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EMERSON, Ga. (AP) — Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides because he loves everyone and overlooks differences.
“I don’t care what color you are,” Georgia’s Republican Senate nominee, who is Black, told an overwhelmingly white crowd recently in Bartow County, north of Atlanta. “This is a good place,” Walker said of the United States, “and a way we make it better is by coming together.”
Yet the former University of Georgia football star who calls all Georgians “my family” has staked out familiar conservative ground on the nation’s most glaring societal fissures, seemingly contradicting his promises of unity. Walker says those who do not share his vision of the country can leave and he blasts his opponent, Sen. Raphael Warnock, and the Democratic Party as the real purveyors of division.
Their “wokeness” on race, transgender rights and other issues, Walker insists, threatens U.S. power and identity.
“Sen. Warnock believes America is a bad country full of racist people,” Walker says in one ad. It’s a claim based on the fact that Warnock, who is also Black, has acknowledged institutional racism during his sermons as a Baptist minister. “I believe we’re a great country full of generous people,” Walker concludes.
That approach is not surprising in a state controlled for most of its history by white cultural conservatives and it aligns Walker with many high-profile Republicans, including former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. But Walker’s arguments make for a striking contrast in a Senate contest featuring two Black men born in the Deep South during or immediately following the civil rights movement.
The strategy will face its fiercest test in the closing weeks of the campaign as Walker vehemently denies reports from The Daily Beast that he encouraged and paid for a woman’s 2009 abortion and later fathered a child with her. The New York Times reported Friday that he urged her to have a second abortion, a request she refused. The Daily Beast also published new details provided by the woman about Walker’s lack of involvement with their child.
Such developments would typically sink a Republican candidate, but Walker is betting the conservative ground he has staked out throughout the campaign will ultimately win over voters who are singularly interested in flipping a Democratic seat and retaking the Senate majority.
His advisers believe Walker’s rhetoric reflects the views of many Georgians, at least most who will vote this fall. Most specifically, it is an appeal to whites, including moderates who may be wary of the first-time candidate yet believe Democrats push too much social change. The outcome could turn on how Walker’s pitch lands in an electorate that’s gotten younger, more urban, less white and less native to Georgia since Walker, 60, and Warnock, 53, grew up in the state.
Mark Rountree, a Republican pollster, said a narrow but solid majority of Georgia voters “responds favorably to Republican messaging broadly,” including socially conservative rhetoric.
“I don’t know that they all use that ‘wokeness’ terminology but they’re not completely happy with all the cultural changes that have gone on in America,” he said, stressing that group includes metro Atlanta white voters who helped President Joe Biden win Georgia in 2020.
Warnock, as minister of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, has long linked the civil rights leader’s vision of a “beloved community” to 21st century discussions of diversity and justice, including religious pluralism, LGBTQ rights, ballot access, racial equity, law enforcement and other issues.
But in Warnock’s paid advertising, where most of the state’s 7 million-plus registered voters encounter the candidates, the pastor-politician casts himself mostly as a hardworking senator who has delivered results and federal money for Georgia.
Walker saves his hottest rhetoric for campaign events, where crowds are measured in dozens or hundreds, rather than the thousands and millions watching carefully cultivated ads.
In one such ad, a smiling Walker talks of unity after a string of Democrats — Warnock, Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams — are heard discussing racism.
Addressing fellow Republicans, Walker maintains the smile but goes harder at the left, especially on transgender rights.
“They’re bringing wokeness in our military,” Walker said during a stop in Cumming, part of the critical northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. It was an apparent reference to the Pentagon allowing transgender people to serve and have access to medical care.
“The greatest fighting force ever assembled before God (and) they’re talking about pronouns,” Walker said. “Are you serious? How do you identify? I can promise you right now China ain’t talking about how you can identify. They’re talking about war.”
Walker sometimes presents his mores as humor.
“Y’all see it. They telling you what is a woman. Think about it,” he said in Bartow County, drawing laughter from voters. “That’s right,” he continued with a broad smile. “They’re telling you a man can get pregnant. Hey, I’m gone tell you right now, a man can’t get pregnant.”
Warnock, Walker says, “wants men in women’s sports.” Walker’s campaign aides point separately to a Senate vote on a Republican amendment that would have limited federal money for any educational institutions “that permit any student whose biological sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity designated for women or girls.” The amendment failed on a party-line vote.
“That’s sort of like saying you want Herschel Walker to compete against your daughters,” Walker said in Norcross, eliciting more laughs.
Children, Walker argued in Emerson, are especially vulnerable: “Our kids are behind because they want to be woke. What about teaching them how to write? … How to read? … How to spell?”
Walker rarely identifies the policies he opposes or explains counterproposals. He sticks instead with broader cultural branding, and in perhaps the most direct contradiction of his unity messaging, recommends that those with a different vision for America consider moving. “If you don’t like the rules under our roof, you can go somewhere else,” he said in Bartow County, after recalling a similar message his father once delivered to him.
Warnock seems reluctant to answer Walker’s broadsides directly. “My job is to represent all the people of Georgia across racial and ethnic and religious line, and all corner of this state,” he told reporters last week.
Asked specifically about Walker’s emphasis on transgender politics, Warnock said: “People love their children and they want to make sure that their children are safe from hatred and bigotry. So, you know, I will remain focused on all our young people and, at the same time, creating opportunities for young people.”
Geoff Wetrosky, campaign director at the Human Rights Campaign, a national organization that advocates for LGBTQ rights, said Walker is recycling the well-worn political strategy of scaring voters using a marginalized minority.
“He is spreading propaganda and creating more stigma, discrimination and violence against LGBTQ people,” Wetrosky said. “Their rhetoric is not about keeping kids safe, it’s about riling up a small number of base voters while interfering with the rights of parents of LGBT kids to provide stable, happy and healthy homes for the kids.”
Walker does not link every cultural complaint to Warnock but comes at the incumbent aggressively on race and racism, even invoking King to suggest Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator is subservient to a white president.
“Martin Luther King, he said when your back is bent, people can ride your back. Straighten up and quit letting people ride your back,” Walker said in Cumming, loosely quoting Warnock’s iconic predecessor at Ebenezer. “That’s what (Warnock) been doing all the time, 96% of the time he voted with Joe Biden.”
After a recent campaign stop in suburban Atlanta, Walker told reporters “institutional racism still exists because you continue to talk about it.” He added, “It always exists (but) things have changed from years ago.”
Pressed on whether government should combat racism and other discrimination, Walker insisted the Constitution already does. “If you do what it says on the paper, that means every man would be treated fair,” he said without elaborating. “Do we need to get better? Yes,” he allowed. “But right now we’re talking about separation. … You have to bring together.”
Walker’s methods, especially trying to use King against Warnock, rankle the senator’s aides and allies. Campaign manager Quentin Fulks said Warnock has “brought people together from the pulpit and in the U.S. Senate to get things done,” adding that Walker has “no vision” for Georgians. That’s a twist on a line from Warnock’s standard campaign speech: “People who have no vision traffic in division.”
At the Human Rights Campaign, Wetrosky argues that sweeping attacks on “wokeness” will not sway the middle of the electorate and could ultimately backfire.
“We see this as a desperate attempt by politicians to either hold on to the power that they have or gain power by trying to rile up extremists in their base,” he said.
Nonetheless, Walker’s rhetoric solidifies strong support from voters such as Roy Taylor, a Canton resident who came to hear the GOP nominee speak in Cumming. Taylor said his opposition to “huge, massive government” drives his support for Walker. But his loyalties are intensified because he is “tired of Democrats trying to make Republicans out … like we’re all bigots.
“That,” Taylor said, “is just not true.”
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This story has been corrected to show the last name of the Human Rights Campaign official is Wetrosky, not Wetrovsky. | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-herschel-walker-centers-pitch-to-republicans-on-wokeness/ | 2022-10-09 00:06:58 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-herschel-walker-centers-pitch-to-republicans-on-wokeness/ |
SEOUL, South Korea, July 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wecover Platforms, a Boston-based startup specializing in Large Language Model (LLM) AI chatbots, has unveiled a generative AI collaboration with Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Wecover Platforms will introduce an AI solution into the MBA curriculum, providing students with hands-on experience in building generative AI applications without the need for coding expertise.
The aim of this partnership is to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to leverage generative AI applications in real-world business scenarios. Students enrolled in the "Business Intelligence" course at Robinson will undertake a project centered around creating an LLM-based AI solutions from scratch. Wecover Platforms will support this initiative by offering a cutting-edge no-code solution, enabling students to develop their own AI solutions and chatbots within a single day, regardless of their background in machine learning or coding.
Backing this project is Wecover Platforms' newly launched product, Linq App, which serves as a B2B platform designed for enterprises to create customized AI solutions. Linq App is developed to bring significant impact in professional workplaces through its innovative automation solutions. It aims to enhance both efficiency and security by streamlining complex workflows, particularly those involving sensitive data. By integrating Linq APP into the MBA curriculum, this partnership seeks to empower future business leaders to embrace the potential of generative AI solutions and recognize their applicability in real-world business contexts.
"Given the increasing role of generative AI in business strategy and operations, it is imperative for MBA graduates to be well-prepared for the future," says Chanyeol Choi, CEO of Wecover Platforms. "At Wecover Platforms, we are passionate about providing opportunities for individuals, even those unfamiliar with machine learning and coding, to build their own generative AI solutions using our technology."
Professor Frank Lee, who is leading the Business Intelligence class at Robinson, adds, "This project with Wecover Platforms will not only enable our students to gain practical insights into AI but also encourage them to envision the limitless possibilities AI brings to the industry".
About Wecover Platforms:Wecover Platforms(www.wecoverai.com) is a LLM-based generative AI startup specializing in accurate, privacy-preserving, hyper-personalized generative AI solutions for enterprises. Recently, it launched a no-code AI solution builder platform, Linq App, collaborating with professional fields such as insurance and legal firms.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two top rights groups on Friday slammed the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity.
In a new report, Amnesty International and the International Commission for Jurists, or ICJ, underscored how the Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s rights, coupled with “imprisonment, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment,” could constitute gender persecution under the International Criminal Court.
The report by Amnesty and ICJ, titled, “The Taliban’s war on women: The crime against humanity of gender persecution in Afghanistan,” cited the ICC statute, which lists gender-based persecution as a crime against humanity.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final weeks of their withdrawal from the country after two decades of war.
Despite initial promises of a more moderate rule, the Taliban started to enforce restrictions on women and girls soon after their takeover, barring them from public spaces and most jobs, and banning education for girls beyond the sixth grade. The measures harked back to the previous Taliban rule of Afghanistan in the late 1990s, when they also imposed their strict interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia.
The harsh edicts prompted an international outcry against the already ostracized Taliban, whose administration has not been officially recognized by the United Nations and the international community.
In the report, Santiago A. Canton, the ICJ secretary general, said the Taliban’s actions are of such “magnitude, gravity and of such a systematic nature,” that they qualify “as a crime against humanity of gender persecution.”
Both organizations called on the International Criminal Court to include this crime in their ongoing investigation into what is happening in Afghanistan and take legal action. They also called on countries “to exercise universal jurisdiction” and hold the Taliban accountable under international law.
The report also accused the Taliban of targeting women and girls who have taken part in peaceful protests by detaining, forcibly disappearing them and subjecting them to torture in custody. The Taliban have also forced them to sign “confessions” or “agreements” not to protest again, the report said.
What is happening in Afghanistan is “a war against women,” which amounts to “international crimes” that are “organized, widespread, systematic,” said Agnès Callamard, Amnesty’s secretary general.
Without elaborating, she called for the international community to dismantle “this system of gender oppression and persecution.”
Amnesty also documented cases of women and girls being forcibly married to members of the Taliban, as well as attempts to force them into such marriages. The report said those who refused such marriages were “subjected to abduction, intimidation, threats and torture.”
The report cited the case of a 15-year-old girl who was forced to marry a Taliban figure despite her family’s objections in the northeastern province of Takhar in August 2021, and that of a 33-year-old female journalist and social activist who was forcibly married to a Taliban commander the following month.
“We simply cannot afford to fail the women and girls of Afghanistan,” said Canton of ICJ.
The report said the Taliban have also perpetrated human rights violations against Afghan men.
Several monitoring groups have documented reports of “extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detention, enforced disappearances, and torture” of those associated with the former, Western-backed Afghan government that crumbled in the face of the Taliban takeover of the country.
The Taliban have also targeted journalists, the LGBTQ community, rights activists and ethnic minorities, the report said.
Amnesty and ICJ also shared a summary of the report’s findings with the Taliban-appointed foreign ministry in Kabul, requesting a response. None was immediately provided, the groups said. | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/ap-rights-groups-slam-severe-taliban-restrictions-on-afghan-women-as-crime-against-humanity/ | 2023-05-27 04:23:24 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/ap-rights-groups-slam-severe-taliban-restrictions-on-afghan-women-as-crime-against-humanity/ |
EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WPIX) — Michelle Morales knew her son was likely dead long before the medical examiner’s office confirmed the truth.
“Someone took a photo of him in the car,” Morales told WPIX on Monday. “I saw my son’s bones.”
Morales said she received a flurry of gruesome pictures on the morning of May 16, the day before her son was confirmed dead. They arrived by text in the hours after her son, Jesse Parrilla, and his friend, Nikki Huang, both 22, were discovered in the driver and passenger seats of Parrilla’s burning 2020 silver Honda near a Bronx, New York, golf course.
Police believe Huang was initially targeted by a downtown gang because she complained to a rival group that she’d been mugged. Huang’s family owns a restaurant and nail salon in the area, so she knew a lot of people in the neighborhood.
On the night of May 15, a series of shootings signaled some kind of revenge feud was playing out in New York’s East Village, Lower East Side, and Maspeth, Queens.
Around 1 a.m., Parrilla, a college basketball player, was carjacked as he dropped off Huang at her apartment, according to police sources. An alleged member of the “Down the Hill” gang had already been shot dead in the East Village, and two members of “Up the Hill” were shot and wounded, police sources said.
Investigators believe Parrilla and Huang were driven to Maspeth, Queens, where another reputed gang member was shot on the left side of his face as he took out the trash at 2:20 a.m.
About this time, Parrilla answered his mother’s repeated phone calls and said, “I love you, Mom,” before the call abruptly dropped. He had told his mother he was in Brooklyn.
Police said Parrilla and Huang were both shot in the head before the Honda was set on fire near the golf course in a quiet section of the Bronx. The horrific scene was discovered at 4:30 a.m. on May 16.
“I feel disrespected on his death, how it happened,” Morales said. “I deserve answers … He’s all I had. I sacrificed and lived for him.”
Morales was a single mom who was 19 years old when her only child, Jesse, was born. Morales said her son was taking real estate courses and also finishing up business classes at Genessee Community College upstate, where he played basketball.
“He wasn’t into gangs; he wasn’t affiliated with any of that stuff,” his mother said.
On June 28, on what should have been Parrilla’s 23rd birthday, his mother held a small gathering in his honor, complete with a cake that had angel wings attached.
“Jesse was a humble kid,” his mother said. “From what I know, Jesse never had a problem with anyone.” | https://phl17.com/nmw/mom-received-photo-of-son-girl-dead-in-burning-car-i-saw-my-sons-bones/ | 2022-07-14 16:16:59 | 0 | https://phl17.com/nmw/mom-received-photo-of-son-girl-dead-in-burning-car-i-saw-my-sons-bones/ |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:
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The 23-year-old Norris High School teacher and assistant trap team coach who was arrested Friday for the alleged sexual abuse of a student was reported to law enforcement by "concerned parents" of other trap team members, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.
Lillie Bowman, a Norris alumnus and English teacher at the high school about 15 miles south of Lincoln, was charged Monday with first-degree sexual abuse by a school employee — a class 2 felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
The charge comes a week after trap team parents reported the coach's relationship with a student athlete to the sheriff's office May 14, according to court records and Chief Deputy Sheriff Ben Houchin said.
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Days after fielding the report, deputies on Friday interviewed the student athlete, who told authorities he had been in a dating relationship with Bowman since March, Deputy Joanna Dimas said in the probable cause statement for the 23-year-old's arrest.
Deputies arrested Bowman on school grounds the same day.
Investigators believe she had sexually abused the student on roughly 10 separate occasions over the last two months, Dimas said in the probable cause statement.
Bowman, who was taken to the Lancaster County jail upon her arrest Friday, was in her first year teaching at Norris following her graduation from Doane University in May 2022.
She competed as a trap shooter in both high school and college and had been an assistant coach for Norris' trap team prior to her arrest, according to the district's website.
In an emailed statement, Norris School District Superintendent Brian Maschmann said deputies informed the district Friday morning a teacher had been arrested.
Maschmann said Bowman, who he did not name in the statement, "was immediately removed from" her classroom and she "will not return." He said the district will work to assist the sheriff's office in its investigation.
"At this time, the district wishes to reaffirm to its students, parents and community members that student safety remains, without question, our highest priority," Maschmann said.
Houchin said Friday marked the sheriff's office's first notification to Norris officials that they were investigating Bowman's relationship with the student.
At her initial court appearance Monday afternoon, which Bowman attended via Zoom from a Lancaster County jail cell, prosecutors told Judge Thomas Zimmerman that the 23-year-old made attempts to "cover up" her relationship with the student.
The state asked Zimmerman to set Bowman's percentage bond at $100,000, but her Omaha-based attorney, Michael J. Wilson, argued for a lower amount, noting that Bowman has no criminal history, had been working toward a master's degree and volunteered at her church growing up.
Wilson called the prosecutor's bond request "a little high" given Bowman "poses no threat" to the community.
Zimmerman ultimately agreed, setting her percentage bond at $50,000 and ordering her to have no contact with the student — or anyone under the age of 19.
Bowman must pay $5,000 to be released from jail. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/concerned-parents-reported-norris-high-school-teacher-accused-of-sex-abuse-deputy-says/article_fa6729dc-f8c8-11ed-b19e-979da249f754.html | 2023-05-22 20:33:32 | 1 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/concerned-parents-reported-norris-high-school-teacher-accused-of-sex-abuse-deputy-says/article_fa6729dc-f8c8-11ed-b19e-979da249f754.html |
Mother killed in hit-and-run crash with car full of Christmas presents, family says
PEORIA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) - An Arizona family woke up to shocking news of their mother being killed in a hit-and-run crash days before Christmas.
KPHO reports Nichole Cortez was killed Monday in a hit-and-run crash on the Loop 101 off-ramp at Peoria Avenue with the driver responsible still on the run.
“That’s what hurts the most. This person just drove off like she was just a piece of trash,” Anthony Cortez, Nichole Cortez’s father, said.
Anthony Cortez said he feels empty this Christmas after losing his daughter.
“It’s totally affected our family. And especially at Christmas time. It’s making it very difficult to try to do Christmas, we’re just days away,” he said.
The father said his daughter was coming home from her job in cleaning services.
“The car overheated. She tried to pull over but didn’t exactly make it as the car was kind of in the middle of the lane,” Anthony Cortez said. “She got out with the door open, and somebody came by and hit the other side that hit her. She flew about 50 feet.”
Nichole Cortez’s father said she picked up extra night shifts to pay for gifts for her five kids.
“She was so stressed out about getting her children Christmas presents. We’re all kind of struggling a bit. So, she’s been trying to earn extra money,” Anthony Cortez said.
Anthony Cortez said his daughter loved her kids and had recently gone shopping.
“Presents were found in her car. She loved her children. She was a single mom, trying to do her best for her children. She would do anything for anybody,” Anthony Cortez said.
According to authorities, the car that left Monday’s scene is described as a 2010-2014 Dodge Challenger with damage to its front.
Anthony Cortez is hoping someone does the right thing and turns themselves in, saying justice will help the family feel closure.
“I really want them to be caught. How someone can just hit somebody on the side of the road and leave them is beyond me,” he said. “I’m hoping and praying that she [Nichole] wasn’t on the side of the road suffering.”
The family said they have set up a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral expenses.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Irvo Otieno, a 28-year-old Black man whose death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has sparked outrage and led to second-degree murder charges against 10 defendants, died of “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints,” a medical examiner’s office said Monday.
Arkuie Williams, the administrative deputy in the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, confirmed the cause of death findings to The Associated Press after attorneys for Otieno’s family first shared them in a statement. The manner of death was homicide, Williams wrote in an email.
Otieno, who struggled with mental illness, died March 6 after he was pinned to the floor while being admitted to Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie County.
Video released earlier this month showed sheriff’s deputies and hospital employees restraining a handcuffed and shackled Otieno for about 20 minutes after he was forcibly led into a hospital room. For much of that time, Otieno was prone on the floor, pinned by a group so large it blocked the camera’s view of him at times.
Personnel who realized he appeared limp and lifeless eventually began resuscitation efforts, the video showed.
“The official cause and manner of death is not surprising to us as it corroborates what the world witnessed in the video,” family attorneys Ben Crump and Mark Krudys said in a statement. “In a chilling parallel to George Floyd’s killing, Irvo was held down and excessively restrained to death, when he should have been provided medical help and compassion. It is tragic that yet another life has been lost to this malicious and deadly restraint technique.”
Seven deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder in Otieno’s death.
The local prosecutor who brought the charges has previously said in court that Otieno was smothered to death.
No additional information from the autopsy beyond the cause and manner of death can be released by the medical examiner’s office, Williams said.
Otieno was laid to rest last week. Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton and other speakers at his funeral said his death shows the need for mental health and policing reforms.
Otieno’s family and their attorneys have said Otieno was experiencing mental distress at the time of his initial encounter with law enforcement, days before he was taken to the state hospital. He was first taken into police custody in Henrico County March 3, when he was transported to a local hospital for mental health treatment under an emergency custody order.
Police have said that while at the local hospital, he “became physically assaultive toward officers,” at which point they arrested him and took him to a local jail, something Otieno’s family says should never have happened given that he was in need of treatment. On the afternoon of March 6, he was transferred to the state hospital, which has a unit that provides care for people admitted from jails or by court order.
Some of the attorneys for the defendants charged in his death have said their clients were only trying to restrain Otieno. Otieno’s family and their attorneys have said he posed no danger to them and was simply trying to breathe during the encounter at the hospital shown on video.
All defendants have been granted bond and court records show pre-trial hearings in April or May.
AP sought comment on the medical examiner’s findings from defense attorneys for each of the defendants. Attorneys Emily Munn, Emilee Hasbrouck and G. Russell Stone, declined to comment.
Attorney Ed Riley, who represents one of the deputies, said he couldn’t comment on the merits of the findings without having seen the full autopsy report. He said he worried that public statements from the attorneys for Otieno’s family as well as other public disclosures in the case, including the video, could hinder the defendants’ right to a fair trial.
Other attorneys did not respond to phone and email messages seeking comment.
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Associated Press writer Denise Lavoie contributed to this report. | https://wgntv.com/crime/autopsy-finds-cause-of-death-for-irvo-otieno-was-asphyxia/ | 2023-04-05 00:44:37 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/crime/autopsy-finds-cause-of-death-for-irvo-otieno-was-asphyxia/ |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
News Advisory:
What: National Press Club Newsmaker News Conference on the recent devastating floods in Pakistan that began last month.
When: Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, at 10a.m. Eastern
Who: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045. 13th Floor
Details:
The world has seen shocking video of the recent record flooding in Pakistan but the impact on the country is far greater than even these videos (mostly from cities) suggest. The number of people who are displaced, missing or dead are high and climbing rapidly. Ambassador Khan will provide a briefing on what is now known of the situation and what is projected in the short and longer term. He will discuss relief efforts and how Americans can best help. And he will take questions from the press.
Ambassador Khan has just recently assumed his role in DC. He served in DC once before from 1997-2002. The Ambassador served as Pakistan's representative to the United Nation's from 2012-2015. He has had other significant postings in China and Geneva and was Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry from 2003-2005. Early in his career, the Ambassador was a journalist, working as a television host and a radio newscaster.
This event is open to credentialed news media, members of the National Press Club and their guests.
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists. With 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization, the Club is a leading voice for press freedom in the U.S. and worldwide.
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club
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FOREST HILLS, Queens (PIX11) — A Queens mother’s body was discovered inside a bloody duffel bag Saturday morning, the NYPD said.
Someone called police around 8:11 a.m. about a suspicious bag with blood on it at the corner of Metropolitan Avenue and Jackie Robinson Parkway, the NYPD said. Police opened the bag and found the body of 51-year-old Orsolya Gaal stuffed inside.
A trail of blood from where the duffel bag was found led police to her home on Juno Street in nearby Forest Hills, police said.
Gaal was a married mother of two teenage boys, police sources said. The father and older son were out of town at the time of her death, sources said.
On Friday night, Gaal told her younger son she was going out to watch a show, but she really went on a date with another man, police sources said. At some point, the man killed Gaal in the basement of her home, put her in a duffel bag and dumped her body half a mile away, police sources said.
No one has been arrested in connection to her death. The medical examiner will determine Gaal’s exact cause of death.
Neighbors in Forest Hills said the family had lived in the neighborhood for close to 10 years, and there was nothing unusual about them until now.
“What a tragedy for everybody involved,” neighbor John Blankson said. “I think everyone is trying to piece together what’s happened, how did this happen, why did this happen. This is unimaginable by anyone’s standards.”
Police detectives were going door to door interviewing neighbors about what they possibly heard or saw late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
“This is crazy,” neighbor Dolores Diaz said. “I hope they find whoever did it.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/nyc-mother-found-dead-inside-bloody-duffel-bag-police-say/ | 2022-04-17 13:55:24 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/news/national/nyc-mother-found-dead-inside-bloody-duffel-bag-police-say/ |
TX Shreveport LA Zone Forecast for Friday, May 20, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
TXZ096-211030-
Red River-
Including the cities of Clarksville and Bogata
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Much cooler. Less humid with lows in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning. Much cooler with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows around 60. East winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 70s. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ108-211030-
Franklin-
Including the city of Mount Vernon
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the
lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening. Much cooler. Less humid with lows in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning. Not as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ109-211030-
Titus-
Including the city of Mount Pleasant
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the
lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening. Much cooler with lows around 60. West
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning. Not as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ111-211030-
Morris-
Including the cities of Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples,
and Omaha
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Much cooler with lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ110-211030-
Camp-
Including the city of Pittsburg
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Much cooler with lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ112-211030-
Cass-
Including the cities of Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs,
and Queen City
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows around 60. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in
the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ126-211030-
Marion-
Including the city of Jefferson
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming northwest around 5 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 80. East winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in
the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ125-211030-
Upshur-
Including the cities of Gilmer and Big Sandy
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Much cooler with lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ124-211030-
Wood-
Including the cities of Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, and Hawkins
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely,
mainly in the evening. Much cooler. Less humid with lows around
60. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Not
as warm with highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 80. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid
70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ136-211030-
Smith-
Including the city of Tyler
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Much cooler with lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper
70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Highs
in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ137-211030-
Gregg-
Including the city of Longview
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely.
Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ138-211030-
Harrison-
Including the city of Marshall
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper
70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in
the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ151-211030-
Panola-
Including the city of Carthage
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Not as warm with highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ150-211030-
Rusk-
Including the city of Henderson
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Windy, cooler with lows in the mid 60s. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs around 80. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
TXZ149-211030-
Cherokee-
Including the cities of Jacksonville and Rusk
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Not as warm with highs in the upper 70s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Near steady
temperature in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 80.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ165-211030-
Angelina-
Including the city of Lufkin
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming east 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Not as warm with
highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ152-211030-
Nacogdoches-
Including the city of Nacogdoches
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming east 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Not as warm with
highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Near steady temperature in the lower 70s. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ153-211030-
Shelby-
Including the city of Center
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts
up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Cooler with lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming east 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Not as warm with
highs around 80. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ166-211030-
San Augustine-
Including the city of San Augustine
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
104.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then showers and thunderstorms likely after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm with highs in
the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Chance of
rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower
80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ167-211030-
Sabine-
Including the cities of Hemphill and Pineland
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northeast after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Not as warm with highs in
the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 5 mph.
Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
LAZ001-002-211030-
Caddo-Bossier-
Including the cities of Shreveport and Bossier City
419 AM CDT Sat May 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. Not as warm with highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms
likely. Highs around 80. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
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Arizona attorney general sues Scottsdale school district and board member Greenburg
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the Scottsdale Unified School District and board member Jann-Michael Greenburg, accusing them of violating Arizona's Open Meeting Law last summer.
Brnovich contends the governing board, through Greenburg, who was board president at the time, broke state law on Aug. 17 when it issued content-based restrictions on public comment, allowing people to only talk about one of the agenda items.
Board members also violated the law when they cut off speakers who tried to give input on any other topic, including a proposed mask mandate that was also on the agenda, according to the attorney general’s complaint.
The complaint also says board members were in violation of the state's Open Meeting Law on Aug. 23 when they restricted in-person access in the boardroom when COVID-19 mitigation strategies were one of the agenda items. The 39 people who addressed the board that evening had to wait outside and enter the boardroom one at a time.
Greenburg told The Arizona Republic at the time that the decision to restrict access came at the advice of police amid heightened tensions over face coverings.
The attorney general also says Greenburg broke the law when he interrupted parent Amanda Wray when she talked about a neo-Nazi propaganda comic book being distributed at a school campus. When Wray accused a district employee of distributing the material, Greenburg said that wasn’t true.
Wray “correctly explained to Greenburg that he is not allowed to interrupt public comments,” according to the complaint.
Once Wray finished her comments, Greenburg said he wanted to make clear that no district employee distributed the material. Once he was done with his statement, he was caught on the microphone whispering to his colleagues, “Jesus f------ Christ, these people.” He apologized after parents told him they had heard him.
“I did cuss on the mic and I’m very sorry about that. I apologize to our community, I apologize to my fellow board members, to staff and parents watching. These things happen,” he said. “I have to admit it was done out of frustration.”
Greenburg's father, Mark Greenburg, is suing Wray for defamation for comments she made about a leaked Google Drive folder that contained social media posts and other detailed information on parents. Wray, in turn, filed a lawsuit with other parents last month against the district and Mark Greenburg over the Google Drive.
District's response
Three complaints were filed with the Attorney General’s Office after these two meetings.
After receiving notice of the complaints in November, the district sent a response to the attorney general in December, according to SUSD spokesperson Kristine Harrington, who also said the district hadn’t received any additional information about it until it learned about the lawsuit.
Harrington said the district doesn’t comment on pending litigation but maintains it complied with the Open Meeting Law.
Attorney Jennifer MacLennan wrote SUSD’s response, saying it was the district’s position that state law allowed SUSD to limit comments, citing a 1999 attorney general opinion. Brnovich argues the district’s position ignores that at the time the opinion was issued, the state Open Meeting Law was silent on whether a public body could allow public comment.
MacLennan also wrote in the response that Wray had been permitted to finish her remarks and concluded them three seconds before her time was up. She also argued that board members are allowed to address criticism and that Greenburg didn’t break the law when he corrected Wray.
Masks, curriculum, 'communism': Scottsdale district, board face continued turmoil
The Arizona Republic reached out to Jann-Michael Greenburg for comment but did not hear back.
Brnovich is asking that a judge issue an order that:
- Prohibits the district from covering any of Greenburg’s legal fees.
- Declares SUSD and Greenburg violated state Open Meeting Law and enters a judgment requiring them to comply with the law.
- Imposes a civil penalty on Greenburg to be paid to the district in the maximum amount allowed under the law.
- Awards all other relief under the Open Meeting Law, including ordering appropriate measures to prevent violations or removing Greenburg from office.
- Awards the Attorney General's Office his attorneys' fees and costs.
Jann-Michael Greenburg's term is up in January. He already has announced he is not running for reelection.
Brnovich, who has served as attorney general since 2015, is running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
Greenburg, SUSD on the hot seat again
This isn't the first time the Greenburgs or the Scottsdale school district have been the topic of controversy in recent months.
In November, several parents and some of Jann-Michael Greenburg's colleagues on the board called for his resignation after news of his father's files containing information on parents who had been critical of the district came out.
The governing board doesn't have the power to oust Jann-Michael Greenburg from the board, but members did remove him as president of the board.
At the same time, Superintendent Scott Menzel announced a district investigation into the files to see if any district resources were used to create or maintain the files. In February, the district released the findings of the investigation, which concluded no school official used district computers in connection with the drive.
The Scottsdale Police Department also investigated the files and interviewed several parents, including Wray, and concluded that no criminal conduct under its jurisdiction had been committed.
Mark Greenburg, in his lawsuit against Wray, accused her of defaming him and invading his privacy by sharing a copy of his personal Google Drive folder.
Wray, on the other hand, is accusing Mark Greenburg of defamation for collecting information on a bankruptcy for someone with a similar name but who is not her. Her lawsuit argues that Mark Greenburg shared that file with his son and two others and by wrongfully associating the bankruptcy with her could harm her career as a financial adviser.
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DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had another monster triple-double, Aaron Gordon threw down a pivotal dunk that stood up after a review in overtime and the Denver Nuggets rallied for a 128-125 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.
Jokic had 41 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists for his 83rd career triple-double. The two-time reigning NBA MVP had a 40-point, 27-rebound, 10-assist outing a week ago.
“Sick,” Gordon said of the statistics Jokic is posting these days. “Those are video game numbers.”
It was the fourth 40-point, 15-rebound, 15-assist game in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats & Info. He joined Oscar Robertson (1961, 1962) and James Harden (2016).
Phoenix star Devin Booker lasted only 4:20 in his return from a groin injury, scoring two points after getting 58 against New Orleans in his previous start.
Jamal Murray tied it in regulation for Denver on a dunk with 10.7 seconds left. But it was Gordon’s OT slam that helped propel the Nuggets to the victory. At first, he was called for an offensive foul, but a review determined that Landry Shamet was moving, awarding Gordon the basket and a free throw.
Best in-game dunk he’s ever had?
“Yeah,” Gordon said. “Because of the time and score.”
Jokic had a take on the dunk, too, because he was close to Gordon on the play.
“I was open,” Jokic cracked.
It certainly raised the noise level in the building.
“Loudest I’ve heard this place in a long time for a nonplayoff game,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
Phoenix had a chance to tie it in the closing seconds of OT, only to throw away a pass.
The Suns, who led by 12 in the third quarter, set up for a winning play in regulation but Mikal Bridges was called for an offensive foul after accidentally running into a Denver player. Bridges atoned by blocking Murray’s shot just before the buzzer.
The Nuggets improved to 2-6 in games held on Christmas. The other win was in 1994 against Seattle.
Shamet came off the bench to score 31 points — matching his career high — on a night the Suns lost Booker again to the groin injury. Booker was just returning to the court after missing the last three games because of groin soreness.
“I didn’t even see it,” Suns coach Monty Williams. “They came to me when I was walking the sidelines and they said, ‘Man, we’ve got to get Book.’ I looked up and he had that look on his face and I knew something had happened.”
Deandre Ayton added 22 points and 16 rebounds as Phoenix had six players in double figures. Chris Paul had 17 points and 16 assists, but missed five free throws.
The Suns have dropped eight of 11.
“We’ll be all right,” Shamet said. “The important thing is we’re doing the right things.”
Gordon finished with 28 points and Murray 26.
The Nuggets led by 15 points early in the game. Shamet scored 15 points in the second quarter to help Phoenix work its way back into the game.
Gordon wound up 11 of 18 from the field and Jokic 16 of 25. Both extended their streaks to 23 games of shooting .500 or better from the field, which broke the franchise record set by Nene in 2010-11.
TIP-INS
Suns: Phoenix guard Cameron Payne (sprained right foot) and forward Cam Johnson (torn meniscus) went through a stepped-up workout Christmas morning. Payne hasn’t played since Dec. 13 and Johnson since Nov. 4.
Nuggets: Forward Jeff Green fractured his hand against Portland on Friday. The team said he will be reevaluated in four weeks. … Forward Michael Porter Jr. had seven points on 3 of 11 shooting in his second game back from a heel injury.
UP NEXT
Suns: At Memphis on Tuesday night.
Nuggets: At Sacramento on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday in an early sign of shifting White House relations with the new Congress since Republicans took control of the House in January — a move that serves as a prelude to bigger battles with GOP lawmakers on government spending and the nation’s debt limit.
Biden sought to kill a Republican-authored measure that would ban the government from considering environmental impacts or potential lawsuits when making investment decisions for people’s retirement plans. In a video released by the White House, Biden said he vetoed the measure because it “put at risk the retirement savings of individuals across the country.”
His first veto represents a more confrontational approach at the midway of Biden’s term in office, as he faces a GOP-controlled House that is eager to undo parts of his policy legacy and investigate his administration and his family. Complicating matters for Biden, several Democratic senators are up for re-election next year in conservative states, giving them political incentive to put some distance between them and the White House.
The measure vetoed by Biden would have effectively reinstated a Trump-era ban on federal managers of retirement plans considering factors such as climate change, social impacts or pending lawsuits when making investment choices.
The veto could also help calm some anger from environmentalists who have been upset with the Biden administration for its recent decision to greenlight the Willow oil project, a massive and contentious drilling project in Alaska.
“The president vetoed the bill because it jeopardizes the hard-earned life savings of cops, firefighters, teachers, and other workers,” White House spokesperson Robyn Patterson said.
But critics say so-called environmental, social and governance investments allocate money based on political agendas, such as a drive against climate change, rather than on earning the best returns for savers. Republicans in Congress who pushed the measure said environmental or social considerations in investments by the government are just another example of being “woke.”
“In his first veto, Biden just sided with woke Wall Street over workers,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., tweeted on Monday. “Tells you exactly where his priorities lie.” He said “it’s clear Biden wants Wall Street to use your retirement savings to fund his far-left political causes.”
Biden’s veto is likely to prevail. Just three Democrats in Congress — one in the House, and two in the Senate — supported Republicans in the matter, making it unlikely a two-thirds majority in both chambers could be assembled to overcome Biden’s veto.
Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, was the sole Democrat to back the resolution in the House, while Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., supported it in the Senate. Golden is a perennial target of Republicans seeking to oust him from his conservative district, while Tester and Manchin are both up for re-election next year.
“This administration continues to prioritize their radical policy agenda over the economic, energy and national security needs of our country, and it is absolutely infuriating,” Manchin said in a statement.
Though Biden swiftly vetoed the investment resolution, other measures coming from Capitol Hill in the weeks and months ahead could be a tougher call for the White House.
The administration initially signaled that Biden would reject a Republican-authored measure that would override a crime measure passed by the District of Columbia Council, but the president later said he would sign it and did so Monday. He also signed a bill directing the federal government to declassify intelligence related to the origins of COVID-19.
Biden’s immediate predecessor, Donald Trump, vetoed 10 bills during his term in office, while Barack Obama vetoed 12, according to the the American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Both had one of their vetoes overridden by Congress.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The references seem endless, and they can come from anywhere. In recent days, Pope Francis compared Nicaragua’s repression of Catholics to Hitler’s rule in Germany. In Britain, a BBC sportscaster likened the nation’s asylum policy to 1930s Germany, resulting in his brief suspension and a national uproar.
For Holocaust and anti-Nazi scholars and organizations, the two sentiments were understandable — but concerning. Invoking Hitler and Nazi Germany, they warn, often serves to revive a familiar and unwelcome line of argument.
“We have to be aware of, and confront, contemporary instances of discrimination, hate speech and human rights abuses across the world,” says Rafal Pankowski, a Polish sociologist who heads the anti-Nazi NEVER AGAIN Association. But he added: “Of course, the historical analogies must not be overused and devalued. The label `Nazi’ should not be trivialized and reduced to a term of abuse against anybody we don’t like.”
Last week, Pope Francis was quoted as criticizing the government in Nicaragua, where religious leaders have been arrested or fled, for acting as “if it were a communist dictatorship in 1917 or a Hitlerian one in 1935.” Nicaragua responded by proposing to suspend Vatican ties.
Around the same time, the BBC’s Gary Lineker tweeted that a new asylum policy announced by Britain’s Conservative government was “immeasurably cruel” and included language “not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s.”
The bill, intended to stop tens of thousands of migrants a year from reaching the country in small boats across the English Channel, would bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches the United Kingdom by unauthorized means and compel the government to detain and deport them “to their home country or a safe third country.”
At first, the broadcaster suspended Lineker, its highest paid TV commentator. But it reversed itself on Monday and praised Lineker as a “valued part of the BBC.”
ALTERNATIVE WORDING
Peter Fritzsche, author of “An Iron Wind: Europe Under Hitler,” among other books, calls Lineker’s comments poorly expressed and misguided, given that “Nazi Germany had no immigration policy”.” Rather than comparisons to the Nazis, Fritzsche believes Lineker would have been better off describing the policy with the words “racist” or “inhumane.”
“Great Britain, in its rhetoric about immigrants and its policies regarding asylum-seekers … generates quite rightly enormous outrage, because we believe Great Britain is in the family of democratic humane nations,” says Fritzsche, a history professor at the University of Illinois. “The sportscaster’s sentence is inaccurate. The spirit is laudable.”
Sometimes, scholars and activists say, events do call for Nazi comparisons, whether it’s the white supremacist march in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 or the annual Independence Day march in Warsaw, Poland organized by extreme-right groups. But Nazi references have also been used to criticize fiscal policy (anti-tax activist Grover Nordquist once invoked the Holocaust when criticizing estate taxes) or insult rival heads of state (Saudi Arabia and Iran recently re-established diplomatic ties, six years after Prince Mohammed bin Salman referred to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the “new Hitler”).
On the Internet, Nazis have been mentioned so often, and for so long, that in 1990 author-attorney Mike Godwin formulated “Godwin’s Law” for them: “As an online discussion continues, the probability of a reference or comparison to Hitler or Nazis approaches 1.” They come up so often that the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. has crafted a standard response, which it cited when contacted this week by The Associated Press.
“Nazism represented a singular evil that resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews and the persecution and deaths of millions of others for racial and political reasons,” the statement reads.
“Comparing contemporary situations to Nazism is not only offensive to its victims, but it is also inaccurate and misrepresents both Holocaust history and the present,” the statement says. “The Holocaust should be remembered, studied, and understood so that we can learn its lessons; it should not be exploited for opportunistic purposes.”
A RANGE OF REFERENCES
Nazi references can be outlandish (actress Megan Fox once compared “Transformers” director Michael Bay to Hitler); self-evident (Kanye West, who years ago complained of being looked at like “he was Hitler,” declared in 2022 that there were “good things about Hitler”); and strategic (Russian President Vladimir Putin listed “denazification” of Ukraine as one of the main goals of his “special military operation,” falsely alleging that there are Nazis in Ukraine’s leadership).
The Putin accusation isn’t new. It has been part of the Kremlin’s propaganda effort for years, used to justify a Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine’s east and bash Kyiv’s pro-Western government, which took over after a popular uprising ousted a pro-Russian president in 2014.
Analysts say the narrative appears to play well in Russia, where the Soviet army’s defense against Nazi Germany forces in World War II is still a fundamental part of the national identity. Officials and state media routinely use the term “Nazi” to describe the Ukrainian government and its army.
Moscow’s rhetoric has prompted some international backlash. Asked in an interview with an Italian news channel about Russian claims that it invaded Ukraine to “denazify” the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Ukraine could still have Nazi elements even if some figures, including the country’s president, were Jewish.
“So when they say, ‘How can Nazification exist if we’re Jewish?’ In my opinion, Hitler also had Jewish origins, so it doesn’t mean absolutely anything. For some time we have heard from the Jewish people that the biggest antisemites were Jewish,” Lavrov said, speaking to the station in Russian, dubbed over by an Italian translation.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called Lavrov’s statement “unforgivable and scandalous and a horrible historical error,” adding that “the government of Russia needs to apologize.”
In Israel, the Holocaust is seen as unique, and comparisons to the Nazis or Nazi Germany in the modern context are typically dismissed as cheapening the victims’ memory. But comparisons do happen. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has likened Iran to Nazi Germany, and ultra-Orthodox protesters call the police in Israel “Nazis” when they arrest people.
Efraim Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem, says Lineker’s comparison is flawed. The Conservatives’ proposal, he says, is more like the British policy toward Holocaust survivors who tried to enter British Mandate-era Palestine after 1945 on boats such as the Exodus — and were turned back.
The larger issue, Zuroff says, is that people like Lineker cite the Holocaust to draw attention to their own issues. Perhaps, Zuroff says, the BBC figure “should be punished by being put in a library and forced to read 10 accurate history books.”
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CNN’s Harlow, Collins pay tribute to fired colleague Lemon
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN’s Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins paid a brief tribute Tuesday to their former “CNN This Morning” co-host, Don Lemon, who was fired from the network the day before.
“We wish him the best,” Collins said. The three anchors had been working together on the revamped morning show since last November.
Lemon’s firing came after a series of missteps that included his suggestion in February that Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley was past her “prime.” He got into an onscreen argument last week with another GOP candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, over their interpretation of racial history.
Those are sore spots at CNN, where network head Chris Licht has been trying to get Republicans to set aside their suspicion of the network and appear for interviews.
Lemon was fired after anchoring the show on Monday. He criticized network management for not breaking the news to him in person, but CNN disputed that in a dueling tweet.
Harlow addressed the absence on Tuesday by reading a statement from Licht about Lemon. She said Lemon was her first friend at CNN when she joined the network 15 years ago.
“Kaitlan and I are really proud of this show,” she said. “We are so proud of the dedicated team that are working around the clock to bring you the news each morning. Our priority is you, the viewer. We’re grateful you welcomed us into your home this morning.”
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 22, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service SAN DIEGO CA
251 AM PDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 118
expected.
* WHERE...San Diego County Deserts and Coachella Valley.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight temperatures will be quite warm,
not falling below the mid 80s to lower 90s. Friday is expected
to be the hottest day. Not quite as hot beginning Saturday as
monsoonal moisture increases.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 112
* WHERE...San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...It will be hottest over the northern
Coachella Valley.
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The Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh in Game 1 of an MLB 2022 doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 13, at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. The game will be live streamed via ESPN+.
Juan Oviedo will start on the mound for the Pirates in Game 1 vs. fellow right-hander Luis Cessa for the Reds. Pittsburgh is 52-88 this season, while Cincinnati is 56-83.
The Reds vs. Pirates game starts at 11:35 a.m. Central (12:35 p.m. Eastern) and will be live streamed on ESPN+, which is available for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year. Bally Sports Ohio and AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh will broadcast the game regionally.
Preview
BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds enter a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates after losing three in a row.
Cincinnati has a 29-40 record in home games and a 56-83 record overall. Reds hitters are batting a collective .242, which ranks eighth in the NL.
Pittsburgh has a 24-45 record in road games and a 52-88 record overall. The Pirates are 36-12 in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Tuesday is the 14th time these teams match up this season. The Reds hold a 7-6 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Farmer has a .264 batting average to rank second on the Reds, and has 23 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs. Jonathan India is 10-for-38 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with a .256 batting average, and has 15 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs, 49 walks and 52 RBI. Oneil Cruz is 14-for-38 with three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 5-5, .247 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Pirates: 3-7, .246 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Reds: Justin Dunn: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Mike Moustakas: 60-Day IL (calf), Jeff Hoffman: 60-Day IL (forearm), T.J. Zeuch: 15-Day IL (back), Graham Ashcraft: 15-Day IL (biceps), Joey Votto: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Aramis Garcia: 60-Day IL (finger), Robert Dugger: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Greene: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Stephenson: 60-Day IL (clavicle), Vladimir Gutierrez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Tony Santillan: 60-Day IL (back), Tejay Antone: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Sims: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Overton: 60-Day IL (back), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Colin Holderman: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Yerry De Los Santos: 60-Day IL (lat), David Bednar: 15-Day IL (back), Dillon Peters: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Canaan Smith-Njigba: 60-Day IL (wrist), Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Blake Cederlind: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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CHICAGO (AP) — Los Angeles FC midfielder Timmy Tillman has been approved by FIFA to change his national team affiliation to the United States from Germany, following a move made by younger brother Malik a year earlier.
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Timmy Tillman, 24, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, to a father in the U.S. military and a German mother. He played for Germany in qualifying for the 2018 European Under-19 Championship and joined LA this year after four seasons with Greuther Fürth. He has two goals in 10 MLS matches.
"As a kid, my brother and I dreamt of playing for a national team together and now we’re one step closer,” Tillman said in a statement released Tuesday by the U.S. Soccer Federation.
Malik Tillman, who turns 21 on Sunday, played for the U.S. under-15 team in 2016 and for Germany at several youth levels. He made his U.S. senior debut last June 1 and has played three international matches, all exhibitions. He was not included on last year's World Cup roster. Malik Tillman has spent this season on loan to Glasgow Rangers from Bayern Munich.
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Folarin Balogun, a 21-year-old striker, opted to play for the U.S. rather than England last week. Balogun has 20 Ligue 1 goals this season for Reims while on loan from Arsenal.
The U.S. next plays on June 15, against Mexico at Las Vegas in a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal.
The Tillmans could become the ninth set of brothers to appear for the U.S., joining Brenden and Paxten Aaronson, John and Pedro DeBrito, Otto and Rolf Decker, Angelo and Paul DiBernardo, Charlie and Henry McCully, George and Louie Nanchoff, Steve and Ken Snow, and Archie and Tom Stark.
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AWESOME: Baby sea turtles redirected to ocean in Florida after losing their way
BRADENTON, Fla. (Gray News) – Baby sea turtles in Florida were redirected to the ocean after they lost their way and ended up in a parking lot this weekend.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a sergeant teamed up with the Bradenton Beach Police Department and the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring team to help the baby turtles.
The sheriff’s office said an area resident discovered the baby sea turtles roaming in her apartment complex’s parking lot. It appeared the turtles hatched on the beach but then traveled in the wrong direction, away from the ocean.
Officials said the turtles made it across the street and into the apartment complex’s parking lot.
Law enforcement and turtle rescue teams searched the area, collected all the turtles in a bucket, and then released them on the beach. The turtles were watched over until they all safely made it into the ocean.
The sheriff’s office posted video of the babies making their way into the water and starting their new lives.
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How to Watch the Marlins vs. Pirates Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for June 23
The Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates meet on Friday at 6:40 PM ET. Jorge Soler and Carlos Santana have been on a tear as of late for their respective teams.
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Marlins vs. Pirates Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info:
- Date: Friday, June 23, 2023
- Time: 6:40 PM ET
- TV Channel: Apple TV+
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Venue: LoanDepot park
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Marlins Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Marlins average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 22nd in baseball with 70 total home runs.
- Miami ranks 21st in MLB, slugging .395.
- The Marlins rank eighth in MLB with a .260 batting average.
- Miami is the 23rd-highest scoring team in MLB play, averaging 4.1 runs per game (309 total).
- The Marlins' .321 on-base percentage ranks 13th in baseball.
- The Marlins strike out 8.1 times per game, the No. 11 average in MLB.
- The pitching staff for Miami has a collective 9.6 K/9, the first-best in MLB.
- Miami's 4.09 team ERA ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Marlins average MLB's 14th-ranked WHIP (1.274).
Pirates Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Pirates' 69 home runs rank 24th in Major League Baseball.
- Pittsburgh is 22nd in MLB with a slugging percentage of .392 this season.
- The Pirates' .239 batting average ranks 21st in the league this season.
- Pittsburgh has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 307 (4.1 per game).
- The Pirates have the 19th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.318).
- The Pirates have shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
- Pittsburgh averages the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.8) in the majors this season.
- Pittsburgh has pitched to a 4.41 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
- Pirates pitchers have a 1.393 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
Marlins Probable Starting Pitcher
- Jesus Luzardo (6-5 with a 4.09 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 83 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Marlins, his 16th of the season.
- In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the left-hander went six innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- Luzardo is trying to collect his eighth quality start of the year.
- Luzardo heads into this game with 12 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 15 outings this season.
Pirates Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Pirates will hand the ball to Luis Ortiz (1-3) for his eighth start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up one earned run in 4 2/3 innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
- In seven starts this season, he's earned a quality start in one of them.
- Ortiz has five starts of five or more innings this season in seven chances. He averages 4.7 innings per outing.
- He has not pitched this season without allowing at least one earned run.
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High school football star killed in mall parking lot, police say
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) – A high school football player was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Georgia mall, officials said.
According to police, 17-year-old Elijah DeWitte was found dead Wednesday night in the Sugarloaf Mills Mall parking lot in Gwinnett County, about 27 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Police said DeWitte, a student at Jefferson High School, had multiple gunshot wounds.
An investigation revealed that the shooting was not random and that all parties involved knew each other. Police said the shooting was the result of a dispute that escalated.
The Jefferson High School football team also confirmed DeWitte’s death on social media, writing, “The Jefferson High School Football program is heartbroken as we mourn the loss of one of our own, Elijah DeWitt. The DeWitt family is in our thoughts and prayers. We appreciate your understanding as we respect the family’s privacy during this time.”
Police did not clarify if the shooter was also a student. Further details have not been immediately released.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched the University of Delaware in recent weeks for classified documents as part of its investigation into the potential mishandling of sensitive government records by President Joe Biden.
The search, first reported by CNN, was confirmed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The person would not say whether anything was found.
A Justice Department special counsel is investigating how classified documents from Biden's time as vice president and senator came to wind up in his home and former office — and whether any mishandling involved criminal intent or was unintentional. Biden's personal lawyers disclosed in January that a small batch of documents with classified markings had been found weeks earlier in his former Washington office, and they have since allowed FBI searches of multiple properties.
The university is Biden's alma mater. In 2011, Biden donated his records from his 36 years serving in the U.S. Senate to the school. The documents arrived June 6, 2012, according to the university, which released photos of the numbered boxes being unloaded at the university alongside blue and gold balloons.
Under the terms of Biden’s gift, the records are to remain sealed until two years after he retires from public life.
Biden’s Senate records would not be covered by the presidential records act, though prohibitions on mishandling classified information would still apply.
The White House referred questions to the Justice Department, which declined to comment. The University of Delaware also referred questions to the Justice Department.
The university is the fourth known entity to be searched by the FBI following inspections of his former office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, where records with classified markings were initially found in a locked closet by Biden's personal lawyers in November, and more recently of his Delaware homes in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach.
Those searches were all done voluntarily and with the consent of Biden's legal team.
The FBI took six items that contained documents with classified markings during its January search of the Wilmington home, Biden's personal lawyer has said. Agents did not find classified documents at the Rehoboth Beach property but did take some handwritten notes and other materials relating to Biden’s time as vice president for review.
The Justice Department is separately investigating the retention by former President Donald Trump of roughly 300 documents marked as classified at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago. The FBI served a search warrant at the home last August after months of resistance by Trump and his representatives to returning the documents to the government.
The FBI also searched the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence last week after his lawyers came forward to say they had found a small number of documents with classified markings. A Pence adviser said one additional document with classified markings was found during that search.
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Associated Press writers Colleen Long and Seung Min Kim in Washington contributed to this report.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In January 2022, a team of University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) surgeon-scientists successfully implanted a genetically modified pig heart into a 57-year-old patient with end-stage heart failure, making history and drawing worldwide attention. The patient survived for two months following the first-of-its-kind surgery, which was performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The results of this groundbreaking xenotransplant surgery will be discussed in detail during the Monday Plenary Session Cardiac Xenotransplantation: Where we are and where we are going at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) on Monday, October 3, 2022.
The session features these outstanding physicians and scientists:
- Muhammad M. Mohiuddin, MD, Professor of Surgery and Scientific/Program Director, Cardiac Xenotransplantation Program at UMSOM
- Bartley P. Griffith, MD, Thomas E. and Alice Marie Hales Distinguished Professor in Transplant Surgery and Clinical Director, Cardiac Xenotransplantation Program at UMSOM
- Susan Joseph, MD, Cardiologist, Associate Professor of Medicine at UMSOM and Section Chief, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at UMMC
- Savitri Fedson, MD, MA, Associate Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
The session will explore the scientific advances that laid the groundwork for this innovative surgery to occur, clinical translation of xenotransplant, detailed case review of the first successful human heart xenotransplant, and broad discussions of the future for xenotransplantation including clinical potential, challenges, ethical considerations, and other concepts clinicians and researchers need to know for future heart failure care.
"We are absolutely thrilled to have the team behind one of the most innovative, and groundbreaking cardiovascular achievements be able to share this with us at ASM," said David Lanfear, MD, MS, ASM Program Chair and Head of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation at Henry Ford Hospital. "Their incredible work is paving the way to a future of adequate access to heart transplantation for all patients. I foresee this being one of our most popular and highly anticipated sessions at ASM."
Drs. Fedson, Griffith, Joseph, and Mohiuddin will be joined by HFSA ASM Program Co-Chairs, Drs. Daniel Garry, MD, PhD, and Cheryl Westlake, PhD, RN, who will moderate the panel discussion within the session.
The HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting will take place September 30-October 3, 2022, at the Gaylord National Harbor, just outside of Washington, DC. This year's meeting will include three plenary sessions, held in the mornings to kick-off each day of programming. Registration for the meeting is open and an advance program is available to download. Learn more about the meeting and register at hfsa.org/asm2022.
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About the Heart Failure Society of America
The Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. (HFSA) represents the first organized effort by heart failure experts from the Americas to provide a forum for all those interested in heart function, heart failure, and congestive heart failure (CHF) research and patient care. The mission of HFSA is to provide a platform to improve and expand heart failure care through collaboration, education, innovation, research, and advocacy. HFSA members include physicians, scientists, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, trainees, other healthcare workers and patients. For more information, visit hfsa.org.
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Company brings more security and reduces risk through a single unified platform with updates to renowned VMDR and Asset Management Solutions
LAS VEGAS, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Hat USA -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, will lead several speaking sessions at Black Hat 2022 and DEF CON 30. At this year's show, Qualys continues its focus of helping organizations streamline and automate their IT, security and compliance programs via its single holistic cloud platform.
Visit us at booth 1320 to meet with Qualys experts. You will also learn how the Qualys Cloud Platform powers a range of solutions, unifying organizations' security playbooks through managing assets and vulnerabilities, automating remediation and taking a context driven approach to detect and respond to malicious attacks. Highlights include:
- VMDR 2.0 with TruRisk™: Provides the insight security and IT teams need to prioritize vulnerabilities, for remediation, that genuinely reduce risk within their organizations. Stop by the booth to learn how Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR) customers were able to reduce risk on average by 23% and in some cases as high as 50%.
- CyberSecurity Asset Management 2.0: Experience the new enhancements that allow organizations to continuously monitor their external attack surface, and quickly remediate all from a single platform.
- The Qualys Research Team: Two PWNIE Award nominations for cutting-edge research, discovery and responsible disclosure of new and critical vulnerabilities PWNKIT and Oh Snap! More Lemmings.
Attendees are welcome to join our speaking sessions and booth presentations, including best practice presentations from customer Euronet Worldwide as well as a leading healthcare customer, highlighting how VMDR helps them reduce risk. The full schedule can be viewed here.
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.
The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.
Qualys, Qualys VMDR® and the Qualys logo are proprietary trademarks of Qualys, Inc. All other products or names may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No. 7 Texas played without Chris Beard after the coach was suspended for a felony domestic violence arrest, and Marcus Carr scored 28 points to lead the Longhorns to an 87-81 overtime win against Rice on Monday night.
Beard was arrested early Monday morning after a woman alleged he choked and bit her. Texas announced about 90 minutes before tipoff he was suspended without pay and that assistant coach Rodney Terry would lead the team.
The statement did not commit to Terry as acting coach beyond Monday night, but he does have two previous head coaching stints at UTEP (2018-21) and Fresno State (2011-18). Terry got a round of applause in pregame when he was announced as “acting head coach” before tipoff.
Quincy Olivari scored 28 points for Rice, which missed the potential game winner in the final seconds of regulation.
Terry was animated in Beard's absence, often standing courtside and waving his arms to pump up the crowd in a tense matchup that featured the teams trading baskets for most of the second half.
Beard is in his second season of a seven-year contract that pays him more than $5 million per year. His contract includes a provision that he could fired for cause if arrested on a felony charge.
Beard had Texas (8-2) humming in his second season. After starting 6-0, the Longhorns were No. 2, the program's highest ranking in more than a decade.
The Longhorns started slow against against the Owls (6-4). Texas trailed at halftime and couldn't put together the run to finish Rice in regulation.
According to the arrest affidavit, the woman told police she is his fiance and they have been in a relationship for six years. She said they had been in an argument where she broke his glasses before he “just snapped on me and became super violent.”
According to the affidavit, the woman told police “he choked me, bit me, bruises all over my leg, throwing me around and going nuts.”
BIG PICTURE
Rice: The Owls sensed a moment and nearly seized their chance at a big upset with tough rebounding and a heavy diet of backdoor layups against a bewildered Texas defense. Rice twice built 10-point leads in the first half.
Texas: Sir’Jabari Rice scored six points in overtime to help the Longhorns get the win.
UP NEXT
Rice hosts North American on Thursday night.
Texas plays Stanford in Dallas on Sunday.
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the Biden administration to extend an olive branch to Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.
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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. marshal and a suspect in a killing were shot Sunday as officers tried to arrest the man at a mobile home park in an Atlanta suburb, authorities said.
Both the officer and the suspect were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation sad in a statement.
The marshal was entering the home with other officers to arrest 19-year-old Antonio Murgado around 9:15 a.m. when Murgado fired at police, state agents said.
Officers fired back and Murgado was hit several times, investigators said.
Murgado was wanted in relation to a killing in Pike County.
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Fiona, Ian retired from list of tropical cyclone names
MIAMI (AP) — Weather officials announced Wednesday that they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from the rotating list of Atlantic tropical cyclone names because of the death and destruction caused by the most recent storms with those names.
Farrah will replace Fiona on the lists, and Idris will replace Ian, the World Meteorological Organization said in a news release. Tropical cyclones are assigned names from the alphabetical list when they intensify into tropical storms with winds of 39 mph (63 kph). The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. If a season experiences more than 26 named storms, forecasters use Greek letters.
Storm names have long been used to help communicate warnings and to alert people about potentially life-threatening risks, officials said. The names are usually repeated every six years unless a storm is so deadly that the name is retired. Since the current storm-naming system was adopted in 1953, a total of 96 names have been retired from the Atlantic basin list.
Hurricane Fiona hit the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos last September before moving northward over the western Atlantic and hitting Canada as a strong post-tropical cyclone. The storm caused over $3 billion in damage across the Caribbean and Canada, and was responsible for 29 direct and indirect fatalities.
Days after Fiona’s passing, Ian hit western Cuba as a major hurricane and made landfall in southwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm, causing massive storm surge and flooding. Ian was responsible for over 150 direct and indirect deaths, and over $112 billion in damage in the U.S. It was the costliest hurricane in Florida’s history and the third costliest in the U.S.
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TX Brownsville TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, January 19, 2023
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719 FPUS54 KBRO 200946
ZFPBRO
Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
TXZ253-201700-
Southern Hidalgo-
Including the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission,
and Weslaco
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ255-201700-
Inland Cameron-
Including the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the
lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Temperature falling
into the mid 60s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ355-201700-
Coastal Cameron-
Including the cities of Port Isabel and Laguna Vista
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms in
the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight. Near steady
temperature in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Temperature
falling into the mid 60s in the afternoon. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ455-201700-
Cameron Island-
Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning,
then a chance of rain this afternoon. Near steady temperature in
the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s. Temperature falling into the mid 60s in the afternoon.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around
60. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Near
steady temperature around 60. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy, breezy. Near steady temperature in the
mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny and very windy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and windy. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ252-201700-
Starr-
Including the cities of Rio Grande City and Roma
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Cooler
with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the mid 70s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ254-201700-
Inland Willacy-
Including the city of Raymondville
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 60. North winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ354-201700-
Coastal Willacy-
Including the city of Port Mansfield
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs around 70. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid
60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and windy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the upper 40s. Highs around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ248-201700-
Zapata-
Including the city of Zapata
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy, cooler with highs in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows
in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Wind chill values
in the mid 30s in the morning.
$$
TXZ249-201700-
Jim Hogg-
Including the city of Hebbronville
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Cooler
with highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Wind chill values in the mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Wind chill
values in the mid 30s in the morning.
$$
TXZ250-201700-
Brooks-
Including the city of Falfurrias
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this afternoon. Cooler
with highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Wind chill values
in the upper 30s in the morning.
$$
TXZ353-201700-
Northern Hidalgo-
Including the city of San Manuel
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the lower
60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ251-201700-
Inland Kenedy-
Including the city of Sarita
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a
chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
40s. Highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ351-201700-
Coastal Kenedy-
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Near steady temperature in the
lower 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the
mid 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the mid 40s. Highs around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ454-201700-
Willacy Island-
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight
chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 50s.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy and very windy. Highs in
the upper 60s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ451-201700-
Kenedy Island-
345 AM CST Fri Jan 20 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of rain this morning, then a
chance of rain this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper
60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to 15 to 25 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain. A slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. Breezy. Near steady temperature in
the lower 60s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the morning. Near steady
temperature in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to
20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 50s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. A 30 percent chance of showers. Windy with highs in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear and breezy. Lows
around 50. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
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PHOENIX — Multiple people have been injured in a crash in Central Phoenix.
At about 4 a.m., emergency crews were called to the area of 34th Street and Thomas Road for a crash.
Phoenix police say that three people were taken to a hospital in critical condition.
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Key Service Can Help Drivers Stretch Each Gallon
CENTREVILLE, Va., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gas prices are averaging nearly $5 a gallon and that means every drop counts. Drivers can stretch those gallons further, possibly saving hundreds of dollars a year. And it's not just their driving habits – there are maintenance items that can have a big impact on a vehicle's fuel efficiency.
CARFAX has compiled tips to maximize mileage, but how much can drivers really save? Let's say you drive 12,000 miles per year, your car averages 25 mpg, and gas is $5 per gallon; if you follow these maintenance and driving tips, you could save up to $600 a year. If your car has several issues, or you're usually an aggressive driver, your peak gas savings could be even higher.
How can you save? Start with maintenance. Here are seven tips:
- Properly inflate your tires. Make sure your tires have enough air to help optimize your car's fuel economy. If your car's tires are under-inflated, it can lower gas mileage. You can find your proper tire pressure in your car's owner's manual.
- Keep up with oil changes. Regular oil changes are key. If you want optimal fuel economy, your best bet is choosing the grade of motor oil recommended by your car's manufacturer.
- Use the right gas. As with oil, use the gas recommended by your car's manufacturer to achieve optimal fuel economy.
- Get tune-ups when needed. Common tune-up items such as replacing dirty fuel filters, checking hoses for leaks, and making sure the fuel injection system is operating efficiently will payoff at the pump.
According to the EPA, fixing an out of tune engine can improve your gas mileage up to 40%. You may think you're saving money in the short term by waiting to get the work done, but in fact, you're just burning cash. - Get low rolling resistance tires. "Rolling resistance" measures the amount of effort required to keep a tire rolling down the road. Fuel-efficient tires can reduce rolling resistance by well over 10% compared to conventional tires.
- Drop extra weight. According to the EPA, an extra 100 pounds in your vehicle diminishes gas mileage by about 1%. As the weight grows, so does the mileage reduction. And the impact is greater on smaller vehicles. If you keep your trunk cluttered, clear it out.
- Improve your car's aerodynamics. Roof-mounted cargo can reduce your fuel economy by as much as 25%, according to the EPA. If you use a cargo box, remove it when not in use.
If you're unsure of your vehicle's maintenance history, check out CARFAX Car Care to better understand how the car was previously maintained. CARFAX Car Care is a free tool to track your service history and future needs, with timely service reminders. Finally, take the long view – CARFAX data shows that a well-maintained car is worth an extra $2,000 in resale value over one that hasn't gotten its TLC.
When trying to save gas, behavior also matters. Lay off any aggressive driving tactics – speeding, sudden braking, or quick acceleration; these all hurt your fuel economy. Cruise control is a great tool, especially with highway driving, to maximize mileage. It also helps when you watch your speed – gas mileage falls fast at speeds over 50 mph. According to the EPA, each 5 mph over 50 mph is the equivalent of paying an extra 34 cents per gallon of gas.
For more information on how to save gas with good maintenance and driving habits:
www.carfax.com/blog/how-to-save-gas
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CONCORD, Mass. and KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alea Diagnostics, a company dedicated to supporting child development and wellness monitoring, has announced a collaboration with Children's Mercy Kansas City, a leading independent pediatric health organization in launching the Lorestry™ app – a free digital tool for parents and other caregivers to create a timeline of their child's life, experiences, and early development.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has reported for over two decades that one in six children have developmental delays, but less than 25 percent receive early intervention before age 3. Most children with emotional, behavioral, and developmental conditions, other than autism, do not receive help before the age of 5. For children of color and for children awaiting a diagnosis of a rare condition, delays are often longer.
In a March 2022 special article in the AAP Pediatrics journal, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the AAP identified the need for tools that can address improved child developmental monitoring in conjunction with periodic developmental screening.
"Lorestry was developed to support the parent's role as their child's advocate," said Linda Craib, RN, MBA, Founder and CEO, Alea Diagnostics. "We designed a digital storybook that gathers data about a child's developmental firsts, favorites, and language emergence into a health history that can be shared by the parent. Data collected about a child should benefit them first and foremost. Our goal is to empower the parent with memories and meaningful data that supports their child's well-being."
The collaboration between Alea Diagnostics and Children's Mercy reflects a shared vision to embrace digital solutions that are child-centered and engage parents as collaborative partners. Both organizations strive to improve access to care for all children regardless of health status, geolocation, race, or income.
"Data collection in real-time allows for a clearer picture of developmental milestone ranges," said Robert Steele, MD, MBA, Executive VP, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Children's Mercy. "By better determining these timeframes, and supporting the parent and provider relationship, children who are experiencing delays can be recognized sooner, which should lead to earlier intervention."
Lorestry is a free app available on the App Store.
Alea Diagnostics is the category leader in children's life storytelling, and the creator of Lorestry, the world's most useful and important story book. For more information go to AleaDiagnostics.com.
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's president said Monday he will talk with U.S. President Joe Biden by telephone on Tuesday about immigration and the fentanyl crisis.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the leaders will also discuss development programs to help stem the flow of migrants to the U.S. border. The conversation comes two days before the end of pandemic-era immigration restrictions that allowed U.S. authorities to quickly expel migrants who crossed the border illegally.
López Obrador appealed to migrants not to use smugglers to travel to the U.S. border.
"Don't allow yourselves to be fooled," López Obrador said during his morning news briefing. "Don't allow yourselves to be blackmailed by coyotes, smugglers, who put you at risk."
Mexico agreed last week to continue to accept migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua who are turned away at the border, as well as some other migrants from Central America.
The Mexican president has previously asked the U.S. government to contribute more development aid to Central America so people won't have to migrate.
López Obrador has also slammed proposals by U.S. Republican legislators to make it more difficult to apply for asylum and easier for authorities to block migrants at the border.
"This really degrades them, morally," he said.
The two presidents will also discuss the fentanyl crisis. The synthetic opioid, mainly smuggled in from Mexico, has caused about 70,000 overdose deaths per year in the United States.
López Obrador has denied that drug cartels make fentanyl in Mexico, although he has acknowledged that precursor chemicals - and, he claims, finished fentanyl - are smuggled into Mexico from China, a claim China has denied. | https://abc30.com/mexico-biden-manuel-lopez-obrador-immigration/13227031/ | 2023-05-09 17:21:51 | 0 | https://abc30.com/mexico-biden-manuel-lopez-obrador-immigration/13227031/ |
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Eddy Kenzo doesn’t know precisely when he was born, a quirk of personal history that goes to the heart of how the Ugandan singer sees himself: a humble man who’s sometimes anxious about what happens next.
And yet Kenzo, who became the first Uganda-based singer to earn a Grammy nomination, keeps scaling heights that defy his expectations and those of his fans and rivals in this east African country where his work is sometimes questioned.
Some Ugandans dismiss his musical style as rather playful, saying he’s not that much of a singer. But others see in his experimentation the creative potential that marks him as an artiste with original gifts.
For Kenzo, any recognition of his work is a reminder of how far he’s come.
“Honestly speaking, I am so overwhelmed. I am so nervous at the same time,” Kenzo said in an interview with the AP, speaking of his nomination. “I thank God that we made it.”
Kenzo’s “Gimme Love,” a collaboration with the American singer Matt B that began with a fortuitous meeting in Los Angeles, is nominated for a Grammy in the category of best global music performance.
Kenzo, whose real name is Edirisa Musuuza, won a BET award in 2015 as the viewers’ choice for best new international artiste, the first and only Ugandan so honored to date. The accolade followed his breakout song “Sitya Loss,” accompanied by a video featuring dancing kids whose energetic performance captured the attention of global stars like Ellen DeGeneres.
That song was a nod to Kenzo’s own humble beginnings in a remote part of central Uganda, as a barely literate child who didn’t know from where his next meal would come. By his own account, Kenzo spent 13 years in the streets after losing his mother when he was only 4. He didn’t know who his father was, and he only discovered some of his siblings as a grown man.
He wanted to become a soccer player and even won a scholarship to boarding school based on his talent, but he later dropped out and returned to the hustling that he says made him a man.
“I am a hustler,” he told AP. “This is a very huge step for me, my family and the ghetto people, the hustlers, the people who come from nothing. It gives us a lot of hope that anything is possible.”
He recorded his first single in 2008 and achieved stardom in 2010 with the song “Stamina,” beloved by politicians, lovers, and others for its praise of youthful energy. In addition to winning awards, Kenzo is frequently invited to perform across the world.
Three days before he found out he had been nominated for a Grammy, Kenzo held a festival in Kampala that was attended by thousands, including Uganda’s prime minister. It was a proud moment for a singer whose music is often ignored by local FM stations, which can make or break a song with the choices DJs make.
There’s a sense even for Kenzo that he’s more appreciated abroad than at home.
“My biggest fanbase is outside Uganda, because the world is bigger than Uganda,” he said thoughtfully. “Uganda is just a small country.”
Andrew Kaggwa, an arts reporter with the local Daily Monitor newspaper, described Kenzo as an enigma who “has disrupted the industry in ways no one can explain.”
He spoke of Kenzo as the Ugandan singer “who refused to fail.” DJs may dislike his music, but he has a loyal following and he wins honors despite the odds.
“For some reason things happen” for Kenzo, Kaggwa said. “He just lets the awards, the accolades, speak for him.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — That the death of Tyre Nichols — young, Black, just trying to get home — came at the hands of Memphis police officers was a familiar refrain in the nation’s seemingly endless lamentation of racism and police brutality aimed at Black people.
This time around, though, it was five Black officers who were fired and charged with second-degree murder in the horrifying Jan. 7 beating that was caught on video and led to Nichols’ death in a hospital bed three days later.
But the fact that Black officers killed a Black man didn’t remove racism from the situation. If anything, say reform advocates, it showed that a police culture of racial bias and dehumanization is pervasive enough to spread in all directions, even among minority officers whose presence in law enforcement is often touted as proof of reform efforts.
“What we have to understand is it is not the color of the officer,” said Joshua Adams, an activist in Memphis. “It is the color of who’s being policed. That’s what creates the difference.” The key question is “why does policing show differently for Black people?”
Black and brown officers can be conditioned to view Black and brown people as suspect, advocates say.
“With any organization or institution, there is a period of orientation where you are being introduced to core values and philosophies,” said the Rev. Earle J. Fisher, senior pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Memphis.
“I think this happens with police regardless of the color of the police officer. You have spent time in the indoctrination process, and part of that indoctrination is certain people on their face — from what some would call cultural bias, or others would call internalized white supremacy — you’re indoctrinated to believe that certain groups are more prone to criminal behavior than others,” he said. “And so you treat Black people as if they are guilty until proven innocent. You treat white people as if they are innocent until proven guilty.”
Legal scholar Amara Enyia said “being Black and a police officer does not undo the inherent anti-Blackness in the policing system.”
“That’s one of the most insidious characteristics of the system, because we may buy into a notion that because they’re Black means they can’t possibly have adopted the norms and values of the system,” said Enyia, policy and research manager for the Movement for Black Lives, a national advocacy coalition aligned with the broader Black Lives Matter movement.
Many of the highest-profile deaths, such as George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown, were due to the actions of white officers. But other deaths, including Philando Castile, Freddie Gray and Sean Bell, showed that the officers responsible could come from a range of racial backgrounds.
And more broadly, in a country riven with as many racial fault lines as the United States, no one is exempt from absorbing some brand of racial messaging throughout their lives, said Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology and education at Columbia University’s Teachers College.
“We are all socialized into a society that imbues in us these images of one another,” he said. “We can, as people of color, inherit these biases toward one another and often times to our own group as well. … They come out in ways that can be very harmful unless we get in touch with them and give ourselves counter messages.”
The officers charged in Nichols’ death drew condemnation for being Black men who committed fatal violence against another Black man.
At Nichols’ funeral on Wednesday, the Rev. Al Sharpton said that while he was in Memphis for the service, he visited the site where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. He said King was in Memphis to fight for Black city workers to be able to work in sanitation and as police.
If not for the efforts of King and others in the civil rights movement, the five officers would not have had jobs in law enforcement or been assigned to an elite police squad, Sharpton said.
Not far away from the hotel balcony where King was fatally shot, the Black officers “beat a brother to death,” Sharpton said in a eulogy.
Addressing the officers, he said: “There’s nothing more insulting and offensive to those of us that fight to open doors that you walk through those doors and act like the folks we had to fight to get you through them doors.”
“You didn’t get on the Police Department by yourself. The police chief didn’t get there by herself,” he added. “People had to march and go to jail — and some lost their lives — to open the doors for you. And how dare you act like that sacrifice was for nothing?”
“You ain’t in no New England state. You’re in Tennessee, where we had to fight for you. And you take that position and do what we saw?”
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Associated Press journalists Gary Fields, Aaron Morrison and Noreen Nasir contributed to this report.
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Hajela is a member of the AP’s team covering race and ethnicity. She’s on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dhajela.
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The Colorado Springs gay bar shooting suspect’s assertion of being nonbinary has put gender identity and pronouns — and some sensitive questions around them — back in the spotlight.
Respecting Anderson Lee Aldrich’s request to be referenced with they/them pronouns does not amount to placating someone accused of a heinous act, nonbinary people and advocates say.
But they do worry that Aldrich’s high profile as a crime suspect could lead to negative assumptions about all nonbinary people. And they stress that any skepticism about Aldrich’s gender identity shouldn’t be used as an excuse to doubt all nonbinary people or cast aspersions on how they use pronouns.
Critics of nontraditional gender identities — that is, of people who do not identify strictly as man or woman, boy or girl — often ridicule the use of gender-neutral pronouns such as they/them, and the notion that Aldrich may be using them as some sort of stunt or potential legal defense has been an undercurrent in the legal handling and media coverage of the case.
Here’s a look at nonbinary people, along with the pronouns they may use and how those words figure into the Aldrich case:
WHAT DOES NONBINARY MEAN?
“Binary” refers to thinking of gender as two categories of “man” and “woman.” “Nonbinary” refers to people who identify or express their gender outside those two categories and acknowledges — as do the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association — that gender is a range or spectrum.
Some nonbinary people may think of themselves as a mix of genders, or of no gender at all. Some people’s experience of gender can shift over time.
A person can still identify as a man or woman and be nonbinary if their experience extends, even if only at times, beyond the binary experience of being a man, for instance. Some nonbinary people consider themselves transgender, and nonbinary people are generally grouped under the umbrella of LGBTQ people.
In short, being nonbinary, as with any gender identity, including feeling like a man or woman, is a sense of self. But unlike sex — the quality of being male, female or intersex, all of which can be medically identified and documented — gender is a social construct and so is an unprovable quality, something to be taken at a person’s word.
PRONOUNS
Pronouns continue to evolve, as they always have.
Some nonbinary people are fine using traditional, gendered he/him or she/her pronouns. Some people — nonbinary or not — use only they/them pronouns, rejecting an association with or making a statement about the gender binary. Some people use multiple sets of pronouns, mixing he/him with they/them, for instance. When and how those pronouns are used may depend on what gender a person feels like at any given time.
Some people use what are often called neopronouns — coined words such as “ze” and “zim.” They are not widely used and are unfamiliar to many people, but they do offer the benefit of grammatical clarity; unlike “they” as a singular personal pronoun, observers probably wouldn’t confuse a neopronoun with references to other people or things in verbal or written passages.
The AP Stylebook, the journalism industry’s standard word usage guide, advises that “as much as possible, AP also uses they/them/their as a way of accurately describing and representing a person who uses those pronouns for themself.”
Other word usage guides, including those produced by NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists and the advocacy group GLAAD, also advise journalists to use the pronouns that people request.
IS ALDRICH GENUINELY NONBINARY?
Aldrich, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, according to defense court filings, was arrested at the club and has been charged with over 300 counts, including hate crimes. They have not entered a plea or spoken about the events or a motive.
There have been no indications, in what’s known of Aldrich’s social media engagement or interactions with other people, that Aldrich publicly identified as nonbinary before the shooting. The bar where the attack was carried out is a longtime gathering spot for LGBTQ people in Colorado Springs, and no one has said they remember Aldrich being there before.
When Aldrich requested a name change in Texas in 2016, at age 15, the petition used he/him pronouns, and there was no option on the form for a nonbinary gender marker. But it’s not unusual for people to reach self-discovery about their gender later in life.
ARE ALDRICH’S PRONOUNS RELEVANT TO THE CASE?
The defense team has said in court filings that the suspect is nonbinary, referring to “Mx. Aldrich” — employing a gender-neutral courtesy title equivalent to “Ms.” or “Mr.” and pronounced “mix” — in documents and in open court, and saying Aldrich uses gender-neutral they/them pronouns.
Prosecutors, however, have repeatedly used “he” and “his” pronouns. The judge presiding over the case also referred to Aldrich as “he” in court.
Xavier Kraus, a friend of the suspect, says he never heard Aldrich protest when referred to as “he” or “him” or claim a nonbinary identity until after being arrested.
Asked how Aldrich identifying as nonbinary affected prosecutors’ decision on pursuing hate crime charges, District Attorney Michael Allen told reporters it “was part of the picture” but didn’t elaborate.
Someone who is nonbinary can be charged with a hate crime for targeting peers, because hate crime laws are focused on the victims, not the perpetrator, experts say. But bringing a hate crime case to conviction can be difficult, because prosecutors must prove what motivated the defendant, a higher standard than usually required in court.
There is no indication that any of those slain at Club Q in Colorado Springs — Daniel Aston, 28; Derrick Rump, 38; Kelly Loving, 40; Raymond Green Vance, 22; and Ashley Paugh, 35 — identified as nonbinary or used gender-neutral pronouns. Aston and Loving have been identified by family and friends as transgender.
SHOULD ALDRICH’S PRONOUNS BE HONORED?
“I will probably never refer to him as such,” Kraus says. “It’s disrespectful for him to claim that.”
Matthew Haynes, co-owner of Club Q, says he doesn’t know Aldrich and can’t be sure of the shooter’s motives in identifying as nonbinary.
“Would I be surprised that it’s a tactic? Of course I wouldn’t be surprised,” he says. “The man has already demonstrated basically pure evil.”
Haynes notes that authorities in Colorado Springs have been meticulous in their use of pronouns and names when identifying victims.
“Twenty years ago they never would have cared about pronouns,” Haynes says.
Carl Charles, a senior attorney with the LGBTQ legal advocacy group Lambda Legal, said his organization trains court staff, including bailiffs, court officers and lawyers, to respect the asserted identity of all the people in a courtroom. And, Charles says, “this is no exception.”
No one would question it if a woman entered a courtroom wanting to be addressed as Ms. and using she/her pronouns, Charles says, and respecting those wishes does not bear on how seriously the court treats her crime. Aldrich’s case should be handled no differently.
“Understandably, people have some questions about this,” Charles says. “We can respect this person’s asserted identity, we can provide them with the same decorum we provide all defendants in a court of law, and we can also recognize that that in no way condones their reprehensible actions.”
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Jeff McMillan is a member of the AP Stylebook committee and serves on the board of directors of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists. Associated Press writers Jesse Bedayn, Jim Mustian, Colleen Slevin and Jake Bleiberg, along with AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner, contributed to this report. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-explainer-pronouns-nonbinary-people-and-the-club-q-attack/ | 2022-12-08 18:02:04 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-explainer-pronouns-nonbinary-people-and-the-club-q-attack/ |
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Latin American leaders converged on Brazil to meet with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his first full day in office Monday, welcoming him back to power and hoping his country assumes a great role on the international stage.
Lula’s predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, rarely traveled abroad or received visiting heads-of-state and found himself increasingly isolated.
But South American heads of state – some of them fellow leftists, though not all – clearly welcomed Lula’s third term in office and want greater participation from the continent’s largest economy.
“It was a very powerful symbol of desire in the region that leaders want Brazil to be back,” according to Oliver Stuenkel, a professor of international relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, a university. “Latin American leaders want an active, engaged Brazil.”
On Monday, Lula met with presidents Argentina’s Alberto Fernández, Bolivia’s Luis Arce of Bolivia, Ecuador’s Guillermo Lasso, Chile’s Gabriel Boric and Colombia’s Gustavo Petro. Other leaders also traveled to the capital, Brasilia, on Sunday and congratulated Lula on his inauguration, including Uruguay’s President Luis Alberto Lacalle Po.
On Monday afternoon Lula also met with Wang Qishan, the vice president of China, by far Brazil’s biggest export destination. Although Bolsonaro toned down his attacks on China in the latter half of his administration, it is important for China to dialogue with Lula’s administration and ensure Latin America’s biggest nation remains a true partner, Stuenkel said.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Todd Bowles kept a promise to his late mother and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach is now a college graduate.
The 59-year-old Bowles walked across the stage at Mount St. Mary’s University on Saturday to receive his diploma after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in youth and community development.
Bowles missed the second day of the Buccaneers’ rookie camp to attend the ceremony, knowing his mother Joan would be proud of him for completing his degree 37 years after he left Temple to begin his playing career in the NFL.
“My mother never said anything, she just went with it and she let me go ahead and live my life,” Bowles said while he addressed the graduating class. “She passed in 2009 and the only thing she asked me was to make sure I got my degree.
“I stuck with it and here I am at 59. You’re never too old to stop learning. You stop learning and you get old. You get old when you stop learning. So I say to you, Class of 2023 -- the future is yours, take it, grab it, run with it, be excited — be excited — every now and then come back and thank your parents.”
Bowles, entering his second season as coach of the Buccaneers, was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and played college football at Temple under coach Bruce Arians. The defensive back signed with Washington as an undrafted free agent in 1986 and played eight seasons in the NFL — winning a Super Bowl in 1988.
Bowles turned to coaching after his playing career ended, serving in a variety of assistant roles with several NFL teams before becoming the Miami Dolphins' interim head coach in 2011. He reunited with Arians, who was the Arizona Cardinals' head coach, in 2013 as the defensive coordinator before getting his first full-time gig as a head coach with the New York Jets in 2015.
After four seasons with New York, he joined Arians' staff in Tampa Bay — again as the defensive coordinator — before taking over as the Buccaneers' head coach last year when Arians retired.
“This is an amazing, amazing thing for me to be in a class with you,” Bowles said while speaking to the graduating class. “I’m more nervous now than I ever was speaking in front of a locker room at halftime.” | https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/nfl/buccaneers/buccaneers-coach-todd-bowles-graduates-mount-st-marys-university/67-5de4fc3a-10fd-4522-bf7e-18fc9d0f186e | 2023-05-14 23:34:43 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/nfl/buccaneers/buccaneers-coach-todd-bowles-graduates-mount-st-marys-university/67-5de4fc3a-10fd-4522-bf7e-18fc9d0f186e |
NEW YORK, June 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of IronNet, Inc. (NYSE: IRNT) between September 15, 2021 and December 15, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 21, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased IronNet securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the IronNet class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5641 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than June 21, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday announced the long-awaited results of its investigation into the deadly shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying there was a “high probability” an Israeli soldier had mistakenly killed her during a raid in the occupied West Bank last May.
It was the closest that Israel has come to accepting responsibility for the shooting. But in a report that seemed to raise as many questions as it sought to answer, the military revealed no new evidence to back its claim that the Palestinian-American journalist might have been killed by Palestinian gunmen during a battle with Israel troops and Palestinian gunmen. It also said that no one would be punished for the shooting.
The conclusions were unlikely to put to rest an issue that has worsened what already were badly strained relations between Israel and the Palestinians. Both Palestinian officials and Abu Akleh’s family accused the army of evading responsibility for her killing.
“Our family is not surprised by this outcome since it’s obvious to anyone that Israeli war criminals cannot investigate their own crimes. However, we remain deeply hurt, frustrated and disappointed,” her family said in a statement.
Abu Akleh, a 51-year-old Palestinian-American, was killed while covering an Israeli raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on May 11. She had covered the West Bank for Al Jazeera for two decades and was a well-known face across the Arab world.
In a briefing with reporters, a senior Israeli military official said there was a “very high likelihood” that Abu Akleh was mistakenly shot by an Israeli soldier positioned inside an armored vehicle who thought he was aiming at a militant.
“He misidentified her,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity under military briefing guidelines. “His reports in real time… absolutely point to a misidentification.”
“We know that he fired, but it could very well be that this happened from other fire,” he added.
Jenin is known as a bastion of Palestinian militants, and Israel has carried out raids there almost nightly since a string of deadly attacks inside Israel earlier this year, some of which were carried out by assailants from the area.
Repeating previous Israeli claims, the military official said the soldiers had been under continuous fire for almost an hour from multiple directions before Abu Akleh was shot. The army released several videos showing Palestinian militants firing automatic weapons and soldiers coming under fire that day.
But the military provided no evidence to support its claim that a fierce gunbattle was under way at the time that Abu Akleh was shot. Amateur videos as well as witness accounts have shown no evidence of militants in the vicinity and the area appeared to be quiet for several minutes before she was shot.
It also was unclear how Abu Akleh, who was wearing a helmet and vest marked “press” at the time, could be mistaken for a militant. The official only said that the soldier’s vision from inside the vehicle was “very limited,” causing Abu Akleh to be misidentified in a split-second decision.
He said the findings of the investigation had been turned over to the chief military prosecutor, who was satisfied with them and decided against a criminal investigation. That means no one will be charged in her death.
Critics have long accused the military of doing a poor job of investigating wrongdoing by its troops. The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem accused the army of carrying out a “whitewash,” while Abu Akleh’s family and the Palestinian Authority both called for the case to be turned over to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The ICC has opened an investigation into possible war crimes by Israel in both Gaza and the West Bank.
Nabil Abu Rdeneh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, dismissed the announcement as “another Israeli attempt to evade responsibility for her killing.”
He said all evidence proves that “Israel is the culprit, that it killed Shireen, and it must be held responsible for its crime.”
The PA, Abu Akleh’s family and Al Jazeera have accused Israel of intentionally killing Abu Akleh, while a series of investigations by international media organizations, including The Associated Press, have found that Israeli troops most likely fired the fatal bullet. The United States concluded that an Israeli soldier likely killed her by mistake, but it did not explain how it reached that conclusion.
Al Jazeera’s local bureau chief, Walid Al-Omari, said Monday’s report was “clearly an attempt to circumvent the opening of a criminal investigation.”
The Committee to Protect Journalists called the Israeli findings “late and incomplete.”
“They provided no name for Shireen Abu Akleh’s killer and no other information than his or her own testimony that the killing was a mistake,” said Sherif Mansour, the group’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. “That does not provide the answers — by any measure of transparency or accountability — that her family and colleagues deserve.”
Israel has previously said she was killed during a complex battle with Palestinian militants and that only a forensic analysis of the bullet could confirm whether it was fired by an Israeli soldier or a Palestinian militant. However, a U.S.-led analysis of the bullet last July was inconclusive as investigators said the bullet had been badly damaged.
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Monday, “We welcome Israel’s review of this tragic incident, and again underscore the importance of accountability in this case, such as policies and procedures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.”
The AP reconstruction of Abu Akleh’s killing lent support to witness accounts that she was killed by Israeli forces. Subsequent investigations by CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post reached similar conclusions, as did monitoring by the office of the U.N. human rights chief.
Abu Akleh rose to fame two decades ago during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israeli rule. She documented the harsh realities of life under Israeli military rule — now well into its sixth decade with no end in sight — for viewers across the Arab world.
Israeli police drew widespread criticism from around the world when they beat mourners and pallbearers at her funeral in Jerusalem. An Israeli newspaper reported that a police investigation found wrongdoing by some of its officers, but said those who supervised the event will not be seriously punished.
Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war and has built settlements where nearly 500,000 Israelis live alongside nearly 3 million Palestinians. The Palestinians want the territory to form the main part of a future state.
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AP correspondents Ilan Ben Zion in Jerusalem, Tia Goldenberg in Tel Aviv, Israel and Joseph Krauss in Ottawa, Ontario, contributed to this report. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-israeli-army-says-soldier-likely-killed-al-jazeera-reporter/ | 2022-09-06 00:42:55 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/ap-israeli-army-says-soldier-likely-killed-al-jazeera-reporter/ |
LONDON (AP) — Any New Year’s resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier League on Sunday.
Antonio Conte’s side has now conceded first in its last 10 matches, with Tottenham fifth in the standings following its latest disappointment.
Emiliano Buendia took advantage of an error by Hugo Lloris in the Spurs goal to open the scoring at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Douglas Luiz doubled the advantage to secure a second consecutive away league victory for midtable Villa, which has won three of its last four league games.
Tottenham has endured a poor string of results with just two victories in the club’s last seven games undermining its push for a top-four finish.
Even though Conte guided the club into the Champions League last season, he described that achievement as a “miracle” and insisted he will continue to be realistic with the club.
“I know what is the (financial) reality because I am the coach,” Conte said after the game. “If you ask me if I’m scared, I’m not scared. I believe in my work, I believe in these players, but don’t ask me for things I cannot promise you.”
Spurs struggled to create chances throughout against Villa and players were booed off after a third home defeat from their last five games.
Liverpool can climb above Tottenham by winning at Brentford on Monday.
Chelsea was held 1-1 at Nottingham Forest in the other Premier League match on Sunday.
Forest’s impressive performance was marred by alleged homophobic chanting from some home supporters toward traveling fans. Chelsea’s official LGBTQ+ supporters group took to Twitter toward the end of the first half to “totally condemn” the chant it said could be heard during a match which was shown live on Sky Sports.
Forest said in a statement shortly after fulltime: “The club are aware of reports concerning chants aimed at Chelsea supporters from a minority of fans this evening and do not condone any type of discriminatory or offensive behaviour. The matter will be investigated.”
TOTTENHAM LOSES
Tottenham was boosted by the return of World Cup finalists Cristian Romero and Lloris but Dejan Kulusevski became the latest player unavailable to Conte due to a minor muscle injury.
The two goalkeepers in the World Cup final — France’s Lloris and Argentina hero Emiliano Martinez — were set to face each other again but while Lloris started, Martinez was on the bench.
A lackluster opening half featured as many yellow cards as shots. Each of Tottenham’s three center backs received bookings in a rash nine-minute period.
Ashley Young was well placed to clear Harry Kane’s header off the line in the 40th minute after Ivan Perisic had rounded Robin Olsen in the Villa goal. The chance woke up Tottenham with Son Heung-min, who chucked away his protective mask midway through the half, curling a free-kick into the arms of the Swedish goalkeeper soon after.
Despite making it to the break without conceding, Tottenham’s habit of falling behind continued five minutes into the second period. Lloris was at fault in his first appearance since the World Cup final and Buendia profited.
Luiz’s shot from range was spilled by Lloris and the alert Watkins reacted quickest to tee up Buendia, who slotted home from close range.
Kane fired wide on the half volley soon after before he made a costly error to allow the away side to double its advantage in the 73rd. Boubacar Kamara won possession from the Spurs forward and John McGinn exchanged passes with Luiz, who poked home.
BOOST FOR FOREST
Forest gave its Premier League survival hopes a boost with a point against Chelsea, whose troubles on the road continued.
Forest has beaten Liverpool and Tottenham at the City Ground this season and looked strong despite falling behind to Raheem Sterling’s opener for Chelsea in the 16th minute.
Forest put in a fine second-half display which was rewarded with Serge Aurier’s equalizer just after the hour mark. Eighth-place Chelsea did at least avoid a fourth straight away defeat but will require huge improvement to close the seven-point gap on the top four.
“That’s the Premier League for you,” Chelsea manager Graham Potter said.
“Away from home teams are not going to make it easy for you. On one hand you have players asking if they can have the players’ shirts and before the game they are thinking they are going to run through a brick wall to prove they can be good enough to beat Chelsea … We have to be humble enough to know that is the challenge we face and we have to do better.”
On Saturday, Arsenal stretched its league lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton while closest challengers Manchester City and Newcastle both dropped points.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Family and friends of Evelyn Dieckhaus, one of three children who were killed in a school shooting in Nashville this week, remembered her Friday as a “shining light” and said farewell to a girl who loved art, music, animals and snuggling with her older sister on the couch.
The funeral at the Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville’s Green Hills neighborhood was closed to the media. Before the service, the church's senior minister, the Rev. Clay Stauffer, echoed what Evelyn's family has shared about her.
“She was a shining light. She was radiant,” Stauffer told The Associated Press. “I think our challenge is to take her light and keep spreading it to a world that has so much darkness and pain.”
Evelyn's was the first funeral held for the victims of Monday's mass shooting at The Covenant School, where authorities say a 28-year-old former student killed six people before being shot and killed by police.
The church is a couple of miles from the school and is across the street from the Woodmont Baptist Church, which served as the reunification point for surviving children and their parents after the attack.
Dozens of people poured into the Woodmont Christian Church's main sanctuary for the service. Many of the women and girls wore pink dresses to honor the grieving family’s request to dress in pink and green “in tribute to Evelyn’s light and love of color.”
With the pinkish-purple flowers of redbud trees blooming and mourners donning pastel colors, it looked as much like an Easter service as a funeral for a 9-year-old girl who brought joy and comfort to her loved ones.
The other two children who died in the attack, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney, were also 9. The three adults who were killed were the 60-year-old head of the school, Katherine Koonce, a 61-year-old custodian, Mike Hill, and Cynthia Peak, a 61-year-old substitute teacher.
In an obituary given to The Associated Press by a family friend, Evelyn was described as “a constant beacon of joy” who loved crafting and drawing, playing with her two dogs Mable and Birdie, singing along to tunes by Taylor Swift and from the Broadway show “Hamilton,” and hanging out with her beloved big sister, Eleanor.
Stauffer, the minister, said he has been trying to impress upon Evelyn's family, whom he described as “incredible people,” that they're not going through this alone.
“We’ll celebrate her life this afternoon, and then we’ll continue to show up and to be there to love and support the family,” he said.
That work started as soon as the ambulances, fire trucks and police cars went past his church on the day of the shooting. He went across the street to Woodmont Baptist to help reunite the frightened children and parents.
“It’s been surreal and a nightmare that we are waiting to wake up from,” said Stauffer. “It’s been one of the hardest weeks you could imagine.”
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Associated Press reporter Adrian Sainz in Memphis contributed to this report. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/mourners-gather-for-1st-nashville-school-shooting-17872192.php | 2023-03-31 22:25:42 | 1 | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/mourners-gather-for-1st-nashville-school-shooting-17872192.php |
BOSTON (AP) — A man who prosecutors say killed two men and injured a child when he opened fire on a group of people at a Boston public housing development four years ago has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder.
Wilvin Guity-Beckels was convicted Thursday and faces sentencing on July 12, according to the Suffolk district attorney's office.
Guity-Beckels got out of a car just before 10 p.m. on May 4, 2018, walked into the complex in the city's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, and fired on a group of about 15 people in an outdoor park, prosecutors said.
Christopher Joyce, 23, and Clayborn Blair, 58, were killed and a bullet grazed the ear of a 4-year-old boy. The men were the innocent victims of gang violence, police said. Joyce was killed just before his college graduation, and Blair was a father of three.
Guity-Beckels was linked to the shooting through surveillance video.
“These verdicts can never provide what the victims’ loved ones want and truly deserve — to have their loved ones back in their arms — but they help ensure that the individual who took their lives will not have the opportunity to inflict harm in the community again,” Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Man-convicted-of-killing-2-at-Boston-housing-17278954.php | 2022-07-01 15:49:30 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Man-convicted-of-killing-2-at-Boston-housing-17278954.php |
TOKYO, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 17, the nano-MBA Program joined GLOBIS University's lineup of cutting-edge business education services. The first course, Leadership and Career Vision, will start on October 29 and run for six weeks.
The nano-MBA takes a unique approach to business education, compacting study for partial MBA credit (0.5 credits per course) which is then transferable to the Full-Time MBA or Part-Time and Online MBA programs at GLOBIS University. Students of the nano-MBA will also have limited access to the online learning platform GLOBIS Unlimited to hone skills relevant to the course.
GLOBIS nano-MBA Curriculum
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How the end of Roe and the Uvalde school shooting could reshape the race for Texas governor
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A school shooting in Uvalde that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The end of a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to an abortion.
A history-making spring in Texas is laying the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race to lead the state, where Republican incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott remains the favorite but is confronting his toughest Democratic opponent yet in Beto O’Rourke.
While O’Rourke works to harness the anti-incumbent energy spurred by the seismic events of the past few months, Abbott is banking on a general election centered on stronger issues for him: the economy and the border. But even as the national environment looks bleak for Democrats, O’Rourke has been able to keep the race competitive in Texas — and Abbott’s campaign is not taking any chances.
“People are energized right now, but you know, our job is going to be to keep them that way up until Election Day on Nov. 8,” said Kim Gilby, chair of the Democratic Party in Williamson County, a battleground county north of Austin that in 2018 went for both O’Rourke for U.S. Senate and Abbott for governor. “We can’t just lose sight — there’s so much at stake right now.”
Gilby added she was not worried about O’Rourke’s ability to keep people engaged, calling him the “Energizer bunny” of the campaign trail.
Abbott still carries most of the advantages in the race — money, for one, and a midterm election that is expected to favor Republicans across the country. The governor’s allies argue that voters are more worried about the skyrocketing inflation and illegal immigration — and that O’Rourke cannot separate himself from President Joe Biden, who is very unpopular in Texas.
“First and foremost, those [social] issues won’t overcome the reality of Biden’s economy and when you ask Texans what are their biggest issues, their answers are inflation, the economy and the border,” said Dennis Bonnen, the former Texas House speaker, adding he doesn’t think attitudes in Texas about abortion and guns are enough to move the needle. “Those are issues that have been around forever. The lines have been drawn … and I don’t see significant movement either way.”
Abbott himself has downplayed the political impact of Roe v. Wade getting overturned, arguing that his gubernatorial race in 2014 against then-state Sen. Wendy Davis was a “referendum on the issue of abortion” and he won resoundingly.
To O’Rourke and his supporters, though, this spring has been game-changing. His campaign said it has had 52,000 volunteer shift sign-ups in the five weeks since the Uvalde shooting, a 300% increase over the five weeks prior. After the Roe v. Wade ruling, which came on a Friday, the campaign set out to knock on 30,000 doors over the following weekend and hit 30,279 through 87 separate block walks statewide.
“For us to do that four months away from when this election is decided just shows you how energized the people of Texas are,” O’Rourke said on a Facebook Live afterward.
He also touted a Quinnipiac University poll in mid-June that showed him trailing Abbott by 5 points. The same pollster found O’Rourke behind by 15 points in December.
“The momentum, the speed at which we are catching up and closing the gap, is amazing,” O’Rourke said. “And that was before the Dobbs decision [that overturned Roe v. Wade], that was before it was reinforced that Greg Abbott signed legislation that outlawed abortion in the state of Texas with no exceptions for rape or incest.”
To be sure, O'Rourke has continued to talk about issues that have animated his candidacy from the start — like the 2021 power-grid failure — but the headlines of recent months have given his campaign a new trajectory.
After both the mass shooting in Uvalde and the Supreme Court decision, O’Rourke capitalized by hosting rallies where huge crowds swarmed despite the sweltering weather. And shortly after the shooting, O'Rourke confronted Abbott at a news conference that led to an uproarious scene.
O’Rourke is expected to return to the road with regular events through Election Day after appearing at the state Democratic Party convention later this month in Dallas.
“The wind is blowing our way,” said Cynthia Ginyard, the Democratic Party leader in another battleground county, Fort Bend, in suburban Houston. “We have a little less convincing to do. The state of affairs is helping us do that, and I am very glad that Beto is capitalizing on these current situations.”
One measure of the momentum O’Rourke has received lately could come later this month, when the candidates will have to report their fundraising for the first time since February.
O’Rourke successfully met a goal of raising $4 million online in the final week of the fundraising period, which ended Thursday. But Abbott’s campaign spent recent days rolling out plans for nearly $20 million in ad buys, reminding observers of his towering financial advantage over O’Rourke. As of their last fundraising report in mid-February, Abbott had roughly $50 million cash on hand compared to $7 million for O’Rourke.
Public opinion is generally on O’Rourke’s side when it comes to two major issues that have galvanized Texas Democrats more than ever lately: abortion and guns. Polls regularly show that at least pluralities of Texans want stricter gun laws and oppose totally banning abortion.
But the economy and border have ranked as more important issues for voters, and Abbott has the advantage on them. In the Quinnipiac poll, voters chose the border and economy as the two most urgent issues facing the state, and they said they trusted Abbott more than O’Rourke on them by 15- and 14-percentage-point margins, respectively.
Immigration continues to dominate headlines, and it did so tragically this past week after over 50 migrants died in connection with an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio. Abbott quickly blamed the deaths of Biden and later announced new truck checkpoints, while O’Rourke said the United States needs to “dismantle human smuggling rings and replace them with expanded avenues for legal migration.”
Still, in the Quinnipiac poll, gun policy was a close third among the most urgent issues facing Texans, and Abbott’s advantage there over O’Rourke was a much narrower 4 percentage points. On abortion, voters gave O’Rourke a 2-percentage-point edge.
After a primary season during which Abbott lurched to the right, the governor has done little outwardly to try to win back more moderate voters.
He has, however, tread more lightly on the Roe v. Wade news than some fellow Texas Republicans, who have responded with jubilance — like Attorney General Ken Paxton, who declared the historic day an annual office holiday. Abbott, however, was slow to react when the draft opinion was leaked in April, and when the ruling came out earlier this month, he issued a single mild statement that said the court “correctly overturned” the case.
Whatever the impact of the ruling, his supporters believe the economy will reign supreme in November. Cat Parks, the former vice chair of the Texas GOP, said it will “undoubtedly” be the No. 1 issue in the race, not social issues like abortion.
“I think you’re seeing all of the added energy they’re putting behind it because they don’t have anything else,” Parks said. “They have a president who’s incompetent, they have a gubernatorial candidate who’s aligned themselves with Biden.”
Glenn Hammer, the head of the pro-Abbott Texas Association of Business, said the state’s economy is the “healthiest it’s ever been by really any metric.” TAB, he added, “would love to see a continued focus on the meat-and-potato issues that have made Texas the best place in the world to do business.”
Abbott has big ambitions for November. He not only wants to beat O’Rourke but wants to defeat him by a large enough margin to doom any future political run in Texas. Speaking on the sidelines of the Texas GOP convention earlier this month, Abbott rallied supporters with a call to “beat the hell out of Beto.”
Abbott also wants to win the Hispanic vote, though recent polls have shown O’Rourke still leads with those voters. The Quinnipiac survey gave O’Rourke a 9-percentage-point advantage with Hispanic voters.
The fight for Hispanic voters — especially in South Texas — has only intensified in recent weeks after Republican Mayra Flores flipped a congressional seat in the Rio Grande Valley. O’Rourke largely stayed out of that contest, where the main Democratic candidate, Dan Sanchez, held an election-eve rally with three other statewide candidates.
As part of the almost $20 million in ad buys that Abbott’s campaign has announced, $2.75 million has been dedicated to Hispanic media.
Differences with 2018
The race is shaping up to be different from O’Rourke’s 2018 U.S. Senate race against Sen. Ted Cruz in some key ways. For starters, Abbott’s campaign has proven far more aggressive in working to define O’Rourke than Cruz’s was, pumping out news releases and videos every week loaded with opposition research.
Bonnen said Abbott is “taking nothing for granted” and that the governor’s approach to O’Rourke has been a “night and day” difference with Cruz’s campaign at this point four years ago.
For his part, O’Rourke has openly talked about how he is running this campaign differently from 2018. He has said he is investing more in data; driving a message centered on jobs, schools and health care; sharing more resources with fellow Democratic candidates; and making more of a case against the incumbent.
O’Rourke’s focus on the incumbent this time has especially stood out to his supporters.
“He famously did not draw the contrast with Ted Cruz,” said U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, who recently endorsed O’Rourke as part of a statewide slate. “You can go back and forth about what you think about that strategy. It’s immaterial at this point, really, but in this campaign, he is clearly drawing the contrast on every issue and also being specific on what he would do.”
Democrats believe O’Rourke’s hammering of Abbott is especially helpful due to the governor’s shift to the right over the past two years — a shift that has only been reinforced by the recent headlines on guns and abortion.
“Whatever version of Greg Abbott you voted for previously,” Allred said, “that’s not the version you’re considering on the ballot this November.”
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Branden Sims captures UTV Open Class and UTV Overall Victories, while Doug Mittag and Brayden Baker take 2nd and 3rd respectively, all behind the wheel of the Polaris RZR Pro R
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 UTV racing season kicked off this past weekend at King of the Hammers (KOH) with the 4th annual Desert Challenge, where Polaris Racing drivers registered the top three overall finishing times across all UTV classes, en route to sweeping the B3 UTV Open Class podium. Following his recent Baja 1000 win, Branden Sims continued his momentum into the new year, driving his race-modified RZR Pro R to victory via elapsed time, beating Doug Mittag by more than a minute. Mittag also put forth a stellar performance, finishing second, while Brayden Baker rounded out the Polaris podium in third.
At the wave of the green flag, Mittag quickly took the lead and began methodically navigating his way across the Johnson Valley desert floor. He maintained the front spot throughout the two-lap 240-mile race, leading wire-to-wire to take the physical win. However, due to time adjustment, Mittag ultimately finished second in class. Sims, who started in fifth, continued to push an impressive pace as he attempted to catch Mittag. Although unsuccessful in his attempt, Sims was able to take the checkered flag and win in overall elapsed time.
"I do all forms of racing, and this is probably the closest thing to Baja in the states, because we're taking on every type of terrain – whoops, silt, dry lake beds…everything," said Sims. "I couldn't be happier with this new RZR Pro R platform. It is a total game-changer for UTV racing. I've driven it three races in a row now, capturing three podiums and wins at two of our sport's most prestigious events. Other than a few race modifications, this thing is pretty much stock, and at the pace we're pushing these vehicles, the durability and performance are nothing short of amazing."
Throughout the race, Sims leaned on his navigator, Skyler Howell, to keep him out of harm's way based on key course markers the duo identified in pre-running the course. In combination with that intel, he maintained the use of his stock RZR Pro R's 7-inch touchscreen display Powered by RIDE COMMAND for visual reference throughout the race. Using the combination of Howell in his ear, and his eyes on the stock gauge and navigation, Sims was able to make sure they were hitting their marks.
With the overall sweep at King of the Hammers, following November's Baja 1000 victory, the Polaris RZR Pro R is staking a claim as desert racing's most dominant UTV.
"I can't imagine a better way to start the 2023 season than coming out to King of the Hammers and dominating our competition with an overall UTV podium sweep in the Desert Challenge," said Brett Carpenter, Team Polaris Racing Manager. "Following up our victory in Baja with an overall sweep at the season's first event is powerful validation for the RZR Pro R as the most dynamic and capable side-by-side platform available today. When you put elite drivers like Branden (Sims), Doug (Mittag) and Brayden (Baker) behind the wheel of a RZR Pro R, incredible things can happen, as evidence by what we accomplished here today."
The three Polaris RZR drivers will continue to be in action this week throughout the remainder of the 2023 King of the Hammers.
More information about Polaris Off-Road Vehicles and Polaris Engineered Accessories can be found at RZR.Polaris.com. Also, join the conversation and follow RZR on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Polaris
As the global leader in powersports, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) pioneers product breakthroughs and enriching experiences and services that have invited people to discover the joy of being outdoors since our founding in 1954. Polaris' high-quality product line-up includes the Polaris RANGER®, RZR® and Polaris GENERAL™ side-by-side off-road vehicles; Sportsman® all-terrain off-road vehicles; military and commercial off-road vehicles; snowmobiles; Indian Motorcycle® mid-size and heavyweight motorcycles; Slingshot® moto-roadsters; Aixam quadricycles; Goupil electric vehicles; and pontoon and deck boats, including industry-leading Bennington pontoons. Polaris enhances the riding experience with a robust portfolio of parts, garments, and accessories. Proudly headquartered in Minnesota, Polaris serves more than 100 countries across the globe. www.polaris.com
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- Highmark Health grows revenue by 22% year-over-year
- Strong performance for Highmark Health Plans offset Allegheny Health Network financial headwinds
- $268 million net loss driven by lower equity market performance
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Health today announced consolidated financial results for the first nine months of 2022, reporting $19.5 billion in revenue, an operating gain of $594 million, and a net loss of $268 million, which includes more than $670 million of unrealized investment impact driven by a decline in equity portfolio value.
These results are due to the solid performance of most business units, notably Highmark Health Plans, driven by favorable claims, and strong results in its diversified businesses due to continued positive performance in United Concordia Dental and HM Insurance Group. Allegheny Health Network (AHN) experienced relatively flat to slightly increased year-over-year patient volumes and ongoing cost pressures related to high labor costs, inflation, and supply chain challenges.
Highmark Health maintained a strong balance sheet with roughly $11 billion in cash and investments and net assets of over $9 billion as of September 30, 2022.
"Highmark Health isn't immune to the headwinds other health care organizations are facing with regards to inflation, staffing challenges, and the difficult equity market. However, we maintain our strong consolidated financial position despite these challenges because our blended health and diversified business model works. Our balance sheet remains strong, and we've grown our consolidated operating revenues by 22% year-over-year," shared Saurabh Tripathi, chief financial officer and treasurer of Highmark Health. "Robust operational performance in our insurance businesses drove these strong consolidated results. Highmark Health's financial strength positions us well to continue investing in our Living Health model and the future of health care."
"AHN continues to address ongoing cost pressures related to supply chain, inflation and staffing demands. As a part of Highmark Health, AHN is uniquely able to navigate these challenges and make strategic, future-state decisions with the best interests of our communities and patients in mind," explained James Rohrbaugh, chief financial officer and treasurer of AHN. "Some recent examples of how we are delivering on that promise include launch of our online self-scheduling system for physician appointments and the openings of our Harmony outpatient center and AHN Montour Health + Sports Medicine Center."
The Highmark Health Plans reported an operating gain of more than $600 million for the first nine months of 2022, primarily driven by strong performance in the commercial and government business and favorable claims development.
Highmark's diversified businesses reported combined operating earnings of more than $150 million through September 30, 2022.
United Concordia Dental continues its strong performance, delivering an operating gain of $103 million for the first three quarters of 2022. Highmark Health's stop loss business, HM Insurance Group (HMIG), reported an operating gain of $51 million.
enGen, Highmark Health's information technology services company whose platform serves approximately 11 million lives across the country, reported solid financial results in the first three quarters of 2022 driven by higher platform enrollment and demand to support client projects.
AHN experienced losses before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $1 million for the first nine months of 2022, as rising labor and supply chain costs offset stable patient volumes. The health system reported operating revenue of $3.3 billion for the year through September 30, 2022.
For the first nine months of 2022, patient volumes remained relatively flat or slightly increased compared to the same period in 2021, with a 1 percent decrease in discharges and observations, a 12 percent increase in outpatient registrations excluding vaccination appointments, a 2 percent increase in physician visits, and a 10 percent increase in emergency room visits. Births also increased 6 percent across the network compared to the first nine months of 2021.
About Highmark Health
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA-based enterprise that employs more than 37,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, enGen, Helion, and Lumevity. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to approximately 6.8 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, and New York, as well as dental insurance, and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses. Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network in western Pennsylvania comprised of 14 hospitals, more than 2,600 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions. enGen is focused on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge, and integrated cloud-based platforms. Helion works with payers to cultivate high-performing networks while empowering providers to operate at their best. Lumevity helps companies transform in ways that drive direct financial benefits while improving quality and increasing employee engagement. To learn more, visit www.highmarkhealth.org.
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Kids find human remains while fishing at Pennsylvania park
HIGHSPIRE, Penn. (WGAL) - Police in Pennsylvania reported some children found human remains while fishing in a park on Thursday.
Officials said the remains could have been there for years.
Now the hard work of identifying the remains begins since no wallet or identification was found.
“Many of the bones were found in the root structure and all that sort of stuff,” Graham Hetrick, the Dauphin County coroner, said. “So, we had to clear a lot out.”
Hetrick said a “sizable” number of bones were found in a marshy and muddy area.
Based on the condition of those bones and where they were found, he believes the remains may be at least a couple of years old.
“We can do calculations on height of the person,” Hetrick said. “At this point, it seems to be a person of smaller stature.”
Hetrick says no wallet or identification was found with the remains, only clothing fragments and a piece of jewelry.
The coroner’s office will reach out to families of missing persons, but DNA testing may also be used to make an identification.
“We’re pretty confident in who we have, but we always like ... it’s a tool that says scientifically it can’t be anybody else,” Hetrick said.
Hetrick said he doesn’t suspect foul play.
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PENNSYLVANIA AND MISSOURI (WHTM) — The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs are competing in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb 12. Whichever team brings home the win will also bring home some famous regional foods.
The pressure is on for both teams, as a friendly wager placed between the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry will give the winning state famous regional foods and brews from the opposing state.
If the Chiefs win the Super Bowl, the PA Chamber will treat the Missouri Chamber to Yuengling beer, Hershey’s Chocolate, Peeps marshallow candies, and Giorgi mushrooms. If the Eagles win, the Missouri Chamber will treat the PA Chamber to Budweiser beer, Jack Stack’s barbeque, Burger’s Smokehouse ham and sausages, and Cherry Mash candies.
“Fly Eagles Fly,” Bernstein said. “The Eagles have been a powerhouse all season on both sides of the ball, with Jalen Hurts leading our air and ground game supported by the best offensive line in football and future Hall of Fame center – and our favorite Kelce brother— Jason Kelce, combined with our lock-down defense and exciting special teams. Philly has a top tier organization with great leadership top-to-bottom, and one of the passionate fan bases in sports. I have every confidence that the Eagles are bringing the Lombardi trophy back to the City of Brotherly Love. We can’t wait to taste that Kansas City barbeque!”
“I never miss a chance to offer our Missouri products to anyone, but this time Pennsylvania is out of luck,” Mehan said. “One of the finest assets we ever received from Pennsylvania is Coach Andy Reid, and we are confident that he will lead Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the world-class Kansas City Chiefs team to another Super Bowl Championship! We look forward to enjoying some Philadelphia treats!”
“But, one thing we both agree on, is that Donna Kelce, mother of the Kelce brothers, should stand with her two sons Jason and Travis during the coin toss to get this game started,” Bernstein added.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
2-3-8
(two, three, eight)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
2-3-8
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Facing a growing threat from China, the Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean, extending the reach of firepower, and keeping sailors out of harm’s way.
The Navy is speeding development of those robotic ships as an affordable way to keep pace with China’s growing fleet while vowing not to repeat costly shipbuilding blunders from recent years.
The four largest drone ships are being used together this summer during a multination naval exercise in the Pacific Ocean.
Other smaller waterborne drones are already being deployed by the Navy’s 5th Fleet in the waters off the Middle East.
The goal in coming years is to see how these research vessels’ radar and sensors can be combined with artificial intelligence, and integrated with traditional cruisers, destroyers, submarine and aircraft carriers, to create a networked fleet that’s resilient because it’s spread over greater distances and more difficult for enemies to destroy, the Navy says.
“It’s about moving the technology forward, and having confidence in the capability. Everything takes time,” said Cmdr. Jeremiah Daley, commanding officer of Unmanned Surface Vessel Division One in California.
The Navy believes the technology can help with the three keys for military success — weapons range, scouting, and command and control — at a lower cost and risk to personnel, said James Holmes, a professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
But all of those benefits must be proven, along with long-term durability in a harsh saltwater environment, he said.
“We’re sort of in Jerry Maguire ‘show me the money’ territory with the tech. It will undoubtedly be useful, but whether it will be a game-changer is far less clear,” said Holmes, who doesn’t speak for the Navy.
Before moving forward, the Navy must first to win over a skeptical Congress after a series of shipbuilding debacles.
Its speedy littoral combat ships have had propulsion problems, leading to early retirements. The “Advanced Gun System” on its stealth destroyer was a bust because of expensive ammo. And its newest aircraft carrier had problems with elevators and a new system to launch aircraft.
Critics said the Navy rushed to cram too much new technology onto those ships, leading to failures and growing costs.
“We can’t just throw all the resources at (robotic ships) with the track record of 20 years of failed ship programs,” said Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia, who is a retired Navy officer.
The Navy’s Unmanned Task Force is taking a new approach, using a military equivalent of a venture capital model to expedite new ideas, and moving forward only after technologies are proven, said Michael Stewart, the director of the task force.
This summer, four large drone ships are working alongside conventional ships during the war games called RIMPAC.
Those include the Sea Hunter and Sea Hawk, diesel-powered ships equipped with outriggers for stability in rough seas. The other two are Ranger and Nomad, which are based on oil platform replenishment ships. They have large flat decks from which a missile was successfully fired last year.
While those larger vessels are tested in the Pacific, the Navy is already seeing promising results with smaller, commercially available vessels that are being assessed by Task Force 59, which is part of the 5th Fleet in Bahrain, said Cmdr. Timothy Hawkins, 5th Fleet spokesperson.
One of the vessels that received attention is the Saildrone, a sail-powered vessel with solar-powered systems. Equipped with radar and cameras, Saildrones are touted as being able to operate autonomously for months at a time without maintenance or resupply.
Based on the success of multinational exercises last winter, the 5th Fleet said the U.S. Navy and international partners intend to deploy 100 crewless vessels by next summer.
All told, Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, envisions a mix of 150 large crewless surface vessels and undersea vessels by 2045. That’s on top of more than 350 conventional battle force ships.
The Navy’s spending proposal for the new fiscal year includes $433 million for crewless surface vessels and $284 million for underwater vessels.
Those vessels coupled with artificial intelligence have the potential to make the Navy’s fleet much more effective, said Gilday, the Navy’s top officer. But the Navy is going about research and development “in an evolutionary, deliberate, informed kind of way,” he said.
The biggest advantage of robotic ships is that they could be built at a fraction of the cost of conventional warships as the Navy struggles to keep pace with China and Russia, said Loren Thompson, defense analyst at the Lexington Institute. The U.S. already lags behind China in ship numbers, and the gap is growing each year.
But Congress isn’t rushing into funding new programs, said Bryan Clark, a defense analyst at the Hudson institute. “Congress wants the Navy to have a good plan — and then pursue it aggressively,” Clark said.
On Capitol Hill, Luria said there may be a place for crewless ships, perhaps in replacing missile capability for ships the Navy wants to retire. But there’s a lot of research and development necessary to convince Congress to heavily invest in ships without any sailors.
“I just don’t think the technology is mature enough now to make a wholesale investment,” said Luria, D-Virginia.
Sen. Mazie Hirono, chair of the seapower subcommittee, said Gilday has assured her that the Navy is “conscious of not moving too quickly on unproven technology.”
“The Navy must get this right the first time and support rigorous testing with prototypes before committing to buying a fleet,” said Hirono, D-Hawaii.
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Sharp reported from Portland, Maine. Associated Press writer Jennifer McDermott contributed to this report in Providence, Rhode Island.
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While the Cleveland Guardians are playing well enough to put them into a moderate buyer’s market, every rough performance may put the Boston Red Sox closer to selling off pieces by Tuesday’s trade deadline.
With seven wins in their past 10 games, the Guardians are within 2 1/2 of the final American League wild-card spot. They will look to gain more ground in the race Thursday night in the finale of a four-game road series against the scuffling Red Sox.
Cleveland opened the series with a 3-1 loss on Monday but provided strong responses in the next two games. The Guardians earned an 8-3 win on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Myles Straw hit a tying double in the eighth inning and Josh Naylor socked a tiebreaking homer off Tanner Houck in the ninth to give Cleveland a 7-6 victory.
Naylor’s homer occurred hours after ESPN reported that Cleveland was willing to listen to offers for ace Shane Bieber along with fellow controllable starters Zach Plesac and Aaron Civale.
The Guardians are hoping for more positive contributions from several regulars. Naylor bashed his sixth homer in his past 20 games. Straw wound up with a pair of RBI doubles, giving him a .345 average (19-for-55) over his past 16 games — a major upgrade considering he was hitting .194 before that stretch.
“I love everyone here,” Naylor said on Bally Sports Cleveland. “I think we all love each other. It’s genuine in that locker room. Everybody is cheering on each other and thriving on each other’s success. It’s a ballclub you want to be a part of.”
Boston is under .500 for the first time since it was 27-28 on June 4. The Red Sox are now 4 1/2 games out of a playoff spot after committing three errors on Wednesday, all by first baseman Franchy Cordero.
The Red Sox went 20-6 in June and were 47-39 after splitting a four-game series with the New York Yankees from July 7-10. Since then, the Red Sox are on an ugly 2-11 slide that has seen them get outscored 109-42 while losing Trevor Story and Rafael Devers to injuries.
Boston’s defense has struggled of late, as typified by Cordero on Wednesday. During the slide, the Red Sox have been charged with 16 errors and allowed 11 unearned runs.
“We didn’t play good defense,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “At the end, that’s the result. You give the opposition more than 27 outs at this level, you’re going to pay the price. It’s been going on for a while here. Defensively, we were really good for a while. We haven’t been good for the last 2 1/2 weeks.”
Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie (7-6, 3.11 ERA) will make his final start on Thursday before celebrating his 25th birthday next Tuesday. McKenzie heads into his first career outing against Boston with a 3-0 record and an 0.34 ERA in his past four starts since getting shelled for seven runs by the Minnesota Twins on June 27.
McKenzie pitched 24 scoreless innings before allowing a run in the fourth inning Saturday, when he pitched 5 2/3 innings and did not get a decision in Cleveland’s 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox.
Boston’s starters are 0-12 with a 7.65 ERA this month, and the Red Sox hope rookie Kutter Crawford (2-3, 4.50) can end the skid. Crawford is 1-1 with a 2.82 ERA in his past four outings and owns a 3.81 ERA in five starts this season.
Crawford last pitched on Saturday in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, when he allowed three runs in six innings.
Crawford will face Cleveland for the second time. He made his major league debut against Cleveland last Sept. 5 and allowed five runs in two-plus innings during an 11-5 home loss.
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VIDALIA, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On September 29, 2022, the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into a non-compliant sex offender, 36-year-old Roosevelt Cummings, after he was arrested for charges relative to his registration requirements. Upon arrest, Cummings’ cell phone was seized due to a complaint that he allegedly communicated with a 13-year-old minor.
According to deputies, Cummings allegedly sent sexually explicit photos of himself to the minor during their conversations. In addition, officials discovered that he also allegedly engaged in similar activities with a 14-year-old minor in Pennsylvania. Cummings gained access to the minor via social media.
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A 911 dispatcher has been placed on leave and may lose her job after allegedly hanging up on an supermarket employee hiding during this weekend's shooting rampage in Buffalo, New York.
“Termination will be sought” for the dispatcher at a disciplinary hearing later this month, said Peter Anderson, spokesperson for the executive of Erie County, in an email to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
An assistant office manager at Tops Friendly Market, where 10 Black people were killed by a white gunman Saturday, told The Buffalo News that she was whispering during the 911 call because she feared the shooter would hear her.
The store employee alleges the dispatcher shouted at her, asked why she was whispering — then hung up. The employee said she had to call her boyfriend and tell him to dial 911 and report the shooting.
Anderson said it’s unclear who hung up on whom.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Breanna Stewart made four free throws in the final 12 seconds and finished with 18 points, Tina Charles scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Seattle used a big second-half run to beat the Washington Mystics 82-77 Saturday and clinch a berth in the WNBA playoffs.
Seattle (19-11), which had lost three of its previous four games, took sole possession of fourth in the league standings — a game ahead of the fifth-place Mystics and 1 1/2 games behind No. 3 Connecticut with about two weeks before the postseason begins. The Storm have won the first two games of their three-game regular season series with Washington, which wraps up when the teams meet again Sunday.
Epiphanny Prince took two steals coast-to-coast for layups 18 seconds apart as the Storm scored the first 13 points of the fourth quarter to cap a 16-0 spurt that made it 70-55 when Stefanie Talbot made a 3-pointer with 6:28 to play. Washington scored 14 of the next 18 points to trim its deficit to five points with 2 minutes left after Ariel Atkins hit a 3 and Alysha Clark made another 3-pointer to pull within a point with 26.3 seconds remaining. After an inadvertent whistle by an official, Seattle called timeout and Talbot threw away the ensuing inbounds pass but Ezi Magbegor forced Washington’s Elena Delle Donne into a tough shot with 14.9 seconds to go.
Stewart grabbed the rebound and the Storm held on.
Washington (18-12) had won three games in a row and five of its last 6.
Delle Donne led the Mystics with 22 points and Atkins scored 13. Shakira Austin added 10 points and 10 rebounds and Natasha Cloud had 10 points and 11 assists.
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Refreshed Packaging and New Product Rollout Now Available at Walmart
NEW YORK, April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biosil®, a global supplement leader has announced their rebrand in the U.S. with updated packaging and the launch of their most advanced vegan formulations – Biosil® Advanced Hair and Nail Care™, Biosil® Healthy Aging™ and Biosil® Collagen Generator Plus™. The new products will roll out at Walmart in over 1,800 stores and online, beginning today.
The Belgian brand was the first to introduce ch-OSA®, a powerful complex supported by more than 25 years of research containing choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid that protects the body's natural collagen by neutralizing collagen-destroying homocysteine and regulating cortisol support. This patented complex is also proven to activate biological pathways that generate collagen, elastin, and keratin – three proteins paramount in maintaining healthy hair, skin, and nails.
Biosil doesn't contain collagen. Rather, Biosil is a 100% vegan supplement that generates and protects collagen throughout the body. Its clinically proven benefits include reducing fine lines and wrinkles, increasing skin elasticity, thickening hair, strengthening nails, amplifying bone collagen formation, increasing bone density at the hip, supporting knee health, as well as improving the condition of gums.
Without containing actual collagen, a key point of differentiation within the collagen supplement market, Biosil®'s product range currently includes 3 options to easily incorporate ch-OSA® into a routine. Biosil® Liquid Drops can be conveniently added to any beverage, hot or cold. Just 5 drops, twice daily. For example, 5 drops in morning coffee and 5 drops in evening tea. Biosil® Original Capsules contain microdroplets of liquid ch-OSA sprayed onto plant fiber beadlets filled into standard-size capsules. Biosil® Liquid Capsules contain liquid ch-OSA directly filled into very small capsules. With either capsule option someone only needs to take 1 in the morning, 1 in the evening so they can say goodbye to big scoops of collagen power or taking 6 capsules per day of collagen supplements. All Biosil products are non-GMO, gluten free and free of common allergens.
Biosil® is proud to launch three new products, which contain the brand's signature ch-OSA® boosted with additional powerhouse ingredients, such as Vitamin C, Biotin, and Selenium, to offer differentiated solutions to meet the needs of the brand's diverse consumer. In addition to targeting specific concerns such as hair health, these new products reduce the need to supplement stack, a main consumer issue discovered during brand research. With Biosil® Advanced Hair and Nail Care™, Biosil® Healthy Aging™ and Biosil® Collagen Generator Plus™, consumers can confidently save time and money while optimizing their wellness routines through one efficacious product.
The new as well as rebranded products feature updated packaging with a more modern look, while still honoring Biosil® roots by including the brand's signature blue along with important clinical information on the box, such as a QR code that directs to clinical trial results and other data, to cater to the conscience consumer.
Biosil® is steadfast in their commitment to science, which is why the brand has spent over twenty million dollars on research since inception. This includes a double-blind, placebo-controlled study that resulted in significant findings, including a 30% reduction in the depth of fine lines and wrinkles and increased skin elasticity by 89% while also strengthening hair and nails compared to placebo in just 20 weeks. With such credible results, Biosil® has cemented themselves as a leader in the global supplement market.
"Biosil® has always been a science-driven company, evolving where and when science leads us. We're thrilled to launch our product extensions that deliver on our brand mission to create clinically backed, efficacious products that are crafted for our consumers' needs," says Biosil® Chief Marketing Officer, Gwendolien Jesoirens.
Biosil® Advanced Hair and Nail Care™, Biosil® Healthy Aging™ and Biosil® Collagen Generator Plus™ will be available, beginning today at Walmart and on www.Biosil.Beauty. The Manufactures Suggested Retail prices of Biosil products are between $26.45 to $43.75 depending on the product option for a 30-day supply. The new products will be launched with the new trade dress while the existing skus' new packaging will roll out over the next twelve months.
About Biosil:
Biosil® is the first science-backed vegan oral supplement that naturally generates and protects your own collagen clinically proven to improve hair, skin nails, bones, joints, and gums. Owned by Bio Minerals NV, Biosil® embraces science to develop groundbreaking health and beauty products, and most recognized for their unique, patented, active compound ingredient of Biosil, called the ch-OSA® complex containing choline-stabilized orthosilicic acid. This powerful complex is proven to activate biological pathways that generate collagen, elastin, and keratin throughout the body.
For more information on Biosil, please visit www.Biosil.Beauty or contact Biosil@5wpr.com
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HOHENWALD, Tenn., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated the majestic, playful, and highly intelligent elephant with a first-day-of-issue stamp ceremony at The Elephant Discovery Center.
"We love elephants because of their physical characteristics, social intelligence, capacity for empathy, self-awareness, teamwork and because they share so many of our own best qualities," said Jeffery Adams, USPS corporate communications vice president, who served as the dedicating official. "What a pleasure it is to honor these magnificent creatures on World Elephant Day with a beautiful Forever stamp."
Joining Adams for the ceremony were master of ceremonies Vicki Yates, Channel 5 Nashville News anchor; Todd Montgomery, senior manager of external relations of The Elephant Sanctuary, the organization that oversees The Elephant Discovery Center; Dan Ashe, president and chief executive officer of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; Richard Rhonda, board chair of The Elephant Sanctuary; Breanne Black, coordinator of community outreach and engagement for Working Dogs for Conservation; and Crystal Nash, director of the Lewis County Public Library and Archives.
"The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee has provided refuge and lifetime care for captive elephants for 27 years. The release of the Elephants Forever stamp offers an exciting opportunity to highlight the importance of elephants as a keystone species and to help spread awareness of the challenges they face in captivity and the wild," said Janice Zeitlin, chief executive officer of The Elephant Sanctuary. "We are thrilled to be hosting the U.S. Postal Service, and special guest speakers for the dedication ceremony at The Elephant Discover Center in downtown Hohenwald."
The stamp's fanciful, digital illustration of an elephant and its young calf depicts the affectionate nature of the beloved animals. Two stylized plants and a bright orange sun add whimsy and color to this lighthearted stamp. In the upper left-hand corner, the word "Forever" is in black, and the letters "USA" are in gray. The booklet cover includes a detail of the adult elephant, with a green plant and orange sun to the left. The title "Elephants" is in a black serif font. Artis Rafael López created the original art and designed the stamp. Derry Noyes was the art director.
The Elephants stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp in booklets of 20. News of the Elephants stamps are being shared with the hashtag #ElephantsStamps.
Background on Elephants in America
Americans have been intrigued by elephants since the first one arrived on our shores in 1796.
What is it about elephants that make people love them? The flapping ears and the mouth seemingly curved into a smile are charming, of course, but it is more than that. We seem to see ourselves in them: Their social complexity and expansive emotional range reflect those of humans. They practice teamwork, demonstrate the capacity for empathy and grief, and establish lifelong bonds of family. Herds are organized into complex matriarchal societies; calves are raised and mentored by the entire herd.
America's feelings toward elephants have evolved since the 18th-century introduction. The relationship was hard on elephants. While Americans loved the floppy-eared giants, they were not always conscientious in providing care and nurturing for the emotional and sensitive creatures. However, changing attitudes in the United States have increased the awareness of conditions for captive elephants, enabled legislation to ban ivory importation and encouraged conservation efforts for elephants in the wild.
These cute, fun stamps celebrate the affection and ever-evolving connection between humans and elephants.
Postal Products
Customers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through the Postal Store at usps.com/shopstamps, by calling 844-737-7826, by mail through USA Philatelic or at Post Office locations nationwide.
Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.
A video of the ceremony will be available on facebook.com/usps. Information for ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at usps.com/shop.
The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Rumble Boxing Is Coming Soon To Princeton, NJ
Princeton is calling all the local workout queens and kings! There’s a brand new way to work out coming to Princeton, New Jersey that looks like a ton of fun.
Rumble Boxing is expanding to Princeton and it looks like a great workout. Boxing has been a newer trend in the workout world because it’s actually a fun way to not only break a sweat but relieve some stress as well.
There’s a sign in the Windsor Green Shopping Center that says ‘Rumble Boxing’ is coming soon to Princeton!
Rumble Boxing is a group fitness boxing studio and it looks like a fun workout! Their website says “It’s group fitness for the individual- Rumble was created to shake up the stale norms of the group fitness world and we remain committed to less cheesy fitness B.S and more authenticity.”
If you don’t know exactly where this shopping center is, it’s right off Route 1 along that Princeton/West Windsor line. It also has stores like Dogs and Cats Rule, Staples, Whole Foods, and Nothing Bundt Cakes.
Hopefully, those jog your memory and give you a little more insight into where this will be. Rumble Boxing doesn’t have any other local locations. The closest locations to Princeton are in Westville, New Jersey, and Center City, Philadelphia, so this is exciting to bring something brand new to the Princeton/West Windsor area!
As of right now, there’s only a sign out front that says “coming soon”. I also checked their website, which says the same thing. Therefore, there’s no set date for opening at the moment, but when an official date is announced, I’ll be right on it. | https://nj1015.com/ixp/942/p/rumble-boxing-princeton-nj/ | 2023-07-25 19:36:08 | 1 | https://nj1015.com/ixp/942/p/rumble-boxing-princeton-nj/ |
This year saw President Biden's first State of the Union address, revelations from the House committee investigating Jan. 6, former President Trump's campaign announcement and much more.
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This year saw President Biden's first State of the Union address, revelations from the House committee investigating Jan. 6, former President Trump's campaign announcement and much more.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There’s an app for everything and anything, including one that could help Americans living with Bipolar Disorder.
A new study shows “juli” is the first-ever app that can actually reduce Bipolar symptoms.
AM Extra was joined by Co-Founder and CEO Bettina Hein to tell us how “juli” works.
Watch the full video in the player above. | https://www.koin.com/am-extra/a-new-app-is-helping-those-struggling-with-bipolar-disorder/ | 2022-10-14 16:23:04 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/am-extra/a-new-app-is-helping-those-struggling-with-bipolar-disorder/ |
OCI coupled with Metallic data management as a service (DMaaS) enables enterprise customers to protect and secure their data against threats, adhere to local data residency laws, and ease data management and recovery
AUSTIN, Texas and TINTON FALLS, N.J., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault, a global enterprise leader in intelligent data services across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments, has expanded its strategic partnership with Oracle to include Metallic DMaaS on Oracle Cloud. As part of Commvault's multi-cloud strategy, Metallic's industry-leading services will be offered on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and available in all commercial OCI regions globally.
Metallic and OCI will deliver superior price-performance, built-in enhanced security, and simplified recovery and management for enterprise customers looking to accelerate their OCI transition. Leveraging OCI Storage for advanced air-gapped ransomware protection, Oracle customers can now protect critical data assets in the cloud or on-premises by maintaining flexibility across customer-managed storage or a SaaS-delivered data protection service, inclusive of managed cloud storage.
In the fight against ransomware and cyberattacks, Metallic DMaaS helps protect data from corruption, unauthorized access, and other threats across vital sectors of business, including insurance, financial services, manufacturing, and defense. With Metallic DMaaS, customers can easily back up their digital footprint in any consumption model, from cloud-native to on-premises workloads, including databases, virtual machines, Kubernetes, and file and object storage.
About the strategic partnership, Vinny Choinski, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group noted that, "the combination of Metallic DMaaS and OCI is a big win for customers looking for data mobility, agility, and security as they link on-premises Oracle solutions to OCI and evolve their data management capabilities."
By adding support for protecting OCI workloads and writing to OCI Storage, Metallic's data protection now spans OCI VMs; Oracle Databases; and Oracle Container Engine. Additionally, Oracle Linux is available to over 400,000 Oracle enterprise customers and the more than 100,000 customers who have relied on Commvault technology and are looking to leverage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to protect their mission-critical data. As a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, Commvault will jointly market and sell Metallic DMaaS with Oracle in an alliance that will accelerate Metallic's global expansion efforts. Metallic DMaaS is available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace.
"We're excited to partner with Commvault and enable our customers to restore and recover their most mission-critical cloud data," said Clay Magouyrk, executive vice president, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. "Data protection and compliance requirements are necessities in today's business environment, which is why we're confident that OCI's built-in, always-on security features combined with Metallic DMaaS will provide additional peace of mind for our joint customers."
"Resilience has never been more critical than it is today," said Sanjay Mirchandani, president and chief executive officer, Commvault. "Our partnership gives customers the trusted industry-leading solutions they need to rein in data sprawl and protect their data in an unrelenting threat landscape. All while accelerating their critical cloud journeys."
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About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) liberates business and IT professionals to do amazing things with their data by ensuring the fundamental integrity of their business. Its industry-leading Intelligent Data Services Platform empowers these professionals to store, protect, optimize, and use their data, wherever it lives. Delivering the ultimate in simplicity and flexibility to customers, its Intelligent Data Services Platform is available as software subscription, an integrated appliance, partner-managed, and software as a service—a critical differentiator in the market. For 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations have relied on Commvault, and today, Metallic is accelerating customer adoption to modernize their environments as they look to SaaS for the future. Driven by its values—Connect, Inspire, Care, and Deliver—Commvault employs more than 2,800 highly-skilled individuals around the world. Visit Commvault.com or follow us at @Commvault.
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HOUSTON — HOUSTON — Whitestone Reit (WSR) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter.
The company said it had net income of $19.9 million, or 40 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust, based in Houston, posted revenue of $34.9 million in the period.
For the year, the company reported funds from operations of $52.3 million. Revenue was reported as $139.4 million.
Whitestone expects full-year funds from operations to be 95 cents to 99 cents per share.
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NEW YORK, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. (NYSE: FHS).
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According to a filed complaint, First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) the new rules, regulations and policies to be implemented by the Chinese government following the Two Sessions parliamentary meetings were far more severe than represented to investors and posed a material adverse threat to the Company and its business; (b) contemplated Chinese regulations and rules regarding private education were leading to a slowdown of government approval to open new educational facilities which would have a negative effect on FHS's enrollment and growth; and (c) as a result, representations made in connection with the Company's initial public offering regarding FHS's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of the Company at the time of the initial public offering, and were materially false and misleading and lacked a factual basis.
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Newborn surrendered to hospital under Daniel’s Law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - Officials in South Carolina say an infant has been surrendered peacefully this week at a hospital in the Columbia area.
WIS reports the baby was surrendered to the Prisma Health Richland Hospital on Monday and accepted under Daniel’s Law, the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act.
According to officials, the female baby was born on Jan. 8, weighing 7 pounds and 20 inches long at the time of birth.
Under the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, the Richland County Department of Social Services said it took custody of the newborn and placed it in a licensed foster home.
A permanency planning hearing is scheduled to be held on Feb. 15 at 9:30 a.m. at the Richland County Family Court. Those interested in more information can contact the family court at 803-576-3320.
Instead of abandoning a baby up to six months old in dangerous circumstances, under Daniel’s Law mothers can surrender their unharmed newborn baby at a designated location.
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Payne: 'Despicable thing' for Biden to put green agenda ahead of American families' economies
Inflation is hurting American families
Amid surging inflation President Biden continues to place his green energy goals ahead of the personal economics of American families, Fox Business anchor Charles Payne said Wednesday on "Special Report."
JOHN ROBERTS, ‘SPECIAL REPORT’ ANCHOR: [Rising commodity prices are] a huge burden that cuts across the entire social strata of America.
CHARLES PAYNE, ‘MAKING MONEY’ HOST: Everyone in the country feels it. Every single person -- obviously, some more than others. It's a progressive tax.
KENNEDY: IF BIDEN ISN'T RESPONSIBLE FOR INFLATION, JIMMY HOFFA DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
Back in March, they crunched the numbers and they said it came out to an average tax of $5200. Inflation has quickened since then, so let's probably think it's probably around a tax of about $5,500; about 40 to 50 bucks a month. And Americans are feeling it. It is so debilitating. It is so crushing.
But it adds insult to injury when you say, well, ‘this is all about Russia, this is all about ultra-MAGA, This is all about Ukraine being the breadbasket of Europe’ -- No, this is about not unleashing our breadbasket, not unleashing the oil under our feet, putting the climate agenda in front of the American public, in front of middle class and poor Americans.
It is a despicable thing and they're going to pay a heavy price for it, but I don't get any satisfaction out of that. People are suffering right now.
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PAYNE: Let me tell you what's hurting us: Natural gas is a key component for fertilizer. When natural gas goes up the way it's gone up in America, fertilizer prices go up. Guess what else goes up out of that? Food prices.
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The top U.S. military officer, Army Gen. Mark Milley, traveled to a site near the Ukraine-Poland border on Tuesday and talked with his Ukrainian counterpart face to face for the first time — a meeting underscoring the growing ties between the two militaries and coming at a critical time as Russia's war with Ukraine nears the one-year mark.
Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met for a couple of hours with Ukraine’s chief military officer, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, at an undisclosed location in southeastern Poland. The two leaders have talked frequently about Ukraine's military needs and the state of the war over the past year but had never met.
The meeting comes as the international community ramps up the military assistance to Ukraine, including expanded training of Ukrainian troops by the U.S. and the provision of a Patriot missile battery, tanks and increased air defense and other weapons systems by the U.S. and a coalition of European and other nations.
It also marks a key time in the war. Ukraine's troops face fierce fighting in the eastern Donetsk province, where Russian forces — supplemented by thousands of private Wagner Group contractors — seek to turn the tide after a series of battlefield setbacks in recent months.
Army Col. Dave Butler, a spokesman for Milley, told two reporters traveling with the chairman that the two generals felt it was important to meet in person. The reporters did not accompany Milley to the meeting and, under conditions set by the military, agreed to not identify the military base in southeastern Poland where they were located.
“These guys have been talking on a very regular basis for about a year now, and they’ve gotten to know each other,” Butler said. “They’ve talked in detail about the defense that Ukraine is trying to do against Russia’s aggression. And it’s important — when you have two military professionals looking each other in the eye and talking about very, very important topics, there’s a difference.”
Butler said there had been some hope that Zaluzhnyi would travel to Brussels for a meeting of NATO and other defense chiefs this week, but when it became clear on Monday that it would not happen, they quickly decided to meet in Poland, near the border.
While a number of U.S. civilian leader s have gone into Ukraine, the Biden administration has made it clear that no uniformed military service members will go into Ukraine other than those connected to the embassy in Kyiv. Butler said only a small group — Milley and six of his senior staffers — traveled by car to the meeting.
He said that the meeting will allow Milley to relay Zaluzhnyi's concerns and information to the other military leaders during the NATO chiefs' meeting. Milley, he said, will be able to “describe the tactical and operational conditions on the battlefield and what the military needs are for that, and the way he does that is one by understanding it himself but by also talking to Zaluzhnyi on a regular basis.”
Milley also will be able to describe the new training of Ukrainian forces that the U.S. is doing at the Grafenwoehr training area in Germany. The chairman, who got his first look at the new, so-called combined arms instruction during a nearly two-hour visit there on Monday, has said it will better prepare Ukrainian troops to launch an offensive or counter any surge in Russian attacks.
More than 600 Ukrainian troops began the expanded training program at the camp just a day before Milley arrived.
Milley and Zaluzhnyi's meeting kicks off a series of high-level gatherings of military and defense leaders this week. Milley and other chiefs of defense will meet in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday, and then the so-called Ukraine Contact Group will gather at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Thursday and Friday. That group consists of about 50 top defense officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and they work to coordinate military contributions to Ukraine.
The meetings are expected to focus on Ukraine's ongoing and future military needs as the hard-packed terrain of the winter months turns into muddy roads and fields in the spring.
After several months of losing territory it had captured, Russia in recent days claimed it took control of the small salt-mining town of Soledar. Ukraine asserts that its troops are still fighting, but if Moscow’s troops take control of Soledar it would allow them to inch closer to the bigger city of Bakhmut, where fighting has raged for months.
And in a barrage of airstrikes over the weekend, Russia struck Kyiv, the northeastern city of Kharkiv and the southeastern city of Dnipro, where the death toll in one apartment building rose to 44.
Western analysts point to signs that the Kremlin is digging in for a drawn-out war, and say the Russian military command is preparing for an expanded mobilization effort. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/us-ukraine-military-chiefs-meet-in-person/507-a630b23a-396f-4c20-9746-012757708379 | 2023-01-18 06:10:36 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/us-ukraine-military-chiefs-meet-in-person/507-a630b23a-396f-4c20-9746-012757708379 |
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, an official said Sunday. He was 79.
Musharraf, a former special forces commando, became president through the last of a string of military coups that roiled Pakistan since its founding amid the bloody 1947 partition of India. He ruled the nuclear-armed state after his 1999 coup through tensions with India, an atomic proliferation scandal and an Islamic extremist insurgency. He stepped down in 2008 while facing possible impeachment.
Later in life, Musharraf lived in self-imposed exile in Dubai to avoid criminal charges, despite attempting a political comeback in 2012. But it wasn’t to be as his poor health plagued his last years. He maintained a soldier’s fatalism after avoiding a violent death that always seemed to be stalking him as Islamic militants twice targeted him for assassination.
“I have confronted death and defied it several times in the past because destiny and fate have always smiled on me,” Musharraf once wrote. “I only pray that I have more than the proverbial nine lives of a cat.”
Musharraf’s family announced in June 2022 that he had been hospitalized for weeks while suffering from amyloidosis, an incurable condition that sees proteins build up in the body’s organs.
“Going through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organs are malfunctioning,” the family said. They later said he also needed access to the drug daratumumab, which is used to treat multiple myeloma. That bone marrow cancer can cause amyloidosis.
Shazia Siraj, a spokeswoman for the Pakistani Consulate in Dubai, confirmed his death and said diplomats were providing support to his family.
Pakistan, a nation nearly twice the size of California along the Arabian Sea, is now home to 220 million people. But it would be its border with Afghanistan that would soon draw the U.S.′ attention and dominate Musharraf’s life a little under two years after he seized power.
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden launched the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks from Afghanistan, sheltered by the country’s Taliban rulers. Musharraf knew what would come next.
“America was sure to react violently, like a wounded bear,” he wrote in his autobiography. “If the perpetrator turned out to be al-Qaida, then that wounded bear would come charging straight toward us.”
By Sept. 12, then-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told Musharraf that Pakistan would either be “with us or against us.” Musharraf said another American official threatened to bomb Pakistan ”back into the Stone Age” if it chose the latter.
Musharraf chose the former. A month later, he stood by then-President George W. Bush at the Waldorf Astoria in New York to declare Pakistan’s unwavering support to fight with the United States against “terrorism in all its forms wherever it exists.”
Pakistan became a crucial transit point for NATO supplies head to landlocked Afghanistan. That was the case even though Pakistan’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency had backed the Taliban after it swept into power in Afghanistan in 1994. Prior to that, the CIA and others funneled money and arms through the ISI to Islamic fighters battling the 1980s Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
The U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan saw Taliban fighters flee over the border back into Pakistan, including bin Laden, whom the U.S. would kill in 2011 at a compound in Abbottabad. They regrouped and the offshoot Pakistani Taliban emerged, beginning a yearslong insurgency in the mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The CIA began flying armed Predator drones from Pakistan with Musharraf’s blessing, using an airstrip built by the founding president of the United Arab Emirates for falconing in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The program helped beat back the militants but saw over 400 strikes in Pakistan alone kill at least 2,366 people — including 245 civilians, according to the Washington-based New America Foundation think tank.
Though Pakistan under Musharraf launched these operations, the militants still thrived as billions of American dollars flowed into the nation. That led to suspicion that still plagues the U.S. relationship with Pakistan.
“After 9/11, then President Musharraf made a strategic shift to abandon the Taliban and support the U.S. in the war on terror, but neither side believes the other has lived up to expectations flowing from that decision,” a 2009 U.S. cable from then-Ambassador Anne Patterson published by WikiLeaks said, describing what had become the diplomatic equivalent of a loveless marriage.
“The relationship is one of co-dependency we grudgingly admit — Pakistan knows the U.S. cannot afford to walk away; the U.S. knows Pakistan cannot survive without our support.”
But it would be Musharraf’s life on the line. Militants tried to assassinate Musharraf twice in 2003 by targeting his convoy, first with a bomb planted on a bridge and then with car bombs. That second attack saw Musharraf’s vehicle lifted into the air by the blast before touching the ground again. It raced to safety on just its rims, Musharraf pulling a Glock pistol in case he needed to fight his way out.
It wasn’t until his wife, Sehba, saw the car covered in gore that the scale of the attack dawned on him.
“She is always calm in the face of danger,” he recounted. But then, “she was screaming uncontrollably, hysterically.”
Born Aug. 11, 1943, in New Delhi, India, Musharraf was the middle son of a diplomat. His family joined millions of other Muslims in fleeing westward when predominantly Hindu India and Islamic Pakistan split during independence from Britain in 1947. The partition saw hundreds of thousands of people killed in riots and fighting.
Musharraf entered the Pakistani army at age 18 and made his career there as Islamabad fought three wars against India. He’d launch his own attempt at seizing territory in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir in 1999 just before seizing power from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Sharif had ordered Musharraf’s dismissal as the army chief flew home from a visit to Sri Lanka and denied his plane landing rights in Pakistan, even as it ran low on fuel. On the ground, the army seized control and after he landed Musharraf took charge.
Yet as ruler, Musharraf nearly reached a deal with India on Kashmir, according to U.S. diplomats at the time. He also worked toward a rapprochement with Pakistan’s longtime rival.
Another major scandal emerged under his rule when the world discovered that famed Pakistani nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan, long associated with the country’s atomic bomb, had been selling centrifuge designs and other secrets to countries including Iran, Libya and North Korea, making tens of millions of dollars. Those designs helped Pyongyang to arm itself with a nuclear weapon, while centrifuges from Khan’s designs still spin in Iran amid the collapse of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers.
Musharraf said he suspected Khan but it wasn’t until 2003 when then-CIA director George Tenet showed him detailed plans for a Pakistani centrifuge that the scientist had been selling that he realized the severity of what happened.
Khan would confess on state television in 2004 and Musharraf would pardon him, though he’d be confined to house arrest after that.
“For years, A.Q.’s lavish lifestyle and tales of his wealth, properties, corrupt practices and financial magnanimity at state expense were generally all too well known in Islamabad’s social and government circles,” Musharraf later wrote. “However, these were largely ignored. ... In hindsight that neglect was apparently a serious mistake.”
Musharraf’s domestic support eventually eroded. He held flawed elections in late 2002 — only after changing the constitution to give himself sweeping powers to sack the prime minister and parliament. He then reneged on a promise to stand down as army chief by the end of 2004.
Militant anger toward Musharraf increased in 2007 when he ordered a raid against the Red Mosque in downtown Islamabad. It had become a sanctuary for militants opposed to Pakistan’s support of the Afghan war. The weeklong operation killed over 100 people.
The incident severely damaged Musharraf’s reputation among everyday citizens and earned him the undying hatred of militants who launched a series of punishing attacks following the raid.
Fearing the judiciary would block his continued rule, Musharraf fired the chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court. That triggered mass demonstrations.
Under pressure at home and abroad to restore civilian rule, Musharraf stepped down as army chief. Though he won another five-year presidential term, Musharraf faced a major crisis following former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in December 2007 at a campaign rally as she sought to become prime minister for the third time.
The public suspected Musharraf’s hand in the killing, which he denied. A later United Nations report acknowledged the Pakistani Taliban was a main suspect in her slaying but warned that elements of Pakistan’s intelligence services may have been involved.
Musharraf resigned as president in August 2008 after ruling coalition officials threatened to have him impeached for imposing emergency rule and firing judges.
“I hope the nation and the people will forgive my mistakes,” Musharraf, struggling with his emotions, said in an hourlong televised address.
Afterward, he lived abroad in Dubai and London, attempting a political comeback in 2012. But Pakistan instead arrested the former general and put him under house arrest. He faced treason allegations over the Supreme Court debacle and other charges stemming from the Red Mosque raid and Bhutto’s assassination.
The image of Musharraf being treated as a criminal suspect shocked Pakistan, where military generals long have been considered above the law. Pakistan allowed him to leave the country on bail to Dubai in 2016 for medical treatment and he remained there after facing a later-overturned death sentence.
But it suggested Pakistan may be ready to turn a corner in its history of military rule.
“Musharraf’s resignation is a sad yet familiar story of hubris, this time in a soldier who never became a good politician,” wrote Patterson, the U.S. ambassador, at the time.
“The good news is that the demonstrated strength of institutions that brought Musharraf down — the media, free elections and civil society — also provide some hope for Pakistan’s future. It was these institutions that ironically became much stronger under his government.”
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Associated Press writer Rebecca Santana contributed to this report. Gambrell reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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- Quarterly revenue of $4.5 million, compared to $0.1 million in Q2 2021
- Significant growth from acquisition while continuing organic growth trend
- Net Loss of $12.6 million in Q2 2022 (inclusive of non-cash write off of $11.2 million related to the SPAC), compared to $1.4 million in Q2 2021
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) of ($0.3) million, compared to ($0.9) million in Q2 2021
- Cash of $3.8 million as of June 30, 2022
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME) ("VerifyMe," "we," "our," or the "Company"), together with its subsidiary PeriShip Global LLC ("PeriShip Global"), provides brand owners time and temperature sensitive logistics, authentication, supply chain monitoring, and data-rich consumer engagement features using unique smartphone readable codes on their products, announced today the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022").
Key Financial Highlights for Q2 2022:
- Quarterly consolidated revenue of $4.5 million, an increase of 3,527% compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021
- Gross profit of $1.7 million or 37% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.1 million or 79% for the three months ended June 30, 2021
- Net loss of $12.6 million or ($1.53) fully diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, which included approximately $11.2 million non-cash impairment related to the SPAC liquidation announced in July 2022, compared to a net loss of $1.4 million or ($0.18) fully diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2021
- Cash of $3.8 million as of June 30, 2022
Patrick White, VerifyMe's CEO stated, "We are excited to share the impact that the acquisition of PeriShip has had on our financial results for the quarter in addition to our organic revenue growth of approximately 115%. Bear in mind that due to the timing of the acquisition PeriShip's results were roughly 9 weeks of the 12-week quarter. In addition, historically PeriShip's largest quarters are in the third and fourth quarter which are heavily influenced by vaccine distribution and holiday gift season. With the liquidation of G3 VRM Acquisition Corp. (the "SPAC"), which impacted our results for the quarter but not cashflow, now behind us, we look forward to focusing on our core businesses and sharing improved financial results for the remaining year."
Recent Business Highlights
- Barrington Research analyst coverage and VerifyMe will present at their 15th Annual Barrington Research Virtual Fall Conference on September 8, 2022
- Added two former FedEx executives to Board of Directors of PeriShip Global
- Made the decision not to extend the period for the SPAC to consummate a business combination and accordingly the SPAC has dissolved and liquidated in accordance with its charter
- Initiated a new $1.5 million share repurchase program for a period of 12 months
Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022:
Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $4.5 million, a 3,527% increase as compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in revenue is primarily related to the acquisition of the PeriShip business on April 22, 2022. Our legacy VerifyMe Solutions segment revenue increased by $0.1 million or approximately 115%, primarily from new customers using our authentication serialization technology.
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $1.7 million, compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The resulting gross margin was 37% for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 79% for the three months ended June 30, 2021, principally due to the lower margins of our recently acquired PeriShip solutions segment.
Operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $1.3 million, a decrease of $0.1 million compared to $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease is primarily related to the increased gross profit, partially offset by the additional operating expenses from the acquisition of the PeriShip business.
Our net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022, increased by $11.2 million to $12.6 million compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increased loss was primarily due to the impairment of our equity investment of $11.2 million, partially offset by the decreases discussed above. The resulting loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was ($1.53) per diluted share, compared to a loss per diluted share of ($0.18) for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was a loss of $0.3 million, a decreased loss of $0.6 million, compared to a loss of $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for a discussion of this non-GAAP measure. A reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net loss, is included as a schedule to this release.
At June 30, 2022, VerifyMe had a $3.8 million cash balance and $4.0 million in working capital.
As of June 30, 2022, VerifyMe had 8,666,002 shares issued and 8,467,046 shares outstanding.
Earnings Call
The Company has scheduled an earnings conference call and webcast for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Prepared remarks regarding the company's financial and operational results will be followed by a question and answer period with VerifyMe' executive management team. The conference call may be accessed via webcast at:
https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=INYqmNgS or by calling +1 (844) 282-4569 within the US, or +1 (412) 317-5614 internationally, and requesting the "VerifyMe Call." Participants must be logged in via telephone to submit a question to management during the call. Participants may optionally pre-register for the conference call and webcast at: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10169959/f3e2ff549a.
The webcast will be archived on the Investors section of VerifyMe's website and will remain available for 90 days.
About VerifyMe, Inc.
VerifyMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRME), is a technology solutions provider specializing in products to connect brands with consumers and, through our wholly owned subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, providing brands with high-touch, end-to-end logistics management for their products. We provide logistics management from a sophisticated IT platform with proprietary databases, package and flight-tracking software, weather, and flight status monitoring systems, as well as dynamic dashboards with real-time visibility into shipment transit and last-mile events. In addition, VerifyMe technologies give brand owners the ability to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. VerifyMe technologies also provide brand protection and supply chain functions such as counterfeit prevention, authentication, serialization, and track and trace features for labels, packaging and products. For additional information, please visit: https://www.verifyme.com .
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding revenue opportunities, recurring revenue, commercialization efforts, our sales pipeline and opportunities, and the acquisition of the assets of PeriShip, LLC. The words "believe," "may," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "could," "potential," "opportunity," "will," "expect" and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking statements include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, intellectual property litigation, the successful development of our sales and marketing capabilities, the successful integration of our acquisitions (including the acquisition of the assets of PeriShip, LLC), our ability to retain key management personnel, our ability to work with partners in selling our technologies to businesses, production difficulties, our inability to enter into contracts and arrangements with future partners, issues which may affect the reluctance of large companies to change their purchasing of products, acceptance of our technologies and the efficiency of our authenticators in the field. These risk factors and uncertainties include those more fully described in VerifyMe's Annual Report and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the heading entitled "Risk Factors." Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those currently anticipated. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes both financial measures in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), as well as non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to and should not be considered as alternatives to any other GAAP financial measures. They may not be indicative of the historical operating results of VerifyMe nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
VerifyMe's management uses and relies on EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that both management and shareholders benefit from referring to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. The Company's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparison. The Company's management recognizes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as non-GAAP financial measures, have inherent limitations because of the described excluded items.
The Company defines EBITDA as net income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit), interest expense, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus stock-based compensation and the fair value of options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and warrants issued in exchange for services, loss on equity investments and one-time professional expenses for acquisitions. VerifyMe believes EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are important measures of VerifyMe's operating performance because they allow management, investors and analysts to evaluate and assess VerifyMe's core operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of items of a non-operational nature that affect comparability.
A reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable financial measure, net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP is included in this press release. The Company believes that providing the non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps investors make comparisons between VerifyMe and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measure and the corresponding GAAP measure provided by each company under applicable SEC rules.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Conference Call and Webcast Scheduled for Wednesday, May 3
SAN DIEGO, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) announced today that it has scheduled its first quarter 2023 financial results conference call and webcast for 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time) on May 3, 2023.
The schedule for the press release and conference call / webcast is as follows:
The webcast can also be accessed on Neurocrine Biosciences' website under Investors at www.neurocrine.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website approximately one hour after the conclusion of the event and will be archived for approximately one month.
About Neurocrine Biosciences
Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com, and follow the company on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)
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EAST MEADOW, Long Island (WPIX) – A New York pediatrician is being hailed a hero after he prevented 14 people from potentially being poisoned to death from a carbon monoxide gas leak.
Dr. John Zaso, who doubles as a volunteer firefighter in the Long Island hamlet of East Meadow, used his skills from both jobs to diagnose that the family of one of his young patients was actively suffering carbon monoxide poisoning. He helped to dispatch his own fire department to the family’s home.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas produced when a fossil fuel is burned. The CDC says CO “can cause sudden illness and death.”
Zaso said he got an urgent call from the mother of a 3-week-old infant patient of his late Monday night. The mother said her baby appeared sick and mentioned that a number of the family members in their house had started feeling sick within the past several hours. Fourteen people, all related, were living in the home.
“First thing I said immediately was ‘open your windows get out of the house and call 911,’” Zaso recalled.
The mother told him that she would call 911 and evacuate their home, but when Zasso grabbed the dispatch radio he uses as a firefighter, he said he never heard the call for help come through. So he called the mother back immediately.
“I said ‘get out of the house now’ in some colorful language,” Zaso said. “I then called and had the fire department dispatched to the scene.“
Zaso helped dispatch first responders from the East Meadow Fire Department, along with Nassau County’s ambulance bureau and police. He also went to the scene himself. He and his team found deadly levels of carbon monoxide in areas of the family’s home.
“Without any protection, within 30 seconds you’re disoriented and unconscious at that level,” Zaso said, regarding how toxic the basement air had become.
Because of Zaso’s quick response, no one died. Eleven of the 14 people in the home were hospitalized to be treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Zaso said had he not followed up, the family of 14 likely would have gone to bed and died in their sleep.
“They wouldn’t have woken up in the morning. They would’ve asphyxiated in their sleep,” Zaso said.
The family is doing better and is grateful to him and the other first responders who helped them, Zaso said.
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MADRID (AP) — With one of Europe’s largest gay pride celebrations right around the corner, Spain’s LGBTQ community is worried that the outbreaks of monkeypox on the continent could lead to an increase in homophobic sentiment based on misunderstandings of the disease.
Spanish health authorities said Friday there were now 98 confirmed cases in the country, the highest number in Europe. The tally includes one woman, the region of Madrid said Friday. The World Health Organization has reported nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease.
Health authorities have centered their investigations on links between a Gay Pride event in the Canary Islands that drew 80,000 people earlier this month, and cases linked to a Madrid sauna.
But some people, particularly gay and bisexual men, believe there is a touch of homophobic hysteria in the wider public’s reaction to the rare outbreak outside of Africa, where it has long been endemic.
Most of the known cases in Europe have been among men who have sex with men, according to authorities in Britain, Spain, Germany and Portugal. A top adviser to the World Health Organization said the outbreak was likely triggered by sexual activity at two recent mass events in Europe.
The outbreak in Spain comes in the run-up to Madrid’s Gay Pride celebration in July. It is expected to draw large crowds, unlike the last two years’ events, which were scaled down or canceled because of COVID-19 restrictions. Organizers say the city’s last pre-pandemic Pride celebration, in 2019, drew roughly 1.6 million revelers, though police put the figure at around 400,000.
“Pride is a huge party, it is a moment to make our voice be heard, that brings lots of people together,” Mario Blázquez, coordinator of health programs for the LGBTQ group COGAM in Madrid, told The Associated Press.
Blázquez is worried that Pride celebrations could be endangered by overzealous restrictions driven in part by prejudice and in part by the fears of another public health emergency on top of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.
“We don’t know what will happen. We don’t know what the level of transmission of the virus will be or what legal measures could be taken. And then what stigma could be generated by these legal measures that sometimes are discriminatory,” he said.
But beyond the Pride March, Blázquez is worried that society could make the same mistake it did at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s, when the focus on the disease among gay men obscured its spread among the wider population.
“This is a disease that any member of the population can get,” Blázquez said. “We are facing an outbreak that unfortunately once again has hit LGBTQ people, and especially gay and bisexual men. What’s happening is somewhat similar to the first cases of HIV.”
Health authorities have reported cases in Europe, North America, Israel and Australia. It’s a surprising outbreak of a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, where it has remained a serious health threat since the first cases in human were discovered in the 1970s.
Experts say anyone can be infected through close contact with a sick person, their clothing or bedsheets. Most people recover within two to four weeks without needing hospitalization. However, the WHO says in recent times 3-6% of cases were fatal.
Health officials around the world are keeping watch for more cases because, for the first time, the disease appears to be spreading among people who didn’t travel to Africa. They stress, however, that the risk to the general population is low.
As of Thursday, Italy had confirmed 10 cases of Monkeypox, some but not all in people who had traveled to Spain’s Canary Islands.
“Regarding the question of sexual transmission, I believe that we cannot yet define this strictly as a sexually transmitted disease,” said Dr. Andrea Antinori, Director of Viral Immunodeficiencies at Spallanzani hospital in Rome. “So I would avoid identifying this disease as a sexually transmitted disease at the moment.”
“We are facing a new wave (of monkeypox) that is different from how we have historically known it,” Antinori added.
Spain’s health minister, Carolina Darias, said Wednesday that her government decided to opt into the European Union’s collective purchase of monkeypox vaccine, which like the COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed based on each participating country’s population. She said government health experts are considering how to use the vaccine once it is more widely available.
Amos García, president of the Spanish Association of Vaccinology, recommended that the vaccine should only be given to people who have had direct contact with an infected person and who are vulnerable to infection, not to the general population.
“We are talking about a disease that does not have a large potential to become an epidemic,” García said, adding that most Spaniards over 40 should be protected by smallpox vaccines that were regularly administered decades ago.
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What are some issues with homestay services like AirBnB? And what’s being done to address them?
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New editions of legendary works by British author Roald Dahl are being edited to remove words that could be deemed offensive to some readers, according to the late writer's company.
Dahl wrote such books as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
British newspaper The Telegraph first reported that the publisher of Dahl's books, Puffin, made hundreds of changes to original texts of the author's well-known children's books.
The character Augustus Gloop in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is no longer called "fat." Instead he is described as "enormous," The Telegraph reports.
Instead of being called "small men," Oompa-Loompas are now "small people," the article says.
Further, the changes to these books include adding language not originally written by Dahl. In his 1983 book The Witches, he writes that witches are bald beneath their wigs. According to The Telegraph, an added line in new editions says, "There are plenty of other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that."
Puffin and The Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages the copyrights of Dahl's books and works with publishers, didn't respond to NPR's requests for comment.
But The Roald Dahl Story Company told The Associated Press that it worked with Puffin to review the books out of a desire to ensure "Dahl's wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today." The company said it worked with Inclusive Minds, an organization that works for inclusivity in children's books. Changes were "small and carefully considered," the company told the AP.
The changes have drawn criticism from advocacy groups, readers and writers.
Suzanne Nossel, CEO of the free expression advocacy group PEN America, called the changes alarming.
"Amidst fierce battles against book bans and strictures on what can be taught and read, selective editing to make works of literature conform to particular sensibilities could represent a dangerous new weapon," Nossel tweeted. "Those who might cheer specific edits to Dahl's work should consider how the power to rewrite books might be used in the hands of those who do not share their values and sensibilities."
Renowned author Salman Rushdie stepped in as well, calling the changes censorship.
Rushdie is, of course, known for being a target for his own work. He spent years in hiding after Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called for his death after publishing his novel The Satanic Verses, which some Muslims consider blasphemous. Rushdie was stabbed in August and lost vision in one eye and has nerve damage.
"Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship. Puffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed," Rushdie tweeted.
Dahl died in 1990 at the age of 74 after writing children's books and stories that have been translated into 68 languages. Some of his books became classic movies as well. His book Matilda was just recently made into a musical film for Netflix and premiered last year.
Though his work is revered, Dahl is also a controversial figure for antisemitic comments he made throughout his life. The Ronald Dahl Story Company issued an apology in 2020.
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President Biden is starting his reelection campaign with tens of millions of dollars in the bank, dwarfing second-quarter fundraising totals already announced by the campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
According to an announcement from the campaign ahead of a Federal Elections Commission reporting deadline this weekend, the Biden-Harris campaign, Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committees combined to raise $72 million from April to the end of June. They have $77 million cash on hand.
Because Biden is the incumbent president and his campaign is fully integrated with the DNC, the combined fundraising total represents all the funds the reelect could draw upon.
Despite higher donation limits this election cycle, these totals are actually lower than the numbers posted by former Presidents Barack Obama and Trump at a similar point in their campaigns. Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $105 million in the second quarter of 2019, while Obama and the DNC raised $86 million.
A Biden campaign official pointed out Obama got into the race in early April in 2011, while Biden waited until late April, so on a per-day-of-campaign basis Biden raised slightly more. The official also argued that Biden isn't running against the Obama of 2011 or the Trump of 2019.
For Republican candidates in this cycle, there is a competitive primary, so Republican National Committee fundraising totals don't help them yet.
Earlier this month, the Trump campaign announced the former president and his affiliated political action committee had raised more than $35 million in the second quarter.
DeSantis' campaign said he had brought in $20 million since launching his candidacy in late June. DeSantis' super PAC, Never Back Down, says it has raised $130 million since early March. While super PACs work in support of the candidate, they can't coordinate with them.
In an online message shared with small-dollar donors via email and text, Biden-Harris campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez touted Biden's advantage over the GOP field.
"While Republicans are burning through resources in a divisive primary focused on who can take the most extreme MAGA positions, we are significantly outraising every single one of them — because our team's strength is our grassroots supporters," Chávez Rodríguez said.
More details will be available this weekend when campaigns file detailed reports with the FEC. What they release in advance of that reporting deadline tends to accentuate the data points that the campaign wants people to focus on.
In the case of the Biden campaign, they point to donations coming from nearly 400,000 donors, with an average donation of $39. A lower average donation shows grassroots enthusiasm and not just the support of deep-pocketed mega-donors. At this point in 2011, the Obama reelect had donations from more than 550,000 individuals.
The Biden campaign says 30% of its donations this past quarter came from new donors, who didn't give Biden money in 2020.
"There's only one word: blockbuster," said Jeffrey Katzenberg, a Biden campaign co-chair, who knows a thing or two about blockbusters. He co-founded the movie studio DreamWorks and now leads WndrCo.
Katzenberg hasn't hosted a fundraiser for Biden yet this election cycle, though he has attended several high-dollar fundraisers with the president in his role as campaign co-chair.
As the quarter was nearing its end, some donors expressed concern to journalists that Biden's fundraising numbers would be weak and that his events weren't well attended. In the end, though, Katzenberg told NPR that Biden raised more than $10 million in two days of attending fundraisers in San Francisco in June.
"These numbers are just, you know, they're undeniable," said Katzenberg. "No one has ever raised more money faster, more diversely than President Biden. So to the doubters and the naysayers, numbers speak, numbers talk."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A manager at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Nashville has been charged with aggravated burglary and assault after he reportedly entered a guest’s room and sucked on his toes.
According to Metro police, 52-year-old David Neal was the night manager at downtown Nashville’s Hilton Hotel, located in the 100 block of 4th Avenue South.
Police said Neal made a key card and used it to enter the guest’s room on March 30 at around 5 a.m. The guest, Pete Brennan, told police he woke up and found Neal sucking on his toes. He immediately confronted Neal and recognized him as the person who had come into his room the day before with another employee to address an issue the guest was having with his TV, according to investigators.
Officers arrived at the hotel and spoke with Neal who allegedly admitted to entering the guest’s room but said he did so after he allegedly smelled smoke and wanted to check on the victim. However, police said Neal did not report the smell of smoke to security, nor were there any other reports about a smell of smoke in the hotel.
The room key was not recovered and investigators said Neal claimed he threw the key away.
Neal was arrested Friday at his home and is jailed on a $27,000 bond.
Earlier this month, Brennan filed a lawsuit against the hotel, telling Nexstar’s WKRN that his attorneys found Neal has a lengthy criminal history.
“Multiple charges of forgery, drinking and driving, a manslaughter conviction as well, which served prison time,” Michael Fisher with Rocky McElhaney Law firm, who is one of the lawyers representing Brennan, told WKRN. “When Hilton hired this person, they had to have known. They have to do background checks to know, and the fact that they would put somebody like that in a position where they have the ability to clone keys, have the ability to get into a guest’s room.”
At the time, a Hilton spokesperson said that because the downtown Nashville location is independently owned, they “cannot speak on the hotel’s behalf.” Hilton Downtown Nashville later told WKRN, “The safety and security of our guests and team members is our highest priority. We are working closely with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and, as part of company policy, we do not comment on ongoing investigations.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/nashville-hotel-manager-charged-with-aggravated-burglary-assault-after-entering-guests-room/ | 2023-05-09 11:01:46 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/nashville-hotel-manager-charged-with-aggravated-burglary-assault-after-entering-guests-room/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Olo Inc. ("Olo" or the "Company") (NYSE: OLO) and certain of its officers, on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired Olo Class A common stock between August 11, 2021 and August 11, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/olo.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint alleges that defendants made false and/or misleading statements, and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Subway was ending its contract with Olo; (2) Olo's key business metric – active locations – could not continue to grow as Defendants touted due to the loss of Subway's business; and (3) that, as a result of the above, Defendants' statements about Olo's business, operations, and prospects were false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/olo or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Olo you have until November 28, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Dad who drove into Ottawa Co. lake was 'lost and disoriented,' officials say
A man who died after driving into a west Michigan lake last weekend with his two daughters may have been "lost and disoriented," Ottawa County Sheriff's officials said Tuesday.
Jon Paul Dowler, 52, of Otsego was found early Sunday in the vehicle, which was submerged in Lake Macatawa near Jenison Avenue and Lakeway Drive in Park Township.
"We believe this was an accidental crash due to the driver being lost and disoriented," Ottawa County Sheriff’s Capt. Jacob Sparks told The Detroit News.
Both of Dowler's children, ages 8 and 10, escaped and sheltered on shore until summoning help, the Sheriff's Office said.
The girls were outside for about seven hours after having been in the water for about 5-10 minutes, Sparks said in an email.
They were treated at a hospital for cold exposure and have since been released.
Sheriff's deputies and Park Township fire rescuers found the vehicle. The county dive team retrieved it.
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On November 11 at approximately 4:26 AM, two male suspects entered a Thriftway store in Butte demanding money from the clerk.
The incident occurred at the Thriftway at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Amherst Street.
The suspects were dressed in dark hooded sweatshirts, wearing ski masks, and about 5’10” to 6’ tall. One man was armed with a handgun.
The suspects fled the store with an undisclosed amount of money. They were last seen driving south on Harrison Avenue in a dark-colored sedan. According to Sheriff Ed Lester, no one was injured during the incident.
The public is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Brian Sullivan with any information on the incident at 406-497-1173.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Fans of late Canto-pop icon Leslie Cheung, one of the first singers to come out as gay in Hong Kong, flocked to the city this week to commemorate their idol’s death 20 years ago — revisiting his legacy of pioneering work made during a socially conservative time.
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Cheung, who was 46 when he died, was a superstar known for his singing, dancing and acting during the heyday of Hong Kong's entertainment industry in the 1980s and ’90s. His supporters, who span across Asia, fondly remembered his norm-breaking works and called him “ahead of time."
The 20th anniversary of Cheung's death was Saturday and drew crowds of both local fans and supporters from mainland China to visit exhibitions about him in Hong Kong. Even the government included concerts and film screenings about him in the city's first pop culture festival, which is slated to officially kick off in three weeks.
The local reminiscences of Cheung prove the late celebrity remains a popular icon across generations of Hong Kongers and reflects the desire for reviving the city's cultural influence, said Anthony Fung, professor of the school of journalism and communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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“After so many years, we hardly find any new icons, new superstars who could reach that level of importance,” he said.
Cheung, who was affectionately known as Gor Gor — “big brother” in Cantonese — produced many hits that even non-Cantonese speaking music lovers in other parts of Asia could sing along to. Those include “Monica,” “Sleepless Nights Restless Heart” and “Chase.” He also starred in classic films including John Woo’s “A Better Tomorrow,” Wong Kar-wai’s “Happy Together,” Stanley Kwan's “Rouge” and Chen Kaige’s “Farewell My Concubine.”
But behind all of his success, Cheung suffered from depression. He jumped to his death from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in central Hong Kong on April 1 in 2003, sending shockwaves across the city. His death came as his hometown was battling the SARS epidemic, which ultimately killed hundreds and crippled the local economy.
Hong Kong fan Connie Leung, a retiree now in her 60s, recalled her disbelief when she first heard about the news of his death from a former colleague. “I said ‘don’t make such a joke on April Fools’ Day',” she said.
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She said Cheung's songs never became outdated and his fashion tastes, including his iconic long hair, were modern — even by today's standards.
Chris Choi, Cheung's concert choreographer in the 2000s, said the late superstar broke through many gender boundaries by introducing “unisex” ideas, some of which were risky at the time. Among his stage costumes in those years, for example, were seashell culottes and red high heels.
“It told people art has no boundaries,” he said.
Cheung also broke through the city's cultural status quo by boldly revealing his gay relationship in a conservative local society at that time— a decision that could have ruined his career but has earned him a lot of respect from the gay community, Fung said. The breakthrough was about the plurality of culture that he celebrated, he said.
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“He actually crossed through the boundary, make a noise and influence on the culture of Hong Kong,” Fung said.
Cheung's work not only inspired older generations of fans but also those who were just toddlers when he died.
University student Justin Jiang said he was only 3 years old when Cheung died, but he later became a fan in high school after learning more about Cheung's personality and charisma from his legacy of works. This week, the 22-year-old, who lives in neighboring Guangzhou, visited Hong Kong with a friend to pay tribute to his idol.
He praised Cheung's boldness in expressing his views and breaking through a society strongly influenced by gender stereotypes years ago.
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FDA's Sentinel Innovation Center chose Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs for electronic health record and natural language processing expertise
AUSTIN, Texas, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cerner Enviza, an Oracle company, along with John Snow Labs, are now helping support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug safety Sentinel Initiative. By developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at extracting critical information from clinical notes within electronic health records (EHR), Oracle and John Snow will aid the FDA in better understanding the effects of medicines on large populations. Looking at the asthma drug, montelukast, and its possibility of mental health side effects, this two-year project will demonstrate how the use of machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) technology with unstructured data may help fill gaps in knowledge.
Cerner Enviza leverages decades of life sciences expertise spanning commercial, real world, clinical and regulatory research. This includes working with a broad range of Oracle provider networks to help accelerate the discovery, development, and deployment of health insights and therapies. John Snow Labs is known for its AI and NLP in healthcare and is the developer of the Spark NLP library. Together, Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs will develop a new methodology to enhance computerized queries, or phenotyping, of digital patient data and clinical notes to support pharmacoepidemiology.
Cerner Enviza, who will lead the team, was chosen by the Sentinel Innovation Center, who is headed by Mass General Brigham and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.
"Development and evaluation of tools that can enhance our ability to utilize unstructured EHR data is a key strategic priority for the Sentinel Innovation Center. We look forward to this new relationship and exciting initiative led by Cerner Enviza," said Rishi Desai, Ph.D., Mass General Brigham executive leadership team member, Sentinel Innovation Center.
Traditional manual methods for analyzing clinician notes often can be a bottleneck for fully understanding the symptoms and outcomes that patients experience at the population level. However, advances in AI offer a scalable and transportable NLP processes.
"This is an incredible opportunity to work with these exceptional leaders to use Oracle's de-identified EHR data to help transform unstructured clinical notes into validated and useable data for physicians and researchers," said Mike Kelly, global head, Cerner Enviza. "Connected technologies and unified data can accelerate innovation and, in turn, help providers realize better recommendations and outcomes for their patients."
"We are thrilled to team with Cerner Enviza to apply NLP in such an important real-world evidence project," said David Talby, CTO, John Snow Labs. "We're honored by the Sentinel Innovation Center's vote of confidence in our joint ability to help investigate this use case. Together, Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs have all the right expertise, data, and technology to make it happen."
The project known as the Multi-source Observational Safety Study for Advanced Information Classification Using NLP (MOSAIC-NLP) is also supported by the participation of Children's Hospital of Orange County, National Jewish Health, and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute who will provide clinical expertise and consulting.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks used 3-point shooting to wipe out a 17-point deficit in the second half and beat the New York Knicks 111-107. Joe Ingles added a season-high 17 points and Brook Lopez also scored 17 for the Bucks, who made 12 3-pointers after falling behind 70-53 with five minutes remaining in the third quarter. Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 44 points for the Knicks, adding seven assists. Julius Randle had 25 points, 16 rebounds and five assists, but was just 1 for 12 from 3-point range.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army has identified Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant of Saint Augustine, Florida, as the soldier who died earlier this week after a bear attack in Anchorage.
Plant had been at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage since July 2021.
The Army says he was an infantryman from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The Army says the incident happened Tuesday in a a training area west of the Anchorage landfill. Plant was taken to a base hospital following the mauling where he was pronounced dead. Another soldier received what the Army described as minor injuries during the incident. | https://www.wfla.com/news/soldier-who-died-after-alaska-bear-attack-was-from-florida/ | 2022-05-13 12:20:26 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/soldier-who-died-after-alaska-bear-attack-was-from-florida/ |
Partnership Reinforces EMX's Commitment to Media Responsibility & Inventory Quality
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EMX by Big Village, a leading end-to-end programmatic technology group focused on the planning, buying, and measurement of CTV and omnichannel media, today announced it is partnering with NewsGuard, the leading source of trust ratings for news, to provide credibility ratings for news content and enhance protection for buyers against news misinformation. As the number one Premium SSP, EMX is committed to brand safety and ensuring buyers are transacting on the intended content – this partnership with NewsGuard offers more efficiency and tighter controls for programmatic ad distribution, while leveraging journalistic expertise and human intelligence to validate and qualify true news and journalistic content.
"Advertisers are increasingly faced with challenges in targeting news. We find ourselves at a crossroads where not all news meets the same journalistic standards. As a result, EMX is developing new ways to protect buyers and ensure revenue is reaching the right content and intended publishers, by delivering on our core value to raise the bar in the industry," said Michael Zacharski, CEO of EMX by Big Village. "Our partnership with NewsGuard is tackling this growing challenge at scale, allowing our SSP to ensure that brand messages are reaching consumers not only in safe but validated environments."
NewsGuard's team of trained journalists assesses all inventory sites using nine apolitical criteria of journalistic practice, designed to assess credibility and transparency practices. Highly opinionated sites or sites flagged for other trust issues can now be filtered out, giving clients additional filtering options for their individual campaigns. EMX is committed to incorporating NewsGuard's methodology into its best practices to ensure buyers are reaching their intended content and inventory is appropriately classified and monetized.
"We're thrilled to announce our partnership with yet another leading supply side platform known for its rigorous inventory vetting and quality standards," said Veena McCoole, NewsGuard's VP Strategic Partnerships. "As misinformation continues to pervade online environments, endanger brand reputation, and harm consumers, we welcome advertising partners like EMX by Big Village that take their responsibility in the media and advertising ecosystem seriously and recognize the value of journalistic integrity and expertise in their work."
EMX's inventory quality team is now fully leveraging NewsGuard's credibility ratings through its onboarding screening process and offering this additional brand safety measure for all of its partners. Rather than buyers having to monitor misinformation on their own, the partnership with NewsGuard offers a more sustainable model of protection.
"Building on EMX being named by Jounce Media as the number one premium SSP with the highest composition of premium direct supply – this partnership is another example of our commitment to setting higher standards for inventory quality in the programmatic ecosystem," said Michael Zacharski, CEO of EMX by Big Village.
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There’s nothing like Independence Day. Celebrating living the best country in the world, barbeque with the family, drinking with friends, and setting off a lot of small explosions… THAT’S AMERICA BABY! (Take that, England!)
To honor our forefathers, Hammer and Nigel have put together what they have deemed as the GREATEST MOMENTS IN FIREWORK HISTORY!
First, we remember a simpler (or rather more complicated) time when it was illegal to buy fireworks in Indiana. A time where you had to cross your fingers while you sign a document stating you’d only set off explosives in another state as to avoid legal repercussions. This clip from the Simpsons is a perfect reminder to be thankful those days are behind us.
Next, a classic moment in cinema history. Joe Dirt buying fireworks on the side of road, rattling off every explosive from buzz bottles to whistling kitty chasers. C’mon man!
And last, but certainly not least, a Hammer and Nigel favorite. This iconic moment of a man named Terry lighting a firework from his electric wheelchair… WHAT COULD GO WRONG? “Put it in reverse Terry!”
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, April 20, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
916 PM CDT Thu Apr 20 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Somervell
and northwestern Bosque Counties through 945 PM CDT...
At 916 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Iredell, or 22 miles northwest of Clifton, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Glen Rose, Meridian, Iredell, Walnut Springs and Morgan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central Texas.
LAT...LON 3202 9799 3203 9798 3209 9786 3213 9789
3228 9775 3198 9753 3187 9787
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 235DEG 25KT 3200 9786
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Bastrop County in south central Texas...
Central Fayette County in south central Texas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 917 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rosanky, or near Smithville, moving east at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Smithville, Rosanky, Upton, Plum, Warda, Togo, Kovar, O'Quinn, West
Point, Winchester, Kirtley and Buescher State Park.
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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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Former Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that history will hold former President Donald Trump "accountable" for his handling of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
"President Trump was wrong," Pence said at the annual white-tie Gridiron Dinner in Washington. "I had no right to overturn the election."
Pence said the former president’s "reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable."
Pence's remarks Saturday marked his most forceful condemnation of his former boss yet, further fueling speculation he is readying a 2024 presidential run.
GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REACT TO SILICON VALLEY BANK COLLAPSE, TRUMP BLAMES ‘OUT OF CONTROL DEMOCRATS’
After his reelection defeat to President Biden in 2020, Trump told supporters that Pence had the constitutional authority to overturn Biden’s victory as he presided over the ceremonial Electoral College vote. Pence said he did not have that authority, and he certified the election following the Jan. 6 riot.
While the former president has blasted his former running-mate as lacking courage, Pence has largely refrained from taking direct shots at Trump, but that changed Saturday night.
"I read that some of those classified documents they found at Mar-a-Lago were actually stuck in the president’s Bible," Pence joked. "Which proves he had absolutely no idea they were there."
Pence joked that Trump used to make him sing the lyrics, "did you ever know that you’re my hero," during their weekly lunches to boost his ego.
The Trump campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for a reaction to Pence’s comments.
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LAS VEGAS, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- World famous comedian, author, producer and director Jerry Seinfeld returns to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in 2024 with six performances of an all-new show. Having consistently played to sold-out crowds on the iconic stage since 2003, Seinfeld has easily cemented himself as the longest-running superstar headliner in the iconic resort's history.
2024 performances going on sale are:
- Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13
- Friday, Aug. 9 and Saturday, Aug. 10
- Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7
There are limited tickets still available for Seinfeld's final performances in 2023 on Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29.
Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, July 28 at 10 a.m. PT. Caesars Rewards members, Caesars Entertainment's loyalty program, as well as Live Nation and Ticketmaster customers, will have access to a presale beginning Wednesday, July 26 at 10 a.m. PT through Thursday, July 27 at 10 p.m. PT.
Tickets start at $84, plus applicable tax and fees, and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com/SeinfeldVegas. All shows begin at 8 p.m.
ABOUT JERRY SEINFELD
Jerry Seinfeld's comedy career took off after his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television: Seinfeld. The show ran on NBC for nine seasons, winning numerous Emmy, Golden Globe and People's Choice awards, and was named the greatest television show of all time in 2009 by TV Guide, and in 2012 was identified as the best sitcom ever in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll.
His latest Emmy nominated Netflix projects include Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill along with the highly acclaimed web series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Seinfeld has also starred in, written and produced movies (Comedian, Bee Movie), directed and produced a Broadway hit (Colin Quinn Long Story Short), and wrote three best-selling books (Is this Anything?, Seinlanguage and The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book) and a children's book (Halloween). He will star in the upcoming comedy film, Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, which he directed, co-wrote and produced.
Seinfeld continues to perform both nationally and internationally.
ABOUT CAESARS PALACE
Caesars Palace, the iconic Las Vegas Strip resort where every guest is treated like a Caesar, features 3,980 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the redesigned 182-room Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace, the renovated Palace Tower and Forbes Star Award-winning The Laurel Collection by Caesars Palace. The 85-acre resort offers diverse dining options from the award-winning Bacchanal Buffet to celebrity chef-branded restaurants, including Gordon Ramsay HELL'S KITCHEN, Pronto by Giada, Amalfi by Bobby Flay, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden by restaurateur and television star Lisa Vanderpump, one of Nobu Matsuhisa's largest Nobu restaurants, Restaurant Guy Savoy, MR CHOW, award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel's first Las Vegas bakery, Stanton Social Prime – a new dining concept in partnership with Tao Group Hospitality, Guy Fieri's Chicken Guy! and Bobby's Burgers by Bobby Flay in the Forum Food Hall, legendary New York Steak House Peter Luger (set to open in 2023), Brasserie B by Bobby Flay (set to open in late 2023) and more. For the best in cocktails, destination lounges include Montecristo Cigar Bar, Alto Bar, VISTA Cocktail Lounge and Stadia Bar. The resort also features nearly 130,000 square feet of casino space, the Caesars Race & Sportsbook at Caesars Palace with a 143-foot HD LED screen and state-of-the-art sound, a five-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis, the luxurious Qua Baths & Spa, Hairdreams by Michael Boychuck, five wedding chapels and gardens, and the 75,000-square-foot OMNIA Nightclub with the top DJs such as Steve Aoki. The 4,300-seat Colosseum, Billboard Magazine's "Venue of the Decade: 2000 – 2009" and the top venue of its size 2010 - 2020," spotlights world-class entertainers including Adele, Sting, Rod Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld and Garth Brooks. Also, the Green Fairy Garden in front of Caesars Palace hosts ABSINTHE by Spiegelworld, an adults-only circus variety show featuring a cocktail of wild and outlandish acts. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace showcases more than 160 boutiques and restaurants. Caesars Palace is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit caesarspalace.com or the Caesars Entertainment media room. Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling or texting 1-800-GAMBLER, Caesars License Company, LLC.
ABOUT LIVE NATION LAS VEGAS
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. Live Nation Las Vegas produces residency shows from Garth Brooks and Rod Stewart at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace; Maroon 5, Usher, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars at Dolby Live at Park MGM; The B-52s, FOREIGNER, Styx, ZZ TOP, Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago at The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas; Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino; and Santana at House of Blues. Live Nation Las Vegas also brings other world-famous artists to many of the city's other premier concert venues including Allegiant Stadium, T-Mobile Arena, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Michelob ULTRA Arena, the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort, Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and more. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. Find Live Nation Las Vegas on Facebook, Instagram and follow us on Twitter.
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Netflix tennis docuseries ‘Break Point’ short on surprises
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer
Less than 10 minutes into the first episode of “Break Point,” the Netflix docuseries about professional tennis that launches Friday, Nick Kyrgios is seen practicing before last year’s Australian Open and is heard contemplating aloud whether he ever will appear again at the tournament.
“I don’t know if this is going to be the last time,” Kyrgios says. “Nothing good lasts forever, though, yeah?”
That captures the vibe around tennis lately, what with the retirements of Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Ash Barty all arriving in 2022. It also helps open a window onto the tumult and pressure — a word invoked repeatedly during the series’ first five episodes — that are constant factors for the WTA and ATP athletes who will be back on the Grand Slam stage when plays begins at Melbourne Park on Monday (Sunday night EST).
This is not the first time Kyrgios, who wound up reaching his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in July, has voiced questions about his future and, indeed, there are not a ton of outright surprises for those who follow the sport closely. That said, there are occasional unexpected moments during the first half of Season 1’s 10 episodes (the rest are scheduled for release in June), such as when Kyrgios discusses his drinking habit with his manager or when Maria Sakkari says in Episode 3 that she “retired for four days” after blowing a match point and losing in the 2021 French Open semifinals.
“Break Point” is, in some ways, an advertisement for tennis, introducing casual fans — or folks who really haven’t been fans at all — to some of the on-court characters, laying out basic rules and formats, and offering limited recaps on last season’s events.
There is not an effort to completely cover what went on in the sport. One example of something only briefly addressed: an unvaccinated Novak Djokovic’s will-he-or-won’t-he-play-in-Australia saga that fascinated the world for more than a week. Barty’s historic championship at the Australian Open and stunning retirement soon after are left unexplored.
“At the end of the day, the show is about the human condition, and what this particular sport does to the human condition and how people respond to being in this place and this time. And it’s very relatable,” said executive producer James Gay-Rees, who also is one of the people behind “Formula 1: Drive to Survive.”
“They’re human beings that potentially we can all relate to,” Gay-Rees said in a video interview. “If that is the case, then anybody can watch it and find something.”
There is a mix of recent and archival footage. There are interviews with coaches, agents, family members, significant others, journalists and former players such as Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova.
The emphasis is on current players’ tales and travails, although do not expect a ton of gossip or infighting. There are tears. There is frankness, particularly in the “confessional”-style, look-straight-into-the-camera sessions so popular on reality TV.
Paula Badosa, a Spaniard once ranked No. 2, talks in Episode 4 about dealing with depression. Taylor Fritz, the highest-ranked American man, gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look in Episode 3 at a player dealing with an injury before the biggest match of his career. Ajla Tomljanovic, an Australian player who beat Williams at the U.S. Open in the 23-time major champion’s final match, offers insight into the grind of the job.
“If you’re not winning the event, you’re a loser every week,” says Tomljanovic, whose since-ended relationship with 2021 Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini occupies much of Episode 2. “That’s why I think tennis is really brutal.”
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Firing up the grill for Father's Day and beyond? We have someone who can help.
With temperatures rising and Americans staying home, E! News decided to call upon chef Curtis Stone to see what he recommends for dads and at-home chefs across the country. Let's just say his picks are pretty sweet.
Whether you want to invest in a 3-in-1 charcoal smoker and grill or need to find an affordable yet reliable set of steak knives, Curtis' line at HSN may be exactly what you're looking for.
"My best advice when shopping for dad is not to complicate things! Think of what he enjoys spending time doing like fishing or cooking out and find ways to enhance that experience for him whether it's something to make it easier or to kick things up a notch," Curtis shared with E! News exclusively. "Whatever it is, he'll find happiness in knowing that you put thought into finding something that truly brings him joy."
See what the man behind Maude Restaurant, Curtis Stone Events and more recommends below.
DuraPan Nonstick Double-Burner Grill Pan with 10 Recipe Cards
"Some days, dad might want to grill, but Mother Nature has other plans! Don't let summer showers dampen his party! Go indoors and grill up a storm with this large Double Burner Grill Pan. The pan is crafted out of forged aluminum for even heating and features my exclusive 5-Layer reinforced Dura-Pan Nonstick coating which is PFOA-Free, metal utensil safe and tested to be four times stronger than unreinforced coatings. The result? You can grill in the comfort of your kitchen and the cleanup is a breeze!"
Dura-Electric 1700-Watt 22L Air Fryer Oven w/ Rotisserie
"We all know dads love the gift of functionality. This air fryer and oven combo offers seven features, so dad can do everything from dehydrate and toast, to bake and broil...and more! The built-in air fryer provides fast and even heat distribution for air frying with little to no oil and it's even designed with a built-in rotisserie."
Samurai Series Set of 4 Steak Knives
"Two things that go great together: dads and grilling. What better way to show your pops how much you care than the perfect Steak Knife Set. Inspired by my time visiting knifemakers in Japan, these steak knives feature a hammered blade with a serrated edge that will cut effortlessly through any cut dad chooses to grill."
Heat Resistant Glove Set
"Speaking of grilling, he'll really appreciate this Heat Resistant Glove Set. Better than a traditional mitt-style which doesn't have any fingers, the open concept allows you to really grasp anything. These restaurant-inspired gloves are made with a heat resistant woven material with silicone-coated patterns on both sides (also heat resistant). They're lined with cotton to keep him comfortable and are extra-long and form fitting on the arm so nobody gets scorched on the grill (or when you're pulling something out of the oven)! P.S. It comes in two sizes so you can get one set for him and one for you!"
Barbecue Grill Brush with Steel Scraper
"Help alleviate a bit of stress for dad with a tool to make the least fun part of grilling (cleaning) easier and safer! Rather than the standard metal bristle-style grill cleaner which can lose bristles and wind up in your food(!), this uses a stainless woven material which won't come apart. The stainless steel scraper has one large flat blade and then notched blades on the sides which are perfectly contoured to go around the grill grate, making cleanup a breeze for dad everytime!"
3-in-1 Charcoal Smoker and Grill
"This innovative 3-in-1 will seem like the stuff of legends. But with the option to smoke, roast AND grill with charcoal, your dad is sure to claim the neighborhood title of ‘Grill Master' in no time."
Meat Shredding Bear Claws 2-Piece Set
"Bear Claws are about to become your dad's new best friend! Not only are they great for tearing apart perfectly smoked meats (think pork, chicken, brisket and more!) but the widely spaced tines help prevent food getting stuck in between them. The wide, soft touch handles even fit any sized ‘paw,' creating a perfect fit for dad!"
Burger Press and Meat Tenderizer Set
"Burgers? Steaks? Chicken? No worries, dad can now perfect them all with this innovative burger maker and meat tenderizer. The burger rings allow you to form perfectly uniform burgers which mean that they all cook evenly in the same amount of time. The large ring has measurement markings for 1/4, 1/3 or 1/2 pound burgers and the smaller diameter ring is ideal for mini-burgers. Plus, it allows you to create perfect stuffed burgers. Simply put 2/3rds of the ground meat in the bottom of the large ring, use the small end of the meat tenderizer to make an indentation, place your filling of choice (cheese, mushrooms, bacon, you name it!) and top off with the remaining meat. The tenderizer is perfect for steaks, chicken breast, veal, etc. Its flat surface pounds the meat into a uniform thickness without tearing the meat, allowing for even cooking which means no more burnt ends or raw centers!"
For more great gift ideas, check out 15 sweet, savory and salty low-carb snacks you can buy online. And if dad is a tequila lover, we have just the items for him. | https://www.eonline.com/news/1155208/curtis-stone-s-father-s-day-gift-guide-deserves-a-chef-s-kiss | 2022-10-03 20:26:20 | 1 | https://www.eonline.com/news/1155208/curtis-stone-s-father-s-day-gift-guide-deserves-a-chef-s-kiss |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will overhaul packaging labels for the emergency contraceptive pill, Plan B, that women can take after having sex to prevent a pregnancy.
The federal agency said it will remove references on the contraception's packaging that claim, without scientific evidence, that the pill prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb.
The new labels are intended to further distinguish the emergency contraception — also known as the morning after pill — from abortion pills, which end a pregnancy after a fertilized egg has implanted in the lining of a woman’s uterus.
In a memo released Friday, the FDA clarified that taking Plan B pills is not the same as an abortion, a fact that has long been understood in the medical community.
“Evidence does not support that the drug affects implantation or maintenance of a pregnancy after implantation, therefore it does not terminate a pregnancy,” the FDA said in its statement.
The agency added that the emergency contraception works similarly to birth control in preventing pregnancy, but contains a higher dose of levonorgestrel. The pill prevents ovulation.
About a quarter of women say they've used emergency contraception pills at some point, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control released last year.
Still, concern has swirled that access to emergency contraception such as Plan B might be limited in some states, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion this summer. Nevada's Republican governor-elect said he'd consider banning the pill during a debate this year. School clinics in Idaho also prohibited the pills under a law banning public funding for “abortion related services" last year.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Plan B for use up to 72 hours, or three days, after unprotected sex. Women are able to get the emergency contraception over the counter. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/FDA-changes-Plan-B-label-clarifies-it-won-t-17675011.php | 2022-12-24 00:44:00 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/FDA-changes-Plan-B-label-clarifies-it-won-t-17675011.php |
Cin_Boyd 60 pass from Burrow (McPherson kick), 13:00. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:00. Key Plays: C.Evans kick return to Cincinnati 16; Burrow 11 pass to Boyd.
Cin_Mixon 1 run (McPherson kick), 4:51. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:13. Key Plays: Burrow 11 pass to Hurst; Burrow 22 pass to Mixon; Burrow 15 pass to Chase; Burrow 14 pass to Boyd.
Cin_Chase 32 pass from Burrow (McPherson kick), 14:55. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:20. Key Plays: Burrow 11 pass to Chase on 3rd-and-10; Burrow 20 pass to Boyd; Burrow 12 pass to Higgins.
Atl_Allgeier 1 run (Koo kick), 4:46. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 10:09. Key Plays: Mariota 2 run on 3rd-and-1; Mariota 10 pass to Zaccheaus; Mariota 11 run; Huntley 10 run.
Cin_Chase 41 pass from Burrow (McPherson kick), :51. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:57. Key Plays: C.Evans kick return to Cincinnati 16; Burrow 13 pass to Boyd; Burrow 14 pass to Hurst; Burrow 4 pass to Hurst on 3rd-and-2; Burrow 25 pass to Higgins.
Atl_Byrd 75 pass from Mariota (Koo kick), :39. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 00:10.
Atl_FG Koo 43, :00. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 00:03.
Cin_Burrow 1 run (McPherson kick), 5:20. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:44. Key Plays: Grant 0 interception return to Atlanta 48; Burrow 24 pass to Boyd; Burrow 22 pass to Higgins.
A_66,158.
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RUSHING_Atlanta, Allgeier 16-50, Mariota 6-31, Huntley 6-22, A.Williams 1-4. Cincinnati, Mixon 17-58, Burrow 3-20, Perine 1-0.
PASSING_Atlanta, Mariota 8-13-0-124. Cincinnati, Burrow 34-42-0-481.
RECEIVING_Atlanta, Zaccheaus 3-31, Pitts 3-9, Byrd 1-75, London 1-9. Cincinnati, Boyd 8-155, Chase 8-130, Hurst 6-48, Higgins 5-93, Mixon 3-33, Wilcox 2-14, Perine 2-8.
PUNT RETURNS_Atlanta, A.Williams 2-64. Cincinnati, Taylor 3-40.
KICKOFF RETURNS_Atlanta, None. Cincinnati, Evans 2-31.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS_Atlanta, Evans 7-6-0, Hawkins 6-4-0, Armstrong 6-2-0, Hall 5-1-0, Andersen 4-2-0, Grant 4-0-0, Graham 2-1-0, Oliver 1-2-0, Carter 1-1-1, Jarrett 1-1-1, Malone 1-0-1, Ogundeji 1-0-0, Terrell 1-0-0, Walker 0-4-0, Anderson 0-1-0, Horne 0-1-0. Cincinnati, Davis-Gaither 6-2-0, Carter 4-1-0, Tufele 3-3-0, Awuzie 3-0-0, Taylor-Britt 3-0-0, Pratt 2-4-0, Bailey 2-1-0, Bell 2-1-0, B.Hill 2-1-0, Hubbard 2-0-1, Bates 2-0-0, Hendrickson 1-1-1, Ossai 1-0-1, Hilton 0-1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS_Atlanta, None. Cincinnati, None.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
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OFFICIALS_Referee Clete Blakeman, Ump Tab Slaughter, HL Dana McKenzie, LJ Julian Mapp, FJ Terry Brown, SJ Lo Van Pham, BJ Perry Paganelli, Replay Chad Adams. | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Cincinnati-35-Atlanta-17-17528857.php | 2022-10-23 21:09:48 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Cincinnati-35-Atlanta-17-17528857.php |
NRG'S FORTE study will leverage Pieces' AI and Natural Language Processing technologies to modernize the clinical trial process by automating the search for eligible patients
DALLAS, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pieces, a healthcare AI company, has been chosen as the technology partner for NRG Oncology's FORTE study to accelerate the identification of participants eligible for a major clinical trial. Pieces will employ Pieces Predict, an analytics engine utilizing Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to extract approved data from clinical notes and records to help identify participants who might qualify for the study. This AI-driven strategy is more efficient than traditional patient identification methods which are often manual, time-consuming, and costly for clinical trial sites.
The primary objective of the study is to determine when people who had 1 or 2 small benign polyps removed during colonoscopy should have their repeat colonoscopy exam. The study is expected to enroll 9,500 participants, which requires finding and engaging a sufficient number of eligible participants from sites across the country. Pieces' technology enables FORTE study sites to quickly identify participants with specific clinical and non-clinical inclusion and exclusion characteristics, through different electronic file formats at scale.
"We believe that NLP can save hundreds – potentially thousands – of hours per study site." says Robert E. Schoen, MD, MPH, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Principal Investigator for FORTE. "This time saved allows FORTE sites to increase recruitment efforts and continue to build their FORTE referral networks, and also make the overall study more likely to hit its participant recruitment goals."
Participant recruitment is a key determinant in clinical trial success. However, as many as 86% of clinical trials do not meet recruitment goals within their proposed time periods. Pieces Predict will expedite this process by "reading'' through hundreds of thousands of colonoscopy notes in a secure manner at selected study sites in order to identify participants who have a high probability of meeting the study eligibility criteria.
"Pieces is providing a turn-key solution for the national study, including handling all administrative, operational, and technical aspects of partnering with select study sites on behalf of NRG Oncology for the NLP component of this work," said Ruben Amarasingham, MD, Founder and CEO, Pieces. "As a mission-driven healthcare AI firm, we are incredibly excited to work with NRG Oncology and the select study sites to help advance colorectal cancer research and science that may help save lives."
The NCI Division of Cancer Prevention leads the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP). NCORP is a national network of investigators and cancer care providers that conduct multisite cancer clinical trials in prevention, screening, symptom management, and cancer care delivery. FORTE is being conducted through NCORP, in conjunction with members of the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN). The trial is being led by NRG Oncology with the participation of other network organizations: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, and SWOG.
About Pieces
Pieces, Inc. is a healthcare artificial intelligence and technology company that connects health systems and the community to address clinical and social determinants of health through intelligent software and services. Using cloud-based artificial intelligence with clinically-based natural language processing (NLP) and physician-supervised machine learning, our tools help streamline clinician workflows and improve patient outcomes. For more information on our work with Clinical Trials visit https://piecestech.com/clinicaltrials/.
About NRG Oncology and NRG NCORP
NRG Oncology seeks to improve the lives of those at risk for or impacted by cancer. NRG Oncology conducts clinical research through its multi-national member network with a goal to conduct impactful research within its areas of expertise, including gender-specific cancers such as gynecologic, breast, and prostate cancers as well as localized or locally advanced cancers of all types. The NRG NCORP focuses on cancer prevention and control, cancer care delivery, health disparities and patient reported outcomes.
NRG Oncology is primarily funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute, and its results are regularly published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at professional society meetings, many results having a direct and meaningful impact through improving the recommended care for those at risk or being treated for cancer. NRG Oncology Foundation, Inc., was founded in 2012 in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a joint venture of the NSABP Foundation, RTOG Foundation, and GOG Foundation. As one of five research networks funded by the NCI National Clinical Trials Network and seven Research Bases funded by the NCI Community Oncology Program, their network includes over 1,800 sites across the United States, Canada and across the world. For more information visit www.nrgoncology.org.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is unpopular with a majority of Americans — but did that matter?
The relationship between the public and the judiciary has been studied and debated by legal and political scholars. The short answer: it’s complicated. There’s evidence that the public has an indirect role in the judiciary, but that might be changing.
In the final opinion, Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the court “cannot allow our decisions to be affected by any extraneous influences such as concern about the public’s reaction to our work.”
Polls following the leaked draft of the opinion show approval of the Supreme Court — which was already suffering — slumped even further, driven by those who supported keeping Roe.
The court and public opinion have clashed at times, but they’ve entered into a “symbiotic relationship” over the last 60 years, Barry Friedman suggests in his 2009 book “The Will of the People.” The court doesn’t stray too far from popular opinion.
How that happens and whether it remains true are harder to know for certain. “We don’t have a viewfinder that shows us what the justices are doing,” said Maya Sen, political scientist and professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. “It’s a complicated chicken-and-egg situation where we can try to disentangle these forces, but it’s very hard to do.”
IS PUBLIC OPINION ON ABORTION CLEAR?
Public opinion on abortion is nuanced, but polling shows broad support for Roe and for abortion rights. Seventy percent of U.S. adults said in a May AP-NORC poll that the Supreme Court should leave Roe as is, not overturn it.
Roe is one of “a handful of cases” that people recognize, Sen said, and it’s “recognized as important Supreme Court precedent.”
Only 8% in the May poll said abortion should be illegal in all cases, but many Americans support some restrictions. An AP-NORC poll last year showed majorities of adults say abortion in the second and third trimesters should be illegal in all or most cases, and opinions were closely divided over whether a pregnant woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion for any reason.
“I think many Americans believe that there should be some sort of kind of sliding scale where the right is protected and then as the pregnancy continues, then the interests of the potential life become more significant,” Sen said, adding that Roe allowed for that nuanced thinking.
DOES PUBLIC OPINION FACTOR DIRECTLY IN COURT DECISION-MAKING?
Researchers have found — and some of the justices themselves have acknowledged — that court decisions and public opinion are often aligned, but some experts say it’s probably not a direct link.
The most important thing in decision-making is justices’ “set of political and judicial philosophies that give them preferences over the outcomes of the cases,” said Joseph Ura, political science professor at Texas A&M University. “Everything else is kind of marginal around that.”
Justices themselves experience the same things that everyday Americans do, which makes it harder to assess causality.
“It’s really hard to decipher: was it public opinion that’s driving these decisions or is it just that the justices have preferences and they’re exposed to the same thing that most of us are exposed to?” said Elizabeth Lane, assistant professor of political science at Louisiana State University.
DOES PUBLIC OPINION INDIRECTLY INFLUENCE THE COURT?
Scholars point to judicial appointments and court legitimacy as potential ways that the public has indirect influence on the court.
For one, voters elect a president, who nominates justices, and senators, who confirm them.
“Over the longer run, assuming there’s kind of a reasonable rotation of the justices leaving office for whatever reason that aligns with the party’s historical alternation in power, the court can preserve its alignment with public opinion,” said Ura.
That’s been undermined recently, experts say. By chance and by political maneuvering, a larger number of sitting justices — six of them — were appointed by Republican presidents.
In their dissent, the court’s liberal justices wrote: “The Court reverses course today for one reason and one reason only: because the composition of this Court has changed.”
Justices may also consider how the public will receive a ruling, though the new abortion ruling makes clear some on the court don’t believe that’s an important consideration.
While the court can issue its ruling, it has to rely on other actors — the public, politicians and even lower courts — to accept and implement it, said Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School poll.
“I doubt that the justices wake up every morning and check the polls to see if people agree, but over the long haul, the court does need a level of public support as a mechanism for their rulings being enforced,” Franklin said.
The threshold of support that the court needs might be changing. A reaction from the public or elected officials has “less currency” than it used to because of deepening political polarization, Ura said. A controversial or unpopular decision won’t necessarily raise the ire of a bipartisan coalition.
DOES IT MATTER IF THE PUBLIC’S FAITH IN THE COURT IS LOW?
The court has historically enjoyed consistently positive views among the public. But polling showed confidence in and approval of the court began to dip last year, and it has worsened since the leaked draft. Does it matter if the public’s faith in the court is low?
“The idea of the legitimacy of the court was a way it could sustain itself when it ruled counter to the majority opinion,” Franklin said.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor recently emphasized the need for public faith in the court system. Justice Elena Kagan in 2018 spelled out why: “You know we don’t have an army. We don’t have any money. The only way we can get people to do what we think they should do is because people respect us.”
Michael Salamone, political science professor at Washington State University, explained that “specific support” for the court — what’s measured in polls — can easily fluctuate with reactions to court decisions. But “diffuse support” — faith in the institution’s role in democracy — is historically resilient. It remains to be seen whether that diffuse support will suffer because of the decision to overturn Roe.
“Just based on the amount of rhetoric and the high-profile nature of so many of these decisions,” he said, “I’m wondering if we’ve perhaps reached our limit to that resilience.”
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Associated Press writer Jessica Gresko contributed to this report.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- tonies®, the company behind the Toniebox, a child's first screen-free entertainment device designed to promote imagination and learning in a huggable little box, is making it easier for families to go on an adventure with global play and entertainment company, Hasbro's iconic preschool character, Peppa Pig. Starting today, the Peppa Pig Tonie is available as part of a Target-exclusive Starter Set that includes an appropriately pink-colored Toniebox.
"With an emphasis on family and embodying joy, the Peppa Pig-inspired Toniebox Starter Set in all its pink glory debuts this holiday as the perfect gift – a child's first, screen-free device complete with a collection of fun stories and silly songs," said Drew Vernon, Marketing Director for tonies® USA.
"We're excited to expand our audio footprint with a screen-free entertainment system, the Peppa-Pig inspired Toniebox Starter Set offers a unique experience fitting for preschoolers and their parents while on any adventure of their own," said Claire Gilchrist, Vice President, Americas & Pacific of Hasbro Consumer Products.
Peppa Pig Toniebox Starter Set (Target Exclusive)
The starter set includes a pink Toniebox, a screen-free entertainment system, along with the lovable Peppa Pig. Peppa brings a new audio collection of funny stories, music and special effects from the TV series for everyone to enjoy – perfect for any journey! Children will be transported to Peppa's fun world and delight in stories of Peppa Goes Around the World, Peppa Goes Skiing, Miss. Rabbit's Day Off, George's Balloon and many more.
(Ages 3+ / $99.99 MSRP)
Since launching in the U.K. almost 20 years ago, "Peppa Pig" has become a global phenomenon. Available in 180 countries, Peppa Pig is a friend to all around the world, supporting preschoolers and their families through everyday life situations. She helps preschoolers explore and expand their understanding of their own world through the experiences of Peppa.
The Peppa Pig Starter Set is for kids ages 3 years old and up, and available for purchase exclusively at Target. The individual Peppa Pig Tonie, and the Peppa Pig: George Tonie are available on tonies.com and wherever Tonies are sold. More Peppa Pig content for the Toniebox is planned to launch next year.
tonies® is the original screen-free audio entertainment system for young children. Launched in 2016 in Germany, co-founders Patric Faßbender and Marcus Stahl created tonies® with one thing in mind: their children. This revolutionary system allows kids to experience storytelling in a digital age, in a way that stimulates their imagination without screens. The Toniebox was created for kids and parents who want to feel good about their entertainment at home and to bring back imagination in its purest form. Today, tonies® is the fastest growing toy company in Europe and a rising star in the United States. Among its many achievements, tonies® was named among Fast Company's prestigious World's Most Innovative Companies for 2021, top ranked in Education. For more information, visit tonies.com.
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to making the world a better place for all children, fans and families. Hasbro delivers immersive brand experiences for global audiences through consumer products, including toys and games; entertainment through eOne, its independent studio; and gaming, led by the team at Wizards of the Coast, an award-winning developer of tabletop and digital games best known for fantasy franchises MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.
The company's unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands includes MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. For the past decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute. Important business and brand updates are routinely shared on our Investor Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.)
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