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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of “Rust,” prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used.
They leveled the accusations Friday in response to a motion filed last month by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys that seeks to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter charge. The prosecutors accused her of having a history of reckless conduct and argued that it would be in the public interest for her to “finally be held accountable.”
Jason Bowles, Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, said Tuesday that the prosecution has mishandled the case.
“The case is so weak that they now have chosen to resort to character assassination claims about Hannah,” Bowles told The Associated Press. “The prosecution has abandoned the idea of doing justice and getting to the actual truth apparently.”
A preliminary hearing for Gutierrez-Reed is scheduled in August. A judge is expected to decide then if there’s probable cause for Gutierrez-Reed’s charge to move forward.
In the response, the prosecutors also noted that they expected to decide within the next 60 days whether to recharge Baldwin, depending on the results of an analysis of the gun and its broken sear. The items were sent to the state’s independent expert for further testing.
The involuntary manslaughter charge faced by Baldwin, who also was a producer on the film, was dismissed in April, with prosecutors citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate.
Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on the New Mexico film set in October 2021 when it went off, killing her and wounding the film’s director, Joel Souza.
Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys had argued in their motion that the prosecution was “tainted by improper political motives” and that Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and the initial special prosecutor she appointed, Andrea Reeb, “both used the tragic film set accident that resulted in the death of Halyna Hutchins as an opportunity to advance their personal interests.”
The defense lawyers contend that the permanent damage done to the gun by FBI testing before the defense could examine it amounted to destruction of evidence and a violation of the court’s rules of discovery. They also argued that the “selective prosecution” of Gutierrez-Reed was a violation of the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
New special prosecutors who were appointed after Reeb stepped down disputed those claims in their response, saying “nothing about this prosecution has or will be selective.”
The prosecutors also acknowledged the unanswered question of where the live rounds found on set came from, saying they were trying to find out and that the investigation was ongoing. They also suggested there was evidence to support the theory that Gutierrez-Reed herself may be responsible and if so, more charges may follow.
They offered no specifics in the filing as to what that evidence might be. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/prosecutors-accuse-weapons-expert-in-baldwin-case-of-drinking-smoking/ | 2023-06-14 14:29:19 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/prosecutors-accuse-weapons-expert-in-baldwin-case-of-drinking-smoking/ |
We were on the right side of the ledger yesterday with our lean on the over of the Phillies’ alternate team total. Quite a few leans have cashed for us so far, which might require a slight tinkering in our approach.
Thursday’s matchup will be the final game between the Reds and Phillies in 2022. Philadelphia has won five of the six meetings and could complete a four-game sweep, with Aaron Nola getting the start against Cincinnati’s Justin Dunn.
It’s no surprise that the Phillies are again a massive favorite with odds as high as -350 at some sportsbooks. And while the Phillies certainly are the better team on paper, I’ll share some numbers on why Phillies backers might want to be cautious with laying such a high price.
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Phillies vs. Reds MLB odds
Moneyline: CIN (+280) vs. PHI (-350)
Spread: CIN +1.5 (+134) vs. PHI -1.5 (-162)
Total: Over 8.5 (-108) | Under 8.5 (-112)
» READ MORE: Could Bryce Harper return to the Phillies this weekend?
Phillies vs. Reds probable pitchers
Justin Dunn (1-1, 1.73 ERA) vs. Aaron Nola (8-10, 3.25 ERA)
After missing time with a shoulder injury, Dunn returned to the majors Aug. 8, and had his best start in three outings last time out vs. Pittsburgh, allowing one run while scattering three hits in five innings.
It’s tough to take too much away from the win over the Pirates, considering that FanGraphs ranks them 29th with a wRC+ value of 81. I took a look at Dunn’s velocity since his return, and it’s right around where it was in his two seasons in the majors.
Dunn averages around 92.6 mph for his career with his fastball, and this season he’s throwing it at around 92.1 mph. What’s interesting is that in 2021, his average fastball was 2.5 mph faster, and if he was trying to throw harder, there’s a chance the increased velocity might’ve led to the shoulder injury.
This will be his first appearance against the Phillies, but according to Baseball Savant, their current lineup does have two plate appearances with a 1.000 batting average and .351 xSLG against Dunn.
In contrast, the Reds lineup has 18 plate appearances against Nola, hitting .571 with a .805 xSLG.
For me, this matchup is all about the line value. Nola is coming off an outing in which he allowed five earned runs. According to the KillerSports.com database, historically, when he’s at home in this spot, he’s just 3-8 straight up for a loss of 7.0 units. Moreover, he’s also on an 0-5 run in this spot since 2019.
Lastly, according to our Action Labs database, betting underdogs at +280 or higher this season has been profitable as teams in this spot are 8-8 for a return of 15.70 units.
I think the Reds are worth a look at the current price.
Phillies vs. Reds pick
Reds ML +280
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‘It was scary’: 21 students sent to hospital after school bus overturns on highway
ST. MATTHEWS, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - The St. Matthews Police Department is investigating a Tuesday morning crash involving a Jefferson County Public Schools bus on a local highway.
MetroSafe first reported the crash at about 7:10 a.m. on Interstate 64 near the Watterson Expressway interchange.
WAVE reports the school bus was carrying 21 students to Noe Middle and duPont Manual High schools, according to Mark Hebert, a JCPS spokesperson.
Hebert said the bus rolled onto its side after hydroplaning. When it came to rest, the bus was off the right side of the interstate on its left side, facing the wrong direction.
“Everybody was screaming, and we had to go through the front of the bus,” said sixth-grader Kennedy Thompson. “All of the emergency windows and exits were on the side that was down.”
Witness Colleen Hickman said there was heavy rain in the area when the crash happened.
“It was pouring down rain,” she said. “I had my windshield wipers on high, as high as they could go. And it was pouring.”
Hebert said all of the students on the bus were taken to three Louisville-area hospitals to be checked or treated for injuries. The bus driver was not injured.
Maggie Roetker, a spokesperson for Norton Healthcare, said none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
“The patients that we received did not experience any significant head injuries,” said Dr. Mark McDonald with the Norton Children’s Hospital. “And in general, it was just superficial injuries and musculoskeletal injuries.”
The school district shared that it notified the parents or guardians of the students on the bus and that team members were at each of the hospitals.
Hebert said none of the students needed to stay overnight at the hospitals for treatment.
The crash closed the highway for more than two hours, according to police.
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A Washington state woman left her home to let her dog out early Saturday morning and ended up fending off an attack from a black bear.
The woman, who sustained non-life threatening injuries, punched the bear "right in the nose," which led it to run away, according to one official who spoke to local TV station King 5.
"We are extremely thankful that the victim is receiving medical care from this unfortunate encounter," Captain Mike Jewell of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a press release. "Public safety is our priority; our officers and staff were quick to mobilize to locate the animal and secure the scene."
The attack occurred near Enchantment Park and Blackbird Island in Chelan County, about 75 miles east of Seattle. The woman is being treated at the Wenatchee hospital, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
And while black bear attacks are rare, they aren't unheard of. Since 1970, 19 other "human-black bear encounters" have led to injuries, according to Washington state authorities. In 1974, a black bear attack led to someone's death.
Wildlife officers killed and removed an adult sow black bear found where the attack occurred. Two small cubs were transported to a wildlife rehabilitation facility, WDFW said.
Bears generally avoid humans. Animal experts recommend standing up and waving your hands if a bear comes nearby and to back away slowly — never run away.
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Powerful storms with widespread wind gusts and reported tornadoes swept across Oklahoma and Kansas, leaving more than a dozen people injured, and some Michigan residents faced a fifth-straight day Monday without power following last week’s ice storm.
In California, the National Weather Service said a series of winter storm systems will continue moving into the state through Wednesday after residents got a brief break from severe weather on Sunday.
About 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City, the Norman Police Department responded Sunday night to storm damage on the south and eastern sides of Norman. Officials in Norman said there were 12 confirmed weather-related injuries, but none were considered critical.
Crews were canvasing the damaged area looking for others who might be injured. Possible tornadoes and widespread wind gusts up to 90 mph (144 kilometers) were reported in Oklahoma, with downed trees and power lines, road closures and damage to homes around Norman and Shawnee.
A tornado touched down Sunday near Liberal, Kansas, the National Weather Service said, and more than a dozen homes were reported damaged, KSNW-TV reported. One person had minor injuries, the station said.
The Storm Prediction Center said that the severe weather threat remained Monday as thunderstorms were expected to produce damaging gusts across the Ohio Valley. At least a few tornadoes are were possible, especially across Ohio on Monday afternoon, the center said.
In Michigan, crews continued to work to restore electricity. Leah Thomas, whose home north of Detroit lost power Wednesday night, was still waiting Sunday afternoon for the power to come back.
Thomas said she feels lucky that she and their 17-year-old son have been able to stay at her parents’ nearby home, which still has power, while they are in Florida.
With her husband traveling out of town, Thomas said it was up to her to recharge the battery to their home’s backup sump pump Sunday with her car. She went to multiple stores to find a long cable for the task.
“I’m a strong woman. I figured it out,” she said. “Our basement is OK, so we’re the lucky ones.”
But with the local school district on mid-winter break, Thomas said some of their neighbors have been out of town and will be returning to find a mess from burst water pipes and flooded basements.
“They don’t know what they’re coming home to,” she said.
In hard-hit southeastern Michigan, still reeling from the ice storm and high winds, the state’s two main utilities — DTE Energy and Consumers Energy — reported more than 93,000 homes and businesses were without power as of Monday morning. More than 61,000 of those were DTE customers.
California, meanwhile, got a brief break from severe weather after a powerful storm a day earlier swelled Los Angeles-area rivers to dangerous levels, flooded roads and dumped snow at elevations as low as about 1,000 feet (300 meters). The sun came out briefly Sunday in greater LA, where residents emerged to marvel at mountains to the north and east blanketed in white.
Suburban Santa Clarita, in hills north of Los Angeles, received its first significant snowfall since 1989.
“We went outside and we let our sons play in the snow,” resident Cesar Torres told the Santa Clarita Signal. “We figured, while the snow’s there, might as well make a snowman out of it.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/damaging-storms-hit-oklahoma-and-kansas-causing-injuries/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2023-02-27 12:20:59 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/damaging-storms-hit-oklahoma-and-kansas-causing-injuries/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Zach Edey didn’t want to know whether Purdue already had clinched the Big Ten outright regular-season title before the end of his team’s game with Wisconsin.
Edey’s coach couldn’t resist finding out.
“I wish I could lie to you, but I asked,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said after the fifth-ranked Boilermakers’ 63-61 victory over Wisconsin on Thursday night. “I’m nosy that way.”
Purdue (25-5, 14-5) had sealed the crown earlier in the evening by virtue of Illinois’ 91-87 double-overtime victory over Michigan. That game concluded late in the first half of the Purdue-Wisconsin matchup.
But there was still plenty at stake in this game as Purdue sought to make its case for a No. 1 seed and Wisconsin (16-13, 8-11) attempted to boost its postseason credentials.
Edey also intended to make sure Purdue didn’t back into this title, which explains why he didn’t want anyone to tell him the Illinois-Michigan result.
“I wouldn’t have wanted to win the Big Ten like that, so I was just trying to keep that out of my mind,” said Edey, who had 17 points and 19 rebounds.
Neither team led by more than three points for the final 12 minutes. That made the loss that much tougher to take for Wisconsin, which has played in 21 of the last 22 NCAA Tournaments but may need to make a deep Big Ten Tournament run to get there this season.
“We’ve been playing well enough to win and we just haven’t been able to get it done,” Wisconsin forward Tyler Wahl said.
Edey’s presence made the difference.
The 7-foot-4 center and national player of the year candidate helped Purdue outrebound Wisconsin 37-23 and outscore the Badgers 30-18 in the paint. Edey also helped limit Wahl and 7-footer Steven Crowl to a total of seven points, well below their combined season average of 22.8 heading into the game.
In the eighth and final lead change of the second half, Edey made both ends of a one-and-one to put Purdue ahead 58-57 with 1:45 left. Edey had been 1 of 6 from the line before sinking those two.
“After the way I started at the line, I knew there were going to be opportunities at the end of the game,” Edey said. “I knew there were going to be big opportunities. So I kind of tried to focus on that.”
Wisconsin’s Chucky Hepburn missed a baseline jumper with 1:15 remaining, but Purdue’s Ethan Morton misfired on a 3-pointer with 47 seconds remaining.
The Badgers called a timeout and got the ball to Max Klesmit, who missed a driving layup attempt as the Kohl Center crowd pleaded for a foul call.
“I was just trying to get to the rim, get in the paint and make a play,” said Klesmit, who scored a season-high 19 points for a second straight game. “I probably should have come to a two-foot stop and controlled myself, but I went off one and missed it.”
Purdue then stayed ahead and won for just the second time in five games by converting its free throws. Purdue went 9 of 10 on foul shots in the final 3:45 after going 2 of 8 up to that point.
Wisconsin had the ball while trailing by three on a couple of occasions in the final 10 seconds, but both times Purdue fouled before the Badgers could attempt a tying 3-pointer.
Morton made just one of two free throws with four seconds left, giving Wisconsin one last shot with the score 63-61. Klesmit had just gotten past midcourt when he attempted a potential winning 3-point attempt that fell well short of the basket.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue: The Boilermakers still aren’t playing nearly as well as they were when they had the No. 1 ranking, but they deserve credit for winning on the road against a desperate team. Painter shook up his lineup as Brandon Newman made his first start of the season and Mason Gillis made his second Big Ten start of the year.
Wisconsin: The Badgers won a share of the Big Ten title last year because of an uncanny knack for winning close games, but they haven’t been as fortunate this time. This tough loss came four nights after a buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation led to an overtime loss at Michigan.POLL IMPLICATIONS
If Purdue follows this win with a victory over Illinois in its regular-season finale, the Boilermakers should stay in the top five for a 15th straight week.
UP NEXT
Purdue: Hosts Illinois on Sunday
Wisconsin: At Minnesota on Sunday ___
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(WIVT/WBGH) Voters across Broome and Delaware Counties got out today to cast their votes for the local primary elections. Keep up to date with Binghamton Homepage for your 2023 primary election results.
BROOME COUNTY:
Republican Primary for District Attorney:
Paul Battisti (4,820 votes)
Michael Korchak (3,838 votes)
Democratic Primary for Vestal Supervisor
John Schaffer (297 votes)
Maria Sexton (683 votes)
Democratic Primary for Vestal Board
Patty Fitzgerald (421 votes)
Robert Greene (631 votes)
Glenn Miller (655 votes)
DELAWARE COUNTY:
Republican Primary for District Attorney:
Joe Ermeti (1,088 votes)
Shawn Smith (1,684 votes) | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/2023-partial-primary-results-for-broome-and-delaware-counties/ | 2023-06-28 03:59:13 | 0 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/2023-partial-primary-results-for-broome-and-delaware-counties/ |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of Sri Lankans on Tuesday rallied against a government crackdown and the use of emergency laws against peaceful protesters demanding answers to the country’s worst economic crisis.
Protesters led by religious and trade union leaders marched to the Independence Square in Colombo and made several demands to the government including the withdrawal of emergency laws, an end to the arrests of peaceful protesters, the immediate dissolution of Parliament and relief for those burdened by the hardship and shortages of basic supplies.
Four months of street protests culminated last month when former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Singapore and resigned after demonstrators stormed his official home and occupied several key government buildings. His brother Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as prime minister in May and four other family members had quit as ministers before him.
Protesters accuse the Rajapaksa family of plunging the country into the crisis through mismanagement and corruption.
The former prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was elected by Parliament to complete Rajapaksa’s five-year term until 2024, but many of the protesters are unhappy with him and say he was backed by lawmakers who are still loyal to the Rajapaksas to protect the former ruling family from being held accountable.
Several groups had initially called a major rally to force Wickremesinghe out of office but a lack of support forced them to hold smaller protests. They called for a temporary government, the dissolution of Parliament and fresh elections.
Since his election, Wickremesinghe has authorized the military and police to violently dismantle protest camps and arrest those they identified to have trespassed the presidential palace and other state buildings.
Wickremesinghe on Tuesday visited the army headquarters and thanked soldiers who protected Parliament when protesters tried to enter last month.
“If we had lost Parliament, it would have created a big problem ... we would have lost the governance system that we know,” Wickremesinghe said, adding that now it was up to lawmakers to win over the confidence of the people.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — José Ramírez hit his first home run in nearly a month, rookie Nolan Jones connected for an impressive first homer of his career and the Cleveland Guardians stopped a five-game skid, roughing up the Kansas City Royals 13-1 Saturday.
The Guardians totaled a season-high 23 hits and led 11-0 after four innings. Amed Rosario homered off Royals center fielder Michael Taylor in a two-run ninth.
Triston McKenzie (6-6) tossed six scoreless innings of three-hit ball with four strikeouts and five walks.
Ramírez had an RBI single in the first and hit a two-run drive in the second — it was his 17th homer of the season but first since June 10 as he's been dealing with an ailing thumb ligament. He leads the AL with 66 RBIs.
A day after getting two hits in his big league debut, Jones launched a 457-foot, three-run drive with a 109.2 mph exit velocity into the Kauffman Stadium fountains to cap a five-run fourth inning.
The 24-year-old outfielder had two hits and walked twice.
Steven Kwan and Andrés Giménez each drove in two runs and Franmil Reyes had an RBI for the fifth straight game, the longest stretch of his career.
Cleveland topped the 22 hits it had against the Royals on April 10.
Jonathan Heasley (1-5) gave up six runs and six hits in a career-low 1 1/3 innings.
Taylor made his first career pitching appearance and allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in two innings. He also struck out Reyes and Óscar Mercado.
Andrew Benintendi extended his AL-best on-base streak to 18 games with a walk in the first. Nicky Lopez drove in the Royals' run with a grounder.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: Manager Mike Matheny said RHP Josh Staumont (neck strain) is set to begin a rehab assignment in Triple-A Omaha on Sunday. Staumont was sent to the 15-day injured list on June 26.
UP NEXT
Zach Plesac (2-6, 3.80 ERA) will take the mound for Cleveland in the series finale. Zack Greinke (2-5, 4.85 ERA) will counter for Kansas City.
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WASHINGTON — A misplaced naval ship in California. Overlooked college students in New York City. Missed inmates in Texas.
These are some of the reasons why the two most populous states and the largest city in the U.S. filed last-minute requests for corrections to their 2020 census figures right before the deadline at the end of last month. California, Texas and New York City were joined by a dozen and a half other stragglers, including Illinois and New Orleans, that made down-to-the-deadline appeals over the numbers that help determine political power and the annual distribution of $2.8 trillion in federal funding.
In total, nearly 200 requests for corrections were filed by local, state and tribal governments through two programs started by the U.S. Census Bureau to give governments opportunities to have their population totals reviewed and corrected if need be.
If successful, any corrections will be applied only to future population estimates used for the rest of the decade in determining federal funding. They can’t be used to change how many congressional seats each state was allotted during the apportionment process, nor for the data used for redrawing political districts. That's too bad for some cities and states — not to mention the two major political parties fighting over every foot of territory in a closely divided nation.
If the Democratic-leaning state of New York had counted 89 more residents — the equivalent of a small apartment building's tenants in New York City — during the 2020 census, it wouldn't have lost a congressional seat. Among Republican-controlled states, Texas had been expected to gain three additional congressional seats instead of the two it gained after the 2020 census.
In one of the most unusual reasons given for a correction request, sailors on an aircraft carrier in Southern California may have been assigned to the wrong city's population because of the location of the ship's slip.
Here's a look at some of the last-minute requests for corrections made by states and cities:
CALIFORNIA
The slip-up, so to speak, reportedly took place on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. California officials believe its more than 5,000 crew members were wrongly assigned to San Diego's population total instead of neighboring National City's figures. Although part of the ship is located in San Diego, officials said what matters is where crew members get off and on the ship: the part of Naval Base San Diego in National City.
“Kansas doesn't have this problem,” said H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for the Department of Finance in California, the most populated U.S. state with 39 million residents.
California officials also contend that almost 10,000 college students and inmates were overlooked during the census. They were among the most difficult to count as campuses closed and prisons were locked down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which coincided with the beginning of the head count. The Census Bureau created a separate program to handle these challenges.
California officials said they waited until the deadline to make their filings because they wanted to first see if local municipalities would file requests.
ILLINOIS
Illinois, the sixth most populous U.S. state with 12.5 million residents, was one of six states that had undercounts of its population, according to the Census Bureau. In his correction request, Gov. JB Pritzker didn't specify how many people he believes were missed but cited the bureau's estimate of almost 2% of the population. Among the omissions were residents in nursing homes, dorms, homeless shelters, residential treatment facilities and jails, Pritzker said in one of two letters submitted to the Census Bureau.
“Because of an inaccurate census count, the state of Illinois received inadequate federal funding for Medicare, affordable housing, homeland security and a number of other essential programs,” said Alex Gough, a spokesperson for the governor's office.
NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a letter to the Census Bureau that 1,061 students living in dorms at Tulane University and Southern University appeared to have been missed as campuses emptied out due to the pandemic.
NEW YORK CITY
New York City officials believe 1,300 residents were overlooked. The head count may have missed an 800-bed jail and omitted or undercounted students living in dorms at Hunter College, Pace University and Wagner College, officials in the city's planning department said in a letter to the Census Bureau. The city waited until the deadline to file its challenge so it could conduct a thorough evaluation of the figures, said officials in the most populous U.S. city, with 8.3 million residents.
TEXAS
Texas is asking the Census Bureau to review whether the count missed more than 41,000 residents living in prisons, nursing facilities, psychiatric hospitals and student housing. Texas officials said they waited until the deadline to file requests because of the number of institutions they needed to contact to confirm what they believed were the correct totals and the complexities of the bureau's requirements. Texas is the second most populous state in the U.S. with 30 million residents.
“Texas is particularly challenging because of its size,” said Helen You, associate director of the Texas Demographic Center. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/even-most-populous-places-pushing-for-us-census-corrections/507-ce912823-9e0d-4622-8c58-4be01cc2da5b | 2023-07-13 19:35:02 | 0 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/even-most-populous-places-pushing-for-us-census-corrections/507-ce912823-9e0d-4622-8c58-4be01cc2da5b |
NASA on Monday will send an unmanned space capsule into the moon's orbit, marking the initial launch in an ambitious plan to establish a long term presence on the moon for scientific discovery and economic development.
The space capsule, called Artemis 1, will travel for roughly 40 days -- reaching as close as 60 miles from the moon, and then 40,000 miles above the moon when orbiting over its dark side -- before landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida, the White House said on Friday. At least 100,000 people will also watch on the beaches along Cape Canaveral as the shuttle takes off, Florida tourism officials estimated.
If the launch proves successful, NASA will send a crew to the moon's orbit on Artemis 2 in 2024. Eventually, the Artemis expedition as a whole could lead to the first crewed space trip to Mars, NASA says.
Here's everything you need to know about the launch on Monday:
When is the launch?
A two-hour launch window begins on Monday at 8:33 a.m. ET, meaning the launch could take place anytime over the ensuing two-hour period. But the launch may not take place on Monday morning, as NASA abides by a strict set of weather criteria that determine whether a flight can proceed.
Meteorologists with the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45 predicted a 70% chance of favorable weather conditions for the launch window on Monday morning, according to a NASA blog post on Thursday.
The launch will be postponed, for instance, if the temperature at both 132.5 feet and 257.5 feet exceeds 94.5 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 consecutive minutes. NASA imposes additional weather restrictions, some of which depend on wind and humidity conditions.
If the launch does not take place on Monday, a second two-hour launch wind will begin on Friday, Sept. 2 at 12:38 a.m. ET. If NASA postpones the second launch, a third two-hour window will begin on Monday Sept. 5 at 5:12 p.m. ET.
How do you watch the launch?
ABC News will broadcast the launch live on Monday. Coverage will start at about 8:30 a.m. ET, just as the time window begins. ABC News may not broadcast from the launch if the take off is postponed before the time window starts.
In addition, NASA will broadcast the launch on its website . Eager viewers can watch an ongoing livestream of the launch site on YouTube.
What will the launch event entail?
NASA's live broadcast of the launch will include celebrity appearances by Jack Black, Chris Evans, and Keke Palmer, as well as a special performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Josh Groban and Herbie Hancock.
The event will also feature a performance of "America the Beautiful" by The Philadelphia Orchestra and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
When is the shuttle coming back?
If the capsule takes off on Monday morning, the mission will last for 42 days, after which the capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Oct. 10 at 11:53 a.m. ET.
If the capsule takes off during the second launch window, on Sept. 2, the mission will last 39 days with a splashdown in the Pacific on Oct. 11; while a launch during the third window, on Sept. 5, would last 42 days and end on Oct. 17.
What's next for the Artemis expedition?
On the whole, the Artemis expedition includes four missions, each of which will cost roughly $4.1 billion. In all, the project will cost up to $93 billion by 2025, according to an audit from the NASA Office of the Inspector General.
If Artemis 1 is successful, Artemis 2 will take four astronauts near the moon in 2024. After that, Artemis 3 will take a crewed shuttle for a moon landing. Finally, Artemis 4 will fly to a space station near the moon.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
14-16-17-19-33
(fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, nineteen, thirty-three)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Evening" game were:
14-16-17-19-33
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Cleaning kitchen appliances and tools
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The list of reasons why you need to keep a clean kitchen is extensive. First and foremost, you must eliminate bacteria to keep from contracting food poisoning. Stray food particles can invite bugs and rodents to take up permanent residence in your home. Cleaning kitchen utensils and appliances helps ensure that they function properly and last a long time.
Unfortunately, most people consider a quick rinse or wipe down cleaning. It’s not. A quick rinse or wipe down is merely the step you do before you start the actual cleaning. Following is a guide on how to clean the kitchen tools and equipment that you use most at home.
Important safety tip: Wear cleaning gloves and do not mix chemicals. While most of us have been told not to mix bleach and ammonia, it is also dangerous to mix bleach and vinegar, rubbing alcohol and bleach, and vinegar and peroxide. In general, do not mix any two chemicals. If you are cleaning in multiple stages using two chemicals, clean thoroughly with water before using a second chemical.
How to clean kitchen surfaces
Germs thrive on surfaces. All you have to do is touch a countertop and you leave behind something nasty, pick up something nasty, or accomplish both at the same time. Because of this, all surfaces in the kitchen need to be routinely cleaned. After brushing off crumbs and other dry debris, use a combination of warm water and soap to get rid of grime and sticky spills. To disinfect, three teaspoons of bleach in one gallon of water will do the trick. Let it sit for up to five minutes before rinsing and drying.
How to clean a coffee maker
You probably use your coffee maker more than nearly any other appliance in your kitchen. Because of that, it builds up stains, grime, bacteria, yeast, and even mold very quickly. Some studies put it at one of the germiest places in your home. Without proper cleaning, your coffee won’t just taste bitter — it can make you sick.
To clean your coffee maker, fill the reservoir with a mixture of half water, half distilled white vinegar. Insert a filter and run the coffee maker through half a brewing cycle. Let it sit for at least half an hour before finishing the brewing process. Run fresh water through the brewing cycle to remove the vinegar scent.
How to clean a microwave
It’s easy to ignore cleaning the microwave, but it only takes a few extra seconds of cooking to splatter the entire inside with a goo that eventually hardens and becomes more than a little disgusting. To clean the microwave, bring a microwave-safe bowl of water with three tablespoons of distilled white vinegar to a boil inside the microwave and let it sit so the steam can soften any caked-on mess.
After a few minutes, open the door and remove the bowl using pot holders so you don’t accidentally burn yourself. Thoroughly wipe out the inside with a damp cloth. When you’ve finished, dry the microwave with a fresh cloth. Don’t forget to remove the turntable and wash it in the sink.
How to clean an oven
Cleaning your oven without harsh chemicals is an important chore that, when done right, is rather labor-intensive — but worth it. After clearing out your oven and making sure that it is off, mix up a paste using a half cup of baking soda and approximately three tablespoons of water. Coat the entire inside of your oven with the paste and let it sit for at least 12 hours.
Use a damp cloth to clean away the baking soda. Follow up using a spray bottle filled with distilled white vinegar and a soft cloth to clean up any remaining baking soda spots. Repeat until there is no foam created when spraying vinegar. You can also give the inside one final wipe down with a damp cloth before replacing the racks (which you should clean while letting the baking soda paste do its job).
The oven racks can be cleaned in your bathtub. First, lay a large towel down so the oven racks will not damage the tub. Plug the drain and add enough hot water to completely cover the oven racks. Add a cup of laundry detergent and let the racks soak for six hours. After six hours, scrub the oven racks with a cleaning toothbrush and rinse clean.
How to clean a blender
Cleaning a blender involves two processes: cleaning the blender and cleaning the base. To clean the blender, mix up one of these solutions: the juice of a lemon, three tablespoons of baking soda, and water; three-fourths of a cup of distilled white vinegar, one-fourth of a cup of baking soda, and a little water; or a mixture of detergent and water. Run the blender on high for 10 seconds. Rinse and scrub with a non-scratch sponge, then dry.
Before cleaning the base, make sure the blender is turned off and unplugged. Spray your favorite all-purpose cleaner onto a soft cloth and simply wipe down the base. If you have any stubborn areas, use a cleaning toothbrush to get the grime out. Finish by wiping the entire base down with a soft cloth.
How to clean a cast iron skillet
Many people are hesitant to clean their cast iron skillet because they are afraid they may ruin it. The truth is, a cast iron skillet is fairly durable and can be safely cleaned in a number of ways. Using hot water and a soft-bristled brush or scouring with salt and a paper towel are the two top methods. Steel wool is not recommended unless you have a particularly stubborn area, but soap and water are fine (if your cast iron skillet has been properly seasoned). The most important aspect of cleaning your cast iron skillet is making sure you completely dry it. Use a soft, absorbent towel and get every drop of water off or you will wind up with rust stains.
How to clean a toaster
Although the outside may look pristine, the inside of a toaster can quickly build up piles of crumbs, which become a fire hazard. Once a week, unplug your toaster, let it cool, turn it upside down, and shake out all the crumbs that you can over a trash can. Then, use a pastry brush to loosen up any crumbs that you didn’t get on the first shake and repeat the shaking.
If you have a toaster tray, remove that and brush it off over the trash can as well. While removed, it is a good idea to clean the tray using warm water and a degreasing dishwashing liquid.
Also, the outside of your toaster really isn’t pristine, so be sure to wipe that down with a damp soapy towel, paying particular attention to any areas where the grime has built up. When finished, wipe the outside down with a clean damp cloth and dry.
How to clean a wood cutting board
The secret to keeping your wood cutting board clean is to wash it as soon as you are done using it. This way, nothing gets a chance to be absorbed into the wood and dry. To clean, simply turn the hot water fully on in your sink. Grab a stiff cleaning brush and some antibacterial dish soap and give the board a good scrubbing.
Be sure to clean both sides and the edges — where meat juice might have dripped. When you are finished with the scrubbing, thoroughly rinse the cutting board to get all the soap off. Dry it completely. For a deeper clean, consider soaking your wood cutting board in a solution that is one part distilled white vinegar to four parts water for a few minutes — not too long because you don’t want your cutting board to warp or crack — and dry it off completely.
How to clean a dishwasher
Contrary to what you might be thinking, the inside of your dishwasher is not always clean. Large food particles can clog the drain and begin to rot, causing drainage problems as well as offensive odors. After every use, while unloading, take a minute to make sure nothing is clogging the drain. Beyond that, all you need to do to keep your dishwasher clean is to place a cup of distilled white vinegar in the upper rack and run the machine through a hot water cycle. Do this once every two to three weeks to effortlessly keep your machine clean.
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WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, December 17, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
654 PM EST Sat Dec 17 2022
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN ERIE AND WESTERN GENESEE
COUNTIES WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH AT AROUND 8 PM...
HAZARDS...A band of heavy snow which can rapidly reduce visibility to
less than a quarter of a mile. This band of heavy snow is producing
extremely heavy snow at the rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 649 PM EST, a band of heavy snow was
nearly stationary across Northern Erie county across the Buffalo
northtowns. The band will remain nearly stationary through around 8
PM, then it will start moving slowly southward this evening. The
band is expected to reach the Buffalo southtowns around 10 p.m.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Clarence, Lackawanna, Kenmore,
Depew, Tonawanda, Amherst, Lancaster, Williamsville, Darien Lakes
State Park, Grand Island, Elma, Pembroke, Akron, Erie Basin Marina,
Small Boat Harbor, Alden and Blasdell.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 48A and 56.
SAFETY INFO...
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.
LAT...LON 4309 7838 4294 7824 4278 7882 4278 7886
4276 7888 4275 7892 4278 7895 4280 7892
4284 7893 4289 7891 4292 7890 4296 7893
4296 7896 4298 7900
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 322DEG 1KT 4296 7880
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A man was shot outside a Bryant residence on Thursday morning by a person firing on him from the street, according to a Facebook post from Bryant police.
Jarvis Milton, 28, was taken to an area hospital for treatment. His condition was not stated in the post.
Police say that at about 10 a.m. Thursday, Milton was playing basketball with a friend in the driveway of a home on Bridgeport Lane in Bryant, about 1 1/2 miles north of Interstate 30's Exit 123, the Bryant/Bauxite exit.
According to witnesses, a black sports car stopped in the street, and the driver stepped out of the car with a rifle and opened fire on the two people in the driveway. Milton was struck in the leg.
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The US FDA-cleared release offers edentulous case planning and design of surgical guides
WOBURN, Mass. and DARMSTADT, Germany, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company, and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, today announced that exoplan 3.0 Galway, the latest version of its implant planning software, is now U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- cleared and available for use in the United States. The new release supports the planning of edentulous cases, including the design of surgical guides.
"We are excited to announce the release of exoplan 3.0 Galway in the United States and enthused about the new possibilities it presents our users to enter the world of guided surgery," said Tillmann Steinbrecher, exocad CEO. "exoplan 3.0 Galway provides dental practices and laboratories with a digital implant planning workflow that offers an open collaboration and maximum flexibility."
exoplan 3.0 Galway is a powerful and efficient software package for virtual implant planning. Customized surgical guides can be designed using the Guide Creator software module and then produced in a laboratory, dental practice, or an external production center.
With 40 new features, as well as enhancements to over 60 existing functionalities, the Galway release represents a major advancement in guided surgery through improved integration with DentalCAD, exocad's dental CAD software.
"As the world's premier supplier of dental CAD software, we provide our customers with the ideal symbiosis of prosthetic and implant planning," said Larry Bodony, President, exocad America, Inc. "We enable our software users to achieve predictable results in a cost- and time-efficient manner, which can help drive greater customer satisfaction."
Key features of exoplan 3.0 Galway include:
- Planning of edentulous cases and design of the respective surgical guides, including necessary tools such as dual scan protocol, anchor pin placement, and fixation guide
- Surgical and fixation guides that can be freely designed or based on a prosthesis scan
- New tools to speed up the entire planning process
- Improved implant selection dialog
- Automatic panoramic curve detection
- More implant libraries, now with over 378 implant systems and 6,572 implants from more than 59 manufacturers
- Virtual tooth extraction on optical scans
- Clearly marked sinus cavity imaging and the ability to check if implants are intruding upon the sinus cavity
exocad names its releases after current EU "European Capitals of Culture" and selected the Irish city of Galway for this release.
Additional information is available at exocad.com/exoplan
exocad GmbH, an Align Technology, Inc. company, is a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider. exocad vigorously pushes the boundaries of digital dentistry, providing flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use CAD/CAM software for dental labs and dental practices worldwide. exocad America, Inc., a subsidiary of exocad GmbH, is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. More than 45,000 valued customers plan implants and create functional and refined restorations with exocad's DentalCAD, ChairsideCAD and exoplan software. exocad and DentalCAD, among others, are trademarks of exocad GmbH or one of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies, and are registered in the U.S. and other countries. For more information and a list of exocad reseller partners, please visit exocad.com.
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ATLANTA, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Adaptigent is pleased to announce a revitalized partnership with Fujitsu and a commitment by both parties to grow the NetCOBOL market. Adaptigent is the exclusive global reseller of Fujitsu's NetCOBOL product, and this partnership renewal marks an important milestone in companies' efforts to develop innovative products and provide exceptional customer service.
"Adaptigent is pleased with the longstanding commitment and partnership it shares with Fujitsu," said Steve Lopez, CEO of Adaptigent. "We look forward to continue serving the COBOL market for years to come via this relationship."
As part of the renewed partnership, Fujitsu has committed to playing a more active role in product development. With Adaptigent's deep understanding of the industry and market trends along with Fujitsu's software expertise, the organizations are confident that NetCOBOL will become a leader in the compiler market.
To demonstrate the commitment to the product and the relationship, Fujitsu has delivered a new product roadmap. The roadmap contains a number of major features that improve product interoperability and compatibility, and ultimately make NetCOBOL more capable and valuable for customers. The companies plan to release these new features and make them available to users in phases, starting next quarter and continuing throughout the year.
"We look forward to continue serving the COBOL market for years to come via this relationship. Fujitsu is committed to the netCOBOL mutual client base and values its strategic partnership with Adaptigent. Our development road map is set for all work to be completed no later than the end of the first quarter of 2024," said Mr. Echigo, Head of Application Management Division in Fujitsu's Software Open Innovation Business Unit.
"Fujitsu is our oldest and most trusted partner, and the upcoming product releases show both parties are still fully committed to each other and our mutual client base," said Lopez.
Adaptigent's renewal with Fujitsu is part of a larger partner initiative that Lopez and his new executive leadership have undertaken this year. "We recognize that strong partnerships are critical to support the rapid growth we are expecting in 2023 and beyond," said Lopez. "Solidifying the Fujitsu relationship becomes the foundational building block for finding new ways of extending our capabilities and driving customer value."
About Adaptigent
Adaptigent empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their data rich core systems to deliver fit for purpose data from virtually any source to any application. The company's products help IT organizations provide real-time results utilizing a patented no-code, drag-and-drop interface reducing risk and time to market. What used to take months or even years of coding can be done code-free in days or weeks, allowing you to keep up with the relentless pace of innovation your business demands. Built on a 40-year history of digital transformation expertise, it is trusted by many of the world's largest companies to accelerate their digital transformation efforts.
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Saginaw man arrested for child porn
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - A Saginaw man has been arrested for aggravated possession of child porn.
The Michigan State Police (MSP) Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force announced the arrest of 37-year-old Alan Fischer on Thursday, Feb. 23.
The Saginaw man was arrested for aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and using a computer to commit a crime.
Fischer was arrested following an investigation in which digital evidence was seized from his home, MSP said, adding the investigation was initiated when it was learned Fischer was viewing child sexually abusive material on the internet.
Fischer was charged with two counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime.
Fischer was arraigned in the 70th District Court on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
The MSP Computer Crimes Unit encourages parents to speak to their children about the safe use of the internet. There are many resources available to parents to assist in keeping children safe online.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provides a comprehensive list of resources on their website.
The MSP ICAC Task Force also provides resources on their website.
If you have information regarding possible child sexual exploitation, report it to the CyberTipLine.
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HOUSTON (AP) — The leader of a major anti-abortion group met with former President Donald Trump on the issue, just weeks after raising questions about his commitment to restricting access to the procedure.
Calling her meeting Monday with Trump “terrific,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group, said in a statement that he “reiterated that any federal legislation protecting these children would need to include the exceptions for life of the mother and in cases of rape and incest.”
Dannenfelser told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she has been meeting with a number of declared and potential 2024 Republican presidential candidates and that it’s her job to work with them on abortion-related issues.
“I am not aligning with Trump,” Dannenfelser said. “I’ve had similar conversations with all other GOP presidential hopefuls.”
The characterization of the meeting — which Dannenfelser’s group said happened at Trump’s Florida home — marked a turnaround from more than two weeks ago. Then, Dannenfelser called Trump’s contention that abortion restrictions should be left up to individual states, not the federal government, a “morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate.”
Dannenfelser’s group has said it would not support any White House candidate who did not at a minimum support a 15-week federal abortion ban. Her statement about Monday’s meeting with the leading GOP contender didn’t mention any discussion of proposed confines for a federal ban, aside from Trump’s opposition to late-term procedures, which he has long opposed.
Trump has referred to himself as “the most pro-life president in American history,” as his three nominations of conservative judges to the Supreme Court paved the way for the reversal of Roe v Wade, which had legalized abortion nationwide for nearly 50 years.
But in the early months of his 2024 bid, Trump has often sidestepped the issue of abortion, even as Republicans across the country celebrate the Supreme Court decision stripping federal constitutional rights to the practice.
On Monday, Dannenfelser repeated a description she’s previously used, calling Trump’s term in office “the most consequential in American history for the pro-life cause.” Despite the credit Trump received for his judicial nominations, he was criticized after last year’s elections for saying that Republicans’ underperformance was due to abortion foes’ opposition to exceptions for women who became pregnant by rape or incest or whose life was at risk.
Trump’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment on the meeting, which Dannenfelser also said included Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina — one of Trump’s top congressional allies — along with Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, a Christian conservative ally of Trump’s.
All the candidates running in the Republican presidential primary or moving toward a bid have supported state bans on abortion. Most have been much more cautious about staking a position on a nationwide ban, though entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign has said he believes it’s an issue for the states, not the federal government.
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who has launched a presidential exploratory committee and is expected to enter the race later this month, has said he would sign a federal law to prohibit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy if elected president.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed a state abortion ban that, if upheld by the courts, would ban the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, or before many women know they are pregnant. It will take effect only if the state Supreme Court, which is controlled by conservatives, upholds Florida’s current 15-week ban, which is part of an ongoing legal challenge.
The Florida ban would be one of the toughest in the U.S. But DeSantis has not made clear his position on whether such restrictions should be imposed across the country.
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and one-time United Nations ambassador, has called abortion a “personal issue” that should be left to the states, though has said she supports federal laws on points where there is consensus. Last month, in a speech at SBA’s headquarters, Haley said she saw a federal role in the debate but stopped short of endorsing a national ban.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who as governor signed a law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, has said he would sign a federal ban but stopped short of saying what timelines he would support as president.
Trump’s stance has provided an opening on the right for potential rivals like former Vice President Mike Pence, an evangelical Christian with long-held anti-abortion views. Pence’s advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom, has pushed for Congress to pass legislation including a national abortion ban beginning around six weeks.
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(KRON) — Three residents of an assisted living facility were mistakenly served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice and one has since passed away, Nexstar’s KRON has learned.
Saturday morning around 8:30 a.m., three ambulances were called to the Atria Park Senior Living facility in San Mateo to treat patients, according to San Mateo Consolidated Fire. Three people were taken to the hospital after “mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice,” Atria Park confirmed in a statement to KRON.
KRON spoke with one family who said their loved one passed away following the incident. Marcia Cutchin said that her family first heard of the incident involving her mother, 93-year-old Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell, when an Atria staff member called to report that she had ingested a substance and an ambulance was being called.
Atria told her family the substance was an “alkaline cleaning solution that eats protein,” when they were first informed of the incident.
Cutchin explained Maxwell arrived at the hospital with “severe blistering of her mouth and throat and esophagus.” Upon her arrival at the hospital, Maxwell’s family was told there was nothing the medical team could do to treat the blistering.
According to Cutchin, she and her family were told first responders believed the dementia patients had ingested the substance on their own. It would be impossible for Maxwell to do that, Cutchin said, because her mother couldn’t feed herself.
“Many people, like my mother, you have to hold a cup to her mouth and tip it into her mouth,” Cutchin said.
Maxwell leaves eight children and 20 grandchildren behind.
KRON reached out to Atria Senior Living and received the following statement in response:
“We can confirm three of our residents were recently transported to the hospital after mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. We have been working with local authorities, who have informed us that one resident passed away. Our sincerest condolences are with the family. When this occurred, our staff immediately contacted authorities, and the residents were transported to the hospital for evaluation and treatment. We are conducting our own internal investigation, and the employees involved have been suspended until this investigation concludes. We will continue working with the police and Department of Social Services to fully review and assess the incident, after which we will take additional actions as needed. The safety and well-being of our residents remain our top priorities at all times. Out of respect for the people involved, we cannot comment further.”
Atria Senior Living
As of Monday night, San Mateo Police are continuing to investigate the incident and have not shared any additional information. They say Atria Hillsdale is cooperating with the investigation. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/woman-dead-after-residents-served-dishwashing-liquid-at-california-senior-living-facility/ | 2022-08-30 02:07:02 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/woman-dead-after-residents-served-dishwashing-liquid-at-california-senior-living-facility/ |
IRVINE, Calif., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Foodja, the country's leading workplace restaurant delivery and catering platform, has expanded its partnership with California Pizza Kitchen surrounding its newest Foodja Cafe product. With continued growth in Los Angeles, Northern California and Texas, Foodja's collaboration with CPK enables the brand's locations in these markets to provide thousands of fresh individual meals directly to employees.
"The modern workplace needs a meal program, and our Foodja Cafe service is uniquely designed to appeal to employees' varied tastes with the ability to customize orders from a curated selection of top local eateries," said Steve Sprinkle, founder and CEO of Foodja. "What sets Foodja apart is the quality of restaurants that we partner with, and California Pizza Kitchen is among the most popular. CPK's creative-California cuisine is iconic throughout the West Coast, and we're delighted to grow our partnership so that more of our customers can enjoy while at the office."
In collaboration with Foodja, California Pizza Kitchen is able to offer businesses fresh, gourmet-inspired lunches that employees can look forward to during the workday. The menu offers a variety of delicious lunch options including signature hand-tossed pizzas, creative sandwiches and salads, high-quality main plates like Cedar Plank Salmon with corn and spinach succotash topped with feta and inventive better-for-you options including Shrimp Scampi with zucchini ribbons and a touch of fettuccini. Pair any meal with refreshing handcrafted beverages such as the Cucumber Reviver or Fresh Strawberry Mango Cooler.
"We value this partnership with Foodja Cafe to offer our signature menu items directly to employees at participating local companies and help drive sales growth for our locations," said David Harris, Digital Director of California Pizza Kitchen.
With companies nationwide navigating the challenges of talent acquisition and retention as they transition from remote to hybrid and in-person work models, many companies are turning to Foodja to provide an attractive workplace benefit that motivates employees to collaborate in-person again.
"Getting employees excited about coming into the office again is more important than ever," commented Sprinkle. "With Foodja Cafe and popular restaurant partners like California Pizza Kitchen, employees look forward to coming into the office and planning their week around personalized meals from their favorite local restaurants."
To learn more about Foodja or the Foodja Cafe visit Foodja.com
About Foodja
Foodja is the industry leading restaurant delivery platform for work. Foodja's innovative platform allows employers and employees to receive professional, contact-free delivery at work from their favorite local restaurants.
Thousands of companies, including Sony, Activision Blizzard, YouTube, and Amazon trust the Foodja platform to provide workplace meals to their employees.
In addition to modernizing the way people order food at work, Foodja also believes in giving back to the community. Foodja donates a portion of profits to fight food instability so vulnerable populations have access to nutritious food.
Foodja currently serves modern workplaces throughout California, Arizona, and Texas and plans to continue expanding nationwide. For more information, please visit www.foodja.com
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About California Pizza Kitchen
In 1985, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) opened its first restaurant in Beverly Hills and introduced diners to gourmet California inspired pizza. With a passion for combining fresh, seasonal ingredients with flavor inspirations from around the world, today CPK is a global brand serving creative California cuisine in more than 180 restaurants across 10 countries and U.S. territories. From its innovative, hearth-baked pizzas such as The Original BBQ Chicken, Thai Chicken, and California Club, to inventive salads, and unique pasta dishes that combine the old world with the new, CPK does everything with an imaginative California-inspired twist that guests love.
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The 2022 version of the MacBook Air, featuring Apple's new M2 chip, may be the biggest change to the system since its 2008 introduction.
Read our full review of the MacBook Air M2 here.
A MacBook Air is fine for sitting at a desk at home or in the office, but it's really a laptop that needs to be on the go with you to shine. So it came with me, to the coffee shop, on the subway, to the office and more.
After seeing the new MacBook Air in person for the first time at Apple's WWDC event in June 2022, I knew I had to try the midnight color. It's a matte black with a hint of a blue tint. It took me back to one of the very first MacBooks (and one of the first Intel Macs), the black polycarbonate model I first reviewed back in 2006.
I could barely breathe on the midnight MacBook Air without leaving smudges and fingerprints all over it. It's a common issue with dark matte objects, and I had to give this laptop a thorough wipe down before snapping each photo.
Apple's MacBook Air is a laptop that I've sometimes described over the years as "the most universally useful laptop you can buy."
Thanks to a new design, larger display (13.6 versus 13.3 inches), faster M2 chip and long-awaited upgrade to a higher-res webcam, I feel comfortable keeping that "universally useful" title for the new 2022 version.
At $1,199, the $200 increase over the traditional $999 MacBook Air starting price is a disappointment. The previous M1 Air, with an older design, remains available at $999, somewhat mitigating the price increase on the new version.
The new Air's footprint is a hair smaller than before, and it feels slimmer. It's 11.3mm thick overall, while the previous design tapered thinner at the front, but grew to 16mm at its rear hinge. It's also a bit lighter, at 2.7 versus 2.8 pounds.
The new Air is only slightly smaller and lighter than its predecessor, so don't expect a revelatory experience. But it's a great fit for my small travel bag, and I wouldn't object to taking it on a daily commute.
The slightly larger screen, which measures 13.6 inches diagonally versus 13.3 inches, also aids visibility. Yes, I've gotten to the age where most of my Google Docs are at 125% by default, so a bigger screen definitely helps.
However, keep in mind that the webcam knocks a little notch into the screen, much as it does on the iPhone and some MacBook Pro models.
The 1080hp camera in the M2 MacBook Air (left) has better resolution and image processing compared to the 720p webcam in the M1 Air (right).
The Air now gets the updated MagSafe 3 power connection found on the 14/16-inch Pro (and absent from the M2 13-inch MacBook Pro).
The new 35-watt power adapter is pleasantly compact and includes two USB-C ports (one for the power cable and one extra). But it's $20 extra on the least expensive M2 configuration.
Besides the MagSafe connection, it includes two USB-C/Thunderbolt ports and, yes, a headphone jack.
There are a lot of different MacBook models, prices and specs to keep track of. To sum it up, the key reasons you're going to prefer the new Air over the previous model are: | https://www.cnet.com/pictures/a-closer-look-at-the-macbook-air-m2/ | 2022-07-15 13:38:42 | 1 | https://www.cnet.com/pictures/a-closer-look-at-the-macbook-air-m2/ |
TAMPA, Fla. – Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has announced the birth of a male southern white rhino calf.
The approximately 150-pound calf was born to experienced mother, Kisiri, the theme park said in a news release Thursday.
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Native to eastern and southern Africa, the southern white rhino stands more than six feet at the shoulder and weighs up to 5,000 pounds when fully grown. The species is currently listed at near threatened status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The new baby will join the crash (herd) of rhinos alongside zebra, ostrich, giraffe and several antelope species that reside in the park’s expansive 65-acre Serengeti Plain. Busch Gardens said fans are encouraged to participate in a limited-time online poll to determine the baby rhino’s name.
Names include Viazi, Vumbi and Bahati.
The poll opens for voting Thursday and will close on Oct. 21. Busch Gardens said the baby’s name will be announced on the park’s social media channels in the future. Guests will be able to see the rhino calf within the coming days. The park’s animal care team said the baby rhino is expected to gain about 100 pounds per month.
Guests interested in experiencing a unique and up-close look at rhino and other African wildlife are encouraged to participate in Busch Gardens’ award-winning Serengeti Safari tour. Led by an expert guide, this 30-minute off-road and open-air tour provides guests with the opportunity to hand-feed giraffes and observe exotic animals, including the park’s white rhino crash.
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The company also appoints VP of Alliances to oversee strategic global Partner relationships
VANCOUVER, BC, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Conexiom, the only intelligent document automation platform that leverages proprietary Touchless Automation technology to ensure data is extracted with 100% accuracy, today announced two new additions to its leadership team: Dayna Rothman as Chief Marketing Officer, and Patrick Finn Vice President of Alliances.
"We have been solving the industry's most complex manual transaction-processing challenges for more than 15 years and growing our executive team will allow for more creativity, innovation and scalability to continue providing the best experience for our customers and partners," said Ray Grady, CEO and President at Conexiom. "We welcome our newest additions to the Conexiom team and look forward to a long and successful future together."
As Conexiom's global CMO, Rothman will lead marketing initiatives and will be instrumental in promoting Conexiom's brand, including the development and execution of the company's strategic programs and campaigns. She will be responsible for developing and executing strategies that build Conexiom's position as the only platform to leverage proprietary Touchless Automation technology to extract data from documents with 100% accuracy, while partnering closely with the sales team to drive revenue.
Rothman is joining Conexiom after a successful acquisition as CMO at OneLogin. While at OneLogin, she helped place the company as a Leader, twice, in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Identity and Access Management, which accelerated the business to achieve 50% YOY net-new revenue growth towards the exit. Rothman is the author of Lead Generation for Dummies and a popular LinkedIn Learning instructor on Content Marketing.
Patrick Finn is Conexiom's new Vice President of Alliances and will be leading the company's partner team. Finn will act as a catalyst for scaling Conexiom's partner enablement and accelerating the company's global channel strategy. Finn brings over 25 years of experience and expertise managing and developing channel and strategic alliances, go-to-market planning, and business strategy formulation.
Most recently as Head of Global Channels & Alliances for Bloomreach, Finn was responsible for developing and managing the global technology partner ecosystem with a set of leading partners including Accenture Interactive, Capgemini, Google Cloud, Salesforce, SAP, and Shopify to name a few. Prior to Bloomreach, Finn held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Channel & Partnerships for SAP Customer Experience where he was responsible for developing and managing global technology partnerships with a robust ecosystem of partners.
For more information about the executive team, please visit https://conexiom.com/company/about/
Conexiom is the only platform that leverages proprietary Touchless Automation technology to ensure that data is extracted with 100% accuracy, transformed with predetermined business rules and logic, and delivered directly to any ERP. Conexiom streamlines the processing of emailed purchase orders, AP invoices, and order acknowledge. Manufacturers and distributors across the globe, such as Grainger, Genpak, Honeywell, and Lonza, trust Conexiom to create resilient operations that scale, drive growth, reduce costs, and build frictionless relationships with their customers and suppliers.
Conexiom is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has offices in Kitchener, Ontario; London, England; Munich, Germany; and Chicago, Illinois. Visit Conexiom.com.
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U.S. Supreme Court won't hear lawsuit from wrongfully convicted Milwaukee man who served 24 years in prison
The country's highest court decided Monday not to hear a lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee brought by a man who spent 24 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted.
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Daryl Holloway's petition, which was submitted in December. This is not uncommon as the court receives hundreds of petitions but is only able to hear a limited number. No notes or comments were made by the court on the matter.
This ends legal action regarding Holloway against the city.
“At the end of the day, you’ve got ... the district court finding that these officers didn’t violate the rights of a man who did 24 years for something he definitively did not commit," said Holloway's attorney, Nate Cade. "The lineup was horrible, and at every turn, the system failed."
Holloway initially sued several detectives and the city in October 2019. He argued his civil rights were violated by the Milwaukee police detectives who he says framed him for two rapes he did not commit. The Milwaukee man later was exonerated of the charges, but not until after he served 24 years in prison.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman granted summary judgment to the city in September 2021.
A federal appellate court ruled in August Holloway's civil rights may have been violated, but also ruled the officers were protected by qualified immunity and couldn't be held liable for damages.
The 7th Circuit panel found problems with the identification procedures, but agreed with Adelman there was no support for the other claims.
"Here, even if the defendants violated Holloway’s constitutional rights, (during the identification process) Holloway cannot show that the unlawfulness of their conduct was “clearly established at the time,'” the appeals court found.
"Because Holloway can point to no controlling or persuasive authority that clearly established that it was impermissible for the police to use a photo array only a day or so before the physical lineup, defendants are entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law."
The Wisconsin Claims Board has recommended the state award Holloway $1 million for his wrongful conviction. Wisconsin law provides exonerated inmates no more than $5,000 for each lost year of their life, up to a total of $25,000 — among the lowest amounts in the country.
In a unanimous decision in April 2022, the claims board said the amount was "not adequate" in this case. The amount must be approved by the state legislature. which has not approved any amount yet.
Cade said the city has not apologized to Holloway. The perpetrator of the crimes for which Holloway was wrongfully convicted has not been found or charged.
"That’s the worst part about this," Cade said. "A number of women have been sexually assaulted and their assailant hasn’t been caught. The guy who committed these rapes could be dead, could be in prison or could be walking free."
More:Milwaukee man exonerated by DNA after 24 years in prison
Here's how he was wrongfully convicted
Holloway was arrested during a string of rapes in 1992. Neither victim in two of the cases, from September 1992, saw their assailant's face. However, both eventually picked Holloway in lineups.
According to Holloway's lawsuit, each of the women had been shown photo arrays of suspects shortly before the lineup. Holloway was the only person in both the photo array and the lineup.
Both women described their attacker as standing 5-foot-7 or 5-foot-8 inches tall. Holloway, who is 5-foot-10, was placed among other taller men in the lineup, against a wall that had no height markings.
Other women who had been raped during the same period and were in the same area attended the lineup but did not identify Holloway.
"One thing I hope people take from this is to at least view with some level of skepticism when police say we’ve caught our guy because that’s not always the case," Cade said. "There’s always multiple sides to the story. I hope they listen to the other side of the story. Mr. Holloway was convicted with no physical evidence, no DNA, no blood, no urine. Granted this was 30 years ago, but that should scare everybody." | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/04/u-s-supreme-court-passes-on-wrongfully-convicted-milwaukee-mans-lawsuit/70080802007/ | 2023-04-04 21:28:58 | 1 | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/04/u-s-supreme-court-passes-on-wrongfully-convicted-milwaukee-mans-lawsuit/70080802007/ |
Builder/designer of turnkey smart homes competes for $1 million prize at Grand Finale event to be held December 1st in San Francisco
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HOMMA Group, Inc. (HOMMA), a hybridized technology developer, designer and builder of turnkey smart homes, announced today it won the Startup World Cup 2023 Regionals pitch event in Kyoto, Japan. Startup World Cup, billed as the largest startup competition around the world, is a global series of conferences and competitions with applicants from 50 countries competing for a $1 million grand prize.
In Kyoto, HOMMA surpassed 11 other finalists, scoring high marks for its technology, business model, market potential, and future growth.
Smart home builders are challenged with delivering mass housing solutions to an exponentially growing do-it-for-me segment demanding ease-of-use and simplicity. The HOMMA smart home model is unique to the residential real estate market: The company designs and builds both single and multi-family homes, and has also developed proprietary technology that, in concert with modern architecture and design, and sourced quality materials, creates more harmonious living experiences.
HOMMA plans to expand its business by focusing on collaboration projects with partner companies and builders who develop multi-family homes and share the same vision. Such collaborations will allow HOMMA to rapidly share the HOMMA Future Living Experience to a broader audience.
As an example of this collaboration, Mitsubishi Corporation's real estate investment subsidiary, Diamond Realty Investments, Inc., along with Alamo Manhattan, are leveraging HOMMA's designs and proprietary technology including software, hardware and integrated apps to deliver a seamless smart home experience into its projects.
HOMMA looks forward to presenting at the Grand Finale event in San Francisco on December 1st, 2023.
About Startup World Cup
Startup World Cup is a global series of conferences and competitions that bring together the top startups, investors, entrepreneurs, media, and tech CEOs from around the world. Starting with thousands of applications for regional competitions in over 70 countries across six continents, hundreds of selected startups compete for the chance to move onto the Grand Finale event in San Francisco to win a $1 million investment grand prize. Startup World Cup is organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures in partnership with investors and local sponsors.
About HOMMA
HOMMA is at the intersection of real estate development, architecture, and technology. Based in Japan and Silicon Valley, California, HOMMA is made up of a team of architects, technologists and designers focused on creating spaces for lives to be more fully lived. HOMMA to date has completed the production of "HOMMA ZERO" (Hayward, CA), "HOMMA HAUS Waterside" (Benicia, CA), and "HOMMA HAUS Mount Tabor" (Portland, OR), the nation's first pre-configured, multi-family smart home community. For more information, reach out to us at press@hom.ma or visit www.hom.ma.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana, a move that could signal a major shift toward legalization in even the most conservative parts of the country.
The proposals are on the ballot in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota and follow moves by President Joe Biden toward decriminalizing marijuana. Biden last month announced he was pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law.
Advocates of the marijuana initiatives have said Biden’s announcement may give a boost to their efforts.
Recreational marijuana is legal in 19 states, and polls have shown opposition to legalization softening. All of the states with recreational marijuana on the ballot, except for Maryland, voted for Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
The five states also currently have legal medical marijuana programs. That includes Arkansas, which in 2016 became the first Bible Belt state to approve medical marijuana. The state’s dispensaries opened in 2019, and more than 91,000 patients have cards to legally buy marijuana for medical conditions.
The legalization campaigns have raised about $23 million in the five states, with the vast majority in Arkansas and Missouri. More than 85% of contributions in those two states have come from donors associated with companies holding medical marijuana licenses, according to an Associated Press analysis of the most recent campaign finance reports.
In Arkansas, supporters have been running upbeat ads touting the thousands of jobs they say will be created by the measure. Opponents have run more ominous spots, warning voters to “protect Arkansas from big marijuana.”
The initiative has drawn the criticism of traditional legalization opponents as well as some medical marijuana advocates, who say the Arkansas proposal places too many limits and would only benefit a handful of dispensaries. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a former head of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, has also opposed the measure.
Missouri’s proposal would legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and expunge records of past arrests and convictions for nonviolent marijuana offenses, except for selling to minors or driving under the influence. Maryland’s proposal would also make changes in criminal law and create automatic expungements of past marijuana possession convictions.
North Dakota’s measure would allow people 21 and older to legally use marijuana at home as well as possess and cultivate restricted amounts of cannabis. It also would establish policies to regulate retail stores, cultivators, and other types of marijuana businesses.
South Dakotans, including a sizable number of Republicans, voted to legalize marijuana possession in 2020, but that law was struck down by the state Supreme Court in part because the proposal was coupled with medical marijuana and hemp. This year, recreational pot is standing by itself as it goes before voters.
In Colorado, where recreational marijuana has been legal for nearly a decade, voters on Tuesday are taking up a proposal that would allow the use of certain psychedelic substances. If approved, it would make Colorado the second state to take such a step.
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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities Tuesday released the country’s former anti-graft chief after he served a five-year prison term for allegedly insulting and disseminating false news about the military, his lawyers said.
Hesham Genena, a former judge, walked free from a police station and returned to his home in Cairo’s eastern New Cairo district, lawyer Hossam Lotfy said.
His daughter, Shorouk Genena, posted images in Facebook showing her father hugging his family. “Baba is out, finally,” she wrote.
Genena was taken Tuesday to the country’s Supreme State Security Prosecution following his release from a prison, where he was questioned over separate allegations of disseminating false news, said another lawyer Naser Amin.
The allegations are related to comments he made in 2016 on the scale of government corruption, Amin said. Prosecutors ordered his release pending an investigation, he added.
Genena, who was arrested in February 2018, served a five-year sentence on a conviction of insulting the military. The conviction was related to incendiary comments in which he claimed that the military's former chief-of-staff, Sami Annan, was in possession of documents incriminating the country’s leadership. He said the documents were kept abroad.
Annan was arrested shortly after he announced his intention to challenge President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the 2018 election. The president won with 97% of the vote in a race that saw no real challenger.
Annan was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of fraudulently registering to vote, of breaching regulations, and incitement against the armed forces over a video he released declaring his candidacy. He was released in December 2019 for health reasons, Amin said at the time.
Genena led Egypt’s top watchdog agency until el-Sissi fired him in 2016 following an investigation that concluded he had misled the public on the scale of government corruption. Genena said corruption had cost the country billions of dollars in 2015 alone. He later said he was misquoted by a local news outlet.
Genena had long been the target of criticism from pro-government media, well-connected businessmen and senior officials since being appointed in 2012, but his massive corruption allegations sparked a particular furor, with media branding him a traitor and closet supporter of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
El-Sissi appointed a commission that eventually accused Genena of misleading the public with support from unnamed “foreign” parties. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/egypt-releases-former-anti-graft-chief-after-17784249.php | 2023-02-14 20:56:39 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/world/article/egypt-releases-former-anti-graft-chief-after-17784249.php |
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vial's tech-enabled CRO has added Marcia Swank to the team. Marcia will be the company's new VP of Ophthalmology. Swank joins the team with over 20 years of experience in ophthalmology and optometry research. Most recently, she served as the Executive Director of Ophthalmology at TFS HealthScience. Swank is a demonstrated leader of global teams in clinical research and has conducted trials from Phase I to Phase III across 15+ ophthalmology indications, including posterior and anterior related indications, pediatric indications, and rare diseases.
On her new position, Swank said, "Throughout my career, there has never been a more exciting time in Ophthalmology research. With the rise of innovative therapies and cutting-edge technology, combined with the ever-changing external factors of our society, we've been forced to step back and take a hard look at the processes that make up our industry. We continue to learn from our previous ways of doing things and apply our most valuable lessons. However, we are in a time when we must take a look at how to repair or build the foundation of ophthalmology research with a more efficient, innovative, and collaborative approach than ever before. My passion for ophthalmology research lies not only in finding better options for patients but also in continued learning, the growth of people, and the empowering of teams by providing the support and resources needed; to challenge the barriers that prevent ophthalmology clinical trials from being successful. I'm very excited about the days ahead for Vial Ophthalmology CRO."
Marcia will be working together with Vial's scientific advisory board members, including founding members Dr. Arshad Khanani, Dr. Nancy Holekamp, and Dr. Jeffrey Heier, to refine the CRO to support ophthalmology sponsors' greatest needs.
The Vial CRO promises quick execution and high-quality trial outcomes by leveraging Vial's tech-enabled trial management system, streamlined study startup processes, and proven enrollment playbook. Together, these best-in-class CRO services will accelerate the development of new therapies and devices for ophthalmology sponsors.
See the full release here.
About Vial: Vial's mission is to empower scientists to cure all human diseases. Vial has executed that vision by launching a next-generation Contract Research Organization (CRO) (with slated launches in Ophthalmology CRO, Oncology CRO, Gastroenterology CRO, and a Neurology CRO), a site network (Dermatology Clinical Trials, Ophthalmology Clinical Trials, Gastroenterology Clinical Trials, Women's Health Clinical Trials, Neurology Clinical Trials), and technology platform (VialConnect CTMS) to accelerate research. Vial has over 125 employees, is based in San Francisco, California, and has contributed to over 750 trials from Phase I through Phase IV.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
5-7-8-6
(five, seven, eight, six)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
5-7-8-6
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BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Browne Family Vineyards is bringing the best of Walla Walla wine country right to the heart of Bellevue with the grand opening of its new tasting room on Old Main Street this Thursday, October 27.
The space will offer daily wine flights, wines by the glass, small bites and provide space for events, such as movie and karaoke nights, as well as offer curbside pickup and local delivery. While Browne Family Vineyards wines are widely distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest, there will be a selection of tasting room exclusive wines including single vineyards, unique varietals, small lot offerings and the latest label addition to the Browne Family Vineyards City Series Red Blends – Bellevue. It will also be a home for wine club members living on the Eastside and a place to build a community with the Browne family, proprietors Andrew and Courtney and their children.
The Bellevue tasting room will also carry Browne Family Spirits, carefully crafted by Aaron Kleinhelter, a born and raised Kentuckian who has bourbon in his veins. Aged a minimum of four years, the lineup will also be available this December at the new Browne Family Spirits distillery and tasting room in Spokane, Washington. Browne Family Spirits will launch with eight offerings: the Monogram collection of finely crafted and aged bourbons, the First Look Reserve collection of approachable spirits and the First Look Lab Series featuring delicious infused flavored bourbons.
"The excitement and vitality of downtown Bellevue with its vibrant energy and mix of business and commerce is what really attracted us to this fantastic location," Proprietor Andrew Browne said. "We've had overwhelming support from our loyal community and we're truly excited to bring them a place to call home in Bellevue. Thanks to our friends and family here, we've also enjoyed great success around the Puget Sound and are the among the fastest growing brands for Washington state wines over $20."
"I'm thrilled to bring the heart and hospitality of Browne Family Vineyards from Walla Walla to Bellevue and to welcome our wine club members," said proprietor Courtney Browne. "The opening of the Bellevue tasting room represents a home coming of sorts. Andrew previously lived in the area and raised his two sons, Pavin and Riley, here."
Renowned for exceptional quality and Bordeaux-style red wines since 2005, Browne Family Vineyards was built as a legacy to Proprietor Andrew Browne's grandfather, William Bitner Browne. Browne's grandfather was a World War II hero and attorney who built the foundation of his life on integrity and excellence. He continues to be the driving spirit behind everything Browne does today and why winemaker John Freeman goes to such great lengths to create the best wines each vintage from its estate vineyards in the Spring Valley district of Walla Walla and across the Columbia Valley. Since its inception, Browne Family Vineyards has been awarded more than 100 scores of 90 points or higher from critical wine trade publications.
Seattle's Mallet Design Build is leading the design of the tasting room. Working in high-end hospitality, retail and residential, Mallet Design Build collaboratively partnered with the Browne Family Vineyards team to create a warm and intimate setting for family and friends to make lasting memories and immerse themselves in the brand story.
Located at 10245 Main Street in Bellevue, the new Browne Family Vineyards tasting room will be open 7 days a week: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday – Thursday and 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. Friday – Saturday.
10245 Main Street
Bellevue, WA
411 First Avenue South
Seattle, WA
2508 N Proctor Street
Tacoma, WA
31 E. Main Street
Walla Walla, WA
Browne Family Vineyards is a family-owned winery committed to world-class wine production in the heart of Walla Walla, Washington. Inspired by the greatness of one man, William Bitner Browne, late grandfather of proprietor Andrew Browne, the winery is a dream that has been many years in the making.
In 2022, Browne Family Vineyards introduced Browne Family Spirits, an exclusive spirits collection of handcrafted, local-sourced spirits and bitters, available at Browne Family Distillery in Spokane and Browne Family Vineyards' Bellevue location.
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Tenants in Milwaukee apartment building without heat through brutal cold snap
"You can see your breath in here. You can see it like you sitting outside waiting on the bus."
"You can see your breath in here. You can see it like you sitting outside waiting on the bus."
"You can see your breath in here. You can see it like you sitting outside waiting on the bus."
Tenants in a Milwaukee apartment building told 12 News they spent these brutally cold days and nights without any heat. The property is on Highland Avenue near North 29th Street.
Cassandra Offord lives there and has donned a winter coat, multiple hats and gloves daily. She also used three comforters at night.
She told 12 News that her apartment building had been without heat since around Thanksgiving, when she learned the building's management was switching from Smart Asset to Berrada Properties Management.
On Monday, 12 News left a thermometer in Offord's unit for 30 minutes during the day. The temperature hovered around 58 to 59 degrees. She said it gets colder at night.
"You can see your breath in here. You can see it like you sitting outside waiting on the bus," Offord said.
Next door, Elise Williams keeps her gas stove burning to stay warm. Williams said her heating issue goes back even further.
"I never felt heat. That's why I asked the one from Smart Assets on the 15th of October, 'where's the heat? Where's the heat?'" Williams said.
She said nothing was done then. Smart Asset did not answer the phone Monday.
Offord said she reached out to city agencies and advocates for help but never Berrada Properties.
"No, I'm going to surprise him like he's surprising me," she said.
No one answered the phone at Berrada Monday either, but their legal team did respond to 12 News email Monday.
"Prior to your email, BPM had not received any contact from tenants related to malfunctioning heat for the past several weeks. We first became aware of a potential issue when your email was received, and then immediately responded," they said.
By the afternoon, maintenance contractors were on site. The hallways and Offord's apartment had heat.
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- Reports Second-Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.51 on a GAAP Basis, an Increase of 21.4 Percent; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $3.37, an Increase of 11.2 Percent; These Results Include an Unfavorable Impact of $0.14 Per Share related to Acquired IPR&D and Milestones Expense 1
- Delivers Second-Quarter Net Revenues of $14.583 Billion, an Increase of 4.5 Percent on a Reported Basis and 6.1 Percent Operationally
- Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Immunology Portfolio Were $7.207 Billion, an Increase of 17.8 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 19.2 Percent on an Operational Basis; U.S. Humira Net Revenues Were $4.664 Billion, an Increase of 9.6 Percent; Internationally, Humira Net Revenues Were $699 Million, a Decrease of 13.8 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 7.3 Percent on an Operational Basis, Due to Biosimilar Competition; Global Skyrizi Net Revenues Were $1.252 Billion; Global Rinvoq Net Revenues Were $592 Million; Combined Global Skyrizi and Rinvoq Net Revenues Were $1.844 Billion
- Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Hematologic Oncology Portfolio Were $1.650 Billion, a Decrease of 9.1 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 7.9 Percent on an Operational Basis; Global Imbruvica Net Revenues Were $1.145 Billion, a Decrease of 17.1 Percent, with U.S. Net Revenues of $862 Million and International Profit Sharing of $283 Million; Global Venclexta Net Revenues Were $505 Million
- Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Neuroscience Portfolio Were $1.658 Billion, an Increase of 13.7 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 15.2 Percent on an Operational Basis; Global Botox Therapeutic Net Revenues Were $678 Million; Vraylar Net Revenues Were $492 Million
- Second-Quarter Global Net Revenues from the Aesthetics Portfolio Were $1.371 Billion, a Decrease of 4.4 Percent on a Reported Basis, or 2.1 Percent on an Operational Basis; Global Botox Cosmetic Net Revenues Were $695 Million; Global Juvederm Net Revenues Were $344 Million, Unfavorably Impacted by COVID-19 Restrictions in China and Suspension of Aesthetics Operations in Russia
- Confirms 2022 Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance Range of $13.78 - $13.98, which Includes an Unfavorable Impact of $0.23 Per Share Related to Acquired IPR&D and Milestones Expense Incurred Year-To-Date Through the Second Quarter 2022
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"We delivered another strong quarter with substantial progress for our new products and indications. Importantly, Skyrizi and Rinvoq continued their impressive ramps and are on pace to deliver approximately $7.5 billion in combined annual sales, underscoring their significant potential," said Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and chief executive officer, AbbVie. "The momentum of our business, combined with advances across our pipeline continue to support AbbVie's promising long-term outlook."
Second-Quarter Results
- Worldwide net revenues were $14.583 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent on a GAAP basis, or 6.1 percent on an operational basis.
- Global net revenues from the immunology portfolio were $7.207 billion, an increase of 17.8 percent on a reported basis, or 19.2 percent on an operational basis.
- Global net revenues from the hematologic oncology portfolio were $1.650 billion, a decrease of 9.1 percent on a reported basis, or 7.9 percent on an operational basis.
- Global net revenues from the neuroscience portfolio were $1.658 billion, an increase of 13.7 percent on a reported basis, or 15.2 percent on an operational basis.
- Global net revenues from the aesthetics portfolio were $1.371 billion, a decrease of 4.4 percent on a reported basis, or 2.1 percent on an operational basis.
- On a GAAP basis, the gross margin ratio in the second quarter was 71.4 percent. The adjusted gross margin ratio was 84.7 percent.
- On a GAAP basis, selling, general and administrative expense was 37.1 percent of net revenues. The adjusted SG&A expense was 20.8 percent of net revenues.
- Research and development expense was 11.0 percent of net revenues on both a GAAP and Non-GAAP adjusted basis.
- Acquired IPR&D and milestones expense was 1.8 percent of net revenues.
- On a GAAP basis, the operating margin in the second quarter was 22.6 percent. The adjusted operating margin was 51.0 percent, which includes an unfavorable 180 basis point impact from acquired IPR&D and milestones expense.
- Net interest expense was $532 million.
- On a GAAP basis, the tax rate in the quarter was 21.6 percent. The adjusted tax rate was 13.4 percent.
- Diluted EPS in the second quarter was $0.51 on a GAAP basis. Adjusted diluted EPS, excluding specified items, was $3.37. These results include an unfavorable impact of $0.14 per share related to acquired IPR&D and milestones expense.
Recent Events
- AbbVie announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Skyrizi (risankizumab) as the first and only specific interleukin-23 inhibitor for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD). The approval is supported by three pivotal Phase 3 studies in which Skyrizi demonstrated significant improvements in clinical remission and endoscopic response, compared to placebo, as both induction and maintenance therapy. This marks Skyrizi's third FDA approved indication. Skyrizi is a collaboration between Boehringer Ingelheim and AbbVie, with AbbVie leading development and commercialization globally.
- AbbVie announced that the FDA approved Rinvoq (upadacitinib, 15 mg, once daily) for the treatment of adults with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have had an inadequate response or intolerance to one or more tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers. The approval is supported by data from two pivotal clinical trials in which Rinvoq delivered rapid and meaningful disease control. This approval marks the fifth FDA approved indication for Rinvoq in chronic immune-mediated diseases.
- AbbVie announced the European Commission (EC) approved Rinvoq (45 mg (induction dose) and 15 mg and 30 mg (maintenance doses)) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). The approval is based on results from two Phase 3 induction studies and one maintenance study in which significantly more patients treated with Rinvoq achieved the primary and all secondary endpoints compared to placebo.
- AbbVie announced the EC approved Rinvoq (15 mg, once daily) for the treatment of adult patients with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-Axial SpA). The approval is based on results from the Phase 3 SELECT-AXIS 2 study in which Rinvoq met the primary endpoint and 12 of 14 ranked secondary endpoints.
- AbbVie announced that it submitted applications for a new indication to the FDA and European Medicines Agency (EMA) for Rinvoq (45 mg (induction dose) and 15 mg and 30 mg (maintenance doses)) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active CD. The submissions are supported by three Phase 3 clinical trials demonstrating Rinvoq achieved the co-primary endpoints of clinical remission and endoscopic response as induction and maintenance treatment.
- AbbVie announced positive top-line results from the Phase 3 maintenance study, U-ENDURE, evaluating Rinvoq in adult patients with moderate to severe CD. The results showed Rinvoq (15 mg or 30 mg, once daily) achieved the co-primary endpoints of endoscopic response and clinical remission, as well as the secondary endpoint of endoscopic remission, at one year (week 52) compared to placebo. The safety results in this study were generally consistent with the known profile of Rinvoq, with no new safety risks observed. Full results from the study will be presented at upcoming medical conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal.
- At the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) Annual Meeting, AbbVie presented 27 abstracts that reinforced its leadership in advancing research and the standards of care across multiple gastroenterological conditions. Presentations included further analyses of Phase 3 clinical study programs for Rinvoq in moderately to severely active UC and investigational use of Skyrizi in moderately to severely active CD.
- At the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) 2022 Congress, AbbVie showcased its leadership in rheumatology research with new data across multiple inflammatory joint diseases. Key data presented included SELECT-AXIS 2 trial results evaluating the efficacy and safety of Rinvoq in patients with nr-Axial SpA, and in patients with AS; two-year data from the SELECT-PsA 1 and SELECT-PsA 2 studies of Rinvoq in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA); and results of the one-year data evaluating the efficacy and safety of Skyrizi in patients with active PsA in the KEEPsAKE 1 and KEEPsAKE 2 clinical trials.
- At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress, AbbVie presented 46 abstracts for six investigational and approved medicines across eight cancer types. Highlights included new data that showed Venclexta (venetoclax) plus obinutuzumab demonstrated sustained progression-free survival (PFS) in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients after four years off treatment; results from a Phase 2 trial of epcoritamab which showed clinically meaningful efficacy in challenging-to-treat, highly refractory, large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) patients; and new data from the Phase 2 REFINE study of investigational navitoclax in combination with ruxolitinib that is supportive of early intervention in myelofibrosis (MF) to achieve improved clinical outcomes in spleen volume reduction (SVR), symptom score and bone marrow fibrosis (BMF). Venetoclax is being developed by AbbVie and Roche and is jointly commercialized by AbbVie and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, in the U.S. and by AbbVie outside of the U.S. Epcoritamab is being co-developed by AbbVie and Genmab.
- AbbVie announced that it submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for ABBV-951 (foscarbidopa/foslevodopa) for the treatment of motor fluctuations in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The submission is based on results from a Phase 3, head-to-head, randomized and controlled clinical trial demonstrating statistically significant improvement in "On" time without troublesome dyskinesia compared to oral immediate-release carbidopa/levodopa (CD/LD). If approved, ABBV-951 will offer patients the first continuous subcutaneous delivery of CD/LD prodrugs.
- AbbVie announced that it submitted a supplemental NDA to the FDA for Qulipta (atogepant) to support label expansion for the preventive treatment of migraine in adult patients with chronic migraine. AbbVie also submitted a marketing authorization application for Qulipta with the EMA for the preventive treatment of migraine in adult patients who have at least four migraine days per month.
- At the American Headache Society (AHS) Annual Scientific Meeting, AbbVie presented 29 abstracts that covered a wide range of studies across AbbVie's migraine portfolio. Presentations highlighted positive results from the Phase 3 PROGRESS trial investigating Qulipta for the preventive treatment of migraine in patients with chronic migraine, clinical trial results evaluating Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) for acute treatment of migraine and data evaluating Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) for the preventive treatment of migraine in patient with chronic migraine.
- At the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting, AbbVie presented positive data from a Phase 3 trial of Vraylar (cariprazine, 1.5 mg/day) for the adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in patients with an inadequate response to ongoing antidepressant therapy. The study met its primary endpoint of statistically significant improvement using the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score in patients compared with placebo. Vraylar's safety profile was consistent with that of previous studies across indications in the treatment of adults with depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder, the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia. Vraylar is being co-developed by AbbVie and Gedeon Richter Plc.
- At the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, AbbVie presented new data from its leading portfolio of eye care treatments. Highlights included new data on Vuity (pilocarpine HCl ophthalmic solution) 1.25%, the first and only FDA-approved eye drop for the treatment of presbyopia (age-related blurry near vision) in adults, and Durysta (bimatoprost intracameral implant), a first-of-its-kind biodegradable implant to lower eye pressure for glaucoma patients.
- AbbVie and Cugene Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing next-generation precision immunology and oncology medicines to treat autoimmune disease and cancer, announced an exclusive worldwide license option agreement for CUG252, a potential best-in-class Treg-selective IL-2 mutein, as well as other novel IL-2 muteins, for the potential treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
- AbbVie and iSTAR Medical announced a strategic transaction to further develop and commercialize iSTAR Medical's MINIject device, a next-generation minimally invasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) device for patients with glaucoma. This alliance accelerates iSTAR Medical's goal to bring MINIject to more patients globally and provides an opportunity for AbbVie to further expand its diverse eye care portfolio.
Full-Year 2022 Outlook
AbbVie is confirming its adjusted diluted EPS guidance range for the full-year 2022 of $13.78 - $13.98 which includes an unfavorable impact of $0.23 per share related to acquired IPR&D and milestones expense incurred year-to-date through the second quarter 2022. The company's 2022 adjusted diluted EPS guidance excludes any impact from acquired IPR&D and milestones that may be incurred beyond the second quarter of 2022, as both cannot be reliably forecasted.
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.
Conference Call
AbbVie will host an investor conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Central time to discuss our second-quarter performance. The call will be webcast through AbbVie's Investor Relations website at investors.abbvie.com. An archived edition of the call will be available after 11:00 a.m. Central time.
Non-GAAP Financial Results
Financial results for 2022 and 2021 are presented on both a reported and a non-GAAP basis. Reported results were prepared in accordance with GAAP and include all revenue and expenses recognized during the period. Non-GAAP results adjust for certain non-cash items and for factors that are unusual or unpredictable, and exclude those costs, expenses, and other specified items presented in the reconciliation tables later in this release. Beginning in the first quarter of 2022, the company includes the impact of upfront and milestone payments related to collaborations, licensing agreements, and other asset acquisitions in its reported non-GAAP financial measures. Prior periods have been revised to conform to the current period presentation. AbbVie's management believes non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors regarding AbbVie's results of operations and assist management, analysts, and investors in evaluating the performance of the business. Non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some statements in this news release are, or may be considered, forward-looking statements for purposes of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project" and similar expressions, among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. AbbVie cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the failure to realize the expected benefits of AbbVie's acquisition of Allergan or to promptly and effectively integrate Allergan's business, challenges to intellectual property, competition from other products, difficulties inherent in the research and development process, adverse litigation or government action, and changes to laws and regulations applicable to our industry. Additional information about the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors that may affect AbbVie's operations is set forth in Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of AbbVie's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as updated by its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in other documents that AbbVie subsequently files with the Securities and Exchange Commission that update, supplement or supersede such information. AbbVie undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements as a result of subsequent events or developments, except as required by law.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With millions of Americans facing broiling heat across the Southwest, President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to announce new steps to improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, according to the White House.
He'll be joined by the leaders of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, described the heat wave as “a difficult time” and said Biden was treating climate change with “the urgency it requires.”
Climate activists and some Democrats have pushed Biden to declare a climate “emergency,” but the White House has resisted.
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The mayors of Phoenix and San Antonio, two cities that have suffered from the heat waves, are expected to participate in the White House event virtually.
Phoenix has seen at least 26 days in a row of temperatures exceeding 110 degrees. Maricopa County, where the city is located, reported recently that there were 18 heat-associated deaths between April 11 and July 15. Another 69 deaths remain under investigation. There were 425 heat-associated deaths in the county last year.
San Antonio saw 15 straight days of 100-plus degrees. At least 13 deaths in Texas have been blamed on the extreme heat.
Thursday's announcement follows other steps that the administration has taken to adapt to increasing threats from extreme heat. Among those it is highlighting:
The Department of Labor is developing a standard for how workplaces deal with heat. The proposed rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would require employers to provide adequate water and rest breaks to outdoor workers, as well as medical services and training to address signs and symptoms of heat-related illness. OSHA is holding meetings this summer to hear comments on how the heat standard would affect small businesses.
In order to keep low-income populations cool, the Department of Health and Human Services expanded its Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to provide more access to air conditioning and cooling centers such as libraries, senior centers or other public buildings. The Environmental Protection Agency also has provided assistance to help communities develop cooling centers within schools.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been helping cities and towns map “heat islands” with dense buildings and fewer trees, and the Department of Agriculture issued guidance for creating more tree canopy coverage, which helps with cooling environments.
In addition, the administration launched a website called heat.gov with interactive maps, weather forecasts and tips for keeping cool amid record-breaking heat.
More than 100 members of Congress, led by Texas Democratic Reps. Greg Casar and Sylvia Garcia and Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., have called on the administration to implement the new heat standard for outdoor workers as quickly as possible.
“We know extreme weather events such as heat waves are becoming more frequent and more dangerous due to climate change. Urgent action is needed to prevent more deaths,″ the lawmakers wrote in a letter Monday.
The United Farm Workers and other groups also called on OSHA to immediately issue a nationwide rule protecting outdoor workers after farm worker deaths this month in Florida and Arizona.
“Farm workers need and deserve the access to shade, water and paid breaks,'' said UFW President Teresa Romero. "How many more workers will we let dangerous heat and callous employers kill before this nation acts?”
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Douglas Parker, assistant Labor secretary for occupational safety and health, called heat illness prevention a top priority. As OSHA works toward a final rule, the agency is enhancing enforcement efforts "to make sure employers and workers understand the dangers of heat illness and how to prevent it,'' Parker said in a statement.
Casar, 34, a freshman lawmaker from Austin, staged a “thirst strike” Tuesday outside the U.S. Capitol, forgoing water breaks for nearly nine hours, to protest a new Texas law that bans local governments from requiring water breaks and other safety measures for outdoor workers. Casar called the law “insane″ and accused Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of being “on the wrong side of history.''
At least 42 workers died in Texas between 2011 and 2021 from environmental heat exposure, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“Democrats are going to stand up for common sense and for working people,″ Casar said.
Ladd Keith, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona who studies heat policy and governance, said the record-breaking heat much of the nation is experiencing “is very much in line with climate change projections.” While not surprising, “they’re certainly a continuation of a concerning trend of climate impacts that we’ve seen,” he said.
Despite the recent headlines, rising temperatures have typically not received the same level of attention as other climate risks, such as flooding and wildfires. Keith said.
“Heat has just not been a topic at the national level or local level that we’ve even considered addressing until the last couple of years,” he said.
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However, Keith said the administration has ramped up its focus because of searing weather events, such as the heat dome in the Pacific Northwest in 2021 that prompted record temperatures and dozens of deaths across the region.
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Volcanic activity discovered on Venus
Published: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:01 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – Scientists have discovered new evidence of volcanic activity on Venus.
NASA’s Magellan spacecraft captured images of the planet’s surface in the early 1900s and scientists looking back over the decades-old images spotted a volcanic vent.
They say it changed shape and got much bigger over the span of eight months.
The finding is the first direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus’ surface.
Venus is the closest planetary neighbor to Earth. It’s similar in both size and composition and it’s sometimes referred to as Earth’s twin.
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AUSTIN, Texas — You never know what to expect in the final week of a legislative session in Texas.
In 2023, though?
Everyone thought they knew the big issues that were coming down to the wire, including education savings accounts and property tax relief.
But raise your hand if you saw Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton facing impeachment in the closing days of 88th Texas Legislature?
“I think that’s one of the questions is, was this intentionally pushed to the end of the session? Why did we wait until the last week to take this up,” Bud Kennedy asked on this week's episode of Y’all-itics. “It’s a good question why this waited until the last minute. I think it’s to put pressure on the Senate.”
The Republican-led House General Investigating Committee voted unanimously Thursday to send articles of impeachment to the floor of the State House of Representatives.
The 20 charges alleged by the House committee include conspiracy, misappropriation of public resources, dereliction of duty, abuse of public trust, unfitness for office and making false statements in official records.
If the Texas House of Representatives votes to impeach Paxton, the Collin County Republican would stand trial on the charges in the Texas Senate.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sat down with Jason Whitely to discuss that potential.
“It comes to the Texas Senate, there will be a trial conducted. I’m not at liberty to say anything really beyond that because I will be presiding over that case and the senators, all 31 senators, will have a vote. We’ll set the rules for that trial as we go forward and we’ll see how that develops,” Patrick said.
Paxton said last week in a statement posted to Twitter that “every allegation is easily disproved.”
And the day after the House committee voted for impeachment, Paxton complained “this process provided no opportunity for rebuttal or due process. They even refused to allow a senior attorney from my office to provide facts.”
The Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and KVUE anchor and managing editor of political content Ashley Goudeau joined the Jasons in our latest episode of Y’all-itics to discuss the impeachment effort.
“I think you had to get it right. I think if you’re coming after the Attorney General of the state of Texas, who is a die-hard friend of former President Donald Trump, I think if you’re coming after him in reliably red Texas, you’ve got to get it right,” said Goudeau. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/yall-itics/raise-hand-if-you-saw-paxton-impeachment-coming/287-f69fbf95-e80e-4389-8e27-9b1ea45b46c8 | 2023-05-29 02:08:18 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/politics/yall-itics/raise-hand-if-you-saw-paxton-impeachment-coming/287-f69fbf95-e80e-4389-8e27-9b1ea45b46c8 |
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say a woman from Eritrea has given birth on an uninhabited rocky islet after traveling with other migrants from nearby Turkey.
A coast guard official said 29 Eritreans ‒ 24 men and five women ‒ were spotted Wednesday during a patrol near the eastern Greek island of Lesbos. One of the women had just given birth.
They were also rescued and taken to Lesbos, with the mother and baby receiving hospital treatment.
“They were spotted by a patrol and are all in good health,” the coast guard official said on condition of anonymity because an official announcement hadn’t yet been released.
“The mother and the baby are also in good health,” the official said.
The migrants were found on the islet of Barbalias, about three kilometers (two miles) east of Lesbos and around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Turkish coast. Local officials said the baby was a boy.
Lesbos was the busiest entry point into the European Union during the 2015-16 crisis when hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants fled war in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere.
But Greece has steadily toughened its migration policies, and many leaving Turkey now take the longer and more dangerous route to Turkey.
Over the weekend, the coast guard rescued 108 migrants from a leaking and rudderless sailboat near the holiday island of Mykonos.
Separately Wednesday, a man believed to be a migrant was found dead in the trunk of a car in an artificial lake near the Greek-Turkish border. Border police officers had pursued the vehicle after the driver refused to stop for a highway inspection. Five other passengers, all also believed to be migrants who had entered the country illegally, and the driver were detained, police said.
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Costas Kantouris reported from Thessaloniki, Greece. Derek Gatopoulos in Athens, Greece contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Resident physicians who went on strike at New York City’s Elmhurst Hospital Center have reached a tentative deal on the third day of their walkout and will return to work, their union announced Wednesday.
The strike by about 160 residents that began Monday was New York City’s first strike by doctors since 1990, according to the Committee of Interns and Residents local of the Service Employees International Union, their union.
Although they work at Elmhurst, a public hospital in Queens that became the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the doctors in training are employed by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
The union had said first-year residents working at Elmhurst were making about $7,000 less per year than their peers working at the private Mount Sinai system’s main campus.
Union officials said in a news release that the tentative contract includes wage increases of 18% over three years as well as a $2000 ratification bonus and a meal allowance that reaches parity with residents at Mount Sinai.
“This fight was always about power, and Elmhurst residents are truly building that together,” psychiatry resident Dr. Sarah Hafuth said. “Mount Sinai will now have to think twice about leaving Elmhurst behind and perpetuating these disparities for union doctors in the future.”
A Mount Sinai spokesperson said in a statement: “The proposed agreement is fair, responsible, and puts patients and residents’ educational training first. We want to express our thanks to everyone working at both Mount Sinai and Elmhurst this week for their dedication to patient care during this strike.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/resident-doctors-at-nycs-elmhurst-hospital-reach-tentative-deal-after-3-day-strike/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2023-05-24 17:29:58 | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/resident-doctors-at-nycs-elmhurst-hospital-reach-tentative-deal-after-3-day-strike/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, January 5, 2023
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
135 PM PST Thu Jan 5 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Tulare
County through 215 PM PST...
At 134 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ivanhoe, or near Visalia, moving to the northeast at around 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Visalia, Farmersville, Woodlake, Ivanhoe, Three Rivers, Lemon Cove
and Lindcove.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3626 11927 3640 11941 3659 11903 3646 11884
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 235DEG 25KT 3639 11924
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the dream of buying a home gets harder for single mothers, greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity is paving the way to homeownership through its women-build celebration.
Women Build, now in its 22nd year, is a terrific way to involve friends, family, and co-workers of all ages in crucial work with a lasting impact. GAHH’s Women Build Kickoff starts at 9 a.m. on March 8th. It’s located at 108 Clifton Ave Se. Women Build 2023 starts 3/8/2023 reach out for volunteer opportunities at regina@habitatabq.org.
Raise the Roof fundraiser on April 15 starting at 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St. NW, Albuquerque 87104. | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/habitat-for-humanity-women-build-2023/ | 2023-03-08 23:10:14 | 1 | https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/habitat-for-humanity-women-build-2023/ |
Updated August 18, 2022 at 2:31 PM ET
Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids; neither do most insurance policies. That's why advocates are welcoming a new federal rule allowing over-the-counter sales of the devices, hoping the move cuts prices and makes it easier for people with hearing loss to improve their lives.
By mid-October, consumers could see over-the-counter devices in drug stores that are far more affordable than prescription aids that routinely cost thousands of dollars, thanks to the rule the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday. But many people will likely have to bear that cost alone — and that's just one of the challenges still confronting people with hearing loss.
"We're really excited about the market," said Barbara Kelley, executive director of the Hearing Loss Association of America. But, she added, "we think it's going to be confusing for consumers."
Here's a rundown of why the rule is being celebrated, and what problems still exist.
The new rule is a long-awaited breakthrough
"There's 48 million people in this country with some degree of hearing loss," Kelley told NPR, "and there's no such thing as a small hearing loss. It can be completely disruptive to your life."
The new rule's promise to minimize a host of health problems was hailed by Dr. Debara Tucci, director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
"Hearing loss is associated with dementia, increased risk of falling, reduced mobility, depression, social isolation, and anxiety," Tucci said on her federal agency's website.
Wearing hearing aids can make a big difference. As the Hearing Industries Association said in an email to NPR, "8 in 10 who chose to treat their hearing loss report life-changing results."
Prescription hearing aids are often wildly expensive
"The FDA estimates this rule will save consumers on the order of about $1,400 per individual hearing aid or over $2,800 per pair," Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, said of the new FDA rule.
That's a substantial saving for an essential item that the Hearing Industries Association says can range from under $1,000 up to $4,000 each.
The industry group notes that the actual devices usually account for only about a third of the total cost, since the process of getting a prescription hearing aid normally includes numerous visits to doctors and specialists who evaluate patients and fit, test and adjust their hearing aids.
One source of potential relief: your tax return. In response to an NPR request, the IRS confirmed that taxpayers can use their flexible spending account to pay for over-the-counter hearing aids or claim a medical deduction for the cost, just as they're currently allowed to do.
"There has never been a 'prescription' requirement for hearing aids" under the tax rules, according to IRS spokesman Bruce Friedland, who adds, "all that is necessary is that they be for a hearing deficiency."
OTC aids could compete with PSAP devices
By creating a new product category, the FDA is giving a regulated alternative to people who in recent years might have turned to PSAPs — or personal sound amplification products.
PSAPs are promoted as a way to amplify a normal person's hearing. But many people who buy them aren't hunters or private detectives — they're just having trouble hearing, whether it's in person or when they're watching TV.
With the change, the PSAP category will still exist, but if their makers want to sell a device as an OTC hearing aid, they'll have to fulfill the FDA's quality and labeling standards.
"The truth is, in that category, there are some very good devices that will cross over to the over-the-counter market and meet the criteria," Kelley said. "The difference is they can now market them to people with hearing loss."
Medicare does not pay for hearing aids
"Medicare doesn't cover hearing aids or exams for fitting hearing aids," the government program's website states. "You pay 100% of the cost for hearing aids and exams."
Many Americans might be surprised that the federal insurance program doesn't offer help to people who are most likely to need hearing aids. But it's by design.
"Back when the law was enacted in 1965, hearing aids were not only not in there, they were statutorily excluded," Kelley said.
Other components of modern insurance, such as dental and vision coverage, were similarly left out of the original law — although in today's system, some Medicare Advantage plans do include coverage for those costs.
Kelley says several ideas are behind the exclusion, including a belief in 1965 that problems like hearing loss weren't major health issues. Average U.S. lifespans were also shorter — and as we now live longer, many of us are doing so in noisier environments that progressively harm our ability to hear.
Lawmakers made headway to include hearing aids in Medicare coverage in recent years, but a House-approved bill in 2019 failed to advance in the Senate. Attempts to include the requirement in the Democrats' Build Back Better framework also foundered.
Using hearing aids isn't as easy as putting on reading glasses
The new class of over-the-counter hearing aids is meant to help adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. But for anyone who thinks getting an OTC hearing aid will help them as easily as snagging a pair of cheap reading glasses boosts their sight, Kelley warns that it isn't that simple.
"That's a good analogy," she said, "except I'd like to clarify that when we put on glasses, typically they correct our vision. When you put on a hearing aid, it doesn't always correct your hearing."
That's because many hearing loss cases are highly individualized, with problems linked to specific frequencies or environments.
"Hearing loss is unique to each person, and most do not know if their condition is mild, moderate, or greater, caused by another medical issue or something as simple as ear wax," Hearing Industries Association President Kate Carr said in an emailed statement.
While many people might benefit from an OTC product, others might need to see a doctor and an audiologist for more sophisticated care, Carr and others say.
The chance that some consumers might rely on trial-and-error to find a device that works well for them led some commenters on the FDA proposal to ask the agency to ensure they can easily return or exchange OTC hearing aids. The FDA declined to do so, citing existing consumer laws. But its final rule does require manufacturers to clearly state their return policies.
If you buy a hearing aid without a prescription, the Hearing Industries Association says you should hang on to your receipt and be aware of the device's warranty and return details. It also cautions consumers against using devices that over-amplify sound, as too much volume could harm their hearing further.
The rule meets a mandate set in 2017
Despite the limit on Medicare coverage, the OTC rule comes as a highly anticipated victory, arriving five years after Congress voted in in 2017 to require the FDA to create an OTC category for hearing aids.
Regulators were prodded to take action last summer, when President Biden issued a wide-ranging executive order to promote more competition. It tasked the Department of Health and Human Services with proposing an OTC hearing aid rule, setting a new timeline in motion.
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The Brock Purdy show is hitting the road in prime time.
After outplaying Tom Brady and dominating the Buccaneers in his first career start, Purdy leads the San Francisco 49ers against Seattle on “Thursday Night Football.”
Purdy, the last pick in this year’s draft, can follow up a spectacular performance by helping the 49ers (9-4) secure the NFC West. A victory over the Seahawks (7-6) would clinch the division title for San Francisco, which turned to Purdy after losing Jimmy Garoppolo to a foot injury on Dec. 4.
“The kid is a perfectionist and everything he does, he wants to see what he can do better,” Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said of Purdy.
Purdy will try to play through an oblique injury, and the Niners won’t have wide receiver Deebo Samuel because of knee and ankle injuries.
Still, they’re 3 1/2-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The Seahawks have lost three of four.
Pro Picks leans toward San Francisco because the Seahawks have the second-worst run defense in the NFL and they’ve allowed 506 yards rushing in the past two home games, losses to Carolina and Las Vegas.
49ERS, 23-17
Cincinnati (minus 3 1/2) at Tampa Bay
Joe Burrow has led the Bengals (9-4) to five straight wins. The Buccaneers (6-7) may have the worst coaching staff in the NFL, but still can win the woeful NFC South with a losing record.
BEST BET: BENGALS, 27-20.
Pittsburgh (plus 2 1/2) at Carolina
The Panthers (5-8) have gone from being in line to get the second pick in the draft to just one game out of first place. The Steelers (5-8) may have to turn to Mitch Trubisky if Kenny Pickett can’t go because of a second concussion this season.
UPSET SPECIAL: STEELERS, 20-17
Indianapolis (plus 4 1/2) at Minnesota
The Vikings (10-3) gave doubters more reason to criticize with a loss to the Lions. The Colts visit at the right time.
VIKINGS, 26-17
Baltimore (plus 2 1/2) at Cleveland
The Ravens (9-4) are missing Lamar Jackson and backup QB Tyler Huntley was in concussion protocol so the Browns (5-8) are favorites to get Deshaun Watson his first win in two years.
BROWNS, 23-20
Miami (plus 7 1/2) at Buffalo
Josh Allen and the Bills (10-3) are rolling while Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins (8-5) are slipping.
BILLS, 24-17
Atlanta (plus 4) at New Orleans
Rookie Desmond Ridder makes his first career start for the Falcons (5-8) and has two fan bases rooting for him in Atlanta and Philadelphia. The Saints (4-9) traded their first-round pick to the Eagles.
SAINTS, 23-16
Detroit (minus 1) at New York Jets
Mike White and the Jets (7-6) are fighting to stay in the playoff race. The Lions (6-7) are somehow in the wild-card chase after starting 1-6.
JETS, 24-22
Kansas City (minus 14) at Houston
The Texans (1-11-1) almost pulled off the biggest upset of the season in Dallas last week. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs (10-3) had to take notice.
CHIEFS, 34-13
Philadelphia (minus 9) at Chicago
The Eagles (12-1) are headed toward the No. 1 seed and a franchise record for most regular-season wins.
EAGLES, 30-20
Dallas (minus 4 1/2) at Jacksonville
Trevor Lawrence is coming off his best pro game while the Cowboys barely survived against Houston.
COWBOYS, 27-20
Arizona (plus 2 1/2) at Denver
Colt McCoy takes over for Kyler Murray for the Cardinals (4-9). Russell Wilson finally showed his Pro Bowl form before suffering a concussion last week.
BRONCOS, 20-16
New England (minus 1 1/2) at Las Vegas
Bill Belichick vs. Josh McDaniels. Advantage, Patriots.
PATRIOTS, 23-20
Tennessee (plus 3) at Los Angeles Chargers
The Titans (7-6) have lost three in a row, but still have a cushion in the lowly AFC South. Justin Herbert and the Chargers (7-6) are battling for a wild-card spot.
CHARGERS, 27-21
New York Giants (plus 4 1/2) at Washington
The Commanders (7-5-1) and Giants (7-5-1) meet again after a tie two weeks ago. Washington turned its season around after a 1-4 start while New York has one win in its past six games.
COMMANDERS, 23-20
Los Angeles Rams (plus 7) at Green Bay
Baker Mayfield has more time to grasp the Rams’ offense. The Packers (5-8) are desperate to stay alive in the playoff race.
PACKERS, 24-19
2022 RECORD
Last Week: Straight up: 8-5 Against spread: 8-5.
Season: Straight up: 125-82. Against spread: 106-97-4.
Thursday: Straight up: 10-6. Against spread: 6-10.
Monday: Straight up: 8-7. Against spread: 7-8.
Best Bet: Straight up: 7-7. Against spread: 7-7.
Upset Special: Straight up: 4-10. Against spread: 6-7-1.
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The D.C. United soccer team announced Friday that it had fired the club's athletic trainer for allegedly making a "discriminatory hand gesture" in a photo that appeared on social media one day earlier.
Though the club didn't name him in its statement, the Washington Post reported that the person let go was Reade Whitney. He is listed on D.C. United's website as the head athletic trainer.
According to the newspaper, Whitney was fired after a team photo showed him displaying what's commonly understood to be the "OK" hand signal, a gesture that's been increasingly used by white supremacists in recent years.
"There is no place for racism, homophobia, misogyny, or discrimination of any kind in our sport and world and D.C. United do not tolerate any acts of this nature," the team said in a statement.
Efforts to reach Whitney for comment were not immediately successful.
The "OK" hand gesture — making a circle with the thumb and index finger while the other three fingers point out — is typically used to indicate that all is well.
But experts say the once-innocuous signal has also been adopted by white supremacists and other far-right groups recently.
The Anti-Defamation League lists it among the symbols used by hate groups, and the Southern Poverty Law Center says it's commonly deployed by white nationalists and internet trolls.
Whitney's firing was announced a few hours before the team said it was also suspending two players while Major League Soccer investigates possible violations of league policy.
D.C. United players Taxi Fountas and Nigel Robertha were placed on paid administrative leave and would be unavailable for team activities, the club said.
The Athletic reported that Fountas was accused of directing a racial slur toward Robertha in a recent training session, and that Robertha physically assaulted Fountas in response.
It's unclear if Whitney's firing and the matter involving the two players are related.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Bird Global, Inc. (NYSE: BRDS) between May 14, 2021 and November 14, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important January 17, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities class action commenced by the Firm.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Bird securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Bird class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9805 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 17, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Bird was improperly recording Sharing Revenue for certain trips by its customers where collection was not probable; (2) as such, Bird overstated its Sharing Revenue for the relevant quarters and fiscal year during the Class Period; (3) Bird failed to disclose that its internal controls were not effective as they relate to calculating Sharing Revenue recognition; (4) as a result, Bird would need to restate its previously disclosed Sharing Revenue; and (5) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Bird class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=9805 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Which conditioners for frizzy hair are best?
Many issues can cause frizzy hair, but it’s fairly common for people with wavy, curly or coily hair. For anyone, it’s usually a sign that their hair is lacking moisture and is too dry. There are many ways to re-moisturize your hair and make it shiny and less frizzy. One of the best things you can do is invest in the right kind of conditioner. Shampoo dries hair out because it strips the natural oils, and conditioner adds that factor back in. To restore natural oils and add moisture, try Briogeo Be Gentle, Be Kind Kale + Apple Replenishing Superfood Conditioner.
What to know before you buy a conditioner for frizzy hair
Hair type
Knowing your hair type helps you figure out what kinds of conditioner will work for your hair. This includes whether your hair is wavy, curly or coily, as well as how porous it is. If your hair has high porosity, that means it will absorb moisture very easily. If it has low porosity, it won’t absorb moisture well at all. Research how to do a hair porosity test, then research what products work best for your hair type.
General care
With frizz-prone hair, it’s a good idea to switch up your routine beyond just finding the right conditioner. Instead of using a towel to dry your hair when you get out of the shower, use an old, soft T-shirt to gently scrunch excess water out. You can also sleep on satin pillowcases, as cotton and other materials tend to absorb all the product from your hair, leaving it even drier. Whenever possible, air-dry your hair, rather than exposing it to excessive heat.
Conditioning
For people with frizzy hair, you might need more than one kind of conditioner. Especially if your hair is curly or coily, you may want to consider getting both a shower conditioner and a leave-in. If your hair is particularly coarse, consider adding some kind of styling creme or light oil as well.
What to look for in a quality conditioner for frizzy hair
Ingredients
Check product ingredients to see if they contain things that are good for your hair type. Try to avoid sulfates — sulfates are detergents that strip your hair of natural oils, and hair prone to frizz does better with a certain amount of natural oil. Check that the product doesn’t contain silicones — although these can work well on frizzy hair, they’re not good for water or the environment.
Scent
For some people, the smell of their hair products doesn’t matter that much, but it can be a bigger consideration for others. If you’re using a leave-in conditioner, you’re going to be smelling your hair until the next time you wash it. Be aware of which scents you’re sensitive to and avoid products that contain any of those in the ingredients list.
Purpose
Some conditioners are meant to repair damaged hair, while others are meant to be applied and then left in. Others should be left in for some time and then rinsed out later. Still others protect your hair from heat if you use a diffuser or want to straighten it. Check the label and product description to see what purpose each conditioner is meant to serve to ensure you’re buying the right one for your needs.
How much you can expect to spend on conditioner for frizzy hair
Conditioner for frizzy hair can cost from $16-$28, depending on the product.
Conditioner for frizzy hair FAQ
What causes frizz?
A. Many things can cause frizz, but usually it’s because your hair follicles aren’t retaining enough moisture. Checking the porosity of your hair and finding products that work specifically with your hair type, as well as switching to satin pillowcases or using a satin bonnet to sleep in can help limit the frizz.
Is it possible to get rid of all frizz?
A. Probably not. If your hair is prone to some frizz, there’s almost always going to be at least a little. Frizz is not inherently bad, and you don’t want to go to the opposite extreme of over-conditioning your hair to try and get rid of it. Just focus on keeping your hair and scalp healthy.
What’s the best conditioner for frizzy hair to buy?
Top conditioner for frizzy hair
Briogeo Be Gentle, Be Kind Kale + Apple Replenishing Superfood Conditioner
What you need to know: This delicious-smelling superfood conditioner contains ingredients that nourish dry, frizzy hair and leave it soft and shiny.
What you’ll love: Cruelty-free, vegan and free of sulfates, silicones and other harmful ingredients, this conditioner is a breeze to use. Simply apply it after shampooing, leave it in for a few minutes, and then rinse it out with cool to cold water.
What you should consider: It works best when used with the coordinating shampoo.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Top conditioner for frizzy hair for the money
Mixed Chicks Detangling Deep Conditioner
What you need to know: Formulated for all hair types but particularly curly ones, this deep conditioner repairs dry, damaged hair.
What you’ll love: It works well if you heat style your hair. It adds moisture and strengthens weak strands, all while detangling. Those with coarse, curly hair will love how soft this makes their curls.
What you should consider: It isn’t recommended for relaxed or permed hair.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Worth checking out
Briogeo Farewell Frizz Smoothing Conditioner
What you need to know: This leave-in conditioner can work for anyone with frizzy hair who needs some extra moisture.
What you’ll love: It’s full of hair-friendly ingredients, and you can use it on wet or dry hair. It smells nice, is cruelty-free and contains no silicones, parabens, sulfates or phthalates.
What you should consider: It works best when used with other conditioning, rather than as a standalone product.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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To celebrate, the Brand is offering consumers a chance at winning Free Coffee for a Year*
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Victor Allen's Coffee, established in 1979 with a passion for producing high-quality coffee, will be rolling out a new and improved taste profile starting this month across its full-line of single serve coffee pods.
In addition to the new taste profile that was achieved through optimization of coffee blends and roasting techniques, Victor Allen's Coffee will also be updating its look on the shelf and in e-commerce. Packaging for the coffee brand will deploy an updated logo, new brand colors, and a new and improved flavor communicator with an easy to read roast profile scale.
"Through our research, we have found that consumers are seeking a coffee brand that can provide a great cup of coffee consistently at a reasonable price," said Michael Sargent, Senior Brand Manager for Trilliant Food & Nutrition. "Consumers also indicated that they have a hard time shopping the coffee aisle and on e-commerce platforms because there are so many choices that don't communicate clearly on pack the quality of the coffee beans used, the flavor profile, and roast of the coffee. By optimizing our packaging and improving our already amazing coffee, we can continue to provide consumers the home brewing coffee solutions that they are looking for."
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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination Outlets, in Jeffersonville, Ohio, is wrapping up summer with their Summer Concert Series.
The Summer Season will end as Shucking Bubba, hip-hop, funk and alternative band takes the stage at Destination Outlets on August 20th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm with gates opening at 5:00pm. The concert will be $10 or FREE for those who download the Destination Outlets membership app, just search 'Destination Outlets' in the app store. There will be delicious food trucks on site. As well as a VIP seating area sponsored by the newly opened, Open Box Outlet.
The five-piece band has energy and hard-hitting rhythms that are addictive – giving your body reason to groove.
Shucking Bubba plays only the best cover songs ranging from old school hip-hop to funk to alternative rock. With a vast repertoire of songs to choose from, they keep every performance fresh and stimulating by playing all the songs that people in party mode want to hear.
Remember those cool mixed cds you used to make in middle school? Yeah, it's kinda like that but a hundred times better – and it's loud and live. (shuckingbubba.com)
Destination Outlets is a 400,000 sq ft shopping complex featuring a variety of brand-name and designer outlet stores for fashion, apparel, housewares, and more. Formerly Tanger Outlets, the new Destination Outlets is well loved by shoppers far and wide for its great deals, family entertainment, and extensive Food Truck Village. The shopping center is centrally located right off Route 71 in Jeffersonville, Ohio, and regularly hosts top-tier events aimed at bringing the local community together. For more information on Destination Outlets 2021 holiday events, visit destinationoutlets.com.
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When quarterback Bekkem Kritza transferred out to California over the summer, it left a hole in coach Tom McCartney’s pass-until-you-drop attack. Even further, it broke up the connection between Kritza and favorite receiver Jordan Rechel that probably would’ve only grown in the coming years after their grand freshman entrance.
But like many who find good even after loss, the Rowan Risner-Rechel duo is helping the Knights stay in the present.
Though it came in a 38-15 loss to CHSAA Class 5A No. 4 ranked Valor Christian, the junior first-year starter and Rechel continued to look like a seasoned fixture Friday night at Recht Field, combining for 114 yards and a score.
“It’s a tough loss but our connection has definitely gotten better,” Rechel said. “We’re just working every day to get better and hopefully win a state championship.”
As rain fell and temperatures dropped nearly 50 degrees from the day before, the Knights recouped after a slow start with a long Risner-Rechel TD connection, followed by a rushing score from Rechel that got the Knights (2-1) within 14-12 early in the third quarter.
It got lively for the home fans, then it just got cold.
The Eagles’ run game took over from there, ending their first three second-half drives with rushing TDs to pull away.
“I’m very proud of our guys,” McCartney said. “They executed the plan and gave us opportunities to be in the game and that’s all you can ask for as a coach. We had big goals tonight and may have fallen a little bit short.”
Down 14-0 late in the first half, Risner looked Rechel’s way as he streaked down the field — a setup similar to the one that led to an interception earlier. This time, Rechel got a step on his corner and Risner dropped the pass into his stretched arms three yards deep into the end zone, cutting the lead to 14-6.
The two’s connection has now totaled 23 receptions, 335 yards and three scores in three games.
“I’m proud of both those guys,” McCartney said. “They spend a lot of time with each other, in the subtle moments of ‘Hey, here’s what you can expect here. Here’s what you can expect here.’ We’re just going to keep working it.”
Fairview recovered an onside kick out of the half before Rechel dazzled with a 20-yard rushing score, where powered through the middle of the line before breaking outside for the score.
Valor Christian (2-1) answered with a 15-play drive that included 14 runs and a 1-yard score from Trey Stott.
Roman Bradley added to the lead with a 6-yard TD early in the fourth and Jake Isernhagen put things away with second TD of the night with 7:51 remaining.
Fairview is on the road at Horizon Thursday.
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The TI Effect: How Sherman is paving the way to growth with infrastructure
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - With all the new faces coming to Sherman and the housing market trying to make room for them, Sherman will quite literally have to pave the road to support its growth.
“We’re trying to do about ten years’ worth of projects in the next two years,” said Sherman City Manager Robby Hefton.
For Sherman, thousands of new jobs, residents, and homes sum up to millions in preparation.
“Our job as a city is to put the building blocks in place for all this development,” said Hefton.
Building for the future, they said, starts with laying the foundation.
Sherman said they have a plan for road infrastructure- totaling $40 million in just the first phase.
“Getting around Sherman right now is terrible,” said Hefton. “When it is all done, it is going to be great, but it’s going to be a challenge for us over the next two to three years.”
Sherman said they want to expand streets like Shepherd Drive to TI, one road residents are already asking to improve.
And they plan to work on Moore street, eventually connecting it to Flanary road, which runs right alongside a neighborhood, that the Rickersons have called home for nearly 50 years.
“As of right now, we are the ones that have lived on Flanary Road the longest,” said Lenda Rickerson, who lives on Flanary Road. “For several years, you could hear a pin drop out here. It was so quiet and peaceful. Now, forget it.”
In March, Sherman approved a contract completing part of the designs for expanding the road to four lanes with plans to lead it to TI.
“And, I’m hating that part,” said Rickerson. “I’ve got grandkids, and I don’t want none of them run over.”
Others said the construction is long overdue.
“I could see as a positive for becoming a major street is the fact that we would actually have a better street to drive on,” said Jason Tindell, who lives on Flanary Road.
The price tag for roads just scratches the surface compared to the 70 million dollars in bonds Sherman is looking at for water and sewer infrastructure.
They said that sticker could be even higher for the 2024 budget at 100 million dollars.
“Development is paying for development,” said Hefton. “And the revenues that we will get from our development from Texas Instruments and others is going to be sufficient for issuing this debt.”
Sherman said they plan to also focus on improving parks and sidewalks too.
“It’s important for us to not only, you know, focus on the things that come about because of our growth in our major infrastructure, but also making sure that our quality of life amenities are keeping up with our growth too because that’s very important for a livable community,” said Hefton.
But as the city sets up a new framework to support growth, residents, like Tindell, ask one thing.
“Keep an idea of thinking of the families that still live here,” said Tindell. “They still have to use this as a road for their families and their loved ones.”
They ask to remember the people who laid the foundation of Sherman’s past as the city builds for its future.
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Husband, wife injured in bear attack after animal breaks into home, authorities say
MEDFORD, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - A Wisconsin couple is recovering after a bear attacked them while they were inside their home.
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office reports a husband and wife called deputies on Friday night to inform them of what happened.
The couple said the incident started when they noticed a bear outside of their home eating from a bird feeder, as reported by WSAW.
They opened a window and yelled for the bear to go away. However, the bear then turned and charged at the house. The couple said it broke through a window and into their home.
Deputies reported the man and woman said they tried to fight off the bear while stabbing it with a kitchen knife.
Eventually, the husband was able to retrieve a gun, and he shot and killed the bear, according to the sheriff’s office. The couple was injured and suffered several bites in the attack. Their children were also home, but they were sleeping and unharmed.
Authorities said the bear was an adult female and appeared to have one cub nearby.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources also responded to the couple’s home and took possession of the bear for testing.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso breezed past a large field of rivals looking to be the next mayor of Los Angeles and advanced Tuesday to a runoff election in November.
An early tally of mail-in ballots showed Caruso with 41% and Bass with 38%. A candidate needed to top 50% to avoid a runoff.
A dozen names were on the ballot, though several candidates dropped out.
Bass, a favorite of the party’s progressive wing, and the Republican-turned-Democrat Caruso easily distanced themselves from the rest of the field. City Councilman Kevin de Leon, a former state Senate leader, was a distant third with 7%.
Bass, who was on then President-elect Joe Biden’s short list for vice president, would be the first woman mayor of Los Angeles and the second Black person to hold the office.
The race largely focused on homelessness and crime. More than 40,000 people live in trash-strewn homeless encampments and rusty RVs, and widely publicized smash-and-grab robberies and home invasions have unsettled residents.
Each candidate used their victory speeches to promise a better tomorrow while also taking shots at their opponent.
“Together we will make a city where you want to live because you feel safe, because the air you breathe is clean, and because people are no longer dying on our streets,” Bass said. “Not with empty promises from the past, but through a bold path forward.”
Caruso quoted Bass as saying that under her leadership homelessness would not be solved in her first term and that the most residents could count on would be “light at the end of the tunnel” after four years.
“Whoa. Whoa,” Caruso said. “Let me respond by saying this: The light at the end of the tunnel is shining bright tonight.”
Caruso, 63, who sits on the board of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and was endorsed by the police union, has positioned himself as a centrist outsider running against City Hall’s progressive establishment. He blames Bass, 68, and other longtime incumbents for sprawling homeless encampments that have spread into virtually every neighborhood and concerns about unsafe streets.
“This is a great night because so many people have gone to the voting booth, and they’ve sent a message: We are not helpless in the face of our problems,” Caruso said. “We will not allow this city to decline. We will no longer accept excuses.”
His strong performance is an unwelcome sign for Democrats defending their fragile majorities in Congress and in other races around the country.
The last time City Hall veered to the political right was in 1993, when voters turned to Republican businessman Richard Riordan to lead the city in the aftermath of the deadly 1992 riots that erupted after four white police officers were acquitted of assault in the beating of Black motorist Rodney King.
Los Angeles, however, is much changed since Riordan’s days. It’s more Latino, less white and more solidly Democratic. Only 13% of registered voters are Republicans.
Caruso’s estimated $4.3 billion fortune allowed him to run a seemingly nonstop display of TV and online ads. His campaign’s spending — over $40 million as of early this week, most of it his money — topped all other candidates combined.
“It’s hard to defeat a people-powered campaign … no matter how much money is spent, and it’s hard to defeat folks who are committed to a cause, not just a candidate,” Bass said. “All of us stood strong against an onslaught, a $45 million onslaught to be exact, spent by a billionaire.”
By comparison, Bass’ spending hit about $3.3 million, though both campaigns were also supported by ads from outside groups.
There was competition over celebrity endorsements, as is typical in Los Angeles. Earvin “Magic” Johnson backed Bass, while Caruso had Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow behind him.
The race took a nasty turn recently.
Ads run by Bass and her allies depict Caruso as a West coast version of former President Donald Trump, who is dodging taxes, blowing a “right wing dog whistle” and lying about Bass’ record.
In advertising from Caruso and his supporters, Bass emerges as an ethically compromised charlatan who missed key votes in Congress and counts an indicted city councilman in her circle of friends.
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) ("MGM Resorts" or the "Company") has been named to the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). The index tracks public companies' business practices and policies in advancing gender equity.
MGM Resorts is among 483 organizations included in this year's GEI, reflecting a high level of disclosure and overall performance across several pillars. These include establishing a leadership & talent pipeline, equal pay & gender pay parity, inclusive culture, and sexual harassment policies.
"MGM Resorts is proud to be recognized for our long-standing commitments to progressing gender equity throughout our company and communities in which we operate," said Jyoti Chopra, Chief People, Inclusion and Sustainability Officer at MGM Resorts International. "As a leader in our industry, we strive to foster a diverse workplace where everyone can achieve their full potential, regardless of gender."
Programs highlighting MGM Resorts' year-long efforts in achieving gender equity include the Accelerated Leadership Program, Professional Women Employee Network Group and Mentorship Program. The Company is also a founding sponsor of the annual Women's Leadership Conference, bringing together a diverse community of professionals seeking to improve their leadership competencies.
These efforts are part of Focused On What Matters, MGM Resorts' larger commitment to embracing humanity and protecting the planet.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 32 unique hotel and gaming destinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S. sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company's subsidiary LeoVegas AB offers sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands in several jurisdictions throughout Europe. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its "Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet" philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.
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Fertility app fined $200,000 for leaking customer’s health data
By Brian Fung, CNN
(CNN) — The company behind a popular fertility app has agreed to pay $200,000 in federal and state fines after authorities alleged that it had shared users’ personal health information for years without their consent, including to Google and to two companies based in China.
The app, known as Premom, will also be banned from sharing personal health information for advertising purposes and must ensure that the data it shared without users’ consent is deleted from third-party systems, according to the Federal Trade Commission, along with the attorneys general of Connecticut, the District of Columbia and Oregon.
Wednesday’s proposed settlement targeting Premom highlights how regulators have stepped up their scrutiny of fertility trackers and health information in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision last year striking down federal protections for abortion.
The sharing of personal data allegedly affected Premom’s hundreds of thousands of users from at least 2018 until 2020, and violated a federal regulation known as the Health Breach Notification Rule, according to an FTC complaint against Easy Healthcare, Premom’s parent company.
Premom didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
As part of the alleged violation, Premom collected and shared personally identifiable health information with Google and with a third-party marketing firm in violation of Premom’s own privacy policy, which had promised to share only “non-identifiable data” with others, according to the complaint.
In addition, Premom allegedly shared location information and device identifiers — such as WiFi network names and hardware IDs — with two China-based data analytics companies, known as Jiguang and Umeng, according to the complaint. That information, the FTC alleged, “could be used to identify Premom’s users and disclose to third parties that these users were utilizing a fertility app,” according to an FTC complaint filed against Easy Healthcare, Premom’s parent company.
Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, a wave of anti-abortion legislation has raised the prospect that fertility apps, search engines and other technology platforms could be forced to hand over user data in potential prosecutions of abortion-seekers.
“Now more than ever, with reproductive rights under attack across the country, it is essential that the privacy of healthcare decisions is vigorously protected,” said DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb in a statement. “My office will continue to make sure companies protect consumers’ personal information to protect against unlawful encroachment on access to effective reproductive healthcare.”
Samuel Levine, director of the FTC’s consumer protection bureau, said the agency “will not tolerate health privacy abuses.”
“Premom broke its promises and compromised consumers’ privacy,” Levine said in a statement. “We will vigorously enforce the Health Breach Notification Rule to defend consumer’s health data from exploitation.”
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Five people affiliated with a Nazi prison gang, including one who legally changed his name to Filthy Fuhrer, have been convicted in the grisly death of a member whose gang tattoo was cut off his rib cage with a hot knife before he was shot and his body was burned, a federal jury in Alaska decided Monday.
Fuhrer, 45, the gang leader who legally changed his name from Timothy Lobdell, and the others were convicted of murder, racketeering, kidnapping and assault charges.
All face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole on the murder charge when they are sentenced in federal court in Anchorage. Sentencing hearings are scheduled for October.
“Violent gangs, especially those based upon racial hatred, are a plague to our society,” U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker for the District of Alaska said in a statement.
“As this case demonstrates, the crimes of organized prison gangs often go beyond the prison walls bringing violence into our communities. Today’s convictions are a major disruption to the operation of the 1488 prison gang and hold accountable those who order or commit brutal and heinous crimes,” Tucker said.
According to federal prosecutors, Fuhrer founded the 1488 prison gang, which operated in prisons throughout Alaska and on the outside, or the “free world,” as members called it. Full membership is given to those committing acts of violence on behalf of the gang, and these “made” members receive the 1488 “patch,” a tattoo depicting an Iron Cross superimposed over a swastika.
The name of the gang, 1488, refers to different tenets of white supremacy, according to court documents. The “14” refers to the 14 words in a white nationalist creed: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.”
There are two possible meanings for the last part of the gang’s name: The double eights could reference the 88 precepts outlined by white supremacist David Lane, or they could stand for “Heil Hitler,” since H is the eighth letter of the alphabet.
The gang requires all members to “be white, look white and act white.”
Fuhrer, who is serving a 19-year sentence for the attempted murder of an Alaska State Trooper, believed some members were defying the gang’s code of conduct, which includes the creed that “the only currency we recognize is violence and unquestionable loyalty.” According to prosecutors, Fuhrer believed the conduct of some was diminishing the power and influence of the gang.
From behind bars, Fuhrer sent out a trusted member with a list of directives, which included the kidnapping and assault of two low-level members and then the kidnapping, assault and murder of Staton on Aug. 3, 2017, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said 1488 members Roy Naughton, Glen Baldwin and Colter O’Dell worked with Craig King, a Hells Angel Motorcycle Club member, to kill Staton as retaliation for stealing from both King and the 1488s.
With hands and feet bound, Staton was delivered to a duplex in Wasilla, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Anchorage. King and his wife lived on one side. The other side was vacant but prepared for the beating with walls and floor covered with painter’s plastic, court documents say.
Inside, Staton was beaten and tortured and the 1488 patch was cut off his rib cage with a knife that had been heated with a propane torch.
Staton was still alive when Baldwin and O’Dell took him into the woods, where he was shot and his body burned, prosecutors and court documents said.
Two others, Nicholas Kozorra and Dustin Clowers, previously pleaded guilty to murder charges in Staton’s death. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-Alaska-Nazi-prison-gang-members-in-17142756.php | 2022-05-02 22:37:37 | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Jury-convicts-Alaska-Nazi-prison-gang-members-in-17142756.php |
Allowing Customers to Discover New Beverages Online With Shipping to 44 States
NEWTON, N.C., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bevana launches its new e-commerce platform this week, changing the way that customers buy craft beverages forever. The platform will continue the company's mission of expanding the connection between drinkers and the real people who make their favorite beverages, allowing customers to discover a new world of drinks and makers every time they place an order.
Rather than buying inventory through the traditional three-tier system, Bevana works directly with its partners to provide options to meet the needs of any drinker, as well as directly supporting the passionate small businesses that make the beverage industry so unique, all without passing on hidden costs and fees to the customer. This will make it easy for anyone in search of unique flavors and experiences to discover exciting new products and to continue to support the small businesses they already know and love.
"Buying alcohol online has always been a frustrating, expensive process for many customers. Individual beverage companies can often only ship within their home state, and it's a significant burden for them to manage even then. For other marketplaces, oftentimes they either have to warehouse enormous amounts of products that they may never be able to sell, or they have to buy it directly from a retailer. Either way, that's a lot of added expense that usually gets passed on to the customer," explained Matthew Juaire, Bevana's Director of E-Commerce.
"With Bevana, we can offer an unbeatable selection of different beverages without that extra step. That gives us the ability to connect people and makers not only more affordably, but with better quality control and better service, wherever we ship."
With access to an ever-growing, curated selection of the world's best craft beverages, Bevana will offer all of the choices and connections that enthusiasts want, without the hassle and headache of expensive middlemen. It is an extension of the company's core values, helping bridge the gap between artisans and drinkers in a way that benefits them both.
"People are passionate about what they drink. But they are even more passionate about why they drink. The ability to bring people together over something handcrafted by real people, at real independent companies, is what made so many people fall in love with the craft beverage industry in the first place," explained Aaron MJ Gore, Bevana's Senior Director of Business Development. "We're just lucky that we get to help make that connection every day, both online and at stores across the world."
Customers in forty-two states can order all of their favorite Bevana beverages online at www.Shop.Bevana.com for delivery directly to their door. For all orders over $65, free shipping is also available using the promo code FINDBEVANA22.
About Bevana: Bevana is a platform that connects artisan beverage makers with eager customers that they would otherwise be unable to reach. We partner with the best independent beverage makers across the globe to keep the craft in Craft Beverage, and to provide enthusiasts with the world's best drinks, no matter where they are. Through Bevana, a new world of incredible beverage experiences are just a few short clicks away. Local passion, delivered globally.
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Tonight's weather conditions in Bloomington: A few clouds. Low 24F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Saturday, Bloomington people should be prepared for temperatures just above freezing. It should reach a nippy 36 degrees. We'll see a low temperature of 29 degrees tomorrow. Expect periods of sun and clouds. The area will see gentle winds tomorrow, with winds only reaching 9 miles per hour, coming from southwest. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. Keep an eye on pantagraph.com for forecast information and severe weather updates.
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Lindsay Lohan expecting 1st child: ‘blessed and excited’
LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan is going to be a mom!
The actress, known for movies including "The Parent Trap" and "Mean Girls," is expecting her first child with her husband Bader Shammas.
Lohan, 36, made the announcement on her social media account, sharing a picture of a small onesie with the words "Coming Soon" written on it.
"We are blessed and excited!," Lohan wrote Tuesday, sharing the news.
She also told TMZ, "We are very excited for our new family member to arrive and we are looking forward to this next chapter of our lives!"
RELATED: Lindsay Lohan says she really wants a 'Mean Girls' sequel
The couple has not yet revealed the gender of the baby or the due date.
Lohan and Bader tied the knot last year, announcing the news on her birthday. The two began dating back in 2019, after Lohan relocated to Dubai several years ago.
Lindsay Lohan and Bader Shammas attend Netflix’s Falling For Christmas Celebratory Holiday Fan Screening with Cast & Crew on November 9, 2022 in New York City (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)
After maintaining a low public profile for many years, she recently returned to acting, starring in Netflix's "Falling for Christmas" last year. She currently stars in the streaming service's upcoming romantic comedy "Irish Wish." | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/lindsay-lohan-expecting-1st-child-bader-shammas-blessed-and-excited | 2023-03-14 23:14:09 | 1 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/lindsay-lohan-expecting-1st-child-bader-shammas-blessed-and-excited |
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Walt Disney World and other tourist attractions in central Florida appeared to have avoided severe damage from Hurricane Ian, but many businesses on the state's southwestern coast were hammered and face a long rebuilding process.
In Fort Myers, video posted on social media showed the Times Square, a colorful area of shops and restaurants, leveled by the storm. Sanibel, a barrier island dotted with resorts and connected to Fort Myers by a causeway, was devastated.
Carol Dovey, president of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, paused in the middle of an interview to watch live television, and was relieved to see the Westin Cape Coral Resort along the marina in Fort Myers still standing.
“But now everything that they are showing on CNN is flattened. I don’t see anything but rubble,” she gasped. “We have a lot of rebuilding to do, and it’s not done in a month. This sometimes takes years.”
Ian came ashore in southwest Florida as a Category 4 hurricane accompanied by storm surges that left thousands trapped by flooding and millions without power. As it moved inland and weakened — eventually to a tropical storm — high winds and heavy rain continued, but theme parks and other tourism magnets in central Florida appeared to have dodged crippling harm.
In the Orlando area, Walt Disney World and other attractions that had closed ahead of the storm remained shuttered, and it was unclear when they would reopen.
Disney posted a message on Twitter, promising to help its employees and the community “get through this together.”
“As we keep safety in mind, our theme parks and other operating areas remain closed (Thursday) while crews assess the impact of the storm and clear debris,” Disney said.
Damage assessments had barely begun on Thursday, as the storm moved toward the Carolinas — taking a parting shot at St. Augustine and the Space Coast before leaving Florida.
President Joe Biden declared the state a disaster area, clearing the way for federal aid to people in numerous counties. The aid can include grants and low-interest loans to help residents and business owners hit by the disaster.
The storm disrupted air travel to Florida, but only briefly. Some airports that closed were beginning to reopen, and two of the biggest, in Orlando and Tampa, planned to resume flights on Friday morning, according to federal officials.
Florida's leisure and hospitality sector accounts for nearly 1.3 million jobs, a 9.6% increase from a year ago, according to figures from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Most of those jobs are in lodging and food services, and they have helped cut Florida's unemployment rate to 2.7% in August — a full percentage point lower than the national average — from 4.3% a year earlier.
Previous strong hurricanes have caused a temporary spike in unemployment in leisure and hospitality businesses and some real estate fields such as property management, followed by a surge in hiring by construction crews during the rebuilding phase, said Sean Snaith, director of the economic forecasting institute at the University of Central Florida.
Snaith agreed that southwest Florida faces a long process of repair and rebuilding.
“As far as tourism, unfortunately they were rolling into their high season — the fall and winter months up north — so the timing is extra unfortunate,” he said. “But the beaches are still there, the theme parks are there, the weather is still nice outside of the hurricane. Tourists will come back.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Storm-battered-Florida-businesses-face-arduous-17476425.php | 2022-09-29 21:42:37 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Storm-battered-Florida-businesses-face-arduous-17476425.php |
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) between January 15, 2020 and May 31, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important September 16, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TG Therapeutics securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the TG Therapeutics class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7662 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 16, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, throughout the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of Ublituximab (an investigational glycoengineered monoclonal antibody for the treatment of B-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia ("CLL"), and relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis) and Umbralisib (or UKONIQ, an oral inhibitor of PI3K-delta and CK1-epsilon for the treatment of CLL, marginal zone lymphoma, and follicular lymphoma); (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that TG Therapeutics would be able to obtain U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approval of the marginal zone lymphoma ("MZL") and follicular lymphoma ("FL") (the "Umbralisib MZL/FL NDA"), the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application ("BLA") to the FDA for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib (together, "U2"), as a treatment for patients with CLL (the "U2 BLA"), the supplemental New Drug Application ("sNDA") for Umbralisib to add an indication for CLL and small lymphocytic lymphoma ("SLL") in combination with Ublituximab (the "U2 sNDA"), or the Ublituximab as a treatment for patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis ("RMS") (the "Ublituximab RMS BLA") in their current forms; (3) as a result, TG Therapeutics had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (4) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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TEMPE, Ariz. — The Toronto Six and Minnesota Whitecaps will face off for PHF supremacy on Sunday at Mullett Arena in Tempe, AZ.
The game will be played at the current home of the NHL's Arizona Coyotes and will result in the crowning of the seventh championship team in the history of the Isobel Cup.
That trophy, by the way, was named after the daughter of Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley of the NHL's Stanley Cup.
Here's how Toronto and Minnesota got to this point.
Toronto (17-5-2) ranked second in the regular season and Minnesota (10-11-3) finished fourth.
The Six advanced to the championship for the first time in the franchise's third season after defeating the Connecticut Whale in a best-of-three semifinal in Toronto.
The series win came after dropping the opening game.
"I kind of weirdly think losing that first game helped us a lot to come together and realize what it was going to take win those next two games," Six captain Shiann Darkangelo told The Canadian Press.
"It definitely makes your team stronger having to battle out a series like that. For some of the younger players, who haven't played in a final, that helps our momentum going into Arizona."
Meanwhile, the Whitecaps upset the back-to-back defending champion Boston Pride in two straight games to advance to the final.
"Not only was Minnesota the bottom seed coming into the playoffs, but they were on an eight game losing streak heading into the postseason to play the top-seeded Boston Pride," Erica Ayala of Locked on NHL and Locked on Kraken host pointed out.
"And yet somehow, Minnesota pulled off a miracle and swept the Pride."
Instrumental in that win was Amanda Leveille, a two-time Isobel Cup champion who made 47 saves in the deciding game.
"We're really confident going into the game this week," Leveille said. "We played extremely well against Boston. We really suffocated their offence and we know that we have to continue that against Toronto. They have a lot of really talented players on the offensive side along with their goaltender Elaine Chuli, who is awesome as well."
Chuli is arguably the best goalie in the PHF, setting up quite a matchup between the pipes.
In fact, the Six went 4-0 against the Whitecaps this season, but three games were decided by a single goal.
As far as predictions go, Ayala said Toronto will need to maintain discipline, stay out of the penalty box because they're difficult to beat five-on-five. In the end, Ayala put it like this: "We're going to get some really good hockey."
The puck will drop at 9pm EST Sunday from Tempe, and the game can be seen on ESPN2 in the U.S. or TSN in Canada. | https://www.12news.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-minnesota/six-vs-whitecaps-phf-championship-preview/535-3d2688b7-37aa-45cb-8efa-0cd7bfb78f66 | 2023-03-24 21:02:15 | 0 | https://www.12news.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-minnesota/six-vs-whitecaps-phf-championship-preview/535-3d2688b7-37aa-45cb-8efa-0cd7bfb78f66 |
Chelsea Handler has entered the Ozepmic chat.
The comedian recently shared her experience with the Type 2 diabetes medication—which has become a popular celebrity weight loss drug—explaining that she didn't realize she was taking the drug after being prescribed it by a doctor.
"My anti-aging doctor just hands it out to anybody," the 47-year-old revealed during the Jan. 25 episode of "Call Her Daddy." "I didn't even know I was on it. She said, 'If you ever want to drop five pounds, this is good.'"
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But while she tried the drug, Handler noted that she didn't like how it made her feel.
"I came back from a vacation and I injected myself with it," she recalled. "I went to lunch with a girlfriend a few days later, and she was like, 'I'm not really eating anything. I'm so nauseous, I'm on Ozempic.' And I was like, 'I'm kind of nauseous too.' But I had just come back from Spain and was jet-lagged."
Handler explained that her friend double-checked and asked her if she was absolutely sure she wasn't on the drug, to which Handler responded that she was just "on semaglutide," to which her friend stated, "That's Ozempic."
What's more? Handler admitted that she stopped using the drug because it wasn't medically necessary for her. She added that she now gives away the remaining doses to friends.
"I've injected about four or five of my friends with Ozempic, because I realized I didn't want to use it because it was silly," she said. "It's for heavy people. I have people coming over to my house, and I'm like, ‘OK, I can see you at 1, I can see you at 2.'"
However, Handler is just the latest celebrity to weigh in on the Ozempic conversation, as "Real Housewife of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards recently set the record straight when people attributed her new look to the weight-loss drug.
Richards responded to a user under her Jan. 5 Instagram picture of herself and her girlfriends—including former "Real Housewife" Teddi Mellencamp—after a workout session, writing, "I am NOT on ozempic."
In a second comment, Kyle said, "Never have been."
Earlier this month, TikTok star Remi Bader got candid about her experience with Ozempic in 2020, which she was prescribed due to being pre-diabetic and insulin-resistant. The 27-year-old revealed that going off the drug caused a cycle of "bad binging."
"I saw a doctor, and they were like, ‘It's 100 percent because you went on Ozempic,'" the influencer recalled during the Jan. 12 episode of 'Not Skinny But Not Fat' podcast. "It was making me think I wasn't hungry for so long. I lost some weight. I didn't want to be obsessed with being on it long-term. I was like, ‘I bet the second I got off I'm going to get starving again.' I did, and my binging got so much worse. So then I kind of blamed Ozempic."
But despite its weight loss side effects, Remi's experience with the drug was the opposite.
"I gained double the weight back after," she shared. "I posted about it one time and was open about my experience with it."
When E! News reached out for comment, a rep for the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk said Ozempic is "not approved for chronic weight management." The brand's statement said it's intended to treat type 2 diabetes, improve blood sugar and reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events for adults with the condition. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/chelsea-handler-reveals-she-didnt-know-she-was-taking-ozempic/4069611/ | 2023-01-26 19:08:05 | 1 | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/chelsea-handler-reveals-she-didnt-know-she-was-taking-ozempic/4069611/ |
QUEENS (WPIX) – A man in New York City is accused of hiding human remains in the basement of a home he shares with his father, police said Tuesday.
Josh Legendre, 38, has been charged with concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence, per the NYPD.
Officers were called to the scene of the grisly discovery on Saturday afternoon. Upon arrival, police said the suspect’s father informed them he had been cleaning the basement when he found a “plastic bag” containing what he believed to be human remains. A medical examiner arrived and “determined that the remains are in fact human,” the NYPD said.
The identity of the deceased has not been made public.
The suspect’s father told the New York Daily News on Sunday that he was the one who called 911 after opening up the plastic bag and finding “maybe bones” inside.
“It’s Father’s Day,” he told the outlet. “I’m just trying to see if I can wrap my head around this.”
The NYPD continues to investigate. The Medical Examiner’s Office is working to determine a cause of death. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-hiding-plastic-bag-of-human-remains-in-basement-nypd/ | 2022-06-21 20:54:31 | 1 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/nyc-man-accused-of-hiding-plastic-bag-of-human-remains-in-basement-nypd/ |
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Maine Medical Center’s chair of the Department of Medicine recently donated his kidney to a former patient. He’s hoping to inspire others to give the gift of life.
Dr. Aji Djamali recently donated his kidney to a former patient at UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin.
Maine Medical Center said Djamali is making his donation public to inspire others to give the gift of life.
“Ever since I was in medical school studying nephrology, I have wanted to walk the walk and make a difference in the life of someone with kidney disease,” Djamali said. “Living kidney donation saves lives, and I hope my experience serves as an example for others in my new state of Maine and across the country.”
Djamali first met his recipient, John Jartz of Wisconsin, in 2015 when Jartz was his patient.
Maine Medical Center said Jartz has polycystic kidney disease, an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts on the kidneys cause them to enlarge and eventually stop working.
Djamali treated Jartz for two years, and the two men discovered that they had a lot in common. They became friends, and Djamali referred Jartz to Dr. Gauri Ghutani, a nephrologist who specializes in polycystic kidney disease, according to Maine Medical Center.
Jartz was eventually told he needed a kidney transplant and began looking for a donor. Maine Medical Center said Djamali had been wanting to donate a kidney for more than 20 years because he knows the impact that living donation has on the lives of patients waiting for a donor.
Maine Medical Center said kidneys from living donors typically last longer than those from deceased donors. After a recovery period, donors and recipients are able to live full, active lives.
Years ago, Djamali’s wife had asked him to wait until their three children were grown before he donated. With all three children now out of the house, the time was right.
“I had other people offer to donate a kidney, but when Aji told me he was being evaluated to donate to me, I was completely overwhelmed,” Jartz said. “We have such a close bond, but I was literally speechless.”
Djamali, who has the same rare type B blood type as Jartz, learned he was also a near perfect match in 2021, just as he was moving to Maine to chair the Department of Medicine at Maine Medical Center.
“I have always admired kidney donors for sharing the gift of life,” Djamali said. “Now that I have had the privilege to be a donor, I encourage anyone who is healthy and interested to learn more about living donation.”
Maine Medical Center said the need for life-saving organ donors continues to grow both in Maine and across the country. More than 240 people are currently waiting for a kidney transplant in Maine, a number that has more than doubled during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients typically wait more than five years for a kidney.
Maine Medical Center said living donors do not need to have the same blood type as their intended recipient. The Maine Transplant Program continues to take steps to remove barriers to living kidney donation and actively participates in the National Kidney Registry, where recipients and donors from across the country are matched with each other.
Living kidney donors can also donate in advance for a family member who may need a kidney transplant in the future or donate to create a “voucher” for a recipient they are not compatible with. The voucher allows the recipient to receive a kidney from a donor within the registry.
Anyone who is interested in learning more about living kidney donation can visit the Maine Transplant Program website or call the living donor program toll free at 800-870-5230. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/07/19/news/portland/maine-medical-center-kidney-donation/ | 2022-07-19 18:12:13 | 0 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/07/19/news/portland/maine-medical-center-kidney-donation/ |
David Bell, whose own family dynamics are much more peaceful than the mysteries he writes, does it again in his latest, “Try Not to Breathe.” His mysteries often are centered around fractured familial relationships and deep secrets coming to light after being buried for a long time.
Avery Rogers, a former Kentucky State Police officer who is now working as a security guard in a small college town where her duties include breaking up fights amongst drunken fraternity boys, is emotionally on the run. She left her job and relationship after a traumatic incident while working for the state police and she is still reeling from what happened.
So maybe the call from her father about her half-sister, Anna Rogers, didn’t come at a good time. Her father, a former policeman whose disappointment in Avery’s career crash is always at the forefront in their relationship, has called to say Anna is missing and most likely in danger.
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He wants Avery to help find her but Avery believes Anna is just off with friends and that everything is fine. In this, Avery’s professional judgement is clouded by her own perceptions of Anna. Yes, taking a break from her family would be in character but Anna is being pursued by a stranger and is actually in danger. It will be up to Avery to help find and save Anna but both women also have to grapple with their own negative perceptions and feelings about each other. Anna has her own set of complaints—her father is overly-controlling and Avery barely tolerates her.
I chatted with Bell who was in Warsaw, Indiana at his wife’s book signing. She is the young adult author M. Hendrix. The two live in Bowling Green, Kentucky where Bell, a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author, is a professor of English at Western Kentucky University and co-founder of the school’s MFA program. He says he has step-siblings and though they all get along very well, that was part of the inspiration for his book.
“I started thinking about what it would be like if we didn’t and one of them was in danger,” says Bell, noting that many families, even happy ones, have long-held secrets which is part of the mix when he develops his plots. He also gets the ideas for his 11 novels—and counting--from numerous places such as news stories, academia and musings on the personalities of people he knows and then riffs off of them to create his compelling and fast moving mysteries. His books have been translated into multiple languages and include “The Finalists” and “She’s Gone.” He is at work on his next mystery.
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CLEVELAND, Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic M&A remains active in the Building Products industry despite a decline in the housing market, according to a research report released by the Building Products investment banking team at Brown Gibbons Lang & Company. Industry players continue to pursue acquisitions that are in line with their long-term strategies, with transaction activity expected to be led by strategic buyers heading into 2023.
Read the BGL Industrials Insider—Strategic M&A Remains Active in Building Products: https://go.bglco.com/bgl-industrials-building-products-insider-january-2023
While building products companies are navigating a near-term housing market slowdown, many economists expect the current cycle to be shorter-lived and less severe than previous housing recessions. Declines in home prices and new construction are not anticipated to reach near-2008 levels. Further, existing secular trends provide the underpinnings for substantial long-term growth:
- Demand for affordable homes far exceeds supply. Industry sources estimate the housing shortage in the U.S. stands at 3.8 million to 5.8 million homes, an imbalance that will take years to correct.
- The trend of consumers investing in their homes is expected to continue. Houses built during the 2003-2007 housing boom are coming into their prime renovation age, providing a foundation for growth in the repair and remodeling market, which is forecasted to see expansion through much of 2023.
- Millennials, the largest segment of the population, are entering their prime home buying age and should help boost long-term demand. Millennials have made up the largest share of home purchase mortgage applications for the last six years, with share rising to its highest level in 2022. Demand from younger millennials is expected to remain strong in the coming years.
The building products M&A landscape is evolving. For strategic buyers and private equity investors, 2023 could present a unique opportunity to acquire premium assets at reasonable valuations, setting up for robust future growth as the U.S. seeks to correct its housing stock supply and demand imbalance.
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Which high-end handbag is best?
High-end handbags are coveted the world over by those who are fashion savvy. In addition to being functional as a place to store your essentials when you’re on the move, designer purses can be status symbols. Some are designed with the designer’s logo stamped on them to make the origin of the bag crystal clear to the world. The most desired high-end handbags even have waiting lists of people eager to get their hands on one.
One stylish option is the COACH Tabby Leather Shoulder Bag. This moderately sized shoulder bag features color blocking that gives it subtle flair. The “C” Coach logo adorns the front closure in gold tone or silver tone, depending on whether you choose the handbag in rouge or granite.
What to know before you buy a high-end handbag
Choose a style that suits the purpose
If you’re going to spend a significant amount of money on a handbag, you want to use it as often as possible. For this reason, think about the purse’s intended purpose and choose the style accordingly. There are many different styles of handbags, including:
- Clutch: The ideal bag for dressy occasions, clutches are designed to hold small items.
- Tote: Made for daily use, totes are generous in size and typically have a single compartment and either no closure or a quick closure like a snap.
- Crossbody bag: Consisting of one long strap that drapes across your body, crossbody bags are slightly smaller than shoulder bags.
- Satchel: Frequently sold with a long shoulder strap in addition to the two handles, these midsize bags typically have ample storage space for items like a laptop and books.
- Shoulder bag: Perhaps one of the most widely used types of purses, shoulder bags are worn slung over the shoulder and are roomy enough to store all your essentials.
- Hobo bag: Once strictly a trend, hobo bags have risen in the ranks to become a fashion standard thanks to their crescent-shaped, slouchy profiles.
- Wristlet: Ideal for social activities like bar hopping and music festivals that require a great deal of moving, wristlets can hold small valuables such as keys, debit cards, cash, your ID and lipstick.
Select the appropriate size
Picking out a handbag in the appropriate size can seem tricky, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Use this basic rule when shopping for a high-end handbag: It should be large enough to carry the items you need, but not so large that it’s impractical and gets in the way. If you’re carrying a small handbag like a clutch, consider using a smartphone wallet case, which will hold your iPhone and small items. These iPhone wallet cases recommended by BestReviews are a great place to start looking.
Follow care instructions
A high-end handbag is an investment that’ll last many years if you take good care of it. Follow all care instructions carefully. If you take shortcuts, you could end up damaging your expensive purchase.
What to look for in a quality high-end handbag
Shoulder-strap style
Handbags are designed with several different strap styles that include shoulder straps, crossbody straps, no straps (in the case of clutches) and straps that are part of the body of the purse (in the case of hobos). Consider how you plan to carry your handbag when making your decision about which strap style you want.
Material
While many high-end handbags are constructed of supple leather, snakeskin or crocodile, you can find designer purses made of fabric. If you like the look of leather but are opposed to wearing it, many designers now use vegan leather to create handbags.
Color
Purses are available in a kaleidoscope of shades from neutral browns, tans and blacks to vibrant primary colors.
How much you can expect to spend on a high-end handbag
The term “high-end” implies that handbags in this category are expensive. However, within that umbrella or expensive is a broad range of prices. Designer purses start around $200 on average and can cost thousands of dollars. In general, you can expect to pay more for handbags constructed of material like leather.
High-end handbag FAQ
What should you look for in a high-end handbag?
A. If you’re going to invest in a high-end handbag, quality is critical. Examine these characteristics when shopping for yours:
- Material: It should be in good condition, with no scratches, fading or discoloration.
- Hardware: It should be securely sewn onto the material, zippers should glide easily and the metal should be free of tarnish and chips.
- Stitching: It should be firm with no snags as well as consistent and symmetrical.
What’s the difference between a handbag and a purse?
A. Originally, purses were small bags used strictly for storing coins. They were often referred to as “coin purses.” These days, however, the terms “handbag” and “purse” are interchangeable.
What’s the best high-end handbag to buy?
Top high-end handbag
COACH Tabby Leather Shoulder Bag
What you need to know: Color blocking gives this shoulder bag unique style while its simple design and moderate size make it versatile.
What you’ll love: If you want a handbag with style that’s memorable but won’t overwhelm your outfit, this one fits the bill. Available in granite or rouge, this purse features a color-blocked design in the front. The front closure is crowned with a brass-tone or silver-tone “C” logo. This handbag is constructed of leather and suede for a luxe look and feel. It has one interior zip pocket and one slip pocket to securely store your stuff. You can carry this purse using the detachable handle or strap.
What you should consider: A few dissatisfied buyers reported the two straps came unhooked constantly and easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s
Top high-end handbag for the money
DKNY Bryant Leather Dome Satchel
What you need to know: The classic dome shape and satchel style of this leather purse will make it a wardrobe staple for many years.
What you’ll love: You can accessorize both casual and dressy ensembles with this handbag. The gently rounded dome shape and simple design details give it an elegant aesthetic. The red and black versions of this purse are accented with gold-tone hardware while the white version is accented with silver-tone hardware. This handbag is on the small side with dimensions of 10.5 inches wide, 7 inches high and 4.5 inches in diameter, but it still has plenty of space for small items.
What you should consider: Some buyers were unhappy with the size of the purse. They felt it was too small for daily use.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s
Worth checking out
MICHAEL Michael Kors Signature Half Dome Chain Crossbody
What you need to know: Designed in the popular crossbody style, this chic signature handbag will take you from day to night effortlessly.
What you’ll love: The Michael Kors logo is stamped across the bottom half of this purse and lettering is set in gold-tone hardware in the soft-pink top half. Fashionable chains adorn the straps. The unobtrusive size and profile of this half-dome crossbody handbag means it won’t interfere with your busy schedule. You can quickly and easily stash and remove your stuff due to the convenient flap snap closure. One zip pocket, one slip pocket and three credit card slots give you storage options.
What you should consider: At least one buyer felt the purse was too small in size for the price.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s
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NEW YORK, April 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues its investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of adidas AG (OTC: ADDYY, ADDDF) resulting from allegations that adidas may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased adidas securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On October 25, 2022, adidas ended its lucrative business partnership with Kanye West (under which it sold products designed by West under the brand name "Yeezy") as a result of his anti-Semitic rhetoric.
On November 27, 2022, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "Adidas Top Executives Discussed Risk of Staff's 'Direct Exposure' to Kanye West Years Ago." According to the article, as early as 2018, adidas executives discussed ending the business partnership with West as a result of his behavior. Reportedly adidas feared continuing the relationship with West, as they feared it could "blow up" at any moment. The article added that West made anti-Semitic statements in front of adidas staff, and that he told adidas staff that he was considering naming an album after Adolf Hitler.
On February 9, 2023 adidas announced that "while the company continues to review future options for the utilization of its Yeezy inventory, this guidance already accounts for the significant adverse impact from not selling the existing stock. This would lower revenues by around € 1.2 billion and operating profit by around € 500 million this year." Further, "should the company irrevocably decide not to repurpose any of the existing Yeezy product going forward, this would result in the write-off of the existing Yeezy inventory and would lower the company's operating profit by an additional € 500 million this year. In addition, adidas expects one-off costs of up to € 200 million in 2023. These costs are part of a strategic review the company is currently conducting aimed at reigniting profitable growth as of 2024. If all these effects were to materialize, the company would expect to report an operating loss of € 700 million in 2023." adidas' CEO stated, "[t]he numbers speak for themselves. We are currently not performing the way we should[.]"
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s troubled presidential election was thrown into even greater turmoil Wednesday when the country’s top electoral tribunal confirmed the results of the June 25 vote while the Attorney General’s Office announced that the second place party had been suspended.
The seemingly contradictory moves fed more than two weeks of rising tensions and suspicions after the first round of voting, which had seemingly sent conservative Sandra Torres and progressive Bernardo Arévalo into a Aug. 20 presidential runoff.
There were immediate calls Wednesday for Guatemalans to take to the streets in protest and demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal until heavy rain drove them away.
It was not immediately clear how the situation would play out now that yet another court had intervened in Guatemala’s electoral process, but electoral authorities said Torres and Arévalo would face each other on Aug. 20.
But Rafael Curruchiche, the special prosecutor against impunity, said in a video statement that in May 2022 a citizen reported having his signature falsely added to the signature gathering effort of Arévalo’s Seed Movement party and that the Attorney General Office’s investigation also found 12 deceased people were included on its list of signatures.
The special prosecutor said there were indications that more than 5,000 signatures were illegally gathered for the party.
Curruchiche’s statement was released while the country waited for a scheduled news conference by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in which it was expected to certify the result of the June 25 election. The tribunal confirmed the result minutes after the prosecutor announced that the Seed Movement’s legal status had been suspended.
Guatemala’s electoral law prohibits the suspension of political parties between when an election is called and when it is held. With a second round of voting required because no candidate exceeded 50% of the vote, it appeared that the Seed Movement could not be suspended.
After the first round, losing parties had challenged the results and courts intervened to block certification of the results. Concerns grew that efforts were afoot to keep Arévalo out of contention.
This week, it appeared the demands imposed by the courts had finally been satisfied and electoral authorities said they were working toward certification of the results. But talk began to circulate on social platforms that another hurdle could be coming from the Attorney General’s Office.
The relatively new Seed Movement party had needed at least 25,000 signatures to form itself legally. Curruchiche suggested that not knowing where the party got the funds to pay signature gatherers left open the possibility of money laundering.
The details of the case were made known to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in May, Curruchiche said.
In 2021, the U.S. government said that it had lost confidence in Guatemala’s commitment to battling corruption after Attorney General Consuelo Porras fired Curruchiche’s predecessor. Last year, the U.S. State Department added Curruchiche to its list of corrupt and undemocratic actors, alleging that he obstructed corruption investigations.
Roberto Arzu, a conservative presidential hopeful who was barred from competing for allegedly starting his campaign prematurely, called on Guatemalans to take to the streets in protest following Curruchiche’s announcement.
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The Honey Pot Company, one of several Black or women-owned intimate care brands that have risen in popularity in recent years, largely built its appeal on a commitment to products that are “plant-derived” and “free of chemicals.” Therefore, when loyal customers recently discovered that the company had added preservatives and other ingredients to its intimate washes, the online backlash was swift.
The social mediadrubbing prompted co-founder and owner Beatrice Dixon to acknowledge on Instagramand Twitter that the company “should have communicated more directly” about the changes. She also assured users that the washes “continue to be safe, gentle and kind to skin.” In a statement to The Washington Post, Dixon said, “After extensive testing, we have found that these specific preservatives are the best ingredients to ensure our formula, which is rich in herb and plant ingredients, remains effective down to the very last drop.”
But amid the outcry, only a few commenters raised what health experts say is the more fundamental issue: Why are women, particularly those of color, still using these products, which are widely considered unnecessary and can potentially lead to infections or skin irritation, among other concerns? The answer, according to researchers, gynecologists and historians, is a complicated one that involves racism, tradition and targeted advertising.
Diamond Redden, a Honey Pot customer, has used different intimate care products off and on, including vaginal douches, since she started menstruating. Her mother, who washed with Summer’s Eve, wanted to make sure Redden developed a ritual for caring for herself during her period, such as resting, eating well and staying hydrated, said the 32-year-old mother of four daughters from Newark. And, Redden said, her mother’s tips also covered guidance on “intimate washing.”
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Redden’s experience isn’t uncommon. A study based on data from a 2001 to 2004 national U.S. survey of more than 700 women aged 20 to 49 found that a greater proportion of Black women reported using vaginal douches or other feminine washes, wipes, powders and related menstrual products. In a more recent study of about 350 women aged 18 to 34 in California, Black people also reported using intimate care products, including douches, more than other women.
Experts are especially concerned about douching, which is washing the inside of the vagina with water or a specially formulated solution. “We as gynecologists realized a long time ago that vaginal douching was just not a good thing for women to do,” said Tacoma McKnight, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
Research has shown that douching may be associated with higher exposures to diethyl phthalate, a type of industrial chemical found in many consumer products. It may also be linked to health risks, such as infertility, vaginal infections and sexually transmitted diseases. In 2002, more than 30 percent of women aged 15 to 44 reported douching, according to the CDC’s National Survey of Family Growth. That figure dropped to around 11 percent in the latest survey, which was conducted from 2017 to 2019.
But the market has since become dominated by other intimate care products, such as external washes and wipes. “There’s a really high interest in using all kinds of ‘feminine products,’” McKnight said. The popularity of such products has been fueled, in part, by word of mouth and social media, she and other experts said.
“There’s this unrealistic standard of what a vulva and vagina should smell like, look like, feel like,” said Fatima Daoud Yilmaz, an OB/GYN in New York. “People with vulvas and vaginas are spending their money chasing after an ideal that’s not rooted in reality or being made to think that their normal, healthy bodily functions are somehow pathologic and need to be addressed.”
And while these standards can influence anyone with a vulva and a vagina, Daoud Yilmaz said people in marginalized groups may feel the effects more greatly because norms around beauty and health often evolve “through a Caucasian lens.”
Astrid Williams, the Environmental Justice Program manager for the organization Black Women for Wellness, agreed. “It’s a multibillion dollar industry that we’re paying into each year at the cost of trying to uphold these beauty standards — and it’s affecting our health.”
An ugly legacy
Modern-day menstrual and intimate care practices have been heavily shaped by historical views about women’s bodies being unclean. This “ingrained thought” can be traced to the practice of sequestering or restricting women during their periods, which has continued in some cultures, and antiquated ideas of the “vagina being dirty,” McKnight said.
But several experts noted that the evolution of common vulvar and vaginal care routines observed within Black communities may have a much more complex and fraught history tied to racism.
“Since the earliest contacts between Europeans and people of African descent, negative olfactory stereotypes have been wielded against those with dark skin,” historian Michelle Ferranti wrote in a 2011 research article.
As part of the racist justification for slavery, White men created a “construct of race” based on so-called “phenotypic differences” that included smell, said Ami Zota, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at George Washington University’s Milken School of Public Health.
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This history of “pervasive olfactory discrimination” was a significant factor in shaping ideas about cleanliness and deodorization among Black people, Ferranti wrote. “For many recently emancipated African-Americans, a clean and odor-free body signified personal progress and enterprise, and the hope for racial assimilation.”
Advertising and generational influence
Strategic advertising focused on Black people may be somewhat to blame for the perpetuation of these ideas, according to Ferranti’s paper. For instance, Ferranti found “no commercials for vaginal deodorants” in all LIFE magazines issues published in 1970, whereas the Ebony magazines from that same year “typically included more than one per issue.”
Her paper included a Lysol advertisement for douching that appeared in a 1958 issue of the Daily Defender, a Black newspaper in Chicago. The ad emphasized “daintiness” and claimed to stop odors, telling consumers “you know you can’t offend.” In a 1982 issue of Jet, an ad for FDS “feminine deodorant spray” stated that the product offered “Important odor protection to keep you feeling fresh and confident all month long.”
“A lot of products for women are often sort of wrapped in a veneer of empowerment,” Ferranti told The Washington Post in an interview.
This type of targeted advertising has exacted a toll on communities of color. In July, the National Council of Negro Women filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson after it was revealed that the company marketed its talcum-based baby powder to Black people in the 2000s, despite evidence that such products could cause cancer.
“This company, through its words and images, told Black women that we were offensive in our natural state and needed to use their products to stay fresh,” Janice Mathis, the council’s executive director said in a statement at the time. “Generations of Black women believed them and made it our daily practice to use their products in ways that put us at risk of cancer — and we taught our daughters to do the same.”
Mathis’s statement highlighted what experts say is a key point about intimate care, particularly among people of color: Ideas and routines are often passed down within families.
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In her two decades of experience as an OB/GYN, Shari Lawson, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins, said she frequently sees that Black and Brown people have “had this idea of feminine hygiene handed down from the women in their lives — mothers, aunts, grandmothers,” which includes “making sure that everything’s very clean, that there’s no odors associated with the vagina or the vulva.”
“These are misinformation, misconceptions, misperceptions that seem right, but they aren’t,” McKnight added, “and they get passed on and it’s just hard to break the cycle.”
Over the years, many of these products have become “part of the African American beauty culture,” Zota said.
Health concerns about intimate care products
No matter where the pressure comes from, Williams and other experts, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, don’t recommend using douches, washes, wipes and other similar products. “The female reproductive system is incredible just completely by itself. It contains its own ecosystem, a microbiome of healthy bacteria. It cleanses itself. It protects itself. It lubricates itself,” Daoud Yilmaz said. “It does all of this, and we expect it to not create some discharge? We expect it to not have a little bit of a smell that is normal and natural and healthy?”
In a statement to The Post, Dixon said the Honey Pot Company is aware that “cleaning one’s vagina is unnecessary.” She added that its products remain free of parabens, dioxides or sulfates and are meant to be used externally on a person’s vulva, which she said “attracts lots of different bacteria and can often be a hostile environment.”
But, experts said, external products can also lead to problems, such as skin irritation. Vulvar skin tends to be thinner and more absorbent, said Alice Watson, a dermatologist and genital skin specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Watson recommends only rinsing the vulva with water or, at most, using a gentle, low-allergen soap. Even many brands of baby wipes have “very common allergens in them and can cause a lot of issues,” she said. Any products with dyes or fragrance should also be avoided, Daoud Yilmaz added.
Health experts say increased education about vulvar and vaginal care is critical. Daoud Yilmaz, for instance, promotes medical education and combats misinformation on Instagram and TikTok.
Redden, who spends about $300 a month on Honey Pot’s menstrual pads, wipes and washes, said she wasn’t aware of the history behind intimate care products, nor did she know that doctors often don’t recommend them. Discussions about using these kinds of products are “not typically in the conversation” during her 10- to 15-minute OB/GYN appointments, she said.
Gabriela Diaz, another Honey Pot customer, said she knows the vagina cleans itself and that “women are not supposed to smell like a unicorn peed through your vulva.”
“But I don’t necessarily want to stink either,” said Diaz, 22 of New York City, who is Dominican. “Even though you could put just water, I feel like it’s not as effective on my body.”
Still, Ferranti would encourage buyers to look into the “very important history” of these products. “If you know a little bit about the history, you can really be a discerning consumer.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/05/31/feminine-wash-honey-pot-history/ | 2022-05-31 12:40:37 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/05/31/feminine-wash-honey-pot-history/ |
MARE ISLAND, Calif., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Springs for Life is a partnership between Pacific Forest Trust and a group of companies – Crystal Geyser, Harney & Sons, and Affinity Creative Group – committed to protecting and restoring critical forested headwaters where pure, natural springs are sources of drinking water for people across the USA. From permanently protecting our critical source springs to conserving whole watersheds and working tirelessly to restore healthy, fire-resilient forests, Springs for Life works tirelessly to protect our natural resources.
As one of its trusted partners, Affinity Creative Group was the natural choice to create the new Springs For Life website pro bono.
Pacific Forest Trust envisioned a website that would both educate and delight visitors and showcase the natural grandeur of California's forested watersheds. With that in mind, Affinity shot stunning video and still photography at Black Butte Spring and Burney Falls, both important natural water sources in Northern California.
Production then moved to a nearby farm to capture agricultural and irrigation scenes, which illustrate California farmers' reliance on constant access to fresh water and highlight the vital connection between farmers and our food sources.
"Affinity Creative Group is an incredible agency to work with and one of our most valued resources. With a clear strategy, compelling design, seamless functionality, and dynamic visuals—this project surpassed our expectations in every regard. Not only was the work first-rate, but we're also filled with gratitude to have a partner that believes in the value of our work and so generously donated their considerable time and resources to help us tell our story in the digital space. It is a gift to work with such talented people who want to also make the world a better place through their work." - Connie Best, Co-founder, Pacific Forest Trust.
About Springs For Life: Springs for Life is an alliance between Pacific Forest Trust and the companies that are committed to restoring and protecting our most precious resource: The critical forested headwaters where natural, pure drinking water is sourced. Visit springsforlife.net for more information.
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This week’s new streaming options include rapper Jack Harlow’s acting debut, the return of Kesha and new projects for an heart-warming HGTV show.
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
— Three decades after Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson mixed it up on the black top, a new “White Men Can’t Jump” has next. A remake of that 1992 film teams Sinqua Walls and rapper Jack Harlow as a pair of basketball players who hustle hoops for money and compete in a lucrative three-on-three tournament. The film, which debuts Friday on Hulu, is directed by Calmatic and co-written by Kenya Barris (“black-ish”). In it, Harlow makes his acting debut. (Read AP’s review. )
— Anna Nicole Smith gets the Netflix documentary treatment in “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me.” The film, debuting Tuesday, chronicles Smith’s life as a model, Playboy playmate and reality star. Smith died in 2007 at the age of 39 from an accidental overdose. “You Don’t Know Me” includes home video of Smith, whose birth name was Vickie Lynn Hogan.
— Cristian Mungiu’s “R.M.N.” is one of the cinematic highlights of the first half of 2023. The latest from the acclaimed Romanian filmmaker (“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”) is a powerful microcosm of a migrant drama that has played out all around the world. A mountainous Transylvania village is increasingly torn apart by violent nationalist impulses that course through the town’s civic life in response to a handful of foreign workers. Mungiu, the pioneering filmmaker of the Romanian New Wave, crafts an unflinching societal portrait both gripping and grim. Currently playing in theaters, “R.M.N.” is available on-demand beginning Friday.
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
— Check out Kesha’s new album for what “post-pop” sounds like. That’s what the ever-changing pop star is calling her Rick Rubin-produced record “Gag Order.” Single “Fine Line” is an introspective, beatless ballad with the lyric “Am I bigger than Jesus/Or better off dead?/There’s a fine line between genius and crazy.” There’s also “Eat the Acid,” an experimental, mournful number. Her team says the album excavates “the deepest recesses of her soul to date.”
— Def Leppard are following in the footsteps of Metallica, the Scorpions and Bring Me the Horizon with an orchestral reworking of their catalogue. “Drastic Symphonies,” features their greatest tracks reimagined by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Fifteen of the hard rockers’ hits like “Animal,” “Love Bites,” “Hysteria” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me” have a new sound. Some songs — “Rock of Ages,” “Photograph” and “Let’s Get Rocked” — didn’t work and were left off.
— May turns out to be a great month for 11-time Grammy-nominated singer- songwriter Brandy Clark. Her Broadway musical “Shucked” was nominated for best original score and she’s got a new self-titled album out Friday. Produced by Brandi Carlile, the album showcases Clark’s tenderness, with the 11 songs including the heartbreaking “Buried,” a celebration of her home in “Northwest” and a loving tribute to her grandma with “She Smoked in the House.”
— Ahead of their first post-pandemic album, Dave Matthews Band has released two strong singles, including the nostalgia-drenched “Monsters,” with the lyrics “Chutes and ladders/Pick up sticks/Counting cards and counting bricks/Driving past that old five and dime/Can’t get nothing for a nickel since a long long time.” The first single, “Madman’s Eyes,” leans into Middle Eastern rhythms for a darker song about the madness of violence. Both songs will be on the album “Walk Around the Moon,” out Friday and the band says it “is as much a reflection on the current times as it is an urge to find common ground.”
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
NEW SERIES TO STREAM
— Stock up on tissues because home renovation twins Drew and Jonathan Scott’s series “Celebrity IOU” is back with new episodes on HGTV. Each episode features a Hollywood star who dreams up a home renovation project for someone they want to give back to. Enter the Scott brothers who use their knowledge of construction to make it happen. The episodes follow each project from start to finish with a heart-warming, emotional presentation at the end. This batch of eight episodes features Heidi Klum, Kristin Chenoweth, Glenn Close, Taraji P. Henson, Emma Roberts, Jay Leno, Derek Hough, Kristin Davis and Emma Roberts. “Celebrity IOU” returns Monday.
— If you watched the “To All the Boys” movies, you probably remember scene-stealer Anna Cathcart as the confident, chatty kid sister, Kitty, to Lana Condor’s Lara Jean. Cathcart has landed her own spinoff series called “XO, Kitty.” Created by “To All the Boys” author Jenny Han, Kitty travels to Korea to attend an elite boarding school that her long-distance boyfriend is a student at. It’s also the same school where her late mother went as a teen. Kitty imagines a seamless transition to a new school in a new country and a romantic reunion with her boyfriend but quickly realizes life doesn’t always go as planned. All 10 episodes drop Thursday on Netflix.
— Wilderness expert and adventure-seeker Bear Grylls has never encountered a mountain he won’t climb or a random creature he won’t eat for fuel. We’ve seen him on TV venture into the great outdoors with celebrities but now he’s taking everyday people out of their comfort zone in a new show, “I Survived Bear Grylls.” With the help of comedian co-host Jordan Conley, Grylls uses simulated challenges to test contestants on their survival skills, physicality, and gross-out tolerance. Get ready for the hardest, the dirtiest, the most disgusting day of your life,” Grylls says in the trailer. “I Survived Bear Grylls” debuts Thursday on TBS.
— Alicia Rancilio
NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
— The Lego brand encompasses all sorts of pop culture icons, from “Star Wars” to “Seinfeld.” But sometimes you just want to build a Lego car and take it for a spin. In 2K Games’ Lego 2K Drive, you can assemble a high-speed racer brick-by-brick, then compete against your friends to find out who’s got the zippiest monster on the track. If you want to go off-road, you can turn your car into an all-terrain vehicle, a boat or even an aircraft. Visual Concepts, the studio behind the NBA 2K franchise, is promising a huge open world in which you can you take your driver from rookie to world champion — or just tool around smashing into things. Your Lego garage opens for business Friday on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
— “I awoke one morning to find I was a dog” is a heck of a way to open a video game. Humanity gets weirder from there. The dog is a glowing Shiba Inu, and his mission is to guide the human masses toward salvation at the end of the world. Sounds heavy, but the result is the sort of hypnotic puzzle game you’d expect from Enhance, the developers responsible for Tetris Effect and Rez Infinite. It’s reminiscent of the 1990s classic Lemmings in that you’re trying to steer crowds of mindless creatures away from a gruesome demise, but once the hordes start fighting each other, this pup’s got a whole new set of problems. With 90-plus levels and the tools for users to build their own, Humanity could last for an eternity. The herding begins Tuesday on PlayStation 5/4 and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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MACON, Ga. (AP) — Jalyn McCreary scored 21 points as Mercer beat Morehead State 79-52 on Saturday.
McCreary added six rebounds for the Bears (6-6). Kamar Robertson added 18 points while shooting 5 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and he also had five assists. James Glisson III recorded 14 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.
Jake Wolfe finished with 10 points for the Eagles (6-6). Trent Scott added nine points for Morehead State. Jalen Hawkins also had eight points.
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ROME (AP) — Italian environmental activists glued their hands Friday to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli’s painting “Spring” in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, police said. The museum said thanks to the glass, which was installed as a precaution several years ago, the masterpiece was unharmed.
Paired with the Florentine artist’s other masterpiece, “Birth of Venus,” the two iconic canvases, dating from the late 15th century, are among the museum’s most popular artworks. The painting is large, standing 10 feet, 6 inches by 6 feet, 9 inches (319 cm by 207 cm).
Carabinieri police said two young women and a man, all Italians who had bought entrance tickets, staged the protest in the Uffizi’s room dedicated to the painter. The activists sat on the floor and displayed a banner reading, “Last Generation No Gas No Coal,” police said.
The glue was safely removed from the glass.
The Corriere della Sera newspaper quoted the activists as saying in a statement: “Today, is it possible to see a beautiful Spring like this?”
The three were taken to a police station in Florence. Italian media said the activists were issued official orders to stay out of the tourist-popular city for three years, using a strategy in Italy similar to that often applied to violent soccer fans.
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Is Tim Beck on chopping block and the future at QB for NC State football are answered
Coming off an embarrassing home loss to Boston College, fans want to know how it happened, whose to blame and what the future should be for NC State football at quarterback.
Questions were asked via social media, email and in person. Let’s jump into this week’s NC State mailbag.
How did we lose to a 2-7 Boston College team?
Well, to answer that question on can simply look at NC State’s offensive stats from Saturday.
The offense had 156 yards in their first two touchdown drives and combined for 179 yards and six points over the next 14 drives. The Wolfpack (7-3, 3-3 ACC) turned the ball over four times in the second half and converted on only 2 of 12 third downs. Yes, there’s an argument to be made that the goal-line pass interference call against Drake Thomas was a bad call – and it was – but they never should’ve been in that position.
NC State had 10 total yards in the fourth quarter. That’s simply unacceptable. And that’s how you lose to a 2-7 Boston College team. Actually, the Eagles are 3-7 now.
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Most of us agree that our playcalling is terrible. Most of us agree Tim Beck is the problem since he’s the OC. Here’s my question: If Dave Doeren allows Beck to keep calling these bad plays, shouldn’t he be gone too?
At some point, someone is going to have to take the brunt of the blame for the three losses this season, and I get the feeling that Beck will be on the chopping block. Doeren already moved Beck from the field to the press box after expressing frustration with communication after the offense was held scoreless in the second half during a 21-20 Week 1 win over ECU.
There are some notable injuries to hide behind, particularly the loss of starting center Grant Gibson against Boston College, but Beck’s conservative playcalling has drawn the ire of fans and Doeren may have to offer him up as the sacrificial lamb.
It could be an offseason of big changes for NC State coordinators. I get the feeling that DC Tony Gibson will have some head coaching offers after the way the defense has performed over the last couple of years.
I know Devin Leary participated in senior day yesterday. Does that mean he won’t be back next season? Is that a mistake?
Leary’s participation in senior day does not mean he can’t come back. The redshirt junior quarterback has another year of eligibility. The real question is: how and if he will use it?
The rehab from a torn pectoral muscle is notoriously brutal and Leary said earlier this month that it might take six months until he’s able to throw again. NC State may have already moved on with freshman quarterback MJ Morris, although Saturday’s performance should give the coaching staff pause.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya's capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs.
The river and its tributaries cross Kibera, known as Africa’s largest slum with close to 200,000 residents, and other informal settlements. It skirts dozens of factories that manufacture textiles, liquor and building materials. Many have been accused by environmentalists of discharging raw sewage and other pollutants like oil, plastic and glass into the water.
Experts and locals alike fear the water is harming plants in nearby farms that feed residents. Some community-based organizations help clean up the river and the government is also hoping to ramp up efforts. But families in the rapidly growing downstream suburb of Athi River, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) away, say they can no longer rely on the water for basic needs.
25-year-old Anne Nduta uses the river’s dark waters to wash her babies’ clothes by hand.
“When it rains, the Athi River water is usually full of garbage, and when it clears a bit we use it to wash clothes," said the mother-of-two. "But as the dry season continues, the water becomes darker in color and we have to start buying expensive borehole water.”
A 20-liter (5-gallon) jerrican of borehole water sells for 20 shillings ($0.16), and Nduta would need four of them to wash her babies’ clothes every three days.
Her problems start upstream, where informal settlements have directed some of their sewer lines straight into the Nairobi River.
The new national government, installed after the August election, says it's on a mission to clean up the Nairobi River. Nairobi is one of Africa's fastest growing cities and is struggling to balance the needs of creating jobs and protecting the environment from pollution.
The government has formed a commission whose mandate is to clean up and restore the river basin. No deadline has been announced yet, and no budget. The commission has yet to meet.
Ecologist Stephen Obiero said that sewage in the river used to irrigate farmland can cause “the possibility of contamination of the plant products with bacteria, viruses, protozoa ... if not properly handled by the end users.”
Morris Mutunga grows kale, spinach and amaranth on his five-acre farm in the Athi River area but has watched crops like French beans wither when irrigated with water from the river.
“I wish those polluting this river upstream in Nairobi could stop for the sake of food security in our country,” he said. The region is the source of many vegetables sold in Nairobi markets.
Upstream, some residents of informal settlements, like 36-year-old Violet Ahuga in Korogocho, cannot afford to pay to use modern toilets, so they defecate in bags and throw them in the river. The slum has more than 35,000 adults, according to the 2019 national census.
“My children are too young to go to the bushes alone, so I usually tell them to poop in a bag and I toss it into the river," said the mother-of-four. “I know what I’m doing is pollution, but there’s no other way because I cannot afford the 850-shilling ($6.85) monthly toilet fee.” Toilets in the settlement are privately run by individuals and organizations.
Most informal settlements, which house laborers and their families, are not connected to sewer lines and have open trenches where residents pour dirty water that flows into the river.
But Ahuga also relies on the river's water for her daily income. She uses it to wash plastic bags, which she sells to traders who make reusable baskets with them.
As she splashes the black water on the bags and scrubs them with her feet, she remembers fondly how as a child she used to swim here.
The National Environment Management Authority, which is responsible for managing the river's water quality standards and issuing discharge licenses, has been accused by some Kenyan parliament members of laxity that has let industries get away with polluting the river.
Industries along the river include paint manufacturers, dairy factories, solar or lead acid batteries producers among others. Some industries have in the past been closed down for discharging raw sewage into the river.
Heavy metals like lead, barium, iron, aluminum, zinc and copper among others have been found in high levels at different sampling points along the river by various research organizations, including the University of Nairobi’s public health and toxicology department.
Alex Okaru, a public health expert at the University of Nairobi, said high levels of heavy metals in the water, particularly lead and barium, could cause health effects such as liver and kidney damage if consumed.
“It is important to take necessary steps to minimize the release of these two metals into the environment,” Okaru said.
In a parliament committee hearing in 2021, NEMA was accused of not taking action against a distillery that residents said was releasing waste in the Athi River area.
In an interview with The Associated Press, NEMA boss David Ongare acknowledged that few entities are being prosecuted these days but said that's because the government has been changing its approach to encourage collaboration instead of being combative, which could lead to resistance.
He said that since the changes were introduced, businesses are coming forward asking for assistance to comply with the body's directives.
“The cost of non-compliance is becoming very costly because if your enterprise is shut down, by the time you come back to production, you’ve lost customers and your market share,” Ongare said.
He asserted that the environmental body has been constantly monitoring companies with past non-compliance issues and said if any are playing games it would soon catch up with them and action would be taken.
The environmental body also said it acts on all incidents of pollution that are reported by whistleblowers through its various platforms.
Locals and community organizations say another approach to cleaning up the river would be providing modern toilets at little or no cost. The NEMA boss said he hopes the national government’s program to build affordable housing will reduce the number of people living in areas without good sanitation.
In Kibera, a community-based organization called Mazingira Yetu, or Swahili for Our Environment, is trying to address the problem by building 19 modern toilet blocks in collaboration with a government agency, Athi Water.
The organization’s co-founder, Sam Dindi, said they also wanted to prevent plastic and other waste from being dumped in the river.
“The waste is collected and sorted into plastic waste, which is sold to recyclers or upcycled into baskets, and organic waste which is transformed into compost manure," Dindi said.
The manure is sold to people who have gardens, and some is used to grow tree seedlings that the organization sells. Money generated from Mazingiza Yetu projects is distributed to the youth who work with the organization.
“The idea of introducing a circular economy has worked here," he said, referring to the group's small-scale but successful reuse of waste products. "It just needs to be replicated.”
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Jimmy Butler ruthlessly trolls Grant Williams, Horford in lopsided Game 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Jimmy Butler doesn't let anything go.
The Miami Heat star got into it with Grant Williams in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals after the Boston Celtics forward started talking trash to him after a made 3-pointer in the second half.
Butler responded by scoring four buckets on Williams down the stretch to seal Miami's 111-105 victory -- and he carried that same mindset into Sunday's Game 3 in Miami.
After hitting a tough bank shot over Williams late in the second half while drawing the foul, Butler celebrated by pointing straight in Williams' direction.
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For his part, Williams deserved credit for at least showing a little fight against Butler and the Heat in Boston's Game 2 loss. But he clearly lit a fire in Miami's All-Star, who admitted Williams' trash talk motivated him to raise his game.
"He hit a big shot, started talking to me. I like that," Butler said after Game 2. "I'm all for that. It makes me key in a lot more. It pushes that will that I have to win a lot more. It makes me smile. It does."
Butler was in a trolling mood Sunday, also mocking Al Horford's timeout celebration from Game 1 after Gabe Vincent hit a 3-pointer that gave the Heat a 23-point lead.
The Celtics needed a win in Miami to avoid falling into a 3-0 series hole, but instead, it was Butler and the Heat setting the tone -- and rubbing it in Boston's face in the process. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/jimmy-butler-trolls-grant-williams-al-horford-in-celtics-heat-game-3/3262358/ | 2023-05-22 03:36:16 | 0 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/jimmy-butler-trolls-grant-williams-al-horford-in-celtics-heat-game-3/3262358/ |
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay in a case that calls into question the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion drug mifepristone.
The stay will last until at least 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, meaning there will be no immediate change to how providers prescribe mifepristone. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is requiring any responses to be filed by noon on April 18.
Last week, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, blocked the FDA’s approval of mifepristone following a lawsuit by an anti-abortion rights group, claiming that the FDA rushed the drug’s approval more than two decades ago and that it poses health risks to those who use it.
The Justice Department, on behalf of the Biden administration, appealed the ruling to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It ruled that the drug could still be prescribed, but left in place some restrictions.
“The Justice Department strongly disagrees with the Fifth Circuit’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA to deny in part our request for a stay pending appeal,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.
Mifepristone is one of two medications the FDA has approved to be taken together — one after another — for a medicated abortion. Mifepristone is a one-dose pill only approved for patients up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy, or 70 days.
The Department of Justice said in its filing on behalf of the administration that last week’s ruling would “‘immediately’ render all extant doses of mifepristone misbranded because their labeling would be inconsistent with the operative conditions of approval. The generic version of the drug would cease to be approved altogether. FDA and mifepristone’s sponsor would have to adjust the drug’s labeling to account for the lower courts’ actions — a process that could take months.”
The decision comes as many Republican-led states try to ban or severely restrict access to abortion. The Biden administration has said that abortion pills should still be accessible through the mail.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, which advocates for abortion rights, 98% of medication abortions in the United States in 2020 used the mifepristone and misoprostol combination. As for safety, a 2022 Scripps News investigation found that for every 1 million patients who used mifepristone, 6 and a half patients died, and that the death rate for penicillin is 4 times higher.
Drugmaker Danco said the Fifth Circuit court was flawed in its decision.
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Company's Behavior Stands in Stark Contrast to Anti-union Counterparts
CHICAGO, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Teamsters Local 777 announced that they have reached tentative agreements for workers at five different dispensaries owned by Verilife, a subsidiary of PharmaCann, in Chicagoland. The collective bargaining agreements combined will cover more than 100 workers upon ratification.
"This is a good example of how when employers work with us, we collaborate in a productive manner, and it benefits the workers, the employer, and the customer," said Jim Glimco, President of Local 777. "Congratulations to everyone on the bargaining committee who worked incredibly hard to secure such a great deal."
The collective bargaining agreements – which cover workers at the stores in Romeoville, Ottawa, Rosemont, Chicago and Arlington Heights, Ill. – all have significant improvements. These include 20 percent wage increases over the lifetime of the agreement, more full-time positions, guaranteed gratuities, employer-funded retirement contributions, and more. The agreements were reached amid an ongoing an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike at three Rise dispensaries, a brand owned by Green Thumb Industries (GTI).
"PharmaCann's willingness to be a rational, fair partner at the bargaining table stands in stark contrast to GTI – where the workers have been on a ULP strike for nearly a week – because the company won't agree to give them similar wages and benefits included in these contracts," said Peter Finn, Teamsters Western Region International Vice President and Food Processing Division Director. "We're encouraging GTI to come to their senses so everyone can get back to work."
Verilife workers represented by Local 777 will be voting on the agreements within the next few days.
Founded in 1937, Teamsters Local 777 represents workers in a wide variety of industries throughout the Chicago area. For more information, go to teamsters777.org/.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A former California police chief was convicted on Thursday of joining the riot at the U.S. Capitol with a hatchet in his backpack and plotting to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
A judge in Washington’s federal court heard testimony without a jury before convicting Alan Hostetter, a right-wing activist and vocal critic of COVID-19 restrictions who defended himself at his bench trial with help from a standby attorney.
Hostetter used his closing arguments to spin conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. He falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, portrayed himself as a victim of FBI corruption and referred to the mob’s attack as a “federal setup” involving “crisis actors wearing costumes.” He downplayed violence at the Capitol, referring to the riot as “basically the equivalent of a three-hour hissy fit.”
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth told Hostetter that no reasonable person — let alone a veteran police officer — would believe that it was legal to use mob violence to obstruct Congress.
“Belief that your actions are for a greater good does not negate consciousness of wrongdoing,” Lamberth said.
Hostetter — who previously served as police chief in La Habra, California, near Los Angeles — was convicted on all four counts, including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and entering a restricted area with a deadly or dangerous weapon. The judge scheduled sentencing for Oct. 13, and denied a Justice Department request to have Hostetter jailed immediately.
Federal prosecutors said Hostetter has no evidence to support his conspiracy theories but stressed that he was charged with crimes for his actions on Jan. 6 — not his political beliefs. One prosecutor, Jason Manning, said Hostetter advocated for violence and mobilized allies to join him in Washington on Jan. 6 because he “didn’t like the election results.”
“For many Americans, the horror of January 6th came out of nowhere. Not for the defendant,” Manning said.
Hostetter was arrested in June 2021 along with five other men. Their indictment linked four of Hostetter’s co-defendants to the Three Percenters wing of the militia movement. Their name refers to the myth that only 3% of Americans fought against the British in the Revolutionary War.
Hostetter said he doesn’t have any connection to the Three Percenters movement and accused prosecutors of falsely portraying him as “a caricature of some radical terrorist.”
One of Hostetter’s co-defendants, Russell Taylor, pleaded guilty in April to a conspiracy charge. Taylor testified for the government at Hostetter’s trial. A trial for the other four is scheduled for October.
The six men — Hostetter, Taylor, Eric Scott Warner, Felipe Antonio Martinez, Derek Kinnison, and Ronald Mele — were part of a chat group called “The California Patriots-DC Brigade” on Telegram, an encrypted messaging platform, prosecutors said. Taylor posted that he created the group for “fighters” who were expected to bring “weaponry” and “plates” with them to Washington on Jan. 6, according to prosecutors.
All six co-defendants entered restricted areas of the Capitol grounds during the riot, prosecutors said. Hostetter wasn’t accused of entering the Capitol building.
On Instagram, Hostetter posted a photo of himself and Taylor on the building’s Upper West Terrace with rioters in the background. A message under the photo said, “This was the ‘shot heard ‘round the world!’ … the 2021 version of 1776. That war lasted 8 years. We are just getting warmed up.”
Hostetter began teaching yoga after more than 20 years in law enforcement. In the spring of 2020, he founded a nonprofit called the American Phoenix Project. He used the tax-exempt organization to oppose COVID-19 restrictions and to advocate for violence against political opponents after the 2020 presidential election.
In November 2020, Hostetter drove from California to Washington to attend the “Million MAGA March” supporting Trump. On the way, he posted a video on his nonprofit’s YouTube channel in which he expressed his belief that the election had been stolen from Trump and called for killing “tyrants and traitors.”
In December 2020, Hostetter’s nonprofit hosted a “Stop the Steal” rally in Huntington Beach, California.
“The enemies and traitors of America both foreign and domestic must be held accountable. And they will,” he said at the rally. “There must be long prison terms, while execution is the just punishment for the ringleaders of this group.”
A day before the riot, Taylor gave a speech at a “Virginia Women for Trump” rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in which he called for violence to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, prosecutors said.
“We are free Americans and in these streets, we will fight and we will bleed before we allow our freedom to be taken from us,” Taylor said, according to the indictment.
More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Approximately 100 of them have been convicted after trials decided by judges or juries. More than 600 others have pleaded guilty. | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-former-police-chief-who-defended-himself-at-trial-is-convicted-of-conspiracy-in-jan-6-riot/ | 2023-07-14 12:37:24 | 0 | https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/ap-former-police-chief-who-defended-himself-at-trial-is-convicted-of-conspiracy-in-jan-6-riot/ |
Collaboration will use MycoWorks' proprietary Fine Mycelium technology to explore use of non-animal materials in automotive design
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biotechnology company MycoWorks announced today its newest investor GM Ventures, the investment arm of General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM), and their long-term agreement to co-develop Fine Mycelium™ materials for potential use in a range of applications within automotive design. MycoWorks' collaboration with GM marks the exploration of its entry into one of the largest end-use markets for leather and demonstrates the significant opportunity to create more sustainable materials for the automotive space.
MycoWorks' breakthrough Fine Mycelium technology engineers mycelium, the infinitely renewable root structure of mushrooms, to craft a range of natural, customizable leather alternatives that match the performance of the highest quality animal leather with lower environmental impact. The company's platform has enabled a new class of premium, non-animal materials which could have the opportunity to support GM's continued progress toward its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.
Animal-free and chrome-free, Fine Mycelium also has superior strength at low thicknesses, offering a compelling pathway to efficiency and weight reduction in car interiors while still meeting the most stringent performance, aesthetic, and environmental requirements of the automotive space.
"Working with General Motors to introduce Fine Mycelium to the automotive industry is an enormous step forward in the global new materials revolution," said Matt Scullin, CEO of MycoWorks. "MycoWorks's collaboration with GM is a first for us outside of the fashion industry, demonstrating the enormous potential and applications for Fine Mycelium."
"Our strategic investment in MycoWorks aims to advance the development of sustainable automotive materials," said Wade Sheffer, managing director of GM Ventures. "This collaboration will help facilitate R&D efforts and build more sustainable alternatives for our designers."
In August 2022, following an oversubscribed $125M Series C funding round, MycoWorks broke ground on its first full-scale production facility, which will enable initial mass-production volumes of several million square feet of Fine Mycelium materials per year, dramatically increase production and partnership capacity, and service Fine Mycelium to a wider range of industries and companies.
In 2013, co-founders Philip Ross and Sophia Wang formed MycoWorks, a San Francisco-based biomaterials company dedicated to bringing new mycelium materials to the world. MycoWorks' patented Fine Mycelium technology, an advanced manufacturing platform and breakthrough in materials science, engineers mycelium during growth to form proprietary, interlocking cellular structures for unparalleled strength and durability. For more information, please visit mycoworks.com.
General Motors (NYSE: GM) is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclusive and accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium battery platform, which powers everything from mass-market to high-performance vehicles. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries can be found at https://www.gm.com.
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Twitter owner Elon Musk has named the next CEO for the social media platform that has seen advertisers rush for the exits since he took over: Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising for NBC.
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OREGON, USA — Charlie Neufeldt, 21, is spending the summer building on a future in ecological and biological problem solving.
“This summer, I’m actually working at the Santa Fe Institute, which is a hub for complex systems research,” they said.
The Willamette University student first thought physics was their path, but an internship at a wildlife reserve in South Africa changed that.
“I learned about ecology and ecological monitoring. I also learned about how much mystery there still is on earth,” Neufeldt said. “Now I’d say my interests are more focus on how earth or nature maintains its balance.”
Next, Charlie is eyeing graduate programs on a path they’ve been able to discover through the support of the Harrington Family Foundation’s Oregon Community Leadership Scholarship.
Former Ducks and NFL quarterback Joey Harrington is behind the program. He started the foundation after being drafted as a way to give back.
“The point of a nonprofit is to make your community better; is to help improve,” Joey Harrington said. “We look for people who are unique. We look for people who are invested and then we reward them with a four-year scholarship and help make those connections.”
The foundation seeks out scholarship recipients who’ve shown leadership in their own communities — like Charlie who, when in high school, started a nonprofit program to teach elementary students about creative writing.
“All the experiences I had in forming a nonprofit, in making it a real tangible thing, were a great exercise in figuring out what my interests are, [what my] strengths are and what my weaknesses are — and how to follow through when nobody else is telling you that you have to,” Neufeldt said.
The renewable scholarship relies on donations from supporters like Safeway-Albertsons and donations from individual community members.
Harrington’s goal is to mentor Oregon’s leaders of tomorrow by opening doors to networking and opportunities.
“What I’m looking for is someone who notices a problem, who identifies it, and does something to fix it,” Harrington said.
For Neufeldt, it’s helped pave the way for the future. They say it started with the writing prompt when they applied for the Harrington Family Foundation’s Oregon Community Leadership Program back in high school.
“It forced me to sit down and think about leadership and I ended up writing about — I felt like, sure I’m a natural born leader, but I think I’m better at teaching. I think that’s my strength,” they said.
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Jets vs. Blues Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - March 19
The Winnipeg Jets (39-28-3) take on the St. Louis Blues (30-33-5) at Enterprise Center on Sunday, March 19 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSMW, and TSN3, with both teams heading into the game following a win. The Jets knocked off the Nashville Predators 3-2 in overtime in their most recent outing, while the Blues are coming off a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.
During the past 10 outings for the Jets (4-4-2), their offense has totaled 33 goals while their defense has allowed 36 goals. They have recorded 33 power-play opportunities during that time, and have scored five goals (15.2%).
Ahead of this matchup, here is who we predict to bring home the win in Sunday's hockey contest.
Jets vs. Blues Predictions for Sunday
Our projection model for this matchup expects a final score of Blues 4, Jets 3.
- Moneyline Pick: Blues (+105)
- Total Pick: No Pick - Predicted Margin Negligible
- Computer Predicted Spread: Blues (-0.1)
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Jets Splits and Trends
- The Jets are 39-28-3 overall and 10-3-13 in overtime contests.
- Winnipeg has 30 points (14-7-2) in the 23 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
- In the 13 games this season the Jets scored just one goal, they finished 0-12-1.
- Winnipeg has taken nine points from the 13 games this season when it scored a pair of goals (4-8-1 record).
- The Jets are 35-4-1 in the 40 games when they have scored at least three goals (to record 71 points).
- In the 26 games when Winnipeg has capitalized on a lone power-play goal, it picked up 32 points after finishing 16-10-0.
- In games when it has outshot opponents, Winnipeg is 20-11-1 (41 points).
- The Jets have been outshot by opponents in 37 games, going 19-16-2 to register 40 points.
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- When: Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
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- Where: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri
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HUNT VALLEY, Md., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter ended August 31, 2022 and updated its financial outlook for fiscal year 2022.
Preliminary Third Quarter 2022 Results
- Sales are expected to increase by approximately 3% in the third quarter from the year-ago period. In constant currency, sales are expected to increase by approximately 6% driven by growth in both the Consumer and Flavor Solutions segments. Both comparisons include an estimated 1% unfavorable impact from the divestiture of the Company's Kitchen Basics business.
- Operating income is expected to be approximately $223 million in the third quarter compared to $265 million in the year-ago period. Adjusted operating income is expected to be approximately $226 million compared to $272 million in the third quarter of 2021.
- Earnings per share is expected to be approximately $0.79 in the third quarter, comparable to the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $0.65 as compared to $0.80 in the year-ago period.
- For fiscal year 2022, McCormick updated its sales, operating income, and earnings per share outlook.
Chairman and CEO's Remarks
Lawrence E. Kurzius, Chairman and CEO, stated, "Our third quarter sales were a record and while strong fell short of our own expectations. Our results were led by the continued growth momentum of our Flavor Solutions segment. We divested our Kitchen Basics business during the quarter which impacted our Consumer segment growth. Growth in the Consumer segment was also tempered by the moderation of elevated consumption trends that we anticipated in the second half of the year, which occurred earlier than expected. Broad pressure on consumers' cost of living from inflation has resulted in higher price elasticity than expected, although still below historical levels. We are increasing our brand marketing investments in our updated outlook and are focusing its messaging on value, which we are confident, combined with our innovation behind price pack architecture and category management initiatives, will continue to drive growth. Cooking at home remains higher than pre-pandemic levels, reinforcing our expectation that the shift in consumer demand to at-home-consumption will be sustained.
"During the third quarter, supply chain challenges continued, and supply recovery of certain constrained materials has taken longer than expected. We also continued to incur elevated costs to meet high demand in some parts of our business, while in other parts of our business, where demand has moderated, we are experiencing lower operating leverage. Across the supply chain, managing inventory levels and eliminating inefficiencies have been a focus. Overall, the normalization of our supply chain costs is taking longer than expected, pressuring gross margin. Over the coming months, we will be aggressively driving the elimination of supply chain inefficiencies.
"We remain confident that we are well positioned for the long term and will successfully navigate this dynamic global environment with our strong global portfolio and proven track record of execution."
Preliminary Third Quarter 2022 Results
Third quarter sales are expected to increase approximately 3% from the year-ago period, including an expected approximate 3% unfavorable impact from currency. Sales growth is expected to be driven by pricing actions the Company has realized, partially offset by a decline in volume and product mix, including the impact of the Kitchen Basics divestiture.
Third quarter sales are expected to grow at a constant currency three-year compounded annual growth rate of approximately 7% for the total Company off of a pre-pandemic baseline of 2019 showing the sustained momentum in the business across both the Consumer and Flavor Solutions segments.
Operating income is expected to be approximately $223 million in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $265 million in the third quarter of 2021. Excluding special charges, as well as transaction and integration expenses, adjusted operating income is expected to be approximately $226 million compared to $272 million in the year-ago period. This decline is a result of gross margin compression, primarily in our Flavor Solutions segment, with higher brand marketing investments also contributing.
Earnings per share is expected to be approximately $0.79 in the third quarter of 2022, which is comparable to the third quarter of 2021. The net favorable impact of the gain on the sale of the Kitchen Basics business, special charges and transaction and integration expenses is expected to increase earnings per share by approximately $0.14 in the third quarter of 2022. Special charges and transaction and integration expenses lowered earnings per share by approximately $0.01 in the third quarter of 2021. Excluding these impacts, adjusted earnings per share is expected to be approximately $0.65 in the third quarter of 2022 compared to $0.80 in the year-ago period. This expected decrease is projected to primarily be driven by lower adjusted operating income.
The Company has not yet completed its quarterly financial close process for the third fiscal quarter of 2022. This update does not present all necessary information for an understanding of McCormick's financial condition as of the date of this release, or its results of operations for the third quarter. As McCormick completes its quarterly financial close process and finalizes its financial statements for the quarter, it will be required to make significant judgments in a number of areas. It is possible that the Company may identify items that require adjustments to the preliminary financial information set forth above and those changes could be material. The Company intends to provide its full financial results for the third quarter on October 6, 2022. Until that time, the preliminary results described in this press release are estimates and remain subject to change based on management's ongoing review of results of the quarter and completion of its quarterly financial close process.
Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Outlook
For fiscal year 2022, McCormick updated its financial outlook to reflect its preliminary third quarter results, moderation of consumption trends earlier than expected, slower supply chain cost normalization, the divestiture of the Kitchen Basics business, and a more unfavorable impact of foreign currency rates.
The Company expects foreign currency rates in 2022 to unfavorably impact net sales by 3%, as compared to 2% in its previous financial outlook, and continues to expect adjusted operating income and adjusted earnings per share to be impacted unfavorably by 2%.
The Company expects 2022 sales to range from comparable to 2021 to an increase of 2%, which in constant currency is sales growth of 3% to 5%. These comparisons include an unfavorable impact from the divestiture of the Company's Kitchen Basics business. The Company previously expected to grow sales 3% to 5%, or 5% to 7% in constant currency.
McCormick is projecting 2022 gross profit margin to be 330 to 280 basis points lower than 2021. In 2021, $11 million of special charges and transaction and integration expenses lowered the Company's gross margin. Excluding this impact, the Company is projecting 2022 gross profit margin to be 350 to 300 basis points lower than 2021, primarily driven by the Company's Flavor Solutions segment. This projection includes the Company's reaffirmation of its previous expectation of an increase in cost inflation in the high teens.
Operating income in 2022 is expected to decline 10% to 8% from $1.02 billion in 2021. The Company expects approximately $46 million of special charges in 2022 that relate to previously approved organization and streamlining actions as well as integration expenses related to the FONA acquisition of approximately $2 million in 2022. Excluding the impact of special charges and transaction and integration expenses in 2022 and 2021, the Company projects adjusted operating income to decline 13% to 11%, which in constant currency is 11% to 9%. The revised guidance is driven by the updated sales and adjusted gross margin outlooks as well as a higher level of brand marketing investments, which is now projected to be a low single digit increase compared to 2021. The Company's projection also includes reaffirmation of its previous expectation of approximately $85 million of cost savings led by the Company's Comprehensive Continuous Improvement (CCI) program. The Company previously expected adjusted operating income to range from comparable to an increase of 2%, or 2% to 4% in constant currency.
McCormick projects earnings per share to be in the range of $2.64 to $2.69, compared to $2.80 in 2021. The Company expects the net favorable impact of the gain on the sale of the Kitchen Basics business, special charges and transaction and integration expenses to increase earnings per share by approximately $0.01 in 2022. Excluding these impacts, the Company projects 2022 adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $2.63 to $2.68, as compared to previously reported guidance of $3.03 to $3.08 and adjusted earnings per share of $3.05 in 2021. The revised guidance is driven by the updated adjusted operating income outlook and includes an approximate $0.02 unfavorable impact from the divestiture of the Kitchen Basics business.
McCormick will report its full third quarter 2022 financial results and conduct a related conference call and webcast on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The tables below include financial measures of adjusted operating income, adjusted operating income margin, and adjusted diluted earnings per share. These represent non-GAAP financial measures which are prepared as a complement to our financial results prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. These financial measures exclude the impact, as applicable, of the following:
Special charges – In our consolidated income statement, we include a separate line item captioned "Special charges" in arriving at our consolidated operating income. Special charges consist of expenses associated with certain actions undertaken by the Company to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes, and improve our competitiveness and are of such significance in terms of both up-front costs and organizational/structural impact to require advance approval by our Management Committee. Upon presentation of any such proposed action (including details with respect to estimated costs, which generally consist principally of employee severance and related benefits, together with ancillary costs associated with the action that may include a non-cash component or a component which relates to inventory adjustments that are included in cost of goods sold; impacted employees or operations; expected timing; and expected savings) to the Management Committee and the Committee's advance approval, expenses associated with the approved action are classified as special charges upon recognition and monitored on an ongoing basis through completion.
Transaction and integration expenses associated with the Cholula and FONA acquisitions – We exclude certain costs associated with our acquisitions of Cholula and FONA in November and December 2020, respectively, and their subsequent integration into the Company. Such costs, which we refer to as "Transaction and integration expenses", include transaction costs associated with each acquisition, as well as integration costs following the respective acquisition, including the impact of the acquisition date fair value adjustment for inventories, together with the impact of discrete tax items, if any, directly related to each acquisition.
Income from sale of unconsolidated operations – We exclude the gain realized upon our sale of an unconsolidated operation that occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2021. The sale of our 26% interest in Eastern Condiments Private Ltd resulted in a gain of $13.4 million, net of tax of $5.7 million. The gain is included in Income from unconsolidated operations in our consolidated income statement for the year ended November 30, 2021.
Gain on sale of Kitchen Basics - We exclude the expected gain realized upon our sale of the Kitchen Basics business in August 2022. For the three months ended August 31, 2022, we expect a gain, after tax, associated with the sale of approximately $40 million.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures are important. The exclusion of the items noted above provides additional information that enables enhanced comparisons to prior periods and, accordingly, facilitates the development of future projections and earnings growth prospects. This information is also used by management to measure the profitability of our ongoing operations and analyze our business performance and trends.
These non-GAAP financial measures may be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but they should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because other companies may not calculate them in the same manner that we do. We intend to continue to provide these non-GAAP financial measures as part of our future earnings discussions and, therefore, the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide consistency in our financial reporting. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the related GAAP financial measures is provided below (expected amounts for the three months ended August 31, 2022):
Because we are a multi-national company, we are subject to variability of our reported U.S. dollar results due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Those changes have been volatile over the past several years. The exclusion of the effects of foreign currency exchange, or what we refer to as amounts expressed "on a constant currency basis", is a non-GAAP measure. We believe that this non-GAAP measure provides additional information that enables enhanced comparison to prior periods excluding the translation effects of changes in rates of foreign currency exchange and provides additional insight into the underlying performance of our operations located outside of the U.S. It should be noted that our presentation herein of amounts and percentage changes on a constant currency basis does not exclude the impact of foreign currency transaction gains and losses (that is, the impact of transactions denominated in other than the local currency of any of our subsidiaries in their local currency reported results).
Percentage changes in sales expressed on a constant currency basis are presented excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange. To present this information for historical periods, current period results for entities reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates in effect during the corresponding period of the comparative year, rather than at the actual average exchange rates in effect during the current fiscal year. As a result, the foreign currency impact is equal to the expected current year results in local currencies multiplied by the change in the average foreign currency exchange rate between the current fiscal period and the corresponding period of the comparative year. The following provides our expected increase in sales for the third quarter of 2022.
To present "constant currency" information for the fiscal year 2022 projection, projected sales and adjusted operating income for entities reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at the company's budgeted exchange rates for 2022 and are compared to the 2021 results, translated into U.S. dollars using the same 2022 budgeted exchange rates, rather than at the average actual exchange rates in effect during fiscal year 2021.
The following provides a reconciliation of our estimated earnings per share to adjusted earnings per share for 2022 and actual results for 2021:
Live Webcast
As previously announced, McCormick will be participating in the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on September 8, 2022, at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time. Representing McCormick will be Lawrence Kurzius, Chairman & CEO; Brendan Foley, President & COO; and Mike Smith, Executive Vice President & CFO. A live audio webcast of the session will be available on the McCormick website ir.mccormick.com. If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, the event will be archived on ir.mccormick.com.
As a reminder, McCormick is scheduled to conduct a conference call and webcast of its third quarter 2022 financial results on October 6, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Lawrence Kurzius, Chairman & CEO; Mike Smith, Executive Vice President & CFO; Brendan Foley, President & COO; and Kasey Jenkins, Chief Strategy Officer & Senior Vice President, Investor Relations will be hosting the call.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information contained in this release, including statements concerning expected performance, such as those relating to net sales, operating income, gross margin, earnings, cost savings, transaction and integration expenses, special charges, acquisitions, brand marketing support, volume and product mix, income tax expense and the impact of foreign currency rates are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "expect," "should," "anticipate," "intend," "believe" and "plan." These statements may relate to: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, suppliers, consumers, customers, and employees; disruptions or inefficiencies in the supply chain; the expected results of operations of businesses acquired by the company, including the acquisitions of Cholula and FONA; the expected impact of the inflationary cost environment, including commodity, packaging materials and transportation costs on our business; the expected impact of pricing actions on the company's results of operations and gross margins; the expected impact of factors affecting our supply chain, including transportation capacity, labor shortages, and absenteeism; the expected impact of productivity improvements, including those associated with our Comprehensive Continuous Improvement (CCI) program and global enablement initiative; the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, including the potential for broader economic disruption; expected working capital improvements; expectations regarding growth potential in various geographies and markets, including the impact from customer, channel, category, and e-commerce expansion; expected trends in net sales and earnings performance and other financial measures; the expected timing and costs of implementing our business transformation initiative, which includes the implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; the expected impact of accounting pronouncements; the expectations of pension and postretirement plan contributions and anticipated charges associated with those plans; the holding period and market risks associated with financial instruments; the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations; the adequacy of internally generated funds and existing sources of liquidity, such as the availability of bank financing; the anticipated sufficiency of future cash flows to enable the payments of interest and repayment of short- and long-term debt as well as quarterly dividends and the ability to issue additional debt securities; and expectations regarding purchasing shares of McCormick's common stock under the existing repurchase authorization.
These and other forward-looking statements are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results. Results may be materially affected by factors such as: the company's ability to drive revenue growth; the company's ability to increase pricing to offset, or partially offset, inflationary pressures on the cost of our products; damage to the company's reputation or brand name; loss of brand relevance; increased private label use; product quality, labeling, or safety concerns; negative publicity about our products; actions by, and the financial condition of, competitors and customers; the longevity of mutually beneficial relationships with our large customers; the ability to identify, interpret and react to changes in consumer preference and demand; business interruptions due to natural disasters, unexpected events or public health crises, including COVID-19; issues affecting the company's supply chain and procurement of raw materials, including fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw and packaging materials; labor shortage, turnover and labor cost increases; the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, including the potential for broader economic disruption; government regulation, and changes in legal and regulatory requirements and enforcement practices; the lack of successful acquisition and integration of new businesses; global economic and financial conditions generally, availability of financing, interest and inflation rates, and the imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other similar restrictions; foreign currency fluctuations; the effects of increased level of debt service following the Cholula and FONA acquisitions as well as the effects that such increased debt service may have on the company's ability to borrow or the cost of any such additional borrowing, our credit rating, and our ability to react to certain economic and industry conditions; risks associated with the phase-out of LIBOR; impairments of indefinite-lived intangible assets; assumptions we have made regarding the investment return on retirement plan assets, and the costs associated with pension obligations; the stability of credit and capital markets; risks associated with the company's information technology systems, including the threat of data breaches and cyber-attacks; the company's inability to successfully implement our business transformation initiative; fundamental changes in tax laws; including interpretations and assumptions we have made, and guidance that may be issued, and volatility in our effective tax rate; climate change; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters; infringement of intellectual property rights, and those of customers; litigation, legal and administrative proceedings; the company's inability to achieve expected and/or needed cost savings or margin improvements; negative employee relations; and other risks described in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
About McCormick
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 170 countries and territories, we manufacture, market and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce channels, grocery, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands with trademark registrations include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick.
Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland USA, McCormick is guided by our principles and committed to our Purpose – To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor. McCormick envisions A World United by Flavor where healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand. To learn more, visit www.mccormickcorporation.com or follow McCormick & Company on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Rite Aid Corporation ("Rite Aid" or the "Company") (NYSE: RAD) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Rite Aid investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between April 14, 2022 and September 28, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
RAD investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) despite representations to the contrary, the number of new members that the Elixir pharmacy benefit management services business was adding during the selling season ending on January 1, 2023 was in material decline; (ii) Rite Aid was likely to recognize a significant charge for the impairment of goodwill related to Elixir due to a decrease in "lives" covered by Elixir's pharmacy benefit management services business; and (iii) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Rite Aid during the relevant time frame, you have until December 19, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An effort to ban most abortions in Iowa was blocked Monday by a state judge who upheld a court decision made three years ago.
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Judge Celene Gogerty found there was no process for reversing a permanent injunction that blocked the abortion law in 2019.
Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a statement that she would appeal the decision to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Current state law bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, but Reynolds asked the courts to reverse the 2019 decision that blocked a bill she had signed into law the previous year. That law prohibited abortions once cardiac activity can be detected — the “fetal heartbeat” concept — which usually happens around six weeks of pregnancy and is often before many women know they’re pregnant.
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Reynolds argued that because of decisions earlier this year by the U.S. Supreme Court and the Iowa Supreme Court that found woman have no constitutional right to abortion, the Iowa judge should reverse the 2019 decision blocking the abortion law.
Lawyers for Iowa’s largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, countered that there is no precedent or legal support for reversing a decision finalized by a judge years earlier. They said Reynolds must go through the legislative process to pass a new law.
Reynolds did not appeal the decision when it was handed down in 2019.
At that time, Judge Michael Huppert's decision was based on U.S. Supreme Court precedent, as well as an Iowa Supreme Court decision in 2018 that declared abortion a fundamental right under the Iowa Constitution.
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Reynolds, who supports outlawing abortions, decided to turn to the courts to impose stricter abortion limits instead of calling a special session of the legislature to pass a new law.
Although Iowa's law blocked by the courts seeks to prevent abortions when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected, this does not easily translate to medical science. That's because the point where advanced technology can detect that first visual flutter, the embryo isn’t yet a fetus, and it doesn’t have a heart. An embryo is termed a fetus eight weeks after fertilization.
The Iowa law contains exceptions for medical emergencies, including threats to the mother’s life, rape, incest, and fetal abnormality. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Iowa-judge-blocks-effort-to-ban-most-abortions-in-17649451.php | 2022-12-13 00:07:49 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Iowa-judge-blocks-effort-to-ban-most-abortions-in-17649451.php |
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BOSTON, Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As 2022 comes to a close, Touchplan is excited to reflect on another successful year of providing owners, general contractors, and specialty contractors with the insights they need to improve efficiency and enhance profitability on their construction projects.
From product enhancements to new enterprise clients and growing marketing partnerships, here is a look back at some key happenings at Touchplan over the last year.
Product Enhancements
In January, Touchplan upgraded its mobile planning capabilities. Touchplan now lets you take your project plan anywhere, any time, while working collaboratively with other teams on site. Take a look at a conversation with our product team to learn more.
In March, a new feature was added, letting users enable integration via hyperlinks within Touchplan's custom fields to direct users to a specific instance in another platform's interface.
Application Programming Interface
In May, we saw Touchplan release its Application Programming Interface (API). This feature allows customers to retrieve and manipulate their construction project data from outside Touchplan.
In July, Touchplan rolled out a bulk ticket import capability. The feature allows the bulk import of tickets using an excel template. The tickets can be created from a bulk list of work or from existing schedules that need to be transferred into Touchplan. Ticket Import will allow users to keep Touchplan and the master schedule granularly aligned at the major activity/milestone level.
Discover the True ROI of Construction Planning Software
Touchplan partnered with Hobson & Company; a leading research firm focused on Return on Investment Studies. What Hobson discovered through their research is that Touchplan addressed specific customer challenges to deliver a quick and compelling ROI. The study showed that by using Touchplan on their projects, customers will experience a 50% reduction in planning-related project delays, will reduce time spent in construction planning meetings by 50%, and will generate a 430% ROI.
As a result, we developed an ROI Calculator so you can learn just how quickly Touchplan pays dividends.
Milestone Moments
2022 also saw Touchplan reach some new high points, including exceeding 50,000 all-time users in April. October saw us surpass 4 MILLION activities planned and completed within our construction planning software platform!
Client Relationships & Marketing Partners
Over the last year, we formed or extended enterprise agreements with several clients, including Alberici/FlintCo, The Boldt Company, Cianbro, and Penobscot General Contractors, while also welcoming close to 40 new logos to the Touchplan family. Additionally, we have added numerous reseller and technology partners.
Continuing Education
As part of providing the best services to our clients, our Customer Success team developed Touchplan Academy. This new educational resource allows customers to take a variety of classes and also receive certifications that can be added to a LinkedIn profile. We also kept the market up to date via a series of webinars that not only addressed how Touchplan aligns construction projects but also we also addressed market topics like women in construction.
Informative Industry Content
Along with providing updates on what is happening at Touchplan, we continue to inform you about happenings in the industry. The Touchplan Podcast Network added several new episodes of Voices of Construction, Build.Lead.Succeed (the official Podcast of NAWIC) and Upping Your Game. We also provided quarterly updates on how the current economic climate is impacting construction pricing from our MOCA's Chief Economist, Tom Sanders, and his Today's Construction Economy Newsletter.
While 2022 was certainly an exciting year for Touchplan, we are already gearing up for an even busier 2023. Our best wishes for a happy holiday and a prosperous new year!
Touchplan is the leading construction planning software that allows project teams to easily collaborate on construction projects during phase planning, weekly planning, or real-time planning. Using Touchplan reduces delays, improves operational efficiency and jobsite safety, which results in more predictable and profitable outcomes for Touchplan users and their project owner. Touchplan is the software division of privately held MOCA Systems, Inc. Learn more about Touchplan at touchplan.io.
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PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Several live lizards were wrongly delivered to a residence in a village north of New York City.
“Needless to say the addressee was quite startled when they opened the box,” Port Chester police wrote on Facebook.
Police received the call about the reptiles just after noon on Saturday. They posted a picture on Sunday of three dark-colored lizards held in a large white container. It was not immediately clear whether there were more reptiles not pictured.
“If you lost your lizards and iguanas we have them at the police department,” police wrote.
They said they held the animals until a local animal sanctuary could pick them up for safekeeping. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/weird/ap-box-of-reptiles-mailed-to-the-wrong-address-in-new-york/ | 2022-08-31 20:35:31 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/weird/ap-box-of-reptiles-mailed-to-the-wrong-address-in-new-york/ |
DALIAN, China, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) ("CBAK Energy," or the "Company"), a leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider in China, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nanjing CBAK New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. ("Nanjing CBAK") has recently secured substantial orders worth approximately RMB18.60 million, or $2.71 million from Shenzhen PowerOak Technology Co., Ltd. ("PowerOak"). PowerOak is the parent company of BlueTTI, a top-rated brand in the global market for portable power supply solutions.
In March of 2022, PowerOak placed their initial order, through its subsidiary, Huizhou PowerOak Technology Co., Ltd., to purchase batteries from Nanjing CBAK. Since then, Nanjing CBAK has received orders totaling approximately RMB36.85 million, or $5.36 million, from PowerOak, as of April 18, 2023. These batteries are intended for use in PowerOak and their sub-brand BlueTTI's portable power supply units. We anticipate that our partnership with PowerOak will result in additional orders throughout this year and beyond.
CBAK Energy's CEO, Mr. Yunfei Li, expressed his enthusiasm for the long-term partnership with PowerOak and their sub-brand BlueTTI: "PowerOak and BlueTTI are among the top three players in the global portable power station market. PowerOak's products have gained popularity not only in China but also in over 70 countries and regions around the world, including Europe, Japan, Korea, and America. With over a year of successful collaboration, we anticipate continued growth and increased demand for our battery products from PowerOak in the future."
About PowerOak
PowerOak is a new energy company based in China that specializes in portable power supply and solar generator industries. Established in 2013, it has quickly become a leading player in the global portable energy storage market, thanks in part to its highly regarded brand BlueTTI. PowerOak is considered a unicorn company, with over 200 patents and a presence in more than 70 countries and regions.
About BlueTTI
Owned by PowerOak, BlueTTI, as a renowned brand in the portable power supply market, has gained significant recognition in the global market since its registration in 2019. In February 2023, BlueTTI achieved a remarkable fundraising milestone of $12.19 million on Indiegogo. BlueTTI has established a strong global presence with its products being sold in more than 70 countries and regions.
About CBAK Energy
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBAT) is a leading high-tech enterprise in China engaged in the development, manufacturing, and sales of new energy high power lithium batteries and raw materials for use in manufacturing high power lithium batteries. The applications of the Company's products and solutions include electric vehicles, light electric vehicles, electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and other high-power applications. In January 2006, CBAK Energy became the first lithium battery manufacturer in China listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. CBAK Energy has multiple operating subsidiaries in Dalian, Nanjing and Shaoxing, as well as a large-scale R&D and production base in Dalian.
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(WHBF) – The trial of a 17-year-old Fairfield teenager accused of killing a teacher is set to start May 15, 2023, in Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, according to court documents.
Jeremy Goodale’s jury trial is set to begin at 8:45 a.m., court records say. The court granted Goodale’s request to for a change of venue because of publicity surrounding the case, “so pervasive as to make a trial in Jefferson County unfair,” according to court records.
The crime happened in Fairfield, Iowa, in Jefferson County.
Both Goodale and 17-year-old Willard Noble Chaiden Miller face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony, court records say.
Court documents say “It is the State’s position that a fair and impartial jury cannot reasonably be selected in Jefferson County. Given the nature of the crimes charged, there is a substantial likelihood many prospective jurors will have heard of the facts that support it and have substantial knowledge of the investigation – more so than other counties where venue may be changed.”
Only the jury trial will be held in Scott County, documents say. All other remaining hearings will be in Jefferson County unless the court orders otherwise.
The slaying in November 2021
The teens face charges in connection with the death of 66-year-old Spanish teacher Nohema Graber, of Fairfield, who went missing Nov. 2, 2021. She was last seen in Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, where she was known to walk routinely in the afternoon, arrest affidavits say.
According to the affidavits, Graber’s body was found concealed with a tarp, a wheelbarrow, and railroad ties in a remote area of the park. She had suffered “inflicted trauma to the head.”
Miller’s trial has changed location, too, from Jefferson County to Pottawattamie County. | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/trial-for-teen-suspect-in-teachers-death-set-in-scott-county/ | 2022-11-19 12:44:45 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/trial-for-teen-suspect-in-teachers-death-set-in-scott-county/ |
January 6 hearing: Did Trump commit a crime?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Jan. 6 committee has heard dramatic testimony from former White House aides and others about Donald Trump’s relentless efforts to overturn the 2020 election — and his encouragement of supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol bent on achieving his goal. But the big question remains: Was any of it criminal?
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide in Trump’s White House, added fresh urgency to the question Tuesday as she delivered explosive new testimony about Trump’s actions before and during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. She said Trump was informed that there were armed protesters at his morning rally before he stood onstage and told them to "fight like hell" at the Capitol. Then he argued with his security detail, she said, trying to go with the crowd.
Trump's aides knew there could be legal consequences. Hutchinson said White House Counsel Pat Cipollone told her "we're going to get charged with every crime imaginable" if Trump had gone to the Capitol that day as Congress was certifying President Joe Biden’s win. Cipollone said Trump could be exposing himself to obstruction of justice charges or defrauding the electoral count, she said.
On the heels of Hutchinson's public testimony, the House committee on Wednesday issued a subpoena for Cipollone, saying in a letter that while he had provided an "informal interview" on April 13, his refusal to provide on-the-record testimony made their subpoena necessary.
The Justice Department has recently expanded its investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, targeting some of Trump’s allies in Washington and around the country who participated in his scheme to invalidate Biden's victory. But prosecutors have not indicated whether they will bring a case against the former president.
A look at potential crimes, and what Congress and the Justice Department might do:
WHAT HAS THE EVIDENCE SHOWN?
Witnesses have testified that Trump was repeatedly advised by campaign aides and top government officials that he had lost the election to Biden and that his claims of widespread voter fraud were divorced from reality.
Yet he pressed ahead, shouting the false allegations that culminated in the riot at the Capitol.
Still in office, he leaned on the Justice Department to get government law enforcement officials to take up his cause. He pressured the states — asking Georgia's secretary of state to "find" votes, for example — and Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over the joint session of Congress that day.
Hutchinson testified that Trump said he wanted metal detectors removed from the area near where he was delivering a speech on Jan. 6. He said it did not matter to him if the supporters, who were to head to the Capitol, were carrying weapons because they were not there to hurt him.
Trump took to his social media website on Tuesday to deny much of Hutchinson’s testimony, which was based on both her own interactions with Trump and information from others who talked to him that day.
WERE ANY CRIMES COMMITTED BY TRUMP?
He hasn't been charged, but legal experts believe the testimony, presuming it can be corroborated, does give prosecutors avenues to pursue.
Federal law, for instance, makes it a crime to incite, organize, encourage or promote a riot like the one that enveloped the Capitol. But that's a high bar for prosecutors to clear. Trump's exhortation to "fight like hell" could be construed as a more general call to action. He was acquitted by the Senate of an incitement charge in his impeachment trial after the insurrection.
Still, a federal judge in February, in rejecting a request by Trump to toss out conspiracy lawsuits from Democratic lawmakers and two Capitol Police officers, said Trump's words "plausibly" led to the riot. And Hutchinson's first-hand account of hearing Trump complain about metal detectors suggested he was aware that some supporters were capable of violence but brushed it off.
A more likely option for prosecution, said Jimmy Gurule, a former federal prosecutor who is a Notre Dame law professor, would be to pursue a case that Trump conspired to defraud the United States through his wide-ranging efforts to overturn the election and to obstruct the congressional proceeding at which the results were to be certified.
That broad statute was cited by the House committee when it asserted in a March legal filing that it had evidence Trump had engaged in a "criminal conspiracy."
"He was perpetuating the big lie. To what end? To remain in power and to prevent Biden from assuming the reins of the presidency," Gurule said. "It was fraud on the American people."
Some legal experts say it doesn’t matter if Trump believed the election was stolen or not. But others say much would depend on the president’s intent and state of mind and whether he supported activities he knew to be unlawful. Though witnesses have testified under oath about telling Trump he had lost, it would be hard to prove what he actually believed.
"I can confidently say that any serious felony-level federal crime that is going to be charged here is going to require proof beyond a reasonable doubt of criminal intent," said Samuel Buell, a Duke University criminal law professor.
"Any argument that he doesn't believe that he's doing something that is against the law ... is still an argument he can make and still something the prosecutor has to prove."
WILL THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY BRING A CASE?
That's anyone's guess. The congressional hearings have produced eye-popping testimony, but the one-sided presentation of facts, with no opportunities for cross-examination of witnesses, is a far cry from the burden of proof and trial constraints in criminal prosecutions.
One of the more striking accounts from Hutchinson — that Trump, irate at being driven to the White House instead of the Capitol on Jan. 6, tried to grab at the steering wheel of his presidential vehicle — was something she heard second-hand, likely inadmissible before a jury.
There are clear signs prosecutors are moving beyond the rioters, serving subpoenas last week on multiple state Republican Party chairmen in examining a scheme by Trump allies to create slates of alternate, or fake, electors in an attempt to subvert the vote.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, a former federal appeals court judge and circumspect by nature, has pledged the Justice Department will hold accountable wrongdoers "at any level" — more than 800 people have been charged so far — but he has not said one way or another that he's considering a case against Trump.
Some Democrats in Congress have been pressing Garland to act. The Jan. 6 committee itself could make a formal criminal referral based on its more than 1,000 interviews. The Justice Department wouldn’t have to act on such a referral, but it has been pressuring the panel to hand over its interview transcripts as it weighs making its own case.
A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
There's no legal bar to prosecuting Trump as a former president. Since he is no longer in office, Justice Department legal opinions that shielded him from criminal charges no longer apply.
But while it may be hard for the department to turn away from a case if the cumulative evidence is provable beyond a reasonable doubt, there are other factors to consider. No former president has ever been prosecuted by the Justice Department, and a criminal case against the already polarizing former president risks dividing the country even further.
Trump has also been laying the groundwork for another presidential run, and the department may want to avoid any perception that it is targeting a political adversary of Biden in the heat of an election.
"It will be," Buell said, "one of the hardest issues that any U.S. attorney general has ever confronted." | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/january-6-hearing-did-trump-commit-a-crime | 2022-07-01 02:12:18 | 1 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/january-6-hearing-did-trump-commit-a-crime |
‘Conquer or die’: Oath Keeper testifies that the group was ready to stop the election ‘by any means necessary’
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN
A member of the Oath Keepers who is cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation of the far-right militia group told a jury Tuesday that he packed his car full of weapons and traveled to Washington, DC, to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency “by any means necessary.”
Jason Dolan, a 46-year-old former Marine from Florida, is the first of several Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the same alleged conspiracy to take the stand.
He made clear that members of the extremist group intended to try and keep then-President Donald Trump in power by intimidating Congress, which was meeting on January 6, 2021, to certify the election results.
“I wanted them to be afraid of me,” Dolan told the jury. “People will act out of kindness, they will act out of charity, but they act out of fear too. So if they weren’t going to do the right thing, maybe I could scare them into doing the right thing.”
His jaw-dropping testimony is critical as prosecutors seek to establish that Oath Keepers members methodically prepared to stop the certification of the 2020 election — and what they were prepared to do if Congress didn’t comply.
The jury was gripped by his testimony, furiously taking notes and watching Dolan on the stand, and members of the jury gasped when Dolan’s firearms were brought into the room. Four of the defendants — Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Jessica Watkins and Thomas Caldwell — watched intently as Dolan testified. The fifth defendant, Kenneth Harrelson, did not appear to look at Dolan. All five have pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors had spent two weeks reading messages from the five defendants to the jury and playing secretly recorded audio about their plans for Washington. Three other people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, all of whom are not facing charges, testified under subpoena about how the group normally operated.
Prosecutors used Dolan’s testimony as a translation — asking him repeatedly how he understood Signal messages from the five defendants, what he believed the command structure of the organization to be, and how the group planned for the day.
Dolan told the jury that he joined the Oath Keepers in 2020 after surgery for injuries he sustained during his military service “didn’t quite go as hoped.” Dolan was forced to quit his job, he testified.
“I didn’t feel like I was alone,” Dolan said, adding that the organization gave him a sense of belonging. He liked that the group was primarily made up of military or law enforcement veterans “who felt the same way as I did.”
As he sat in his garage in early December, Dolan would read Signal messages coming in on the encrypted group message channel for Florida members of the Oath Keepers, he said.
Prosecutors showed the jury messages Dolan sent the group, stating that “there is no coming back” if he was forced to fight for Trump, and that he was prepared to “get a prison sentence, tagged with treason, or a bullet from the very people I would protect.”
“In my perspective, standing up against an incoming administration that I didn’t see as legitimate it would be treasonous,” Dolan testified of the message. “I was trying to prepare myself for that eventuality. I was trying to get into my mind that I would be viewed as an enemy to the country, although I viewed myself as fighting for our country.”
“If anything was going to happen to stop the certification of the election, that was going to be it,” he added.
In the next few weeks, Dolan told the jury, he came to see the Oath Keepers as a “core group that would be willing to fight” the government. But the former Presidents’ legal challenges to the election results were failing and he did not implement the Insurrection Act like Rhodes wanted, and Dolan testified that he was losing faith in the idea that the election would be overturned.
“We had to fight back, conquer or die,” Dolan told the jury.
‘I wanted them to hear me’
Dolan, Harrelson and other members of the Oath Keepers drove from Florida to Virginia and dropped of their firearms at the quick reaction force, he testified. Dolan told the jury that he, Harrelson, and others went to the Capitol on January 5 and took pictures of the complex.
Dolan arrived at the Capitol on January 6 after a crowd had begun to form, he testified. When the crowd learned Pence had moved forward with the certification, he noticed a visceral reaction.
“You had a pissed off angry crowd,” Dolan said. “I know from my perspective it seemed like you were never, ever going to have literally possible hundreds of thousands of people in one spot, in one time, who were pissed … it seemed to me at least if anything was going to happen to stop the certification of the election, that was going to be it.”
Dolan and Harrelson entered the Capitol together, he testified, around the same time as the Oath Keepers “stack” formation. Prosecutors played video showing Dolan and Harrelson chanting “treason” as they entered the building and walked into the Rotunda.
“I wanted them to hear it,” Dolan testified. “I wanted them to hear me. I wanted them to stop the certification of the election”
He continued, “I wanted them to hear and feel the same things I was feeling at the time. It felt like I have been betrayed. I wanted them to hear and feel the anger, the frustration, the rage that I felt. They were betraying — what I saw at the time was that they were betraying our country.”
“Looking back on it I think I was pretty naive, downright stupid with some of my decisions,” Dolan testified. “I’m thankful that President Trump at the time didn’t do something like invoke the Insurrection Act because I think there would have been a lot of violence.”
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New York City goes after Hyundai, Kia after security flaw leads to wave of social media fueled theft
New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social media fueled wave of car thefts due to a flaw that made some car models highly susceptible to theft.
Viral how-to videos on TikTok and other sites show how to start the cars using only USB cables and a screwdriver. The reason is that some models sold by Hyundai and Kia in the U.S. came without engine immobilizers, a standard feature on most cars since the 1990s that prevent the engine from starting unless the key is present.
The lawsuit, which was filed with the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York late Tuesday, alleges that Hyundai Motor America and Kia America Inc. failed to keep up with other automakers by not adopting immobilizer technology that ensured cars could not be started without their keys.
"Hyundai’s and Kia’s business decisions to reduce costs, and thereby boost profits, by foregoing common anti-theft technology have resulted in an epidemic of thefts," the lawsuit states.
The city claims the vehicle thefts are straining the resources of its police department, as well as negatively impacting public safety and emergency services.
The New York City police department reports that about 287 Kias were stolen last year, compared with approximately 119 in 2021. Approximately 415 Hyundais were reported stolen in 2022, compared with 232 a year earlier. And the problem has continued, with an estimated 977 Hyundai and Kia vehicles reported stolen in the first four months of this year. There were only 148 such thefts in the same months last year.
New York, the nation’s biggest city by population, joins a growing list of cities going after the carmakers following a raft of thefts, including Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, San Diego and Seattle.
New York City, which is seeking a trial by jury, is requesting an order providing for abatement of the public nuisance Hyundai and Kia have created or contributed to, compensation for the economic losses suffered as a result of the nuisance and injunctive relief.
Hyundai says it's committed to ensuring the quality and integrity of its products.
“A subset of Hyundai vehicles on the road in the U.S. today – primarily “base trim” or entry-level models – are not equipped with push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices. It is important to clarify that an engine immobilizer is an anti-theft device and these vehicles are fully compliant with federal anti-theft requirements,” the automaker said in a written statement.
Hyundai made engine immobilizers standard on all of its vehicles made from November 2021 onward. The company also said that it's speaking with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on the actions it is taking to assist its customers.
Kia did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
Last month Hyundai and Kia reached a settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts.
The settlement could be valued at $200 million and covers about 9 million 2011-2022 model year Hyundai and Kia vehicles in the U.S., the companies said at the time.
The settlement will provide cash compensation to customers who suffered theft-related losses or damage not covered by insurance – as well as reimbursement for insurance deductibles, increased insurance premiums and other losses, Kia and Hyundai said.
A software upgrade will also be provided to eligible owners. For customers with vehicles that cannot accommodate the software upgrade, the agreement will provide a reimbursement of up to $300 for anti-theft devices.
Kia and Hyundai have also given impacted customers tens of thousands of free steering wheel locks through local law enforcement and direct shipments, the companies said.
That proposed settlement is expected to be reviewed in court for preliminary approval in July. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2023/06/07/new-york-city-goes-after-hyundai-kia-after-security-flaw-leads-to-wave-of-social-media-fueled-theft/70296986007/ | 2023-06-07 13:45:11 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/2023/06/07/new-york-city-goes-after-hyundai-kia-after-security-flaw-leads-to-wave-of-social-media-fueled-theft/70296986007/ |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual high-level meeting (all times EDT):
10:45 a.m.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, who is seeking reelection next month, used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly to promote the merits of his administration.
Bolsonaro’s speech Tuesday focused heavily on the economy, starting with the welfare program distributed to millions of Brazilians during the pandemic. The program was recently renewed until December. Bolsonaro also stressed a falling unemployment rate and disinflation in Latin America’s largest nation.
He also took a dig at his main rival, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls to return to the presidency he held between 2003 and 2010. Bolsanaro pointed to da Silva’s conviction on money laundering and corruption charges.
The far-right leader also defended Brazil’s willingness to negotiate over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling for a ceasefire but renouncing sanctions and economic isolation.
Bolsonaro was the first world leader to speak during debate on the first day of the U.N. General Assembly’s meeting. U.S. President Joe Biden would traditionally speak second, but his time was pushed to Wednesday because of the funeral of England’s queen. | https://www.kark.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-live-updates-un-general-assembly/ | 2022-09-20 21:48:38 | 0 | https://www.kark.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-live-updates-un-general-assembly/ |
Rangers vs. Nationals Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - July 8
Saturday's game that pits the Texas Rangers (52-37) against the Washington Nationals (34-54) at Nationals Park has a good chance to be a tight matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 6-5 in favor of the Rangers. First pitch is at 4:05 PM ET on July 8.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Rangers will send Andrew Heaney (5-5) to the mound, while Jake Irvin (1-5) will get the nod for the Nationals.
Rangers vs. Nationals Game Info & Odds
- When: Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 4:05 PM ET
- Where: Nationals Park in Washington D.C.
- How to Watch on TV: MASN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
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Rangers vs. Nationals Score Prediction
Our pick for this matchup is Rangers 6, Nationals 5.
Total Prediction for Rangers vs. Nationals
- Total Prediction: Over 10 runs
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Rangers Performance Insights
- The Rangers have played as the favorite in 10 of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
- In its last 10 games with a total, Texas and its opponents have combined to hit the over four times.
- Bookmakers have not set a spread for any of the Rangers' last 10 games.
- The Rangers have won 34, or 59.6%, of the 57 games they've played as favorites this season.
- Texas has a record of 11-2 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -190 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.5% chance of a victory for the Rangers.
- Texas has scored the most runs (526) in baseball so far this year.
- The Rangers have the 10th-ranked team ERA across all league pitching staffs (3.95).
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Core BTS, a leading digital consultancy, today announced that Irwin Teodoro has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer.
In this newly created role, Teodoro will lead all sales and marketing efforts and serve as a member of the company's executive leadership team reporting to newly appointed Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Thimjon.
Teodoro joins Core BTS from Insight Enterprises where he spent the last 11 years leading consulting, delivery, and sales. Most recently, he served as the Vice President for Insight's central region. He commented, "I am truly excited about the opportunity to lead Core's commercial efforts as we focus on the key differentiators of our digital solutions."
Thimjon added that, "Irwin's deep industry experience and demonstrated excellence in cultivating new markets in digital transformation are critical additions to our team as we share our broad solution capabilities with the market."
Teodoro joins newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, Eric Weber, on Core BTS' executive leadership team. Weber assumes the position previously held by Kevin Thimjon, who transitioned to CEO following Paul Lidsky's move from CEO to Executive Chairman.
Prior to joining Core BTS, Weber spent 10+ years in the IT industry and most recently served as the North America chief financial officer for General Finance Corporation, a lessor of portable buildings and storage for non-residential use. Weber is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from the University of Cincinnati.
Core BTS is a digital consultancy recognized for accelerating the adoption of technology to transform business. An NRI Group Company, Core BTS delivers robust cloud, modern workplace, collaboration, security, and networking solutions to clients nationwide. Learn more at www.corebts.com.
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BEIJING, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the current world increasingly perplexed by uncertainty, division and confrontation, the great striving of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is of significance not only for China, but also for the entire world more than ever. China, under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, has realized numerous historic achievements including eradication of absolute poverty and completion of building China into a moderately prosperous society in all respects in the past decade. How should we view China's development in the past decade? How will the CPC's governance present inspiration to other countries? The following is an abstract of views of seven foreign dignitaries, based on the interviews the Global Times has conducted with them.
Kiribati President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau:
The milestone 20th National Congress of the CPC will produce outcomes that further propel China toward its second centenary goal.
I send the warmest congratulations and best wishes to President Xi and the CPC.
"Amazement" is the right word to describe China's development achievements in the last 10 years. The enduring strength and vitality of the Chinese people have resulted in China's great accomplishments as a nation. I have every confidence that the chapter ahead will add color and excitement to the great story for your people and country.
My first trip to China [in 2020] was an eye-opener to see the high standard of living that people in China are now enjoying. This is a great achievement and a feat that I don't think any other country can match. This again shows that China's focus on development is not to make the rich richer but to uplift those who have continued to face hardships. That is a very people-centric development vision.
Guyana's former president Donald Ramotar:
The 20th National Congress of the CPC is convening at a very important juncture in world history.
That is why the eyes of the world will be on China at this time of the CPC's 20th National Congress.
The CPC and the Chinese government have demonstrated their passion for peace and progress not only within its borders, but also for the whole world.
China's "win-win" policy and its relations with poor countries are promoting prosperity and therefore strengthening the sovereignty of these developing countries.
Argentine Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca Narvaja:
President Xi's opening speech at the 20th National Congress of the CPC was a hopeful message in a world beset by many complexities and challenges. Under the wise leadership of CPC, the imbalances generated by unprecedented growth were reduced, and China is seeking harmonious development that is a source of well-being for the entire Chinese population.
Undoubtedly, this 20th CPC National Congress is one of the most important events for China and the world since China today represents one of the most dynamic countries in the world and has established itself internationally as a relevant and responsible actor. This has been demonstrated in concrete practice, such as the unprecedented solidarity displayed with the neediest countries within the framework of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Xi, in all these years, has been able to build his leadership based on understanding the needs and interests of the people and has adopted political decisions in accordance with the challenges of each moment. One of the elements that seemed to me to be a priority for this new era of socialist modernization is the one that refers to the policy of revitalizing rural areas. This program has been vital for the eradication of structural poverty, which was achieved in 2021.
Cuban Ambassador to China Carlos Miguel Pereira:
It is appropriate to emphasize that the leadership of the CPC and Xi have been a decisive factor in the realization of strategic goals, so the legitimacy, prestige, trust, and moral authority of the CPC and its leaders will continue to be strengthened and to guide the Chinese people.
China has risen to international prominence as an emerging power and major contributor to development, providing real solutions to global challenges through an unprecedented inclusive, cross-cutting, and harmonious vision.
We have no doubt that China will assume the historic legacy of continuing to work for the preservation of world peace and to assist developing countries in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
For developing countries, China represents the political will and commitment to promote relations of a new kind, based on mutual respect, sovereign equality of states, preservation of peace, and mutually beneficial international cooperation. It is also a symbol of the transition to a new international order that is more just, democratic, and humanistic, where consultation and understanding among states replaces coercion, confrontation, and zero-sum geopolitical games.
Kiribati Ambassador to China David Teaabo:
The 20th National Congress of the CPC endorses philosophies and policies that maintain the unity, trust and advancement of the CPC, and is expected to further guard and advance socialism with Chinese characteristics in this new era.
The CPC and the Chinese government will continue building deeper win-win partnership with the Pacific Island countries, and achieve common development through the effective implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Kiribati and the world have witnessed China's outstanding achievements in numerous areas, and it deserves huge recognition and acknowledgment.
I read the fourth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, and was impressed by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
The key idea that impressed me most is the philosophy of "adaptation!" That is, to "adapt Marxism to China's realities and keep it up-to-date!" I think this is fundamental to the unity and advancement of the CPC and the strong trust of the Chinese people in their leaders, and for the peaceful social development and economic growth of the China!
Serbian Ambassador to China Maja Stefanovic:
I congratulate the CPC and the Chinese leaders on the great achievements that have been made in all fields as the 20th CPC National Congress is in progress. Serbia is confident that the ongoing CPC National Congress will bring new guideline for the further development of China, with a great positive impact on the world.
China has achieved outstanding results in all fields of development and has become a leader and an engine of global development in recent years.
We congratulate the Chinese people on achieving the first centennial goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
We admire the great success of China in eradicating absolute poverty within its territory, which has a great positive impact on the global level and is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We are also confident that China will continue its growth on the basis of what's been outlined in Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, safeguarding its sovereignty on its path to the goal of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Syrian Ambassador to China Mhd. Hasanein Khaddam:
The 20th National Congress of the CPC has begun laying out the Party's grand vision for the future, and these road maps not only shed a light on how China thinks and plans its future to meet the aspirations of its people, but also forecast how the world could be, given China's gargantuan economy and its influence on the global economic, political, cultural, and social scenes.
The congress and its agenda are being observed with great expectations by most of the world, especially developing countries. Syrian people wish great success to the congress.
This congress is especially important, as a step to fulfilling the envisioned second centenary goal of building a modern socialist country. The unprecedented changes and challenges the world is undergoing add to its importance.
The disciplinary process the CPC implemented at the individual and organizational levels gave a new impetus to its performance and in achieving results.
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