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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two men from Puyallup, Washington face up to 30 years in prison for the alleged attack of four electrical substations in Pierce County that reportedly caused more than $3 million in damages and cut power to thousands on Christmas Day.
The U.S. The Department of Justice announced that 32-year-old Matthew Greenwood and 40-year-old Jeremy Crahan were arrested on Dec. 31 after a “fast-moving” FBI investigation. The men will be formally charged in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Jan. 3, and face conspiracy and possession of an unregistered firearm charges.
U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said that, at the arraignment, federal prosecutors will request that the men remain in custody at the Federal Detention Center at SeaTac ahead of future court proceedings.
“I commend the work by the FBI to quickly identify these suspects and disrupt any future attacks on the east Pierce County power grid,” Brown said. “We have seen attacks such as these increase in Western Washington and throughout the country and must treat each incident seriously.”
Similar attacks on the electric grid were reported in Washington, Oregon and across the U.S. in the final weeks of 2022, including attacks on two substations in Clackamas County on Thanksgiving Day.
A federal memo obtained by NewsNation on Dec. 6 showed that the attacks were committed using hand tools, arson, firearms and metal chains, and were possibly in response to an “online call for attacks on critical infrastructure.”
“In recent attacks, criminal actors bypassed security by cutting the fence links, lighting nearby fires, shooting equipment from a distance or throwing objects over the fence and onto equipment,” the federal law enforcement memo stated.
Brown and Special Agent Richard A. Collodi, in Charge of the FBI’s Seattle field office, said that the ensuing power outages caused by the Christmas Day attacks left many residents in the cold and pulled law enforcement officers away from their families during the holidays. The attacks reportedly also risked the lives of Washington’s more vulnerable residents.
“The outages on Christmas left thousands in the dark and cold and put some who need power for medical devices at extreme risk,” Brown said.
According to the criminal complaint filed against Greenwood and Crahan, the men were identified as suspects with the use of cell phone records. One Tacoma Power station also reportedly captured images of one of the suspects, and of a pick-up truck that is believed to have been used in the attack. A similar pick-up truck is reportedly linked to Greenwood and Crahan.
During the investigation, law enforcement served a search warrant at the suspects’ home, where they reportedly found “distinctive” clothing matching items worn by the suspect in the substation surveillance photos. Agents also seized two unregistered short-barreled firearms, one of which was illegally equipped homemade silencer.
The attacked Pierce County substations include the Graham and Elk Plain substations operated by Tacoma Power, and the Kapowsin and Hemlock substations operated by Puget Sound Energy. The damages to the Tacoma Power substations, alone, are estimated at $3 million.
Conspiracy to attack energy facilities is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison. Possession of an unregistered firearm is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison.
“I am so thankful for how quickly and diligently our investigators and partners worked to bring this to a resolution,” Collodi said. “This case took many of them away from their families during the holidays but through their efforts, we have two men in custody we believe to be responsible for all four power station attacks. This demonstrates the commitment by all levels of law enforcement to protect our infrastructure and hold those accountable who put our community in danger.” | https://www.koin.com/news/crime/puyallup-men-face-up-to-30-years-in-prison-for-christmas-substation-attacks/ | 2023-01-03 22:40:01 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/crime/puyallup-men-face-up-to-30-years-in-prison-for-christmas-substation-attacks/ |
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Build-A-Bear Entertainment, a subsidiary of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW), along with Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media, today announced that they have partnered to develop a reimagination of the classic children's story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The first feature from Hello Sunshine's Kids and Animation division, this modern take on a classic will lean into the title character as a powerful female protagonist. Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine's Head of Kids and Animation, Claire Curley, will executive produce the project alongside Build-A-Bear's Sharon Price John and Foundation Media Partners' Patrick Hughes. This is the first partnership between Hello Sunshine and Build-A-Bear, the global family-friendly branded toy and entertainment company.
"We are thrilled to partner with Hello Sunshine and Reese Witherspoon, who, through her energy, experience and intuition, has consistently proven her ability to bring talented people together and bring out the best in them," says Build-A-Bear Workshop President and Chief Executive Officer Sharon Price John. "You could feel the magnetic creativity in the air from our early discussion about the concept and I believe the success of Hello Sunshine is a proof-point of the potential of this project. We look forward to working with this best-in-class team and feel like this could be something very special."
"Over the last 25 years, Build-A-Bear has created a trusted fanbase rooted in family, personal connection, and storytelling with teddy bears, making them the perfect partner for this project," says Claire Curley, Hello Sunshine's Head of Kids and Animation. "We're excited to collaborate with them to bring a new perspective to such a timeless tale that we know will inspire young audiences."
"We are truly excited about partnering with the creative and dynamic team at Build-A-Bear. Our hope is for this collaboration to provide families a new way to experience and share the Hello Sunshine mission," added Sarah Harden, CEO of Hello Sunshine.
Foundation Media Partners founder and CEO Patrick Hughes commented, "Build-A-Bear and Hello Sunshine are two major powerhouses. They boast the kind of influence and global reach that very few brands have. Their sensibilities also complement each other very well, and the story of Goldilocks is a natural product of that ideal brand marriage."
Build-A-Bear Entertainment, a division of Build-A-Bear Workshop, the IP-based company best known for its memorable and unique 'build-your-own' retail concept, has been actively creating a variety of content while cultivating the right relationship for its big screen debut. In addition to the upcoming project with Hello Sunshine, the company has produced several feature-length films in conjunction with Foundation Media Partners, including Honey Girls, Deliver By Christmas and Christmas CEO. Separately, the highly anticipated documentary from award-winning director Taylor Morden, which chronicles the compelling journey of Build-A-Bear's rise from a 1997 retail-tainment start-up, to a successful multi-million dollar public company, to its current evolution and digital transformation into a multi-generational, diversified, omni-channel organization that posted its most profitable year in 2021, is currently in post-production.
Founded by Reese Witherspoon, Hello Sunshine puts women at the center of every story it creates, celebrates and discovers. Hello Sunshine tells stories across all platforms – from scripted and unscripted television, feature films, animated series, podcasts, audio storytelling, and digital series – all shining a light on where women are now and helping them chart a new path forward. Hello Sunshine is also home to Reese's Book Club and the newly launched RBC App. Fast growing in reach and influence, this community is propelled by meaningful connections with stories, authors and fellow members.
Hello Sunshine is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises. By bringing together elite talent operating at the intersection of content, community, and commerce, it helps to position leading entertainment businesses for accelerated, sustainable growth in the current market and beyond. Candle is run by its Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs, leading entertainment executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, and backed by investment capital from funds managed by Blackstone's flagship private equity business.
Build-A-Bear is a multi-generational global brand focused on its mission to "add a little more heart to life" appealing to a wide array of consumer groups who enjoy the personal expression in making their own "furry friends" to celebrate and commemorate life moments. Nearly 500 interactive brick-and-mortar retail locations operated through a variety of formats provide guests of all ages a hands-on entertaining experience, which often fosters a lasting and emotional brand connection. The company also offers engaging e-commerce/digital purchasing experiences on https://www.buildabear.com/ including its online "Bear-Builder", the animated "Bear Builder 3D Workshop" and its age-gated adult-focused "Bear Cave". In addition, extending its brand power beyond retail, Build-A-Bear Entertainment, a subsidiary of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., is dedicated to creating engaging content for kids and adults that fulfills the company's mission, while the company also offers products at wholesale and in non-plush consumer categories via licensing agreements with leading manufacturers. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW) posted total revenue of $411.5 million in fiscal 2021. For more information, visit the Investor Relations section of buildabear.com.
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BRITT -- Wapsie Valley of Fairbank head coach Duane Foster just about pulled a fast one on the West Hancock of Britt defense as time was running down.
But the Eagles stood tall and stopped a 4th and 10 hook-and-ladder attempt about a yard shy of a first down as West Hancock advanced to the Class A quarterfinals with a 16-9 win over Wapsie Valley Friday in a second-round playoff game.
A pair of defensive stops, one by each team, set up a thrilling finish.
West Hancock was driving to put the game away late in the fourth when the Warriors (7-3) stopped the Eagles (10-0) by forcing a turnover on downs at its own 11-yard line with just 1:31 remaining. After a pass for no gain and a pair of incompletions, the failed hook-and-ladder allowed West Hancock junior quarterback Mitchell Smith to take three knees and run out the clock.
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The win advances the Eagles to another home game next Friday against North Linn of Troy Mills.
West Hancock also won it by playing keep away from Wapsie Valley.
With a seven-point lead in the fourth, the Eagles went on a 17-play drive that ate up almost nine minutes and featured a pair of fourth-down conversions.
West Hancock head coach Mark Sanger said he and his players knew the game would be a stiff challenge all week. The Warriors stomped St. Ansgar last Friday 35-0.
"That was a very high level high school football game, especially for Class A," he said. "They're so athletic everywhere. Up front, in the backfield, it shows on film too. I didn't really expect what happened with them last week with their game."
That was almost second-ranked West Hancock's most impressive drive, almost.
After a scoreless first quarter, a punt by Wapsie Valley's Gustavo Gomez pinned West Hancock at its own 1-yard line. The Eagles proceeded to conjure a whopping 20-play drive that ended in a three yard sprint up the middle by Smith to break the scoring drought. Another Smith run for the 2-point conversion made it 8-0 with 4:46 left in the second period.
After a few changes of possession, the Eagles found themselves at its own 48-yard line with 1:40 to go. Smith fumbled the ball away on a keeper on the second play of the drive, allowing the Warriors to eventually get on the board with a 28-yard field goal from Braden Knight with five seconds left.
West Hancock wasted no time after receiving the second-half kick. A 16-play, 72-yard drive put the Eagles up 16-3. Smith rolled to the right with seemingly everyone else on the play, but senior halfback Jackson Johnson snuck all the way back the other way and was wide open for a 15-yard touchdown catch.
Still, Wapsie Valley wouldn't go away. Hunter Kane pulled the Warriors closer with a 1-yard run to cap off a 42-yard drive. A missed extra point kept the game a 16-9 affair and the Warriors would not score again.
"We obviously got matched up against a very good team tonight and we battled," Foster said. "I'm not mad at our effort at all. We went out there and played toe-to-toe with them, we just couldn't get off the field on defense and didn't get enough first downs in that first half."
West Hancock hasn't played many close games this year. Friday was the closest margin of the season. The next closest game was a 31-18 win at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in September. The Eagles came into the Wapsie Valley contest averaging almost 46 points per game. Sanger said it was good for his team to win a closer contest, especially when the big plays aren't always there.
"We're used to that old school (style), it just looks a little different now. You just hike it to a different person," he said.
West Hancock wideout Rylan Barnes said he knows what the team needs to do moving forward and looking toward the North Lynn matchup.
"Really taking focus during practice this week, cleaning up turnovers and getting our blocking assignments down," said Barnes, who caught five passes for 56 yards.
Smith, who carried the ball 22 times for 65 yards unofficially, said he wanted to stay aggressive and stay on the field. The Eagles converted multiple fourth-down conversions throughout the game.
"When we were moving I was like, "Fourth down, just go for it. We have to get it in," Smith said.
Foster was ultimately proud of his squad and its effort, but the team ran into a bit of a buzz saw.
"They just kept getting first downs and then, you know, they would throw that drag route across the field and we just weren't there," Foster said. "Great teams make great plays and they did that." | https://globegazette.com/sports/eagles-soar-behind-defensive-effort/article_f1f27e02-7fbf-5d94-9859-b936d14302fa.html | 2022-10-29 05:20:44 | 1 | https://globegazette.com/sports/eagles-soar-behind-defensive-effort/article_f1f27e02-7fbf-5d94-9859-b936d14302fa.html |
ABILENE, Kan. (KSNW) – President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s boyhood home has reopened for tours to the public.
According to the National Archives and Records Administration, the home on the grounds of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum underwent extensive preservation work, including lead paint abatement and maintenance updates.
“These repairs were necessary for both the preservation of this historic home and, more importantly, our ability to continue sharing this history for future generations,” states Library Director Dawn Hammatt.
Scheduled tours are available Tuesday through Sunday and are limited to 10 guests per time slot. Tickets may only be purchased onsite. This project was funded through a combination of federal and private funds from the Eisenhower Foundation. Visit eisenhowerlibrary.gov for additional details on planning your visit. | https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/eisenhower-boyhood-home-reopens-for-tours/ | 2023-02-14 18:35:22 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/state-regional/eisenhower-boyhood-home-reopens-for-tours/ |
IDAHO, USA — Almost two months after a jury found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts, her brother and uncle are writing a book and doing a podcast about what led to her conviction.
Daybell was found guilty of the murders of her two children, JJ and Tylee Ryan, and the death of her husband's former wife. Lori's uncle, Rex Conner, said the family was "relieved" when the jury finally made up its mind.
"You never know until the verdict comes in," he said. "You never know about the jury process, what they'll do, what they hear."
Lori's brother, Adam Cox, said the verdict was "no surprise." Although Lori is now waiting for her sentencing on July 31, both Adam and Rex said there are "gaps in the story," which is why they are working on the podcast and book.
They released episode one of the podcast, "Tylee and JJ's Silver Linings," on June 30. Rex said the two will likely record nine more, although they might add more depending on how many viewer questions they decide to answer.
They are trying to get the book published as soon as possible.
"Being part of this book and podcast, I feel like it's another way for me actually to get therapy and also help other people who may be going through similar things with their families," Adam said.
Because while Adam said it is unlikely other families will go through something so extreme, he said lots of people deal with dysfunctional or estranged relationships with loved ones.
"Sometimes families cut other family members off," Adam said, "or they don't investigate, or they don't do the right things to help, or they're confused about what to do and if they are in a position to help."
Adam said the last four years were not something he ever expected to happen to his family. Talking, writing and sharing his side of the story helps the long healing process.
Rex agrees.
"We stay in tune with each other's needs and just try to be supportive of what each other needs to work through this," he said. I don't think any of us will ever work completely through it. I think it'll be a lifelong process."
They both said Lori is as much a stranger to them now as she is to the rest of the world. Although they are talking about Lori and how she changed throughout the years in both of the projects, Adam and Rex said they want to keep JJ and Tylee at the center.
"They were each so unique," Rex said, "so unique in their place in the family. You can't replace that."
At the end of the day, Rex said they want justice.
"I hope that neither Lori or Chad are out in public again in their lives," he said. "Look, what they've done to their children, their own families, just humans around them ... look what they've done. Who would be safe if they were out in public?
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LCU's Foster earns all-America recognition
Lubbock Christian University forward Grace Foster was one of 10 first-team honorees on the NCAA Division II all-America women's basketball team selected by Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
Foster, a 6-foot-1 sophomore from Childress, was the Lone Star Conference's third-leading scorer with an average of 16.4 points per game and its second-leading rebounder at 8.9 per game. The Lady Chaparrals finished 24-11, losing in the South Central Region final of the D-II NCAA Tournament.
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association selects five players each on its first, second and third teams as all-America honorees and named Foster to the second team.
Foster previously was named the Lone Star Conference player of the year and the outstanding player in the South Central Region, which comprises the Lone Star and Rocky Mountain Athletic conferences.
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Lubbock Christian University forward Rowan Mackenzie is one of five first-team honorees on the National Association of Basketball Coaches' all-district team for the South Central Region.
Mackenzie, a 6-foot-3 forward from Perth, Western Australia, was the second-leading scorer in the Lone Star Conference at 19.5 points per game and his 6.6 rebounds per game ranked sixth in the conference.
Joining Mackenzie on the first team were Julius Brown from West Texas A&M and three players from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference: Fort Lewis guard Akuel Kot, Black Hills State forward Joel Scott and Colorado Mesa guard Blaise Threatt.
Scott, the D2CCA national player of the year, is averaging 22.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game going into Black Hills State's Elite Eight game against Minnesota Duluth on Tuesday in Evansville, Indiana. Kot averaged 24.3 points per game, Threatt 18.9 points per game and Brown 16.4 points per game.
Mackenzie previously was a first-team all-South Central Region honoree by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association. | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/2023/03/20/lcus-grace-foster-earns-all-america-recognition/70029873007/ | 2023-03-21 03:14:48 | 1 | https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/2023/03/20/lcus-grace-foster-earns-all-america-recognition/70029873007/ |
Poland wants Germany to pay over $1 trillion in WWII reparations
Poland’s top politician said Thursday that the government will seek equivalent of $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany for the Nazis’ World War II invasion and occupation of his country.
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice party, announced the huge claim at the release of a long-awaited report on the cost to the country of years of Nazi German occupation as it marks 83 years since the start of World War II.
"We not only prepared the report but we have also taken the decision as to the further steps," Kaczynski said during the report’s presentation.
"We will turn to Germany to open negotiations on the reparations," Kaczynski said, adding it will be a "long and not an easy path" but "one day will bring success."
Poland’s right-wing government argues that the country which was the war’s first victim has not been fully compensated by neighboring Germany, which is now one of its major partners within the European Union.
Germany argues compensation was paid to East Bloc nations in the years after the war while territories that Poland lost in the East as borders were redrawn were compensated with some of Germany’s pre-war lands. Berlin calls the matter closed.
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Top leaders including Kaczynski, who is Poland’s chief policy maker, and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attended the ceremonial release of the report at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, rebuilt from wartime ruins.
The release of the report was the focus of national observances of the anniversary of the war that began Sep. 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany’s bombing and invasion of Poland and was followed by more than five years of brutal occupation.
A team of some 30 economists, historians and other experts worked on the report since 2017. The issue has created bilateral tensions.
The war was "one of the most terrible tragedies in our history," President Andrzej Duda said during early morning observances at the Westerplatte peninsula near Gdansk, one of the first places to be attacked in the Nazi invasion.
"Not only because it took our freedom, not only because it took our state from us, but also because this war meant millions of victims among Poland’s citizens and irreparable losses to our homeland and our nation," Duda said.
In Germany, the government’s official for German-Polish cooperation, Dietmar Nietan, said in a statement that Sept. 1 "remains a day of guilt and shame for Germany that reminds us time and again not to forget the crimes carried out by Germany" that are the "darkest chapter in our history" and still affect bilateral relations.
Reconciliation offered by people in Poland is "the basis on which we can look toward the future together in a united Europe," Nietan said.
Poland’s government rejects a 1953 declaration by the country’s then-communist leaders, under pressure from the Soviet Union, agreeing not to make any further claims on Germany.
An opposition lawmaker, Grzegorz Schetyna, says the report is just a "game in the internal politics" and insists Poland needs to build good relations with Berlin.
Some 6 million of Poland’s citizens, including 3 million Jews, were killed in the war and its industry, infrastructure and culture suffered huge losses. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/poland-germany-wwii-reparations | 2022-09-01 15:19:11 | 0 | https://www.fox13news.com/news/poland-germany-wwii-reparations |
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - YourWay Cannabis Brands Inc. (CSE: YOUR) (OTC: YOURF) (FSE: HOB) ("YourWay" or the "Company") announces today that Jacob Cohen has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of YourWay effective immediately. Mr. Cohen will continue to serve as President of Arizona Operations and as a director on the Company's board of directors (the "Board").
The Company's Executive Chairman, Jakob Ripshtein, will assume the position of Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Ripshtein was appointed as Chairman of the Board in 2021 and as Executive Chairman earlier this year. He previously served as the President of Aphria Inc., which was acquired by Tilray Brands Inc., where he was responsible for corporate strategy, marketing, and sales. Mr. Ripshtein holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from York University, as well as a CPA and International Tax designation. Mr. Ripshtein is currently CEO of Perennial Brands Inc., a full life-cycle brand strategy organization.
In addition, the Board resolved to demand repayment of all amounts advanced to Ionic Brands Corp. ("Ionic") pursuant to a demand promissory note dated May 20, 2022. YourWay has provided notice to Ionic of its demand for repayment.
YourWay continues to work diligently to finalize the Company's audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the related management's discussion and analysis (the "Annual Filings") as well as the Company's unaudited interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and the related management's discussion and analysis (the "Interim Filings"). Once the Annual Filings and Interim Filings are completed, the Company will apply to have the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Ontario Securities Commission (on behalf of the applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities) revoke the general "failure to file" cease trade order (the "CTO") dated May 9, 2022 pursuant to National Policy 11-207 – Failure to File Cease Trade Orders and Revocations in Multiple Jurisdictions. YourWay anticipates that trading of the common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE") will recommence shortly after revocation of the CTO. Further details will be provided in the coming weeks.
YourWay is a publicly traded, multi-state and consumer-centric House of Brands committed to redefining the way consumers and cannabis brands interact, with sales and operations in Arizona and California. Through building their own brands, partnering with others, and supporting retail partners control brand strategy, they are dedicated to expanding their reach; remolding the cannabis industry and ultimately, redefining the way consumers and cannabis brands interact.
YourWay aims to connect with the cannabis consumer on a deeper level, utilizing decades of brand-building expertise and an integral understanding of the customer experience to create an intuitive suite of branded products that closely aligns with consumer need states. The YourWay portfolio is an all-encompassing house of brands designed to create a sense of belonging for every cannabis consumer regardless of their relationship with the plant. Please visit www.yourwaycannabis.com or follow on Twitter at @yourwaycannabis for the latest news and information about YourWay and its brands.
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This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" as defined under applicable Canadian securities legislation, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs, and current expectations of the Company with respect to the Meeting. Forward-looking information is often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" or similar expressions and includes information regarding: the repayment of the funds advanced to Ionic; the filing of the Annual Filings; the filing of the Interim Filings; the revocation of the CTO; the reinstatement of trading of the common shares on the CSE; and expectations for other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information.
Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical fact but instead reflects management's expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance, or achievements of the Company. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information are the following: the timing for filing the Annual Filings and the Interim Filings; regulatory and licensing risks; changes in consumer demand and preferences; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; the global regulatory landscape and enforcement related to cannabis, including political risks and risks relating to regulatory change; compliance with extensive government regulation; public opinion and perception of the cannabis industry; the impact of COVID-19; and the risk factors set out in the Company's annual information form dated August 28, 2020, filed with Canadian securities regulators and available on the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Company, through several of its subsidiaries, is indirectly involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States. Local state laws where the Company operates permit such activities however, investors should note that there are significant legal restrictions and regulations that govern the cannabis industry in the United States. Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the US Controlled Substances Act, making it illegal under federal law in the United States to, among other things, cultivate, distribute or possess cannabis in the United States. Financial transactions involving proceeds generated by, or intended to promote, cannabis-related business activities in the United States may form the basis for prosecution under applicable United States federal money laundering legislation.
While the approach to enforcement of such laws by the federal government in the United States has trended toward nonenforcement against individuals and businesses that comply with recreational and medicinal cannabis programs in states where such programs are legal, strict compliance with state laws with respect to cannabis will neither absolve the Company of liability under United States federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company. The enforcement of federal laws in the United States is a significant risk to the business of the Company and any proceedings brought against the Company thereunder may adversely affect the Company's operations and financial performance.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information, which speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — At least 100 people were killed in two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital, Somalia's president said, and the toll could rise in the country's deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the site of Saturday's explosions in Mogadishu, told journalists that nearly 300 other people were wounded. “We ask our international partners and Muslims around the world to send their medical doctors here since we can't send all the victims outside the country for treatment," he said.
The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group, which often targets the capital and controls large parts of the country, claimed responsibility, saying its objective was to hit the education ministry. It claimed the ministry was an “enemy base” that receives support from non-Muslim countries and “is committed to removing Somali children from the Islamic faith.”
Al-Shabab usually doesn’t make claims of responsibility when large numbers of civilians are killed, which was the case in an October 2017 blast at the same site, but it has been angered by a high-profile new offensive by the government that aims to shut down its financial network. The group said it is committed to fighting until the country is ruled by Islamic law, and it asked civilians to stay away from government areas.
It was not immediately clear how vehicles loaded with explosives again made it through a city thick with checkpoints and constantly on alert for attacks.
Somalia’s president, elected this year, said the country remains at war with al-Shabab “and we are winning.”
The attack in Mogadishu happened on a day when the president, prime minister and other senior officials were meeting to discuss expanded efforts to combat violent extremism and especially al-Shabab. The extremists have responded to the offensive by killing prominent clan leaders in an apparent effort to dissuade grassroots support.
The attack has overwhelmed first responders in Somalia, which has one of the world's weakest health systems after decades of conflict. At hospitals and elsewhere, frantic relatives peeked under plastic sheeting and into body bags, looking for loved ones.
Halima Duwane was searching for her uncle, Abdullahi Jama. “We don't know whether he is dead or alive but the last time we communicated he was around here,” she said, crying.
Witnesses to the attack were stunned. “I couldn’t count the bodies on the ground due to the (number of) fatalities," witness Abdirazak Hassan said. He said the first blast hit the perimeter wall of the education ministry, where street vendors and money changers were located.
An Associated Press journalist at the scene said the second blast took place in front of a busy restaurant during lunchtime. The explosions demolished tuk-tuks and other vehicles in an area of many restaurants and hotels.
The Somali Journalists Syndicate, citing colleagues and police, said one journalist was killed and two others wounded by the second blast while rushing to the scene of the first. The Aamin ambulance service said the second blast destroyed one of its responding vehicles.
The United States has described al-Shabab as one of al-Qaida’s deadliest organizations and targeted it with scores of airstrikes in recent years. Hundreds of U.S. military personnel have returned to the country after former President Donald Trump withdrew them.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan issued a statement condemning the attack, “in particular its heinous targeting of the Somali Ministry of Education and first responders.”
“The United States remains committed to supporting the Federal Government of Somalia in its fight to prevent such callous terrorist acts,” the statement said.
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It’s not hard to become a villain at Wrigley Field, especially when you’re wearing a St. Louis Cardinals uniform.
The formula is pretty simple.
Be a star player. Have some big moments against the Cubs in Chicago. Rub it in their faces. Bonus points if you’ve ever been suspected of cheating.
Former Cubs catcher Willson Contreras happily accepted the challenge this week in his return to his old home, waving his arms in the air after getting on base Monday to coax Cubs fans into booing him louder.
It was entertaining to watch, unless perhaps you were the Cubs manager.
“Every team has a different celebration — that could be to his teammates,” a grumpy David Ross said after the game. “I don’t know who that’s for, so that’d be stupid to comment on.”
Baseball is entertainment, so kudos to Contreras for playing along and trying to breathe some life into a rivalry that has seen better days. Since Ryan Braun retired from the Milwaukee Brewers, Cubs fans have lacked a classic villain they greeted with boos in every at-bat. Christian Yelich is a poor man’s Braun and hasn’t hit well enough to be hated the last few years.
Whether Contreras can become an archvillain in Chicago after so many years of being a fan favorite remains to be seen. As former Cubs manager Joe Maddon once said of the 2016 team that won it all: “I think our guys are likable, so it’s hard to wear the black hat.”
But now that he’s gone, Contreras is at least willing to try it on and see if it fits.
Still, it will take a lot more than waving his arms in the air. It might even take some harsh words against the organization that let him go for draft pick compensation after three All-Star appearances.
Maybe Contreras could pronounce that Cubs President Jed Hoyer was crazy to let him go?
“No, there are no hard feelings,” Contreras said. “I understand this is a part of business. Last year I did everything I could for the Cubs and (did it) for 14 years (in the organization). I understood it was time to part ways, and no hard feelings against everybody.
“Life pulls you in different spots sometimes, and you have to accept it and keep going.”
Well, being pragmatic certainly won’t help if he wants Cubs fans to hate him.
Contreras told a media outlet in February that the Cardinals are a “better organization” than the Cubs, which was a good start. But he apologized Monday for the comment without even being asked about it.
“If I did something in the past that (hurt) some fans’ feelings or people’s feelings, I really apologize,’ he said. “But I would never say anything against the Chicago Cubs or even anything against the fan base.”
Wrong again, Willson. Being a villain means never having to say you’re sorry.
Contreras might have to study the careers of Braun, Yelich, Jim Edmonds and other opposing players whose mere presence at Wrigley Field elicited a cascade of boos.
Edmonds perfected the role of the anti-Cub in the early 2000s, aided by a feud instigated by Carlos Zambrano, who yelled at the Cardinals outfielder during a 2004 game as Edmonds jogged around the bases after hitting a home run onto Sheffield Avenue.
Zambrano was later suspended for throwing at Edmonds. Four years later they shared a clubhouse when the Cubs picked up the veteran outfielder off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
Prompted by the media, the two hugged it out in the clubhouse upon Edmonds’ arrival, and they coexisted for five months.
“Like one of my teammates told me the other day, you may hate him when he plays with the opposite team, but you love him when he plays for your team,” Zambrano said that day.
Cubs fans were ambivalent about Edmonds upon first glance. He received a standing ovation in his first at-bat as a Cub at Wrigley, then was booed later in the game. Edmonds blamed the media for stoking the fire.
“I just play the game,” he said. “I’m over trying to guess why people do what they do. It’s frustrating.”
Edmonds clearly didn’t want to remain a villain in the town where he now played, but he had a hard time shedding the taint of being a Cardinals antagonist.
“When you play for St. Louis, it can’t get much more of a rivalry,” he said. “It’s hard for people to accept the fact you’re a human being, just doing a job. That’s just the nature of the beast.
“It’s baseball, that’s the way I look at it. It’s a job. It’s not life or death. I have kids at home. We’re at war. We’re trying to select a president, and this is just a job.”
Edmonds got over the pain of being booed, and Cubs fans gradually accepted him when he performed well on a division-winning team. But many still remember him as a classic Cardinals villain, a role Contreras now hopes to emulate.
Maybe he’ll get the hang of it by the time the Cardinals return to Wrigley in July.
Now that he’s no longer catching, he’ll have plenty of time to work on it.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican nominee for governor Paul LePage said during a debate Thursday that his Democratic rival got a political boost from COVID-19, thanks to federal pandemic aid.
“This governor has been very, very fortunate that COVID came, because with COVID came nearly $15 billion from Uncle Joe,” LePage said, referring to the rough total of federal dollars that flowed from the administration of President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
The remark by LePage, who served as governor from 2010 to 2018, drew a surprised look from Gov. Janet Mills and an angry response from the state Democratic Party, which called it “an insult to Maine people, especially to the thousands” who lost a loved one.
Mills was able to build up the surplus and give most of it to Mainers because of federal spending, LePage said during this week's second debate amid a fiercely competitive governor's race.
LePage has a history of off-color comments. In 2016, he said out-of-state drug dealers “with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty” come to Maine and “impregnate a young white girl before they leave.” More recently, during his current campaign, he threatened to “deck” a Democratic staffer if the staffer got too close.
On Thursday, Mills and LePage mostly tackled economic issues at an event hosted by the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce. A third candidate, independent Sam Hunkler, did not participate.
More than 2,500 Mainers have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic, which started in the second year of Mills' tenure. Her supporters say her leadership reduced coronavirus deaths in the state, which has the oldest median age in the country.
During the debate, Mills took credit for building up Maine’s rainy day fund to unprecedented levels, providing good stewardship of the state budget and returning more than half of a surplus to residents.
But LePage touted his efforts during his time in office to rein in spending and provide a sound budget — without the federal cash infusion the state received during the pandemic.
He said that instead of sending $850 relief checks to Mainers, Mills should have used the surplus to lower state income taxes. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/LePage-Gov-Mills-very-fortunate-that-COVID-17491810.php | 2022-10-06 20:53:11 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/LePage-Gov-Mills-very-fortunate-that-COVID-17491810.php |
Glencoe woman dies, Altoona man injured in motorcycle crash on I-59
Donna Thornton
The Gadsden Times
A Glencoe woman died in a motorcycle crash Monday night on Interstate 59, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency state troopers.
Erin M. Mims, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene after the 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle she was a passenger on left the road and struck several trees.
The driver of the bike, Brian A. Maloy, 51, of Altoona, was also injured. He was flown to UAB Hospital for treatment.
The crash occurred at about 7 p.m. on I-59 near mile marker 186, about 4 miles north of Gadsden in Etowah County. State troopers continue to investigate.
Contact Gadsden Times reporter Donna Thornton at 256-393-3284 or donna.thornton@gadsdentimes.com. | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2022/07/26/interstate-59-motorcycle-crash-glencoe-woman-killed-man-injured/10158001002/ | 2022-07-27 02:13:06 | 1 | https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2022/07/26/interstate-59-motorcycle-crash-glencoe-woman-killed-man-injured/10158001002/ |
Mexico ends search for missing Americans, Coast Guard says
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s navy has suspended a search for three Americans who went missing along with their sailboat off Mexico’s northern Pacific coast, the U.S Coast Guard said Wednesday.
A Coast Guard statement said that Mexican forces and U.S. assets had searched about 200,000 square nautical miles, an area larger than California, and had found no sign of the missing people or the boat.
The three Americans — Kerry O’Brien, Frank O’Brien and William Gross — were aboard the 44-foot (13.5 meter) sailing vessel “Ocean Bound” when they were last heard from on April 4, officials have said.
They reported being near the Pacific coast port of Mazatlán, Mexico, at the time. The three had planned to stop for supplies in Cabo San Lucas at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula before proceeding to San Diego.
The Coast Guard has said marinas in Baja California had not reported seeing the vessel.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay Area veterans taking Honor Flight trips to our nation’s capitol will once again receive first-class treatment when they arrive.
It is, indeed, a victory for veterans.
Congressman Gus Bilirakis is thanking 8 On Your Side, in part, for reporting on this crucial matter, helping him make change for our nation’s heroes.
If you’ve ever seen an Honor Flight return home from Washington D.C., you’ve witnessed a magical moment of heart and soul.
“We do honor, duty and country,” said retired Master Sergeant Rachel Hughes, a Vietnam War, Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. “Always. I would do it again. Any combat veteran would do it again because we love this great nation and what it stands for. God bless America.”
She describes Honor Flight as a “once in a lifetime experience” and can’t wait for her trip in June.
“I think there’s going to be goosebumps the entire trip,” she said. “It’s going to be proud, an awesome feeling, knowing you’re honored again, maybe the last time.”
Honor Flight is special for many reasons, including the careful planning, the in-depth organizing and the attention to detail so that everything runs smoothly when our heroes touch down in Washington D.C.
Congressman Bilirakis was shocked and saddened when 8 On Your Side told him that the National Parks Service would no longer escort veterans on tours.
“When News Channel 8 got involved, I think that helped tremendously,” Hughes said.
Congressman Bilirakis got to work to quickly fix it.
“Thank you so much, you are 8 on our side, on our veterans side, and I thank you so much. all of you,” Hughes said.
Congressman Bilirakis released the following statement:
On March 31, 2022 Congressman Gus Bilirakis was contacted by a local WFLA reporter alerting him of concerns that the National Parks Service (NPS) had discontinued escorts for the U.S. Honor Flight program in Washington, DC. The Honor Flight Program is a wonderful initiative to honor our nation’s heroes. Congressman Bilirakis has had the privilege of meeting many honor flight groups during their visit to the nation’s Capital and each time has found it to be a very moving and memorable experience. The planning, organization and careful attention to detail ensures that everything runs smoothly. A key component of achieving that goal is the vehicular escort provided by the United States Park Police (USPP) to ensure all Veterans, including those with disabilities, are able to see all of the memorials during their allotted time in DC. Veterans throughout the Tampa Bay area were upset by the news that escorts were being canceled, and Congressman Bilirakis vowed to take immediate action.
“This is a prime example of bureaucracy standing in the way of doing what is right- these Veterans deserve the highest respect from our nation. This is wrong and it needs to remedied immediately! It is the least we can do for these heroes,” said Bilirakis.
Upon learning of this new policy, Bilirakis set a meeting with NPS Director Chuck Sams and senior Department of Interior officials. Congressman Bilirakis made it clear that removing the escort for the Honor Flight is simply unacceptable and that he had secured bipartisan/bicameral support for a legislative fix if the issue wasn’t immediately addressed by the agency. Director Sams and his team assured the Congressman that they would actively work on the situation.
Earlier today, NPS and the Honor Flight Network announced today the resumption of NPS and USPP support of Honor Flight visits to begin again on June 1, 2022.
“For many of these Veterans, the Honor Flight is a once in a lifetime experience–their first and only opportunity to visit DC and to spend time at the beautiful memorials that have been built to recognize their service and sacrifice- and to remember those who served alongside them who did not make it home. I am grateful that the swift action taken by myself and my colleagues ensured that the escort service will be reinstated so our Veterans get the full experience they deserve,” Bilirakis added. | https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/8-on-your-side-ensures-victory-for-veterans-during-honor-flight-trips/ | 2022-05-03 03:21:09 | 1 | https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/8-on-your-side-ensures-victory-for-veterans-during-honor-flight-trips/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Oakland's last-ditch effort to revive an antitrust lawsuit against the National Football League over the Raiders' move to Las Vegas in 2020.
The city had been seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in its claim that the league violated federal antitrust law by acting like a “cartel” that sent the Raiders away when Oakland refused to meet the NFL's “increasingly exorbitant” demand for public money to build a new stadium.
The federal appeals court in San Francisco rejected the lawsuit, and the justices said Monday they would not intervene.
The Raiders were involved in an earlier antitrust suit against the NFL, when owner Al Davis wanted to move the team from Oakland to Los Angeles.
Davis eventually won his lawsuit and the Raiders moved south in 1982, only to return to Oakland in 1995. | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Justices-won-t-revive-Oakland-s-lawsuit-over-loss-17484859.php | 2022-10-04 03:20:48 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Justices-won-t-revive-Oakland-s-lawsuit-over-loss-17484859.php |
2023 Super Bowl Commercials: See the Star-Studded, Viral Ads This Year
The 2023 Super Bowl commercials are beginning to roll out before the big game, with ads featuring some of the world's biggest celebrities as well as the return of nostalgic characters.
While many viewers will be tuning into the Super Bowl to watch the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Philadelphia Eagles, others will be watching just to check out the celebrity fans in attendance, Rihanna's Halftime Show performance and, of course, the destined-to-go-viral commercials.
Just like years before, brands will undoubtedly grab the attention of millions of viewers through creative messaging and celebrity endorsements. This year, for instance, Rakuten has teamed up Alicia Silverstone to throw it back to the star's Clueless days, while M&M's has found a new spokesperson thanks to comedian-actress Maya Rudolph.
If one thing's for sure, regardless of who wins the football game, people will be talking about the best, worst and weirdest Super Bowl commercials from the evening.
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Winning requires sacrifices.
For coach Hayden Herrin, it was running from one baseball diamond in Weatherford to another a couple weeks ago like one of his players.
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Winning requires sacrifices.
For coach Hayden Herrin, it was running from one baseball diamond in Weatherford to another a couple weeks ago like one of his players.
“(My T-ball team) played at 4:30 and the championship game for 10U Gold started at 5 p.m,” Herrin said. “I tried running back and forth to keep it going.”
As long as it is a byproduct of winning and advancing in tournaments, Herrin will welcome logistical problems like that one. The Little League baseball teams he coached that frantic afternoon were two of four teams from Fletcher that qualified for the OK Kids Baseball Association state tournament.
Herrin said he considered his teams’ results in the state tournament, contested June 26-30, a resounding success. The biggest highlight came from the 10U Fletcher Gold team that finished as state runner-up.
“I couldn’t be more proud of these kids and everything that they’ve done,” Fletcher said. “Being this is our first year of 10U and we only have one kid that has to move up, the sky’s the limit for us.”
The 6U Fletcher T-ball team also played well, reaching the quarterfinals and earning a fifth-place finish. Fletcher won its first two games before Anadarko eliminated them in an exciting 13-12 game.
Herrin credited the many supportive parents around the teams for a successful year. Some are in assistant coach roles — a handy option when Herrin’s attention is split between two games — and others find a way to pitch in wherever there is a need.
“I’ve got great assistant coaches,” Herrin said. “I wouldn’t even call them assistants. They can take the reins at any place and any time and step right in whether I’m there or not.”
Although they fell short of the ultimate goal, Herrin’s 10U team was pleased with its runner-up finish and is poised for another good year next season. The team finished with a 32-9 record.
“Ultimately, of course, we wanted to win,” Herrin said. “Everybody wants to win. But runner-up in that scenario, and with the quality of the teams that were in that state tournament, I couldn’t be more happy.”
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2 skiers killed in large Colorado avalanches only days apart
MARBLE, Colo. - Two people were killed in two separate avalanches in Colorado amid other recent, close calls with large avalanches.
According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), three skiers were caught in a "large avalanche," in Maroon Bowl – a steep northwest-facing slope.
"The avalanche broke about 200 feet wide and ran about 2,000 vertical feet," CAIC wrote in its preliminary report. One of the riders was killed in the incident. As of Monday, further details about the victim were not immediately available.
On Friday, another avalanche caught three people in Upper Rapid Creek, southwest of the town of Marble.
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Two members of the group were injured in the avalanche. One rider hiked out of the backcountry to get help, and the other group member was rescued by helicopter.
On Saturday, Colorado authorities recovered the body of skier Joel Shute, 36, of Glenwood Springs, who was killed and buried in avalanche debris.
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Members of Shute’s family said he was aware of avalanche dangers but was devoted to skiing. The victim’s mother, Lisa Gerstner, said he spent lots of time traveling and used his pilot’s license to fly his father and friends for work trips and recreation.
"Skiing was Joel’s life," brother Aaron Shute told KDVR-TV. "It was his passion and what he wanted to do with his life."
Images released by the center show the aftermath of the deadly avalanches.
"Eight reports of people caught or carried in avalanches this week, all on east and southeast-facing slopes. Check the forecast and consider avoiding steep easterly slopes altogether," CAIC wrote on Twitter Saturday.
Recent storms have also raised avalanche risks.
Nineteen people have been killed across the U.S. by avalanches so far this winter, including nine fatalities in Colorado. Avalanches in the winter of 2020-2021 killed 37 people nationwide, which was the most recorded by the avalanche center in records going back to 1950.
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MILAN, Italy — Police in Venice are investigating the source of a phosphorescent green liquid patch that appeared Sunday in the city’s famed Grand Canal.
The governor of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, posted a photo of the green liquid that spread through the water near the arched Rialto Bridge. The patch was reported by residents.
Images on social media show a bright patch of green in the canal along an embankment lined with restaurants.
Zaia said that officials had requested that the police investigate to determine who was responsible. Environmental authorities were also testing the water. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/italy-venice-green-grand-canal/507-8381a200-7724-408f-8fa3-dca606da74bd | 2023-05-29 05:08:46 | 1 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/italy-venice-green-grand-canal/507-8381a200-7724-408f-8fa3-dca606da74bd |
Washington state firefighters rescue 12-year-old boy who fell 20 feet down well
12-year-old boy fell into well during recess in Marysville, Washington
A 12-year-old boy in Washington state was rescued Tuesday after he fell 20 feet down a well during recess and was found clinging to a plastic pipe to keep himself above water, officials said.
Firefighters in Marysville responded just before 12:30 p.m. and found the boy partially submerged in water, Marysville Fire District said, adding that the boy was unable to touch the bottom of the well.
The boy told officials that he was standing on the concrete lid of the well during recess when the concrete partially collapsed, sending him plummeting into the well.
The boy was conscious and able to follow commands as he held onto the plastic pipe to stay above the water, officials said.
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Firefighters lowered a helmet and life vest, which the boy wore throughout the rescue operation. He was also able to slide into a harness firefighters lowered into the well.
After removing the remaining concrete, which was starting to crumble despite being connected to chains at the top of the well, firefighters were able to lower a ladder down to the boy.
The boy, whose name was not publicly released, was then able to climb out of the well on his own.
Firefighters had also constructed a rope system to lift the boy out, but ended up not needing it, officials said.
The boy suffered lacerations on his head and was taken to Providence Hospital for evaluation. Officials said the boy was in stable condition and expected to be OK.
"Thanks to all involved in this rescue and this very brave boy for hanging in there through it all," officials said. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-state-firefighters-rescue-12-year-old-boy-fell-20-feet-down-well | 2023-05-31 15:33:56 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/washington-state-firefighters-rescue-12-year-old-boy-fell-20-feet-down-well |
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Age 83, of Springfield, OH, passed away June 9, 2023. Services Monday 1:00PM Memorial Home. RICHARDS, RAFF & DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME, Springfield, OH.
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Capitol rioter who struck officer with Confederate flag gets 5 months in prison
WASHINGTON - A Maryland man who used a lacrosse stick attached to a Confederate battle flag to shove a police officer during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in prison, according to a Justice Department spokesman.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper also sentenced David Alan Blair, to 18 months of supervised release after his prison term and ordered him to pay $2,000 in restitution, said William Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Columbia.
Federal prosecutors recommended sentencing Blair to eight months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Blair’s attorney, Terrell Roberts III, asked for a sentence of probation.
RELATED: New photos of Capitol riot suspects released by FBI
Blair, 27, left his home in Clarksburg, Maryland, and started driving to Washington, D.C., after the riot erupted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Shortly before 6 p.m., Blair encountered a line of Metropolitan Police Department officers on the Capitol’s West Lawn and refused to heed their commands to leave the area, prosecutors said.
A police officer’s body camera captured Blair walking in front of the police line and yelling, "Hell naw. Quit backing up. Don’t be scared. We’re Americans."
Blair was arrested after he pushed his lacrosse stick against an officer’s chest.
The officer responded to the push by striking Blair three times in the head with a baton, drawing blood and giving him a concussion, according to Blair’s attorney.
FILE - Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Approximately 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanor charges punishable by no more than one year imprisonment. More than 200 have been sentenced, including approximately 100 who received prison terms ranging from nine days to over five years.
Blair is one of several Capitol riot defendants who carried a Confederate battle flag that day. The others include Kevin Seefried, a Delaware man who was convicted in June of storming the Capitol with his adult son. Another flag-toting rioter, Matthew Ryan Miller, was sentenced in May to 33 months in prison for assaulting police officers and obstructing an official proceeding.
Blair pleaded guilty in March to a felony charge of interfering with law enforcement during a civil disorder, which carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.
In a court filing, Roberts said Blair thought he had the right to be where he was and to "exercise his First Amendment right of free assembly" before one of the advancing officers shoved him.
"The brute force which led to provoking the defendant was not called for," Roberts wrote.
Blair didn’t enter the Capitol. He told investigators that he went there to "fight Antifa," not to disrupt Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory, according to prosecutors.
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Blair also said he had been trading social media messages with somebody who often made anti-Semitic remarks and "blamed Israel for the world’s problems," Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Liebman wrote in a court filing.
"Blair further explained that as a result of these discussions he came to believe the United States was ‘falling apart’ and that he had to ‘stand up’ to communism," Liebman added.
On Jan. 6, Blair was wearing a skull-themed neck gaiter and a backpack containing a knife with a serrated blade and a roll of duct tape. He told police that he used the duct tape to attach the Confederate battle flag to his lacrosse stick.
Liebman said Blair likely knew that displaying the flag, widely viewed as a symbol of racist hate, would "antagonize any ideological opponent he might encounter."
Blair, whose mother is from South Carolina, "cared deeply about his family’s heritage," his lawyer wrote.
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Miller 10-12 0-1 21, O'Bannon 3-6 0-0 8, Lampkin 2-7 0-0 4, Baugh 3-10 3-3 9, Miles 6-11 4-5 16, Cork 2-3 4-4 8, Coles 2-6 2-3 7, Walker 0-1 0-0 0, Wells 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-59 13-16 75.
Allen 8-13 1-2 17, Disu 7-7 0-1 14, Mitchell 3-4 0-0 6, Carr 5-16 0-0 11, Hunter 2-8 0-0 6, Rice 3-6 8-9 15, Bishop 2-5 2-2 6, Cunningham 1-3 0-0 2, Morris 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 32-66 11-14 79.
Halftime_TCU 42-29. 3-Point Goals_TCU 4-15 (O'Bannon 2-4, Coles 1-3, Miller 1-3, Walker 0-1, Baugh 0-2, Miles 0-2), Texas 4-16 (Hunter 2-4, Rice 1-2, Carr 1-7, Morris 0-1, Cunningham 0-2). Rebounds_TCU 31 (Lampkin 9), Texas 34 (Mitchell, Rice 6). Assists_TCU 11 (Baugh 10), Texas 18 (Carr 7). Total Fouls_TCU 15, Texas 12. A_11,313 (15,000). | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/No-10-Texas-79-No-17-TCU-75-17712420.php | 2023-01-12 05:54:12 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/No-10-Texas-79-No-17-TCU-75-17712420.php |
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two people suffered gunshot wounds to the chest in a shooting in Baltimore's Inner Harbor on Saturday evening, police say.
Officers in the downtown sightseeing district known for its historic warships, National Aquarium and other popular attractions heard gunfire shortly after 7:30 p.m. and rushed toward the source of the shots on a nearby block, a police statement said.
Officers found a 17-year-old female and an unidentified male had been wounded, the statement added. Both were transported to a hospital and immediately taken into surgery, police said.
Local news reports said police were searching for a suspect, and that about 20 officers were in the area at the time. Police detective units have been notified and authorities urged anyone with information about the shooting to call authorities. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Police-2-shot-in-chest-in-Baltimore-s-Inner-17206044.php | 2022-05-29 02:59:55 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Police-2-shot-in-chest-in-Baltimore-s-Inner-17206044.php |
Trash, including dozens of plastic bags litters the ground beneath the Linden Street bridge in downtown Scranton in February 2016. (Times-Tribune File)
Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti has called on Scrantonians to take to the streets as volunteers throughout this month to clear streets, parks and open spaces of litter.
She’s right. Litter is a crucial neighborhood interest. Ideally, neighborhood associations and other civic groups and individuals will meet the challenge.
But there are several ways in which better city policy and enforcement could diminish the litter problem on the front end.
It’s not clear why smokers find it acceptable to foul public spaces and private property with toxic cigarette butts, the No. 1 litter item.
The city and state have ordinances and laws against littering, but they rarely are enforced. Cognetti and other local government leaders should enforce their ordinances because it’s clear that putting a high price on those butts is the only way to ensure proper disposal.
Another leading trash item is the ubiquitous single-use plastic bag. Because they are light and wind-blown, they have the added feature of littering not only the ground but trees, chain-link fences, highway guardrails and just about every other structure.
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Pennsylvania long had a state law that precluded local governments from enacting bans on single-use plastic bags, which was on the books primarily to protect the interests of a plastic-bag manufacturer in Centre County.
Soon after lawmakers allowed that law to expire two years ago, several cities banned single-use plastic bags.
The most prominent ban was in Philadelphia. Now, a city-commissioned study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh has found that the ban, after a year, has reduced single-use plastic bag use by 94%. That translates into tens of millions of plastic bags that will not become litter.
Researchers found that reusable-bag use doubled and paper bag use increased by more than that.
To best attack Scranton’s persistent litter problems, Cognetti should match her sound call for civic activism with a call for effective policy and enforcement. And city council eagerly should join it. | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/match-goals-with-policy-enforcement/article_58d79241-f7c1-5ead-a4de-b3e393344bd9.html | 2023-05-02 04:31:11 | 0 | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/match-goals-with-policy-enforcement/article_58d79241-f7c1-5ead-a4de-b3e393344bd9.html |
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Disney’s efforts to neutralize governing district takeover
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize the governor’s takeover of Disney World’s governing district.
The judge in state court in Orlando denied Disney’s motion in the lawsuit that says the company wrongly stripped appointees of powers over design and construction at Disney World when it made agreements with predecessors, who were supporters.
The case is one of two lawsuits stemming from the takeover, which was retaliation for the company’s public opposition to the so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation championed by DeSantis and Republican lawmakers. In the other lawsuit, in federal court in Tallahassee, Disney says DeSantis violated the company’s free speech rights.
The governor has touted his yearlong feud with Disney in his run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, often accusing the entertainment giant of being too “woke.” Disney has accused the governor of violating its First Amendment rights.
Attorneys for Disney had argued that any decision in state court would be moot since the Republican-controlled Legislature already has passed a law voiding agreements that the company made with a prior governing board made up of Disney supporters that gave design and construction powers to the company.
The entertainment giant had asked that the state court case be put on hold if it’s not dismissed until the federal lawsuit in Tallahassee was resolved since they covered the same ground and that lawsuit was filed first.
In that case, Disney sued DeSantis and his appointees to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District in an effort to stop the takeover, saying the governor was violating the company’s free speech and “weaponizing the power of government to punish private business.”
DeSantis wasn’t a party in the state court lawsuit.
The fight between DeSantis and Disney began last year after the company, facing significant pressure internally and externally, publicly opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades, a policy critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”
As punishment, DeSantis took over the district through legislation passed by Florida lawmakers and appointed a new board of supervisors to oversee municipal services for the sprawling theme parks and hotels. But before the new board came in, the company made agreements with previous oversight board members who were Disney supporters that stripped the new supervisors of their authority over design and construction.
In response, DeSantis and Florida lawmakers passed the legislation that repealed those agreements.
Disney announced in May that it was scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida and relocate 2,000 employees from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development. Disney had planned to build the campus about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the giant Walt Disney World theme park resort.
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‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future
By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHONAL GANGULY, Associated Press
Updated
JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Inside a shrine overlooking snow-capped mountains, Hindu priests heaped spoonfuls of puffed rice and ghee into a crackling fire. They closed their eyes and chanted in Sanskrit, hoping their prayers would somehow turn back time and save their holy — and sinking — town.
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For months, the roughly 20,000 residents in Joshimath, burrowed in the Himalayas and revered by Hindu and Sikh pilgrims, have watched the earth slowly swallow their community. They pleaded for help that never arrived, and in January their desperate plight made it into the international spotlight.
But by then, Joshimath was already a disaster zone. Multistoried hotels slumped to one side; cracked roads gaped open. More than 860 homes were uninhabitable, splayed by deep fissures that snaked through ceilings, floors and walls. And instead of saviors they got bulldozers that razed whole lopsided swaths of the town.
The holy town was built on piles of debris left behind by years of landslides and earthquakes. Scientists have warned for decades, including in a 1976 report, that Joshimath could not withstand the level of heavy construction that has recently been taking place.
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“Cracks are widening every day and people are in fear. We have been saying for years this is not just a disaster, but a disaster in the making… it’s a time bomb,” said Atul Sati, an activist with the Save Joshimath Committee.
Joshimath's future is at risk, experts and activists say, due in part to a push backed by the prime minister’s political party to grow religious tourism in Uttarakhand, the holy town's home state. On top of climate change, extensive new construction to accommodate more tourists and accelerate hydropower projects in the region is exacerbating subsidence — the sinking of land.
Located 1,890 meters (6,200 feet) above sea level, Joshimath is said to have special spiritual powers and believed to be where Hindu guru Adi Shankaracharya found enlightenment in the 8th century before going on to establish four monasteries across India, including one in Joshimath.
Visitors pass through the town on their way to the famous Sikh shrine, Hemkund Sahib, and the Hindu temple, Badrinath.
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“It must be protected,” said Brahmachari Mukundanand, a local priest who called Joshimath the “brain of North India” and explained that “Our body can still function if some limbs are cut off. But if anything happens to our brain, we can’t function. … Its survival is extremely important.”
The town’s loose topsoil and soft rocks can only support so much and that limit, according to environmentalist Vimlendu Jha, may have already been breached.
“You can’t just construct anything anywhere just because it is allowed,” he said. “In the short term, you might think it’s development. But in the long term, it is actually devastation.”
At least 240 families have been forced to relocate without knowing if they would be able to return.
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Prabha Sati, who fled Joshimath in a panic last month when her home began to crack and tilt, came back to grab the television, idols of Hindu gods and some shoes before state officials demolished her home.
“We built this house with so much difficulty. Now I will have to leave everything behind. Every small piece of it will be destroyed,” she said, blinking back tears.
Authorities, ignoring expert warnings, have continued to move forward with costly projects in the region, including a slew of hydropower stations and a lengthy highway. The latter is aimed at further boosting religious tourism, a key plank of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
In 2021, Modi promised a prosperous decade ahead for Uttarakhand. It is dotted with several holy shrines and improving the state’s infrastructure has already led to a steady rise in pilgrims over the decades. Nearly 500,000 passed through Joshimath in 2019, state data shows.
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“In the next 10 years, the state will receive more tourists than it did in the last 100 years,” Modi said.
A big Uttarakhand tourism draw is the Char Dham pilgrimage, one of the toughest in India.
The route takes people to four, high-altitude Hindu temples. Pilgrims traverse challenging terrain, dropping oxygen levels and harsh weather between Badrinath, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Yamunotri temples. In 2022, over 200 out of the 250,000 pilgrims died while making the journey. Authorities said the rise in visitors was straining existing infrastructure.
Already underway, the Char Dham infrastructure project, aims to make the journey more accessible via a 10-meter (32-foot) wide and 889-kilometer (552 miles) long all-weather highway as well as a 327-kilometer (203-mile) railway line that would crisscross through the mountains.
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It is a controversial project with some experts saying it will exacerbate the fragile situation in the upper Himalayas where several towns are built atop landslide debris.
Veteran environmentalist Ravi Chopra called the project a desecration when he resigned from a court-ordered committee studying its impact. To create such wide roads, engineers would need to smash boulders, cut trees and strip shrubbery, which he said will weaken slopes and make them “more susceptible to natural disasters.”
Urban planning expert Kiran Shinde suggested a pedestrian corridor instead, noting these places were never meant for cars nor crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
“The highway is the most disastrous thing to happen to the Char Dham,” said Shinde, a professor at Australia’s La Trobe University who has written on religious tourism. “Let people walk.”
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Cracks continue to form. Located near a rail line construction site, Sangeeta Krishali’s home in Lachmoli, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Joshimath, has them. She fears for her safety: “It happened there, it can happen here, too."
In Joshimath’s foothills, construction was paused on a road for the Char Dham project that would ferry tourists faster to the Badrinath temple after cracks emerged in people’s homes.
Locals feared it was too late. A long, jagged crack running across one of the front walls in the famed Adi Shankaracharya monastery had deepened worryingly in recent weeks, said Vishnu Priyanand, one of the priests.
“Let places of worship remain as places of worship. Don’t make them tourist spots,” he pleaded.
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It’s not just the highways. For the past 17 years, Atul Sati, the Save Joshimath Committee member, has been convinced that a hydropower station located near his town could one day ruin it. He isn’t alone. In late January, hundreds of residents protested against the National Thermal Power Corporation’s Tapovan project. Posters reading ‘Go back NTPC’ are plastered across the town’s main market.
“Our town is on the verge of destruction because of this project,” Sati said.
Locals say construction blasts for a 12-kilometer (7-mile) tunnel for the station are causing their homes to crumble. Work has been suspended but NTPC officials deny any link to Joshimath’s subsidence. An expert committee is still investigating the cause, but state officials earlier blamed faulty drainage systems.
The state government announced interim relief packages, including compensation worth 150,000 rupees ($1,813) to each affected family, said Himanshu Khurana, the officer in charge of Chamoli district where Joshimath is located. Various government agencies were conducting surveys to determine what caused the damage, he added.
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The crisis in Joshimath has reignited questions over whether India’s quest for more hydropower in the mountains to cut its reliance on coal can be achieved sustainably. Uttarakhand, home to more than 30 rivers and surrounded by melting glaciers, has around 100 hydropower projects in varying stages.
In 2021, 200 people died after the Tapovan plant near Joshimath was submerged by severe floods caused in part by fast shrinking glaciers, and over 6,000 were killed in the state after a devastating cloudburst in 2013.
The heavy construction required for hydropower, like blasting boulders, diverting river flows and cutting through forests, in a region already vulnerable to climate change, could do irreparable damage, experts warn.
It could also displace entire villages, as residents of a hamlet near Joshimath found out.
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Haat, a village along the Alaknanda River, was once a sacred hamlet that traced its origins to the guru Adi Shankaracharya, who is said to have established another temple here in the 8th Century.
Today, it is a dumping site for waste and a storage pit for construction materials after the village was acquired in 2009 by an energy enterprise to build a hydropower project.
The Laxmi Narayan temple, encircled by grey stacks of cement, is the only part of the village still standing. All of its residents left over the years as authorities began razing down their homes, said Rajendra Hatwal, once the village chief who now lives in another town nearby.
The project, he fumed, had killed Haat.
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“What sort of development requires destroying these priceless places? We don’t want any part of it.”
A court last year directed authorities to stop dumping waste near the historic temple, which was once the last rest stop for devotees on their pilgrimage to Badrinath.
Hatwal and a few others still check in on the temple often. A caretaker, who refused to leave, lives in a makeshift room next to it. He sweeps the grounds, cleans the idols and prepares tea for the odd guest who comes through.
They feared its days, like their homes, were also numbered.
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“We are fighting to protect the temple. We want to preserve our ancient culture to pass on to a new generation,” said Hatwal. “They have not only destroyed a village - they have finished a 1,200 year old culture.”
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AP photojournalist Rajesh Kumar Singh contributed to this report.
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Police: 5 dead in Duluth home after report of mental crisis
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Five people were found dead inside a Duluth, Minnesota, home on Wednesday, after police received a report of a male experiencing a mental health crisis, authorities said.
The dead included the male reported to be in crisis.
Duluth Police Chief Mike Tusken said police in nearby Hermantown got an initial request to check on someone in that city at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The investigation led them to contact Duluth police. Authorities eventually went to a Duluth home, where they found the bodies. Duluth is about 150 miles (241 kilometers) north of Minneapolis, on the shore of Lake Superior.
Tusken called it an “unimaginable tragedy,” WDIO-TV reported. He said a dog was also found deceased.
In a news release, police said officers “obtained information that the subject had access to weapons” and several law enforcement agencies were called to assist. The area was searched before authorities went inside.
Kate Van Daele, a city spokeswoman, said the male reported to be in crisis was among the dead. She said police aren’t seeking any suspects and there’s no threat to the public.
Police said it is believed that all of the deceased are related, but the nature of the relationship was not immediately released. Police also did not say how they died.
Police said they are investigating.
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HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Claire Elizabeth Wenzel, 26, died instantly in a “chain reaction-style crash” involving seven cars on Interstate 95 in Henrico County. Her mother told 8News she wants the life and legacy of her daughter to be remembered.
The crash occurred just before 3 a.m. on Oct. 30 and was located near the Parham Road exit on I-95. Claire was acting as a designated driver before she was forced into a collision with four other vehicles that had crashed in front of her.
Donna Wenzel, Claire’s mother, said she passed by the wreckage of the crash later that morning without knowing her daughter had been involved.
“I saw a couple of cars and I later realized. I was like, ‘that seemed like Claire’s car.’ I was like, ‘Oh, no, that wouldn’t be her car because I would have gotten a call,'” Wenzel said.
It wasn’t until later that Wenzel learned her daughter would not be coming home.
“Even all the bad things that had happened to her, she figured it was for a reason, that God had a purpose for everything,” Wenzel said. “She and I talked every day. She was my best friend and she was always like ‘God has that plan for me.’”
Wenzel said her daughter was a joyful person who always went out of her way to make other people feel better. She said her daughter was an inspiration to many and hopes that her story will serve as a warning that might save another life in the future.
“Everybody needs to be very, very careful about how they’re driving, because driving does take away lives and it destroys lives, too,” Wenzel said.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's most admired automotive retailer, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, on Thursday, April 20, 2023. AutoNation management will discuss these results and other information regarding the Company during a conference call and audio webcast that same day at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Teen sought in ambush outside Pa. school that killed 1, hurt 4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police are seeking a 16-year-old youth in last week’s ambush shooting outside a Philadelphia high school that killed a 14-year-old and wounded four other teenagers after a football scrimmage
Police said Tuesday that the 16-year-old is wanted on active arrest warrants for a charge of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder as well as criminal conspiracy, theft, obstructing justice, evidence-tampering and firearms offenses.
The Sept. 27 shooting drew national attention around the U.S. amid a stream of mass shootings that have become chillingly commonplace amid the nation’s staggering murder rate. It also came just after Philadelphia surpassed 400 homicides for the year, only slightly behind the pace of last year’s toll, which ended up being the highest in at least six decades.
Police said the 16-year-old — earlier described only as a person of interest in the case — is “considered armed and dangerous” and anyone seeing him should not approach but call 911.
Police haven’t named other suspects but said earlier they were seeking five people who jumped from a parked sport utility vehicle and opened fire on the teens as they walked away from an athletic field at Roxborough High School. Nicholas Elizalde, 14, of suburban Havertown, was killed and three other teens were rushed to a hospital. One was treated at the scene.
Police said the shooters appeared to be juveniles, and they were also seeking a sixth person who remained in the vehicle. They said one of the shooters chased a 17-year-old victim down the street, striking him with shots to the leg and arm, and tried to fire as he stood over the victim but the gun either jammed or was out of bullets.
Police have said Elizalde is not believed to have been one of the intended targets. The teens taken to the hospital were all reported in stable condition after the shooting.
Hours before the shooting, Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, had signed an order banning guns and deadly weapons from the city’s indoor and outdoor recreation spaces, including parks, basketball courts and pools. A judge has barred the city from enforcing that order, siding with a legal challenge citing state law barring any city or county from passing gun-control measures.
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After months of pressure to join other central banks in tightening policy, the Bank of Japan finds itself right back where it’s been so often: expecting weaker growth, forecasting a temporary blip in inflation that ultimately will trail its target, and with a litany of uncertainties fogging up the horizon.
While markets have been quick to blame central bankers for moving too slowly, Haruhiko Kuroda might just have outsmarted the lot. As the specter of a possible US recession looms and traders bet on Federal Reserve cuts next year, Japan could find itself ahead of the curve by having done nothing at all.
Kuroda seems to have stared down those who expected him to blink. The pace of the yen’s slide has eased; election season is over, giving him some political breathing room; and consumer price data due Friday is still likely to show inflation just above 2% — high for Japan, but muted compared with other countries.
That seems to bolster Kuroda’s case for keeping policy on hold, as he did again Thursday, even as others tighten, with the European Central Bank the latest set to join the rate-hike club.
What would have been the point in tweaking policy anyway, Kuroda seemed to ask, positing that even raising rates would have had little impact on the yen.
“It’s unthinkable that just a little rise in rates would put a halt to the weak yen,” Kuroda said. “If you really wanted to stop the weak yen through rates alone, you’d need a large rise in rates, which would really damage the economy.” He pointed to countries where central banks have been lifting rates, such as South Korea and the UK, which have also seen their currencies fall against the strong dollar.
The BOJ spent a record $115 billion last month to defend yield-curve control, but zero so far this month. There’s been no take-up at any of its fixed-rate operations as pressure on rates has eased. Having so far survived the bets that it would abandon the policy, Kuroda can now look forward — if not to summer holidays, then at least a two-month respite with no monetary policy meetings due until late September.
Before that, though, Kuroda repeated for those in the back: Not only he is going to keep rates steady, he will also maintain the 0.25% band on the 10-year government bond. That comment, hardly unexpected, seemed to give the Japanese currency further room to slide toward the 140 yen to the dollar line that will again spark talk of intervention.
Kuroda highlighted just how much uncertainty remains, from macro-level disruptions, such as Covid’s impact on supply chains and the war in Ukraine, to the challenge of designing policy in a country that long ago abandoned economic orthodoxy.
Economics 101 teaches us that salaries should be pushed higher by rising prices. But because Japan is such a longstanding outlier, the textbooks go out the window. Thursday’s outlook highlighted that the bank isn’t sure if the current situation will lead to accelerated price hikes and higher inflation, or if entrenched expectations that wages won’t rise will become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
That’s likely why Kuroda spoke at length, and in more definitive language than usual, about the need for wage hikes in order for inflation to be sustained — perhaps a nudge towards Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who, with Japan’s elections finally over, can now start to make serious policy.
“Things in Japan are different” has often been an excuse for bad policy. But it’s hard to look beyond the impact of energy prices, rather than wages, on inflation. It’s also tough to argue that raising rates would impact what are largely imported price increases. That leaves the Bank of Japan the outlier. But, at least for the past three decades, ‘twas ever thus. More From Bloomberg Opinion:
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Johnny Depp’s Popularity Actually Decreased During Defamation Trial According to Survey
A new poll suggests Johnny Depp actually lost popularity among the public during his and Amber Heard's defamation trial, despite the appearance of overwhelming support on social media.
According to a Morning Consult poll release June 8, Depp's popularity saw a decrease following the highly publicized trial, despite the appearance on platforms such as TikTok and Twitter that the general public largely supported the Pirates of the Caribbean actor.
The survey found that following the conclusion of the six-week trial, the amount of U.S. adults who view Depp as somewhat or very favorably has decreased from 68 to 56 percent.
Where Depp saw his popularity fall most was in the baby Boomer age group. In April, Depp’s favorability rating among baby boomers was 59 percent. When the trial ended in June, that number had decreased to 37 percent, making baby boomers' opinion of Depp worse than any other age group.
Moreover, Depp's favorability among men also dropped. Prior to the trial, he was at 67 percent. He has since dropped 15 percent, landing at 52 percent.
The area that saw the smallest decrease in approval was that of Gen Z. According to the poll, 70 percent of Gen Z adults held a favorable view after the trial. That number was only down 2 percent since April.
Additionally, the Millennial age group also saw a small decrease. His favorability rating among them dropped six points, to 72 percent.
As a result, younger age groups seem to find Depp much more likable than older age groups after the trial.
The survey revelation comes after Depp was awarded $10.35 million in compensatory damages and Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages at the end of the trial. | https://newstalk1290.com/johnny-depps-popularity-decreased-during-trial/ | 2022-06-17 08:33:37 | 1 | https://newstalk1290.com/johnny-depps-popularity-decreased-during-trial/ |
Nearly six in 10 Americans say they are paying at least some attention to the Jan. 6 hearings, according to a NPR-PBS NewsHour Marist poll. But a poll can't fully capture how people are reacting.
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Former nurse convicted of homicide in medication mix-up wants license reinstated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A former Tennessee nurse convicted of homicide involving a medication mix-up wants her license reinstated.
RaDonda Vaught, formerly with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was in Chancery Court on Tuesday.
Vaught’s 2022 court case gained national attention. She was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the medication mix-up that killed Charlene Murphey in 2017.
The judge in the case sentenced Vaught to three years of probation with her nursing license taken away.
This week, Vaught’s attorneys argued against the process that resulted in her license being revoked.
The chancellor in the Chancery Court case said everything will be under advisement with a ruling made at some point in the future.
According to officials, Chancery courts focus on equity and fairness rather than the letter of the law.
The Tennessee Board of Nursing is listed as the defendant in the case.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — One of Brooke Henderson’s goals heading into the newly minted LPGA season was to get herself into contention more often. The Canadian is off to a strong start, building a four-shot lead Friday in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Playing alongside Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam, who is competing in the celebrity division, Henderson ran off four birdies beginning at the second hole, was 9-under par by the time she stepped onto the sixth tee and played mistake-free for a 6-under 66 at Lake Nona.
The other 28 LPGA pros in the winners-only field swiftly entered into scramble mode just to keep from losing sight of her. Henderson’s closest pursuers going into the third round are Nelly Korda — at No. 2 the top-ranked player in the field — England’s Charley Hull and Wei-Ling Hsu of Taiwan. They each shot 69.
Henderson was sensational at the start, hitting a couple of wedges close to tight hole locations to set up two of her early birdies, and nearly holing a 6-iron for ace at the 171-yard fourth hole. Making the start extra special was playing with Sorenstam for the first time.
“I feel like I’ll remember it forever,” said Henderson, who has made only one bogey in 36 holes. “Just one of those opportunities of a lifetime. We all look up to her out here on tour. She’s kind and obviously a great player, and I think we can all learn a lot from her.”
Korda headed off after the round to work on her putting after missing several good looks on the front nine — though she did have four birdies after the 10th hole.
Hull, meanwhile, who fled the cold weather of England for three days of practice in Morocco to prepare, said her swing was out of sorts, and worked hard to produce a score below 70. A three-putt bogey on the final hole left her with a round of 69, alongside Hsu, five shots behind Henderson.
“Obviously, I’ve been playing in the frost, so it bounces miles. Our greens are thick. These greens are so fast compared to what I’m used to playing on,” Hull said. “Yeah, I was thinking today the Americans definitely have a massive advantage — but I love England too much to move anywhere else.”
Hsu, who got here by winning the 2021 Pure Silk Championship, made six birdies but none after the 13th hole, completing her 69 with five pars.
Tennis player and Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish took control among the celebrities and athletes, posting the equivalent of a 67 in the Modified Stableford scoring system.
He has 78 points, nine points better than Sorenstam, a Lake Nona resident, and military veteran Chad Pfeifer. Fish and Korda began their day in the wee dark hours, both rising early to watch Sebastian Korda — Nelly’s brother — win his match at the Australian Open.
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A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse.
The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued, and prevents any similar investigations against members of the LGBTQ advocacy group PFLAG Inc. The group has more than 600 members in Texas.
The ruling comes about a month after the Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
The latest challenge was brought by Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union.
A judge in March put that order on hold after a lawsuit brought on behalf of a 16-year-old girl whose family said it was under investigation. The Texas Supreme Court in May ruled that the lower court overstepped its authority by blocking all investigations going forward.
That lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following Abbott’s directive and an earlier nonbinding legal opinion by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton labeling certain gender-confirming treatments as “child abuse.” The Texas Department of Family and Protective Service has said it opened nine investigations following the directive and opinion.
Abbott’s directive and the attorney general’s opinion go against the nation’s largest medical groups, including the American Medical Association, which have opposed Republican-backed restrictions filed in statehouses nationwide. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Judge-blocks-Texas-investigating-families-of-17233795.php | 2022-06-10 19:52:09 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Judge-blocks-Texas-investigating-families-of-17233795.php |
Costly Care: Lack of insurance options in midwifery care leaves new mothers confused
Many insurance carriers have strict rules on which type of midwives are covered
InvestigateTV - Giving birth can be a costly experience, especially for mothers who prefer to have their baby at home. That costly experience, some parents say, could be fixed if insurance expanded to include all at-home births with a midwife.
California resident Vanessa Garcia Clark and her husband, Andres, know first-hand how much out-of-pocket expenses can add up following the birth of their son, Emmett.
Garcia Clark wanted a non-traditional birth, something more personal than a hospital room. She hired a midwife and delivered Emmett at home.
“Our midwife was pretty clear about it upfront, that we would pay cash for her services, in increments throughout the pregnancy, and she would provide us with a super bill at the end of the care that we could then submit to insurance. The entire amount that was asked to be reimbursed by insurance was $9,700,” Garcia Clark said.
Clark paid her midwife in full and waited on their insurance company to reimburse them.
“You have a healthy, happy satisfied customer, and you’re paying less than you would’ve if I had gone elsewhere. After the fact, once they saw the bill, I thought they’d be like, ‘Oh okay, that makes sense. We should do this more often,’ and of course that isn’t what happened,” Garcia Clark said.
Her benefits administrator, which processes claims on behalf of their family’s employer-funded insurance, denied the claim. She sent the company a request for an internal appeal, arguing that because of the Affordable Care Act prenatal, obstetrical and well-child care are all covered services under their health plan and therefore cannot be denied, regardless of the provider she chose.
But the company denied her claim again, saying Clark’s midwife “was not certified nurse midwife” and “because certified midwives are not covered” they’ll uphold the denial.
Different Types of Midwifery Care
According to the American College of Nurse Midwives, a certified nurse midwife is a registered nurse, who also has completed intensive graduate-level studies in Midwifery.
A certified midwife also goes through a graduate-level nurse midwifery program. The main difference is they are not a registered nurse.
Then there are also certified professional midwives who go through training specific to the birthing field but may not have taken a traditional nursing or healthcare college track. That’s the type of provider Clark’s midwife is, and she’s also licensed in the state of California. Different states handle licensing and requirements differently.
All of these definitions pertaining to who qualifies for reimbursement and why are part of what has Clark so confused and outraged.
“I think the system is built to kind of demoralize and exhaust you,” Garcia Clark said.
“There should be federal laws that mandate that women have the right to choose”
Dr. Mairi Breen Rothman is the Director of M.A.M.A.S., which stands for Metro Area Midwives and Allied Services, located in Takoma Park, Maryland.
“One of the problems in this country is that we have split midwifery up into different kinds of midwives. When it comes to home births, each of those kinds is totally qualified to do that kind of work,” Rothman said.
Rothman’s work helped change a law in Maryland that made sure insurance companies covered services, like a Pap smear, which helps detect signs of cervical cancer. Rothman believes insurance reform pertaining to midwifery care is needed across the nation.
“When you go to a certified nurse midwife or a certified midwife or a certified professional midwife, no matter what kind of midwife, when you go to any of those midwives, they’re all going to do the same things that happen at any prenatal visit with an obstetrician, plus they’re going to do a whole bunch of more stuff. They’re going to do nutritional counseling and checking on the person’s mental health,” Rothman said.
It’s why Rothman feels insurance companies should expand their coverage to acknowledge all midwives, helping make the mother’s cost a little bit easier.
“There should be federal laws that mandate that women have the right to choose what kind of provider they want and where they want to have their birth,” Dr. Rothman said.
The Cost of At-Home Births
Dr. David Anderson is a Professor of Economics at Centre College in Kentucky. He collected data on at-home births and found the average cost of a home birth is around $4,650. That number is significantly below existing cost estimates if it’s a low-risk birth in a hospital setting. Research estimates the average cost for a vaginal hospital birth in the United States is $13,562.
“If 1% of women shifted from having a birth in the hospital to having a birth at home, that would be a collective savings for our country of $321 million. So, the decisions, the policies by government and the policies by insurance companies matter a lot,” Anderson said.
Since November, InvestigateTV has contacted Clark’s insurance administrator multiple times by email and phone asking for an explanation of her denial. A spokesperson responded by email stating:
“As a third-party administrator of employer self-funded health plans, Collective Health adjudicates member medical claims consistent with plan requirements and applicable law. Our policy is to respect privacy by declining to comment publicly on specific claims.”
Midwifery care and at-home births have been around for generations. According to the National Vital Statistics Reports, the interest in home births saw a small spike during the pandemic, going from 38,506 in 2019 to 45,646 in 2020, an increase of 18.5% and the highest level since at least 1990.
Consumer Advice for Parents Seeking At-Home Births
When it comes to non-traditional birth and the lack of insurance options, Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, a physician and Editor-In-Chief of Kaiser Health News, says don’t give up.
“I mean there are some people, some midwives who do non-traditional births in hospitals, so you may be able to work something out ahead of time,” Rosenthal said.
Rosenthal added that before you give birth, ask your insurance provider very detailed questions so that you are not caught by surprise.
“You can say, ‘Yes, I’d like a payment plan.’ Before you do that though, ask, try to negotiate. Say, ‘Wow $9,000 sounds like a lot of money for an uncomplicated birth. How about I give you $5,000?’ And the really weird thing is often they’ll say $5,000 upfront, we’ll take it. So never say, ‘I’ll just pay the first bill.’ Always say, can I give you less and will you take it?” Rosenthal said.
Garcia Clark doesn’t regret her decision. She just hopes that by speaking out about the issue, it will shed light on a topic, she feels, is rarely discussed.
“I really, really wanted this to be an option for other women too. Women who maybe don’t have the time, the energy, the financial resources, the linguistics, the understanding of the system to do this,” Garcia Clark said.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advocated for populist causes, died Friday. He was 92.
Abourezk died at his home in Sioux Falls on his birthday after entering hospice care earlier this week, his son Charles Abourezk said. While in hospice, James Abourezk was surrounded by his wife Sanaa Abourezk and other family members.
Abourezk represented South Dakota for single terms in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate during the 1970s, where he exemplified a brand of Democratic politician known as Prairie Populist. He fought passionately — and with humor — for those he felt were the downtrodden: farmers, consumers and Native American people.
Abourezk was the first chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and successfully pressed for the American Indian Policy Review Commission. It produced a comprehensive review of federal policy with American Indian tribes and sparked the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Indian Child Welfare Act — a landmark piece of legislation meant to cut down on the alarming rate at which Native American children were taken from their homes and placed with white families.
When the American Indian Movement seized and occupied Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1973 to protest the federal government’s treatment of Native American tribes, Abourezk and fellow South Dakota Democrat Sen. George McGovern traveled to Wounded Knee to negotiate with activists in a standoff with federal law enforcement.
Abourezk also mounted an unsuccessful effort against natural gas de-regulation that raised prices for consumers and became an outspoken critic of U.S. policy in the Middle East. He declined to run for reelection in 1978.
“He was courageous, he was outspoken,” said Tom Daschle, the former Senate Democratic leader who started his political career as an aide to Abourezk. He added: “I give him great credit for his advocacy of human rights, especially of the need to recognize the Arab American community in the United States. He was a lone voice for many years.”
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, said on Twitter that Abourezk was a “true public servant” who left his mark as he advocated for tribes in the state.
Abourezk’s causes often ran afoul of Washington’s political establishment. He jabbed back with banter.
“He was a great storyteller; he had great humor; he was quick-witted and people loved to be around him,” Daschle said.
In Abourezk’s 1989 memoir, he wrote of the Senate: “Where else are your doors opened for you, is your travel all over the world provided free of charge, can you meet with world leaders who would otherwise never let you into their countries, have your bad jokes laughed at and your boring speeches applauded? It’s the ultimate place to have one’s ego massaged, over and over.”
The trappings of the Senate were another world from Abourezk’s rough-and-tumble childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, where his Lebanese parents had immigrated and ran a general store.
He told colorful tales in his memoir of adolescent adventure: He learned to shoot pool at a local saloon called the Bloody Bucket; drove his father’s car backward to reverse the mileage put on the odometer from an unauthorized, 17-mile trip to see a girlfriend; and challenged a group of school bullies to a fight to distract them from picking on another student.
He didn’t win the fight, Abourezk wrote in his memoir, “Advise and Dissent.” But the bullies left him and the other student alone: “It turned out no one was anxious to tangle with even a sure loser.”
Abourezk served four years in the U.S. Navy following World War II. Upon returning to South Dakota, he married his first wife, Mary Ann Houlton, and had three children: Charles, Nikki and Paul. He worked a series of jobs, including as a rancher, blackjack dealer and judo instructor, and then earned a degree in civil engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines.
His job as a civil engineer took him to California, then back to South Dakota, where he worked on the Minuteman missile silos in the western part of the state. He attended law school and opened a solo practice in Rapid City.
Abourezk ran for South Dakota attorney general in 1968 and lost. But he remained undeterred from entering politics and narrowly won a U.S. House seat in 1970. Two years later, he jumped to the Senate. During his term there, he was a seatmate to both former Sens. Joe Biden and Edward Kennedy.
He led a delegation from South Dakota, including members of the University of South Dakota basketball team, to Cuba for a game with the Cuban national basketball team. During the trip, he met with Fidel Castro.
Abourezk also became an outspoken critic of Israel and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East after touring the region and visiting his parents’ hometown in Lebanon as a senator. The position lost him many political allies, and he decided to retire from the Senate after a single term.
Abourezk returned to practicing law in Washington and founded the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, where he passionately and colorfully denounced Israeli aggressions in the Middle East. He divorced his first wife in 1980.
Abourezk married Margaret Bethea in 1982. They later divorced.
He set up a law practice in Rapid City where he specialized in American Indian law, but also remained active in advocacy on international policy.
At an embassy event in Washington, he met Sanaa Abourezk, a restauranteur. They were married in 1991, and several years later moved to Sioux Falls where she opened an award-winning restaurant.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Charles Abourezk, Nikki Pipe On Head, Paul Abourezk and Alya Abourezk; step-daughter, Chelsea Machado; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-james-abourezk-1st-arab-american-u-s-senator-dies-at-92/ | 2023-02-25 03:47:43 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-james-abourezk-1st-arab-american-u-s-senator-dies-at-92/ |
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Turn the Tide Committee has garnered over 1,000 signatures on a Petition calling on Governor Glenn Youngkin to "Let the People Decide" the name change at Thomas Nelson Community College.
Matt Waters, the executive director of Turn the Tide Committee, a 501 c4 non-profit organization, and a 1989 graduate of Thomas Nelson Community College, called on the Governor to heed the call of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Brad Pollack, an attorney representing William B. Holtzman and three other citizens of Shenandoah County, has filed suit in Shenandoah County Circuit Court against the State Board of Community College to stop all the name changes.
"Our petition drive calls on Governor Youngkin to listen to the people who elected him: no more critical race theory; no more cancel culture; no more 'wokeness,' no more reverse racism; no more fake history like the 1619 Project. It is time all Virginia schools, K-12 and beyond, teach American history. It is time to protect alumni, students, and faculty from the radical agenda to push the Founding Fathers—the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Patriots of '76, out of our history books.
"Thomas Nelson was one of the undisputed heroes of our country. To take him, President John Tyler, freedom hero Patrick Henry, Thomas, Lord Fairfax, and Dabney Lancaster off of our community colleges sets a very dangerous precedent. Next up will be George Mason, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. If we succumb to erasing history—especially here in Virginia, the birthplace of seven Presidents, what do we have left? We are on the verge of losing America. The people of Virginia have spoken:
On behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, who elected you to "Roll-Back" the dangerous and wrong ideas commonly called "Critical Race Theory," we offer our sincere petition: We ask you to allow the people of Virginia to decide on renaming these Community Colleges. We call on you to ask the Citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia and current and former students, faculty, alumni their opinion regarding renaming these colleges.
"Our Petition is simple: Let the People Decide. Not an unelected, partisan state board of community colleges all of whom were appointed by Democratic Governors. Fifteen people made the decision for 8.6 million Virginians. This is a terrible overreach and must be met head-on. The Governor has in his power the ability to turn the issue over to the people of Virginia. We're not calling on him to expend any political capital, he simply must to turn the issue over to the people to decide."
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On behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, who elected you to "Roll-Back" the dangerous and wrong ideas commonly called "Critical Race Theory," we offer our sincere petition: We ask you to allow the people of Virginia to decide renaming Thomas Nelson, John Tyler, Patrick Henry, Lord Fairfax and Dabney's Community Colleges. We call on you, and your newly appointed Community College State Board, to ask the Citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and in particular the Citizens of each respective region, including current and former students, faculty, and alumni their opinion regarding renaming the Community Colleges.
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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The potential sale of the Kohl's department store chain has fallen apart in a shaky retail environment of rising inflation and consumer anxiety.
Kohl's entered exclusive talks early this month with Franchise Group, the owner of Vitamin Shop and other retail outlets, on a deal worth about $8 billion, or $60 per share.
"Given the environment and market volatility, the Board determined that it simply was not prudent to continue pursuing a deal," said Kohl's Chairman Pete Boneparth.
It was the second time this week that a major retailer retreated from a potential sale. Walgreen’s said Thursday that it was giving up on its plans to sell its Boots business in the UK.
“Kohl’s decision to terminate acquisition talks with Franchise Group comes as no great surprise,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. “Current market conditions are not conducive to corporate dealmaking, with issues around financing and raising debt and capital all acting as barriers to closure.”
Saunders said that while Franchise Group was serious about the bid, it “likely found it increasingly difficult to make the math stack up against a backdrop of a deteriorating retail environment.”
Potential takeovers face stiffening headwinds from rising interest rates that make financing such deals much more expensive.
At the same time, Americans have grown more cautious with their spending and economic indicators have repeatedly hinted at a slowing economy. The government reported Thursday that consumer spending rose at a sluggish 0.2% rate from April to May and that a key inflation rate remained elevated at 6.3%.
Kohl’s struggled with anemic sales before the pandemic. Sales and profits rebounded in 2021, but the department store is now battling higher costs and a pullback from its price conscious shoppers who are being more cautious with their spending in the face of rising prices for gas, food, and just about everything else.
Driving home the weak environment for some retailers, Kohl's said Friday that it now expects sales to be down in high-single digits in the current quarter compared with 2021. It had anticipated sales to be down in the low-single digits previously.
That comes less than two months after Kohl’s Corp. cut its annual earnings and sales forecast following a gloomy first quarter. Sales at stores opened at least year dropped 5.2% compared with 2021.
Shares of Kohl’s Corp., based in Wisconsin, fell more than 19% in premarket trading.
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Smoky Gap, the newest Smokies entertainment district at Exit 407, goes way beyond Buc-ee's
First comes the world’s biggest Buc-ee’s, and then comes an entire nostalgic entertainment district taking visitors back to the early 1900s. The next phase of the 407: Gateway to Adventure, the newest Smoky Mountains tourist attraction, has begun.
Development of Smoky Gap, the planned entertainment district at exit 407 off Interstate 40 in Sevierville near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, broke ground April 11. Smoky Gap will have an Americana theme, centered around Main Street with attractions, restaurants, retail stores and even a large clocktower. An attraction to be announced later will anchor the entertainment hub.
“The 407: Gateway to Adventure - and specifically the Smoky Gap district – will raise the bar for the entire Smoky Mountain tourism market,” Chris McCoy, president of Kituwah Marketing, said in a news release.
The $250 million immersive experience is owned and operated by Kituwah LLC, a subsidiary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Knoxville-based OE Experiences is a co-development partner and Joseph Construction oversees construction.
The 200-acre development is located at the primary exit off the highway to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the country’s most visited national park.
Smoky Gap, the first phase of the 407: Gateway to Adventure, is expected to open in 2025.
Things to do at Smoky Gap
The 20-acre Smoky Gap district is part of phase one of the 407 project, and will feature entertainment, dining and shopping destinations. Phase one began with the construction of the largest Buc-ee’s in the world, which is expected to open in May.
Upcoming phase one attractions include:
- Marriott Courtyard opening in 2025
- Smoky Gap, the entertainment, dining and retail district, opening in 2025
- The still-to-be-announced attraction, which will anchor Smoky Gap, opening in 2025
“This will be an experience for the ages,” McCoy said.
“This entertainment district is where the Tribe is establishing long-term, mutually-rewarding partnerships with the companies and brands that will make up The 407: Gateway to Adventure a one-of-a-kind destination,” Kituwah CEO Mark Hubble added in the news release.
“Our tenants will operate alongside tribally owned businesses that will contribute to an overall destination guests must experience at the start of their Smoky Mountain vacation,” he continued.
When will the Gateway to Adventure open?
Buc-ee’s Travel Center will be the first 407: Gateway to Adventure business to open. An official date has not been announced, but the convenience store is expected to open sometime in May according to job postings.
The massive 74,000-square-foot Sevierville location will be the largest Buc-ee's - until a slightly larger one opens in Texas at a later date. It will be open 24 hours a day and will feature 120 fueling stations and a 250-foot-long car wash.
What will phase two bring?
Phase two of the immersive 407 project will feature “an overnight destination with a premier resort,” according to a news release. Little information about the planned resort has been announced yet, but the release stated it will be “designed to elevate The 407: Gateway to Adventure into an overnight world-class destination.” The resort is also expected to match the nostalgic Americana theme.
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Wyeth paintings never before exhibited are now on view at the Brandywine
The iconic works of Andrew Wyeth are some of the most recognizable American paintings of the 20th century, but much of that work has never been seen.
Several previously unexhibited paintings, drawings, and watercolors are now on view in “Andrew Wyeth: Home Places” at the Brandywine Museum in Chadds Ford, Pa. It shows Wyeth, generally regarded as a realist who painted gritty, melancholic scenes of rustic American life, as a modern abstract artist.
“One of the not-so-secret agendas of this exhibition is getting beyond the received wisdom that Andrew Wyeth was fundamentally conservative, backwards looking, anti-modernist,” said curator Will Coleman, who directs the Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Study Center.
“In these incredible, intimate, powerful watercolors, he was taking up abstraction when it served his goals,” he said. “There are some startlingly abstract and strange compositions in this show.”
Wyeth died in 2009 and his wife Betsy, who managed his career and stewarded his legacy, died in 2020. Last year, the family, as the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, released about 7,000 works into the care of the Brandywine Museum and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, two museums representing the locations where Wyeth drew creative inspiration for his entire, eight-decade practice.
A vast majority of those works — about 85% — had never before been exhibited. The new partnership with the Brandywine and Farnsworth necessitated its own dedicated curator, hence Coleman’s position was created. “Home Places” is the collection’s first exhibition.
True to its title, the roughly 50 pieces on view focus on the homes Wyeth returned to over and over in Chadds Ford, including Kuerner House where many of the infamous Helga pictures were painted, the historic Barns-Brinton house that now abuts Route 1, and Brinton’s Mill, a complex of buildings Wyeth painted in various iterations for 70 years.
On one wall of the exhibition Coleman arranged a timeline in paintings of Brinton’s Mill, a grist mill dating to the Battle of Brandywine of the Revolutionary War. The series begins with a 1934 oil painting made when the artist was just 17 years old, going left in chronological order through the 1970s, when Andrew and Betsy bought and restored the property, to 2004 when Wyeth painted a watercolor of fallen pine branches.
“I’m fascinated by the slippages of past and present that appear in many of these works,” said Coleman. “A classic example of that is ‘747.’ His partner, Betsy James Wyeth, looking up at the house that she herself restored, and a jumbo jet is flying overhead, the 747 of the title.”
“He is not only backwards looking, he is fascinated by this layered experience in this particular 2-mile radius he came to know deeply over his whole life,” he said.
A consummate master of control with a paintbrush, Wyeth sometimes allows paint to do what it wants in his watercolors, such as in “Swifts – First Version” (1991) featuring murmuring birds circling the chimney of Brinton’s Mill with rivulets of watercolor criss-crossing the sky.
In “Brick House Study for Tenant Farmer” (1961), a personal favorite of Coleman’s not seen publicly since 1967, a house is rendered brick by meticulous brick, and also with loose gestural strokes.
“There are portions where every single brick is delineated, but then also these broad swathes of free-flowing color that remind me of the work of Lucien Freud,” Coleman said. “It’s a really spectacular thing.”
Wyeth was not just attracted to the appearance of buildings, but by their history and occupants. He often revisited the Winfield-Davis house, a home with a wrap-around porch that was the home for generations of prominent African Americans in Chadds Ford.
Wyeth painted the house of Dr. Margaret Handy, who delivered two of his children. He painted a motorcycle parked in the snow at the porch of one of his regular models, Jimmy Lynch.
He painted the unusual grandeur of Painter’s Folly, a 19th century house with Italianate architecture topped with a cupola and a pool flanked with sculptural mermaids. It was named after its original owner, Samuel Painter, and was later owned by artist Howard Pyle, an influential teacher of Wyeth’s own father, N.C. Wyeth.
“It’s an artistic story of slow looking and deep immersion in which he came to know certain buildings really deeply,” said Coleman. “The stories they had witnessed, the people who lived in them, the Revolutionary War history to which they’d been witness. All of these layers coalesced in these certain buildings he came to know and love.”
All the paintings in “Home Places” are images from Chadds Ford. The Wyeth Foundation collection also features paintings from Cushing, Maine, where Wyeth split his time. Coleman said he plans to bring Maine pictures down to the Brandywine, and Chadds Ford pictures up to the Farnsworth.
“There are fascinating stories in both places, and different things happening in both places,” said Coleman, who started his role in October. “I think it will be helpful to start breaking down that divide and tell a fuller story of one of the most remarkable legacies in American art.”
“Andrew Wyeth: Home Places” will be on view until July 13.
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NEW YORK — The university presidents who oversee the College Football Playoff voted Friday to expand the postseason model for determining a national champion from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season.
A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the presidents would like to have the new format in place as soon as the 2024 season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement was still forthcoming.
A process that started 14 1/2 months ago with an optimistic rollout of an ambitious plan, and then was derailed as conference leaders haggled over details and questioned each other's motivations, is now finally moving forward.
There are still issues to be hammered out by conference commissioners who comprise the CFP management committee, which is scheduled to meet next week. Most notably whether the logistical hurdles can be cleared in time for a new playoff to be up and running by 2024.
Last month, the CFP locked in sites for the championship games to be played after the 2024 and 2025 seasons. But the 11 presidents who make up the Board of Managers ultimately decide what happens with the playoff, and they took matters into their own hands to push the ball forward. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/sports/ncaa/ap-source-college-football-playoff-to-expand-to-12-by-2026-alabama-nick-saban-georgia-football-kirby-smart-college-football-2022/535-aa5697f1-9719-45c4-bfa1-fdcea3b30303 | 2022-09-02 21:35:08 | 0 | https://www.kcentv.com/article/sports/ncaa/ap-source-college-football-playoff-to-expand-to-12-by-2026-alabama-nick-saban-georgia-football-kirby-smart-college-football-2022/535-aa5697f1-9719-45c4-bfa1-fdcea3b30303 |
WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, January 7, 2023
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 19th, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) filed its sixth status report with the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska summarizing the Department's progress in the voluntary remand of the Record of Decision (ROD) on the Environmental Impact Statement for the Ambler Access Project. In the latest report, the Department indicated the release of the ROD for the project, originally planned for the end of 2023, will now occur during the second quarter of 2024 – a delay of six months.
In response to DOI's update, AIDEA Executive Director Randy Ruaro said, "The update from BLM is frustrating. This delay not only impacts AIDEA and our partners with additional costs, but it also impacts individuals, communities, and the State who would like to see the economic benefits, future jobs and revenue that come with construction and operation of the road."
After a lengthy and rigorous permitting process, the Ambler Access Project was awarded a positive ROD in 2020. In 2022, the DOI filed a motion to remand the ROD on the EIS to address areas related to Cultural Resources and Subsistence Matters.
"We are obviously disappointed to hear the latest status update from the Department of Interior. It has been a year since the court granted DOI's request for a voluntary remand of the permit, providing ample time for the Department to conduct the needed supplemental work on the EIS", said Ramzi Fawaz, President & CEO of Ambler Metals. "This unnecessary delay threatens a project that will provide much-needed jobs and economic growth for Alaskans, while also strengthening national security and expediting the transition to a clean energy economy that is supposedly a top priority of the Biden Administration. Interior needs to stop dragging its feet and complete this process and allow this road to be built, as it is already required by federal law."
"Until last week's status report, the U.S. Department of the Interior consistently promised a ROD by the end of 2023," Fawaz added "DOI now states the ROD is expected six months later, with no justification for the delay or assurances that there will be no further slippage."
The Department's next report is due on July 18.
About AIDEA:
AIDEA is a public corporation of the state whose purpose is to promote, develop, and advance jobs and economic development for Alaska. These goals are strongly supported by Governor Dunleavy and the AIDEA Board of Directors.
About Ambler Metals:
Ambler Metals is a 50:50 independently operated LLC. The South32:Trilogy Metals Partnership was formed in 2017 through a 3-year exploration option agreement. Ambler Metals was formally established February 11, 2020, including a partnership with NANA Regional Corporation for the exploration and development of the UKMP and advancing projects in the Ambler Mining District. Ambler Metals is an Alaskan Company with offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders promised Thursday to improve quarantine and other anti-virus policies after public frustration boiled over into protests but said they will stick to a severe “zero COVID” strategy that has confined millions of people to their homes and disrupted the economy.
President Xi Jinping’s government is enforcing some of the world’s most extreme anti-virus restrictions despite rising costs while other countries ease travel and other curbs. The government has given no indication when it might ease controls that have shut down Shanghai and other major cities for weeks at a time to find and isolate every infected person.
The ruling Communist Party’s seven-member Standing Committee said it will “unswervingly adhere” to “zero COVID” but promised to make it less disruptive. It said 20 changes including in quarantine, testing and treatment were approved but gave no details. The party promised to release “stranded people” who have been in quarantine or blocked for weeks from leaving cities where there are cases.
“We will protect people’s lives and health to the greatest extent and minimize the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development,” the party leaders said in a statement.
“Zero COVID” has kept China’s infection rate relatively low but weighs on the economy and has disrupted life by shutting schools, factories and shops or sealing neighborhoods without warning. The closure of Shanghai and other industrial centers starting in March sent shockwaves through global trade.
Following a new upsurge in cases, a growing number of areas are shutting down businesses and imposing curbs on movement. Videos circulated on social media show people in some areas protesting or fighting with police and health workers.
On Thursday, the National Health Commission reported 1,133 new cases had been found in the previous 24 hours, including 500 in the southern business center of Guangzhou, the latest hot spot. In addition, it said testing found 7,691 people to be infected without showing symptoms.
Forecasters say Chinese economic growth is weakening again after rebounding to 3.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in September, up from 2.2% in the first half. Economists expect annual growth to be as low as 3%, less than half of last year’s 8.1%.
The Standing Committee was named last month by a party congress that also expanded Xi’s political dominance by appointing him to a third five-year term as leader. It is filled with his allies.
“Zero COVID” requires people to show a negative result from a virus test taken as often as once a day to enter office buildings, shopping malls and other public places. People from cities with a single case in the past week are barred from visiting Beijing, the capital.
Travelers from abroad are required to be quarantined in a hotel for seven to 10 days. Business groups say that discourages foreign executives from visiting, which has prompted companies to shift investment plans to other countries.
Last week, access to part of the central city of Zhengzhou, home to the world’s biggest iPhone factory, was suspended following outbreaks. Thousands of employees walked away from the factory run by Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group last month following complaints that coworkers who fell ill received no help and working conditions were unsafe.
Also last week, people posted outraged comments on social media after a 3-year-old boy whose compound in the northwest was under quarantine died of carbon monoxide poisoning. His father complained that guards who were enforcing the closure refused to help and tried to stop him as he rushed his son to a hospital.
Health experts and economists say “zero COVID” is likely to stay in place for up to one more year. They say millions of elderly people must be vaccinated before Beijing can relax quarantine restrictions on people coming to China.
Share prices of Chinese companies surged on the Hong Kong stock exchange last week after rumors circulated on social media that Beijing was considering easing controls. They fell back after the government did not confirm the rumors. | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/china-promises-change-but-sticks-to-severe-zero-covid-plan/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2022-11-10 15:59:50 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/china-promises-change-but-sticks-to-severe-zero-covid-plan/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
The Supreme Court limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate emissions. NPR's Michel Martin asks former EPA head William K. Reilly how that will impact the agency's goals.
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BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DiamondRock Hospitality Company (the "Company") (NYSE: DRH) will report financial results for the third quarter 2022 on Thursday, November 3, 2022 after the market closes. A conference call for investors and other interested parties is scheduled for the next day, Friday, November 4, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The information to be discussed on the call will be contained in the Company's earnings release, which will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.drhc.com.
The conference call will be accessible by telephone and through the internet. Interested individuals are requested to register for the call using this link to obtain dial-in and webcast details. Registration details are also available by visiting https://investor.drhc.com. To participate in the webcast, please follow instructions via the links above 15 minutes before the call to download the necessary software.
For those unable to listen to the call live, a replay of the call will be available two hours after completion of the live call for a limited time via the webcast URL: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/9cf5bd2u.
DiamondRock Hospitality Company is a self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) that is an owner of a leading portfolio of geographically diversified hotels concentrated in leisure destinations and top gateway markets. The Company currently owns 34 premium quality hotels with over 9,500 rooms. The Company has strategically positioned its hotels to be operated both under leading global brand families as well as unique boutique hotels in the lifestyle segment. For further information on the Company and its portfolio, please visit DiamondRock Hospitality Company's website at www.drhc.com.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a nor’easter Wednesday that caused tens of thousands of power outages, numerous school cancellations and whiteout conditions on the roads.
The storm began Monday night and lasted throughout Tuesday, dumping as much as 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow and gusty winds. Others got just a few inches or a wintry mix. More high winds and below-normal temperatures were in Wednesday’s forecast before a warm-up later in the week.
“The storm is still centered off the New England coast and there’s still some snow showers wrapping around the backside of the system that is impacting portions of New England,” National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira said. He added the system is expected to “gradually work its way off to the East.”
Some of the highest snow totals reported were 35 inches (89 centimeters) in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and in Ashby, Massachusetts, about 15 miles away (24 kilometers), the National Weather Service said. At least 2 feet (60 centimeters) of snow fell in parts of northern New York and the Catskill Mountains, with Indian Lake in New York’s Adirondack Mountains recording 31 inches (79 centimeters).
“It just snowed, and snowed, and snowed,” said Geoff Settles, a supervisor at a manufacturer who lives in Peterborough. “My wife and I were helping some of the neighbors dig out. Literally, we had to shovel five and six different times just to keep it from being basically up to our chest.”
Settles, who grew up in Leominster, Massachusetts, remembered blizzards there in the late 1970s. “I would say this is the most snow I’ve seen all my life,” he said Wednesday.
In Pittsfield, Massachusetts, which got at least 18 inch (45 centimeters) of snow, Michael Garvey was using his snow blower to clear his sidewalk and help a neighbor dig out his driveway.
“I’ve lived here my whole life and I’ve seen some snowstorms in April, so it doesn’t surprise me at all,” the 71-year-old retired Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office worker said. “We got teased a couple of weeks ago when the temperature was in the 50’s, but back to winter.”
About 185,000 customers in the region were without power by mid-morning Wednesday, according to the PowerOutage.us tracking site.
“We are still expecting this to be a multiday restoration effort,” Unitil spokesperson Alec O’Meara said. Crews from New York and Pennsylvania arrived to help bring back power in parts of Massachusetts and help assess damage from trees and downed lines.
There were concerns about roofs weighed down by the snow. An inflatable sports arena dome collapsed in Goffstown, New Hampshire, which received about 15 inches (38 centimeters) of snow. It wasn’t immediately known whether anyone was inside at the time or if there were any injuries.
Several cows were killed when a barn collapsed at a dairy farm in Dracut, Massachusetts. The owners of Shaw Farm said in a statement Tuesday that they “experienced one of life’s unexpected challenges,” adding that no staff members were hurt.
During the worst of the storm Tuesday, about 2,100 flights traveling to, from or within the U.S. were canceled, with Boston and New York City area airports seeing the highest number of scrubbed flights, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Numerous schools had been closed; many were running on a delayed schedule Wednesday.
Some were able to find a bright side to all the snow.
On Wednesday a parking lot in the Sterling Valley section of Stowe, Vermont, was filled with vehicles of people enjoying the area known for its network of backcountry ski trails.
Amherst College students Allison Lounsbury, of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, and Dan Dachille, of Saddle River, New Jersey, made it to Vermont on Tuesday for spring break during the storm and were enjoying the winter weather Wednesday getting cross country ski lessons from John Beattie of Umiak Outdoors.
The three of them were enjoying the deep snow.
“People need to remember, winter can be fun,” Beattie said before leading the two students into the snow.
As residents in the Northeast dealt with the storm’s aftermath, forecasters warned of more flooding and potentially damaging winds as a new atmospheric river pushed into a swamped California. So far this winter, California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers, long plumes of moisture from the Pacific Ocean, as well as powerful storms fueled by arctic air that produced blizzard conditions.
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Democrats are looking expand their outreach to rural voters over the next election cycle, broadening a strategy they say played a pivotal role in helping them win several key races in 2022.
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro’s (D) campaign credits his work appealing to rural voters, in part, for becoming the first Pennsylvania candidate to win 3 million votes in a midterm election.
“We showed up,” Shapiro told CNN’s State of the Union last week when asked about his strategy for reaching out to rural voters. “We spoke to them about practical things that would make their lives better.”
“We ignored the noise coming out of Washington, DC, and instead focused on the good people of Washington County, Pennsylvania,” he continued, referring to a county in the greater Pittsburgh area that includes rural communities.
National Democrats also used a go-everywhere approach across the country in an effort to build a buffer against what was originally projected to be a tough midterm cycle for the party.
“The formula, a lot of places, is showcase your record of success really delivering for people on kitchen table issues, contrast that with your opponent, and you have to show up,” said Marshall Cohen, political director at the Democratic Governors Association.
To be clear, Democrats have still face many of the same headwinds with rural voters they have historically faced — and in some areas those difficulties may be increasing.
Exit polling from NBC News, which was last updated on Nov. 10, found that 63 percent of small city and rural voters nationwide broke Republican, while only 34 percent went for Democrats. CNN exit polling showed Republicans increasing their lead among rural voters between 2018 and 2022 from 14 points to 29 points nationwide.
But Democrats argue that it’s less about winning all rural enclaves, and instead about shaving off enough votes from those areas to run up their total margins.
“A lot of blue dots in red places add up,” said George Goehl, a Democratic organizer and former director of the national progressive advocacy group People’s Action Institute. “I think a lot of people get confused on the Democratic side and think ‘well we’re never going to win rural.’ You don’t have to win rural. You just have to lose better and I think we saw what that looked like in this election cycle.”
This election cycle, Pennsylvania proved to be an example of Democrats seeking to run up their margins with rural voters. In addition to Shapiro, Pennsylvania Sen.-elect John Fetterman (D) also spent time in rural communities, with his campaign often touting the crowds that showed up in particular “ruby red” parts of the Commonwealth.
“In Pennsylvania, we were blessed with two candidates that paid attention to rural P.A.,” said Terry Noble, former Pennsylvania Democratic Rural Caucus chair.
Shapiro’s campaign points to counties that include rural areas where Shapiro won in 2022, even though they swung for former President Trump in 2020.
In eastern Pennsylvania, Shapiro won Berks County by 2.9 points this cycle while Trump won the county by 8.2 points in 2020. Shapiro won Cumberland County, located in the greater Harrisburg-Carlisle area, by 7.6 points earlier this month, while Trump won it by 10.6 points two years ago. And in Beaver County, outside of Pittsburgh, Shapiro won by 2.7 points after Trump won the county by nearly 18 points in 2020.
Shapiro notably launched his campaign in Johnstown, which is located in the GOP-dominated Cambria County that ultimately went for Republican nominee Doug Mastriano. But Shapiro overperformed in areas like Westmoreland County where he only lost by 6 points. By comparison, Trump defeated President Biden in the county by 28 points.
“These are kind of rural Republican strongholds where Shapiro was able to not just stop the bleeding but improve significantly upon Democratic performance in the past, and I think that’s a winning formula that a lot of folks are going to try to replicate,” Cohen said.
Still, Democrats and Republicans caution against reading too much into Pennsylvania this cycle. They point out Shapiro and Fetterman were up against what many viewed as flawed candidates. Mastriano was a prominent election denier, and Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz was a rookie politician backed by Trump in a year when Trump candidates lost across the board.
“I don’t think Josh’s campaign is necessarily the one to gage what happened in rural P.A. off of,” Noble said. “He did well and he did even better than John [Fetterman] did in rural P.A., no doubt about it.”
However, Shapiro’s campaign told The Hill that without their relentless efforts highlighting Mastriano’s far-right views and flaws, their margins would not have been as large in rural areas.
“We worked very aggressively to make that clear to people,” said Manuel Bonder, a spokesman for Shapiro’s campaign. “Mastriano wasn’t seen as that extreme by accident. We were very focused on making that contrast clear.”
Additionally, the campaign said it put a strong emphasis on focusing on issues that were often once seen as potential drivers for GOP candidates.
“Whether you’re in Westmoreland County or West Philadelphia, people everywhere are worried about rising costs, and they’re worried about safety, and they’re worried about their kids’ education,” Bonder said.
Democrats also say their messaging on what Noble calls “core values,” including protecting democracy and abortion access, played a pivotal role in winning the party votes in rural communities.
“From what I can see, we were targeting correctly and messaging properly,” Noble said.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) currently has a rural organizing chair who works with rural grassroots organizers and state party rural caucuses. Additionally, the DNC gave out grants to as a part of its new “Red State Fund,” which launched in 2021 and works to put Republicans on defense in a number of red states that include large swaths of rural regions, including Kansas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Utah.
“I think he gets it,” Goehl said, referring to DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison. “The first time I met Jaime Harrison was when I was speaking to the rural caucus at the DNC three or four years ago. That was where he chose to be, in a crowded meeting. That was where he decided to put his time well before he was chairman.”
But Democrats acknowledge that the party has come up short and must do more across the country to reach out to rural voters.
On Friday, Democratic House candidate Adam Frisch conceded an unexpectedly close race against conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in the state’s 3rd Congressional District.
Frisch, while lauding how close his campaign came to unseating Boebert, warned in his remarks that Democrats must do more to appeal to rural voters.
“Democrats have abandoned rural America and working-class America for the last many years. Republicans have had a monopoly in the backbone of this country. We must not let this continue.”
Goehl noted that some rural Democratic Parties are still underresourced in a number of areas from keeping headquarters open to getting enough yard signs, but that could be beginning to change.
“They’re still, I think, pretty paltry but I see it trending in the right direction,” Goehl said. “It’s time to put the peddle on the gas.” | https://www.koin.com/hill-politics/democrats-look-to-make-inroads-with-rural-voters-after-glimmers-of-hope-in-2022/ | 2022-11-19 22:51:25 | 0 | https://www.koin.com/hill-politics/democrats-look-to-make-inroads-with-rural-voters-after-glimmers-of-hope-in-2022/ |
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Federal safety officials say they will investigate an engine fire that was discovered on a United Airlines Boeing 737 Max after the plane landed in Newark, New Jersey.
The National Transportation Safety Board disclosed the investigation Friday, when it issued a preliminary report on the June 28 incident. No one was injured.
Boeing declined to comment, referring inquiries to the NTSB and United, which said it too was investigating.
One of the plane’s two engines caught fire after the plane completed a flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Pilots said they noticed a fire-warning indicator for the left engine as they taxied to the gate at Newark Liberty International Airport. They shut down the engine and discharged a bottle of fire retardant, and the warning indicator flicked off, according to the NTSB.
There was no smoke or fire coming from the engine, but the plane was towed to the gate, where maintenance crews saw signs of fuel leaking from the engine, and heat damage inside the engine cover, the NTSB said.
The NTSB kept the engine for its investigation. Federal Aviation Administration records indicate the plane was built in late 2020.
The flight carried 179 passengers and five crew members.
The NTSB said the investigation will include representatives from Boeing, engine maker CFM International, United Airlines and the FAA.
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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies in Florida arrested a man on Sunday morning after he allegedly planned to “start a war” with law enforcement officials, they say.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said Glen Ressler, 42, had planned to engage deputies in a shootout, in retaliation for having his driver’s license seized during an earlier traffic stop. His license had been suspended, they said.
The sheriff’s office said they received word of Ressler’s threats toward deputies early on Sunday morning.
He had “armed himself intending to initiate an ‘active shooter’ situation with deputies and planned to ‘start a war,'” the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement.
Several deputies responded to Ressler’s home in Interlachen on Sunday morinng.
“While approaching the residence, a deputy using night vision spotted Ressler approaching the deputies wearing a tactical vest while armed with the four firearms and extra ammunition,” the sheriff’s office wrote.
Ressler was disarmed and taken into custody without incident, according to the statement.
Ressler was charged with four counts of aggravated assault, as well as one count of violation of a domestic violence injunction, the sheriff’s office said. He is being held without bond, according to Putnam County inmate records. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/florida-man-arrested-after-planning-to-start-a-war-deputies-say/ | 2022-10-19 16:32:19 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/florida-man-arrested-after-planning-to-start-a-war-deputies-say/ |
I just call him Joe. Burly, deep-voiced, full beard, typical Vietnam veteran greying braid because he doesn’t trust anyone with sharp instruments close to his face or neck. His hands are big, fingers bent, twisted, gnarled and scarred. He can barely hold a pen, but is adept at unscrewing the top of a bottle of whisky. He always wears a black leather vest that’s as old as he is, with tears and patches, worn and faded with a Fourth Infantry badge sewn on the front pocket.
Joe doesn’t like crowds or loud noises, questions or paperwork, and people in general. He lives in a mobile home with three cats and a former girlfriend that lives in one end of the mobile home, while he inhabits the other. They seldom see each other. They never speak. The cats prefer him over her.
Joe is a war hero, but he won’t tell you that. He doesn’t mention it. When he talks, he talks about the buddies in his unit that didn’t make it home. He talks about his friends that died on his lap while he held them, sobbing and rocking them, promising them he’d visit their parents and girlfriends and grandparents when he got home. Joe broke those promises, and suffers everyday with PTSD, survivor’s guilt, and the confusion that stems from being sent to war without being allowed to finish what he was sent to do, and why the government turned their back on him.
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His biggest regrets lie under six feet of sod in quiet little country cemeteries with a cold marble headstone engraved with names and a DOD of March 3, 1968.
Joe was fortunate enough to make it home from the war -- or was he? Expecting to come home to a flag-waving welcome, it was quite the opposite. He was shunned, called names, unable to get a job, and ridiculed. He often wished that he had died in that battle with his buddies.
Joe’s story isn’t unique among combat veterans, especially those that fought in Vietnam. Isolated and misunderstood, he mourns the death of his unit members every single day and his dreams of them haunt him every night.
Almost 2 million servicemen have lost their lives fighting for America throughout the past 247 years. This country has never been a stranger to war with over eleven official wars and numerous other domestic and international military conflicts.
U.S. Armed Forces have played an incredibly important role in the history and development of our country. Soldiers gave up their homes, education, jobs, hobbies, families, friends, pets, and their way of life as they knew it. They met the calling of something greater than themselves … and they gave up their lives.
Veterans like Joe live in the shadow of the guilt of being alive. His anguish escalates with the approach of military commemoration and anniversary dates, such as Veterans Day and Memorial Day.
Memorial Day is Monday, May 29. It’s been celebrated for almost 150 years in honor and remembrance of the courageous warriors who have fallen to protect our rights and freedoms. Flags across the country will remain at half staff from morning until noon, symbolizing all the soldiers lost over the years. When raised to full staff it represents our remembrance and appreciation of those lives.
It’s essential we thank our military -- always -- for their service. But the importance of remembering and honoring those who served but are no longer with us demonstrate to our military today that they will never be forgotten. It’s unfathomable to think about the number of lives that have been given in the name of democracy and freedom.
As Americans, we can rally together as families, friends, and a single, unified nation regardless of differing beliefs and opinions. On Memorial Day -- in remembrance and gratitude -- share a toast thanking all who served so that we can enjoy the incredible country we are so fortunate to live in.
Even though Memorial Day is a day to honor those who have fallen, we should remember those who held the bleeding, broken bodies of dying comrades trying to save and comfort them at the end. They will suffer their wounds until the time comes they join their comrades in the everlasting peace of a quiet country cemetery.
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Medical technology marketing leader to bolster brand equity and accelerate commercial strategies for digital health company poised for growth
AUSTIN, Texas, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BrainCheck, Inc. today announced the appointment of Chelsea Dugan as Vice President of Marketing, strengthening the Company's executive leadership team and accelerating its growth strategies. The announcement follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s landmark decision to approve Leqembi® (developed by Eisai/Biogen) for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease, driving increased demand for BrainCheck's proven technology in the early detection of cognitive impairment.
"The recent breakthroughs in the treatment of early forms of Alzheimer's disease and dementia represent a watershed moment in cognitive care. With early screening, we have an opportunity to more objectively assess patient risk, equipping providers with the information needed to prioritize prevention and take early action when necessary," said Kim Rodriguez, CEO of BrainCheck. "At BrainCheck, we recognize the critical role we have to play in the fight against this devastating disease, and that begins with driving awareness of and access to our proven technology for patients and their families."
"I'm thrilled to welcome Chelsea to the team to lead the implementation of new marketing strategies to bolster our brand equity and position the company for accelerated growth. With a strong track record of impactful marketing outcomes in the medical technology space, I am confident that her unique set of skills and expertise will be instrumental to our go-to-market success," added Ms. Rodriguez.
Ms. Dugan is an accomplished global marketing leader with extensive experience in the medical technology industry, spanning multiple clinical areas including radiology, radiation oncology, surgery and dermatology. She joins BrainCheck from iCAD, Inc., the market leader in artificial intelligence (AI) for breast cancer detection, density assessment, and risk evaluation. Under her leadership, iCAD's brand health experienced significant improvement year-over-year, attracting key strategic partners including Google Health and driving worldwide adoption. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Masters of Business Administration from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.
"With a legacy of leadership in the early detection of cognitive impairment, the BrainCheck platform is transforming the screening landscape, arming providers with clinically proven technology and empowering patients to take control of their cognitive health," said Ms. Dugan. "I am honored to join the company as we execute on our mission to accelerate intervention, improve care, and offer new hope to patients and their families. I look forward to working with our talented and passionate team to maximize the growing market opportunity and expand our impact nationwide."
Developed by neuroscientists and technologists from Baylor College of Medicine and Stanford University, BrainCheck's FDA-registered cognitive assessment and care management platform is the most comprehensive digital health solution of its kind available on the market today. Its proprietary computerized cognitive assessments and robust portfolio of screeners can be applied to evaluate all types of cognitive impairments and decline, including Alzheimer's and dementia. The technology is trusted by hundreds of the country's most prestigious providers and specialists to manage the cognitive health of more than 300,000 patients to date.
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Federal judge dismisses suit against Saudi crown prince in killing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, bowing to the Biden administration’s insistence that the prince was legally immune in the case.
District of Columbia U.S. District Judge John D. Bates heeded the U.S. government’s motion to shield Prince Mohammed from the lawsuit despite what Bates called “credible allegations of his involvement in Khashoggi’s murder.”
A team of Saudi officials killed Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, had written critically of the harsh ways of Prince Mohammed, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler.
The U.S. intelligence community concluded the Saudi crown prince ordered the operation against Khashoggi. The killing opened a rift between the Biden administration and Saudi Arabia that the administration has tried in recent months to close, as the U.S. unsuccessfully urged the kingdom to undo oil production cuts in a global market racked by the Ukraine war.
Khashoggi had entered the Saudi consulate to obtain documents needed for his upcoming marriage. His fiancee, Hatice Cengiz, who had waited unknowingly outside the consulate as he was killed, and a rights group founded by Khashoggi before he died brought the lawsuit. The lawsuit also named two top aides of the prince as accomplices.
The Biden administration, invited but not ordered by the judge to offer an opinion on the matter, declared last month that Prince Mohammed’s standing as Saudi Arabia’s prime minister gave him sovereign immunity from the U.S. lawsuit.
Saudi Arabia’s king, Salman, had named Prince Mohammed, his son, as prime minister weeks earlier. It was a temporary exemption from the kingdom’s governing code, which makes the king prime minister.
Khashoggi’s fiancee and his rights group argued the move was a maneuver to shield the prince from the U.S. court.
Bates expressed “uneasiness” with the circumstances of Prince Mohammed’s new title, and wrote in Tuesday’s order that “there is a strong argument that plaintiffs’ claims against bin Salman and the other defendants are meritorious.”
But the government’s finding that Prince Mohammed was immune left him no choice but to dismiss the prince as a plaintiff, the judge wrote. He also dismissed the two other Saudi plaintiffs, saying the U.S. court lacked jurisdiction over them.
The Biden administration argued longstanding legal precedent on immunity for heads of government from other nations’ courts, in some circumstances, demanded that the prince be shielded as prime minister, regardless of the prince only recently obtaining the title.
The Biden administration already had spared Prince Mohammed from government penalties in the case, again citing sovereign immunity. Rights groups and Saudi exiles argued that sparing Prince Mohammed from accountability in Khashoggi’s killing would give the crown prince and other authoritarian rulers around the world a green light for future abuses.
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LONDON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT) ("IGT") today announced the closing of an amendment and extension of its revolving credit facilities ("RCF") agreement and an amendment of its term loan facilities ("TLF") agreement.
"These transactions represent a continuation of the many capital structure initiatives executed over the last few years to bolster our credit profile," said Max Chiara, IGT CFO. "The RCF amendment extends the final maturity date of the revolving credit facilities by three years to 2027, reduces the interest rate margins and provides greater flexibility under certain non-financial covenants."
Among other changes, the RCF amendment increases the aggregate commitments of the lenders from approximately US$1.68 billion equivalent (US$1.05 billion and €625 million) to approximately US$1.83 billion equivalent (US$820 million and €1.00 billion), extends the final maturity date to July 31, 2027, reduces the facilities margins by at least 0.25% (0.40% at current debt ratings) and provides for a maximum 0.075% increase or decrease in such margins based on the group's ESG rating (which is similar to the ESG margin adjustment provision of the TLF). The RCF and TLF amendments, among other changes, (i) increase the annual permitted acquisition limit from 10% to 15% of consolidated total assets and the lifetime permitted acquisition limit from US$2.25 billion to US$2.5 billion and (ii) increase the annual limit on dividends and share repurchases from US$300 million to US$400 million based on the group's current public debt ratings and to US$550 million if any two public debt ratings are equal to BB+/Ba1 and eliminates such limit if any two public debt ratings are higher than BB+/Ba1.
The foregoing description of the amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended and restated Senior Facilities Agreement for the RCF and the conformed Senior Facilities Agreement for the TLF, which are each filed as exhibits to IGT's Report on Form 6-K dated July 27, 2022.
Bank of America, Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A. and UniCredit acted as the Global Coordinators with respect to the amendments.
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IGT (NYSE:IGT) is a global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Lotteries and Gaming Machines to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 10,500 employees. For more information, please visit www.igt.com.
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A U.S. special envoy on countering global disinformation says that countries in the western Balkan region have been “pretty seriously poisoned” by Russia’s influence campaigns.
James P. Rubin, who heads the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, traveled to North Macedonia on a tour that also includes stops in Montenegro and Albania.
“The main source of the threat in this part of the world is Russian-generated disinformation, often repeated and acting as a hub through Serbian media platforms and then repeated and promulgated here in the Western Balkans,” Rubin told a group of reporters late Tuesday in the capital, Skopje.
“I would say that (this region) is pretty seriously poisoned by primarily Russian disinformation.”
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the appointment of Rubin, a 63-year-old veteran diplomat, last December, worried that disinformation campaigns engineered by Russia had intensified due to the war in Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv.
Russian President Vladimir “Putin thought that he could take over the Ukrainian government and divide Europe. He failed in all of these aspects,” Rubin said.
“But that doesn’t mean Russia isn’t continuing to try to spread the poison of disinformation and division … designed to divide people from each other, divide countries from each other, to divide communities from each other, to bring discord.”
Rubin said he was working in coordination with many European governments and the European Union, and said the West is “just beginning to come to grips” with fighting back against the new threat.
A US federal government body, the GEC says it helps allied governments identify disinformation campaigns targeting their countries, providing assistance with analytics and research, and technology support.
A statement from the U.S. Embassy in North Macedonia said Rubin also discussed efforts by China “and other malign actors who deploy disinformation to undermine democracy and national security around the globe.”
On his final stop in Tirana, Albania, Rubin will join meetings with U.S. ambassadors from across the Western Balkans. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/us-envoy-balkans-poisoned-by-russian-disinformation/ | 2023-04-13 03:42:43 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/us-envoy-balkans-poisoned-by-russian-disinformation/ |
Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning are accustomed to short offseasons.
“Sure, there are a lot of factors that are going against us in terms of losing some good players, and people are going to talk about the core getting a little older,” Stamkos said. “But I still think that we’re a team that’s going to be competing for the Stanley Cup at the end of the season.”
Minus defenseman Ryan McDonagh and winger Ondrej Palat, the Lightning still feature a playoff-tested core that enabled them to become the NHL’s 14th franchise to reach the final in three consecutive seasons, and first since the Edmonton Oilers did so from 1983-85.
It’s a group coached by Jon Cooper entering his 10th season, and a lineup that also includes Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy, the NHL’s only goalie to finish in the top five in the Vezina Trophy voting in each of the past five seasons.
“We’ve got a few new faces, fresh blood for our team,” Vasilevsky said. “And we’ll do or best to get back on top.”
It won’t be easy.
The degree of difficulty steepened following an offseason in which the shift in talent tilted heavily eastward.
A conference already featuring Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Auston Matthews became the landing spot for a trio of 40-goal-scorers, with Johnny Gaudreau signing with Columbus, Florida acquiring Matthew Tkachuk and Alex DeBrincat’s arrival in Ottawa.
The additions reflect a growing arms race among teams that have spent the past few seasons — and longer — rebuilding through youth (Columbus, Ottawa, Detroit, New Jersey and Buffalo), and the traditional elite seeking to maintain their hold on one of the top eight spots.
The talent splurge follows a season in which 16 points separated eighth-place Washington and the ninth-place Islanders, the largest differential between the final playoff qualifier and its nearest rival since the NHL went to an East/West format in 1993-94.
“It’s full steam ahead,” Blue Jackets defenseman Zack Werenski said. “The East is obviously tough. But it’s one of those things where I feel like we’re all a year older now. We add a piece like Johnny, there’s no reason we can’t make the playoffs.”
Bruins GM Don Sweeney has taken notice and is doing his best to stay ahead of the pack with a new coach in Jim Montgomery, and a lineup that will open the season missing Brad Marchand (hip surgery), Charlie McAvoy (shoulder surgery) and potentially Taylor Hall (upper body).
“You look at Florida, they made a lot of changes and they’re not looking to take any steps back. And neither are we,” Sweeney said. “You can’t not look in your rearview mirror.”
BIG APPLE ASPIRATIONS
The New York Rangers made, perhaps, the biggest jump during a season in which they finished with 110 points and rallied to beat Pittsburgh and Carolina in seven-game playoff series before finally running out of steam against Tampa Bay in the East final.
And yet, nothing is a given, Rangers captain Jacob Trouba said.
“We were obviously in the Eastern Conference finals, and we were also one game away from being out in the first round. So, you can look at it both ways,” Trouba said. “You can’t really get too ahead of yourself.”
COACHING CAROUSEL
In a sign of just how competitive the East is, the offseason coaching carousel was not limited to non-playoff teams. Aside from Montgomery in Boston, the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Panthers went with experience in hiring former Jets coach Paul Maurice to replace Andrew Brunette.
John Tortorella is back behind the bench in Philadelphia. Detroit hired former Lightning assistant Derek Lalonde. And the Islanders promoted Lane Lambert after abruptly firing Barry Trotz.
UNDER PRESSURE
Is this the season the Toronto Maple Leafs shed the label of playoff pushovers? GM Kyle Dubas is on the hot seat entering the final year of his contract, and he’s sticking with a roster coming off its latest first-round collapse.
Toronto hasn’t won a playoff round since 2004 and has lost the decisive game in each of its past five appearances.
“I think it’s a real vote of confidence to keep our group together because there’s belief there that we have people in place where we can succeed,” defenseman Morgan Rielly said.
CAPITAL CONCERN
Speaking of early exits, Capitals GM Brian MacLellan isn’t pleased with Washington getting knocked out in the first round four years in a row since winning the Cup in 2018.
“Everybody is a little frustrated that we haven’t had more success,” MacLellan said of the Capitals bowing out in six games to Florida after enjoying a 2-1 series lead. “We all should be motivated to get beyond that point, and I think it’s important for this group to do that.”
BROTHERLY LOVE?
Ottawa forward Brady Tkachuk isn’t sure what to make of his older brother Matthew joining Atlantic Division rival Florida.
“It’s definitely going to be stressful for my parents, especially my mom,” Brady said, noting his mother has instituted a no-fighting rule between the two. “That rule will not be broken. ... I expect more battles but never cross the line.”
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AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno and AP Sports Writer Fred Goodall contributed.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 14, 2022, the stockholders of Monument Circle Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") approved (i) an amendment to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the "Charter") to extend the date by which the Company would be required to consummate a business combination from January 19, 2023 to July 19, 2023 (the "Extension Amendment"), (ii) an amendment to the Charter to permit the Company's Board, in its sole discretion, to elect to wind up the Company's operations on an earlier date (the "Liquidation Amendment" and, together with the Extension Amendment, the "Charter Amendments"), (iii) an amendment to the Company's investment management trust agreement, dated as of January 13, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to extend the date by which the Company would be required to consummate a business combination from January 19, 2023 to July 19, 2023, or such earlier date as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and (iv) a proposal to ratify the selection by the audit committee of the Board of WithumSmith+Brown, PC to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. The Company filed the Extension Amendment and the Liquidation Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and executed the Trust Agreement as of December 15, 2022.
In connection with the stockholders' meeting, stockholders holding 23,585,009 public shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As of the date of this release, the final Redemption Amount and the per-share redemption price are being calculated by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent of the Company. The Company expects to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to announce such information as soon as possible.
Following the stockholders' meeting, the Company's board of directors has determined to liquidate and dissolve the Company as soon as practicable before December 31, 2022. In connection therewith, the Company has (i) notified the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") of its anticipated redemption (the "Redemption") of 100% of its shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), included as part of the units sold in the IPO, whether such shares were purchased in the IPO or in the secondary market following the IPO (including shares sold pursuant to the underwriters' overallotment option, collectively, the "Public Shares") and (ii) requested that Nasdaq suspend trading of the Company's shares of Class A Common Stock, warrants to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Warrants") and units, each consisting of one Public Share and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant (the units, together with the Class A Common Stock and the Redeemable Warrants, the "Securities") effective after the closing of trading on December 23, 2022. As a result, the Securities will be suspended from trading on Nasdaq on December 23, 2022.
The Public Shares will be redeemed at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the remaining aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the Trust Account deposits (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares (which represents those Public Shares that were not redeemed in connection with the Meeting). The Redemption will completely extinguish rights of the holders of public shares (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any). As of the date of this release, the final Redemption Amount and the per-share redemption price are being calculated by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the transfer agent of the Company. The Company expects to file a Current Report on Form 8-K to announce such information as soon as possible.
There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Redeemable Warrants, which will expire worthless upon the liquidation of the Company.
If stockholders hold Units, such stockholders do not need to separate the Units into their component parts in order to have their public shares of Class A Common Stock redeemed.
Monument Circle Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements and factors that may cause such differences include, without limitation, uncertainties relating to the Company's stockholder approval of the above-referenced proposals, its inability to complete an initial business combination within the required time period and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in filings with the SEC, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading "Risk Factors" and other documents the Company has filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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TEL AVIV – A former Israeli prime minister who served briefly as a mediator at the start of Russia's war with Ukraine says he drew a promise from the Russian president not to kill his Ukrainian counterpart.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war's first weeks, becoming one of the few Western leaders to meet President Vladimir Putin during the war in a snap trip to Moscow last March.
While Bennett's mediation efforts appear to have done little to end the bloodshed that continues until today, his remarks, in an interview posted online late Saturday, shed light on the backroom diplomacy and urgent efforts that were underway to try to bring the conflict to a speedy conclusion in its early days.
In the five-hour interview, which touched on numerous other subjects, Bennett says he asked Putin about whether he intended to kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“I asked ‘what’s with this? Are you planning to kill Zelenskyy?’ He said ‘I won’t kill Zelenskyy.’ I then said to him ‘I have to understand that you’re giving me your word that you won’t kill Zelenskyy.’ He said ‘I’m not going to kill Zelenskyy.’”
Bennett said he then called Zelenskyy to inform him of Putin's pledge.
“'Listen, I came out of a meeting, he’s not going to kill you.’ He asks, ‘are you sure?’ I said ’100% he won’t kill you.’"
Bennett said that during his mediation, Putin dropped his vow to seek Ukraine's disarmament and Zelenskyy promised not to join NATO.
There was no immediate response from the Kremlin, which has previously denied Ukrainian claims that Russia intended to assassinate Zelenskyy.
Bennett, a largely untested leader who had served as prime minister for just over six months when the war broke out, unexpectedly thrust himself into international diplomacy after he had positioned Israel into an uncomfortable middle ground between Russia and Ukraine. Israel views its good ties with the Kremlin as strategic in the face of threats from Iran but it aligns itself with Western nations and also seeks to show support for Ukraine.
An observant Jew and little known internationally, he flew to Moscow for his meeting with Putin during the Jewish Sabbath, breaking his religious commitments and putting himself at the forefront of global efforts to halt the war.
But his peacemaking efforts did not appear to take off and his time in power was short-lived. Bennett's government, an ideologically diverse union that sent current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a brief political exile, collapsed in the summer over infighting. Bennett stepped away from politics and is now a private citizen. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2023/02/05/former-israeli-pm-putin-promised-not-to-kill-zelenskyy/ | 2023-02-05 10:17:34 | 0 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2023/02/05/former-israeli-pm-putin-promised-not-to-kill-zelenskyy/ |
Mountain Dew releases Baja Blast hot sauce
Mountain Dew Baja Blast has long been a fan-favorite beverage and a popular frozen drink at Taco Bell.
Now, the brand is turning up the heat on the cool drink and making it into a hot sauce.
Related video above: Incredible facts about Tabasco sauce
It's in celebration of National Hot Sauce Day, which is Sunday.
Mountain Dew teamed up with Houston-based sauce shop "I-Burn" to create a Baja Blast hot sauce.
The sauce takes the soda's fruity, tropical flavor and adds a blast of heat from habanero and jalapeño peppers, as well as green chiles.
But here's the catch — only 750 bottles of the Baja Blast hot sauce were made, but Mountain Dew is giving some away!
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BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s central bank has promised improvements and warned against currency manipulation after an international watchdog put the military-controlled country on a terrorism and financial crimes blacklist.
The Financial Action Task Force recommended that Myanmar be included among countries requiring stronger due diligence, citing deficiencies in its enforcement of precautions against money laundering and other financial crimes.
That jolted Myanmar’s informal currency exchanges, where the dollar’s value against the Myanmar kyat jumped to between 4,000-5,000 kyats from 2,900 kyats before falling back to about 3,000 kyats. The official exchange rate was 2,100 kyats per dollar on Friday.
The FATF removed Myanmar from its blacklist in 2016 as its economy opened up during a brief-lived time of transition toward a civilian, democratic government. But army leaders took control in February 2021. Most of the progress made toward better enforcement of anti-money laundering rules had taken place under the elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi.
Among its findings, the FATF’s review found inadequate precautions to prevent criminals from running casinos and other non-financial businesses and professions designated for special precautions, such as property agents and gems dealers, lawyers and accountants.
It also cited weak supervision of money changers and non-bank financial institutions and mobile financial services providers, whose importance has grown after the army’s seizure of power left many banks barely functioning for a time. But it welcomed progress in addressing the problems.
In its statement, the central bank said Myanmar has an “action plan” for addressing the FATF’s review. It also noted that it was not designated for countermeasures like Iran and North Korea, which are also on the blacklist.
Myanmar had increased its compliance to 24 out of 40 recommendations by the Financial Action Task Force, it said. It said the draft action plan would be implemented in the coming year.
More stringent due diligence precautions for money transfers won’t prevent banks from conducting business, it said.
“Despite the high-risk jurisdictions being subject to a call for action, it is not a risk factor for Myanmar so people need not worry about it,” it said.
It said actions would be taken against currency manipulation and other such “doings that do not comply with the rules and regulations of the Central Bank of Myanmar.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/ap-myanmar-downplays-blacklisting-by-money-laundering-watchdog/ | 2022-10-24 18:02:18 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/ap-myanmar-downplays-blacklisting-by-money-laundering-watchdog/ |
BALTIMORE — A beloved Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl champion has died, the team announced Wednesday.
Tony Siragusa, who played for the Ravens from 1997 until 2001, died in his sleep, according to Aaron Wilson with the Pro Football Network. He was 55 years old.
Ravens' owners Steve and Renee Bisciotti said they are "stunned and heartbroken" to learn about the death of Siragusa, a key cog on the Ravens' strong defense.
“He was a special person and clearly one of the most popular players in Ravens history. Tony’s larger-than-life personality made an enormous impact on our organization and throughout the Baltimore community," Steve and Renee Bisciotti said in a statement. "On the football field, Goose was a difference-maker who contributed immeasurably to the success of many great Ravens defenses, including the record-setting 2000 Super Bowl team. Our deepest prayers and sympathies go out to Kathy, their three children and the rest of the Siragusa family.
“This is a tremendously sad day for the Baltimore Ravens. We appreciate everyone who has expressed an outpouring of support for our players, coaches and staff.”
Jim Irsay, owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts, who signed Siragusa out of college went to social media to share his condolences.
"The Goose,Tony Siragusa has passed away at 55. I’m heart broken as is all of Colts Nation," Irsay said.
Siragusa was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent out of Pittsburgh in 1990. He played in Indianapolis until he joined the Ravens in 1997.
Siragusa, a massive defensive lineman, helped lead the Ravens to championship in Super Bowl XXXV in 2001. He started, and had one tackle, in the Ravens 34-7 win over the New York Giants.
He retired the following season.
“Goose was quite a character, but he was one of our leaders on the 2000 Super Bowl team. He was probably one of the best run-stoppers to play for our defense over the years. My heart breaks for Kathy, Samantha, Anthony Jr. and Ava. They are in my prayers," former Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome said.
In his career, Siragusa tallied 562 tackles, 22 sacks and nine fumble recoveries.
He followed his NFL career by working as a Fox NFL sideline reporter and analyst.
"There was no one like Goose – a warrior on the field and a team unifier with a giving, generous heart who helped teammates and the community more than most people know," former Ravens coach Brian Billick said. "We would not have won the Super Bowl without him. This is such stunning, sad news, and our hearts go out to Kathy and the Siragusa family.”
Siragusa was married and had three children.
“This is a tough one. I love Goose like a brother," said former Ravens teammate Ray Lewis. "From the first day we met, I knew that life was different. I knew he was someone who would change my life forever. He was a one-of-a-kind person who made you feel important and special. You can never replace a man like that."
“On the field, he was the ultimate competitor who brought out the best in all of us."
“We should never put off tomorrow for what we can do today. Hug your loved ones for Goose. We were all so blessed that God gave us that time together celebrating our 2000 team a few weeks ago."
“To the Siragusa family: We have lost a great man, but God has gained a great angel. May they be blessed, held and comforted by the peace he brought to everyone who encountered him.”
His death follows the sudden report that current Raven Jaylon Ferguson was found dead in his North Baltimore home.
Siragusa's former teammates and coaches released these statements:
Matt Stover: “I am sorry to lose such a great teammate and friend. I truly believe that the Super Bowl XXXV team would have never been as good as it was without Tony. He not only plugged up the middle, but his locker room presence created a loose environment when things were tight. He will be missed, but not forgotten.”
Rod Woodson: “Tony was always the life of the party. I know he loved his family and friends. My feelings are overwhelmed right now with grief for his family.”
Jamal Lewis: “Goose was one of the most humble and funniest guys I knew. I can remember his locker being next to mine on gameday. He was never bothered and enjoyed life. While I had butterflies in my stomach, he was cracking jokes and pumping me up at the same time. Glad we got a chance to be together one last time for the Super Bowl XXXV celebration. He will be truly missed.”
Sam Adams: “It was an honor and a privilege to line up next to Tony Siragusa. He made the game fun and was a true competitor. Our D-line room was special on and off the field. May he rest easy, and may God bless and keep his family.”
Marvin Lewis: “First of all, my deepest condolences to Tony’s family. With Tony as a friend and teammate, you needed no other. He played and lived life to the fullest. He always reminded me to ‘have fun.’ This is a very sad day.” | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/beloved-ravens-defensive-lineman-super-bowl-champ-tony-siragusa-dies-at-age-55 | 2022-06-22 21:44:12 | 1 | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/beloved-ravens-defensive-lineman-super-bowl-champ-tony-siragusa-dies-at-age-55 |
CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EverGlade Consulting ("EverGlade"), a national consulting firm, with employees in locations across the country, will play a key supporting role at PharmSci 360, a conference convened by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists ("AAPS").
AAPS is the convener of the pharmaceutical science community, bringing together thousands of scientists from across the world and the drug development process. For them, PharmSci 360 combines all the energy of a large scientific conference with the intimacy of a small niche meeting because of its unique programming structure. Steve Morris and Andrew Stiles will both discuss how to successfully seek non-dilutive funding from the federal government.
"This session brings the type of information to PharmSci 360 that scientists need to navigate the business and entrepreneurial landscape," AAPS Executive Director Tina Morris, Ph.D., said. "It's so important that scientists are equipped with an understanding of how markets and access to funding affect their work and their plans. AAPS' next president, Patrick Sinko, Ph.D., is thrilled to moderate this session and ensure we all walk out of the room with a better grasp of what is really happening in the economy right now."
"In the wake of the pandemic, global capital markets are being transformed by a number of interrelated forces," commented Eric Jia-Sobota, Founder and National Leader of the Consulting Practice. "Steve and Andrew will explore the current markets and discuss considerations that innovators, founders, and partners need to be aware of when seeking funding through the federal government," he concluded.
About EverGlade Consulting:
EverGlade Consulting is a national consulting firm that helps clients navigate the federal landscape. We are inspired by technology-driven companies whose focus is to secure non-dilutive funding from the federal government. We offer services ranging from opportunity identification and proposal support through post-award contract management and the implementation of systems to comply with federal regulations at agencies including ASPR, BARDA, NIH, CDC, DHS, FEMA, JPEO, DTRA, DLA, and DARPA.
Since its inception, EverGlade has quickly grown into one of the leading service providers for the life sciences industry, helping dozens of clients identify and secure federal funding.
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Waukesha Parade suspect Darrell Brooks trial Day 18: Jury finds Brooks guilty of all charges
Darrell Brooks, who represents himself, is charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
Darrell Brooks, who represents himself, is charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
Darrell Brooks, who represents himself, is charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
DAY 18 - The jury continues its deliberations after getting the case at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday night. There's no way to tell when a verdict may be reached.
Day 17 Recap: On Tuesday, after Judge Jennifer Dorow read jury instructions, District Attorney Susan Opper delivered her closing argument. Then, Darrell Brooks gave his. The jury deliberated for about an hour and 43 minutes Tuesday evening before calling it a night.
11:40 am.: A WISN 12 News crew reports people are driving by and honking their horns.
11:25 a.m.: There will be a scheduling conference at 1 p.m. Monday to discuss sentencing.
11: 22 a.m.: The jury found Brooks guilty of all 76 charges. His bond was revoked.
11: 12 a.m.: As the guilty verdicts were being read, a family member of one of the victims shouted "Burn in Hell you piece of (expletive)." He was escorted from the courtroom after Judge Dorow ordered him removed. He was not ticketed/cited or arrested.
10:50 a.m.: Darrell Brooks is found guilty of six counts of first-degree intentional homicide. Dorow continues reading the other 70 verdicts.
10:45 a.m.: All parties are back in the courtroom. Darrell Brooks has changed into a suit jacked. Judge Jennifer Dorow confirmed there were 76 signed verdicts. She then began reading the verdicts.
10:25 a.m.: The line is long to get into the courthouse for the verdict reading.
9:43 a.m.: A verdict has been reached in the Waukesha Parade attack trial. The verdicts will be read at 10: 45 a.m. The jury deliberated for just under three hours total between Tuesday night and this morning.
8:59 am..: The district attorney addresses the fact that Brooks is wearing orange. Sue Opper said he was offered streets clothes at the jail. "It was my choice," Brooks said. "I respect that choice, of course," Dorow said. The judge then stepped off the bench to return to office as the jury deliberates.
8:56 a.m.: Brooks says the Reddit post is of alarming concern and to protect the integrity of the trial, the jury should be discharged or declare a mistrial. Brooks adamant this was not a prank. Judge Dorow said out of abundance of caution, she referred post to the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office. She said nothing has to found to be credible.
8:30 a.m.: Court resumes. Darrell Brooks is back wearing orange jail uniform. Judge Jennifer Dorow says Reddit post, mentioned below, was a prank and has been taken down. Brooks is talking about looking into a mistrial because of the Reddit post.
Tuesday:
8:08 p.m.: The jury is breaking for the night after two hours of deliberations. Jurors will resume at 8:30 a.m.
7:47 p.m.: Judge Dorow says the jury foreperson asking for videos from White Rock Elementary school regarding the battery domestic abuse charge.
7:27 p.m.: Jurors are asking for three exhibits: the victim map, a picture of Erika Patterson's bruised eye and video from Couri Insurance, showing the Dancing Grannies getting struck. Brooks said he definitely objects to jurors looking at photo of his ex girlfriend. Judge Dorow says the juror can watch the video two times. The jurors can watch exhibits from their deliberation room while the prosecution and defense watch it in the courtroom.
7:15 p.m.: The judge is back in courtroom telling the parties the clerk of court got an email about an anonymous Reddit post regarding a "Justice for Darrell," claiming to be a member of jury. Dorow is concerned about integrity of the proceedings. She said she no credible information this is from a member of the jury. Judge Dorow has turned the information over to law enforcement. District Attorney Opper said she got similar emails alerting her to post. Opper said the posting is critical of the court. Brooks states that he has no involvement with the post.
6:24 p.m.: Judge Dorow excuses the jury to begin deliberations. She said dinner has been ordered for the jurors. She will leave it up to them to decided how late to deliberate. They are sequestered.
5:30 p.m.: Judge Dorow then began reading the final jury instructions.
5:27 p.m.: Brooks wraps up his closing argument. The state will get time for rebuttal. District Attorney Opper gave a brief statement.
5:24 p.m.: Brooks tells jurors whatever they decide to make sure they can live with it. "It took a lot of courage and a lot of guts for this."
5:13 p.m.: "Look inside yourself and make the right decision," he said to the jury. "You have everything in your hands now."
5:05 p.m.: "May be hard to believe, but trust me when I say, no one outside of the families that had to go through this, no one's heart is more in pieces than mine," Brooks said. He mentioned he reads the bible every day.
5 p.m.: Brooks says his children have been bullied, his mother is afraid for her safety and his nieces and nephews fear for their safety. He
4:5o p.m.: Brooks brings up the recall on the red SUV, which
was promptly objected to by the state. That evidence was not introduced at trial. He also talked about his children being born.
4:42 p.m.: Brooks, in his closing argument says the jurors won't hear him argue facts. He's going to speak from the heart. He says the tragedy should be recognized.
4:35 p.m.: Following a lot of back and forth between Brooks and Judge Dorow, District Attorney Opper offered the court to let Brooks say what he wants about jury nullification, and she will object and instruct jury to disregard statements. Opper reminded the court closing arguments are not evidence. Opper said it will take effort to allow Brooks to try and proceed. The jurors were brought back into the courtroom.
4:09 p.m.: When Judge Dorow said he could present his closing argument, Brooks said he was not ready to give his. He said he wants his questions answered. She excused the jury once again. Dorow tells Brooks can't speak about jury nullification.
4:05 p.m.: Brooks is back in the courtroom for his closing argument.
3:44 p.m.: The prosecution finished its closing argument by showing an emotional video, a montage of the carnage during the parade. Opper apologized, but told the jury they need to see it and asked them to return a guilty verdict on all counts, saying it's time for Brooks to stop running and lying. Crying could be heard in the courtroom. Judge Dorow called a 10-minute recess.
3:37 p.m.: Brooks made several objections during Opper's closing.
3:26 p.m.: Opper spelling out how they will prove intent. Opper said all Brooks had to do was stop, but he didn't. "It was intentional. He went on for four blocks."
2:57 p.m.: Opper begins her closing argument.
Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy
Darrell Brooks is accused of driving his SUV into the crowd at the Waukesha Christmas Parade, killing six people and injuring more than 60.
Brooks, who decided to represent himself in court, faces 76 counts, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of recklessly endangering safety, six counts of hit-and-and-run causing death, two counts of felony bail jumping and one count of battery.
On Nov. 21, 2021, Brooks was allegedly fleeing the scene of a fight near White Rock School.
He broke through a police barricade and drove onto the parade route, investigators said.
One officer fired three shots at Brooks' SUV in an attempt to get him to stop.
"As I continued to watch the SUV, it continued to drive in a zig-zag motion. It was like the SUV was trying to avoid vehicles, not people. There was no attempt made by the vehicle to stop, much less slow down," one witness told police, according to a criminal complaint.
Police caught up with him less than a mile from the scene after he allegedly ditched his battered SUV.
He was arrested without incident.
The six people killed were 8-year-old Jackson Sparks, 52-year-old Jane Kulich, 52-year-old Tamara Durand, 71-year-old Leanna Owen, 79-year-old Virginia Sorenson, and 81-year-old Wilhelm Hospel.
Duran, Owen and Sorenson were members of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies.
In June, Brooks changed his plea to not guilty by reason of mental defect, but withdrew the insanity plea last month, changing it to not guilty.
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LONDON (AP) — Thousands of patients each week are being stranded for long stretches in ambulances outside overflowing British hospitals, a growing crisis that has likely contributed to scores of deaths, health care leaders said Thursday.
The U.K.’s ambulance service is seizing up in some areas as the country’s health system faces an inferno of pressures, including rising demand for care after pandemic restrictions were eased; a surge in flu and other winter viruses after two lockdown years; and staff shortages from pandemic burnout and a post-Brexit drought of European workers in Britain. Thousands of hospital beds are also occupied by people who are fit to be discharged but have nowhere to go because of a dearth of places for long-term care.
Official statistics show that ambulances in many areas are stuck waiting outside hospital emergency departments, sometimes for hours, because there are no beds for the patients. Figures published Thursday by the National Health Service showed 31% of patients arriving at hospitals in England by ambulance waited at least 30 minutes to be handed over last week, and 15% waited more than an hour.
Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, told the BBC that more than 200 people who died in England last week were affected by “problems with urgent and emergency care.”
Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director for England, said the state-funded health service “is facing a perfect storm, with winter virus cases rapidly increasing alongside ongoing pressures in emergency care and hugely constrained bed capacity.” He said the NHS has set up a series of “war rooms” across the country aimed at marshalling data and sending ambulances to less-busy hospitals to reduce waiting times.
Strikes are about to put even more pressure on the system. Ambulance staff in three separate unions have voted to stage strikes in December, part of a wave of action by workers in many sectors demanding pay raises to match record inflation. Nurses have also voted to go on strike for two days this month in areas covering about half of England.
“It’s carnage at the moment — the worst I’ve ever seen it,” said George Dusher, a paramedic in northern England who voted to strike. “People are ringing for an ambulance and are then stuck waiting on the floor for 10 hours because we can’t get to them. We’re not getting to cardiac arrests quickly enough because of delays.
“I used to see up to 10 patients during a shift, now it’s just three or four because of the delays in hospital admissions.”
The pressures have renewed a long-running debate about how to fund and run Britain’s National Health Service, set up in 1948 to provide free care to all, funded through taxation. As in other industrialized countries, longer life expectancies and an aging population have increased demand on the widely beloved but constantly overstretched service.
The NHS also has long been a political hot potato. Opposition politicians accuse the Conservative Party, in power since 2010, of consistently underfunding the health service or seeking to privatize it by stealth.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams won't play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Milwaukee on Tuesday because of soreness in his surgically repaired left knee.
Williams had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his knee on March 30. The 6-foot-9 forward/center didn’t return until Game 3 of the Celtics’ first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets. He had started each of the first three games against the Bucks.
“It’s not unexpected to have this after a surgery,” Celtics coach Ime Udoka said before the game. “There’s been soreness at times, but it’s a little more irritated today."
Udoka said Grant Williams would replace Robert Williams in the Celtics’ lineup Tuesday. Udoka was optimistic that Robert Williams would be available for Thursday's Game 5.
Robert Williams has averaged 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 blocks, 1.7 assists and 23.3 minutes in this series. The Celtics trail the defending champion Bucks 2-1.
Williams took an elbow to the face from Milwaukee's Bobby Portis during the Bucks’ 103-101 Game 3 victory.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Spine, Inc., today announced completion of the 50th MOTUS lumbar total joint replacement in the United States under FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and the 150th Real-World Evidence (RWE) lumbar fusion control case. This second milestone marks full enrollment of the RWE fusion study, allowing all eligible sites to recruit MOTUS patients upon conversion.
"Our incredible enrollment progress highlights the strength of our clinical research organization," said Marc Peterman, co-founder and CEO of 3Spine. "At this stage for a Class III technology, it's expensive and talent really matters. The RWE fusion study was a heavy lift. Surgeons had to enroll their fusion cohort before starting the IDE and, as you might imagine, there just wasn't a lot of excitement around a spinal fusion study. Well, our team got it done. Now everyone is converting to MOTUS, and new patients are motivated to participate. People are actively searching for an alternative to fusion. It's amazing to see the difference."
"I think what you are seeing in the study is a good predictor of what will happen in the market," said Jeff Goldstein, MD, national Principal Investigator (PI) for the IDE. "Patients naturally delay spinal fusion until their symptoms are sometimes very advanced, which is a different conversation when we are talking about a reconstructive alternative. There may be an advantage to intervene earlier in the disease process, while tissues are healthier and remobilization is easier."
Dom Coric, MD, national PI for the RWE fusion study, continued, "I tell my fusion patients, 'Come back and see me when you can't take it anymore.' With MOTUS I think the conversation will be more like, 'Come back and see me when you can't run your next race.' MOTUS has the potential to change when and how we look at surgical intervention."
3Spine's lumbar total joint replacement procedure and MOTUS device is a 'first-of-kind' technology replacing the function of the disc and facet joints through a posterior approach. Much like a hip or knee total joint replacement, the technique reconstructs the functional spinal unit. The procedure is intended to broadly address leg pain, back pain, and spinal instability, while correcting posture and preserving freedom of movement in patients suffering from spinal stenosis, facet arthritis, and other degenerative changes. Lumbar total joint replacement received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation in 2020 and is currently tracked under CPT code 0719T.
The 150-patient RWE cohort will be propensity score matched to a 150-patient IDE cohort at two years. U.S. approval is expected in 2025. 3Spine is seeking single-level indications from L1-S1 in patients suffering from lumbar degeneration with or without foraminal or recess spinal stenosis with no more than a grade 1 spondylolisthesis at the involved level. Additional details are available at ClinicalTrials.gov.
About 3Spine
3Spine, Inc. is a private, clinical phase healthcare company headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, dedicated to advancing patient care through the development of lumbar (low back) total joint replacement as an alternative to spinal fusion. With a goal to radically transform spine surgery, the company's breakthrough MOTUS lumbar total joint replacement is designed to preserve natural balance, retain range of motion and preserve posture. 3Spine is changing the standard of care for spine patients to ensure they can live a more active, pain-free life. To learn more, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, or visit www.3spine.com.
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TAIPEI, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Service Technology Inc. (iST) announced today that after going through tedious multiple reviews, the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) – the highest level of global automotive electronics qualification association – has recently officially recognized iST as one of its Associate Member. There are only 93 firms in the world, 9 firms from Taiwan, to have become an AEC member. These 9 Taiwan firms include TSMC and UMC foundries, and iST is honored to be the only laboratory in Asia recognized as part of this international elite team.
The AEC is an organization established by Chrysler, Ford Motor and General Motors in 1990 for the purpose of establishing and standardizing parts' reliability test methodologies and quality system standards in the automotive industry. If any relevant manufacturer wants to join the automotive electronics supply chain, they must first obtain the "entry permit" through the execution of automotive qualification specifications set by the AEC, such as AEC-Q100, AEC-Q101, AEC- Q102, AEC-Q104, AEC-Q200 and other AEC-Q norms.
There are only 93 qualified AEC members in the world and are all distinguished firms in their respective automobile fields. They include the world's Top 10 Tier 1 suppliers like APTIV, BOSCH, CONTINENTAL, DENSO, MAGNA, ZF; Top 10 automotive chip Tier 2 suppliers like INFINEON, INTEL, NVIDIA, NXP, QUALCOMM, STM, TI; Tier 3 suppliers (i.e. service providers to Tier 2) such as TSMC, UMC, GF, AMKOR. As a 3rd party impartial laboratory certified with ISO-17025 (Laboratory Quality System), iST is honored on receiving the Membership Acceptance Letter from AEC to become its only Associate Member that comes well-equipped with comprehensive verification analysis laboratories to service the mission goal of the AEC's Component Technical Committee.
iST is the pioneer of automotive electronics verification. It started deploying its layout in the field of automotive electronic verification as early as 2008. For instance, it established a joint venture company known as DEKRA-iST in 2015 with the world's largest automotive safety identification and testing partner, DEKRA. In 2020, it joined the MIH (Mobility In Harmony) Open EV Alliance and over a decade, has successfully helped up to 70% of semiconductor manufacturers to step into the automotive electronics market. Now, in 2022, after laying the foundation in the automotive electronics market over the years, iST has finally passed the stringent reviews by the AEC and proud to become a member.
About Integrated Service Technology
Founded in 1994, iST began its business from IC circuit debugging and modification and gradually expanded its scope of operations, including Failure Analysis, Reliability Verification, Material Analysis, Automotive Electronic Verification Platforms and Signal Integrity Testing Services. iST has offered full-scope verification and analysis services to the IC engineering industry, its customers cover the whole spectrum of the electronics industry from IC design to end products.
In response to rising Cloud Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Vehicles (IoV), iST not only focuses on its core services but is also expanding its service offerings based on international trends, such as automotive electronic verification platforms, signal integrity testing services.http://www.istgroup.com
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The Lakers’ taking pictures guard, Austin Reaves, has been status out right through the 2023 NBA playoffs, scoring no less than 22 issues in 4 consecutive video games. On Saturday, he had in all probability his easiest postseason efficiency, with 23 issues, seven rebounds and 5 assists, serving to his group to win and making him a key member of successful NBA DFS lineups. Reaves has performed 40 mins for the fourth time within the playoffs, indicating that the training team of workers is inspired with the second-year guard. However, the Lakers have misplaced the primary 3 video games of the 2023 Western Conference finals, striking them on the threshold of removing heading into Monday’s Game 4 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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KENT COUNTY, MI – A Walker police officer is on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into a shooting over Memorial Day weekend.
The police officer, who was off duty, was involved in a shooting around 3:10 p.m. Saturday, May 27, in the city of Chicago, Walker police said.
“We have been in contact with the Chicago Police Department who continues to investigate the incident,” Chief Keith Mankel said in a news release.
The police officer and another person were injured in the incident and taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police said their injuries were not life-threatening.
Walker police did not provided additional information about the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
However, Chicago police said the 23-year-old off-duty police officer shot himself in the hand and seriously wounded a 25-year-old man when a gun he was handling went off in a room at Hotel Chicago in River North, the Chicago Sun Times reported Saturday.
The 25-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and two firearms were recovered at the scene.
Chicago police are investigating the shooting as an “accidental discharge” and the officer is no longer in custody.
The officer has been with the Walker Police Department for about a year, the news release said.
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Actress Anne Heche, whose charismatic persona made her one of Hollywood’s biggest stars of the 1990s, died Sunday, a little more than a week after she crashed her car into a home in Los Angeles.
She was 53.
Her representative said in an email she was “peacefully taken off life support.”
“Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy,”Heche’s family said in a statement on Friday while Heche was still on life support to allow her organs to be harvested. “Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact.”
Anne Heche’s Career
The Ohio native rose to fame on the NBC soap opera “Another World” just after high school. She played the dual role of twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love from 1987 to 1991. The role earned her a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama series in 1991.
In the late 1990s, Heche career soared on the big screen.
She received accolades for her supporting role as the wife of an undercover FBI agent in 1997’s “Donnie Brasco,” which starred Johnny Depp and Al Pacino.
Heche had supporting roles in other high-profile projects that year, including the summer blockbuster “Volcano” starring Tommy Lee Jones. While the explosive disaster film wasn’t a critical hit, it performed well at the box office.
Heche also had a smaller role in another box office winner, “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
She capped off the year by starring opposite Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman in “Wag the Dog.”
Heche’s career was moving full-steam ahead.
She booked her first starring role opposite Harrison Ford in the 1998 romantic adventure comedy “Six Days, Seven Nights.” That same year, she starred in “Return to Paradise” with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix.
Towards the end of that year, she starred in Gus Van Sant’s “Psycho” remake. Heche’s performance earned praise, but the movie itself earned negative reviews and was a box office bomb.
Heche’s relationship with comedian Ellen DeGeneres heightened her fame, but it also came with immense public scrutiny, and backlash.
“I didn’t do a studio picture for 10 years,” she told Page Six in 2021. “I was fired from a $10 million picture deal and did not see the light of day in a studio picture.”
Heche called herself “patient zero” as she claimed she was the first big name to ever get canceled before the term “cancel culture” entered into the pop culture lexicon.
Once she split from DeGeneres, Heche was hospitalized after knocking on the door of a stranger in a rural area near Fresno, California. Authorities said she had appeared shaken and disoriented, and spoke incoherently to the residents.
In a memoir released the following year, “Call Me Crazy,” Heche talked about her lifelong struggles with mental health and a childhood of abuse.
Over the past two decades, Heche’s career pivoted several times.
In 2017, she hosted a weekly radio show on SiriusXM with Jason Ellis called “Love and Heche.”
In 2020, Heche made her way into the podcast world. She launched “Better Together” which she cohosted alongside Heather Duffy Boylston. The show was described as a way to celebrate friendship.
She also worked in smaller films, on Broadway, and on TV shows. She recently had recurring roles on the network series “Chicago P.D.,” “All Rise,” and was a contestant on Season 29 “Dancing With the Stars.”
Heche was married to camera operator Coleman Laffoon from 2001 to 2009. The two had a son, Homer, together. She had another son, named Atlas, during a relationship with actor James Tupper, her co-star on the TV series “Men In Trees.”
Heche succumbed to injuries suffered in a crash on Aug. 5 when witnesses saw Heche’s car speeding through city streets before slamming into a two-story house in L.A.’s Mar Vista neighborhood. Police believe she was intoxicated at the time.
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SOMERSET, Ky. (LEX 18) — In a contentious meeting, the City of Somerset councilmembers voted to end a program that treats wastewater from other communities.
Mayor Alan Keck maintained the program was safe and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. A group of citizens said they were concerned harmful chemicals could slip through into Lake Cumberland.
"Why are we dumping leachate through the wastewater treatment facility into the lake?" asked a member of the public to Keck and the council.
Leachate is water that's been drained from landfills and contains chemicals from that waste.
Keck said the city's water treatment plant has the ability to treat the water and they can generate revenue by treating leachate from other communities. He said the water that comes out of their plant shows no detectable levels of harmful chemicals from the waste.
The speakers who showed up Monday evening were concerned the "forever chemicals," found in everyday products that end up in landfills and do not break down are making it through the treatment process and ending up in the lake. Keck said the city monitors for those chemicals and that they have not detected any.
"I recognize that you all have spent some time, you've researched this, you've looked at it. I'm talking to the folks that mandate and regulate the water that we drink every day, that we trust at state government and at the EPA," Keck said.
Keck and members of the public engaged in a back and forth discussion about the program. Some councilmembers discussed the idea of having a public forum with input from environmental experts who could answer questions from the public.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Box Inc. (BOX) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $9.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
The Redwood City, California-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 31 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.
The online storage provider posted revenue of $250 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $250.8 million.
For the current quarter ending in January, Box expects its per-share earnings to range from 34 cents to 35 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $255 million to $257 million for the fiscal fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $73.6 million.
Box expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.16 to $1.17 per share, with revenue ranging from $990 million to $992 million.
Box shares have climbed 4% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $27.27, a climb of 16% in the last 12 months.
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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda and Congo have agreed to reduce tensions following one-day talks between their presidents mediated by Angola, Congo’s presidency announced Wednesday.
The two countries will revive a Congo-Rwanda commission which will resume activities on July 12 in the Angolan capital, Luanda, according to the statement. It also called for a return to normal diplomatic relations between Kinshasa and Kigali, a cessation of hostilities and the “immediate and unconditional withdrawal” of the M23 rebel group from its positions in eastern Congo.
There was no immediate word on the talks from Rwanda, whose President Paul Kagame met with Congo President Felix Tshisekedi in Luanda, Angola’s capital, Wednesday amid growing tensions. Rwanda and Congo had traded angry statements stemming from allegations that Rwanda backs the M23, which is made up of mostly Tutsi fighters from Congo. The M23 last month seized a Congolese town near the Uganda border.
Rwanda in turn accuses Congo of supporting a group of rebels with members who allegedly took part in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
Both countries deny the allegations.
The African Union earlier this year asked Angola to mediate between Congo and Rwanda under the auspices of a regional body known as the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.
About 170,000 people have been displaced in the weeks since M23 resurfaced in eastern Congo. Wednesday’s summit called for the return of all refugees to their countries of origin, according to the statement from the Congolese presidency.
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Blackbaud Institute Celebrates 10 Years of its Charitable Giving Index with a Series of Fireside Chats to Help Social Good and Nonprofit Leaders Understand Key Trends
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Blackbaud Institute, a research division of Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, is celebrating 10 years of its quarterly charitable giving index. The Blackbaud Institute aims to keep nonprofit executives informed with sector trends, industry insights and timely, relevant research to help guide their organizations and their teams to success.
Tracking over $40 billion in US-based charitable giving from over 8,400 organizations, the Blackbaud Institute Index is updated each quarter and reports year-over-year percent changes and giving to-date for the last 12 months. The Index features overall giving trends and can be viewed by organization size and by subsector. In addition to providing quarterly insights, the Index offers the context that organizations need to leverage the data as a benchmark against their efforts.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Index, the Blackbaud Institute will host a series of free, virtual "fireside chats" with the sector's foremost thought leaders and experts to give nonprofit leaders a clear picture of the trends that have shaped, and will continue to shape, the philanthropic landscape. Invited experts will cover trends and provide new insights around donor engagement, direct marketing, events and leadership.
Upcoming conversations include:
- June 9, 12:00 p.m. ET: The Science of Philanthropy with Chuck Longfield, founder of the Blackbaud Institute Index and former chief scientist at Blackbaud
- June 29, 12:00 p.m. ET: Achieving Marketing Maturity with Rachel Clemens, chief marketing officer, Mighty Citizen
- July 26, 1:00 p.m. ET: The Value Proposition with Tim Kachuriak, chief innovation and optimization officer, NextAfter
- Aug. 16, 1:00 p.m. ET: From Awareness to IMPACT: How your Brand Can Drive Higher Value with Ben Smithee, chief executive officer of The Smithee Group
- Sept. 8, 1:00 p.m. ET: The History of Direct Marketing: From Mail to Email and Beyond with Roger Craver, editor of The Agitator
- Sept. 28, 12:00 pm ET: Leadership and the Surprising Gift of Doubt with Marc Pitman, bestselling author and chief executive officer of Concord Leadership Group
- Oct. 26, 1:00 p.m. ET: The Shifting Demographics and Perspectives of Donors with Dr. Una Osili, associate dean for research and international programs at Indiana University Lily School of Philanthropy
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"In today's giving climate, social good organizations are continuing to support pandemic-related causes, while responding to heightened awareness of social issues, adopting digital-first strategies, and navigating a new environment with inflation on the rise," said Ashley Thompson, managing director, Blackbaud Institute. "Leaders of nonprofit organizations need to be aware of the trends shaping the philanthropic space so they can best position themselves for the future. We're proud to provide charitable trends through the Blackbaud Institute Index, and tactical expertise through our upcoming series celebrating the Index's 10th anniversary."
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The Blackbaud Institute drives research and insight to accelerate the impact of the social good community. It convenes expert partners from across the philanthropic sector to foster diverse perspectives, collective thinking, and collaborative solutions to the world's greatest challenges. Using the most comprehensive data set in the social good community, the Blackbaud Institute and its partners conduct research, uncover strategic insight and share results broadly to drive effective philanthropy at every stage, from fundraising to outcomes. Knowledge is powering the future of social good, and the Blackbaud Institute is an engine of that progress. Learn more, sign up for our newsletter, explore our knowledge base of social good best practices and trends, see the latest quarterly statistics on giving, and check out our most recent resources at www.blackbaudinstitute.com.
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STOCKHOLM, April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Devyser announces a strengthening of its commercial organization with the appointment of Theis Kipling as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) with global responsibility for sales, marketing, product management and tech support. Theis Kipling's employment within Devyser's management team will commence latest by June 1, 2022.
Theis Kipling has a comprehensive commercial background in the global life sciences sector. Theis joins Devyser from his most recent post as CCO at the Swedish biotechnology company Atlas Antibodies, where he was responsible for developing the commercial organization and driving the company's strong organic growth. Prior to that, Theis spent several years at the global diagnostics company Agilent, holding a number of management positions in different areas of the business and European regions. His previous experience also includes various commercial roles at the Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck.
"Devyser is on a strong journey of growth which will both strengthen our presence in existing markets and break into new ones, and I am therefore delighted that we are welcoming Theis to our team. With his extensive experience from senior commercial positions, along with his expertise in the sector and specifically diagnostics companies, Theis will play a very important role driving the company's continued global expansion", said Fredrik Alpsten, CEO of Devyser.
"I'm really looking forward to leading the commercial department at Devyser and becoming part of the already strong team at Devyser. I am impressed by Devyser's success in achieving leading positions in several European markets. I am confident that we have only seen the beginning of Devyser's commercial potential, and it will be very exciting to be part of this journey," said Theis Kipling.
Following Theis Kipling's appointment, the company's group management team will comprise of Fredrik Alpsten, CEO, Sabina Berlin, CFO, Theis Kipling, CCO, Göran Rydin, COO and Ulf Klangby, Deputy CEO.
This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons below, on April 12, 2022, at 10:30 CET.
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Fredrik Alpsten, CEO
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Tel: +46 739 519 502
About Devyser Diagnostics AB (publ)
Devyser is specialized in the development, manufacture, and sales of diagnostic kits. The products are sold to routine diagnostic laboratories in more than 45 countries. The products are used for complex DNA testing in the hereditary disease, oncology and post-transplantation monitoring fields, to enable targeted cancer treatment, the diagnosis of a large number of genetic diseases, and transplant patient follow-up. Devyser's product development focuses on simplifying and streamlining complex testing processes to improve throughput, reduce hands-on time and produce accurate and trusted results. Devyser was founded in 2004 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Devyser's shares are listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Stockholm (ticker: DVYSR). The company's Certified Adviser is Redeye AB, e-mail address certifiedadviser@redeye.se and telephone number +46 8 121 576 90. For more information, visit www.devyser.com.
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Below are the players who earned All-Division honors in the Big Central Conference. Please note that these teams were selected by coaches from within the division and not by reporters from NJ.com.
All-BCC Patriot Silver Division
First team
- Charles Allen III, Hillside, Sr., OL
- Al Jamar Davis, Hillside, Jr., WR
- McNaully Erminal, Hillside, Jr., DB
- Zaimir Hawk, Hillside, Sr., DL
- Caleb Salters, Hillside, Sr., QB
- Kyon Simonson, Hillside, Sr., RB
- Gerald Thompson, Hillside, Sr., LB
- Marcus White, Hillside, Jr., WR/DB
- Matt Barlow, New Providence, Jr., WR/DB
- Matt Botvinis, New Providence, Jr., WR/DB
- Gabe DeLuca, New Providence, Jr., OL/DL
- Sean Donnelly, New Providence, Jr., TE/DE
- Matt Perillo, New Providence, Jr., OL/DL
- Jackson Zarinko, New Providence, Jr., QB/DB
- Jason Greenbush, Johnson, Sr., FB/DE
- Matthew Jean-Louis, Johnson, Sr., OL/LB
- Brett Makowsky, Johnson, Sr., K
- Steven McCaffery, Johnson, Sr., OL/DL
- Cody Cardillo, Metuchen, Jr., FB/LB
- Evan Toth, Metuchen, So., RB/SS
- Nafee Finney, Roselle, Sr., WR/DB
- Emmanuel Lyles, Roselle, Sr., RB/LB
- Timothy Porter, Roselle, Jr., OL/LB
Second team
- Quanir Clark, Hillside, Sr., DE
- Darren Nesmith, Hillside, Sr., OL
- Muwaffaq Parkman, Hillside, Sr., RB
- Ben Gullo, New Providence, Jr., RB/LB
- Matt Smith, New Providence, Sr., OL/DL
- Jack Verbaro, New Providence, Jr., RB/LB
- Sean Kessock, Johnson, Jr., OL/DL
- Emilio Menicucci, Johnson, Jr., RB/LB
- Christopher Sullivan, Johnson, Jr., OL/DL
- Ben Michaliszyn, Metuchen, So., OG/LB
- Jaydin Fils-Aime, Roselle, Sr., OL/DL
- Samir Rivet, Roselle, Sr., WR/DB
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HONG KONG, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CMIC Ocean En-Tech Holdings Co Ltd ("CMIC" 00206.HK) signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement ("Strategic Agreement") with a leading Dutch supplier of on- & offshore lifting solutions, KenzFigee. This aligns with CMIC's intention to further expand their business as a reputable supplier of equipment for the renewable energy market in China, such as gangways and installation cranes.
The Strategic Agreement includes the intention to share technology of key highly engineered and in-demand products which are pivotal to the advancement of offshore renewable energy projects. These products provide critical solutions and are presently available only after long delivery lead times and are in short supply for offshore renewable energy projects. The signing of the Strategic Agreement will, not only close the gap to meet the demand in the Chinese market for these products, but also provide both the companies a strong platform to showcase each strengths for such products required to achieve net zero carbon emissions goals especially in China.
Safety and functionality in a wide range of operational environmental factors are key requirements for success of such systems which KenzFigee already has an established track record in supplying to an international clientele. Currently, such technology for the products identified is still in early development stages in China and would require prohibitively long delivery lead times to secure. This has significantly impacted progress of offshore renewable energy projects. The Strategic Agreement brings together two entities with complementing capabilities to adequately addresses these needs.
With 25 plus years of experience and a strong track record in the offshore industry, CMIC is leveraging these technologies and experiences to supply equipment, products and services to offshore wind power installations, operations and maintenance projects. With the recent recovery of the Oil & Gas sector, CMIC is well positioned to complement the growth in both renewables as well as in oil and gas, especially to meet the demand within the China Merchant Industry Group which supply various vessel and platforms for both industries.
KenzFigee is a pioneer in the Dutch offshore crane industry founded as early as 1836. It is well reputed with significant experience and industry-leading high-tech design capabilities. KenzFigee provides comprehensive solutions for the worldwide offshore marine renewable energy sectors. KenzFigee has a specialised engineering and service team offering crane and equipment services worldwide, supporting clients from equipment selection to product design, production, assembly, testing, installation, commissioning, as well as after-sales service and maintenance.
"The signing of the Strategic Agreement brings together the strengths of both companies to provide complementary factors of specialised technology, manufacturing capabilities, and project financing to fill an opportune supply gap," said Mr. Jiang Binghua, CEO of CMIC and he added that "It will also effectively support the high growth we will achieve in our renewable energy business. The rich experience KenzFigee brings with its past operations and maintenance services in the North Sea and Southeast Asia will add significant value to the markets in China and the East Asian region."
The CEO of KenzFigee, Mr Maikel Takken also commented "We are excited to work with CMIC through this strategic cooperation agreement and contribute to the rapidly changing market and shift towards Offshore Renewable which brings together a wealth of experience to promote several highly engineered and sophisticated products. We are very much looking forward to bringing this plan to full realization."
The market for global offshore wind power is estimated to exceed 90GW within 5 years. China currently operates nearly half of the world's installed offshore wind power capacity, about 26GW. According to GWEC, in the next five years (2022-2026) China domestic offshore wind power installation will steadily increase and is expected to add 39GW installed. The requirement for offshore wind power remains one of the biggest components of this growth. With this expansion of the offshore wind power market, offshore installation vessel owners have increasingly higher requirements for the adaptability for cost efficient operations and maintenance of vessels.
CMIC
CMIC Ocean En-tech is a leading technology company providing complete engineering, manufacturing and integrated solutions to customers in both onshore and offshore oil and gas, offshore wind and hydrogen sectors. CMIC is also in the business of investing in energy sectors including the renewable energy sector. CMIC's major shareholder is the China Merchants & Great Wall Ocean Strategy & Technology Fund (L.P.).
KenzFigee
KenzFigee is a leading provider in the designing and supplying of hoisting and lifting solutions on many types of installation, both onshore and offshore, with more than forty years of experience. KenzFigee covers a full spectrum of services to support its clients from specification to operation, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, testing, installation, and commissioning, as well as service and maintenance.
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Kourtney Kardashian says she ‘blacked out’ during Vegas wedding to Travis Barker
By Marianne Garvey, CNN
Before their courthouse marriage in Santa Barbara and their big Italian wedding celebration, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had a secret ceremony in Las Vegas. Kardashian says she doesn’t remember much of it.
On the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” Kardashian laughs when her friend Simon Huck brings up the Vegas wedding.
“But I blacked out! I actually don’t remember, though!” she says.
Later in the episdoe, she explains, “I didn’t even remember Elvis, like, sang to me, walking down the aisle. I just didn’t remember. I didn’t remember I had a bouquet.”
Good thing she had a video, in which she tells Huck, “I’m like slurring, if you can’t hear.”
When an Elvis impersonator who married the duo mistakenly called her by her sister Khloe’s name, she fell over.
Kardashian laughs, “I just lost my mind, fell straight on the floor, and we, like, couldn’t get up.”
She says she drank so much tequila she “did throw up after.”
“I took my top off and unbuttoned my pants, and I had to, like, walk back through the hotel with a million people taking my photo. I was a hot slob kebab,” she jokes.
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(NewsNation) — Despite its designation as a federal holiday, few states recognize Juneteenth, the celebration of the effective end of slavery in the U.S., as a paid holiday.
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free enslaved people more than two years after the emancipation proclamation was signed.
Attempts to give Juneteenth the same deference as Memorial Day or July Fourth didn’t begin to gain traction until 2020, when protests sparked a nationwide push to address race.
Those sentiments were fueled by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the deaths of other Black people by police officers.
Last year, Congress and President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a national holiday — the first time the federal government had designated a new national holiday since approving Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
Yet the move didn’t result in an automatic adoption from most states.
This year, nearly 20 states are expected to close state offices and give most of their public employees time off. At least six states officially adopted the holiday over the past few months, including Connecticut, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, South Dakota, Utah and Washington.
Lawmakers in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and other states failed to advance proposals this year that would have closed state offices and given most of their public employees paid time off for the June 19 holiday.
Some cities in Arizona, including Phoenix, have declared Juneteenth an official holiday, paying city employees and closing municipal buildings. However, lawmakers are not currently considering statewide recognition.
Arizona was also slow in recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, not doing so until 1992. It was one of the last states to officially recognize the civil rights leader.
There’s a chance that you may not have seen this story depending on where you get your news. Ten left-leaning and five right-leaning outlets have reported on the topic, according to a report from NewsNation partner Ground News’ Blindspot. The majority of reports, 71%, came from outlets aligned in the center of the political spectrum.
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TORONTO, ON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Symetryx Corporation ("Symetryx") announced an increase in price per share for our non-binding proposal to acquire common shares of Check-Cap LTD (NASDAQ: CHEK) ("Check"). In our press release dated July 18, 2023 ("July 18 Press Release"), Symetryx announced a non-binding offer to purchase Check common shares at $4.35 per share in cash. Symetryx now revises our non-binding proposal to pay $4.60 per Check common share in cash.
Following the July 18 Press Release, Symetryx has continued buying common shares of Check in the market and has increased our position in Check common shares. To date, the Check Board of Directors (the "Check Board") has not responded to Symetryx's request to communicate with us and allow us to begin due diligence as outlined in the July 18 Press Release. Symetryx repeats our request to the Check Board to immediately engage in communications with the Symetryx Board of Directors and executive management. If the Check Board does not engage in communications with Symetryx regarding our non-binding offer, Symetryx may consider commencing a tender offer directly to Check shareholders in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws, rules, and regulations.
Symetryx non-binding proposal is contingent upon a number of conditions. These include, among others, immediate engagement by and with the Check Board, completion of satisfactory due diligence, obtaining satisfactory financing arrangements, entering a satisfactory purchase and sale agreement, filing and completion of all regulatory matters related to our non-binding proposal and approval of Check shareholders. Symetryx may require additional conditions to complete our non-binding proposal that we will determine in our sole discretion.
We urge the Check Board to enter a non-disclosure agreement with Symetryx and allow us to commence due diligence as soon as possible. We may withdraw our non-binding proposal at any time without notice.
We believe that the Symetryx non-binding proposal might create substantial value for Check shareholders.
THIS LETTER CONTAINS OUR CURRENT VIEWS ON THE VALUE OF SECURITIES OF CHECK CAP LTD AND CERTAIN ACTIONS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHECK MIGHT TAKE TO ENHANCE THE VALUE OF ITS SECURITIES. OUR VIEWS ARE BASED ON OUR OWN ANALYSES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND ASSUMPTIONS WE BELIEVE TO BE REASONABLE. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE INFORMATION WE CONSIDERED AND ANALYZED IS ACCURATE OR COMPLETE. SIMILARLY, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT OUR ASSUMPTIONS ARE CORRECT. THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS OF CHECK MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM OUR ASSUMPTIONS AND ANALYSES.
THIS LETTER ALSO REFERENCES THE SIZE OF SYMETRYX'S CURRENT HOLDINGS OF CHECK SHARES. SYMETRYX'S VIEWS AND OUR HOLDINGS COULD CHANGE AT ANY TIME. WE MAY TAKE ANY OF THESE OR OTHER ACTIONS REGARDING CHECK WITHOUT UPDATING THIS LETTER OR PROVIDING ANY NOTICE WHATSOEVER OF ANY SUCH CHANGES (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW). WE MAY SELL SOME OR ALL OF OUR CHECK SHARES AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
Certain statements contained in this letter are forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements that are predications of or indicate future events, trends, plans or objectives. Undue reliance should not be placed on such statements because, by their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Due to such risks and uncertainties, actual events or results or actual performance may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the future tense or other forward-looking words such as "believe," "might, "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "should," "could," "may," "will," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "continue," "strategy," "position" or the negative of those terms or other variations of them or by any comparable terminology.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations set forth in this letter include, among other things, the factors identified in the public filings of Check and other information generally available in the market. Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed considering such factors, and Symetryx is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any intention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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ROME (AP) — The Ocean Viking rescue ship brought 294 migrants rescued over the last 10 days in the central Mediterranean to a port in Sicily on Monday, as the number of migrant arrivals surges by one-third over last year's levels.
The SOS Mediterranee charity criticized Italy for the long wait for a port, noting that many of those rescued were showing signs of trauma from the perilous journey and were in need of immediate assistance.
“The wait of over a week for a port to disembark these people was senseless,” said Candida Lobes, communications officer on the Ocean Viking.
The migrants were rescued in several operations off the coast of Libya starting on May 19, including 49 children, some as young as 3 years old.
Italy has seen a surge in migrant arrivals in recent weeks with warmer weather. The Interior Ministry said 18,841 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea so far this year, up by 31% over last year.
Authorities are increasingly concerned that a growing food crisis exacerbated by the blockade of grain stores in Ukraine could provoke a fresh migrant crisis out of North Africa.
Italian Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese will host counterparts from five European countries this week in Venice to discuss the migrant situation.
“The problem hits our countries at first, but is a question facing the whole continent,” she added.
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Launches Excell REPRESENT, a first-of-its-kind, community-building event
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Women make up more than half of the U.S. population, but only 20% of financial advisors. The underrepresentation of women in wealth management has plagued the industry for decades, and while there's been a lot of talk, little has changed.
That's why four industry leaders Carson Group, Fidelity Institutional, Financial Independence Group and Mariner Wealth Advisors are joining forces to host a first-of-its-kind industry event, Excell REPRESENT to address the issues most critical to women in wealth management and problem solve to make industry worthy of the women it's attracting.
"We felt it was important to send a message together that underrepresentation is bigger than just one company, it's something that all of us need to solve together," says Teri Shepherd, president of Carson Group. "We're happy to work with competitors and different advice channels to move the needle on representation and create something that's 100% about the betterment of the industry and the advancement of women."
The inaugural event will take place November 9-10, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tenn., and will feature a mix of main-stage speakers including 4-time Olympian, Lauryn Williams, CFP® and Molly Fletcher who spent nearly two decades as one of the world's only female sports agent, as well as breakout sessions on subjects like leadership, innovation, financial planning, practice management, and creating meaningful client connections.
"As a firm where 47% of our associates are female, we recognize it's more critical than ever for women investors to be able to work with a female wealth advisor if that is their choice," said Marty Bicknell, president and CEO of Mariner Wealth Advisors. "There are many trends in the industry to support this, including a recent study that found 94% of women believe they'll be solely responsible for their finances at some point in their lives. These are among the many reasons why we are pleased to be a sponsor of this inaugural conference specifically designed for women in the industry."
The event will bring together a problem-solving community committed to tackling the barriers women face when joining and staying in the financial planning profession, recruiting more women into the profession, and helping firms grow more forward-thinking, inclusive cultures.
"Women are prioritizing what's important to them: finances, career and overall well-being," Trevor Norton, senior vice president, head of multi-family office and strategic accounts at Fidelity Institutional. "This event reinforces Fidelity's ongoing commitment to building a stronger, more inclusive community that provides the tools and resources advisors need to achieve their long-term career goals."
"Represent will be the most exciting and impactful gathering of women financial professionals the nation has ever witnessed. The ideas, collaboration, and experience will showcase the outstanding caliber of women in finance today, and set precedent for generations to come," adds Nicholas Ross, chief distribution officer, Financial Independence Group.
A limited number of seats are available for this year's inaugural event. To register for the event or to view the full agenda visit, https://www.carsongroup-events.com/event/7c4d2947-4761-443e-9806-4b44507520c8/summary.
Founded in 1983 by Ron Carson and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Carson Group serves financial advisors and investors through its three businesses – Carson Wealth, Carson Coaching and Carson Partners. Carson Group has created an ecosystem dedicated to helping financial advisors unleash the full potential of their firms by providing marketing, compliance, technology, investment strategies, succession planning, M&A support, and coaching. All three organizations share a common mission to be the most trusted for financial advice.
Carson Partners offers investment advisory services through CWM, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Carson Coaching and CWM, LLC are separate but affiliated companies and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Carson Group Holdings, LLC. Carson Coaching does not provide advisory services.
Financial Independence Group empowers financial professionals to serve their household planning needs in insurance planning and brokerage. Its core lines of distribution include Life, Annuity, Care Planning, and Disability Income insurance in both fixed and registered capacities. Financial professionals may use its services transactionally or customize an offering to include full-service household client servicing.
Fidelity Institutional® provides a comprehensive clearing and custody platform, brokerage services, trading capabilities, and practice management and consulting to registered investment advisers (RIAs), including strategic acquirers and professional asset managers, as well as retirement recordkeepers, broker-dealer firms, banks, and insurance companies through National Financial Services LLC (NFS) or Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Members NYSE, SIPC. In addition to providing services to third-party institutions, the NFS brokerage platform supports all the clearing and custody businesses at Fidelity, including Fidelity's retail and capital markets businesses, bringing NFS assets under administration to more than $4.3 trillion.
Fidelity Investments is an independent company, unaffiliated with CARSON. There is no form of legal partnership, agency affiliation, or similar relationship between CARSON and Fidelity Investments, nor is such a relationship created or implied by the information herein. Fidelity Investments has not been involved with the preparation of the content supplied by CARSON and does not guarantee, or assume any responsibility for, its content. Fidelity Investments is a registered trademark of FMR LLC. Fidelity Institutional provides clearing, custody, or other brokerage services through the National Financial Services LLC or Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Members NYSE, SIPC. [eReview number 1051884.1.0].
At Mariner Wealth Advisors, we provide 360° advice designed to last. We focus on one thing—partnering with clients to create a financial strategy for today and beyond that's flexible enough to change along with them. The ultimate goal? Helping clients identify what is important so they can achieve their goals—we're committed to being here for everything life brings their way. We've built our firm around what our clients need. We began by offering wealth planning resources and then added services from tax planning to insurance – all under one roof. We believe this integrated approach to wealth management helps simplify our clients' lives. Founded in 2006 with $300 million in assets under advisement, Mariner Wealth Advisors and its affiliates now advise on over $60 billion in assets (as of 6/30/2022).
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency,” Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo exited secret closed-door testimony at the state Capitol on Tuesday, getting in an elevator while surrounded by law enforcement, without saying a word.
“I challenge the chief to come testify in public as to what happened here,” said Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) earlier in the day. “Don’t go hiding in the House. Come to the Senate where the public of Texas can ask these questions.”
Arredondo testified in front of a House committee, which, unlike the Senate hearing, was closed to the public. The committee chair, Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) said the investigative hearing is being held behind closed doors because of the “quasi-judicial nature” of their work.
“We’ve just now begin to see some things, to talk about some things, and I don’t want to be more part of the problem by giving a real-time accounting until we can be accurate,” Burrows said following the private hearing, “and make sure that we have a full complete representation of what it is that we’ve come to.”
Yet, DPS Director Steve McCraw also testified Tuesday, in public, about law enforcement’s response. During his testimony at the Senate’s special committee to “Protect All Texans,” McCraw called Arredondo’s handling of the massacre an “abject failure.” In gripping testimony, he revealed a minute-by-minute timeline of events, along with transcripts of police radio and phone calls made at the scene along with security details about communication capabilities and the school’s safety features, much of which was new.
The question that advocates of the first amendment are asking is why Arredondo’s testimony was kept secret, and why he was escorted into the chamber through a back door, out of public view.
“That right there shows that law enforcement information can be released to the public, should be released to the public,” said Kelley Shannon, the executive director of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. “Law enforcement can release information about investigations any time they like and [do] if they have a motive to, or reason to.”
Shannon previously told KXAN she worries Texas’ so-called “Dead Suspect Loophole” could be used to block the release of public records that could shed light on what happened in Uvalde.
“The more information that comes out of this, and how the police handled it, the better,” said Shannon. “We want complete information. We don’t want snippets of information. We the public, starting with the citizens of Uvalde … want information about this so we can, hopefully, prevent it from happening again.”
KXAN has put in multiple public information requests with the Texas Department of Public Safety, Uvalde Police and Uvalde CISD.
Arredondo’s testimony came the same day Abbott promised transparency into what happened.
“All information the Office of the Governor has related to the shooting in Uvalde has already been released to the public or is in an expedited process of being released,” said Abbott’s spokesperson Renae Eze in a statement. “Governor Abbott has been adamant since day one that all information relating to the tragedy at Robb Elementary School be shared with the victims’ families, the Uvalde community, and the entire state.”
The governor’s office said it will work to make sure documents are released, including the full results of the investigations by the Texas Rangers and the FBI.
“The Governor wants all facts of this tragedy to be made public as quickly as possible and will do his part to achieve that goal,” said Eze. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/why-did-the-uvalde-schools-police-chief-testify-in-private/ | 2022-06-22 17:31:31 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/why-did-the-uvalde-schools-police-chief-testify-in-private/ |
While the NHL’s first buyout window of the offseason opened up in mid-June, the Bruins had a number of potential candidates.
Ultimately, Mike Reilly was the lone Bruin to have his contract bought out this summer. But many also expected Boston to end an embarrassing chapter in the franchise’s history and buy out the remainder of Mitchell Miller’s entry-level contract.
Despite the Bruins announcing that they cut ties with Miller just two days after signing him, he technically was still under contract by the organization. The expectation was that the Bruins still needed to find an avenue to formally terminate his contract this summer, likely by way of said buyout.
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But according to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, the Bruins, Miller and the NHL agreed to complete separation way back in February.
According to Brooks:
Slap Shots learned from an NHL official on Friday that, “He and the Bruins have parted ways.” A Bruins spokesman then told us via email, “Can confirm Mitch Miller is not under contract with the team. Cannot comment further.
What happened?
Slap Shots has been told the Bruins immediately terminated Miller’s contract in conjunction with their disassociation from him. There is, however, no record of the team placing him on unconditional waivers for the purpose of termination as required by the CBA. Then too, that regulation applies to mutually agreed termination, which this was not.
The NHLPA, in turn, filed a grievance.
We have learned that in lieu of a hearing, the parties reached a settlement under which Boston was released from its obligation while Miller received an unknown sum and was granted free agency.
After being listed on the Bruins’ organizational depth chart throughout this past year, both CapFriendly and PuckPedia removed Miller from Boston’s roster following Brooks’ report.
Given the lack of a formal release by the Bruins in terms of a contract buyout or settlement, it appears that Boston also managed to avoid a cap penalty after ripping up Miller’s contract.
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The Bruins deservedly earned plenty of backlash for their decision to sign Miller to an entry-level contract back in November 2022.
Miller pleaded guilty in an Ohio juvenile court in 2016 on charges of assault and a violation of the Ohio Safe Schools Act after he and a classmate were accused of racially motivated bullying of a developmentally disabled Black classmate, Isaiah Meyer-Crothers.
Shortly after the Bruins announced that they parted ways with Miller, Cam Neely acknowledged that the organization did not reach out to Meyer-Crothers and his family before deciding to sign Miller.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman also stated back in November that the Bruins did not consult the league before signing Miller, with the defenseman “not eligible” to play in the NHL until he received proper clearance.
“Nobody should think at this point he is or may ever be NHL eligible and the Bruins understand that now,” Bettman noted when asked of the Miller signing.
Brooks noted that Miller will likely seek employment in Europe now that his tenure in Boston has officially come to an end. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/24/sports/bruins-reportedly-terminated-contract-mitchell-miller-february-settlement/ | 2023-07-24 16:19:44 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/24/sports/bruins-reportedly-terminated-contract-mitchell-miller-february-settlement/ |
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston-area supermarket chain will pay $800,000 to settle allegations that it violated state labor laws by failing to pay workers overtime and premium weekend rates, the state attorney general's office said Tuesday.
The C-Mart stores, which specialize in Asian foods and are located in Boston's South End and Chinatown neighborhoods as well as in Quincy, were issued 15 citations in 2021 following an investigation by the attorney general's Fair Labor Division.
In addition to not properly paying workers for overtime hours or for hours worked on Sundays, authorities concluded that the stores failed to furnish accurate payroll records and failed to post required workplace notices.
The settlement was reached after C-Mart appealed the 2021 citations.
“I am proud of the office’s work to ensure that the workers harmed by C-Mart will get back the wages they are rightfully owed,” Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said in a statement.
An email seeking comment was left with an attorney for the supermarket.
Most Massachusetts workers are entitled to time-and-a-half pay for working more than 40 hours per week. At the time of investigation, most were also entitled to premium pay Sunday work.
The attorney general will distribute the money to affected C-Mart employees through a claims process. | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/supermarkets-to-pay-800-000-in-overtime-17890951.php | 2023-04-11 16:52:24 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/supermarkets-to-pay-800-000-in-overtime-17890951.php |
Germany wants to ease visa application for Indian IT workers
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that his government wants to make it easier for information technology experts from India to obtain work visas in Germany as the country struggles with a shortage of skilled labor.
Scholz said improving the legal framework so Germany becomes more attractive for software developers and those with IT development skills is a priority for his government this year.
“We want to make the issuing of visas easier,” he told reporters during a visit to India’s high-tech hub of Bengaluru.
“Aside from the legal modernization we want to modernize the entire bureaucratic process as well,” Scholz said.
Asked about workers who don’t speak the language when they come to Germany, he said it should not be seen as a hurdle if people arrive in the country speaking English first and then acquire German later on.
Scholz was speaking on the second day of his trip to India, after meeting Saturday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the fallout from the war in Ukraine.
The German leader last year invited Modi to attend a summit of the Group of Seven leading industrial nations he hosted in Bavaria, and said he favors India joining this year’s meeting in Japan, too.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Even though the Pennsylvania budget for the upcoming fiscal year and its contribution to school spending have not yet been determined, the school board of Bethlehem Area School District adopted a resolution for its 2022-23 district budget Monday night.
"I hope we'll hear good news out of Harrisburg," commented board President Michael Faccinetto, as the board approved final adoption of the district's budget with a 0% tax increase.
The general fund budget for the district will be in the amount of $324,397,909. It contains a real estate tax for Northampton County residents of 58.45 mills, which amounts $5.845 per $100 at an assessed valuation of 50% of market value. Lehigh County residents of the district will pay a real estate tax of 18.32 mills, which is $1.832 per $100 at 100% market valuation.
The board had previously approved the Act 1 Accelerated Budget Opt-Out Resolution at its Jan. 24 regular board meeting, certifying a tax rate within the Act 1 index. The Act 1 index, passed by the Pennsylvania legislature in 2019, is used to determine the maximum tax increases for each tax a school district levies.
The base index is calculated by averaging the percent increase in the Pennsylvania statewide average weekly wage and the federal employment cost index for elementary and secondary schools.
A budget workshop was held on March 28, and a budget update was reviewed at the April 11 board finance committee meeting to develop the proposed budget for adoption 30 days prior to the final adoption, in accordance with Act 1 of 2006.
The proposed budget was approved at a special board meeting on May 16, and it proposed a 0% tax increase outside of any multi-county rebalancing. Final adoption took place during Monday night's meeting.
Homestead and farmstead exclusions
The school board directors also approved a resolution defining the homestead and farmstead exclusion real estate tax assessment reductions for the 2022-23 school year.
Under the provisions of the homestead-farmstead exclusion, or Act 50 of 1998, and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2006, the school board directors must authorize the homestead and farmstead exclusion real estate tax assessment reductions for the school year, beginning July 1.
The number of approved homesteads within the district is 19,002 in Northampton County and 4,585 in Lehigh County. There are six approved farmsteads within Northampton County and zero in Lehigh County.
The total amount available for real estate reduction is $5,994,131.49. The maximum real estate tax reduction amount applicable to each approved homestead and farmstead is $254.06. | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/basd-school-board-oks-2022-23-budget-with-no-tax-increase/article_0efbf438-f0f3-11ec-9ab5-77806df560bf.html | 2022-06-21 04:43:18 | 0 | https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/lehighvalley/basd-school-board-oks-2022-23-budget-with-no-tax-increase/article_0efbf438-f0f3-11ec-9ab5-77806df560bf.html |
Which kids’ light-up tennis shoes are best?
Every kid loves magical light-up sneakers, and there are plenty of great light-up tennis shoes out there in all kinds of shapes and sizes. Whether your child is into a specific character or just loves the flash and sparkle, light-up tennis shoes are a hit. However, if you choose shoes with a short battery life, your child may be in for a big disappointment.
Battery life and overall quality are some of the most important things to consider when purchasing light-up shoes. Some shoes, like the Puma’s Speeder Illuminescent V Light-Up Sneakers, only light up when you apply pressure, which helps to conserve battery power. Of course, as with all children’s shoes, you’ll also want to think about comfort and materials.
What to know before you buy kids’ light-up tennis shoes
Lighting mechanism
While most light-up shoes feature LED lights, every brand has its own kind of lighting mechanism. Some shoes have their lights on constantly, while others only illuminate when you apply pressure. That can make a big difference in battery life. If you purchase a shoe with pressure-activated lights, there’s a good chance the pre-installed batteries will outlive the shoe. On the other hand, if you purchase shoes with lights always on, you’ll likely need to replace them sooner. And while some shoes come equipped with USB charging ports, rechargeable models have a short battery life, but most recharge relatively quickly.
Light placement
Manufacturers place lights on different parts of the shoe. Typically, LED lights fit around the entire sole, but some shoes only have lights in the heel or toe. Others feature light-up graphics on the side of the shoe, illuminating a cartoon character or brand logo.
Materials and size
When buying light-up shoes, it’s easy to focus on the LED and forget the basics of a good shoe for children. First, make sure the light-up tennis shoes are sturdy and the right size. Kids are notorious for wearing out their shoes quickly, so you’ll want to make sure any light-up model you buy is durable. Another aspect is the shoes’ size — they must fit properly. Shoes that are too big or too small can be uncomfortable, and children may not want to wear them.
What to look for in quality kids’ light-up tennis shoes
Variable light settings
Most rechargeable, good-quality light-up shoes offer adjustable light settings, including static, flashing and even color options. This feature allows kids to pick their favorite color or match their light-up shoes with their outfits.
Remote control
Believe it or not, some light-up shoes have up to 15 different settings. While this offers a lot of customization, it can be annoying if you have to bend over to press a switch on the shoe repeatedly. Light up tennis shoes with remote controls offer the greatest convenience and allow children to change colors or patterns easily.
Waterproofing
All shoes need to be able to withstand puddles and mud, light-up or not, and most manufacturers work hard to ensure moisture won’t affect the LEDs. Nevertheless, the quality of waterproofing does vary from shoe to shoe, and in some cases, prolonged exposure to water can impact battery life. So, check the manufacturer’s guidelines before letting your kids wear their light-up shoes in a rainstorm.
How much you can expect to spend on kids’ light-up tennis shoes
Like most children’s shoes, there is a wide price range for light-up sneakers, depending on the size, brand and materials. Light-up tennis shoes typically cost between $10-$20, but some can go as high as $70 or more.
Kids’ light-up tennis shoes FAQ
Can you turn off the LED lights on light-up shoes?
A. Most pressure-activated shoes can’t be turned off. They will continue to illuminate with every step until the battery dies or the lights give out. If you want a pressure-activated model you can switch off, choose a rechargeable model with a basic design.
How long does it take for light-up shoes to fully recharge?
A. Recharging time varies depending on the brand. Some light-up tennis shoes take as long as 4 hours to charge, but the average shoe reaches a full charge within 2 to 3 hours.
Can you wash light-up shoes?
A. A handful of manufacturers claim you can wash their shoes, but it’s best to use a damp cloth to wipe down the exterior and brush out dirt from the soles with a toothbrush.
What’re the best kids’ light-up tennis shoes to buy?
Top kids’ light-up tennis shoes
Puma’s Speeder Illuminescent V Light-Up Sneakers
What you need to know: These are comfortable shoes with a sock liner and cushioned midsole. They also have big cat LED lights that young children will love.
What you’ll love: The shoe has a standout design, and the LED lights only turn on when you apply pressure. You can remove the sock liner and midsole as well.
What you should consider: The sizes on this model run small, so you might want to size up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top kids’ light-up tennis shoes for the money
YUNICUS’ Kids LED Light-Up Shoes with USB Charge
What you need to know: Easy for young kids to put on by themselves, this shoe boasts multiple light modes and USB charging.
What you’ll love: This shoe is good for youngsters due to its hook-and-loop closure. With a single charge, your shoes will last for hours, and you can even turn off the lights to conserve battery life. There are options for both girls and boys.
What you should consider: These shoes are not very durable, and a few users reported the lights stopped working after a short time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Kids Litebeams-Gleam Ndream Sneaker
What you need to know: This stunning, head-turning shoe opens wide, making it easy for little ones to slip it on and off.
What you’ll love: In addition to its looks, you’ll love the easy-to-use hook-and-loop closures and the overall comfort. The LED lights are pressure activated, so there’s little drain on the batteries.
What you should consider: Durability may be an issue for some. Also, there were some reports of one shoe in a pair not lighting up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Leading Practice In The Empire State Elevates Patient Centric Approach
ROCKLAND, N.Y., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Medaesthetic Partners (AMP) proudly announces its newest strategic investment with Advanced Plastic Surgery Center, led by the world-renowned double-board certified plastic surgeon Michael Fiorillo, MD.
"Advanced Medaesthetic Partners warmly welcomes Advanced Plastic Surgery Center and Dr. Fiorillo to the AMP family," says Nicole Chiaramonte, AMP CEO. "Dr. Fiorillo is an esteemed plastic surgery authority with 25 years of experience. We are elated to grow with such a distinguished practice."
"I have had the honor of treating thousands of patients in New York and New Jersey since 1998," states Dr. Fiorillo. "Every case is unique and every outcome matters. My mission is to be part of a team that takes aesthetic medicine to another level. Partnering with AMP delivers a future growth platform with a powerful team that will scale our learnings and competencies, helping even more people feel and look their best."
Advanced Plastic Surgery Center treats patients with the most sophisticated technology at its two New York City area locations. Dr. Fiorillo is a sought after media contributor and regularly called upon as a complex revision surgery expert.
"We are thrilled to add Dr. Fiorillo to our family of aesthetic powerhouses," states Drew Fine, AMP Chief Commercial Officer. "Patients turn to him for his expertise and results with breast augmentation and body sculpting; he will be an invaluable partner. We look forward to growing with The Advanced Plastic Surgery Center and serving even more happy patients."
Advanced Plastic Surgery Center is the most recent aesthetic practice to join AMP's rapidly growing family. Wth this addition, AMP continues to be the premier platform for aesthetics practice owners looking to grow to the next level.
ABOUT AMP
AMP is comprised of some of the most successful business and clinical leaders in the medical aesthetics industry. AMP support includes managerial, administrative, marketing, clinical training, information technology and numerous other elements to allow practices to focus on what they do best – serving their clients. www.weramp.com
ADVANCED PLASTIC SURGERY CENTER
Dr. Fiorillo's Advanced Plastic Surgery Center consists of his accredited surgery center and two MedSpas with a variety of top of the line aesthetic services. in two locations in New York and New Jersey servicing thousands of patients since 1998 In 2004, Dr. Fiorillo opened a surgical facility with an operating room and MedSpa. He is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital (NY) and Hackensack University Medical Center (NJ).. www.drfiorillo.com
ABOUT MICHAEL FIORILLO, MD
Michael A. Fiorillo, MD, is an ASPS Member plastic surgeon who is board certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery® and trained specifically in plastic surgery. Dr. Fiorillo graduated at the very top of his class at Chicago Medical School followed by completing five years of general surgery at Staten Island University Hospital. Dr. Fiorillo concluded his training with a fellowship in plastic surgery at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). Dr. Fiorillo was elected President of the Rockland County Medical Society from May 2005-May 2007 and is the proud recipient of the prestigious Castle Connolly Top Doctors award in 2020.
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FORDHAM, the Bronx (PIX11) — A man dragged a woman and her son to the ground in the Bronx before stealing her jewelry, police said.
A 24-year-old woman was walking with her 4-year-old son along Grand Concourse near East 181st Street when the suspect grabbed her hair and dragged her and the boy to the ground at around 5:30 p.m. on May 4, video of the attack showed.
He then ripped a chain worth $6,500 off her neck before fleeing southbound on Grand Concourse while riding a green moped. The woman and her son had minor scratches on their hands and knees but refused medical attention.
Police asked for help in finding the suspect, who they described as being around 18 to 25 years old, around 5 feet, 6 inches tall and of a medium build.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/robber-rips-chain-worth-6500-off-mothers-neck-shoves-son-4-in-bronx-nypd/ | 2022-05-13 16:03:32 | 0 | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/bronx/robber-rips-chain-worth-6500-off-mothers-neck-shoves-son-4-in-bronx-nypd/ |
Brazil's new president is headed to China this weekend in an effort to put Latin America's largest economy back on the world stage after years of isolation by his far right predecessor.
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Brazil's new president is headed to China this weekend in an effort to put Latin America's largest economy back on the world stage after years of isolation by his far right predecessor.
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In early July, a Twitter account devoted to science and nature posts tweeted out a picture that it said was taken from Flathead Lake, Montana, which it claimed had “the clearest water on Earth.” The tweet has since been liked about 400,000 times.
Many of the most popular replies were from people either posting their own favorite clear body of water, or debating the page’s claim with suggestions that somewhere else had the clearest water on Earth.
THE QUESTION
Does Flathead Lake, Montana, have the clearest water on Earth?
THE SOURCES
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- North American Lake Management Society (NALMS)
- Flathead Lakers, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving water quality of Flathead watershed
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ)
- New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
THE ANSWER
No, Flathead Lake does not have the clearest water of any lake on Earth. Its water isn’t even the clearest among American lakes.
WHAT WE FOUND
There are at least four lakes in the U.S. that are clearer than Flathead Lake. The clearest lake in the world is New Zealand’s Blue Lake, which researchers say has visibility similar to pure water.
The U.S. lakes confirmed clearer than Flathead Lake are:
- Crater Lake in Oregon
- Waldo Lake in Oregon
- Snow Lake in Washington state
- Charlton Lake in Oregon
Every few years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) works with states, federal agencies and tribes to survey the water quality of American lakes and streams. The most recent survey from 2017 collected data on over 5,000 lakes, which is still not every lake in the U.S., and includes data on water clarity.
Scientists research water clarity using an object called a Secchi disk. Water clarity is measured by dropping a Secchi disk into the water. The North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) describes a Secchi disk as an 8 inch disk with alternating black and white quadrants. The point it disappears from view at the surface is called a water body’s Secchi depth, and is how water clarity is measured. A similar method is used with an all-black disk to measure water clarity horizontally in shallower bodies of water.
Many states and nonprofit organizations also conduct their own Secchi depth reviews separate from the EPA survey. Secchi depth results can be variable based on the available light and day-to-day changes in the water clarity, so measurements are typically recorded based on averages.
The average Secchi depth recorded in American lakes, according to NALMS, is less than 11 feet.
Flathead Lake
The EPA’s latest lake survey from 2017 found that Flathead Lake has a Secchi depth of nearly 55 feet. According to Flathead Lakers, a nonprofit that works to protect the water quality of the Flathead watershed, Secchi disk readings at Flathead Lake from 1977 to 2018 were typically between 30 and 50 feet.
It is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi in the lower 48 states. It’s located within a glacier-carved valley of the Rocky Mountains, and the lake’s southern half is inside of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Flathead Reservation.
Flathead Lakers say the lake’s clarity is because it is relatively low in nutrients, phosphorus and nitrogen, which promote the growth of algae.
Clearest lake in the world:
Blue Lake
The clearest lake on earth is thought to be New Zealand’s Blue Lake. Although it’s not deep enough to record a Secchi depth vertically, research by New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) found that the horizontal clarity of the country’s Blue Lake is typically between 230 and 262 feet.
NALMS says the theoretical maximum Secchi depth, which would be recorded in absolutely pure water, is 230 to 262 feet. A 260 foot depth was recorded in the ocean near Antarctica, and a 216 foot depth was recorded in the Sargasso Sea, which is a part of the Atlantic Ocean off the southeast coast of the United States.
That means, at least when looking through the water horizontally, the lake is as clear as scientists believe it’s possible for water to be.
"The theoretical visibility in distilled water is about 262 feet, as estimated from the best available instrumental measurements in the laboratory," said Rob Davies-Colley, a scientist who participated in the research. "So Blue Lake is a close approach to optically pure water.”
Blue Lake, also called Lake Rotomairewhenua, is located in Nelson Lakes National Park within the country’s Southern Alps. To reach it requires a four to seven day hike from the village of St. Arnaud, the region’s development agency says, and the lake must be treated with care because it is sacred to the local Māori people.
“Please respect the people of Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō and the purity of the water in this sacred place by not washing yourselves, your clothes or your dishes in the lake,” says the Nelson Regional Development Agency.
Clearest lakes in the U.S.:
Snow Lake
Snow Lake in Washington state was the clearest lake surveyed by the EPA in 2017, although its recorded Secchi depth was not as deep as the average Secchi depth of two Oregon lakes. There isn’t available data on Snow Lake’s average Secchi depth.
It’s a small lake at an altitude of over 4,000 feet in the Cascade Mountains, and is located just within the eastern boundary of King County, where Seattle is located.
The lake is more popular for its nearby hiking trails and fishing opportunities than it is for the clarity of its water.
Crater Lake
Crater Lake is well-known as one of the clearest lakes in the U.S., although it was not part of the EPA’s most recent survey in 2017.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) found that the average Secchi depth at Crater Lake was about 102 feet from 1978 to 2019. Some Secchi disk measurements at Crater Lake have exceeded 130 feet, DEQ data shows.
The lake, which formed within the crater of a collapsed volcano, has the record for deepest Secchi depth ever recorded within a lake, depending on the source. According to NALMS, a Secchi depth of 144 feet recorded at Crater Lake is the record holder. This record would not include lakes measured horizontally, such as Blue Lake.
Crater Lake’s clarity is credited to both a lack of mineral and sediment deposits, and a lack of organic material like algae. The U.S. Department of the Interior says the lake’s water comes directly from snow or rain and there are no inlets to feed the lake, which means there’s nothing to carry minerals and sediments into the lake. The Crater Lake Institute says there is even less organic material absorption near the surface of the lake than there is in some of the clearest, cleanest ocean waters.
The lake is within the Cascade Mountains at the southern end of Oregon, south of Eugene and Bend and just north of Medford. It sits at an elevation of over 6,000 feet — more than a mile high.
Waldo Lake
A Secchi depth of just over 70 feet was measured at Waldo Lake in the 2017 EPA survey, but the lake’s average Secchi depth was about 107 feet from 1986 to 2019, according to DEQ.
DEQ gives Waldo Lake the edge over Crater Lake for the Secchi depth record, stating a 1938 measurement recorded a Secchi depth of 157 feet at Waldo Lake.
Waldo Lake is also in the Cascade Mountains, and sits at an altitude of 5,400 feet. It’s within the Willamette National Forest, north of Crater Lake, between Eugene and Bend.
Charlton Lake
Charlton Lake is also an Oregon lake. The 2017 EPA survey recorded a Secchi depth of 64 feet at Charlton Lake, the third deepest Secchi reading in the survey.
Charlton Lake is much like Snow Lake in that it is a small lake more well-known for nearby hiking trails than it is for water clarity. There is no average Secchi depth data available for Charlton Lake.
It’s located less than two miles east of Waldo Lake, still within the southern end of the Cascade Mountains. It sits slightly higher than Waldo Lake at a height of 5,692 feet, meaning all three Oregon lakes listed are over a mile high.
There are no year-round surface streams that flow into Charlton Lake, the Atlas of Oregon Lakes says; water instead flows into the lake from snowmelt runoff and intermittent, temporary streams. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/verify/environment-verify/flathead-lake-not-clearest-lake-world-crater-lake-blue-lake-waldo-clearer-clarity/536-12be9525-08eb-4c6b-ae6d-c295d0f50566 | 2022-07-13 16:56:17 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/verify/environment-verify/flathead-lake-not-clearest-lake-world-crater-lake-blue-lake-waldo-clearer-clarity/536-12be9525-08eb-4c6b-ae6d-c295d0f50566 |
Eleven Democratic ward leaders in Northeast Philadelphia endorsed fellow ward leader Cherelle Parker in the mayoral race Monday. The group cited the former state representative and City Council member’s experience and ability to bring people together as major motivators behind the decision.
The former 9th District councilmember has racked up some significant endorsements over the past few days.
Earlier Monday, U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans formally pledged his support to Parker. She has also received endorsements from multiple members of the city’s delegation to Harrisburg, along with the Communications Workers of America District 2-13 last Monday.
The Northeast ward leaders announced their endorsement for Parker outside the Dining Car Diner on Frankford Avenue. Brian Eddis, 63rd Ward leader, praised Parker’s vision and coalition building.
“She has a history of bringing people together,” Eddis said. “The broad coalition that we have here in Northeast Philadelphia is also something Cherelle is doing across the city. We’re excited to be a part of this team.”
Eddis described Philadelphia as “at a crossroads,” citing concerns over public safety, education and quality-of-life issues. The coalition, which has grown from five ward leaders in 2015 to 11 for this mayoral election, said Parker is the best candidate to solve these issues.
In a speech accepting the endorsement, Parker discussed the need to focus on the “middle neighborhoods” that may not receive as much attention from the city but still deserve a fair share of resources.
“People have often thought that everything is alright there, they don’t deserve to have the attention of local government in the City of Philadelphia,” Parker said of the working-class neighborhoods across the Northeast and the Northwest, where she grew up and served for years.
“Under a Parker administration, and in partnership with the elected officials and ward leaders who are here, we will not accept that narrative and we will make sure that every neighborhood, including the Northeast, has access to every city service available to ensure that we are the safest, cleanest, and greenest big city in the nation, providing access to economic opportunity for all,” she said.
Parker also emphasized her message about increasing community policing, with more officers on bikes and walking beats in neighborhoods across the city. But she also pledged zero tolerance for abuse of power and misconduct. She said the Philadelphia Police Department should be “guardians, not warriors.”
Michael Driscoll, who served in both the House of Representatives and on City Council with Parker, joined the coalition in backing his former colleague. Driscoll, the 65th Ward leader, acknowledged the field for the May 16 primary has “a lot of good candidates running for mayor,” many of whom served with him on City Council last year, but spoke to the specific qualities that attracted his group to Parker.
“I can tell you firsthand that we have a woman here who knows how to get things done, doesn’t care about the color of your skin, she doesn’t care about what neighborhood you come from. She’s fair, objective, and can get the job done,” Driscoll said. “We had some complex issues that needed to be resolved [in City Council] and we worked with the Diverse Chamber and Chamber of Commerce to get consensus on bringing taxes down and getting more police on the street.”
State Sen. Jimmy Dillon was one of the members of the Harrisburg delegation who endorsed Parker at Laborers Local 322 on Saturday. Representing the Fifth Senate District, he said he thought the former councilmember could tackle the issues facing Philadelphians.
“We’re looking for leadership, we’re looking for accountability here,” Dillon said. “Cherelle Parker is qualified to deliver for each and every neighborhood and community in Philadelphia. She is a sure choice to turn around, take all of our issues, and get them trending in the right direction, not over time, but immediately, in the nick of time, to make a big difference for people.”
Monday’s endorsement followed some of the establishment support Parker has received, notably in the Northeast with state Sen. and ward leader Christine Tartaglione among the General Assembly members who have endorsed the former chair of the city’s delegation.
However, the decision may also mark a new path to higher office for future candidates. Parker has benefitted from the support of the Northwest Coalition, the decades-old group of civic leaders who have boosted candidates, including current Mayor Jim Kenney in 2015, by bringing together predominantly Black voters in those neighborhoods.
The group backing Parker has more than doubled in membership since 2015. The ward leaders vowed to knock on doors, send mailers, and promote Parker’s candidacy in areas that saw Republican challenger Billy Cianglini outperform Kenney in the 2019 general election. | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/northeast-ward-leaders-endorse-parker-for-mayor/article_cba0f0fa-b9f7-51e5-9c67-0bad7082ae27.html | 2023-04-04 01:32:00 | 1 | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/northeast-ward-leaders-endorse-parker-for-mayor/article_cba0f0fa-b9f7-51e5-9c67-0bad7082ae27.html |
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