit, while expected, could still be called off at the last minute due to security concerns.
The visit to Washington is set to include an address to Congress on Capitol Hill and a meeting with President Joe Biden. It comes as lawmakers are set to vote on a year-end spending package that includes about $45 billion in emergency assistance to Ukraine and as the U.S. prepares to send Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the country to help stave off Russia’s invasion.
The latest tranche of U.S. funding would be the biggest American infusion of assistance yet to Ukraine, above even Biden’s $37 billion emergency request, and would ensure that funding flows to the war effort for months to come.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi encouraged lawmakers to be on hand for Wednesday evening’s session.
“We are ending a very special session of the 117th Congress with legislation that makes progress for the American people as well as support for our Democracy,” Pelosi wrote Tuesday in a letter to colleagues. “Please be present for a very special focus on Democracy Wednesday night.”
Zelenskyy has — almost daily — addressed various parliaments and international organizations by video and he has sent his wife to foreign capitals to drum up assistance. The visit comes a day after he made a daring and dangerous trip to what he called the hottest spot on the 1,300-kilometer (800-mile) front line, the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s contested Donetsk province.
In a video released by his office from the Bakhmut visit, Zelenskyy was handed a Ukrainian flag and alluded to delivering it to U.S. leaders.
“The guys handed over our beautiful Ukrainian flag with their signatures for us to pass on,” Zelenskyy said in the video. “We are not in an easy situation. The enemy is increasing its army. Our people are braver and need more powerful weapons. We will pass it on from the boys to the Congress, to the president of the United States. We are grateful for their support, but it is not enough. It is a hint — it is not enough.” | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/12/ukraines-zelenskyy-preparing-to-visit-dc-on-wednesday/ | 2022-12-21 07:05:17 | 0 | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/12/ukraines-zelenskyy-preparing-to-visit-dc-on-wednesday/ |
Company Continues to Extend Its Market-Leading Technology Platform to Support Energy Leaders Globally Through Energy Transition
MANCHESTER, England and BOSTON and CALGARY, AB, June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG, a global leader in energy SaaS solutions, today announced the acquisition of Pandell, a next-generation SaaS land and financial application for the energy sector. This acquisition is part of a broader strategic vision to be the end-to-end software provider that helps energy leaders thrive in an ever-changing global energy landscape.
ESG provides the complete software platform for energy customers, enabling critical solutions in market and asset management in North America and the United Kingdom. ESG combines a SaaS architecture, flexible integration and constant innovation with sector expertise and decades of experience to provide the most adopted software platform in global energy retail markets. The company serves over 300 blue chip energy players and over 40 million end users worldwide.
Matt Hirst, CEO of ESG, said, "Since our founding in 1997, ESG has been providing mission-critical software solutions across the energy ecosystem. Our market experience paired with technology expertise have long helped energy retailers, traders, and asset infrastructure companies to stay ahead of an ever-changing energy landscape, consumer demands and regulatory requirements. With the addition of Pandell, we now serve customers across a broader portion of the energy value chain. We are excited to welcome the brilliant Pandell team to ESG and jointly bring more solutions to the table that help energy players stay ahead as the world works toward energy transition, helping our customers unleash the power in their hands."
Pandell is a next-generation SaaS software platform optimizing operations for more than 500 energy companies in Canada, the US, and globally. Through its innovative suite of products in land, GIS, accounting and field software, Pandell serves a wide array of energy companies looking to optimize their operations, including oil & gas, utility and renewable players.
Greg Chudiak, CEO and co-founder of Pandell added, "Energy companies are facing a complex environment, having to navigate what they must do "today" to optimize their operations, but also to stay ahead of the demands of "tomorrow" to meet net zero commitments and rising consumer expectations. They need help understanding and capitalizing on this transition. And by combining ESG's broad suite of solutions with our companies' collective deep sector expertise, we are poised to light the path for energy companies wherever they are on their energy transition journey. I couldn't be more excited of what lies ahead for our employees and our customers."
Together, ESG and Pandell serve companies throughout the energy value chain, driving operational efficiency and growth opportunities for their customers as well as actionable insights and capabilities to their customers' customers – the energy consumers.
About ESG
ESG provides unbeatable energy sector market and meter data management to deliver an energy transition platform to optimize the customer-to-cash process for utilities, pipeline and storage and retail energy providers. We automate complex, time-consuming processes with an integrated suite of tools in our platform to reduce the cost to serve and increase efficiency through data and insights to get results that matter. ESG is SOC 2 certified in North America and ISO9001/27001 in the United Kingdom. We put the power of data in your hands. Visit esgglobal.com to learn more.
About Pandell
Pandell is an industry leader in delivering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to 500+ energy companies in Canada, the USA, and abroad. Our customers range from startups to major enterprises across energy sectors including oil & gas, pipelines, utilities, mining, and renewable energy. Our cloud-hosted product suite helps finance, land, and field operations run their business more effectively; while our enterprise division builds and manages large-scale web portal applications that facilitate work across organizations. Combining the strength of our industry experience, Lithium™ technology, and practical software subscription model, we are Crafting the Future of Energy Software. For more information, visit us at pandell.com.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh totally whiffed a few years ago.
And he can laugh about it now. Especially since he eventually got it right.
The New York Jets coach was San Francisco’s defensive coordinator when the 49ers drafted D.J. Reed in the fifth round out of Kansas State in 2018.
Saleh loved Reed’s overall ability and approach, but had him miscast. It wasn’t until Reed went to Seattle two years later that he found his perfect fit.
“I screwed that one up because we tried to make D.J. a nickel free safety, and credit to Seattle — they put him at corner,” Saleh recalled Wednesday. “And he’s flourished at that position, but the mindset’s still there — the tenacity, the intensity, the strain — all of it is still there.
“He’s really found his home at the corner in that right spot, and I’m thankful he’s here.”
So are the rest of the Jets, whose cornerback duo of Reed and rookie Sauce Gardner has been one of the NFL’s best during New York’s 7-4 start. They have routinely shut down opposing receivers, transforming one of New York’s weaknesses a year ago into one of its biggest strengths.
Reed and Gardner will be tested again Sunday when they take on the Vikings in Minnesota, which has perhaps the league’s top wide receiver in Justin Jefferson.
“It’s going to be fun,” Saleh said. “Sauce is the ultimate strainer. Him and D.J., they strain, and they play very, very, very hard. Not to say they haven’t played anyone that plays hard, but I’ll put our guys up against anybody.
“Now those guys are freaking good now, and it’s going to be a great challenge. But like I said, I think it’s a challenge that our guys are excited for.”
Reed might see the bulk of snaps against Jefferson, depending on where the star receiver lines up. Saleh and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich don’t necessarily have Reed and Gardner follow one particular receiver throughout games.
“When you’ve got two dominant corners, you don’t really need to be stressing about anything,” Gardner said.
That said, both are preparing to face Jefferson — along with the rest of the Vikings’ pass catchers.
“He’s a pretty good receiver,” Gardner said of Jefferson, whose 81 catches are third in the league and his 1,232 yards receiving are just one short of NFL leader Tyreek Hill. “He runs good routes and his play speaks for itself.”
Same for Gardner, the No. 4 overall pick in April whose 14 passes defensed are the most in the league. He has two interceptions and his 88.9 coverage grade from Pro Football Focus leads NFL defensive backs.
As of Tuesday, he also led AFC cornerbacks in voting for the Pro Bowl — a rarity for a rookie at that position.
“I’m a naturally humble guy, but a lot of you asked me like what my individual goals were and that was one of them,” he said. “I know it’s not too often that rookies make the Pro Bowl, but at the same time, I know that the job’s not finished yet. So I’m just going to keep my head down and keep going.”
When asked if he thought he deserved the accolades, Gardner paused for only a moment.
“Uhh, definitely,” he said. “I feel like I’ve just been doing everything I can, putting the work in. I don’t know exactly what it takes, but I know I’ve been doing everything that I can.”
Gardner’s instant impact has somewhat overshadowed what Reed has done in his first season since signing a three-year, $33 million contract with the Jets in the offseason. He has 54 tackles, an interception, seven passes defensed and a forced fumble.
Reed has also allowed a league-low 65 yards after the catch this season among cornerbacks with a minimum of 400 snaps.
“He’s been great,” Saleh said.
Reed and Gardner also play off each other in the secondary, pushing each other to be great. And that has helped turn the Jets’ defense into a force, ranked fifth overall and fourth in scoring.
“We play for each other,” Reed said recently. “We really love each other. We hang out outside of football, everybody’s close-knit, just close, it’s family. I think that’s all we’ve got, to go play for each other that hard.”
NOTES: Reed had a personal day Wednesday, but was expected to return to practice Thursday. … RB Michael Carter (ankle), S Ashtyn Davis (hamstring) and OT Cedric Ogbuehi (groin/illness) didn’t practice. … LT Duane Brown (shoulder), TE Kenny Yeboah (calf) and DT Sheldon Rankins (elbow) were limited.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Templum, Inc. ("Templum"), a provider of next-generation cloud-based capital market infrastructure for alternative assets and private securities, announced today that AI-Media's New World Report had recognized Templum as the Best Alternative Asset Marketplace Technology Provider. These awards celebrate innovative projects and teams across the vendor and practitioner communities that use new and emerging technologies, services, and solutions to deliver high-value solutions in North America.
Globally, alternative asset classes are being embraced by large institutions, intermediaries, and individual investors. According to Preqin's most recent report, the Global Alternatives AUM is expected to reach $23.21 trillion by 2026, up from $13.32 trillion at the end of 2021 (11.7 CAGR).
"With increasing growth and investment into alternative assets, inefficiencies in antiquated manual processes and the lack of infrastructure have been more apparent than ever. These outdated manual processes have historically stymied the full potential of the market," stated Christopher Pallotta, Founder, and CEO of Templum. "Fortunately, these antiquated processes are rapidly being disrupted by Templum as we leverage innovative digital and scalable technologies to significantly reduce costs and time by creating operational efficiencies for investment managers, advisors, and investors. As a result, we have created a strong ecosystem and infrastructure for making investing and trading in alternative assets as easy as participating in the public markets."
"The North America Business Awards are always a delight to host. These companies are a driving force for change, and I want to congratulate every one of them," said Jessie Wilson, North American Business Awards program manager. "I wish them an incredible end to the year and a very fruitful future."
Templum Markets LLC. is a New York-based broker-dealer, and Alternative Trading System (ATS) approved to trade unregistered private securities in 53 U.S. states and territories and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Templum, Inc., a trading technology company. Templum is paving the way for investors to participate in new asset classes through integrated market technologies and APIs for primary issuance and secondary trading. Templum's combined solution provides liquidity and distribution in private markets by enabling a continuous trading experience for investors rather than the manual processes currently in place. In doing so, Templum delivers custom trading solutions to power marketplaces. For more information, please visit www.templuminc.com.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today released the results of its annual company-run stress test, conducted in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Federal Reserve") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The results are available online at https://IR.Truist.com/other-filings.
Truist announces a planned 8% increase in its regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.52 per common share from $0.48 per share following the completion of the 2022 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review ("CCAR") process. Truist's dividends are subject to approval by its board of directors, which will consider the proposed dividend at its July meeting. If approved, the new quarterly dividend will take effect in the third quarter of 2022.
Truist also announces that the Federal Reserve is maintaining the preliminary stress capital buffer ("SCB") that applies to the company at 2.5%. The SCB will be in effect from Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023 and reflects Truist's prudent risk management and sound financial performance under stressful conditions.
Truist plans to operate below its previously announced Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") ratio target of 9.75% reflecting the reduction of merger integration risk and its continued strong stress test results, partially offset by increased economic uncertainty.
"Truist's strong stress test results, combined with this past year's solid financial results and a successful integration means that we are well-positioned to execute on our strategy," said Truist Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill Rogers. "Operating as a unified Truist across all dimensions, we're shifting our focus from merger integration to executional excellence and purposeful growth. Guided by our purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities, Truist will continue to strategically deploy capital on behalf of our clients and shareholders while also thoughtfully managing risk."
About Truist
Truist Financial Corporation is a purpose-driven financial services company committed to inspiring and building better lives and communities. Truist has leading market share in many high-growth markets in the country, and offers a wide range of services including retail, small business and commercial banking; asset management; capital markets; commercial real estate; corporate and institutional banking; insurance; mortgage; payments; specialized lending; and wealth management. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Truist is a top 10 U.S. commercial bank with total assets of $544 billion as of March 31, 2022. Truist Bank, Member FDIC. Learn more at Truist.com.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acting as a major platform for international procurement, investment promotion, cultural exchanges and open cooperation, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) has been held for four consecutive years and is widely regarded as an international public good, which in turn is good for economic globalization and multilateral trading system.
With a number of companies attending the CIIE for the first time this year, including global metals and mining giant Rio Tinto Group, and Japanese multinational semiconductor company Renesas Electronics Corp, the fifth edition of the CIIE will be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to10 as scheduled.
In terms of the Business Exhibition, the fifth CIIE will again feature six exhibition areas — Food and Agricultural Products, Intelligent Industry and Information Technology, Medical Equipment and Healthcare Products, Consumer Goods, Trade in Services, and Automobiles.
This year, many organizing agencies from countries such as Norway and Belgium have joined the CIIE network for the first time. These agencies will play an important role in inviting local small and medium-sized enterprises to take part in the expo. Member nations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) are also planning to participate in the expo.
Over the last few years, the organizers of the CIIE have been establishing subsections within exhibition areas to enhance service standards. The fifth edition will have more new subsections established. For example, a crop seeds subsection and an artificial intelligence subsection will be set up to strengthen communication between businesses and bolster relevant industrial growth.
Subsections dedicated to serving innovation incubation, debuted in 2021 edition, will be established again in the exhibition areas of automobiles, intelligent industry and information technology, and medical equipment and healthcare products. Such subsections will also be present for sports and fashion design.
This year, country exhibitions will be held online with a brand-new look to showcase countries' achievements in cultural, economic, and social fonts.
Since 2018, more than 120 countries in total participated in the country exhibition, showcasing foreign countries' passion for the CIIE.
Be sure to browse the official website of the CIIE for more information about the upcoming fifth edition: https://www.ciie.org/zbh/en/.
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The Conference Gave a Platform to Companies from Microsoft to AWS, Meta and Companies like TerraZero Technologies Shaping the Future of Interactive, Gamification and Metaverse
VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - TerraZero Technologies Inc. ("TerraZero" or the "Company"), a vertically integrated Metaverse technology company, recently presented at the Immerse Global Summit in Miami, Florida.
Featuring content from the last year of activations across multiple Metaverse worlds, TerraZero spoke to the impact interactive, experiential and Metaverse technologies have for enterprise businesses looking to engage with their audiences in new ways, particularly through gamification. In a time where many converge blockchain, Metaverse and crypto together in an exclusive way, TerraZero's presentation shed a light on how enterprise businesses can safely activate in the Metaverse in a way that will adhere to their corporate standards across IT and legal.
"It has been fantastic to see our clients embrace the Metaverse in such a robust way," says TerraZero CEO Dan Reitzik. "And then to see so many companies like TerraZero sharing stages with companies like AWS, Microsoft, and schools like NYU and Harvard… It shows mass adoption and incredible thought leadership. So many headlines have called these technologies 'emerging' or 'nascent' this year, but we're seeing the industry come alive in real time. Immerse is the perfect place to learn about how a company can completely transform the way in which they engage with their customers using innovative technologies, and we're happy to lend our experiences to embolden that transformation."
To learn more about TerraZero's products, services, and in-house studio, go online to terrazero.com or reach out directly at hello@terrazero.com.
TerraZero Technologies Inc. ("TerraZero") is a vertically integrated Metaverse development group and leading web3 technology company specializing in helping brands create immersive experiences. The Company's Metaverse-agnostic vision is to develop and implement products and services with scalable commercial applications to flourish engagement across gamified experiences where enterprise- level businesses, Metaverse platforms, and web3 creators can seamlessly bridge and actionably grow their virtual world and the physical world endeavors together as one. TerraZero owns digital real estate for brands to establish presence in existing virtual worlds and can also offer brands their own private worlds to provide offices and services to those interested in the Metaverse. Furthermore, TerraZero acquires, designs, builds, and operates virtual assets and solutions to monetize the Metaverse ecosystem. The Company's businesses are segmented into five (5) divisions which include: (1) Immersive experience creation in existing or private virtual worlds; (2) advertising; (3) data analytics; (4) events and marketing; and (5) infrastructure. TerraZero aims to support the community, foster innovation, and drive adoption. For more information, please visit www.terrazero.com or contact hello@terrazero.com.
This news release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information or statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends," "expects," or "anticipates," or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events, or results "may," "could," "should," "would," or will "potentially" or "likely" occur. This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward‐looking statements," are not historical facts and are made as of the date of this news release, which includes without limitation, statements regarding discussions of future plans, estimates, and forecasts and statements as to management's expectations and intentions with respect to, among other things: the Company's intention to develop and drive traffic to its assets and locations within the Metaverse; that establishing an early presence within the Metaverse will provide the Company with new users, branding, and marketing opportunities; events, courses of action, and the potential of the Company's technology and operations, among others, are all forward-looking information.
Events or circumstances may cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including but not limited to, market and other conditions, business, economic, and capital market conditions; the ability to manage operating expenses, which may adversely affect the Company's financial condition; the ability to remain competitive as other better financed competitors develop and release competitive products; regulatory uncertainties; access to personnel, employees, and consultants; market conditions and the demand and pricing for products and services; the demand and pricing of cryptocurrencies and NFTs; security threats, including a loss/theft of TerraZero's NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and other assets; TerraZero's relationships with its customers and business partners; TerraZero's ability to successfully define, design, and release new products in a timely manner that meet customers' needs; the ability to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel; competition in the industry; the impact of technology changes on the products and industry; failure to develop new and innovative products; the ability to successfully maintain and enforce our intellectual property rights and defend third-party claims of infringement of their intellectual property rights; the impact of intellectual property litigation that could materially and adversely affect the business; the ability to manage working capital; and the dependence on key personnel. As a result, TerraZero may not actually achieve its plans, projections, or expectations. In addition, such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the demand for its products, the ability to develop software successfully, that there will be no regulation or law that will prevent the Company from operating its business, anticipated costs, the ability to secure sufficient capital to complete its business plans, the ability to achieve goals, and the price of cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Given these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include failure to obtain regulatory approval, the continued availability of capital and financing, technology failures, failure to obtain any permits required to operate the business, the impact of technology changes on the industry, the impact of COVID-19 or other viruses and diseases on the Company's ability to operate and hire personnel, competition, security threats including stolen NFTs and cryptocurrencies from TerraZero or its customers, consumer sentiment towards TerraZero's products, services and Metaverse technology generally, failure to develop new and innovative products, litigation, increase in operating costs, increase in labor costs, decrease in the price of cryptocurrencies and NFTs, failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations, government regulations, loss of key employees and consultants, and general economic, market, or business conditions. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking information. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Additionally, the Company undertakes no obligation to comment on the expectations of or statements made by third parties
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TX Lake Charles LA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
TXZ180-261030-
Tyler-
Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe,
Spurger, Warren, and Woodville
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Near steady temperature around 60.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around
70. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
Highs in the lower 90s.
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Hardin-
Including the cities of Lumberton and Silsbee
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
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Jefferson-
Including the cities of Beaumont, Sabine Pass,
and Sea Rim State Park
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 80s.
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Orange-
Including the cities of Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs around 90.
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Northern Jasper-
Including the cities of Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, and Roganville
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Near steady temperature around 60.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
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Northern Newton-
Including the cities of Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown,
Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, and Call
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Near steady temperature around 60.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 60s. Highs in the lower 90s.
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Southern Jasper-
Including the cities of Gist, Buna, and Evadale
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest around 5 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
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Southern Newton-
Including the city of Deweyville
218 AM CDT Thu May 26 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. North winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
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FINDLAY, Ohio, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of the general partner of MPLX LP (NYSE: MPLX) has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.775 per common unit for the second quarter of 2023, or $3.10 on an annualized basis. The distribution will be paid on Aug. 14, 2023, to common unitholders of record as of Aug. 4, 2023.
Qualified Tax Notice
Concurrent with this announcement we are providing qualified notice to brokers and nominees that hold MPLX units on behalf of non-U.S. investors under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b) and (d) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446(f)-4(c)(2)(iii). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of the Partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. In addition, brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of the distribution as being in excess of cumulative net income for purposes of determining the amount to withhold. Accordingly, the Partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate. Nominees, and not MPLX, are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them on behalf of non-U.S. investors.
About MPLX LP
MPLX is a diversified, large-cap master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets, and provides fuels distribution services. MPLX's assets include a network of crude oil and refined product pipelines; an inland marine business; light-product terminals; storage caverns; refinery tanks, docks, loading racks, and associated piping; and crude and light-product marine terminals. The company also owns crude oil and natural gas gathering systems and pipelines as well as natural gas and NGL processing and fractionation facilities in key U.S. supply basins. More information is available at www.MPLX.com.
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Brian Worthington, Director, Investor Relations
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has brushed aside the final remaining legal hurdle in the way of a $4 billion dividend by Albertsons to its shareholders ahead of a proposed merger with rival Kroger.
The state’s highest court on Tuesday declined to review a case against the dividend brought by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, The Seattle Times reported.
Ferguson had argued that the payment could financially weaken Albertsons and lead to shuttering locations of Albertsons and of Safeway, which Albertsons owns.
In a two-page ruling, the court rejected reviewing the case or extending a temporary restraining order blocking the dividend.
Albertsons, which is based in Boise, Idaho, wants to pay the dividend to shareholders ahead of its proposed $25 billion merger with Kroger, which owns QFC and Fred Meyer.
Ferguson said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that his office respects the decision but is surprised and disappointed the state Supreme Court decided not to hear the case.
Ferguson’s case was the final obstacle to the dividend after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., rejected similar efforts by California, Illinois and the District of Columbia.
Grocery-store closures have been a concern in the Seattle area, where Albertsons and Kroger have nearly 200 locations. Kroger and Albertsons have both repeatedly dismissed closure concerns.
Grocery store unions also expressed dismay at Tuesday’s ruling.
“We are disappointed to see a ruling that favors a small number of ultra-wealthy shareholders over the many thousands of essential workers and millions of Americans who will be left to suffer the consequences of the outright financial looting of Albertsons,” said a joint statement from by several grocery unions, including United Food and Commercial Workers International, Local 3000, which represents workers at Seattle-area Albertsons and Kroger stores.
Albertsons will immediately begin the process of paying the dividend to stockholders, the company said in a statement Thursday afternoon.
Tuesday’s ruling doesn’t affect the months-long approval process for the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, which can be held up by both federal and state regulators, Ferguson said.
“This merger is far from a done deal,” Ferguson said. “My team and I will be conducting a thorough review.”
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — With Ukraine scrambling to keep communication lines open during the war, an army of engineers from the country’s phone companies has mobilized to help the public and policymakers stay in touch during repeated Russian missile and drone strikes.
The engineers, who typically go unseen and unsung in peacetime, often work around the clock to maintain or restore phone service, sometimes braving minefields to do so. After Russian strikes took out the electricity that cellphone towers usually run on, they revved up generators to keep the towers on.
“I know our guys — my colleagues — are very exhausted, but they’re motivated by the fact that we are doing an important thing,” Yuriy Dugnist, an engineer with Ukrainian telecommunications company Kyivstar, said after crunching through a half-foot (15 centimeters) of fresh snow to reach a fenced-in mobile phone tower on the western fringe of Kyiv, the capital.
Dugrist and his co-workers offered a glimpse of their new daily routines, which involve using an app on their own phones to monitor which of the scores of phone towers in the capital area were receiving electricity, either during breaks from the controlled blackouts being used to conserve energy or from the generators that kick in to provide backup power.
One entry ominously read, in English, “Low Fuel.”
Stopping off at a service station before their rounds, the team members filled up eight 20-liter (5.3 gallon) jerrycans with diesel fuel for a vast tank under a generator that relays power up a 50-meter (160-foot) cell tower in a suburban village that has had no electricity for days.
It’s one of many Ukrainian towns that have had intermittent power, or none at all, in the wake of multiple rounds of devastating Russian strikes in recent weeks targeting the country’s infrastructure — power plants in particular.
Kyivstar is the largest of Ukraine’s three main mobile phone companies, with some 26 million customers — or the equivalent of about two-thirds of the country’s population before Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion drove millions of people abroad, even if many have since returned.
The diesel generators were installed at the foot of the cell phone towers since long before the invasion, but they were rarely needed. Many Western countries have offered up similar generators and transformers to help Ukraine keep electricity running as well as possible after Russia’s blitz.
After emergency blackouts prompted by a round of Russian strikes on Nov. 23, Kyivstar deployed 15 teams of engineers simultaneously and called in “all our reserves” to troubleshoot the 2,500 mobile stations in their service area, Dugrist said.
He recalled rushing to the site of a destroyed cell tower when Russian forces pulled out of Irpin, a suburb northwest of Kyiv, earlier this year and getting there before Ukrainian minesweepers had arrived to give the all-clear signal.
The strain the war is putting on Ukraine’s mobile phone networks has reportedly driven up prices for satellite phone alternatives like Elon Musk’s Starlink system, which Ukraine’s military has used during the conflict, now in its 10th month.
After widespread infrastructure strikes last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy convened top officials to discuss the restoration work and supplies needed to safeguard the country’s energy and communication systems.
“Special attention is paid to the communication system,” he said, adding that no matter what the Russia has in mind, “we must maintain communication.”
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed against medical transport provider American Medical Response West in California court says the ambulance company’s lax hiring and oversight allowed a paramedic to sexually assault two women in their 80s while en route to a hospital.
The law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy filed the suit last week in San Mateo County Superior Court. It also names American Medical Response, Inc., based in Colorado, as a defendant. AMR operates in most U.S. states.
Miguel Nieblas Ontiveros, 35, has pleaded not guilty in criminal court to two felony counts of forcible oral copulation.
Anne Marie Murphy, the lead attorney on the case, said the paramedic should never have been left alone with vulnerable patients, one of whom was allegedly assaulted in May of last year and the other in December.
“It’s a horrific situation. Our client is an 82-year-old Asian woman who was frail and she needed to be transported to a hospital,” she said. “Unfortunately, the paramedic in the back was a sexual predator.”
The woman, who is not named in the lawsuit, was assaulted while strapped to a gurney on her way to a hospital after falling at the assisted living home where she resides, according to the lawsuit. Her neck was also immobilized by a brace at the time.
The ambulance company reported the incident to the California Highway Patrol and put Ontiveros on unpaid leave after the allegations arose in December. The company also fired him after his arrest in April.
AMR did not immediately respond Monday to an email requesting comment.
The lawsuit says AMR hired or retained Ontiveros despite a grand theft case filed in December 2020, stemming from his previous job with the South San Francisco Fire Department. He faces five counts of grand theft in a case that is pending.
According to the lawsuit, AMR also knew or should have have known that Ontiveros was accused of assaulting another woman, who was 80, in May 2022.
The lawsuit alleges physical abuse of a dependent adult and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Ontiveros is being held in jail on $3 million bail. His attorney, Joshua Bentley, did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/lawsuit-targets-ambulance-company-for-paramedic-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-2-elderly-women/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2023-05-22 22:11:34 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/lawsuit-targets-ambulance-company-for-paramedic-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-2-elderly-women/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
PHOENIX and LONG BEACH, Calif., May 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (NASDAQ: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation, energy supply and infrastructure solutions, via the HYLA brand, and WattEV, a Long Beach-based developer of charging infrastructure for heavy-duty trucks and provider of electric trucks as a service (TaaS), today announced the upcoming sale and delivery of 14 Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). The sale is being financed with a long-term lease between Mitsubishi HC Capital America and WattEV.
WattEV is building powerful public charging depots to serve fleets of commercial BEVs. WattEV also provides electric trucks as a service (TaaS) to meet the needs of shippers and fleet operators committed to meeting California's mandates towards zero-emissions. WattEV's first of four charging depots in Southern California will open for service at the Port of Long Beach with access to Interstate 710 and 110 starting in May 2023. Nikola trucks can use the WattEV depots for daily charging.
"WattEV's mission aligns with Nikola's zero-emission vision to address the infrastructure pain point in support of the transition to zero-emissions by placing commercial truck charging solutions at all their depots," said Michael Lohscheller, President and CEO, Nikola Corporation. "We anticipate the availability of WattEV's charging depots will play a significant role in industry adoption and provide customers with immediate zero-emission solutions."
WattEV CEO Salim Youssefzadeh says his company aims to reduce charging times significantly.
"We have been running a pilot test with Nikola battery-electric trucks for the past six months and are quite satisfied with the energy efficiency of the trucks and the ongoing technical support. Nikola's customer-centric approach to meet our requirement for transition from CCS to MCS charging will be a game changer, which will allow us to rapidly expand our fleet size," Youssefzadeh said.
The Combined Charging System (CCS) is the current charging standard for heavy-duty e-trucks, while faster charging systems are under development.
The higher-power Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is expected to become the worldwide standard for fast-charging of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles reducing the typical charge sessions to less than 30 minutes.
The Nikola Tre BEV is eligible for the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). With this approval, purchasers of the BEV can now qualify for an incentive valued at $120,000 per truck, and up to $150,000 for drayage fleets, helping to reduce the total cost of ownership for any purchaser operating in the state of California.
Launched by CARB in 2009, HVIP is the earliest program in the U.S. to demonstrate the function, flexibility, and effectiveness of a limited pool of first-come first-served incentives that reduce the incremental cost of clean commercial vehicles.
HVIP is administered by CALSTART, a national clean transportation nonprofit consortium, on behalf of CARB. With a range of up to 330 miles, the Nikola Tre BEV is expected to have the longest range among the current HVIP eligible Class 8 tractors. The Tre's cabover design is ideal for metro-regional applications because it has improved visibility and maneuverability, along with a smooth and quiet ride free of the smell of diesel emissions.
Both Nikola (booth #6494) and WattEV (booth #5815) are at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo May 1-4, 2023, where the Nikola Tre BEV and FCEV are on display and available for the ride and drive portion of the event.
WattEV is featuring its MCS charger at ACT Expo and is hosting the Vehicle Interoperability Testing Symposium May 9-11, 2023, at WattEV's Charging Depot at the Port of Long Beach, with high capacity chargers capable of charging more than 100 truck a day. The Nikola Tre BEV will be showcased at the event.
ABOUT NIKOLA CORPORATION
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and hydrogen electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, via the HYLA brand, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com or Twitter @nikolamotor.
ABOUT WATTEV
WattEV's mission is to accelerate the transition of U.S. trucking transport to zero emissions. Using a combination of business and technology innovations, WattEV develops charging infrastructure and data-driven workflow that provide truckers and fleet operators the lowest total cost of ownership. WattEV's goal is to put 12,000 heavy-duty electric trucks on California roads by the end of 2030, exceeding existing forecasts. More information is available online at www.WattEV.com.
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CHICAGO, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Birchwood Healthcare Partners, a distinguished player in the American seniors healthcare industry, is delighted to announce a significant milestone: the successful conclusion of initial fundraising for the 5V+ Seniors Healthcare Fund. This accomplishment validates the robustness of Birchwood's strategic vision and operational proficiency. Birchwood extends its gratitude to the esteemed investors for their confidence in the 5V+ Seniors Healthcare Fund and its sponsorship.
Established in 2014, Birchwood is one of the few fully-integrated and diversified investment firms in the U.S. targeting the intersection of operations and real estate for the rapidly growing seniors healthcare demographic.
The 5V+ Seniors Healthcare Fund provides investors with comprehensive exposure to four key verticals of seniors healthcare: Senior Housing, Healthcare Services, Transitional & Long-Term Care, and Active Adult. Demographic trends project a significant increase in the 65+ and 85+ population groups from 2020-2030, and Birchwood's fund is poised to meet the escalating demand and innovation in these segments.
Birchwood sees an unparalleled opportunity in the fragmented and misaligned seniors healthcare industry in today's market. As government financial assistance programs worth over $272B wind down and capital providers prioritize quality, distressed assets will emerge, highlighting the need for experienced management. With a leadership team that has successfully completed over $1B in transactions, Birchwood is prepared to capitalize on this opportunity. We are committed to delivering exceptional clinical outcomes for residents and families while generating strong investor returns.
Given attractive acquisition pricing, the current moment is an ideal time to deploy capital into the seniors healthcare market. Birchwood is thrilled to report significant progress in its investment pipeline. With proven expertise and strategic positioning, Birchwood's leaders are confident in their ability to seize this opportunity and create value in the seniors healthcare industry.
For more information about the 5V+ Seniors Healthcare Fund or to explore potential partnerships, please contact our Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, Bill Brennan, at bbrennan@birchwoodhcp.com.
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About Birchwood Healthcare Partners
Birchwood Healthcare Partners is a leading healthcare fund management company, focused on investing in innovative healthcare solutions for seniors and delivering excellent risk and return profiles to investors. Through the 5V+ Seniors Healthcare Fund, Birchwood is committed to transforming healthcare delivery for seniors by providing them with quality care and improved access to healthcare services while providing investors with holistic and diversified access to one of the largest and fastest growing segments of the American economy.
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By DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia teacher who was critically injured when she was was shot by a 6-year-old student in Newport News is showing signs of improvement as authorities struggle to understand how a child so young could be involved in a school shooting, the city’s mayor said Saturday.
Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones said the condition of the teacher, a woman in her 30s, is “trending in a positive direction” as she remains hospitalized.
The boy shot and wounded the teacher in a first-grade classroom on Friday at Richneck Elementary School, according to authorities. Police Chief Steve Drew said the shooting was not accidental and was part of an altercation but didn’t elaborate further. No students were injured.
Jones declined to release additional details Saturday about what led to the altercation, citing the ongoing police investigation. He also would not comment on how the boy got access to the gun or who owns the weapon.
“This is a red flag for the country,” Jones said.
“I do think that after this event, there is going to be a nationwide discussion on how these sorts of things can be prevented.”
Experts who study gun violence said the shooting represents an extremely rare occurrence of a young child bringing a gun into school and wounding a teacher.
“It’s very rare and it’s not something the legal system is really designed or positioned to deal with,” said researcher David Riedman, founder of a database that tracks U.S. school shootings dating back to 1970.
He said Saturday that he’s only aware of three other shootings caused by 6-year-old students in the time period he’s studied. Those include the fatal shooting of a fellow student in 2000 in Michigan and shootings that injured other students in 2011 in Texas and 2021 in Mississippi.
Riedman said he only knows of one other instance of a student younger than that causing gunfire at a school, in which a 5-year-old student brought a gun to a Tennessee school in 2013 and accidentally discharged it. No one was injured in that case.
Daniel W. Webster, a professor at Johns Hopkins University who studies gun violence, agreed that a 6-year-old shooting a teacher at school is extremely unusual. But he said his research shows that instances of young children accessing loaded guns and shooting themselves or others unintentionally in homes or other settings are rising.
“A 6 year old gaining access to a loaded gun and shooting him/herself or someone else, sadly, is not so rare,” he said in an email.
In the Newport News case, Police Chief Steve Drew said Friday that the shooting didn’t appear to be an accident and that it was isolated to the single victim. He said the student and teacher had known each other in a classroom setting.
“We did not have a situation where someone was going around the school shooting,” Drew told reporters.
He said the boy had a handgun in the classroom, and investigators were trying to figure out where he obtained it.
Parents and students were reunited at a gymnasium, Newport News Public Schools said via Facebook.
The police chief declined to discuss what contact investigators have had with the boy’s parents.
“We have been in contact with our commonwealth’s attorney (local prosecutor) and some other entities to help us best get services to this young man,” Drew said.
Newport News is a city of about 185,000 people in southeastern Virginia known for its shipyard, which builds the nation’s aircraft carriers and other U.S. Navy vessels.
Richneck has about 550 students who are in kindergarten through fifth grade, according to the Virginia Department of Education’s website. School officials have already said that there will be no classes at the school on Monday.
“Today our students got a lesson in gun violence,” said George Parker III, Newport News schools superintendent, “and what guns can do to disrupt, not only an educational environment, but also a family, a community.”
Virginia law does not allow 6-year-olds to be tried as adults.
In addition, a 6-year-old is too young to be committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice if found guilty.
A juvenile judge would have authority, though, to revoke a parent’s custody and place a child under the purview of the Department of Social Services.
___ Associated Press writers Ben Finley in Norfolk, Matthew Barakat in Falls Church and Ed White in Detroit contributed to this report.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Childhood obesity is a struggle many families deal with. Today, Dr. Shari Barkin, Physician-in-chief at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, is here to share her insight. For more information, give them a call at (804)828-CHOR or visit their website.
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HUNTINGTON — The Cabell County Board of Education is set to meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to discuss construction updates, policies, personnel items and more.
The Board of Education Office is at 2850 5th Ave. in Huntington.
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HUNTINGTON — The Cabell County Board of Education is set to meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, to discuss construction updates, policies, personnel items and more.
The Board of Education Office is at 2850 5th Ave. in Huntington.
According to the meeting agenda, the board will hear updates on construction projects throughout the county.
Some of the updates include Davis Creek Elementary School, which is currently out for bid. A required pre-bid meeting is set for 3 p.m. Oct. 20, and the bid opening is set for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Board of Education office.
Bids for projects at Meadows Elementary School and the new Cabell County Career Technology Center at the Huntington Mall are expected to be out between December and February, according to the agenda.
Other projects set to be discussed during Tuesday's meeting are updates on the safe school entrance at Cabell Midland High School, upcoming plans for Huntington High School, and other HVAC and utility projects at multiple schools in the district.
Huntington High School recently hosted a King of the Hill event, an athletic competition, where the first ever all-female team, The Lady Raiders, competed. The Lady Raiders consisted of Ariana Carroll, Kiera Figures, Athena Kitchen, Kathrine Klover, Chloe Masey, Ameilia Neff, Lillian Sadler, Meranda Samples and Kayleigh Woods.
The team placed first in its division overall and won five single events. The team went on to the George Washington High School Patriot Cup and brought home first place for its division overall for the Army Combat Fitness Test, the trail run, logistics relay and the vehicle pull.
Huntington East Middle School band teacher Nathan Kerr will be recognized as the October Superintendent Superhero. He was nominated by former student Jonathan Stowers who said Kerr taught students life lessons while also teaching them about band.
Cabell Midland High School seniors Luke Bird and Kevin Maloney will be recognized National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. They were two of 16,000 students throughout the United States.
A full agenda can be found on the Cabell County Schools website on the Board of Education page under “Our District.”
Sarah Ingram is a reporter for The Herald-Dispatch, covering public K-12 education. Follow her on Twitter @SIngramHD.
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Rapper Jack Harlow took flight to open the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday before coming away with an early victory.
Harlow kicked off his performance inside a mock airplane walking down aisle while performing his hit song “First Class," which was sampled by Fergie's “Glamorous.” The rapper joined Fergie onstage - wearing a sparkling silver dress with the red words “First Class” - who sang her 2006 jam.
Lizzo had Taylor Swift dancing out of her seat while she performed her new single “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)."
Harlow's name was called to come right back onstage to collect the show's first award for his guest appearance on Lil Nas X's song “Industry Baby," which won for best collaboration. Both Harlow and Lil Nas X are tied for leading nominees with seven apiece.
“This one is for the champions,” said Lil Nas X before Harlow thanked him for the collaboration on the chart-topping single. The song propelled their nominations, landing them in competition for artist of the year along with Drake, Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles and Lizzo.
Kendrick Lamar entered the show with seven nominations with Harry Styles and Doja Cat closely coming behind with six nods apiece. Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Drake, Dua Lipa, Tayler Swift and The Weeknd each have five.
Swift accepted the award for best long form video for her “All Too Well: The Short Film.” The singer spoke about creating her first short film, giving thanks to several including actors Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien who starred in the project.
“We put our entire hearts into this," Swift said.
Styles won album of the year for “Harry's House.” He was unable to attend the awards due to his show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Harlow is pulling double duty, joining LL Cool J and Nicki Minaj as the show’s emcees. The VMAs are being being held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Minaj will perform hits from throughout her career and accept the show’s video vanguard award, which MTV has said she’s receiving for her artistry, barrier-breaking hip-hop and status as a global superstar. The honor is named after Michael Jackson.
Eminem, Snoop Dogg, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bad Bunny are also set to perform
Madonna, who is the most awarded artist in MTV history with 20 wins, becomes the only artist to receive a nomination in each of the VMAs five decades. She earned her 69th nomination for her 14th studio album “Madame X.”
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What is stand mixer wattage?
You’re in the market for a new stand mixer and you have a handle on features such as attachments and capacity, but what about wattage? It’s an important factor to consider, but it can be confusing.
The wattage of a stand mixer tells you how powerful the motor is. So, are higher-wattage stand mixers best? On the surface, yes, but this doesn’t always translate into better performance in the real world.
What are watts?
Watts are units of power that denote the amount of energy items need to function. The wattage of a stand mixer correlates to the power needed by the motor to run the appliance. Logic dictates that a higher wattage equals a more powerful motor and a more effective stand mixer. However, it isn’t always this simple.
Are higher-wattage stand mixers really better?
The more powerful a stand mixer is, the better it is at taking on tougher tasks. This includes kneading dense bread dough for long periods, making seitan or mixing firm cookie doughs.
In theory, a higher-wattage stand mixer has a more powerful motor than a one with a lower wattage. However, the trouble with looking at the wattage alone is that watts don’t reflect the motor power, rather the amount of energy a stand mixer needs to run. So, in some cases, high wattage can be an indicator of an inefficient appliance, not a more powerful one.
If you trust the manufacturer of the stand mixer you’re buying, it’s safe to assume the wattage is an accurate representation of motor power, not a sign of an inefficient machine. In these cases, higher-wattage mixers are objectively better at mixing firm doughs and other heavy-duty tasks.
How many watts does a stand mixer need?
Anyone who wants a high-powered stand mixer that can take on heavy-duty tasks with ease should opt for a stand mixer with a motor of at least 500 watts. However, a 200-to-300-watt motor will suffice if you’ll only use it occasionally and mostly for lighter tasks, such as whipping cream or mixing batters.
What else to look for in a stand mixer
Now you know more about stand mixer wattage, you might want to know what else is important in a stand mixer.
Capacity
Most stand mixers designed for home cooks have bowl capacities between 4 and 6 quarts. A handful have larger bowls with capacities of up to 7 quarts, which is great if you regularly bake several loaves at once or make huge batches of cookies for bake sales. Remember, the listed capacity is the total capacity of the bowl, so a 5-quart stand mixer won’t be able to mix a full 5 quarts of ingredients.
Mixing attachments
You’ll usually get three mixing attachments with a stand mixer: a whisk, a beater and a dough hook. However, some come with extra attachments, such as scraper-beaters or pastry beaters.
- Whisk: The whisk attachment is designed for whipping ingredients, such as egg whites, aquafaba or heavy cream.
- Dough hook: The dough hook is designed for kneading bread and other doughs that require gluten development, such as cinnamon roll dough.
- Standard beater: The standard beater is great for mixing up cake batter, cookie dough and others of a similar consistency.
- Scraper-beater: This is much like a standard beater but with a flexible rubber or silicone edge that scrapes down the sides of the bowl as it mixes.
- Pastry beater: The beater is designed specifically for mixing pastry without overworking it. However, you can do a good job with a standard beater.
Power attachments
Some mixers have ports that you can affix power attachments to. These motorized attachments include mini food choppers, blenders, pasta makers and spiralizers. Such attachments are sold separately from the mixer.
Splash guard
Splash guards keep ingredients from flying out of the bowl and making a mess while you’re mixing. They have a hole in them so you can keep on adding ingredients as you mix. While they’re not essential, they’re nice to have, especially if you often end up surrounded by debris after using your stand mixer.
Speed settings
You can expect a mixer to have somewhere between five and 15 speed settings, but most have around 10. The more settings you have, the more versatile the mixer, since some recipes work best at particular speeds. It’s generally a good idea to start low to combine ingredients before increasing the speed.
Best stand mixers
KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
Keen home cooks can tackle even the most heavy-duty tasks with this 500-watt stand mixer. It comes with standard whisk, beater and dough hook attachments, plus a port for power attachments.
Where to buy: Sold by KitchenAid and Sur La Table
KitchenAid 7-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer
The generous 7-quart capacity and planetary mixing motion make this 500-watt mixer extremely effective for anyone who bakes regularly or in large batches. It includes a dough hook, whisk, standard beater, pastry beater and rubber-edged flex beater.
Where to buy: Sold by KitchenAid and Sur La Table
Hamilton Beach Electric Stand Mixer
This 300-watt, 4-quart mixer is a compact, affordable choice that’s great for light tasks and occasional use. It has seven speeds and includes a beater, whisk and dough hook.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
With a powerful 500-watt motor, a 5.5-quart bowl and 12 speed settings, this mixer is an excellent choice for baking tasks big and small. It has a power hub to attach optional motorized attachments, which are sold separately.
Where to buy: Sold by Sur La Table
The retro style isn’t the only thing going for this stand mixer — it has 8 speed settings and mixes in a planetary motion. The 300-watt motor might not be the most powerful, but it can still take on most mixing and beating tasks.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Hamilton Beach Electric Stand Mixer
Due to its 4-quart bowl and a 300-watt motor, this compact mixer is great for small kitchens and lighter mixing jobs. It comes with a whisk, beater and dough hook.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Hot Wheels Star Wars toys are best?
Hot Wheels toys are beloved by kids of all ages who love cars and other miniature vehicles. The toy brand has also created several licensed lines of toys, tracks and cars. One of the biggest licensed lines of toys from Hot Wheels is the Star Wars line. There are several different toys in the Star Wars line and choosing the right toy as a gift or for a collection is a difficult choice. Knowing the different options available and the types of Star Wars designs offered will make that choice much easier.
Features to consider before buying Hot Wheels Star Wars toys
Track sets and playsets
Some of the most popular toys that Hot Wheels offers are track sets or playsets. These sets allow users to play with their cars or ships on themed tracks or sets that help show the toys in motion. Track sets are usually more focused on showing off the speed and acrobatics of the cars while play sets serve more as a way to enhance storytelling and imagination-based playing.
Cars and ships
In the Hot Wheels Star Wars line of licensed toys, there are both themed cars and miniature ships. The cars follow a more traditional Hot Wheels build with character-based designs. Each of these cars will have the same mobility and wheels as regular Hot Wheels. The ships are designed as replicas of ships and have varying levels of mobility.
Limited edition or collector’s models
For buyers who collect Hot Wheels toys, buying limited editions or special collections will be a priority. Hot Wheels does offer some collector’s versions of toys or specific box collections. These offerings will usually cost slightly more but will serve as rarer, more interesting toys to own and display.
Color, character and design options
Some of the largest choices for any buyer are what colors, designs and characters to choose. With the Hot Wheels Star Wars line featuring several different character cars and playsets, there are options available for fans of any of the Star Wars movies, TV shows or games.
Price range
Given the variety of toys and cars offered under the Hot Wheels Star Wars line of products, the price range will also vary drastically. Some toys offered cost as little as $5-$10 while larger track sets or playsets can cost well over $70.
Best Hot Wheels Star Wars toys
Top Hot Wheels Star Wars toy
Hot Wheels Star Wars Six-pack Character Cars
What you need to know: This pack of cars features several different popular characters in the Star Wars franchise across all different movie trilogies.
What you’ll love: Each car is designed to represent one of the characters while still maintaining all functionality of a traditional Hot Wheels car. The box it comes in has a display window and small character bios for collectors.
What you should consider: Some users report the box was damaged in shipping, lowering its value as a display box.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Hot Wheels Star Wars toy for the money
Hot Wheels Star Wars Starships “The Mandalorian” Hover Pram
What you need to know: This is an affordable miniature hover pram from the popular Star Wars series, “The Mandalorian.”
What you’ll love: In addition to the hover pram, the toy features the popular character, “The Child,” inside. The hover pram also comes with a flight stand for easier display.
What you should consider: The toy is extremely small and may not be big enough for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Hot Wheels Star Wars MILLENNIUM FALCON Play Set
What you need to know: This is a unique playset modeled after the Millennium Falcon built for all Hot Wheels cars.
What you’ll love: The playset includes a launching feature and sound effects to improve the overall playing experience. The playset also comes with a Chewbacca character car.
What you should consider: The playset is more expensive than other options and may be out of budget for some buyers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Hot Wheels Star Wars The Child 1:64 Scale Character Car
What you need to know: You can race to your heart’s content with this adorable car featuring The Child from the hit show, “The Mandalorian.”
What you’ll love: This toy is an actual car instead of just a display model, so you can play with it like any other Hot Wheels car. The Child character also bobs up and down when the car is rolling.
What you should consider: Some people reported that the car was smaller than they had originally anticipated.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Hot Wheels Star Wars Rancor Rumble Track Set
What you need to know: This is a unique track set built to replicate the Rancor Pit from the start of “Return of the Jedi.”
What you’ll love: The track set features a lever to bring cars up to the top of the set where Jabba the Hutt is watching. The track set also comes with a unique character car of a Gamorrean Guard.
What you should consider: The track set has some delicate parts and may break if dropped.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Star Wars Starships DieCast Hotwheels Wheel Bike
What you need to know: This is a scale miniature of the wheel bike from “Revenge of the Sith.”
What you’ll love: The wheel bike also features a miniature version of General Grievous riding inside of it. The wheel bike also has a display stand.
What you should consider: Some users have reported damage to the outer packaging which may be a problem to some collectors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Hot Wheels Star Wars Star Destroyer Slam & Race Launcher Play Set
What you need to know: This is a unique playset that is shaped like an Imperial Star Destroyer.
What you’ll love: The playset comes with two different battle rollers that use ball bearings to drift and smash into one another. The playset also has a launch feature that allows both battle rollers to be used at the same time.
What you should consider: The playset does not work as well with traditional Hot Wheels cars.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — While the respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, is often thought of as a childhood issue, experts said many overlook its impact on adults. As a result, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting RSV hospitalizations for seniors are 10 times higher than usual for this point in the year.
Dr. Julia Pfaff at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg said to watch out for more severe symptoms.
“So, if you are getting high fever and dehydration, those are two big reasons for hospitalization for some patients," said Pfaff.
RSV doesn’t typically send as many adults to the hospital, but if it does, it can be deadly for those with underlying health conditions. Rising RSV numbers come as many come down with COVID or the flu, and it might be difficult to know what you have.
“All the illnesses can start with symptoms of fatigue, decreased appetite, and then it will progress to symptoms of an upper respiratory infection with coughing, fever. In some cases, lower respiratory illness like bronchitis and pneumonia, which is fairly rare for RSV," said Pfaff.
Tracking RSV is nowhere near as thorough as it is for COVID-19, so it’s difficult to know the exact numbers. But those with weakened immune systems and chronic heart or lung disease need to be extra careful.
Pfaff said the ways to limit the spread of RSV might sound familiar.
“Wash your hands. Stay home if you are sick. Clean hard surfaces. And certainly, don’t go around those who are vulnerable or at risk for more severe illness if you are feeling like you are having symptoms," said Pfaff.
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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ellia Green realized as a young child — long before becoming an Olympic champion — that a person’s identity and a gender assigned at birth can be very different things.
Now, about 20 years later, one of the stars of Australia’s gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics has transitioned to male.
Green, who has kept the same name, told The Associated Press it was the best decision of his life. Realizing that sharing his experience could be lifesaving for others is what compelled Green to go public in a video to be shown Tuesday to participants at an international summit on ending transphobia and homophobia in sport. The summit is being hosted in Ottawa as part of the Bingham Cup rugby tournament.
The only other transgender or gender diverse Olympic gold medalists are Caitlyn Jenner and Quinn, who goes by one name and was part of Canada’s winning women’s soccer team in Tokyo last year.
Seeing so few trans athletes at the elite level and so much negative commentary on social media, particularly since World Rugby’s decision to bar transgender women from playing women’s rugby, hastened Green’s push to highlight the harm those things can cause some children.
Most importantly, it’s an attempt to draw attention to a serious health issue — some studies say more than 40% of trans youth had considered attempting suicide.
The 29-year-old Green has admitted to being in a “dark place” after retiring from rugby at the end of 2021.
“This is what happened to me,” Green told The AP. “Pretty much my rugby career ended and I had been in and out of mental health facilities for serious issues. My depression hit a new level of sadness.”
He’s in a much better place now with his partner, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts, and their infant daughter, Waitui.
“Vanessa was pregnant and having to come to hospital to visit,” Green said. “I was having bad episodes. That’s the last time I want her to have to see me like that. But the only way to help heal is to talk about it . . . I’d like to help someone not feel so isolated by telling my story.”
The story has been a difficult one at times. Green, who was assigned female at birth, was adopted by Yolanta and Evan Green and moved to Australia from Fiji at age 3. Recalling later childhood memories of domestic violence, seeing Yolanta being abused in another relationship, Green said “caused a lot of long-lasting trauma.”
“I guess from witnessing that, I knew from an early age that was not (the kind of) relationship I wanted to have, but it shaped me to know how a woman should be treated,” Green said. “I do believe that even through traumatic circumstances there was a lot to learn from it.”
It was also a childhood that for Green was marked by an overwhelming realization.
“As a kid I remember I thought I was a boy in public, I had a short (haircut) and whenever we met new people they thought I was a boy,” Green says. “I always used to wear my brother’s clothes, played with tools, and ran around with no shirt on. Until I grew breasts, and I thought ‘oh no’.”
“My mom would dress me in girlie outfits . . . I always wanted to make her happy, so if she wanted me to wear a dress, I wore a dress.”
Yolanta also helped channel Green into sports, and excellence as a sprinter in track and field eventually led to a professional career in rugby. The all-action seven-a-side form of rugby made its Olympic debut at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and the women’s competition was held first, with Australia beating New Zealand in the final to win the inaugural gold medal. Green, a flying winger, was among the stars of the show.
All the while, though, the deeper feelings were becoming clearer for Green and really peaked after announcing the decision to retire from rugby last November, a few months after missing selection for the Australian women’s team for the delayed Tokyo Olympics.
“I spent a lot of time after I finished up my career with Australian rugby just in the house, in a dark room, I didn’t have the confidence to see anyone,” Green says in the video pre-recorded for the summit.
“I was ashamed of myself, I felt I had let a lot of people down, especially myself and my mom. I felt like a complete failure, it was heartbreaking,” Green added, explaining the feelings that lingered after being left off the Olympic team. “The one thing that did keep me positive is that I had already planned my surgery and treatment towards my transition. It was something I was counting down the days with my partner.”
Now Green wants to advocate for others, emphasizing the harm that can be caused when sporting bans are introduced and how those policies can amplify negativity toward trans and gender diverse people.
“Banning transgender people from sport is disgraceful and hurtful,” Green says. “It only means the rates of suicide and mental health issues will get even worse.”
Green’s comments coincide with the release of a study by the University of British Columbia in Canada and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia which shows a disconnect between rugby’s leaders and the women who play rugby. The survey shows that while about 30% of women think trans women have an unfair advantage they overwhelmingly do not support banning trans athletes from rugby.
Playing rugby at any level, or even coaching, is not on Green’s radar for now. He’s currently working at the Sydney International Container Terminal — “on the wharves,” he says, — but is also studying for a university degree in international security and has ambitions to be advising companies on general and cyber security.
For now, Green says he’s a “full-time daddy, and it’s hard, maybe harder” than anything he’s done. He also credits partner Vanessa, who has a law degree and is now doing her doctorate — “she’s inspired me every single day.”
Green hopes his story will inspire other trans people to be confident in their decisions about who they want to be.
“I just knew it was going to be the most liberating feeling when I had that surgery and to be in the body I knew I had to be,” Green says in the video. “That was a bright spark in my mind during these dark times facing demons, but I knew there was light at the end of the tunnel.”
He adds in the AP telephone interview: “I knew something that would make me really happy is that, No. 1, I am going to live the rest of my life with my partner and my daughter. And that I am going to live the rest of my life as her dad.”
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AP Sports Writer John Pye contributed to this story.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The rank-and-file Democrat who was unexpectedly elected speaker of the Pennsylvania House as a compromise candidate earlier this month is saying he hopes to keep the job even after three vacant Democratic-leaning seats are filled in special elections next week.
In a lengthy interview late Monday in his state Capitol suite, Speaker Mark Rozzi said he won’t necessarily step aside and support the Democratic floor leader, Rep. Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia, as speaker.
“I know how to count votes, first of all,” said Rozzi, who represents a mostly suburban area around Reading. “So, you know, at the end of the day she still has to get the votes to become speaker of the House.”
Democrats won 102 seats in November to Republicans’ 101, which was enough for a bare Democratic majority after 12 years under Republican control, but one reelected Democrat died in October and two others resigned in December because they also won higher offices. Elections are next Tuesday to fill those three vacancies, all in the Pittsburgh area.
Republicans were not able to muster enough votes to elect their own speaker when the new session began Jan. 3, leading to Rozzi’s emergence as an alternative. McClinton and all Democrats voted for him, along with all seven members of House GOP leadership and nine other Republicans.
The Capitol is now rife with speculation that McClinton or some other candidate may soon try to evict Rozzi from the speaker’s rostrum.
McClinton responded to Rozzi’s talk of keeping the job by saying she “would be honored” to be speaker, and that once the House vacancies are filled, she will “trust my colleagues will make the best decision to move Pennsylvania forward.”
The House has been frozen since Rozzi took the speakership and has not passed internal operating rules or assigned members to committees.
Instead, Rozzi has convened a group of three representatives from each party to work on rules, hold listening sessions and come up with a way to pass what has been his primary objective for many years — a two-year window for victims of child sexual abuse to file otherwise outdated civil lawsuits.
Rozzi, 51, who has described being molested by a now deceased parish priest for over a year at about age 13, said he wants to use his time in the top job to do some good. He acknowledged that some members from both parties are not happy with him, seeing that as sign he’s on the right path.
“I think that if I can show people I can lead this House, maybe I could stay in this position,” Rozzi said.
It may prove a tall order for a speaker who did not work his way up the ladder, building relationships along the way and leaning on a core of caucus support.
“Mark is not certain about how long his tenure lasts,” said a friend from the Reading area, Republican state Rep. Mark Gillen. “There’s no textbook that he’s going to be able to pull out and read the next play from.”
In two public hearings by Rozzi’s group, the Speaker’s Workgroup to Move Pennsylvania Forward, he has heard a range of suggestions, many from people active with groups that have sought to ban gifts to lawmakers, improve transparency and weaken the tight grip that majority leaders have held on bills and amendments.
After it conducts two more listening sessions this week — in State College on Wednesday and Wilkes-Barre on Thursday — Rozzi hopes the working group will then formulate viable proposals on internal operating rules and the lawsuit window legislation. He insists he’s not stalling and suggested he may soon convene the 2023-24 session’s first voting floor session.
Rep. Paul Schemel, a Franklin County Republican who Rozzi picked for the working group, said the new speaker has been feeling some heat, particularly when he chose to shut down the chamber for the time being.
“I’m sure it’s hard on him, but I think he genuinely wants reform of the system,” Schemel said.
Rozzi said he became active in politics through grassroots participation in efforts to spotlight and combat sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, including his participation in protests in the state Capitol before he was elected. When his local state representative in Berks County was retiring, he called Rozzi to suggest he run.
The divorced father of one daughter won that race in 2012 and sold his family’s window-and-door installation company six years later.
He considers himself a Catholic but not a “practicing Catholic within the institution.” He declined to disclose the amount of a settlement he reached over claims of abuse a couple years ago with the Allentown Catholic diocese.
“Believe me, it wasn’t enough to ever make things right, I can tell you that,” Rozzi said. “It’s not enough to put my life back together.”
The statute of limitations window has far and away been his primary issue, but Rozzi considers himself as a centrist, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. He supports abortion rights, gun rights and business tax cuts, and voted with Republicans last year on a bill to prohibit transgender athletes from playing school sports that align with their gender identity. That measure was vetoed by then-Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. He is not against expanding voter ID requirements, a proposal opposed by most legislative Democrats.
Rozzi said he had engaged in pie-in-the-sky talks about becoming speaker several months ago with his main ally in the sex-abuse lawsuit window fight, Blair County Republican Rep. Jim Gregory. But when swearing-in day began Jan. 3, he did not know what was about to occur and was surprised when Republicans wanted to pursue the idea.
Despite their temporary, 101-99 majority, Republicans had fallen short of majority support for their caucus’ choice for speaker, Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar of Somerset County. Rozzi then found himself in a conference room with the Republican floor leader, Rep. Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County, and several aides.
By all accounts including his own, Rozzi agreed to position himself as an independent speaker and wanted a commitment about the lawsuit window. But both Cutler and Gregory insist Rozzi also promised to change his party registration, something Rozzi said he does not currently plan to do.
The lack of House floor action has effectively killed Republican hopes of getting a bundle of constitutional amendments on the low-turnout primary ballot. Cutler and other Republicans feel burned by the deal.
“I think the mistake was trusting somebody who wasn’t entirely truthful,” Cutler told reporters last week. “That was a mistake. And there’s still time to correct that.”
Rozzi insists he only agreed to consider changing his voter registration and felt even that was part of a deal in which the two-year lawsuit window would be considered on its own. Instead, the Republican-majority state Senate bundled it with constitutional amendments to expand voter ID requirements and to weaken a governor’s authority to enact regulations.
Rozzi said he has tried to negotiate with Cutler in recent weeks, to no avail.
“You talk to the Democrats up here over the last 12 years and they’ll tell you, like every opportunity that Bryan Cutler got a chance to lie to them, he lied to them,” Rozzi said. | https://www.qcnews.com/news/national-news/ap-unexpected-pennsylvania-house-speaker-hopes-to-retain-job/ | 2023-02-01 13:57:47 | 0 | https://www.qcnews.com/news/national-news/ap-unexpected-pennsylvania-house-speaker-hopes-to-retain-job/ |
PSB HOLDING CORP. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS
Published: Oct. 26, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
PRESTON, Md., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PSB Holding Corp. (OTCQX:PSBP) (the "Company"), the parent company of Provident State Bank, Inc. ("Provident" or the "Bank"), reported net income of $1.20 million ($.79 per diluted common share) for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $1.52 million ($1.00 per diluted common share) for the same period of 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net income totaled $3.23 million ($2.12 per diluted common share), compared to $4.27 million ($2.78 per diluted common share) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decline in net income during each comparative period was primarily attributable to a reduction in revenue associated with the Small Business Administration ("SBA") Payroll Protection Program ("PPP").
Small Business Administration's Payroll Protection Program
The Bank's participation in the SBA's PPP, established in April 2020, contributed more significantly to financial performance during the three quarters of 2021 as compared to the same quarters of 2022. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, Provident recognized fee income net of costs (amortized as a loan yield adjustment) of $1.21 million. During the same period of 2022, no net fee income was recognized as all outstanding PPP loans had been forgiven or repaid as of March 31, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 2022, net fee income recognized totaled $2.71 million and $49,000, respectively, representing a decline of $2.66 million.
Third Quarter 2022 Compared to Third Quarter 2021
Net interest income declined $356,000 in 2022 compared to 2021 because of the reduced PPP income referenced above, offset by an increase in the net interest margin ("NIM") exclusive of the influence of PPP activity from 2.91% to 3.45%. Improvement in the NIM was driven by increasing loan rates and a decline in deposit and other borrowing costs of $189,000. Net income during the third quarter 2022 was further affected by lower gain on sale of loans of $334,000, offset by an increase in other noninterest income of $166,000. Gain on sale of loans declined as rising interest rates slowed residential mortgage origination activity. Other noninterest income included a $150,000 prepayment penalty associated with the early pay-off of a $5.5 million dollar loan.
Year-to-date 2022 compared to 2021
Net interest income declined $1.10 million in 2022 compared to 2021 because of the reduced PPP income referenced above, offset by an increase in the net interest margin ("NIM") exclusive of the influence of PPP activity from 3.03% to 3.22%. Improvement in the NIM was driven by increasing loan rates and a decline in deposit and other borrowing costs of $707,000. Net income during the nine months of 2022 was further affected by lower gain on sale of loans of $632,000, offset by an increase in other noninterest income of $224,000. Gain on sale of loans declined as rising interest rates slowed residential mortgage origination activity. Other noninterest income included a $150,000 prepayment penalty associated with the early pay-off of a $5.5 million dollar loan.
Balance Sheet and Asset Quality
Assets totaled $593.7 million on September 30, 2022, increasing $12.1 million or 2.1% compared to September 30, 2021. Gross loans, exclusive of PPP loans, totaled $383.1 million on September 30, 2022, representing an increase of $43.1 million or 12.7% compared to September 30, 2021. Deposits and repurchase agreements totaled $542.4 million on September 30, 2022, compared to $506.2 million on September 30, 2021, representing growth of 7.2%. Stockholders' Equity totaled $37.8 million on September 30, 2022, compared to $51.6 million on December 31, 2021, and $51.8 million on September 30, 2021. The decrease in stockholders' equity was driven by growth in unrealized losses associated with the Bank's investment portfolio held as available for sale ("AFS"). As of September 30, 2022, accumulated other comprehensive losses associated with the AFS portfolio totaled $17.9 million compared to $846,000 on December 31, 2021, and a gain of $95,000 on September 30, 2021. The significant increase in unrealized losses on September 30, 2022, was driven by a dramatic jump in market rates during the three quarters of 2022 as the Federal Reserve positioned to combat inflationary pressures. These unrealized losses are not included in regulatory capital and the Bank remained well capitalized on September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, non-performing assets and past due loans 30 days or more were .38% of total assets compared to .38% at the end of 2021 and .29% on September 30, 2021.
President and Chief Executive Officer Melissa Quirk commented on the Company's performance stating, "Third quarter performance remained strong with solid loan and deposit growth and an improving net interest margin. While volatile interest rates and uncertain economic conditions in the near term have created challenges, we continue to seek opportunities to expand our business development activities and support our customers and communities."
PSB Holding Corp. is the holding company of Provident State Bank, Inc., a full-service financial institution serving the eastern shore of Maryland since 1904. Provident State Bank, Inc. has ten locations in Preston, Federalsburg, Ridgely, Denton, Easton-Elliot Road, Easton-Harrison Street, Secretary, Cambridge, Salisbury and Lewes (Delaware). For more information on PSB Holding Corp. and Provident State Bank, Inc., visit www.providentstatebank.com.
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The Korean pop group BTS is on a bit of a break right now, but their fans are not. Especially one group of fans in the Philippines — all of them of a certain age.
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The Korean pop group BTS is on a bit of a break right now, but their fans are not. Especially one group of fans in the Philippines — all of them of a certain age.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian military officials said Monday their troops have retaken another southeastern village from Russian forces, among the first — small — successes in stepped-up counteroffensive operations against Moscow’s more than 15-month invasion of Ukraine.
Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar wrote on Telegram that Ukraine’s flag was again flying over the village of Storozhov, and she predicted the liberation of “all Ukrainian land” would be the final outcome. A day earlier, Ukrainian officials said three other small villages clustered together south of the town of Velika Novosilke in the eastern Donetsk region had been liberated.
The villages are located in the so-called “Vremivka ledge,” a section of the front line where the Russian-controlled area protrudes into territory held by Ukraine. The area has become one of several epicenters of intense fighting.
The Russian Defense Ministry hasn’t confirmed the Russian retreat from the villages, but some military bloggers have acknowledged the loss of Russian control over them.
Russian authorities, meanwhile, have said their troops have largely held their ground along the more than 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) arc of front line along southern and eastern Ukraine.
Western analysts and military officials have cautioned any effort to rid entrenched, powerfully armed and skilled Russian troops will likely take months, and the success of any Ukrainian counteroffensive is far from certain.
On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said “counteroffensive, defensive actions are taking place” without specifying it was an all-out counteroffensive, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that the counteroffensive had started — and Ukrainian forces were taking “significant losses.” He did not elaborate, and Ukrainian authorities have not publicly specified losses among their troops.
The reported Ukrainian advance comes as authorities on both sides of the active front line along the Dnieper River in the southern Kherson region pressed on with rescue and relocation efforts for civilians driven from their homes by flooding from the breach of the Kakhovka dam last week.
The U.N. and other aid groups say access to fresh drinking water is a crucial need and the possible spread of water-borne disease a big worry.
On Sunday, a local official said three people were killed when Moscow’s troops opened fire at a boat evacuating people from Russian-occupied areas.
Late Sunday, Zelenskyy said envoys from the International Criminal Court have visited the region to investigate the disaster, which has driven thousands from their homes, and left at least 14 people dead.
“It is very important that the representatives of international justice have seen the consequences of this Russian act of terrorism with their own eyes and heard for themselves that Russian terror continues,” Zelenskyy said.
Ukrainian authorities have accused Russian forces, which controlled the area around the dam, of deliberately destroying it. Russian officials have blamed Ukrainian shelling for its destruction.
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New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary respiratory virus called RSV that fills hospitals with wheezing babies each fall.
The preliminary results buoy hope that after decades of failure and frustration, vaccines against RSV may finally be getting close.
Pfizer announced Tuesday that a large international study found vaccinating moms-to-be was nearly 82% effective at preventing severe cases of RSV in their babies’ most vulnerable first 90 days of life. At age 6 months, the vaccine still was proving 69% effective against serious illness — and there were no signs of safety problems in mothers or babies.
“Moms are always giving their antibodies to their baby,” said virologist Kena Swanson, Pfizer’s vice president of viral vaccines. “The vaccine just puts them in that much better position” to form and pass on RSV-fighting antibodies.
The vaccine quest isn’t just to protect infants. RSV is dangerous for older adults, too, and both Pfizer and rival GSK recently announced that their competing shots also proved protective for seniors.
None of the findings will help this year when an early RSV surge already is crowding children’s hospitals. But they raise the prospect that one or more vaccines might become available before next fall’s RSV season.
“My fingers are crossed,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University. “We’re making inroads.”
Tuesday’s data was reported in a press release and hasn’t been vetted by independent experts.
Here’s a look at the long quest for RSV vaccines.
WHAT IS RSV?
For most healthy people, RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a cold-like nuisance. But for the very young, the elderly and people with certain health problems, it can be serious, even life-threatening. The virus can infect deep in the lungs, causing pneumonia, and in babies it can impede breathing by inflaming tiny airways.
In the U.S., about 58,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized for RSV each year and several hundred die. Among adults 65 and older, about 177,000 are hospitalized with RSV and 14,000 die annually.
Worldwide, RSV kills about 100,000 children a year, mostly in poor countries.
WHY IS THERE NO VACCINE?
A tragedy in the 1960s set back the whole field. Using the approach that led to the first polio vaccine, scientists made an experimental RSV vaccine by growing the virus in a lab and killing it. But testing in children found not only was the vaccine not protective, youngsters who caught RSV after vaccination fared worse. Two died.
“For a period of 20 years, even though science was advancing, nobody wanted to go near development of an RSV vaccine,” Schaffner said.
Even today’s modern RSV vaccine candidates were tested first in older adults, not children, he noted.
WHAT GOT DEVELOPMENT BACK ON TRACK?
Modern vaccines tend to target the outer surface of a virus, what the immune system sees when a germ invades. For RSV, that target is the so-called F protein that helps the virus latch onto human cells. Again there was a hurdle: That protein is a shape-shifter, rearranging its form before and after it “fuses” to cells.
It turns out that the immune system only forms effective RSV-fighting antibodies when it spots what’s called the pre-fusion version of that protein, explained structural biologist Jason McLellan of the University of Texas at Austin.
In 2013, McLellan and virologist Barney Graham were working at the National Institutes of Health when they homed in on the correct shape and figured out how to freeze it in that form. That finding opened the way to today’s development of a variety of experimental RSV vaccine candidates.
(That same discovery was key to the hugely successful COVID-19 vaccines, as the coronavirus also is cloaked in a shape-shifting surface protein.)
WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE?
Several companies are creating RSV vaccines but Pfizer and rival GSK are furthest along. Both companies recently reported final-stage testing in older adults. The competing vaccines are made somewhat differently but each proved strongly effective, especially against serious disease. Both companies plan to seek regulatory approval in the U.S. by the end of the year, as well as in other countries.
The older-adult data “looks fantastic,” said McLellan, who has closely followed the vaccine development. “I think we’re on the right track.”
And if vaccinating pregnant women pans out, it could be “a win for two individuals instead of just one,” by offering protection to both mom-to-be and baby, said Dr. Wilbur Chen of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Pfizer’s maternal vaccine is the same recipe that it tested successfully in older adults — and it also plans to seek Food and Drug Administration approval for those vaccinations by year’s end.
The new study included 7,400 pregnant women in 18 countries, including the U.S., and spanned multiple RSV seasons. Preliminary results reported Tuesday show the vaccine was most effective against severe disease. For milder illness, effectiveness was 51% to 57% — short of the study’s statistical requirements but a result that Pfizer still called clinically meaningful because it could mean fewer trips to the doctor’s office. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/strong-rsv-vaccine-data-lifts-hopes-after-years-of-futility/ | 2022-11-02 16:52:03 | 1 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/strong-rsv-vaccine-data-lifts-hopes-after-years-of-futility/ |
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