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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will hold a Mediterranean Diet Cooking Class on Thursday in Waco.
The class is presented by the AgriLife Extension office in McLennan County in cooperation with McLennan Community College Continuing Education. It will be held at 4224 Cobbs Drive.
The cost is $39, and the course will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Participants must preregister at https://tx.ag/MedDiet or by calling 254-299-8888.
“The Mediterranean diet has been researched extensively for decades now and the more we learn, the more this approach has solidified itself as one of the best lifestyle approaches to improve diet-related chronic disease risk,” said Colleen Foleen, AgriLife Extension family and community health agent for McLennan County.
What is often called the Mediterranean diet in the U.S. refers to a way of eating and preparing foods based on the eating traditions from Italy, Greece and other countries that border the Mediterranean Sea.
“The Mediterranean-style eating pattern should be referred to as a lifestyle approach rather than a diet,” she said. “It is not prescriptive, and it integrates more than just nutrition. It focuses on sustainability, social environment and physical activity.”
Cooking class overview
Foleen said over the course of the evening participants will:
- Learn about healthy eating patterns.
- Plan menus and shopping lists to make healthy choices easier.
- Learn to modify some recipes to a Mediterranean style.
- See a cooking demonstration.
- Taste some wonderful and healthy foods.
- Leave with a better understanding of the concept of the Mediterranean diet and the health benefits of this eating pattern and lifestyle.
Diet benefits
The Mediterranean-style eating pattern is high in fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, healthy fats and whole grains. Foleen said this indicates that it is also high in antioxidants, polyphenols, mono/polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, vitamins and minerals.
The foundation of the diet is whole grains, vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices. Foods such as fish, dairy, poultry and seafood are all eaten in moderation, which allows olive oil to be one of the main sources of added fat in this type of diet, she said.
“All of these can contribute to lowering cholesterol levels, preventing cell damage, providing anti-inflammatory effects, improving glycemic control and more,” Foleen said. “Researchers have determined that these nutritional mechanisms could be contributing to the success of this eating pattern.” | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_b253bfa2-2682-11ed-80e6-5b57bf8f9e26.html | 2022-08-28 07:29:27 | 1 | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_b253bfa2-2682-11ed-80e6-5b57bf8f9e26.html |
Free fentanyl test strips available statewide in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - Free fentanyl test strips are now available statewide in Wisconsin to help prevent drug overdose deaths.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced that more than 120,600 strips have been distributed throughout the state.
DHS says drugs mixed with fentanyl are the “leading cause of overdose deaths in Wisconsin.” Fentanyl is an opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin.
Fentanyl test strips are dipped into “drug residue” and dissolved in water. Results are ready within minutes.
“A tiny amount – as little as two grains of salt – is enough to kill someone,” DHS states.
CLICK HERE for a map of locations to find fentanyl test strips.
“Tragically, many people who use drugs have no idea they are ingesting fentanyl until it’s too late. That’s why we need to empower our family members, friends, and neighbors who use drugs to have as much information as possible to protect their safety. Fentanyl test strips are a critical tool in our efforts to save lives,” says DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake.
Fentanyl is often mixed with cocaine, heroin, meth, and pills. Fentanyl cannot be detected by sight, taste, smell, or touch.
The test strip program is funded by $1.25 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid finally said it: Winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award has been a dream ever since he belatedly started playing basketball.
“I know I’ve always said I don’t care, but it was just for you guys to leave me alone,” the 76ers center said Wednesday, a day after he was voted to his first MVP after two runner-up finishes. “I do care in the way that it validates everything, all the work that you’ve put in. And to be sitting here is just amazing.”
A native of Cameroon who didn’t pick up the sport until he was 15, Embiid was the 76ers’ reward for tanking their way to the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft. But he missed two full seasons with foot injuries, leaving Philadelphia fans to wait while general manager Sam Hinkie insisted that they “Trust the Process.”
Injuries continue to keep Embiid off the court to this day: He missed Game 1 of Philadelphia’s second-round series against Boston and is officially listed as doubtful with a sprained knee for Game 2. Embiid said “it’s a possibility” he would play on Wednesday night.
“Obviously, it’s earlier than what we thought, considering what I had. We’re just going to take day by day and see how it feels,” he said after some light shooting on Wednesday morning. “It’s a possibility, just like it was a possibility in the first game. Obviously, I want to play.”
Comparing his life to a movie, Embiid said he originally took up basketball, thinking it might be a pathway to a college degree and a decent job. It earned him a scholarship to Kansas, where he wanted to redshirt as a freshman and stay for five years. When coach Bill Self told him there was no need, and he could be the No. 1 overall draft pick, Embiid didn’t believe him.
“I didn’t think basketball would take me anywhere,” he said.
“The probability of someone like me, who started playing basketball at 15, to get the chance to be the MVP of the league is I would say is probably ‘negative zero,’” he said.
“We don’t have a lot of opportunities to get to this point, in Africa in general. But improbable doesn’t mean impossible,” he said. “You can accomplish anything you set your mind to as long as you believe in it, and you keep working hard. Anything can happen.”
Embiid, 29, averaged 33.1 points to win his second straight scoring title, averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. He received 73 of the 100 first-place votes for the MVP, with two-time winner Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets second and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo third.
While acknowledging that the MVP was important to him, Embiid said he is still focused on his primary goal: winning an NBA title. The Sixers have not made it out of the second round of the playoffs since reaching the NBA Finals in 2001.
“I don’t want to win this award because it’s just the MVP. I want to win it because it means a lot to me (because) I went through a lot, and that’s just a validation of that. Everything — the sacrifices, everything you went through — it’s paying off in some way,” he said. “Obviously, winning the championship is going to be way better. We now have that opportunity. But I’m just competitive. I want it all. I want to win everything that I can get my hands on. And everybody around me knows that.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s about basketball or in life, or whatever. I want to win everything,” he said. “I want to be first.”
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SANTA FE, N.M., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust (the "Trust") (NASDAQ: TBLD) today announced a monthly distribution of $0.10417 per share on the Trust's common shares, payable on May 19, 2023 to common shareholders of record as of May 11, 2023.
The Trust's monthly distributions are shown below:
Distribution rates are not performance and are calculated by summing the Trust's monthly distribution per share over four quarters and dividing by the net asset value or market price per share, as applicable, as of the distribution announcement date. Distributions on common shares are generally paid from net investment income (regular interest and dividends) and may also include capital gains and/or a return of capital. The Trust's distribution payable on May 19, 2023, does not include a return on capital but does include a long-term capital gain of $0.10417. There is no short-term capital gain this month. The specific tax characteristics of the distributions will be reported to the Trust's common shareholders on Form 1099 after the end of the 2023 calendar year. The final determination for all distributions paid in 2023 will be made in early 2024 and reported to you on Form 1099-DIV. You should not use this notice as a substitute for your 1099-DIV.
Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Trust is net income or profit. A distribution comprised in whole or in part by a return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Trust's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income." Future distributions may consist of a return of capital. For further information regarding the Trust's distributions, please visit www.thornburg.com/tbld-distributions.
The Trust's investment objective is to provide current income and additional total return. The Trust seeks to achieve its objective by investing, directly or indirectly, at least 80% of its managed assets in a broad range of income-producing securities. The Trust invests in both equity and debt securities of companies located in the United States and around the globe. The Trust may invest in non-U.S. domiciled companies, including up to 20% of its managed assets at the time of investment in equity and debt securities of emerging market companies.
As a registered investment company, the Trust is subject to a 4% excise tax that is imposed if the Trust does not distribute to common shareholders by the end of any calendar year at least the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gain or loss) for the calendar year and (ii) 98.2% of its capital gain in excess of its capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the calendar year (unless an election is made to use the Trust's fiscal year). In certain circumstances, the Trust may elect to retain income or capital gain to the extent that the Board of Trustees, in consultation with Trust management, determines it to be in the interest of shareholders to do so.
The common share distributions paid by the Trust for any particular period may be more than the amount of net investment income from that period. As a result, all or a portion of a distribution may be a return of capital, which is in effect a partial return of the amount a common shareholder invested in the Trust, up to the amount of the common shareholder's tax basis in their common shares, which would reduce such tax basis. Although a return of capital may not be taxable, it will generally increase the common shareholder's potential gain, or reduce the common shareholder's potential loss, on any subsequent sale or other disposition of common shares.
About Thornburg
Thornburg Investment Management (Thornburg) is a global investment firm delivering on strategy for institutions, financial professionals and investors worldwide. The privately held firm, founded in 1982, is an active, high-conviction manager of fixed income, equities, multi-asset solutions and sustainable investments. With $41 billion1 in client assets as of March 31, 2023, the firm offers mutual funds, closed-end funds, institutional accounts, separate accounts and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.
As an independent firm, Thornburg can take on a wide range of opportunities, explore ideas thoroughly and work across strategies to deliver consistent risk-adjusted outperformance over the long term. The firm attracts free-thinking professionals who are eager to pursue investment outcomes beyond the confines of popular wisdom. From nimble operational capabilities to principles and actions fitting of a global citizen, Thornburg's world-class investment platform and team are aligned on strategy to serve investors.
Thornburg's U.S. headquarters is in Santa Fe, New Mexico with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. For more information, visit www.thornburg.com or call 877 215 1330.
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Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements of the Trust, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. As a result, no assurance can be given as to future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and neither the Trust nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such statements in the future.
Risk is inherent in all investing. There can be no assurance that the Trust will achieve its investment objective, and you could lose some or all of your investment.
Thornburg Securities Corporation, member FINRA, is an affiliate of Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.
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BERWYN, Penn., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Annovis Bio, Inc. (NYSE: ANVS) ("Annovis" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage drug platform company addressing neurodegenerative diseases, today announced third quarter financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and reviewed recent accomplishments.
Maria L. Maccecchini, Ph.D., Founder, President, and CEO of Annovis, commented: "This quarter, we have made significant advances in the clinical development of buntanetap as we began to dose patients in our Phase 3 trial for early Parkinson's Disease and received FDA authorization to proceed with a Phase 2/3 trial in moderate Alzheimer's Disease. Additionally, we have seen that buntanetap works in numerous acute and chronic neurodegenerative conditions through its ability to inhibit multiple neurotoxic proteins, improve axonal transport and preserve nerve cell function in various neurodegenerative conditions. As a result, we have pursued and made significant strides this quarter in expanding our intellectual property portfolio as it relates to buntanetap and additional neurodegenerative conditions."
Third Quarter Highlights and New Developments
- Receipt of Positive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Notice for Buntanetap Phase 3 Clinical Trial in Parkinson's Disease (PD): The Company received notice from the FDA that the Phase 3 clinical study in early PD patients may proceed. The FDA accepted the final protocol and the clinical development plan, approved the use of the Company's new large-scale batch of good manufacturing practice material, and found the chronic toxicology in rats and dogs safe and adequate to support long-term human studies. The Phase 3 trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of buntanetap. The trial will enroll a total of 450 early PD patients to be treated with 10mg buntanetap, 20mg buntanetap or a placebo, on top of their standard of care, for six months. Movement Disorder Society-Sponsored Revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) Part II and III will be used as primary endpoints, while total MDS-UPDRS and Participant Global Impression of Change will be secondary endpoints. In addition, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, plasma biomarkers and Mini-Mental State Examination will be evaluated as exploratory endpoints.
- Dosed First Patient for the Phase 3 Trial in Patients with Early Parkinson's Disease: Annovis announced that the first patient in the Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating buntanetap in early PD has been dosed.
- Receipt of FDA Authorization to Proceed with Phase 2/3 Trial for Buntanetap in Alzheimer's Disease (AD): The Company announced that the FDA authorized the Phase 2/3 clinical study of buntanetap in moderate AD. The Phase 2/3 study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of buntanetap in moderate AD patients. The trial will enroll a total of 320 AD patients to be treated with 7.5mg buntanetap, 15mg buntanetap, 30mg buntanetap or a placebo, on top of their standard of care, for three months.
- Publication of Phase 2a Clinical Data in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: The published study, titled 'Buntanetap, a Novel Translational Inhibitor of Multiple Neurotoxic Proteins, Proves to Be Safe and Promising in Both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Patients', evaluated safety, pharmacokinetics, biomarkers, and efficacy of buntanetap in treating early AD and PD patients. The study demonstrated that buntanetap was well tolerated, safe and significantly improved cognition in AD patients and motor function in PD patients.
- Appointment of Henry Hagopian III as Chief Financial Officer: Mr. Hagopian comes to Annovis with 30 years of finance and accounting experience, including 15 years at Organogenesis, a leading publicly traded regenerative medicine company. Mr. Hagopian has an extensive background in corporate accounting, financial reporting, treasury operations, financial planning & analysis, and investor relations.
- Publication of Patents Covering the Treatment of Amyloid Lateral Sclerosis, Huntington's Disease and Prion Diseases: Annovis announced the publication of three granted US patents – US11400075, US11376238, and US11382893. The patents cover methods of treating amyloid lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, and prion diseases by administering buntanetap. The patents provide intellectual property protection through 2031 and strengthen and expand the Company's intellectual property portfolio. The Company now has issued patents covering a wide range of neurodegenerative diseases, including AD, alpha-synucleopathies, such as PD, tauopathies, such as frontotemporal dementia, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and acute injuries, such as stroke and traumatic brain injury.
- Presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference: Maria Maccecchini, Ph.D., Founder, President, and CEO of Annovis, participated on the Systems Biology of Alzheimer's Disease Panel at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference. The panel was moderated by Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD, and Krista Lanctôt, Ph.D. The discussion focused on the need and underpinning rationale for advancing novel therapeutic approaches for AD and featured a panel of industry thought leaders and experts.
Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2022
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $32.0 million as of September 30, 2022. Research and development expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 were $5.3 million, compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily the result of an increase of $2.4 million in clinical expenses, as the Company incurred costs related to its Phase 3 study in early PD patients, an increase of $1.0 million for the cost of materials and an increase of $0.4 million in stock-based compensation expense. General and administrative expenses for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 were $2.4 million, compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2021. The increase was primarily the result of an increase of $1.2 million in stock-based compensation expense.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, Annovis reported a net loss of $7.6 million, compared to a net loss of $2.9 million for the same period in 2021.
About Annovis Bio, Inc.
Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, Annovis Bio, Inc. (Annovis) is a clinical-stage, drug platform company addressing neurodegeneration, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and other chronic neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's in Down Syndrome (AD-DS). We believe that we are the only company developing a drug for AD, PD, and AD-DS that inhibits more than one neurotoxic protein and, thereby, improves the information highway of the nerve cell, known as axonal transport. When this information flow is impaired, the nerve cell gets sick and dies. Annovis conducted two Phase 2 studies: one in AD patients and one in both AD and PD patients. In the AD/PD study buntanetap showed improvements in cognition and memory in AD as well as body and brain function in PD patients.
For more information on Annovis Bio, please visit the Company's website www.annovisbio.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release contain "forward-looking statements" that are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "estimate," "project," "outlook," "forecast" or other similar words, and include, without limitation, statements regarding the expected effectiveness of buntanetap and the timing, effectiveness, and anticipated results of buntanetap clinical trials. Forward-looking statements are based on Annovis Bio, Inc.'s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties are described more fully in the section titled "Risk Factors" in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and Annovis Bio, Inc. undertakes no duty to update such information except as required under applicable law.
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Mazda is considering building EVs for the North American market in Mexico starting in 2028, according to a recent Automotive News report.
The Japanese automaker is planning two EVs for North America, according to the report, which cited comments from Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro, who took over from Akira Marumoto last month.
One of the planned EVs will be based on an existing architecture that can also accommodate internal combustion and hybrid powertrains, while the other will be based on a dedicated EV platform. Both models will reportedly be introduced in the 2025-2027 timeframe, with initial production in Japan and localized North American production after that.
Shifting production to Mexico would allow vehicles to qualify for federal EV tax credits in the U.S. New rules include stipulations for local assembly and raw materials sourcing, but they treat vehicles assembled in Mexico the same as those assembled in the U.S. It’s likely no coincidence, then, that BMW recently announced plans to make its next-generation “Neue Klasse” EVs in Mexico, and Tesla is thought to be mulling a Mexican plant as well.
Mazda already has an assembly plant in Salamanca, Mexico, that builds the Mazda 2, Mazda 3, CX-3, and CX-30 models (not all of which are sold in the U.S.)—all with internal combustion powertrains. The automaker’s only other North American factory is a joint venture plant with Toyota in Huntsville, Alabama, which currently builds the CX-50 crossover.
Mazda first mentioned its dedicated EV platform in 2021, saying at the time that it would be ready by 2025. The automaker has also been shopping for cylindrical battery cells, potentially from Panasonic, which is building a massive factory in Kansas City, Missouri, to service the North American EV market.
Under previous CEO Marumoto, Mazda launched a business plan that calls for spending $10.6 billion on electrification through 2030. Mazda is targeting up to 40% global EV sales by that time.
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STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) — Two Northeast Ohio men who survived a crash that sent a guardrail slicing through the middle of their car are calling the close call a Christmas miracle.
The accident happened on Christmas Eve as a Stark County man and his best friend were headed to a family celebration in Alliance. As they traveled along Anderson Road just outside Minerva, the driver’s Dodge Charger suddenly slid off of the ice- and snow-covered road and struck the guardrail, which went completely through the car and out the back window.
Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol and firefighters with the Sandy Creek Joint Fire District were not optimistic when they heard the first reports from the scene.
“Not something we see every day and everybody knows that’s normally not such a good situation. It went all the way through the car and probably out the back by 12 to 14 feet,” said Sandy Creek Fire Chief Aaron Stoller.
Behind the wheel of the car was 23-year-old Jimmy Burchett, the strength and conditioning coach for the University of Mount Union football team. Sitting next to him was his best friend, Anthony Fisher.
“We saw it last second. We thought it just was going to hit,” Burchett told FOX 8. “It was probably one of the loudest sounds I’ve ever heard. And, next thing I know, in about a blink of an eye, I was laying face down, looking directly up at the ceiling, guardrail on top of my chest. It was hugging me and I couldn’t really breathe.
“After pushing on the guardrail and moving it slightly, I was able to catch my breath. I immediately closed my eyes and started praying.”
As volunteer firefighters were arriving at the scene, so too were a group of good Samaritans who worked together to try and lift up the guardrail to free Burchett. A witness was able to call Burchett’s mother, who is a nurse, and his father, Jeff Burchett, a retired police officer, and they rushed to the scene, where Jeff helped lift the guardrail and pull his son from the wreckage.
“I’m just eternally grateful to God and then everyone that helped down there to get him out of there,” said Jeff.
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“It’s incredible, really a Christmas miracle. So, I’m just blessed that we were able to get out of it,” said Jimmy Burchett. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/a-christmas-miracle-ohio-driver-saved-after-car-impaled/ | 2022-12-27 17:32:12 | 0 | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/a-christmas-miracle-ohio-driver-saved-after-car-impaled/ |
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is creating a political headache for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) by pushing hard for a vote on a bill to raise the national minimum wage to $17 an hour — a proposal Senate Democrats facing tough reelection races opposed in 2021.
Sanders, who remains very popular with the Democratic Party’s progressive base, warned Thursday there would be “political consequences” for lawmakers who oppose his effort.
“We’re going to push it as quickly and hard as we can,” Sanders told reporters at a Thursday press conference.
“Right now we’re focusing on making sure that we have the votes in the Senate and the House to raise the minimum wage,” he said. “I don’t think there’s a state in the country where people do not believe we should raise the minimum wage. I would hope that every member of Congress understands and there will be political consequences … if they don’t.”
Sanders’s proposal to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $17 an hour over five years is an updated version of the proposal he pushed in 2021 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, which eight Senate Democrats voted against.
Three of those senators face tough reelection races: Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), who left the Democratic Party in December to become an Independent.
Schumer wants to protect his vulnerable colleagues from taking tough votes before the 2024 election, when Democrats will have to defend 23 seats to keep their narrow Senate majority.
Republicans have only 10 seats up for reelection next year.
Manchin said in 2021 he would instead support raising the minimum wage to $11 an hour and indexing it for inflation.
Tester at the time voiced concern about imposing a sudden and dramatic increase in the minimum wage.
“I think the minimum wage needs to come up. But I think we need to extend it out a ways before it hits the $15 figure,” he said.
And Sinema came under a storm of criticism that year for giving the Senate floor clerk a little curtsy and a thumbs down when she voted against adding the wage provision to the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Angus King (I-Maine) also voted against it.
Sanders said last year he would consider supporting primary challengers against Manchin and Sinema in the 2024 election cycle after they also refused to support a change to the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass voting rights legislation.
Manchin is not expected to face any serious challenge in the Democratic primary, but Sinema, if she runs for a second term, would do so as an independent and likely face a Republican and Democratic opponent in the general election.
Sanders on Thursday declined to say whether he will support Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), who is running for Sinema’s seat, or another Democratic challenger in the Arizona Senate race.
Neither Manchin nor Sinema have announced whether they will run for new terms.
Schumer didn’t schedule another vote on raising the minimum wage in the last Congress after Sanders’s minimum wage proposal was blocked by a vote of 58-42.
And the Democratic leader is not expected to schedule a vote before the next election on a $17-an-hour minimum wage proposal that’s likely to divide his caucus. It wouldn’t muster the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP filibuster and would have little-to-no chance of passing the Republican-controlled House.
Furthermore, voting on a $17-an-hour national minimum wage proposal would carry political risk for vulnerable Democratic incumbents running in Republican-leaning states like Montana and West Virginia.
The proposal is already drawing criticism from business allies.
The Employment Policies Institute, a nonprofit research organization that has been linked to the restaurant industry, said Sanders’s proposal will result in two million lost jobs.
“Economists have demonstrated how harmful this unprecedented increase will be. Yet Sanders and his union allies are choosing politics over employees for bad policy that’s already been rejected by members of Sanders’s own party,” said Michael Saltsman, executive director of the group.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), who is running for reelection in a state that Trump carried in 2016 but Biden narrowly won in 2020, said he would need to review Sanders’s proposal before making a decision on how to vote.
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is set at the federal minimum level: $7.25 per hour.
“I’m looking at that bill now,” said Casey, who sits on the HELP Committee, which Sanders chairs.
“We have a long way to get to $15. The governor is pushing pretty hard on $15 [an hour,]” he said, referring to Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro. “Just getting to $15 is a lot of work.”
Coons and Shaheen explained Thursday they are not necessarily opposed to raising the federal minimum wage. They said they voted against Sanders’s proposal two years ago because they didn’t like how it was structured.
“My concern actually had to do with the tipped wage,” Coons said. “But not the $15.
“The most important thing we can do is pass an increase in the minimum wage that includes an escalator, so we don’t have this step function where we don’t raise it for 15 years and then we raise it by a lot,” he said.
He said there are many things to balance, and the impact of raising the minimum wage on inflation is one of them.
Shaheen said she hasn’t seen what Sanders is proposing but emphasized she does not oppose the idea of raising the minimum wage.
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Iowa state park reopens after 3 family members were shot, killed
Published: Jul. 29, 2022 at 7:47 PM EDT|Updated: 26 minutes ago
MAQUOKETA, Iowa (CNN) - A state park in Iowa has reopened after a couple and their daughter were found dead.
The three family members were shot and killed in the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground.
Police said the family’s 9-year-old son was not hurt, with the suspected gunman shooting and killing himself in the incident.
According to officials, the campground area is closed until further notice.
Police have not released information about a possible motive for the deadly shooting as their investigation remains ongoing.
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After rebranding in the West, many beauty companies are still offering to ‘whiten’ skin elsewhere
Oscar Holland, CNN Editors: Meera Senthilingam, Eliza Anyangwe; Design: Gabrielle Smith; Researchers: Lizzy Yee, Gawon Bae and Mengchen Zhang; Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow
In 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement amplified calls for racial justice in the US and beyond, a succession of corporate announcements signaled what appeared to be a watershed moment for the cosmetics industry.
With multinationals pressured by the public to express support for racial equality, consumers were quick to highlight the inconsistency between companies’ public statements and their continued promotion of creams, serums and lotions promising to “whiten” users’ skin. In response, several major skincare manufacturers pledged to revise their branding and product lines.
Johnson & Johnson announced it would stop selling skin whitening products altogether in Asia and the Middle East. L’Oréal promised to remove words like “whitening” and “fair” from its ranges. So did Unilever, which also bowed to growing pressure by renaming its controversial South Asia-focused brand, Fair & Lovely, to Glow and Lovely.
Nivea’s owner, Beiersdorf AG, also distanced itself from the terms “whitening” and “fair,” telling Allure magazine that it was carrying out an “in-depth review” into its “product offering and marketing approach.” Last year the German company told CNN it had conducted the review and, taking extensive consumer research into account, would cease communications that “do not embrace the complexions of our diverse consumer base.”
For campaigners, these were small but significant steps toward rewriting industry narratives equating beauty — and, often, success and happiness — with whiteness. Indeed, visit any of these cosmetic giants’ websites from the US or Europe today, and explicit references to skin color are seemingly absent.
Log on from Asia, Africa or the Middle East, however, and it’s a different story.
L’Oréal’s Singapore platform, for instance, continues to actively promote creams and serums with “powerful whitening” properties, while its site for Indian customers stocks a “White Activ” moisturizer. In Hong Kong, where the Chinese term for whitening literally combines the words “white” and “beautiful,” the brand recommends using a whitening mask as part of its “tips for a peachy complexion,” while in mainland China, recent social media ads offered a “whitening miracle” and “mild whitening, like the wind of spring blowing across your face.” In Japan, an equivalent term “bihaku,” which too combines the words “white” and “beautiful,” is also used to describe and sell products.
Unilever also appeared to be saying different things to different demographic groups — even within the same region. Take one of its most popular skincare brands, Pond’s, whose English US website is free from the word “whitening,” while the Spanish version operated an entire website section openly branded as “whitening” until CNN reached out for comment about the page. In Thailand, meanwhile, customers can buy a range of products marked “White Beauty” including sunscreen and facial cleanser.
And while Fair & Lovely may now be called Glow & Lovely, lighter-skinned South Asian models are still widely used on its packaging, and Unilever continues to offer customers in India an “Intense Whitening” face wash via its Lakmé brand. In the Philippines, the conglomerate has stuck with the name Block & White for a range that, although marketed as a sunblock, has until recent years boasted of its “intensive whitening” properties and “5-in-1 Whitening Essentials” formula.
Amina Mire, who has been researching the skin whitening industry for two decades, believes that ongoing promotion of products that purport to whiten users’ skin shows that non-Western markets are still “too lucrative” for multinational companies to take more meaningful action. While she recognizes that recent corporate announcements are “100% a step in the right direction,” the sociology professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, thinks that multinationals will “not make any concessions — or at least very little concession — in the Asian market.”
“They are cleaning up their websites … but on billboards and in their marketing, they know who their consumers are,” she told CNN. Mire claims that brands would resist calls to soften messages used to target women outside the West, because consumers in many of those markets “demand” explicit reassurances that the products whiten skin.
In a statement, L’Oréal it has “made updates” to its product ranges, but that “due to manufacturing schedules and also product registration and certification requirements, this transition is not fully complete across all markets and materials.” A spokesperson added that the company is “committed and focused on removing the term ‘whitening’ as fast as possible in all markets.” The company also said the use of words like “bihaku” is regulated in East Asian countries, and that the terms are “commonly used in these markets to describe an even, radiant and blemish-free skin tone.”
A Unilever spokesperson, meanwhile, said that the company has stopped using the words “fair,” “white” and “light,” as they “suggest a singular ideal of beauty that we don’t think is right.” The statement added that “nearly all” of the company’s packaging and communications have been updated to reflect this. “Consumers may still find previous packaging available due to factors such as stock pipelines, or previous marketing descriptions on some third-party websites,” the spokesperson said.
Read: Skin whitening: What is it, what are the risks and who profits?
Differing approaches
In contrast to Unilever and L’Oréal, some cosmetics companies have tried to avoid charges of hypocrisy by staying quiet on the matter altogether.
For instance, Japanese cosmetics giant Shiseido, whose high-end skin products are now widely available in Europe and the US, has made no public announcements regarding the branding of its “White Lucent” range. When asked about this by CNN last year, the company responded with a statement saying that its products “do not have the ability to whiten the skin,” adding: “We do not sell whitening products nor do we recommend whitening.” Shiseido declined CNN’s request for further comment on the matter.
Others appear to be making good on their promises. Online searches conducted by CNN on websites operated by Johnson & Johnson, which dropped its Neutrogena Fine Fairness and Clean & Clear Fairness lines from Asian and Middle Eastern markets in 2020, found no examples of the word “whitening.” Johnson & Johnson did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Nivea, whose name the company says translates as “snow white,” appears to have gone a different route. As recently as last month, almost two years after Beiersdorf AG promised changes, CNN found that regional websites all carried an extensive FAQ acknowledging that “beauty in Asia and Africa is often connected to a lighter complexion.” It explained that its products do “not have any influence on the color of the skin,” and that Nivea does not promote skin lightening.
However, products sold in India were still marketed as “whitening” and “extra whitening.” Nivea’s Malaysian website also continued to have a “whitening” section, with a fair-skinned model used to appeal to buyers in the southeast Asian country. These pages and products were all removed after CNN contacted Beiersdorf AG. In Nigeria, however, products continue to offer “natural fairness.”
It isn’t hard to decipher why a gap between words and actions may persist. By the company’s own account: “Nivea products with whitening ingredients remain our biggest sellers throughout Asia.”
In statement, a spokesperson for Beiersdorf AG said that products using the term “whitening” are “in the process of being changed” and that “adaptations to our product communication will become more visible … gradually in the coming months.” The company said it is “on a journey and … committed to becoming better,” and that its products are “typically developed, produced and marketed on a regional basis in response to local consumer needs.”
Mire suggests that terms like “glowing” and “brightening,” which are increasingly used by cosmetics firms as substitutes, are as steeped in colonial and racial narratives as the words they’re replacing. She believes the branding of these products continues to exploit historic and racialized associations between skin tone and status.
The word “whitening” may have “become problematic,” Mire said, but the products still link lightness “with urban progress, with style, with sophistication … with aspects of globalization and modernity.”
In its statement to CNN, L’Oréal said that “brightening” was “most appropriate terminology” for products addressing concerns such as “uneven skin-tone, blemishes and spots, mainly due to the harmful effects of UV radiation.”
‘A troubling inconsistency’
If the decision to rename Fair & Lovely was a seminal moment in the campaign against skin whitening, then Indian student Chandana Hiran was one of its key protagonists. Her viral #AllShadesAreLovely petition garnered over 35,000 signatures, drawing global attention to a brand that is little-known outside parts of Asia and Africa.
For Hiran, who is set to join an MBA program at Canada’s Ivey Business School, the campaign’s apparent success left her with mixed emotions.
“My initial reaction was that it is a step in the right direction,” she told CNN from Mumbai, adding that she treated the decision as tacit acknowledgment that “there was something wrong with what was done in the past.” But the 24-year-old campaigner soon realized that the original name continued to be featured prominently on products — albeit as a message to consumers that reads: “Fair & Lovely is now Glow & Lovely.”
This shows that the manufacturers have changed the branding but not distanced themselves from the product itself, Hiran said, adding: “Nowhere in the marketing or advertising do they acknowledge why it became Glow & Lovely or why there was a problem with Fair & Lovely.”
The persistent use of “whitening” and “fair” in other parts of the Unilever empire, such as the Lakmé and Block & White brands, produces a troubling inconsistency, Hiran said, asking: “If they recognize that this thing is problematic in one region, why not do it for all regions?” Why wait for somebody to come and tell you, ‘Hey, you need to do it here as well’?”
Unilever declined to comment on questions relating to Glow & Lovely, including queries on historical advertising campaigns and plans to remove the brand’s old name from its packaging.
Watch: This woman is trying to stop the skin whitening industry
Legitimizing the skin whitening market
Arzi Adbi, an assistant professor in strategy and policy at the National University of Singapore Business School, said he believes that these companies are promoting beauty ideals linked to lighter skin and fueling demand that could indirectly put people’s health at risk.
Although multinationals’ skin whitening creams do not typically contain toxic chemicals such as mercury, Adbi’s research suggests that they still help create a market for more potent, cheaper locally made products that often contain harmful ingredients.
“(The multinationals’) corporate governance standards are relatively higher: They do their audits and are careful about not launching a product that will cause physical harm,” he told CNN. “But once you’ve legitimized a market for skin whitening, you can’t control some of the local, smaller firms in countries like India that … launch stronger and riskier products, which can actually whiten the skin in the short run but lead to longer-term adverse side effects.”
Describing Unilever’s decision to drop the word “fair” from its branding as an “extremely cosmetic change,” Adbi said that a more meaningful move would be acknowledging the impact of historical advertising campaigns that appeared to link lighter skin with improved life outcomes.
“If they were serious about it, they should issue an apology for the TV commercials in the Indian market — ones that showed darker-skinned women not getting good jobs or husbands until they start applying these products,” Abdi said.
Various other brands have been condemned for similar promotional campaigns. In 2008, a controversial Pond’s ad series saw Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra play a character who wins back her lover by using the products to get a “pinkish-white glow” (she apologized for her role in the commercials in her 2021 memoir).
In 2017, Dove apologized after posting a social media ad showing a Black woman removing her brown shirt to reveal a White woman in a lighter-colored shirt underneath. That same year Nivea was called out for billboards in Ghana and other West African countries promising “visibly fairer skin.” In a statement given to NPR at the time, the company said its campaign was in “no way meant to demean or glorify any person’s needs or preferences in skin care,” adding that the product advertising was designed to “protect the skin from long-term sun damage and premature skin-ageing.”
Hiran echoed Adbi’s call for beauty companies to actively acknowledge and renounce problematic past campaigns, remembering the impact they had on her as a child growing up in India.
“I would always feel inferior,” she said. “(You feel like) nobody’s going to marry you and that everything the fairness cream advertisements showed was true. You would not find a partner, you would not be selected for a job, you will be discriminated against, bullied. My self-esteem was non-existent for a long, long time.”
“That narrative was being held by society as a whole,” she added. “And everybody was in on it.”
Today, the narrative is, slowly, changing. But the messages you hear — and how loudly you hear them — may very much depend on where in the world you live.
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Elevate Capital closes the round becoming the largest investor in the Black woman-owned, minority female-founded company.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CarpeDM, a Techstars portfolio company, today announced the closing of its oversubscribed pre-seed financing round bringing total capital raised by the early stage startup to $1.054 million. CarpeDM is a tech-enabled matchmaking service and patented video-based dating app designed to help professional Black women, and all those seeking to date them, find love.
The Black woman-owned, minority female-led company is co-founded by Howard University School of Law alumnae and best friends Naza Shelley and Sali Hama. As a successful attorney, Naza was tired of wasting time swiping through a sea of incompatible matches and going on disappointing first dates. "Online dating is time consuming and not built with Black women in mind. So we created a dating service that puts our needs first."
Naza said, "I am grateful to our investors who not only believe in our mission, but also respect us as business women and see the huge market opportunity in what we're building."
The financing round includes Elevate Capital, CarpeDM's largest investor. "Naza Shelley and Sali Hama are impressive professional leaders who embody the spirit and ethos of Elevate Capital: maximizing human potential to effect change," said Nitin Rai, Elevate Capital Founder and Managing Partner. We believe CarpeDM will disrupt the dating experience for professional Black women by helping them spend less time searching and more time experiencing meaningful connections. We look forward to helping Naza and Sali realize their vision and achieve success."
Other investors include: Virginia Venture Partners, Conscious Venture Fund, Overlooked Ventures, Forefront Capital, Pipeline Angels, Gaingels and CAV Angels. Additionally, CarpeDM is currently participating in the inaugural class of the Techstars Washington DC Powered by J.P. Morgan accelerator. "We sought startups with extraordinary teams that were demonstrating promising early traction in solving problems that address large markets, which describes CarpeDM perfectly. We're delighted to have Naza and Sali in our first class!" said Techstars Managing Director, Keith Camhi.
CarpeDM is a subscription service and exclusive community for high quality singles. It's currently available in the Washington D.C. area. In a move to promote transparency and safety in online dating, CarpeDM has pioneered 100% member background checks. It verifies identity, employment, income, and criminal history through its proprietary one-on-one interview process and with its accredited background check partner, KarmaCheck. If you pass the screening process, you'll receive both handpicked and algorithm curated matches. To test chemistry, matches are required to have a 5-to-10 minute video-chat before deciding whether to remain matched and date in real life.
Whether you're a Black woman or someone looking to build a meaningful relationship with one, CarpeDM invites you to apply to join its exclusive community.
Learn about CarpeDM at https://www.carpedmdating.com or @carpedmdating.
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Many scented candles are available in scents that are perfect for your holiday home
You don’t have to bake cookies or decorate with real pine to make your home smell like a Christmas wonderland. The simplest way to fill your home with holiday fragrances is to light a scented candle.
Whether you love pine, sweet treats, spicy berries or another tempting scent, chances are you’ll find a candle that will emit your favorite holiday aroma into the air as it burns with a warm, inviting glow. The best candles produce potent scents that linger and burn for numerous hours so they’ll last throughout the holiday season and beyond. Another bonus is when you find them on sale, like the 12 delightfully scented candles in our roundup.
Holiday scents to look for in candles
While there are no rules about which scents are appropriate for the holidays, certain popular aromas come to mind when this time of year rolls around. They can be classified as sweet, spicy, earthy or fruity. Additionally, many scented candles that are designed for the holidays have a combination of notes from one or more of the categories for a nicely balanced fragrance.
Sweet
When you think of the sweet family of holiday fragrances, delicious Christmas-time treats come to mind. Peppermint, vanilla, cocoa, gingerbread and sugar are some of the most popular notes used to produce these enticing scents.
Spicy
Some spices are warm, fragrant and perfect for the holidays. They are found in delicacies like sugar plums, cider and pumpkin pie. When a candle is scented with spices such as cloves, mint, cinnamon, anise and ginger, it fills a room with the aromas of the season.
Earthy
There’s nothing quite like the scent of evergreen during the holidays. That’s why many seasonal candles are infused with pine and balsam. Some candles in this category also contain sage, bayberry, holly, nuts or cedarwood.
Fruity
Holiday candles with fruity notes are light and pleasant. Berry, citrus, pumpkin, apple, pear and cranberry all deliver a lovely smell for the holiday season.
Types of scented candles
Votive, pillar and taper candles can all be found in scented forms. However, jar scented candles are by far the most popular. They also stand out for providing long burn times, as some models can provide more than 150 hours of luscious scents.
Wicks of scented candles
Ideally, the wick of a candle will burn slowly and won’t produce a lot of smoke or contaminants. Most well-made candles by top brands have wicks that are made of cotton or other quality materials. While many scented candles have single wicks, some larger models have two, three, four or more wicks.
Best scented candles for the holidays
Root Candles 3-Wick Honeycomb Mulled Cider Scented Jar Candle
This three-wick candle smells like mulled cider, a classic hot beverage of the holiday season. Hints of cinnamon, apple and cloves give it a warm, inviting fragrance. It’s made of a beeswax blend and contains fragrant essential oils for a clean burn. Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Yankee Candle Christmas Cookie Large Jar Candle
Who doesn’t love the smell of Christmas cookies fresh out of the oven? This candle mimics that delightful scent with notes of cinnamon, butter, nutmeg, vanilla and sugar. It’s a large paraffin wax candle that will burn for up to 150 hours. Sold by Amazon
Symple Stuff Holiday Forest Scented Pillar Candle
Made by hand, the Holiday Forest candle delivers the fragrance of fresh pine. It’s a well-made pillar candle with a bright green color that looks great on a candle plate or pedestal-style holder. Sold by Wayfair
Yankee Candle Balsam & Cedar Signature Large Jar Candle
It’s a combination of balsam, spices, berries, vanilla and more that gives this jar candle the smell of the holiday season. It’s made of a quality soy-wax blend that will burn as long as 100 hours. Sold by Kohl’s and Amazon
Ulta Cinnamon and Chestnut Scented Soy Blend Candle
Scents of cinnamon and chestnut are perfect for Christmas. This holiday candle by Ulta emits both with a nice balance of spice and sweet scents. It’s crafted of a soy blend with clean, cruelty-free ingredients. Sold by Ulta Beauty
Yankee Candle Frosty Gingerbread Large Jar Candle
Gingerbread is an ideal scent for the holidays, and this jar candle will make your place smell as if you just baked a batch. Ginger, cinnamon, clove and vanilla are the notes that make it so irresistible. It’s constructed of quality wax and will burn as long as 150 hours. Sold by Amazon
Star Hollow Candle Company Peppermint Sticks Scented Jar Candle
A soy-blend wax and essential oils make it possible for Star Hollow Candles to burn clean and produce pleasant scents for many hours. If you want a candle that makes you think of candy canes, the brand’s peppermint stick jar candle is for you. Sold by Wayfair
Sonoma Goods for Life Christmas Cookies 14-Ounce Candle Jar
This is another enticing candle that delivers the fragrance of Christmas cookies. Its main fragrances are vanilla, buttercream and cookie dough that produce a smell that will make you think of your favorite holiday treats. It has three wicks and comes in a nicely decorated jar. Sold by Kohl’s
Root Candles Bayberry Scented Honeycomb Beeswax Blend Scented Candle
This is another beeswax-based candle that is scented with essential oils. It has a bayberry fragrance that’s a holiday tradition and includes notes of patchouli, balsam and vanilla. It has three wicks and burns for more than 50 hours. Sold by Amazon
Yankee Candle Snow Globe Wonderland Signature Large Tumbler Candle
Not sure which scent you want to fill your home with during the holidays? The Snow Globe Wonderland candle has you covered with an interesting blend of scents that are sweet, spicy, fruity and earthy. It includes berry, praline, nutmeg, holly, anise, mint and more. It burns clean, thanks to the soy-based wax. Sold by Kohl’s and Amazon
Ulta Crisp Apple Scented Soy Blend Candle
Clean and cruelty-free, this soy-blend candle produces a fresh apple scent that pairs nicely with the holidays. It delivers a powerful scent that will fill a room in minutes and linger for hours. Sold by Ulta Beauty
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tiger Woods clenched his jaw when the pain hit.
He limped, occasionally used a driver like a cane, and pushed his rebuilt right leg over and through the hills and swales of Southern Hills on Friday with a singular mission: to get to the weekend at the PGA Championship.
And he did it. Woods shot a second-round 1-under 69 that put him at 3-over par for the tournament, one shot inside the cut line. He was in danger of missing the weekend before rallying with two birdies over the final six holes.
“You can’t win the tournament if you miss the cut. I’ve won tournaments — not major championships, but I’ve won tournaments on the cut number,” Woods said after he gingerly walked the few steps up to the stage for his post-round interview. “There’s a reason why you fight hard and you’re able to give yourself a chance on the weekend.”
Few consider that a realistic scenario the way Woods has to fight his body to get through a round. A car crash 15 months left his right leg so badly damaged that doctors considered amputation.
Woods returned to competition last month at the Masters. He made the cut there and gutted through the weekend at Augusta National in a glorious return in front of adoring galleries. He didn’t play again until returning to the PGA, a championship he has won four times, most recently in 2007 at Southern Hills.
The fans at the PGA Championship have pushed him along again, even when he looked miserable. He opened with a 4-over 74. He said just about everything made his leg hurt that day before he left the course for a night of physical therapy and ice baths.
He recovered well enough to tee it up again Friday, which by itself impressed playing partner Rory McIlroy.
“Just incredibly resilient and mentally tough,” said McIlroy, who chatted with Woods often during Friday’s round. “He’s feeling it, and he’s feeling it on every swing. … Yeah, look, he’s the ultimate pro. Looking at him yesterday, if that would have been me, I would have been considering pulling out and just going home. But Tiger is different and he’s proved he’s different. It was just a monumental effort.”
Woods never considered leaving.
“Just the fact that I’m able to play golf again and play in our biggest championships,” the 15-time major champion said. “I’m not going to be playing a lot of tournaments going forward. They’re going to be the biggest tournaments. I want to be able to play the major championships. I’ve always loved playing them.”
Even if it takes a full-team effort to get him back on the course four days in a row.
“Fortunately enough, I’m able to somehow do it,” Woods said. “I’ve had a great (physical therapy) staff that have put Humpty-Dumpty back together, and we’ll go out there tomorrow.”
Woods shut down a question about whether his leg felt better or worse than Thursday. By then, he was done talking about it.
There will be challenges over the next two days.
On the steep slope off the No. 1 tee on Friday, Woods has used his driver like a cane to ease his way down the hill. The stairs off the No. 10 tee were also slow going. A ball in a bunker can mean an awkward stance and unsteady feet.
But there are times when he can clear his mind of the aches and pains.
A birdie at No. 5 seemed to straighten his gait on the next few holes until a bogey three holes later had him flirting with the cut line again. On the ninth, he was clenching his jaw before hitting out of the rough into an uphill green.
Real trouble came the par-3 11th when he missed the green well to the left, then bashed his club against a cart path in anger. A double bogey followed and he was in danger of ending the week early.
Then came the late rally down stretch. Woods finally got the cushion he needed with a birdie at No. 16.
Woods finished the Masters with consecutive rounds of 78. He left Southern Hills on Friday hoping for a better finish in Tulsa if his leg will allow it.
“Coming back here to a place that I’ve had success on, to play against the best players in the world, that’s what we all want to be able to do,” Woods said.
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Kyle Kuzma will be a free agent when the league’s annual offseason shopping period starts next week.
Kuzma has declined his $13 million player option with the Washington Wizards for next season, a person with knowledge of his decision said Tuesday, meaning he will be a free agent. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side disclosed the move.
ESPN first reported Kuzma had declined the option. The move was not a surprise: Kuzma had said to The Washington Post and The Athletic in December that he was not planning to exercise the option, and given what he will command on the market, his decision makes sense.
Kuzma is coming off the highest-scoring season of his six-year career. He averaged 21.2 points for the Wizards, who are finalizing a trade that will send three-time All-Star Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns. It’s possible that Kuzma could return to Washington on a far more lucrative deal; $13 million for someone averaging more than 20 points a game would be an absolute steal.
Free agency opens June 30.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday that guard Gary Trent Jr. has exercised his $18.5 million option for next season, meaning he will bypass the chance to be a free agent.
Trent averaged 17.4 points this past season for Toronto, his third consecutive season averaging at least 15 points.
Over his five-year career with the Raptors and Portland, Trent — the son of former NBA guard Gary Trent — has averaged 14.4 points.
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Event will showcase classroom engagement and management strategies facilitated by Promethean solutions for the new school year
SEATTLE, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Promethean, a leading global education technology company, is hosting the Teacher Tailgate on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. EDT, to provide teachers with new ideas on how to leverage the Promethean panel and resources to improve engagement and inspire creativity in the classroom.
The event will provide educators with ways to access thousands of ready-made resources, including lessons, activities, courses, video tutorials, articles, tips, guides, and more. The tailgate event will also include prizes and a live demonstration of how to make interactive activities within the ActivPanel interactive display and ActivInspire lesson delivery software.
Keynote speaker Holly Clark is a recognized education and digital learning expert and a best-selling author. Her featured keynote at the Teacher Tailgate will focus on the new normal in education and how the future classroom must look different from the traditional classrooms of yesterday. She will explore the ways in which students' futures are digital and how their successes will depend on knowing how to use digital tools to build businesses, communicate effectively, and work productively from remote locations. She will discuss how the new classroom can better prepare our students for a future where technology will become even smarter and more prevalent. She is a twenty-plus-year educator who has spent over 15 years teaching in a 1:1 classroom and over five years as an administrator in both public and private schools. She specializes in helping teachers create classrooms where students want to learn and can become the agents of their own thinking and understanding.
In addition to showcasing low prep and high impact tech tools that can support differentiation in the classroom, the Teacher Tailgate will give attendees insight on how to:
- Improve classroom management and engagement across all content areas
- Inspire creativity with Promethean tools that can foster student-centered self-reflection
- Facilitate conversations centered around social-emotional skills with students
For more information on sessions and to register for the Teacher Tailgate, click here.
About Promethean
Promethean is a leading education technology company working to transform the way the world learns and collaborates. From our founding in Blackburn, England, more than 25 years ago to our global operations in 22 countries today, we've continued to explore, innovate, and inspire—designing learning and collaboration tools that are built for breakthroughs. Our award-winning interactive display, ActivPanel, and lesson delivery software, ActivInspire and ClassFlow, were designed to engage students, connect colleagues, and bring out the brilliance in everyone. With headquarters in Seattle, Washington, and offices worldwide, Promethean is a subsidiary of the NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0777) group of companies. Visit us at PrometheanWorld.com.
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Which ‘Bubble Guppies’ toys are best?
The “Bubble Guppies” first swam into our hearts in 2011, when they became a staple of the Nick Jr. lineup. Since then, these CGI cuties have helped teach kids about all sorts of topics and life lessons. You can invite these little merpeople into your home in the form of “Bubble Guppies” toys. From playsets to toy cars, plush dolls and bath toys, “Bubble Guppies” toys have many options. If you’re looking for a toy that is adorable and fun to play with, the Bubble Guppies Swim-sational School Bus is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a ‘Bubble Guppies’ toy
Characters
The “Bubble Guppies” feature a group of preschool-age mergirls and merboys and their teacher, Mr. Grouper. Molly and Gil co-host the show. Goby, Deema, Oona, Nonny and the newly introduced, Zooli, are imaginative children who have all sorts of adventures. Gil has a pet puppy named Bubble Puppy. A group of small goldfish called The Little Fish serves as guides for the viewers in each episode. The characters are diverse in their hair, skin and fin colors, representing many groups for an inclusive show. They each have a distinct personality. Molly is a musical guppy who is a born leader and a really good friend. Gil is energetic and ready to jump into any activity. Goby loves to use his imagination to create stories and new adventures. Deema loves to be the center of attention and enjoys speaking in a singsong voice and making others laugh. Oona is a polite and shy girl who is excited to learn new things. Nonny is a calm, intelligent, cautious guppy with an advanced vocabulary. Zooli is a spunky, smart animal expert introduced in Season 5. The characters balance each other well, and you can find toys that match the child’s personality for whom you are buying a “Bubble Guppies” toy.
Bath toys
Since the Bubble Guppies live in the water, there is an ocean full of bath toys from which you can choose. Look for dolls such as a Molly doll whose hair changes color in the bath depending on the water’s temperature. You can also find fun bath squirters. There are even finger puppet sets and plush toys for the bath.
Plush dolls
There are plush dolls of all the characters that come individually or in sets. Some are stuffed with beans that make them delightful to play with and hold.
Snap-on toys
You can find plastic toys of the characters with snap-on features like clothes and accessories. A fun hair salon playset with various snap-on hairdos and even bubbles for pretend hair washing. These sets are perfect for little hands.
Ramp toys
“Bubble Guppies” toys have a series of characters that roll down ramps. They are fun toys with movement.
Racer vehicles
You can find Fin-tastic Racer vehicles featuring Gil, Molly or Nonny in cars that really roll for fun races with friends.
Retired toys
“Bubble Guppies” has been around for over a decade, so there is a vast array of toys in their collection. Some of these playthings have been retired and are much harder to find than others. If you buy from a third-party seller, these toys can get very expensive, so do your research, so you don’t end up spending much more money than the toy is worth.
What to look for in a quality ‘Bubble Guppies’ toy
Playsets
“Bubble Guppies” playsets include a character and a scene they can play. The scenery relates to the character so that you will find Gil riding a surfboard and Molly on a rock star stage. There are sets in which the characters are dressed as doctors and nurses ready to help others with ambulance vehicles.
Multiple characters
Some sets come with multiple characters, including collections of figurines and plushies. Even a Swim-sational School Bus comes with figures of Gil and Mr. Grouper.
Character costumes
Some “Bubble Guppies” toys come dressed in costumes. Look for Cowgirl Molly and Pirate or Firefighter Gil characters. There is also a set with Deema and Bubbly Puppy dressed in rock star clothes and ready to perform a rock and roll concert.
How much you can expect to spend on a ‘Bubble Guppies’ toy
Most “Bubble Guppies” toys cost $6-$25, depending on the size. Retired toys from third-party sellers tend to be much more expensive.
‘Bubble Guppies’ toy FAQ
How do you prevent mold from growing in a ‘Bubble Guppies’ bath toy?
A. Be sure to squeeze out all of the water after each use and store them in a mesh bag to help them dry fully.
Are there ‘Bubble Guppies’ toys for older children?
A. Yes. Although the target audience is preschool, the “Bubble Guppies” hold a special place in the hearts of older children who grew up with them. You can find puzzles and board games that challenge older kids.
What are the best ‘Bubble Guppies’ toys to buy?
Top ‘Bubble Guppies’ toy
Bubble Guppies Swim-sational School Bus
What you need to know: This plastic school fish-shaped bus for ages 3 years old and up is the perfect “Bubble Guppies” toy for preschoolers.
What you’ll love: This four-piece set includes the fish-shaped bus with a tail that moves back and forth as it rolls, a Gil figure, a Mr. Grouper figure and a bus stop sign. The figures fit inside the bus, and it has a handle that makes it portable.
What you should consider: Although you can purchase them separately, many people wished that this set came with more characters.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top ‘Bubble Guppies’ toy for the money
Ginsey Nickelodeon Bubble Guppies 5-Piece Bath Finger Puppet Set
What you need to know: This 5-piece set of PVC bath finger puppets for ages 3 years old and up will take little ones into the ocean world of the “Bubble Guppies” without ever leaving the tub.
What you’ll love: The set includes brightly colored finger puppets of Molly, Gil, Deema, Nonny and Bubble Guppy.
What you should consider: Bath toys must be kept very clean to prevent mold growth.
Where to buy: Sold by Buy Buy Baby
Worth checking out
Bubble Guppies Splash and Surprise Molly Bath Doll
What you need to know: This color-changing Molly bath doll for ages 3 years old and up makes bath time tons of fun.
What you’ll love: Molly’s hair changes from purple to pink in warm water and from pink to purple in cold water. She comes with a flower hairbrush and a water scooper.
What you should consider: Some people feel that more hair should change color for a greater effect.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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World Economic Forum-veteran Martina Larkin begins tenure as Project Liberty's first CEO, will lead the nonprofit's comprehensive efforts to create a better internet for all
LONDON, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Frank McCourt, executive chairman and founder of international nonprofit Project Liberty, welcomed Martina Larkin to the organization as its first CEO. Leveraging her deep experience in sociopolitical agenda setting, technology, governance and economics, Larkin will oversee Project Liberty's operations currently spanning the U.S. and Europe.
"Martina has spent her career working at the intersection of global policy and innovation and continually demonstrated her skills as a leader, convener and problem-solver," said McCourt. "We are thrilled to welcome Martina to the Project Liberty team as our first CEO and confident that her expertise, creativity and talent for bringing people together around common goals will strengthen Project Liberty's momentum and positive impact."
In this newly established role, Larkin will oversee the advancement and integration of the organization's tech, governance, policy and movement tracks by implementing its strategic priorities and expanding Project Liberty's broad coalition of supporters and interdisciplinary partners.
"We are at a precarious time of transformation for technology and the future of global democracies," said Larkin. "Frank's vision for Project Liberty offers inspiration, hope and innovation and is showing that technology with the right governance can strengthen democratic institutions and build a digital economy that serves people not platforms. I am excited to join the Project Liberty team and lead this ambitious, optimistic and much-needed initiative."
Larkin most recently served as vice president for global issues at System, a global AI company. Prior to that, she spent more than 15 years at the World Economic Forum (WEF), including as regional head for Europe and Eurasia on WEF's executive committee. Larkin serves on the board of The European Institute for Innovation and Technology and the EU Parliament's Future of Science and Technology Advisory Board.
Last week, Project Liberty announced the appointment of Constance Bommelaer de Leusse as the new executive director of its McCourt Institute. These leadership additions build on Project Liberty's strong momentum in constructing a more equitable internet, enabling individuals to own and control their personal data and repairing social media in ways that strengthen democracy, restore trust and empower people over platforms.
Last fall, Project Liberty released the groundbreaking decentralized DSNP protocol, which is open-source and accessible to anyone, to enable a more equitable web architecture. Since then, Project Liberty launched the McCourt Institute and distributed its first round of research grants; announced a partnership with Polkadot demonstrating the first implementation of DSNP, as well as collaborations with MeWe and Frances Haugen; and helped to convene more than 3,000 experts and engaged citizens at Unfinished Live 2022 to focus on creating a more equitable web and inclusive digital economy.
About Project Liberty
Project Liberty is an international nonprofit organization working to create a new civic architecture for the digital world that returns the ownership and control of personal data to individuals, embeds ethical values into technology, and expands economic opportunities for web users and developers alike. The initiative seeks to accelerate the world's transition to an open, inclusive data economy that puts citizens in control—a future in which all people can benefit from their participation and contributions. Because the success of this effort depends on many people and organizations working together to shape a better future, Project Liberty is actively engaging diverse voices and equipping them to catalyze change. Project Liberty supports a groundbreaking open-source internet protocol called the Decentralized Social Networking Protocol (DSNP) to serve as a new infrastructure for the next generation of the web. Project Liberty is also bringing together networks of organizations that seek change, including through the formation of McCourt Institute, to ensure that digital governance is embedded and prioritized in the development of new technology.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Among the many insults he received on Jan. 6, 2021, as he defended the Capitol in Washington, Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell remembers hearing cries that he was not an American, that he was an immigrant, that he was a traitor.
A year and a half after the assault by thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump, Gonell, who was born in the Dominican Republic, says he regrets that an immigrant like him denounces what happened while politicians and others born in the United States remain silent.
“It is sad that I, as an immigrant, take things more seriously than the same people who swore to defend the country and the Constitution and that those people who were born here have not had the courage to take a step forward, say what they know and say who was involved (in the assault) without having been forced into it by a subpoena,” Gonell, 43 said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.
Trump supporters who violently stormed the Capitol did so in an attempt to stop the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
Many Republicans — even those who condemned Trump and the violence at the time — have opposed efforts to investigate. They say Democrats, through the House Jan. 6 committee, are trying to politicize the issue, gain supporters and push electoral reforms that they consider “radical.”
As the House Jan. 6 committee unveils more evidence, Gonell has become one of the most recognizable figures from the attack, often seated front row at the hearings. He had denounced the assault in interviews with the media, on Twitter and testified to Congress last year about the brutal “medieval” fighting he endured while defending the Capitol.
He has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and has been honored as a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation, but still deals with pain from the blows he received that day, both physical and psychological.
“Sometimes I get to work (at the Capitol) and I spend several minutes in my car, thinking about whether I go in or not,” he said. “To enter, I take the long way. I avoid the entrance where everything happened.”
Trump to this day continues to say that the election result should be overturned, repeating baseless and false claims — debunked by his own attorney general, the courts and state and local officials — that the results were fraudulent. His claim of a stolen election was the motivating force for the mob that stormed the Capitol.
More than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. Of the more than 200 defendants to be sentenced, approximately 100 received prison terms.
Gonell has testified in some of the court cases and is collaborating with authorities on the investigations.
The Dominican immigrant was born in Guayubin, in the province of Monte Cristi. His father was the first to go to New York in search of a better life, followed by his mother and older brother. Gonell moved to New York in 1992, when he was 12.
In 1999 he joined the Army and in 2004 was sent to Iraq. He joined the Capitol Police Department in 2006.
On Jan. 6, 2021, on the west side of the Capitol, he spent hours trying to stop the wave of assailants from entering the building. He was hit with an American flag pole and a bat, and at one point fell to the ground and was dragged by a group that beat and insulted him. He told House investigators last year he could feel himself losing oxygen as he was crushed by rioters. He recalled in testimony thinking, “This is how I’m going to die, defending this entrance.”
Since the attack, he's undergone surgery on his right foot and his left shoulder, which he still can't rotate, he said.
More than 100 other officers were injured in the attack, and two police officers died by suicide in the days that immediately followed. A third officer collapsed and died after engaging with the protesters. A medical examiner later determined he died of natural causes.
Gonell passed an exam to be a lieutenant but doctors have recommended that he leave the Capitol Police force because of his injuries.
“Instead of planning a promotion, I’m planning my retirement,” said Gonell, who has U.S. citizenship and said he is updating his resume to find another job.
He is also looking for a publishing house for a book he is writing about his life and what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.
“Not many people appreciate the effort we made that day,” he said. Many Republicans who see him at the Capitol avoid him, do not greet him and do not thank him for this service, he said.
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5 things to know for June 2: Debt limit, Hurricanes, Student loans, Harry, Colombia
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN
(CNN) — You’ve seen images of Mars before, but you’ve never been able to see them live — until today. For the first time, photos directly from the red planet will be streamed in real time on YouTube starting at 12 p.m. ET.
Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
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1. Debt limit
The Senate passed a debt limit bill late Thursday, averting a US default. The legislation, which was passed by the House on Wednesday, will be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. After the Senate voted 63 to 36 to pass the bill, Biden praised Congress for its efforts in averting a default that would have had global economic consequences. The timeframe to pass the bill through Congress was extremely tight with little room for error, putting enormous pressure on leadership in both parties as the threat of default loomed. Biden plans to address the nation today at 7 p.m. ET on the deal.
2. Hurricane season
Hurricane season began Thursday, with officials predicting 12 to 17 named tropical storms will develop in the Atlantic this year. Five to nine of those systems could become hurricanes and as many as four could strengthen into major hurricanes at Category 3 or stronger, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. None of the seasonal outlooks go as far as to predict how many storms could make landfall in the Caribbean or the US, but history has shown that even in years with average or below-average storms, deadly landfalls are still possible. Last year, for instance, was an average season, but Hurricane Ian was a catastrophe for Florida. The storm killed more than 100 people, devastated the coast, and caused flooding that lasted weeks.
3. Student loans
The Senate passed a bill Thursday to block President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. This means both the Senate and the House have now passed legislation blocking the program, which promises to cancel up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers. The bill now goes to Biden’s desk for his signature, but the president has pledged to veto the legislation. Meanwhile, borrowers are still awaiting a Supreme Court decision that will determine whether the student loan forgiveness program can take effect. The justices are expected to rule later this month or early July. Federal student loan payments are also set to resume 60 days after the high court issues its ruling or 60 days after June 30, whichever comes first.
4. Prince Harry
A conservative think tank will argue in a federal court next week that Prince Harry’s US immigration records should be unsealed following revelations of his drug use. The Heritage Foundation is suing the US government to find out if it acted according to procedure or “looked the other way” on some details when it granted the Duke of Sussex a US visa. Under US immigration law, evidence of past drug use can be grounds to reject an application. Harry most recently confessed to taking various drugs in his explosive memoir “Spare,” which was published in January. The Duke of Sussex admitted to having taken cocaine, smoked marijuana and tried magic mushrooms. The case will be held in front of a federal judge next week in Washington, DC.
5. Colombia
A massive search is underway for four children who vanished last month in the Colombian Amazon after a devastating airplane crash killed every adult onboard. The story of the missing children has drawn intense interest across Colombia and internationally, as nearly 200 special forces troops and indigenous scouts continue to comb through the forest. The country’s Civil Aviation Authority has offered clues as to how the four children — aged 13 years old to 11 months — could have survived, but their whereabouts remain a mystery. Relatives previously said the children knew the jungle well and authorities have confirmed they “were not located in the area of the accident” and there were “no signs that they had been injured.”
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TODAY’S NUMBER
4
That’s how many people have been sentenced for seditious conspiracy linked to the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Among the individuals recently sentenced for the rare charge is Roberto Minuta, an Oath Keeper who acted as part of a security detail for Roger Stone before rushing to the Capitol on a golf cart to join the riot.
TODAY’S QUOTE
“I got sandbagged!”
— President Joe Biden, joking to reporters on Thursday after tripping on a sandbag and falling on the stage after handing out diplomas at the US Air Force Academy commencement. The White House said the president was fine after the fall. He was also seen smiling and jogging toward his vehicle at the ceremony’s conclusion. Biden, 80, has had previous stumbles in public, but his doctor has repeatedly said he is physically fit to serve in office.
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The Golden State Warriors lock horns with the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals at Chase Center on Friday. Tipoff is at 9 p.m. ET.
Led by the likes of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole, the Warriors are up against a Mavericks lineup that includes Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie.
This Game 2 betting preview for Mavericks vs. Warriors, which features our best bet of the night, is courtesy of BetMGM and powered by Dimers.
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Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals is at Golden State’s Chase Center. The winner of the best-of-seven series between the Warriors and Mavericks will progress to the NBA Finals.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors
Game details
- Who: Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors
- What: NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 2
- When: Friday, May 20, 2022
- Time: 9 p.m. ET
- Where: Chase Center
Betting odds
- Spread: Warriors -6 (-114), Mavericks +6 (-105)
- Moneyline: Warriors -260, Mavericks +220
- Total: Over/Under 214 (-105/-110)
Odds and lines are best available at time of publishing and subject to change.
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Mavericks vs. Warriors betting preview
Based on trusted data and computer power, Dimers has simulated Mavericks vs. Warriors 10,000 times.
Dimers’ independent predictive analytics model, better known as DimersBOT, gives the Warriors a 71% chance of beating the Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals.
Elsewhere, according to DimersBOT, the bookmakers have got it right and both the Mavericks and Warriors are a 50% chance of covering the spread. The 214-point Over/Under is a 51% chance of going Over.
As always, predictions and probabilities are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.
Mavericks vs. Warriors best bet
Our best bet for Mavericks vs. Warriors in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday is Over 214 points (-105).
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Mavericks vs. Warriors score prediction
Dimers’ predicted final score for Dallas vs. Golden State in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals has the Warriors winning 110-104.
This prediction is based on each team’s average score after 10,000 simulations of the game.
Mavericks vs. Warriors player props
Prop bets are an enjoyable way to wager on Mavericks vs. Warriors without necessarily betting on the outcome of the game itself.
Dimers has crunched the numbers to project how each team’s leading players will perform at Chase Center.
Doncic is expected to lead the Mavericks with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. For the Warriors, Curry is projected to finish with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
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Mavericks Projected Box Score
- Luka Doncic: 33 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST
- Jalen Brunson: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
- Spencer Dinwiddie: 13 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST
- Dorian Finney-Smith: 11 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
- Reggie Bullock: 10 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
Warriors Projected Box Score
- Stephen Curry: 24 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST
- Klay Thompson: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
- Jordan Poole: 21 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST
- Andrew Wiggins: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
- Draymond Green: 8 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST
Friday’s action between the Mavericks and Warriors in the 2022 NBA Western Conference Finals is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government is investing in machines that suck giant amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air in the hopes of reducing damage from climate change.
The Department of Energy said Thursday it will release $3.5 billion to groups developing direct air capture and other technologies that remove carbon dioxide, which when released into the atmosphere causes global warming.
Climate scientists say humans have already allowed too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to prevent dangerous rises in global temperatures. They say on top of curbing emissions we must also remove carbon dioxide from the air that's already been released.
“This past month we saw the highest levels of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere in history, underscoring the fact that our efforts to tackle climate change will be inconsequential if we don’t act now to manage the greenhouse gas emissions that are currently putting public health and our environment at risk,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a statement.
Companies such as Carbon Engineering and Climeworks are building direct air capture facilities that use giant fans to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and store it underground, or capture it to make synthetic fuel, soft drinks or concrete. But the facilities built so far remove just a tiny fraction of the carbon dioxide that scientists say is necessary to make a difference.
Developers are hoping the investment can help boost an industry that will need to scale up.
“If you want to reduce long-run climate risks, we will need to take CO2 out of the air,” said David Keith, professor of environmental science and engineering at Harvard and founder of Carbon Engineering, which designed a plant that captures carbon dioxide and turns it into synthetic fuel. “The best way to figure out what these methods cost and what their environmental impacts might be is to actually go build hardware that can stand up to public scrutiny.”
Carbon Engineering is working with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and 1PointFive to develop a facility in the Permian Basin which would capture 1 million tons of CO2 annually.
The DOE money will support four large-scale regional direct air capture hubs that will include a network of carbon dioxide removal projects that each have the capacity to remove 1 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. Those projects will prioritize community engagement and environmental justice, the DOE said.
“I expect the impacts on health and land use in communities will be an important consideration,” said Roger Aines, energy program chief scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, noting that facilities would use land in communities and would run on renewable energy, which would mean placing solar panels or wind turbines around them.
“The time is right for this,” Aines said. “And the only way to really know whether we’re going to like this kind of approach is to try it out.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Carbon-removal-technologies-to-get-3-5B-federal-17185349.php | 2022-05-19 23:08:09 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Carbon-removal-technologies-to-get-3-5B-federal-17185349.php |
CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mixed Friday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Mar. was up 20 cents at $7.9025 a bushel; Mar. corn was up 1.75 cents at $6.8125 a bushel; Mar. oats was off 2.50 cents at $3.7075 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans rose 16.25 cents at 15.2475 a bushel.
Beef, pork lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Dec. live cattle fell 1.75 cents at $1.5640 a pound; Jan. feeder cattle was down .75 cent at $1.8320 a pound; Feb. lean hogs fell 2.03 cents at $.8792 a pound. | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/Grains-mixed-Livestock-lower-17685478.php | 2022-12-30 16:48:45 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/Grains-mixed-Livestock-lower-17685478.php |
$250,000 investment to drive scalability of circolution's smart reusable food packaging solution
ZURICH, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX:AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has announced a $250,000 investment into smart reusable food packaging start-up circolution, the third winner of Amcor's Lift-Off initiative. Launched in April 2022, Amcor Lift-Off targets breakthrough, state-of-the-art technologies that will further advance Amcor's goal to make the future of packaging more sustainable.
Founded in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2019, circolution's smart reusable packaging solution builds on Germany's existing bottle-deposit system, offering fast-moving consumer goods brands a simple pay-per-cycle service that delivers a significant reduction in carbon footprint per manufacturing cycle versus standard single-use packaging. circolution has developed an innovative model which provides a complete circular service: smart reusable packaging, reverse logistics, data analytics and impact measurement. Available in a range of shapes, sizes and materials, the 'packaging as a service' solution requires no upfront investment and has been designed to be fully compatible with existing supply chain and scaled operations standards.
Frank Lehmann, vice president of Corporate Venturing and Open Innovation at Amcor, said: "We are delighted to be in a position to support circolution at this early stage, and see great synergies with both our existing products and other investments as we work toward a circular system for packaging.
"Amcor is passionate about supporting the development of a circular economy, and innovation is essential to achieving our goals. Collaboration and investment drive progress, and it is this ethos that led to the formation of the Amcor Lift-Off initiative. Our team continues to discover the most impressive innovative start-ups across the industry, and we look forward to seeing what fruits this latest partnership will bear."
Amcor is already working to provide the lid-sealing solution for circolution's first product in the coffee, cacao, and powder sector, launched in 2022, using Amcor's recyclable AmFoil™ AluFix® peelable can lidding. This investment highlights Amcor's efforts to make all products either recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025.
Alessandro Marchiaro, co-founder, Financing and Big Data at circolution, said: "We are very happy to win Amcor as the first ticket in our funding round. After having successfully launched in 2022, and begun to scale-up our operations, Amcor's expertise and funding will be invaluable. We're excited to take this important step."
circolution is the third company to secure funding through Amcor's Lift-Off initiative, which offers packaging start-ups up to $250,000 investment to help scale their innovations. Earlier this year, Amcor announced seed-funding for Nfinite Nanotechnology and Bloom Biorenewables Ltd, and further investments are expected to be announced in the coming months.
Amcor continues to be a leader in identifying and evolving strategic start-up investment opportunities, exploring the potential for joint operations and collaborative development. The Corporate Venturing team fosters start-ups and innovative companies' journeys by sharing Amcor's world-leading research and development expertise. Recent activity includes strategic investments into enabling the global deployment of PulPac, ePac Flexible Packaging and PragmatIC Semiconductors.
To learn more about Amcor's corporate venturing, visit amcor.com/about/ventures. To learn more about circolution, visit circolution.com.
About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated $15 billion in annual sales from operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said early Wednesday it carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria that targeted areas used by militias backed by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
Opposition war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and activist collective Deir Ezzor 24 said the airstrikes targeted the Ayash Camp run by the Fatimiyoun group made up of Shiite fighters from Afghanistan. The war monitor reported that at least six Syrian and foreign militants were killed in the airstrikes, while Deir Ezzor 24 reported 10 deaths.
Deir Ez-Zor is a strategic province that borders Iraq and contains oil fields. Iran-backed militia groups and Syrian forces control the area and have often been the target of Israeli war planes in previous strikes.
In Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani issued a statement later Wednesday condemning the American strike “against the people and infrastructure of Syria.” He also denied that Iran had any link to those targeted. Iran routinely denies arming militia groups targeting U.S. forces in the region, despite weaponry linking back to them.
The U.S. military’s Central Command said the strikes “took proportionate, deliberate action intended to limit the risk of escalation and minimize the risk of casualties.” It did not identify the targets, nor offer any casualty figures from the strikes, which the military said came at the orders of President Joe Biden.
“Today’s strikes were necessary to protect and defend U.S. personnel,” Central Command spokesman Col. Joe Buccino said in a statement.
The U.S. Treasury said the the Fatimiyoun has fought numerous battles in Syria, and is led by Iran’s elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard.
“The Ayash warehouse is a very important one for Iran’s militias,” Deir Ezzor 24 CEO Omar Abu Layla told The Associated Press. “We expect that Iran will respond, either in al-Tanf or possibly in Iraq.”
Buccino added the attack was in response to an Aug. 15 attack targeting U.S. forces. That attack saw drones allegedly launched by Iranian-backed militias target the al-Tanf Garrison used by American forces. U.S. Central Command described the assault as causing “zero casualties and no damage” at the time.
There was no immediate acknowledgment by Syria’s state-run media of the strikes hitting Deir Ez-Zor.
U.S. forces entered Syria in 2015, backing allied forces in their fight against the Islamic State group. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/us-airstrikes-target-militia-controlled-areas-in-east-syria/ | 2022-08-24 17:30:53 | 0 | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/us-airstrikes-target-militia-controlled-areas-in-east-syria/ |
A 26-year-old woman from India was among the nine people shot dead by a gunman in Texas on Sunday.
Aishwarya Thatikonda was working as a project manager with a private company in Dallas and was out shopping at a mall with her fiance when the man opened fire at a crowd.
Thatikonda was a resident of Hyderabad and a daughter of a district judge.
“She’s a lot more than an employee. No less than a daughter,” said Srinivas Chaluvadi, owner of Perfect General Contractors in Frisco.
Flowers from friends and colleagues covered her desk at work, which she would have been sitting at on Monday morning.
Chaluvadi told NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth that he hired Thatikonda more than two-and-half-years ago after she finished her master’s in civil engineering in the U.S. She managed construction projects at the company and was very good at her job.
Chaluvadi added, “She is loved, respected, and adored by at least 150 people that I can count. She works very closely with the city staff in the town of Little Elm, the City of Frisco, the town of Aubrey, and all the towns and cities where we work. She’s the one who handles the staff requests for documentation inspections and she knows everyone and everyone knows her by name.”
Chaluvadi said on Saturday he was returning to Dallas-Fort Worth after visiting his mother in Pittsburgh. He spoke with Thatikonda in the morning in regard to a project site and meeting up with an architect at 5 p.m. He said when his plane landed, he received a call from the architect who said Thatikonda was not there, which was not like her.
“We did not suspect anything at the time,” said Chaluvadi. Then he remembered Thatikonda was going to the outlets to buy an outfit for her 27th birthday, which was coming up on May 18.
“It suddenly struck into my mind that she must have gone to the shopping mall to make some purchases.” Chaluvadi added, “The Medical Examiner’s Office told us that the FBI had to come in and do fingerprint matching to be able to confirm the identity of the deceased person… It was a long 24-hour wait for us to know the worst part.”
Chaluvadi who is close with the family and spoke with Thatikonda’s parents said they are trying to ‘expeditiously’ ship the 26-year-old’s body back home to India. | https://nwasianweekly.com/2023/05/woman-from-india-among-9-killed-in-tx-shooting-incident/ | 2023-05-09 18:48:52 | 1 | https://nwasianweekly.com/2023/05/woman-from-india-among-9-killed-in-tx-shooting-incident/ |
STACKER — As spring takes hold across the country, traditionally the most active season for tornadoes, the year has already set records.
Over 400 tornadoes have touched ground in the U.S. this year, the most ever recorded in the first three months of the year and over twice as many as the average for the same time frame between 2000 and 2022.
Remarkably, nearly a quarter of 2023’s tornadoes happened on a single day: March 31. Storms across the South and Midwest resulted in over 30 deaths. At present, it’s the fourth-highest number of tornadoes ever recorded in a single day.
In a conversation with Stacker Senior Data Reporter Emma Rubin, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center Warning Coordination Meteorologist Matthew Elliott pointed out that the alignment of atmospheric conditions created ideal circumstances for tornado outbreaks across a large area of the central U.S. at the end of March. “Thankfully, days like these are relatively rare, with an event of this magnitude perhaps occurring every 5-10 years,” Elliott said.
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What’s behind the record numbers?
More frequent wind storms delivered record precipitation in the West. As these storms passed over the Rockies, they met moisture blowing upwards from the Gulf of Mexico. This front created low-pressure areas, an environment from which thunderstorms and, eventually, tornadoes can emerge.
“What’s really been unique this year is that the moisture has been readily available,” Elliott said.
In other years, cold fronts have pushed moisture in the air further into the Gulf of Mexico, but warmer conditions in the South kept this moisture closer to the coasts this year, spawning more thunderstorms.
What this year also has in common with other highly active tornado seasons is La Niña conditions. During La Niña, unusually cold temperatures in the Tropical Pacific push the jet stream, a strong west-to-east gust of wind further north, contributing to regional climate conditions that favor the formation of low-pressure systems in the tornado alley area.
The role of climate change
Climate change’s impact on tornado frequency and severity is hard to assess in part because quality data only dates back two decades.
The NOAA Storm Prediction Center has records dating back to 1950, but it wasn’t until after a National Weather Service modernization effort in the 1990s that tornado count data became more robust. Data collection today does a better job of capturing weaker tornadoes that would have been missed throughout much of the 20th century.
Even though people in tornado zones may regularly hear about watches in the news, climatologically, tornadoes are rare. Just over 1,000 happen annually—a fraction of the number of severe thunderstorms from which they emerge—limiting the sample size of tornado data further.
Record days, like March 31 this year, spike incident counts, also making it harder to parse out longer-term trends. What available data does suggest is that climate change could shift the seasonality of tornadoes. Spring is when the wind storms peak, but more cool seasonal events could happen in place of summer storms and reach further north than usual. In December 2021, two tornado outbreaks occurred unusually far north for that time of year, including several that hit Minnesota, the first December tornadoes in the state’s history.
Research has also shown how Tornado Alley could shift. A study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society found supercell thunderstorms—severe storms tornadoes can emerge from—will become more frequent with warming temperatures, moving further east from the Great Plains and into areas with higher population density.
What the rest of the season has in store
Some of the busiest tornado seasons began relatively calmly. 2011 had 154 tornadoes between January and March before ending with 1,691—one of the highest totals ever recorded—by the end of the year. Last year began with a high number of tornadoes but ended with a relatively average count.
“We can’t use with any predictive power what has happened over the past few months to gauge what’s going to happen over the next few months,” Elliott said.
Even without long-term predictions, people who live in tornado zones should stay prepared so they are ready when watches and warnings are announced. A watch indicates favorable conditions for a tornado to form, while a warning means one has formed or is about to form. When a warning is sent out, people should follow their severe weather safety plans, finding a basement or an interior room without windows on the lowest floor.
Elliott emphasized the importance of having multiple ways to receive information during storms, including radio, in the event of lost power. Residents should also become familiar with their local warning system. Sirens, which indicate tornado or severe weather warnings, are not always available in smaller communities. | https://www.wric.com/weather/early-in-peak-tornado-season-2023-has-already-set-records/ | 2023-05-03 22:29:26 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/weather/early-in-peak-tornado-season-2023-has-already-set-records/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The Indiana Fever made the most of the first No. 1 draft pick in franchise history, selecting Aliyah Boston.
The South Carolina star had a stellar college career, leading the Gamecocks to a national championship her junior year, losing only nine games total and helping her team to three Final Four appearances. The 6-foot-5 Boston was a three-time Associated Press All-American and also the Player of the Year as a junior.
“It’s really special, I’m thankful to God for putting me in this position,” said the 21-year-old Boston, from the U.S. Virgin Islands. “Everyone in Indiana, they saw something in me, I’m ready to get there and get to work.”
The Fever had the worst record in the league last season, going 5-31.
“Aliyah Boston will have an immediate impact on our franchise on and off the court,” Fever GM Lin Dunn said. ‘We are excited to pair her with Kelsey (Mitchell) and NaLyssa (Smith) as we reload the Indiana Fever. We are very impressed with Aliyah’s post skills as well as her natural leadership skills. This a a great day for our franchise!”
Boston, like many other players, have had to choose whether to return to college for a fifth season because of the extra year granted for the COVID-19 virus or turn pro. She decided to enter the WNBA draft, joining 111 other players to declare.
“Everyone that has a COVID year has a tough choice,” Boston said. “You could be somewhere you know the system. … It took a lot of thought.”
She was one of three South Carolina players taken in the first round. Laeticia Amihere went eighth to Atlanta and Zia Cooke 10th to Los Angeles. It’s the 10th time that three players from the same team were drafted in the opening round, and the first since Oregon had three in 2020.
The Gamecocks also had two other players drafted, with Brea Beal going 24th to Minnesota and Victaria Saxton picked next by Indiana.
“It’s amazing experience really, because this group of girls have been through life together,” Amihere said. “These four years haven’t been only about basketball. Being able to be with them on one of our biggest nights is an amazing experience.”
Minnesota took Diamond Miller of Maryland with the No. 2 pick, and Dallas drafted Maddy Siegrist of Villanova with the third pick. Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman, who was the WNBA’s first president, sat with Siegrist.
The Wings also drafted UConn guard Lou Lopez Senechal two picks later. She had transferred to UConn after a stellar career at Fairfield.
“It feels surreal, really didn’t think I’d be here,” Senechal said. “I’ve come a long way, gone through a lot of challenges.”
Stephanie Soares of Iowa State went fourth to Washington. The Mystics quickly traded her to Dallas soon after selecting the 6-foot-7 center. Washington got back a first round pick in 2025 and second-round pick in 2024.
“It was a very interesting feeling,” Soares said. “Pure excitement going to Washington, but now getting to go to Dallas. It’s going to be a great next step to the journey.”
Soares tore her ACL in January and will miss the upcoming WNBA season.
Stanford guard Haley Jones went sixth to Atlanta. Indiana’s Grace Berger was drafted seventh by the Fever. She was the first Hoosiers player selected in the first round in school history.
Seattle took Tennessee’s Jordan Horston ninth. Dallas chose Maryland’s Abby Meyers with the 11th pick. Meyers started her career at Princeton before finishing with the Terrapins.
Minnesota closed out the first round taking French center Maïa Hirsch.
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LSU guard Alexis Morris, who helped the Tigers win a national championship eight days ago, was taken 22nd by the Connecticut Sun. Her LSU teammate LaDazhia Williams was drafted six picks earlier by Indiana. … USC grad students Kadi Sissoko and Okako Adika were taken 29th and 30th by Phoenix and New York, respectively. It’s the first time since 2012 the school had two players chosen in the draft. … Illinois State graduate guard Paige Robinson was the first player drafted from the school when she was selected 31st by Dallas.
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New podcast highlights Tennessee music history
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A new series highlighting Tennessee music is here!
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and Armchair Productions have launched a podcast series called “Tennessee Music Pathways.”
The series takes listeners from Memphis, Jackson, Brownsville, Nashville and more, and is presented by Aaron Millar.
“This is the story of America,” said Aaron Millar, presenter of the Tennessee Music Pathways podcast. “From its roots in traditional fiddle music brought over by immigrants to the New World and enslaved individuals stolen in Africa, to the spark of rock n’ roll and soul that started here, united a nation, and spread across the world, Tennessee is the soundtrack to the evolution of America itself.”
“There’s a lot of people here with a lot of poetry in their hearts and souls. It comes from this sense of place, a strong sense of place, and a lot of people feel it,” said Ed Snodderly, Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter and owner of The Down Home in Johnson City.
It will be available on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and more.
You can find more news from across the state here. | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/08/24/new-podcast-highlights-tennessee-music-history/ | 2022-08-25 03:53:23 | 0 | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/08/24/new-podcast-highlights-tennessee-music-history/ |
SEATTLE (AP) — A Mexican man who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents in 2017 despite his participation in a program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be allowed to remain in the country for at least the next four years under a settlement with the Justice Department.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle announced the agreement Wednesday with Daniel Ramirez Medina, 29. It did not grant him any money — he was seeking $450,000 for false arrest and false imprisonment — but it allows him a chance to obtain lawful status in the U.S.
Immigration agents arrested Ramirez on Feb. 10, 2017, at a suburban Seattle apartment complex where they had gone to arrest his father, a previously deported felon. His 46-day detention raised questions about the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the early days of former President Donald Trump’s administration, a period highlighted by Trump’s travel ban targeted at primarily Muslim nations.
“This settlement essentially gives Mr. Ramirez Medina a clean slate as he works to obtain legal status in the United States,” Seattle U.S. Attorney Nick Brown said in a news release. “I am pleased that this settlement involves no monetary payment and yet goes to the core of what Mr. Ramirez Medina wants: a fair chance to obtain legal status in the U.S.”
Luis Cortes Romero, an attorney for Ramirez, did not immediately return messages seeking comment Wednesday.
The future of the DACA program remains in doubt. It was created by then-President Barack Obama’s administration in 2012 as a way to allow young, law-abiding immigrants to stay and work in the only country they had ever really known.
Trump tried to end the program. But in 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that he did so improperly by failing to follow federal procedures, allowing it to stay in place.
Since then, a federal judge in Texas has ruled it illegal, President Joe Biden’s administration has revised it in hopes of helping it pass legal muster, and in October, a federal appeals court sent it back to the Texas judge for another look. It’s widely expected to land in the Supreme Court again.
The program remains intact for the approximately 600,000 people already enrolled, but new applications are barred.
Texas and eight other Republican-leaning states have led the legal fight against DACA, saying they incur hundreds of millions of dollars in health care, education and other costs when immigrants are allowed to remain in the country illegally. They also argued that the White House overstepped its authority by granting immigration benefits that are for Congress to decide.
Ramirez came to the U.S. at age 7. Immigration agents claimed that when they went to arrest his father, Ramirez acknowledged affiliating with gangs — which they cited as grounds to revoke his participation in DACA and to deport him.
Ramirez adamantly denied any gang ties or making any such admission. Ramirez has no criminal record and twice passed background checks to participate in the program.
Further, his lawyers said, agents misrepresented a tattoo Ramirez has as a “gang tattoo.” The tattoo, which says “La Paz BCS,” pays homage to the city of La Paz in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, where he was born, they said.
Under the settlement agreement, Ramirez will be granted a four-year stay of deportation, during which time he will be allowed to work and may apply for other forms of relief to avoid deportation, such as lawful permanent resident status. The stay can be revoked if he breaks any U.S. laws, the agreement says.
The settlement bars U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from using any purported statement made before May 2018 suggesting that he has gang ties as a reason to revoke his DACA status. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-settles-with-mexican-man-arrested-despite-daca-status/ | 2023-01-05 08:53:07 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-settles-with-mexican-man-arrested-despite-daca-status/ |
BEIJING, July 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of English education experts and scholars from all over the world assembled in Macao on Friday for a three-day event to explore new opportunities for global cooperation in English education brought by China's development.
The 2023 Global English Education China Assembly, an online-and-offline event that opened at the City University of Macau (CityU), attracted over 1,600 experts, front-line educators and scholars from more than 20 countries and regions. Participants were mainly from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Italy, Thailand, Russia, Singapore, Nepal, Mongolia, Indonesia and Pakistan.
They shared their insights to facilitate cross-cultural dialogue and discussed the most recent trends in English language teaching.
The event's theme is "New opportunities for the world with new advances in China's development: Opening up new prospects in English education cooperation worldwide", and features nine keynote speeches and 23 parallel sessions.
This year's assembly is hosted by China Daily and Shanghai International Studies University, and co-hosted by the Macao SAR Government Education and Youth Development Bureau, and organized by CityU and China Daily's 21st Century English Education Media.
For the first time, the assembly, which started in 2018, was held in Macao — one of the engine cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. This location echoes the Outline Development Plan for the GBA released in 2019, which set out to, among other goals, build the region as a model area for high-quality education and promote opening up education to the world.
At the event's opening ceremony, Qu Yingpu, publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily, highlighted that 2023 marks the 10th year since President Xi Jinping put forward both the idea of "building a community with a shared future for mankind" and the Belt and Road Initiative.
It is, therefore, appropriate that for the first time, the conference this year has moved out of the Chinese mainland to Macao where East meets West and multiple cultures blend, Qu said.
He said he believes the event will catalyze many innovative outcomes. Qu further said that English education could be a bridge to promote high-quality development of the BRI and people-to-people cultural exchanges could provide momentum for "building a community with a shared future for mankind".
He urged the audience to cultivate talent in order to bolster the promotion of the three global initiatives brought forward by Xi — the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative.
Qu also said China attaches great importance to education and cultural exchange. Xi, in his several correspondences with foreign students studying in China, has encouraged the latter to see with their own eyes the development of China and tell the world about what they have seen, to boost people-to-people bonding and friendship between their countries and China.
Zha Mingjian, vice-president of Shanghai International Studies University, said development in recent times has brought many opportunities as well as challenges. In this context, the English education sector in China has the responsibility to serve as a vital bridge for English education globally.
Opening education more extensively to the outside world will significantly strengthen China's efforts to modernize education in the new era, Zha said.
Svetlana V. Sannikova, coordination council chairperson of the National Association of Teachers of English in Russia, said the Macao event offers a high-end international academic platform where teachers can learn many practical ideas and methods to improve their English teaching skills.
On Friday, the event's organizer and CityU jointly established the Belt and Road English Education Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Exchange Base, which will use English education as a means to promote cultural exchanges and people-to-people bonding in countries and regions participating in the BRI.
The GBA Exchange Base will also strive to promote high-quality development in the BRI landscape.
Liu Jun, rector of CityU and president of the International Research Foundation for English Language Education, and Zeng Qingkai, editor-in-chief of 21st Century English Education Media, were the signatories of the document for the establishment of the base.
Among the several dignitaries who graced Friday's opening ceremony were Ao Ieong U, secretary for social affairs and culture of the Macao SAR government, participating in the event on behalf of Macao SAR Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng; Yan Zhichan, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR; Liu Xianfa, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao SAR; Kong Chimeng, director of the Macao SAR government Education and Youth Development Bureau; and Chan Meng-kam, chairman of the council of CityU.
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The 54th annual NAACP Image Awards are back with a live show in front of an audience for the first time since 2020.
On Thursday, the NAACP announced the nominees for the Image Awards, which celebrates the "outstanding achievements and performances of people of color across more than 80 competitive categories spanning film, television, streaming, music, literature and podcasts."
Three new categories were added this year in the motion picture, television and streaming categories: Outstanding Hairstyling, Outstanding Make-Up and Outstanding Costume Design.
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"Throughout the past year, we've witnessed Black artists showcasing our history and uplifting values of progressive change, while redefining genres and bringing our stories to the forefront of entertainment in so many innovative ways," Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, said in a statement. "Black voices are necessary to continually inspire audiences around the world. We're proud to once again provide a platform that both elevates and celebrates these voices through the 54th NAACP Image Awards."
"BET is extremely proud to continue our long-standing partnership with the NAACP and magnify their endeavors to honor the incredible contributions made by the Black community," added BET president and CEO Scott Mills. "We're looking forward to celebrating Black excellence at next year's Image Awards on all of our platforms, honoring those who help tell our diverse stories in powerful ways."
The ceremony will take place Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles at 8:00 pm (live ET/PT on delay).
Here’s the list of announced 2023 nominees:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
- Angela Bassett
- Mary J. Blige
- Quinta Brunson
- Viola Davis
- Zendaya
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Daniel Kaluuya – "Nope" (Universal Pictures)
Jonathan Majors – "Devotion" (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Joshua Boone – "A Jazzman's Blues" (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown – "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul" (Focus Features)
Will Smith – "Emancipation" (Apple)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Danielle Deadwyler – "TILL" (United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures)
Keke Palmer – "Alice" (Vertical Entertainment)
Letitia Wright – "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (Marvel Studios)
Regina Hall – "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul" (Focus Features)
Viola Davis – "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- Cliff "Method Man" Smith – "On The Come Up" (Paramount Pictures)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Cliff "Method Man" Smith – "Power Book II: Ghost" (Starz)
Recording Categories
Outstanding International Song
- "Bad To Me" – Wizkid (RCA Records/Starboy/Sony Music International)
- "Diana" feat. Shenseea – Fireboy DML, Chris Brown, Shenseea (YBNL Nation / EMPIRE)
- "Last Last" – Burna Boy (Atlantic Records)
- "No Woman No Cry" – Tems (Def Jam Recordings)
- "Stand Strong" – Davido feat. Sunday Service Choir (RCA Records/Sony Music UK)
Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year
@Theconsciousless- George Lee
@thechristishow - Christianee Porter
@earnyourleisure - Troy Millings & Rashad Bilal
@KevOnStage - Kevin Fredericks
@lynaevanee - Lynae Vanee (Lynae Bogues)
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UCLA vs. Northwestern: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NCAA Tournament Second Round
The No. 2 seed UCLA Bruins (30-5) take on the No. 7 seed Northwestern Wildcats (22-11) with a Sweet 16 berth in the West Region of the bracket on the line on Saturday at Golden 1 Center.
You can find odds, spreads, over/unders and more across multiple sportsbooks for the UCLA vs. Northwestern matchup in this article.
UCLA vs. Northwestern Game Info
- When: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 8:40 PM ET
- Where: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California
- How to Watch on TV: TNT
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UCLA vs. Northwestern Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Check out the odds, spread and over/under for this matchup available on different sportsbooks.
UCLA vs. Northwestern Betting Trends
- UCLA has compiled a 20-13-2 ATS record so far this year.
- In the Bruins' 35 games this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total 16 times.
- Northwestern has won 19 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 12 times.
- The Wildcats and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 12 out of 31 times this season.
UCLA Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +900
- Bookmakers rate UCLA lower (third-best in the country) than the computer rankings do (second-best).
- In terms of their national championship odds, the Bruins have had the 76th-biggest change this season, improving from +1600 at the beginning to +900.
- The implied probability of UCLA winning the national championship, based on its +900 moneyline odds, is 10%.
Northwestern Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +25000
- Bookmakers have moved the Wildcats' national championship odds up from +50000 at the beginning of the season to +25000. Among all teams in college basketball, that is the 24th-biggest change.
- The implied probability of Northwestern winning the national championship, based on its +25000 moneyline odds, is 0.4%.
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Firm that helped expose Alabama baseball gambling scandal launches integrity hotline
By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — A sports integrity monitor launched a tool Thursday to help athletes, coaches and staff to anonymously report suspicions about gambling activity to regulators and law enforcement.
The tip hotline “Athlete Alert Powered by RealResponse” was announced by U.S. Integrity, a sports data integrity company that played a role in an ongoing investigation into possible wrongdoing involving the University of Alabama baseball team.
Earlier this month, Matthew Holt, the president of U.S. Integrity, said the operators of a sportsbook located in the Cincinnati Reds stadium alerted his company to “abnormal activity.” U.S. Integrity alerted state gambling regulators, and Ohio officials opened an investigation.
Alabama fired its baseball coach last week amid an investigation into suspicious bets involving a Crimson Tide game at LSU.
The tip hotline unveiled by the two companies allows athletes, coaches and others to anonymously report integrity-related concerns such as the misuse of insider information, match-fixing, game manipulation or illegal wagering.
The tips would go to regulators who could then verify them and bring the matter to law enforcement, the companies said in a statement.
“Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of the professional and student athletes who have committed their lives to compete at the highest levels, and it is our job to help protect that paradigm,” Holt said. The hotline enables concerned athletes and others “to stay one step ahead of any bad actors.
Texting 843-USI-TIPS “protects and enhances the integrity and purity of competition, while ensuring their anonymity and safety,” said David Chadwick, founder and CEO of RealResponse.
The hotline comes as more than 40 athletes from Iowa and Iowa State could be facing discipline from both law enforcement and the NCAA for impermissible online wagering.
Earlier this week, Iowa and Iowa State acknowledged they are cooperating with both local gaming regulators, law enforcement and the NCAA after an investigation of gambling activities revealed potential involvement by athletes in multiple sports.
In the Alabama case, no athletes are suspected to be involved. In the Iowa case, some Hawkeyes baseball players have already been sidelined from competition, which is routine when a school believes the eligibility of an athlete may have been compromised.
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MOBILE — Sean Payton will take on the Denver Broncos’ Russell Wilson reclamation project, and the New Orleans Saints got a first-round pick back for their Super Bowl winning former head coach.
The Broncos and Saints agreed to a trade on Tuesday to make Payton the 19th head coach in Denver Broncos history, a source confirmed to the Daily News.
Payton was still under contract with the Saints after stepping away prior to the 2022 NFL season, so a trade was required for Denver to hire him.
A source said Denver is trading a 2023 first-round pick (No. 29 overall) and next year’s second-round pick to the Saints in exchange for Payton and New Orleans’ 2024 third rounder, as ESPN first reported.
All that’s left, a source said, is finalizing the terms of Payton’s contract. The deal is expected to make Payton one of the highest-paid coaches in the NFL, ESPN said.
The Broncos’ head coaching search appeared to be floundering recently given the impact of Wilson’s expensive acquisition and poor performance on the team’s prospects and assets.
And Payton appeared ready to wait another year to jump back into the NFL after making the rounds on interviews for most of this year’s head coaching vacancies.
But the Broncos, led by owner and CEO Greg Penner and GM George Paton, and the Saints, led by GM Mickey Loomis, persisted to get this trade done.
So Payton, 59, the Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV champion coach, now steps in to be nothing short of the Broncos’ savior after working one season in the studio for the NFL on FOX.
Denver won’t be an easy or quick fix, though, even for someone as accomplished as Payton, who long operated one of the league’s top offenses with Drew Brees as his quarterback in New Orleans.
Wilson had a dreadful first season in Denver after a blockbuster trade from Seattle and mega-contract extension from the Broncos.
Rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett got fired. Wilson’s five-year, $245 million contact is so cumbersome, the Broncos can’t get out of it until 2026.
And to make it worse, the Broncos traded this year’s No. 5 overall pick to Seattle, it turned out, when they included their 2023 first-rounder in the Seahawks trade for Wilson.
Paton got Denver back into the 2023 first round by trading edge rusher Bradley Chubb to the Dolphins for Miami’s first-rounder (No. 29 overall) as last season spiraled.
That pick originally belonged to the San Francisco 49ers, who had packaged it to Miami to move up and draft quarterback Trey Lance in 2021.
Now that pick belongs to the Saints, and the Broncos get Payton.
There is some hope in Denver now, especially because Payton has shown a desire to work with Wilson before.
Sources said a few years ago that Payton, while the Saints’ head coach, was lobbying for a Wilson trade from Seattle to New Orleans that never panned out.
Wilson will have to demonstrate that he can still be the quarterback Payton coveted then, of course. Still, there is nowhere to go but up. Wilson quarterbacked the league’s lowest scoring offense this season, averaging 16.9 points per game.
Denver has minimal salary cap space and no draft picks higher than the third round this April. So the Broncos will need to make some moves.
But Payton inherits a talented receiving corps that includes Jerry Jeudy, Cortland Sutton and the rehabbing Tim Patrick. And his priority on offense no doubt will be to fortify the offensive line and establish an effective running and screen game.
Denver arrived at Payton by interviewing eight candidates in its first round of this coaching search, including Payton’s first in-person interview on Jan. 17 in Los Angeles.
Payton was always the potential home run hire.
Some sources initially believed Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was a favorite to land the Denver job until he recommitted to Dallas a second straight year.
And Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans were both considered serious candidates at multiple points of the process.
But while NFL Network reported that the Broncos had made a last-ditch, second effort at hiring Ryans before settling for Payton, a source with knowledge of the situation said the Broncos did not have any recent conversations with Ryans or his representation — and that report is not true.
Ryans agreed to a six-year deal to become the next head coach of the Houston Texans on Tuesday, and the Broncos paid an expensive price for their grand prize, bringing the 15-year Saints head coach to The Mile High city.
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The latest version 22.2 highlights product maturity handling more business logic to simplify the daily life of developers and operators
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the company behind the leading cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, today announced CockroachDB 22.2, which delivers new functionality aimed at increasing developer and operator efficiency while simplifying the architecture of data-intensive applications and enabling teams to migrate off legacy technology to the cloud.
CockroachDB 22.2 delivers User-Defined Functions (UDFs), a top requested feature from customers that will improve development efficiency, reduce application complexity, and streamline database migrations. Now in preview, UDFs extend CockroachDB's PostgreSQL compatibility and will enable more straightforward migrations of legacy workloads with functions to CockroachDB, letting more organizations modernize their applications. CockroachDB's UDFs also lay the groundwork for a new category of capabilities called CockroachDB Distributed Functions, which will deliver compatibility with PostgreSQL functions while also being specifically architected to support distributed, horizontally scalable applications.
Cockroach Labs has released several updates that further automate and simplify database operations.These new capabilities let CockroachDB customers:
- Streamline Application Development
- Move Data Between Systems More Efficiently
- Improve Performance Without Downtime and Without Being a Database Expert
- Protect Data From Outages and Disasters
- Satisfy Enterprise Security and Compliance Best Practices
"The data from Intelligent Insights quickly exposed several unused indexes within our workload that had high maintenance overhead," said Doris Hung, Tech Lead Manager at Yohana, an independent subsidiary of Panasonic. "We were able to quickly drop those indexes to improve write performance by 40% for some of our critical tables, and save hours of unnecessary engineering time. We're excited to further leverage Intelligent Insights to get the best performance out of CockroachDB."
This update signifies the notable growth and maturity the company has seen over the past eight years–providing a solution that over hundreds customers are using. Additionally, CockroachDB has recently been named on Gartner's 2022 Cloud Database Magic Quadrant and Foresters The Next Wave representing its positioning in the market.
"By partnering closely with our customers as they build scalable, resilient, and low-latency applications, we've put together a release that is a leap forward in CockroachDB's capabilities," said Nate Stewart, Chief Product Officer at Cockroach Labs. "CockroachDB 22.2 streamlines application development, helps developers quickly troubleshoot performance issues at any scale, and significantly brings down the cost of powering event-driven architectures."
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Cockroach Labs
Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the most highly evolved, cloud-native, distributed SQL database on the planet. Helping companies of all sizes — and the apps they develop — to scale fast, survive failures, and thrive everywhere. CockroachDB is in use at some of the world's largest enterprises across all industries, including some of the most recognized companies in banking, media & entertainment, retail, and technology. Headquartered in New York City, Cockroach Labs is backed by Altimeter, Benchmark, Greenoaks, GV, Firstmark, Index Ventures, Lone Pine, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Workbench. For more information, please visit cockroachlabs.com.
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Fruitville Road Wawa convenience store opens
Customers seeking prepared foods, coffee, and fuel can swing by the newly opened Wawa convenience store located at 2257 Fruitville Road in Sarasota, just east of downtown, after it opened to the public earlier this month.
The Pennsylvaina-based gas station and convenience store near downtown, which sells a variety of well-loved items including various hoagies and sandwiches, salads, baked goods, smoothies, and creamy milkshakes, is the company's second location in Sarasota.
Since its arrival in the Sunshine State in 2012, Wawa has proliferated across Florida as a one-stop shop for customers looking to fuel up and indulge in items created fresh at its fast-food-like order kiosks in each location. The Fruitville Road Wawa has hired approximately 50 new employees for both full-time and part-time roles.
More:New development set for east Fruitville Road in Sarasota
Expanding chains:Wawa, Aldi opening new locations in Sarasota County
The chain fuel station has a number of locations in Sarasota and Manatee counties, including North Sarasota near the Newtown neighborhood and another site in south Sarasota County that opened in Nokomis in late 2019. Wawa plans to open approximately 75 additional stores in and around Florida before the end of 2023.
Wawa's newest location on Fruitville Road is the start of a planned mixed-use development dubbed Southwood Village. The forthcoming village is slated to house around 100,000 square feet of other retail stores— most notably a proposed beer garden and a multifamily unit luxury residential development.
The city of North Port also announced in 2021 it would also see a new Wawa location in its up-and-coming Wellen Park neighborhood. The planned store will be at the southeast corner of U.S. 41 and South Salford Boulevard.
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Stewart Park upgrades to finish just in time for summer
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - Upgrades look to be finished just in time for summer break for a Lawrence County city.
Stewart Park in Walnut Ridge has been closed the last week as crews overlay the park’s loop with fresh asphalt.
The park is expected to re-open this weekend, and the overlay work will wrap up very soon.
Stewart Park now features activities like the renovated park loop for walking, playground equipment, a swimming pool, and more.
Mayor Charles Snapp said there is something for everyone.
“We have between 70 and 80 acres for the people of all ages to come out and enjoy,” said Snapp. “Whether it’s walking, sitting, watching, swimming, it’s here for the people. We’ve got great playground equipment. It’s something to see.”
Last year, the city did substantial work to the city pool at Stewart Park.
The mayor said these upgrades wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for the support of the community.
“It’s sad that it took so many years to get it to the point that we could do this, but with the growth the city’s had and the people that shop local and support us, we’re able to do this between the grants and the city funds and an unbelievable city street group,” said Snapp.
The city’s pool will open on June 1.
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Honor Recognizes the Company's Commitment to Helping California Achieve Zero Carbon Emissions Objectives
VALLEJO, Calif., May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Meyer Corporation, U.S. proudly announces its status as a Green Fleet Pioneer (GFP). Recognized each April in tandem with Earth Day, Green Fleet Partners are California's eMission Control partners who participate in California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program. Meyer Corporation's zero-emission battery-electric equipment has offset 82.1 metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2022 through its LCFS participation, which is equivalent to eliminating carbon emissions from driving 203,561.22 miles.
"We're honored to be recognized as Green Fleet Pioneers in the company of other forward-thinking electric fleets," says Christopher Banning, Managing Director of Meyer Corporation, U.S. "By utilizing electric lift trucks in our facilities, we are not only reducing our carbon footprint but also setting an example for other companies to follow. We believe our responsibility to contribute to a sustainable future, and transitioning to electric is a critical step towards achieving that goal."
"Our partners deserve recognition for their participation in the LCFS program and their contributions to a greener California," says Todd Trauman e-Mission Control CEO. "Electric transportation is the way of the future, and our Green Fleet Pioneers are agents of positive change."
Since its launch in 2011, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has implemented and administered the LCFS program. The program aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector, which accounts for 50 percent of GHG emissions and 80 percent of ozone-forming gas emissions in California. Additionally, the program seeks to diversify the fuel pool in California and increase renewable energy usage to achieve air quality benefits.
Established in 1972, California-based Meyer Corporation is one of the largest cookware companies in America. Brands sold by Meyer include: Anolon®, Circulon®, Farberware®, Meyer™, Hestan®, Ruffoni, KitchenAid®, Rachael Ray®, Ayesha™ Curry, BonJour, and LocknLock.
e-Mission Control (eMC) helps hundreds of electric fleets participate in clean fuel standard programs that accelerate their transition to electric equipment/vehicles through necessary incentive funding. eMC's proprietary software platform streamlines the registration of fleets in applicable clean fuel program(s). On an ongoing basis, eMC manages all energy consumption data, metering, and reporting requirements. As a one-stop solution, eMC then oversees credit validation through the state, and ensures the timely sale of credits and proceeds remittance to their partners so they can reinvest in more electrification.
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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council (FRC) today is launching a brand-new digital media outlet named The Washington Stand. Like FRC, The Washington Stand is based in Washington, D.C. and is published by FRC, whose mission is to advance faith, family, and freedom in public policy and the culture from a biblical worldview. The platform will feature multiple types of content, including original reporting, news analysis, political and biblical commentary, videos, podcasts among others. The FRC-branded outlet was created to address a void in the lack of a digital news outlet to help inform Christians from a biblical worldview.
The Washington Stand will complement Washington Watch with Tony Perkins, a national daily one-hour TV and radio broadcast program that Family Research Council President Tony Perkins has hosted for the last nine years.
On the launch of The Washington Stand, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins commented:
"The institutional bias of the 'legacy media' has spawned a revolution in news not seen since the advent of cable news. As the anti-Christian, anti-moral bias of the media has reached a fevered pitch, more and more Christians are seeking out news content that is aligned with their biblical worldview rather than attacking it. They are looking for news and information that they can trust and that will enable them to better understand the times in which we live. The Washington Stand is not just something FRC wants to do, this something we have to do because America has found itself at a time when legacy media can no longer be relied upon. And social media is silencing conservative viewpoints, while at the same time claiming to be the town hall of this generation. Biblically-informed Christians need news sources they can trust, and the Washington Stand seeks to meet that need.
"God is our basis for the truth but unfortunately too many Christians have not been trained to go back to the Scripture and dig into the foundation. As a result, they go silent in the face of a world and news media that has intentionally sought to marginalize their views. The Washington Stand is a means to embolden Christians who are motivated to engage and serve the broader culture because of their Christian faith. The Washington Stand is a means to embolden Christians to boldly speak the truth and engage our culture to transform it for God's glory whether it be in their workplaces, public office or anywhere else," concluded Perkins.
The Washington Stand Editor-in-Chief Jared Bridges also commented:
"Our objective with The Washington Stand is to equip followers of Jesus with truth and wisdom so that they can rest assured that they have the truth from a source they can trust."
Visit The Washington Stand at: WashingtonStand.com
Follow the Washington Stand on Twitter @WSHStand and Facebook.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Forty six Ivorian soldiers returned home to cheers and celebrations after being detained for six months in Mali.
Waving flags, the beaming soldiers saluted Ivorian officials as they descended the military plane in the capital, Abidjan, on Saturday evening.
Forty nine soldiers were detained in July when they went to work for Sahelian Aviation Services, a private company contracted to work in Mali by the United Nations. Mali considered them to be mercenaries and detained them.
The soldiers were pardoned last week after 46 of them were sentenced to 20 years in prison for undermining state security in Mali and for attacks on Mali’s government. Three other defendants, all women who had been released in September, were tried in absentia and sentenced to death.
Speaking to the soldiers at a packed ceremony after they landed, Ivory Coast’s president, Alassane Ouattara, said they shouldn’t blame themselves for what happened.
“The mission was not easy but you are back exactly six months after your departure from the Ivory Coast,” Ouattara said.
Shaking hands and taking photos with the president, the soldiers were embraced by emotional friends and family.
“I am very happy to return to my native land. It was our wish,” said Sergeant Youssouf Dah one of the soldiers who returned. “Today his excellency the president of the republic (and) supreme commander of the armed forces has made an effort so that we can find our families,” he said.
Mali’s government said the decision to pardon the soldiers demonstrates the military junta’s commitment to peace and dialogue and to maintaining good relations with Ivory Coast.
Mali has been embroiled in jihadi violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group for a decade. The release of the Ivorian soldiers is meant to both send a good faith signal to Ivory Coast and show that the junta is in full control, while distracting the public from the security crisis engulfing the nation, analysts say. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-freed-ivorian-soldiers-return-home-after-six-months/ | 2023-01-08 19:56:46 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-freed-ivorian-soldiers-return-home-after-six-months/ |
uly Below, read the full transcript from the July 12 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The transcript was produced by CQ.
LIZ CHENEY: The committee will be in order.
BENNIE THOMPSON: Good evening. Earlier this week, I received a positive COVID diagnosis. Per CDC guidelines, I've received the initial two shots and all of the boosters. Thus far, I have been blessed to experience very minimal symptoms. Because I'm still quarantined, I cannot participate in person with my colleagues. I've asked our vice chair, Ms. Cheney, to preside over this evening's hearing, including maintaining order in the room and swearing in our witnesses.
Over the last month and a half, the Select Committee has told the story of a president who did everything in his power to overturn an election. He lied. He bullied. He betrayed his oath. He tried to destroy our democratic institutions. He summoned a mob to Washington. Afterward, on January 6th when he knew that the assembled mob was heavily armed and angry, he commanded the mob to go to the Capitol, and he emphatically commanded the heavily armed mob to fight like hell.
For the weeks between the November election and January 6th, Donald Trump was a force to be reckoned with. He shrugged off the factuality and legality correct sober advice of his knowledgeable and sensible advisers. Instead, he recklessly blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption, the cost of which democracy be damned.
And then he stopped. For 187 minutes on January 6th, this man of unbridled destructive energy could not be moved, not by his aides, not by his allies, not by the violent chants of rioters, or the desperate pleas of those facing down the riot. And more tellingly, Donald Trump ignored and disregarded the desperate pleas of his own family, including Ivanka and Don Junior.
Even though he was the only person in the world who could call off the mob he sent to the Capitol, he could not be moved to rise from his dining room table and walk the few steps down the White House hallway into the press briefing room, where cameras were anxiously and desperately waiting to carry his message to the armed and violent mob savagely beating and killing law enforcement officers ravaging the Capitol and hunting down the vice president and various members of Congress.
He could not be moved. This evening, my colleagues, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois and Ms. Luria of Virginia, will take you inside the White House during those 187 minutes. We also remind you of what was happening at the Capitol minute by minute, as the final violent, tragic part of Donald Trump's scheme to cling to power unraveled while he ignored his advisers, stood by, and watched it unfold on television.
Let me offer a final thought about the Select Committee's work so far. As we've made clear throughout these hearings, our investigation goes forward. We continue to receive new information every day. We continue to hear from witnesses. We will reconvene in September to continue laying out our findings to the American people.
But as that work goes forward, a number of facts are clear. There can be no doubt that there was a coordinated, multistep effort to overturn an election overseen and directed by Donald Trump. There can be no doubt that he commanded a mob, a mob he knew was heavily armed, violent, and angry, to march on the Capitol to try to stop the peaceful transfer of power.
And he made targets out of his own vice president and the lawmakers gathered to do the people's work. These facts have gone undisputed, and so there needs to be accountability, accountability under the law, accountability to the American people, accountability at every level, from the local precincts in many states where Donald Trump and his allies attacked election workers for just doing their jobs, all the Way up to the Oval Office, where Donald Trump embraced the legal advice of insurrectionists that a federal judge has already said was a coup in search of a legal theory.
Our democracy withstood the attack on January 6th. If there is no accountability for January 6th, for every part of this scheme, I fear that we will not overcome the ongoing threat to our democracy. There must be stiff consequences for those responsible. Now I'll turn things over to our vice chair to start telling this story.
LIZ CHENEY: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Without objection, the presiding officer is authorized to declare the committee in recess at any point. Pursuant to House Deposition Authority Regulation 10, I announce that the committee has approved the release of the deposition material presented during today's hearing. And let me begin tonight by wishing Chairman Thompson a rapid recovery from COVID. He has expertly led us through eight hearings so far, and he has brought us to the point we are today.
In our initial hearing, the chairman and I described what ultimately became Donald Trump's seven part plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a plan stretching from before Election Day through January 6th. At the close of today's hearing, our ninth, we will have addressed each element of that plan.
But in the course of these hearings, we have received new evidence, and new witnesses have bravely stepped forward. Efforts to litigate and overcome immunity and executive privilege claims have been successful, and those continue. Doors have opened, new subpoenas have been issued, and the dam has begun to break.
And now, even as we conduct our ninth hearing, we have considerably more to do. We have far more evidence to share with the American people and more to gather, so our committee will spend August pursuing emerging information on multiple fronts before convening further hearings this September. Today we know far more about the president's plans and actions to overturn the election than almost all members of Congress did when President Trump was impeached on January 13th, 2021 or when he was tried by the Senate in February of that year.
57 of 100 Senators voted to convict President Trump at that time, and more than 20 others said they were voting against conviction because the president's term had already expired. At the time, the Republican leader of the United States Senate said this about Donald Trump. [Begin videotape]
MITCH MCCONNELL: A mob was assaulting the Capitol in his name. These criminals were carrying his banners, hanging his flags, and screaming their loyalty to him. It was obvious that only President Trump could end this. He was the only one. [End videotape]
LIZ CHENEY: Leader McConnell reached those conclusions based on what he knew then without any of the much more detailed evidence you will see today. Lawlessness and violence began at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 before 1:00 PM and continued until well after darkness fell. What exactly was our commander in chief doing during the hours of violence?
Today we address precisely that issue. Everything you've heard in these hearings thus far will help you understand President Trump's motives during the violence. You already know Donald Trump's goal: to halt or delay Congress's official proceedings to count certified electoral votes. You know that Donald Trump tried to pressure his vice president to illegally reject votes and delay the proceedings.
You know he tried to convince state officials and state legislators to flip their electoral votes from Biden to Trump. And you know Donald Trump tried to corrupt our Department of Justice to aid his scheme. But by January 6th, none of that had worked. Only one thing was succeeding on the afternoon of January 6th. Only one thing was achieving President Trump's goal.
The angry, armed mob President Trump sent to the Capitol broke through security, invaded the Capitol, and forced the vote counting to stop. That mob was violent and destructive, and many came armed. As you will hear, Secret Service agents protecting the vice president were exceptionally concerned about his safety and their own.
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was scared, as were others in Congress, even those who themselves helped to provoke the violence. And as you will see today, Donald Trump's own White House counsel, his own White House staff, members of his own family all implored him to immediately intervene to condemn the violence and instruct his supporters to stand down, leave the Capitol, and disperse.
For multiple hours, he would not. Donald Trump would not get on the phone and order the military or law enforcement agencies to help. And for hours, Donald Trump chose not to answer the pleas from Congress, from his own party, and from all across our nation to do what his oath required. He refused to defend our nation and our Constitution.
He refused to do what every American President must. In the days after January 6th, almost no one of any political party would defend President Trump's conduct and no one should do so today. Thank you, and I now recognize the gentlewoman from Virginia.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you, Madam Vice Chair. Article Two of our Constitution requires that the president swear a very specific oath every four years. Every president swears or affirms to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and to the best of their ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
The president also assumes the constitutional duty to take care that our nation's laws be faithfully executed and is the commander in chief of our military. Our hearings have shown the many ways in which President Trump tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power in the days leading up to January 6th. With each step of his plan he betrayed his oath of office and was derelict in his duty.
Tonight, we will further examine President Trump's actions on the day of the attack on the Capitol. Early that afternoon, President Trump instructed tens of thousands of supporters at and near the ellipse rally, a number of whom he knew were armed with various types of weapons, to march to the Capitol. After telling the crowd to March multiple times, he promised he would be with them and finished his remarks at 1:10 p.m. like this. [Begin Videotape]
DONALD TRUMP: We're going to walk down and I'll be there with you. We're going to walk down. [Applause] We're going to walk down anyone you want, but I think right here. We're going to walk down to the Capitol. [Applause] So let's walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: By this time, the Vice President was in the Capitol. The joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden's victory was underway and the Proud Boys and other rioters had stormed through the first barriers and begun the attack.
Radio communications from law enforcement informed Secret Service and those in the White House Situation Room of these developments in real time. At the direction of President Trump, thousands more rioters marched from the ellipse to the Capitol and they joined the attack. As you will see in great detail tonight, President Trump was being advised by nearly everyone to immediately instruct his supporters to leave the capital disperse and halt the violence.
Virtually everyone told President Trump to condemn the violence in clear and unmistakable terms. And those on Capitol Hill and across the nation begged President Trump to help. But the former President chose not to do what all of those people begged. He refused to tell the mob to leave until 4:17, when he tweeted out a video statement filmed in the Rose Garden ending with this.
[Begin Videotape]
DONALD TRUMP: So go home. We love you. You're very special. You've seen what happens. You see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel. But go home and go home in peace. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: By that time, two pipe bombs had been found at locations near the Capitol including where the Vice President elect was conducting a meeting. Hours of hand-to-hand combat had seriously injured scores of law enforcement officers. The Capitol had been invaded, the electoral count had been halted as members were evacuated.
Rioters took the floor of the Senate. They rifled through desks and broke into offices, and they nearly caught up to Vice President Pence. Guns were drawn on the House floor and a rioter was shot attempting to infiltrate the chamber. We know that a number of rioters intended acts of physical violence against specific elected officials.
We know virtually all the rioters were motivated by President Trump's rhetoric that the election had been stolen, and they felt they needed to take their country back. This hearing is principally about what happened inside of the White House that afternoon. From the time when President Trump ended his speech until the moment when he finally told the mob to go home, a span of 187 minutes, more than three hours.
What you will learn is that President Trump sat in his dining room and watched the attack on television, while his senior most staff, closest advisors, and family members begged him to do what is expected of any American President. I served proudly for 20 years as an officer in the United States Navy. Veterans of our armed forces know firsthand the leadership that's required in a time of crisis, urgent and decisive action that puts duty and country first.
But on January 6th, when lives and our democracy hung in the balance, President Trump refused to act because of his selfish desire to stay in power. And I yield to the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Kinzinger.
ADAM KINZINGER: Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Luria. One week after the attack, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy acknowledged the simple truth. President Trump should have acted immediately to stop the violence. During our investigation General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also remarked on the President's failure to act. Let's hear what they had to say. [Begin Videotape]
KEVIN MCCARTHY: The President bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters. He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding. These facts require immediate action by President Trump.
MARK MILLEY: Yeah. You know, Commander in Chief, you got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America. And there's nothing? No call? Nothing? Zero? [End Videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Like my colleague from Virginia, I'm a veteran. I served in the Air Force and I serve currently in the Air National Guard. I can tell you that General Milley's reaction to President Trump's conduct is 100 percent correct and so was Leader McCarthy's. What explains President Trump's behavior? Why did he not take immediate action in a time of crisis?
Because President Trump's plan for January 6th was to halt or delay Congress's official proceeding to count the votes. The mob attacked the Capitol quick — the — the mob attacking the Capitol quickly caused the evacuation of both the House and the Senate. The count ground to an absolute halt and was ultimately delayed for hours.
The mob was accomplishing President Trump's purpose, so of course he didn't intervene. Here's what'll be clear by the end of this hearing. President Trump did not fail to act during the 187 minutes between leaving the ellipse and telling the mob to go home. He chose not to act. But there were hundreds that day who honored their oaths and put their lives on the line to protect the people inside the Capitol and to safeguard our democracy.
Many of them are here tonight with us and many more are watching from home. As you already know and we'll see again tonight, their service and sacrifice shines a bright light on President Trump's dishonor and dereliction of duty. I yield to the Vice Chair.
LIZ CHENEY: Thank you very much, Mr. Kinzinger. I'd like to begin by welcoming our witnesses this evening. Tonight, we're joined by Mr. Matthew Pottinger. Mr. Pottinger is a decorated former Marine intelligence officer who served this nation on tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq. He served in the Trump White House from the first day of the Administration through the early morning hours of January 7th, 2021. The last role in which he served in the White House was as Deputy National Security Advisor to the President of the United States.
We're also joined by Sarah Matthews. Ms. Matthews started her career in communications, working on Capitol Hill serving on the Republican staffs of several House committees. She then worked as Deputy Press Secretary for President Trump's reelection campaign before joining the Trump White House in June of 2020. She served there as Deputy Press Secretary and Special Assistant to the President until the evening of January 6th, 2021. I will now swear in our witnesses.
The witnesses will please stand and raise their right hands. Do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God? Thank you. You may be seated. And let the record reflect that the witnesses answered in the affirmative.
Thank you both again for being here tonight. Mr. Pottinger, thank you for your service to the nation as well as — as for joining us this evening. Can you please briefly explain what your responsibilities were as Deputy National Security Advisor to the President?
MATTHEW POTTINGER: Thank you, Madam, Vice Chair When I started at the White House, I was a Senior Director for Asia on the National Security Council staff. So that was a job that involved helping coordinate the President's Asia policy. I supported the President when he met or interacted with Asian leaders. Later, 2019 I was promoted to the job of Deputy National Security Advisor.
In that role, I was the Chairman of the deputies committee. That's an NSC meeting of all the deputy cabinet secretaries. We would settle important matters of — of national policy related to — to our national security. And we would also tee up options for the President and for his cabinet members. It was — I — I felt then as I do now that it was a privilege to serve in the White House.
I'm also very proud of President Trump's foreign policy accomplishments. We were able to finally compete with China. We were also able to broker peace agreements between Israel and — and three Arab states. I mean, those are some examples of the types of policies that I think made our country safer.
LIZ CHENEY: Thank you, Mr. Pottinger. And were you in the White House during the attack on the Capitol on January 6th?
MATTHEW POTTINGER: For most of the day I was in the White House, although when the — the President was speaking at the rally I was actually offsite at a scheduled meeting with India's ambassador to the United States. The National Security Council staff was not involved in organizing the security for what was a domestic event, the rally.
But I did return to the White House at roughly 2:30 p.m..
LIZ CHENEY: Thank you. And I know my colleagues will have additional questions for you about that afternoon. Let me turn now to you, Ms. Mathews. How did you come to join President Trump's White House staff?
SARAH MATTHEWS: Thank you, Madam Vice Chair. As you outlined, I am a lifelong Republican and I joined the Trump reelection campaign in June of 2019. I was one of the first communications staffers actually on board for his reelection campaign. And during that time I traveled all around the country and met Kayleigh McEnany, who was also working on his reelection campaign.
I worked there for a year and I formed a close relationship with Ms. McEnany and she moved over to the White House in April of 2020 to start as White House Press Secretary and she brought over a group of campaign staff with her. And so I joined her over at the White House in June of 2020 to start as her Deputy.
LIZ CHENEY: And were you, Ms. Matthews, at work in the White House on January 6th?
SARAH MATTHEWS: Yes, I was working out of the West Wing that day.
LIZ CHENEY: Thank you. And now I'd like to recognize the gentlewoman from Virginia and the gentleman from Illinois.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you, Madam Vice Chair. As you've seen in our prior hearings, President Trump summoned the mob to DC on January 6th. Before he went on stage he knew some of them were armed and prepared for combat. During his speech he implored them to march to the Capitol as he had always planned to do. By the time he walked off the stage, his supporters had already breached the outer perimeter of the Capitol at the foot of Capitol Hill.
Since our last hearings, we've received new testimony from a security professional working in the White House complex on January 6th with access to relevant information and responsibility to report to national security officials. This security official told us that the White House was aware of multiple reports of weapons in the crowd that morning.
We as a committee are cognizant of the fear of retribution expressed by certain national security witnesses who have come forward to tell the truth. We've therefore taken steps to protect this national security individual's identity.
Listen to this clip from their testimony.
[Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: What was the consistent message from the people about this idea of the President to walk to the Capitol? To be completely honest, we were all in a state of shock. Because why? Because — because it just — one, I think the actual physical feasibility of doing it. And then also we all knew what that implicated and what that meant.
That this was no longer a rally, that this was going to move to something else if he physically walked to the Capitol. I — I don't know if you want to use the word insurrection, coup, whatever. We all knew that this would move from a normal, democratic, you know, public event into something else. What was — what was driving that sentiment considering this — this — this part of it, the actual breach of the Capitol hadn't happened yet.
Why were we alarmed? Right. The President wanted to lead tens of thousands of people to the Capitol. I think that was enough grounds for us to be alarmed.
[End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: Even though he understood many of his supporters were armed, the President was still adamant to go to the Capitol when he got off the stage at the ellipse. But his Secret Service detail was equally determined to not let him go. That led to a heated argument with the detail that delayed the departure of the motorcade to the White House.
We have evidence from multiple sources regarding an angry exchange in the Presidential SUV, including testimony we will disclose today from two witnesses who confirmed that a confrontation occurred. The first witness is a former White House employee with national security responsibilities. After seeing the initial violence at the Capitol on TV, the individual went to see Tony Ornato, the Deputy Chief of Staff in his office.
ELAINE LURIA: Mr. Ornato was there with Bobby Engel, the President's lead Secret Service agent. This employee told us that Mr. Ornato said the President was quote, "irate", when Mr. Engel refused to drive him to the Capitol. Mr. Engel did not refute what Mr. Ornato said. The second witness is retired Sergeant Mark Robinson of the DC Police Department who was assigned to the President's motorcade that day. He sat in the lead vehicle with the Secret Service agent responsible for the motorcade, also called the TS agent.
Here's how Sergeant Robinson remembered the exchange. [Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: Was there any description of what — of what was occurring in the car?
MARK ROBINSON: No, only that on — the only description I received was that the President was upset and was adamant about going to the Capitol and there was a heated discussion about that.
UNKNOWN: And when you say heated, is that your word or is that the word that was described by the TS agent?
MARK ROBINSON: No — word described by the TS agent, meaning that the President was upset and he was saying there was a heated argument or discussion about going to the Capitol.
UNKNOWN: About how many times would you say you've been part of that motorcade with President?
MARK ROBINSON: Ha. Ha. Ha. Probably over 100 times.
UNKNOWN: And in that 100 times, have you ever witnessed another discussion of an argument or heated discussion with the President where the President was contradicting where he was supposed to go or what the Secret Service believed was safe?
MARK ROBINSON: No.
[End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: Like other witnesses, Sergeant Robinson also testified that he was aware that individuals in the crowd were armed. [Begin Videotape]
MARK ROBINSON: Yes, I believe he was on special events channel in — I was monitoring the traffic. So I can hear some of the unit pointing out to individuals that there were individuals along Constitution Avenue that were armed that were up in the trees and I can hear the units responding to those individuals. So there's always a concern when there's a [POTUS] in the area.
[End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: And like other witnesses, Sergeant Robinson told us that the President still wanted to travel to the Capitol even after returning to the White House.
[Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: So at the end of the speech, what was the plan supposed to be?
MARK ROBINSON: So at the end of the speech, we do know that while inside the limo, the President was still adamant about going to the Capitol. That's been relayed to me by the TS agent. And so we did [depart] the Ellipse and we responded back to the White House. However, we at the motorcade — POTUS motorcade was placed on standby.
And so we were told to stand by on the West exac [ph] until they confirmed whether or not the President was going to go to the Capitol. And so I may have waited, I would just estimate maybe 45 to — 45 minutes to an hour waiting for Secret Service to make that decision. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: The motorcade waited at the White House for more than 45 minutes before being released. The committee is also aware that accounts of the angry confrontation in the Presidential SUV have circulated widely among the Secret Service since January 6th. Recent disclosures have also caused the committee to subpoena yet further information from the Secret Service, which we've begun to receive and will continue to assess.
The committee is also aware that certain Secret Service witnesses have now retained new private counsel. We anticipate further testimony under oath and other new information in the coming weeks. After the Secret Service refused to take President Trump to the Capitol, he returned to the White House. What you see on the screen is a photo of him inside the Oval Office immediately after he returned from the rally still wearing his overcoat.
A White House employee informed the President as soon as he returned to the Oval about the riot at the Capitol. Let me repeat that. Within 15 minutes of leaving the stage, President Trump knew that the Capitol was besieged and under attack. At 1:25, President Trump went to the private dining room off the Oval Office.
From 1:25 until 4:00, the President stayed in his dining room. Just to give you a sense of where the dining room is situated in the West Wing, let's take a look at this floor plan. The dining room is connected to the Oval Office by a short hallway. Witnesses told us that on January 6th President Trump sat in his usual spot at the head of the table facing a television hanging on the wall.
We know from the employee that the TV was tuned to Fox News all afternoon. Here you can see Fox News on the TV showing coverage of the joint session that was airing that day at 1:25. Other witnesses confirm that President Trump was in the dining room with the TV on for more than two and a half hours. There was no official record of what President Trump did while in the dining room.
On the screen is the Presidential call log from January 6th. As you can see, there's no official record of President Trump receiving or placing a call between 11:06 and 6:54 pm. As to what the President was doing that afternoon, the Presidential Daily Diary is also silent. It contains no information from the period between 1:21 pm. and 4:03 pm.. There are also no photos of President Trump during this critical period between 1:21 in the Oval Office and when he went outside to the Rose Garden after 4:00. The chief White House photographer wanted to take pictures because it was in her words, very important for his archives and for history, but she was told quote, "no photographs". Despite the lack of photos or an official record, we've learned what President Trump was doing while he was watching TV in the dining room.
But before we get into that, it's important to understand what he never did that day. Let's watch.
[Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: So are you aware of any phone call by the President of the United States to the Secretary of Defense that day?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Not that I'm aware of, no.
UNKNOWN: Are you aware of any phone call by the President of United States to the attorney general of the United States that day?
PAT CIPOLLONE: No.
UNKNOWN: Are you aware of any phone call by the President of the United States to the Secretary of Homeland Security that day?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I'm not aware of that, no.
UNKNOWN: Did you ever hear the Vice President — or excuse me, the President ask for the National Guard?
KEITH KELLOGG: No.
UNKNOWN: Did you ever hear the President ask for a law enforcement response?
KEITH KELLOGG: No.
UNKNOWN: So as somebody who works in the national security space and with the National Security Council here, if there were going to be troops present or called up for a rally in Washington DC, for example, is that something that you would have been aware of?
KEITH KELLOGG: Yeah, I would have.
UNKNOWN: Do you know if you asked anybody to reach out to any of those that we just listed off? National Guard, DOD, FBI, Homeland Security, Secret Service, Mayor Boswer, or the Capitol Police about the situation in the Capitol.
NICHOLAS LUNA: I am not aware of any of those requests. No, sir. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: We have confirmed in numerous interviews with senior law enforcement and military leaders, Vice President Pence's staff and DC government officials, none of them, not one, heard from President Trump that day. He did not call to issue orders. He did not call to offer assistance. This week we received a — additional testimony from yet another witness about why the President didn't make any efforts to quell the attack.
The former White House employee with national security responsibilities told us about a conversation with senior advisor, Eric Herschmann, and Pat Cipollone, the top White House lawyer. This conversation was about a pending call from the Pentagon seeking to coordinate on the response to the attack. Mr. Herschmann turned to Mr. Cipollone and said, the President didn't want to do anything.
And so Mr. Cipollone had to take the call himself. So if President Trump wasn't calling law enforcement or military leaders, what did President Trump spend his time doing that afternoon while he first settled into the dining room? He was calling Senators to encourage them to delay or object to the certification.
Here's Kayleigh McEnany, his press secretary, to explain. [Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: All right. That says back there and he wants list of Senators. And then he's calling them one by one. Do you know which ones he called?
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: To the best of my recollection, no. As I say in my notes, he wanted a list of the Senators. And, you know, I left him at that point.
[End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: Because the Presidential call log is empty, we do not yet know precisely which Senators President Trump was calling. But we do know from Rudy Giuliani's phone records that President Trump also called him at 1:39 after he had been told that the riot was underway at the Capitol. Mr. Giuliani was President Trump's lead election attorney.
According to the phone records, the President's call with him lasted approximately four minutes. Recall that Fox News was on in the dining room. Let's take a look at what was airing as this call was ending.
[Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: The President, as we all saw, fired this crowd up. They've all — tens of thousands, maybe 100,000 or more have gone down to the Capitol or elsewhere in the city and they're very upset. Now I jumped down as soon as we heard the news that Bret gave you about, Mike Pence. I started talking to these people.
I said, what do you think? One woman, an Air Force veteran from Missouri said she was quote, "disgusted to hear that news and that it was his duty to do something". And I told her, I said there's nothing in the Constitution unilaterally that Vice President Pence could do. She said, that doesn't matter. He should have fought for Trump.
[End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: At 1:49, here's what was happening at the Capitol with President Trump's fired up supporters.
[Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: We're going to give — fire a warning. We're going to try to get compliance, but this is now effectively a riot. 1:49 hours declaring it a riot.
[End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: What did President Trump do at 1:49 as the DC police at the same time were declaring a riot at the Capitol. As you can see on the screen, he tweeted out a link to the recording of his Ellipse speech. This was the same speech in which he knowingly sent an armed mob to the Capitol, but President Trump made no comment about the lawlessness and the violence.
I yield to the gentleman from Illinois.
ADAM KINZINGER: The next action President Trump took was to tweet at 2:24 pm What happened during the 35 minutes between his last tweet at 1:49 and 2:24? His staff repeatedly came into the room to see him and plead that he make a strong public statement condemning the violence and instructing the mob to leave the Capitol.
He did not relent until after 4:00 when he went out to go to the Rose Garden to film his now infamous go home message. Pat Cipollone was a top White House lawyer. Here's what he told us about his reaction to seeing the violence and his advice throughout the afternoon.
[Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: When did you first realize that there was actually violence or rioting?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I first realized it may have been on television or may have been Tony or may have been Philbin. But I found out that people were, you know, they weren't in the Capitol yet, but they were, you know, and I then I started watching it and, you know, then I was aware.
UNKNOWN: What specifically did you think needed to be done?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I think I was pretty clear. There needed to be an immediate and forceful response statement --- public statement that people need to leave the Capitol now.
UNKNOWN: My question is exactly that, that it sounds like you from the very outset of violence at the Capitol, right around 2:00, were pushing for a strong statement that people should leave the Capitol. Is that right?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I was, and others were as well.
UNKNOWN: Pat, you said that you expressed your opinion forcefully. Could you tell us exactly how you did that?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Yeah, I can't — I don't have, you know, I have to — on the privilege issue, I can't talk about conversations with the President, but I can generically say that I said, you know, people need to be told, there needs to be a public announcement fast that they need to leave the Capitol.
UNKNOWN: And Pat, could you let us know approximately when you said that?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Approximately when? Almost immediately after I found out people were getting into the Capitol or approaching the Capitol in a way that was — was violent.
UNKNOWN: Do you remember any discussion with Mark Meadows with respect to his view that the President didn't want to do anything? Was somehow of resistant to wanting to say something [inaudible] suggest.
PAT CIPOLLONE: Tony [inaudible] just to be clear, many people suggested it. Yeah, not just me. Many people felt the same way. I'm sure I had conversations with Mark about this during the course of the day and expressed my opinion very forcefully that this needs to be done.
UNKNOWN: So your advice was to tell people to leave the Capitol and it took over two hours when there were subsequent statements made, tweets put forth, that in your view were insufficient. Did you continue, Mr. Cipollone, throughout the period of time up until 4:17 — continue, you and others, to push for a stronger statement?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Yes.
UNKNOWN: Were you joined in that effort by Ivanka Trump?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Yes.
UNKNOWN: Eric Herschmann?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Yes.
UNKNOWN: And Mark Meadows?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Yes.
CASSIDY HUTCHINSON: White House counsel's office wanted there to be a strong statement out to condemn the rioters. I'm confident in that. I'm confident that Ivanka Trump wanted there to be a strong statement to condemn the rioters. I don't know the private conversation she had with Mr. Trump. But I remember when she came to the office one time with White House counsel's office — when she came to the chief of staff's office with White House counsel's office, she was talking about the speech later that day and trying to get her dad on board with saying something that was more direct than he had wanted to at the time and throughout the afternoon.
PAT CIPOLLONE: I think Mark also wanted — got — I remember him getting Ivanka involved, because — said get Ivanka down here because he thought that would be important. I don't think Jared was there in the morning, but I think he came later. I remember thinking it was important to get him in there too. And — and of course, Pat Philbin, you know, was expressing the same things.
I mean, Pat Philbin, you know, was very — as I said, I don't think there was one of these meetings where — there might have been, but for the most part, I remember the both of us going down together, going back, getting on phone calls. He was also very clearly expressing this view.
[End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Pat Cipollone and Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, also told us about the hang Mike Pence chants. As you will see, Mr. Cipollone recalled conversations about those chants in the West Wing, but he relied on executive privilege to maintain confidentiality over his and others' direct communications with the President.
Although Mr. Cipollone was unwilling to provide more detail, Ms. Hutchinson provided more explicit information, filling in those blanks. See that for yourself.
[Begin videotape]
CASSIDY HUTCHINSON: It wasn't until Mark hung up the phone, handed it back to me. I went back to my desk. A couple of minutes later, him and Pat came back, possibly Eric Herschmann too. I'm pretty sure Eric Herschmann was there, but I'm — I'm confident it was Pat that was there. I remember Pat saying something to the effect of, Mark, we need to do something more.
They're literally calling for the vice president to be effing hung. And Mark had responded something to the effect of, you heard him, Pat. He thinks Mike deserves it. He doesn't think they're doing anything wrong. To which Pat said something, this is effing crazy, we need to be doing something more, briefly stepped into Mark's office.
UNKNOWN: Do you remember any discussion at any point during the day about rioters at the Capitol chanting hang Mike Pence?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Yes, I remember — I remember hearing that about that, yes. I don't know if I observed that myself on TV.
UNKNOWN: I'm just curious. I understand the — the privilege line you've drawn, but do you remember what you can share with us about the discussion about those chants, the hang Mike Pence chants?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I can tell you my view of that.
UNKNOWN: Yeah, please.
PAT CIPOLLONE: My view of that is that is outrageous. And for anyone to suggest such a thing of the vice president of the United States, for people in that crowd to be chanting that I thought was terrible. I thought it was outrageous and wrong, and I expressed that very clearly.
ADAM SCHIFF: With respect to your conversations with Mr. Meadows, though, did you specifically raise your concern over the vice president with him, and — and how did he respond?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I believe I raised the concern about the vice president, and I — and I — again, the nature of his response, without recalling exactly was he — you know, people were doing all that they could.
ADAM SCHIFF: And — and what about the president? Did he indicate whether he thought the president was doing what needed to be done to protect the vice president?
UNKNOWN: Privilege. You have to assert it. That question would --
PAT CIPOLLONE: That would call for — I'm being instructed on privilege.
UNKNOWN: I see.
[End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: In addition, Mr. Cipollone testified that it would have been feasible, as commentators on television were suggesting, for President Trump to immediately appear at the podium in the press room to address the nation. [Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: Would it have been possible at any moment for the president to walk down to the podium in the briefing room and tell — talk to the nation at anytime between when you first gave him that advice at 2:00 and 4:17 when the video statement went? Would that have been possible?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Would it have been possible?
UNKNOWN: Yes.
PAT CIPOLLONE: Well, yes, it would have been possible. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: We just heard Mr. Cipollone say that President Trump could have gone to the press briefing room to issue a statement at any moment. To give you a sense of just how easy that would have been, let's take a look at a map of the West Wing. As we saw earlier, the president's private dining room is at the bottom of the map.
The press briefing room is at the top highlighted in blue, and the Rose Garden, where the President ultimately filmed his go home video, is on the right next to the Oval Office, and that's highlighted in green. Ms. Matthews, how quickly could the president have gotten on camera in the press briefing room to deliver a statement to the nation?
SARAH MATTHEWS: So, as you outlined, it would take probably less than 60 seconds from the Oval Office dining room over to the press briefing room. And for folks that might not know, the briefing room is the room that you see the White House press secretary do briefings from with the podium and the blue backdrop. And there's a camera that is on in there at all times.
And so, if the president had wanted to make a statement and address the American people, he could have been on camera almost instantly. And conversely, the White House press corps has offices that are located directly behind the briefing room. And so, if he had wanted to make an address from the Oval Office, we could have assembled the White House press corps probably in a matter of minutes to get them into the Oval for him to do an on camera address.
ADAM KINZINGER: Thank you. Other witnesses have given us their views on that question. For example, General Keith Kellogg told us that some staff were concerned that a live appearance by the president at the microphones at that moment could actually make matters worse. He told us he recommended against doing a press conference because, during his four years in the Trump administration, "There wasn't a single clean press conference we had had." President Trump's advisers knew his state of mind at that moment, and they were worried about what he would say in unscripted comments.
I yield to the gentlewoman from Virginia.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you. As you've heard, by 2:00 multiple staff members in the White House recognized that a serious situation was underway at the Capitol. Personally, I recall being evacuated from the House office building where we're sitting by — before this time. It was due to the discovery of two pipe bombs in nearby buildings.
Ms. Mathews, around the same time, you were watching the violence unfold on television and social media with colleagues, including with Ben Williamson, a senior aide to Mark Meadows and the acting director of communications. You told us that before President Trump's sent his next tweet at 2:24, Mr. Williamson got up to go see Mr. Meadows and you got up to go see Kayleigh McEnany.
Why did you both do that?
SARAH MATTHEWS: So, Ben and I were watching the coverage unfold from one of the offices in the West Wing. And we both recognized that the situation was escalating and it was escalating quickly, and that the president needed to be out there immediately to tell these people to go home and condemn the violence that we were seeing.
So, I told him that I was going to make that recommendation to Kayleigh, and he said he was going to make the same recommendation to the chief of staff, Mark Meadows.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you. And one of your colleagues in the press office, Judd Deere, told us he also went to see Ms. McEnany at that time. Let's hear what he said about this critical period of time right as the rioters were getting into the Capitol.
[Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: And why did you think it was necessary to say something?
JUDD DEERE: Well, I mean, it appears that individuals are storming the US Capitol building. They also appear to be supporters of Donald Trump, who may have been in attendance at the rally. We're going to need to say something.
UNKNOWN: And did you have a view as to what should be said about the White House?
JUDD DEERE: If I recall, I told Kayleigh that I thought that we needed to encourage individuals to stop, to respect law enforcement, and to go home. [End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: Although President Trump was aware of the ongoing riot, he did not take any immediate action to address the lawlessness. Instead, at 2:03, he called Rudy Giuliani again, and that call lasted for over eight minutes. Moments later at 2:13, rioters broke into the Capitol itself. One of the Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy, Dominic Pezzola, used an officer's shield to smash a window, and rioters flooded into the building. [Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: [Crowd noise] Go, go, go, go. Go in the Capitol. Go, go, go. [End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: As rioters were entering the building, the Secret Service held Vice President Pence in his office right off the Senate chamber for 13 minutes as they worked to clear a safe path to a secure location. Now listen to some of that radio traffic and see what they were seeing as the protesters got just feet away from where the Vice President was holding.
[Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: They're taking the building. Hold. Harden that door up. If you are moving, we need to move now. Copy. If we lose any more time, we may have — we may lose the ability to — to leave. So, if we're going to leave, we need to do it now. They've gained access to the second floor and I've got public about five feet from me down here below.
Ok, copy. They are on the second floor moving in now. We may want to consider getting out and leaving now, copy? Will we encounter the people once we make our way? Repeat? Encounter any individuals if we made our way to the — to the — There's six officers between us and the people that are five to 10 feet away from me. Stand by. I'm going to down to evaluate.
Go ahead. We have a clear shot if we move quickly. We've got smoke downstairs. Stand by, unknown smoke from downstairs. By the protesters? Is that route compromised? We have the — is secure. However, we will bypass some protesters that are being contained. There is smoke, unknown what kind of smoke it is, copy?
Clear. We're coming out now, all right? Make a way.
[End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: The president's National Security Council staff was listening to these developments and tracking them in real time. On the screen, you can see excerpts from the chat logs among the national — among the president's National Council — National Security Council staff. At 2:13, the staff learned that the rioters were kicking in the windows at the Capitol.
Three minutes later, the staff said the vice president was being pulled, which meant agents evacuated him from the Senate floor. At 2:24, the staff noted that the Secret Service agents at the Capitol did not "sound good right now." Earlier you heard from a security professional who had been working in the White House complex on January 6th with access to relevant information and a responsibility to report to national security officials.
We asked this person what was meant by the comment that the Secret Service agents did not "sound good right now." In the following clip of that testimony, which has been modified to protect the individual's identity, the professional discusses what they heard from listening to the incoming radio traffic that day.
[Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: Ok. That last entry in the page is service at the capital does not sound good right now. Correct. What does that mean? Well, members of the VP detail at this time were starting to fear for their own lives. There were a lot of — there was a lot of yelling, a lot of — a lot of very personal calls over the radio, so it was disturbing.
I don't like talking about it. But there — there were calls to say goodbye to family members, so on and so forth. It was getting — for — for whatever the reason was on the ground, the VP detail thought that this was about to get very ugly. And do — did you hear that over the radio? Correct. Ok. What was the response by the agents who were — Secret Service agents who were there?
UNKNOWN: Everybody kept saying — you know, at that point it was just reassurances or — I think there were discussions of reinforcements coming. But — but again, it was just chaos, and they were just obviously, you've conveyed that's disturbing. But what — what prompted you to put it into an entry as it states there, Service at the Capitol? They were running out of options and they were getting nervous. It — it sounds like we're — that we came very close to either service having to use lethal options or — or worse.
Like, at — at that point I don't know. Is the VP compromised? Is the detail comp — like, I — I don't know. Like, we didn't have visibility, but it doesn't — if they're screaming and — and saying things like say goodbye to the family, like, the floor needs to know this is going to on a whole nother[Ph] level soon.
[End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: As this next video shows, the rioters' anger was foc — focused primarily on Vice President Mike Pence. [Begin videotape]
JANET BUHLER: This woman cames up to the side of us and she says Pence folded. So it was kind of, like, Ok, well — in my mind I was thinking, well that's it. You know. Well, my son-in-law looks at me and he says I want to go in.
UNKNOWN: What percentage of the crowd is going to the Capitol?
JESSICA WATKINS: 100 percent. It is — it has spread like wildfire that Pence has betrayed us. And everybody is marching on the Capitol, all million of us. It's insane.
UNKNOWN: Mike Pence will not stick up for Donald Trump. Mike Pence, traitor. Mike Pence has screwed us, in case you haven't heard yet. What happened? What happened? I keep hearing that Mike Pence has screwed us. That's the word. I keep hearing reports that Mike Pence has screwed us. Did people appear angry as you were walking to the Capitol?
Yeah, a lot of people — a lot of people seemed like they were very upset. Tell us some of the things they were saying, if you recall.
STEPHEN AYRES: Oh, there was — they were saying all type — you know, people were screaming all types of stuff. They were mad that Vice President Pence was going to accept the electoral laws. I mean, it was — I mean it was a load of — you can — if you can think it up that's — you are hearing it.
UNKNOWN: I believe that Vice President Pence was going to certify the electoral votes and — or not certify them. But I guess that's just changed. Correct? And it's a very big disappointment. I think there's several hundred thousand people here that are very disappointed.
[End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: President Trump did not try to calm his thousands of disappointed supporters. Instead at almost the same moment violence was getting completely out of hand, Donald Trump sent his 2:24 tweet. The President said Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution.
Despite knowing the Capitol had been breached and the mob was in the building, President Trump called Mike Pence a coward and placed all the blame on him for not stopping the certification. He put a target on his own Vice President's back. Mr. Pottinger and Miss Mathews, when we asked you about your reaction to seeing the 2:24 tweet in real time, you both use the same imagery to describe it. President Trump was adding fuel to the fire.
Mr. Pottinger, you made the decision to resign after seeing this tweet. Can you please tell us why?
MATTHEW POTTINGER: Yes. So that was the — pretty soon after I'd — or shortly before I'd gotten back to the White House. I'd come from off site. I began to see for the first time those images on TV of the chaos that was unfolding at the Capitol. One of my aides handed me a sheet of paper that contained the tweet that you just read.
I — I read it and was quite disturbed by it. I — I was disturbed and worried to see that the President was attacking Vice President Pence for doing his constitutional duty. So the tweet looked to me like the opposite of what — what we really needed at that moment, which was a de-escalation. And that's why I had said earlier that it looked like fuel being poured on the fire.
So that was the moment that I decided that I was going to resign, that that would be my last day at the White House. I — I simply didn't want to be associated with — with the events that were unfolding on the Capitol.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you. And Ms. Matthews, what was your reaction to the President's tweet about Vice President Pence?
SARAH MATTHEWS: So, it was obvious that the situation at the Capitol was violent and escalating quickly. And so I thought that the tweet about the Vice President was the last thing that was needed in that moment. And I — I remember thinking that this was going to be bad for him to tweet this because it was essentially him giving the green light to these people, telling them that what they were doing at the steps of the Capitol and entering the Capitol was Ok, that they were justified in their anger.
And he shouldn't have been doing that. He should have been telling these people to go home and to leave and to condemn the violence that we were seeing. And I'm someone who has worked with him. You know, I worked on the campaign, traveled all around the country going to countless rallies with him. And I've seen the impact that his words have on his supporters.
He — they truly latch on to every word and every tweet that he says. And so I think that in that moment for him to tweet out the message about Mike Pence, it was him pouring gasoline on the fire and making it much worse.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you both. And let's watch what others also told us about their reactions to this tweet. [Begin videotape]
PAT CIPOLLONE: I don't remember when exactly I heard about that tweet, but my reaction to it is that's a — a terrible tweet. And I disagreed with the sentiment and I thought it was wrong.
UNKNOWN: What was your reaction when you saw that tweet?
JUDD DEERE: Extremely unhelpful.
UNKNOWN: Why?
JUDD DEERE: It — it — it wasn't the message that we needed at — at that time. It wasn't going to — the — the scenes at the US Capitol were only getting worse at that point. This was not going to help that.
UNKNOWN: Were you concerned it could make it worse?
JUDD DEERE: Certainly.
LIZ CHENEY: Ms. Hutchinson, what was your reaction when you saw this tweet?
CASSIDY HUTCHINSON: As a staffer that works to always represent the Administration to the best of my ability and to showcase the good things that he had done for the country, I remember feeling frustrated, disappointed, and really it — it felt personal. I — I was really sad. As an American, I was disgusted. It was unpatriotic.
It was un-American. We were watching the Capitol building get defaced over a lie. [End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: As you will see, at 2:26, the Vice President had to be evacuated to safety a second time and came within 40 feet of the rioters. The attack escalated quickly right after the tweet.
[Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: [Inaudible]
[End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: During this chaos, what did President Trump do at that point? He went back to calling Senators to try to further delay the electoral count. While the Vice President was being evacuated from the Senate, President Trump called Senator Tommy Tuberville, one of his strongest supporters in the Senate. As Senator Tuberville later recalled, he had to end the call so that he could evacuate the Senate chamber himself.
Let's listen.
[Begin videotape]
TOMMY TUBERVILLE: He called — didn't call my phone. Called somebody else and they handed it to me. And I — I basically told him, I said Mr. President, we're — we're not doing much work here right now because they just took our Vice President out. And matter of fact I'm gonna have to hang up on you. I've got to leave.
[End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: Senator Josh Hawley also had to flee. Earlier that afternoon before the joint session started, he walked across the east front of the Capitol. As you can see in this photo, he raised his fist in solidarity with the protesters already amassing at the security gates. We spoke with a Capitol police officer who was out there at the time.
She told us that Senator gest — Senator Hawley's gesture riled up the crowd, and it bothered her greatly because he was doing it in a safe space, protected by the officers and the barriers. Later that day Senator Hawley fled after those protesters he helped to rile up stormed the Capitol. See for yourself.
[Begin videotape][End videotape]
Think about what we've seen, undeniable violence at the Capitol. The Vice President being evacuated to safety by the Secret Service. Senators running through the hallways of the Senate to get away from the mob. As the Commander in Chief, President Trump was oath and duty bound to protect the Capitol.
His senior staff understood that.
[Begin videotape]
LIZ CHENEY: Do — do you believe, Jared, that the President has an obligation to ensure a peaceful transfer of power?
JARED KUSHNER: Yes.
LIZ CHENEY: And do you think the President has an obligation to defend all three branches of our government?
JARED KUSHNER: I believe so.
LIZ CHENEY: And I assume you also would agree the President has a particular obligation to take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
PAT CIPOLLONE: That is one of the President's obligations, correct.
LIZ CHENEY: No, I mean, I asked what his duty is.
KEITH KELLOGG: Well, I mean, there's a — there's a constitutional duty — I — what he has — he's the Commander in Chief. And that was the — the — that was my biggest issue with him as National Security Advisor.
[End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: Rather than uphold his duty to the Constitution, President Trump allowed the mob to achieve the delay that he hoped would keep him in power. I reserve.
LIZ CHENEY: The gentlewoman reserves. I request that those in the hearing room remain seated until the Capitol Police have escorted members and witnesses from the room. I now declare the committee in recess for a period of approximately 10 minutes. The committee will be in order. I now recognize the gentleman from Illinois.
The committee will be in order. I now recognize the gentleman from Illinois.
ADAM KINZINGER: We left at the recess just after President Trump's 2:24 tweet attacking the Vice President. By this time the President had been in his dining room for an hour. I want you to just think of what you would have done if you were in his shoes and had the power to end the violence. You would have immediately and forcefully told the rioters to stop and leave.
Like, stop and leave. Done. As you heard, that's exactly what his senior staff had been urging him to do, but he resisted and he kept resisting for another almost two hours. In the meantime, all the President did was post two tweets, one at 2:38 and the other at 3:13. One said quote, "stay peaceful". The other said quote, "remain peaceful". But the President already knew that the mob was attacking the police and had invaded the Capitol.
Neither tweet condemned the violence or told the mob to leave the Capitol and disperse. To appreciate how obvious it was that President Trump was not meeting this moment, it's helpful to look at the real time reactions of his own son, Don Jr to the first tweet captured in a series of text messages with Mark Meadows.
I warn the audience that these messages contain some strong language. As you can see Don Jr's first — Don Jr first texted Mr. Meadows at 2:53. He wrote, he's got to condemn this shit ASAP. The Capitol Police tweet is not enough. Mr. Meadows replied, I am pushing it hard, I agree. Don Jr responded, this is one you go to the mattresses on. They will try to fuck his entire legacy if this — on this if it gets worse.
Here's what Don Jr told us he meant by go to the mattresses. [Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: At 2:58 when you say that he need — that Mr. Meadows needs to go to the mattresses on this issue, when you say go to the mattresses, what does that mean?
DONALD TRUMP JR.: It's just a reference for going all in. I think it's a Godfather reference. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Sean Hannity agreed, and he also turned to Mark Meadows for help after the President's second tweet. As you can see, Mr. Hannity texted at 3:31 to say, Trump needed to deliver a statement to the nation telling the rioters to leave the Capitol. Mr. Meadows responded, that he was quote, "on it". Don Jr and Sean Hannity were not the only ones who implored Mr. Meadows to get the President to speak to the nation and tell the mob to leave, to go home, go home.
Throughout the attack, Mr. Meadows received texts from Republican members of Congress, from current and former Trump administration officials, from media personalities, and from friends. Like President Trump's staff, they knew President Trump had to speak publicly to get the mob to stop. Let's look at just a few of these text messages.
Fox News personality, Laura Ingraham, said the President needs to tell the people in the Capitol to go home. Former chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, urged Mark, he needs to stop this now. Fox News personality, Brian Kilmeade, said, please get him on TV. Destroying everything that you guys have accomplished.
When we interviewed White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, he told us that he knew the President's two tweets were not enough. Let's listen to what he said. [Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: I think the question is did you believe the tweets were not anything about your advice to the President?
PAT CIPOLLONE: No, I believe more needed to be done. I believed that a public statement needed to be made.
LIZ CHENEY: When you talk about others on the staff thinking more should be done or thinking that the President needed to tell people to go home, who — who would you put in that category?
PAT CIPOLLONE: Well, I — I would put it Pat Philbin, Eric Herschmann, overall Mark Meadows, Ivanka, once Jared got there Jared, General Kellogg. I'm probably missing some, but those are — Kayleigh I think was — was there, but I don't — Dan Scavino.
LIZ CHENEY: And who on the staff did not want people to leave the Capitol?
PAT CIPOLLONE: On the staff?
LIZ CHENEY: In the White House, how about?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I don't — I — I can't think of anybody, you know, on that day who didn't want people to get out of the — the Capitol once the — you know, particularly once the violence started, no. I mean --
ADAM SCHIFF: What about the president?
LIZ CHENEY: Yeah.
PAT CIPOLLONE: She said the staff, so I answered.
LIZ CHENEY: No, I said in the White House.
PAT CIPOLLONE: Oh, I'm sorry. I — I apologize. I thought you said who — who else on the staff. I — I — I can't reveal communications, but obviously I think, you know, — yeah. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Let's pause on that last statement. Although Pat Cipollone is being careful about executive privilege, there really is no ambiguity about what he said. Almost everybody wanted President Trump to instruct the mob to disperse. President Trump refused. To understand how inadequate the president's tweets were, let's examine his 2:38 tweet in more detail.
For context, here's what was happening at that time. [Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: They broke the glass right there. Everybody stay down. Get down. Lower barricade, there's people flooding the hallways outside. We have no way out. We were just told that there has been teargas in the Rotunda, and we're being instructed to each of us get a gasmask. We went from a peaceful protest, and this is a very dangerous situation right now.
The — there are — I'm being told these protesters on the inside are around both chambers, and there is now tear gas inside the Capitol Rotunda. In fact, members locked in the House are being instructed to put on masks. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Ms. Matthews, after President Trump's tweet about Vice President Pence, you told us you spoke to — immediately you spoke to Kayleigh McEnany. What did you tell her and where did she go afterwards?
SARAH MATTHEWS: After the tweet about the vice president, I found Kayleigh and told her that I thought the president needed to immediately send out a tweet that condemned the violence that we were seeing, and that there needed to be a call to action to tell these people to leave the Capitol. And she agreed and walked over to the Oval Dining Room to find the president.
ADAM KINZINGER: We interviewed Ms. McEnany and others who — who were in the dining room with the president, urging him to put out a statement. Ms. Matthews, Ms. McEnany told us she came right back to the press office after meeting with the president about this particular tweet. What did she tell you about what happened in that dining room?
SARAH MATTHEWS: When she got back, she told me that a tweet had been sent out. And I told her that I thought the tweet did not go far enough, that I thought there needed to be a call to action and he needed to condemn the violence. And we were in a room full of people, but people weren't paying attention. And so, she looked directly at me and, in a hushed tone, shared with me that the president did not want to include any sort of mention of peace in that tweet, and that it took some convincing on their part, those who were in the room.
And she said that there was a back and forth, going over different phrases to find something that he was comfortable with. And it wasn't until Ivanka Trump suggested the phrase stay peaceful that he finally agreed to include it.
ADAM KINZINGER: The president resisted writing stay peaceful in a tweet. He told Mark Meadows that the rioters were doing what they should be doing and the rioters understood they were doing what President Trump wanted them to do. President Trump's message was heard clearly by Stop The Steal organizer Ali Alexander. At 2:38, he told another organizer, "POTUS is not ignorant of what his words would do." Rioters storming the Capitol also heard President Trump's message.
In this video, you'll see surveillance footage from the Rotunda that shows a group of Oath Keepers, including Jessica Watkins, who's been charged with seditious conspiracy. You'll hear her walkie-talkie communications with others as they share intelligence and communicate about President Trump's 2:38 tweet in real time.
Again, we warn the audience that this clip also contains strong language.
[Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: CNN just said that they evacuated all members of Congress into a safety room. There is no safe place in the United States for any of these motherfuckers right now, let me tell you. I hope they understand that we are not joking around. Military principle 105, Military Principle 105, cave means grave. Trump just tweeted please support our Capitol Police.
They are on our side. Do not harm them. That's saying a lot by what he didn't say. He didn't say not to do anything to the Congressmen. Well, he did not ask them to stand down. He just said stand by the Capitol Police. They are on our side and they are good people. So, it's getting real down there. I got it on TV, and it's — it's looking pretty friggin radical to me. CNN said that Trump has egged this on, that he is egging it on, and that he is watching the country burn two weeks before he leaves office.
He is not leaving office. I don't give a shit what they say. And we are in the mezzanine. We are in the main dome right now. We are rocking it. They're throwing grenades. They're frickin shooting people with paintballs, but we're in here. Be safe, be safe. God bless and Godspeed, and keep going. Get it, Jess.
Do your shit. This is what we fucking lived up for, everything we fucking trained for. Took over the Capitol, overran the Capitol. We're in the fucking Capitol complex. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: We've now seen how President Trump's supporters reacted to his tweets. Mr. Pottinger, you told us that you consider the tweets sent to this point to be "wholly inadequate given the urgency of the crisis." What in your view would have been needed?
MATTHEW POTTINGER: Yeah, I — it was insufficient. And I think what — you could count me among those who was hoping to see an unequivocal strong statement clearing out the Capitol, telling people to stand down, leave, go home. I — I think that's what we were hoping for.
ADAM KINZINGER: So, something a lot more kind of definitive and not ambiguous --
MATTHEW POTTINGER: Yes.
JOHN KIRBY: Because he has that power over his folks. Ms. Matthews, you told us about a colleague who said during the attack that the president should not condemn the violence. Can you please tell us about how that — about that moment and your reaction?
SARAH MATTHEWS: Yes. So, a conversation started in the press office after the president sent out those two tweets that I deemed were insufficient. And a colleague suggested that the president shouldn't condemn the violence because they thought it would "handing a win" to the media if he were to condemn his supporters. And I disagreed.
I thought that we should condemn the violence and condemn it unequivocally. And I thought that he needed to include a call to action and to tell these people to go home, and a debate ensued over it. And I became visibly frustrated, and my colleagues were well aware of that. And I couldn't believe that we were arguing over this in the middle of the West Wing, talking about the politics of a tweet, being concerned with handing the media a win when we had just watched all of that violence unfold at the Capitol.
And so, I motioned up at the TV and I said do you think it looks like we're effing winning? Because I don't think it does. And I again reiterated that I thought that the president needed to condemn the violence because it didn't matter if it was coming from the left or the right, that you should condemn violence 100 percent of the time.
ADAM KINZINGER: We've — we've heard this evening how everyone in the president's orbit was pushing him to do more, to tell the mob to leave the Capitol. One of these people — one of those people was Republican leader Kevin McCarthy. He managed to get the president on the phone and told him to call off his supporters. As you will hear, the president refused, and so Leader McCarthy reached out for help to Ivanka Trump, who was at the White House, and Jared Kushner, who that afternoon had just arrived back on a flight from the Middle East.
[Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: So, at some point in the afternoon, Mr. McCarthy placed a phone call to Mr. Scavino's desk line, and it was transferred to the president. Is that correct?
MOLLY MICHAEL: That's generally what I recall.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Were you involved in making that — transferring that call?
MOLLY MICHAEL: I--I--Yes.
UNKNOWN: Okay. Where was the president at the time that he took that call?
MOLLY MICHAEL: He was in the dining room.
UNKNOWN: Would you personally reach out to the president for more support?
MARK MEADOWS: I've already talked to the president. I called him. I think we need to make a statement, make sure that we can calm individuals down.
UNKNOWN: Did Mr. McCarthy indicate that he had been in touch with President Trump?
MARC SHORT: He indicated that he had had some conversation, I don't recall whether it was with the — with the president or with somebody at the White House. But I think he — he expressed frustration that — not taking the circumstance as seriously as they should in that moment.
JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER: You know, I asked Kevin McCarthy, who's the Republican leader, about this and — and he said she called Donald — he finally got through to Donald Trump. And he said you have got to get on TV, you've got to get on Twitter, you've got to call these people off. You know what the president said to him? This is as it's happening.
He said, well, Kevin, these aren't my people. You know, these are — these are Antifa. And Kevin responded and said no, they're your people. They literally just came through my office windows and my staff are running for cover. I mean, they're running for their lives. You need to call them off. And the president's response to Kevin, to me, was chilling.
He said, well, Kevin, I guess they're just more upset about the election, you know, theft than you are. And that's — you know, you've seen widespread reports of — of Kevin McCarthy and the president having a — basically a swearing conversation. That's when the swearing commenced, because the president was basically saying, nah, I — I'm okay with this.
UNKNOWN: Leader McCarthy, the president of the United States has a briefing room steps from the Oval Office. It is — the cameras are hot 24/7, as you know. Why hasn't he walked down and said that now?
KEVIN MCCARTHY: I conveyed to the president what I think is best to do, and I'm hopeful the president will do it.
UNKNOWN: And have you spoken with his chief of staff?
KEVIN MCCARTHY: I've spoken to the president. I've spoken to other people in there and to the White House as well.
UNKNOWN: Who else reached out to Mr. Trump that you know of that afternoon about the attack on the Capitol?
JULIE RADFORD: I believe at one point McCarthy did.
JARED KUSHNER: So, my — I heard my phone ringing, turn the shower off, saw it was Leader McCarthy, who I had a good relationship with. He told me it was getting really ugly over at the Capitol and said, please, you know, anything you could do to help, I would appreciate it. I don't recall a specific ask, just anything you could do. Again, I got the sense that, you know, they were — they were — you know, they were scared.
UNKNOWN: They meaning Mr. — Leader McCarthy and people on the Hill because of the violence?
JARED KUSHNER: That he — he was scared, yes. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Think about that. Leader McCarthy, who was one of the president's strongest supporters, was scared and begging for help. President Trump turned him down. So, he tried to call the president's children. Republican House member Mike Gallagher also implored the president to call off the attack. [Begin videotape]
MIKE GALLAGHER: Mr. President, you have got to stop this. You are the only person who can call this off. Call it off. The election is over. Call it off. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: President elect Joe Biden also went live on TV to demand that President Trump tell the mob to leave. [Begin videotape]
JOE BIDEN: I call on President Trump to go on national television now, to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution, and demand an end to this siege. [End videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: There was a desperate scramble for everyone to get President Trump to do anything. All of this occurred and the president still did not act. I yield to my friend from Virginia.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you, Mr. Kinzinger. President Trump finally relented to the pleas from his staff, his family, and from Capitol Hill for him to do something more at 4:17, 187 minutes More than three hours after he stopped speaking at the Ellipse. After he stopped speaking to a mob that he had sent armed to the Capitol.
That's when he tweeted a video telling the rioters to go home while also telling him — them that they were special and that he loved them. By that time although the violence was far from over law enforcement had started to turn the tide, reinforcements were on the way, and elected officials were in secure locations.
The writing was already on the wall. The rioters would not succeed. Here's what was showing on Fox News, the channel the President was watching all afternoon. [Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: Dr. Brett Baer with more information now. Brett, what do you have?
BRETT BAER: You know our Pentagon team, Jen Griffin Lucas Tomlinson, now confirming the Defense Department has now mobilized the entire DC National Guard, 1,800 troops, take several hours as I was mentioning before, to get them up and running. The Army secretary, Ryan McCarthy, is setting up a headquarters at the FBI. You just heard from David Spunt that the FBI is also sending troops to the Capitol.
[End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: It's no coincidence then that President Trump finally gave in and went out to the Rose Garden at 4:03. His staff prepared a script for him to read, but he refused to use it. As you can see on the screen, you can see the script is stamped, President has seen. The script said, quote, "I'm asking you to leave the Capitol region now and go home in a peaceful way". The President was urged to stick to the script, but he spoke off the cuff.
Eric Herscmann and Nick Luna went with the President to film the message in the Rose Garden. Let's hear what they had to say and see the never before seen raw footage of the President recording this video message. [Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: Ultimately, these remarks that we're looking at here and Exhibit 25 were not the remarks that the President delivered in the Rose Garden. Do you know why the President decided not to use these?
NICHOLAS LUNA: I don't know, sir. No, I do not know why.
UNKNOWN: Did the President use any written remarks to your knowledge or did he just go off the cuff?
NICHOLAS LUNA: To my knowledge, it was off the cuff, sir.
UNKNOWN: [off-mic] When you're ready, sir.
DONALD TRUMP: You tell me when.
UNKNOWN: When you're ready, sir.
DONALD TRUMP: Who's behind me?
UNKNOWN: He's gone. He's gone. We're all clear now.
DONALD TRUMP: I know your pain, I know you're hurt. We had a election — let me say. I know your pain. I know you're hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it, especially the other side, but you have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order.
We have to respect our great people in law and order. We don't want anybody hurt. It's a very tough period of time. There's never been a time like this where such a thing happened where they could take it away from all of us, from me, from you, from our country. This was a fraudulent election, but we can't play into the hands of these people.
We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You're very special. You've seen what happens. You see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel, but go home and go home in peace.
JARED KUSHNER: When I got there, basically the President just had finished filming the video and I think he was basically retiring for the day.
UNKNOWN: Was there any discussion about the President releasing a second video that day?
ERIC HERSCMANN: Not that I recall. When — when he finished his video, I think everyone was like day's over. People are pretty drained.
UNKNOWN: Were pretty what?
ERIC HERSCMANN: Drained.
UNKNOWN: When we say day — day over are we — there were still people in the Capitol at that point weren't there?
ERIC HERSCMANN: There were people in the Capitol. But I believe by this stage law enforcement — I'd have to go back and look, but I believe law enforcement was either there moving in or going to take charge. And I just think people were emotionally drained by the time that videotape was done. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: Emotionally drained at the White House? Here's what was happening at the same time at the Capitol. We warn the audience that this clip also contains strong language and violence. [Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: Keep pushing. Don't lose the momentum. [off-mic] We've got another officer unconscious at the terrace. West Terrace. Everybody, we need [inaudible]. We need strong, angry patriots to help our boys. They don't want to leave. [off-mic] [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: While President Trump refused to even lift another finger to help, other leaders honored their oath and acted to clear the Capitol and resume the joint session. For instance, here are never before seen photos and video of Congressional leaders in action during the attack. The video is a portion of a call they had at approximately 4:45 with Acting Secretary of Defense, Chris Miller.
[Begin Videotape]
MITCH MCCONNELL: We're not going to let these people keep us from finishing our business. So we need you to get the building cleared. Give us the okay, so we can go back in session and finish up the people's business as soon as possible.
CHRISTOPHER MILLER: Amen, sir.
CHUCK SCHUMER: Mr. Secretary, it's Senator Schumer, some people here in the Capitol police believe it would us take several days to secure the building. Do you agree with that analysis?
CHRISTOPHER MILLER: I'm not on the ground, but I do not agree with that analysis.
CHUCK SCHUMER: So what is the earliest that we could safely resume our proceedings in the Senate and House chambers? The earliest we could safely resume?
CHRISTOPHER MILLER: I — here's my assessment, but I prefer to be on the ground, which I personally would prefer to be right now, but I need to be here. I would say best case, we're looking at four to five hours. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: The Vice President also worked the phones from his own secure evacuation location, including conversations with Acting Secretary of Defense Miller and other military leaders. While past President Trump's 4:17 video, let's look at some never before seen photographs of the Vice President during this critical time and hear about the Vice President's conversation with military leaders to secure the Capitol and ensure everyone was safe.
[Begin Videotape]
MARK MILLEY: Vice President Pence? There were two or three calls with Vice President Pence. He was very animated and he issued very explicit, very direct, unambiguous orders. There was no question about that. And he was — and I can give you the exact quotes I guess from some of our record somewhere, but he was very animated, very direct, very firm.
And to Secretary Miller, get the military down here, get the guard down here, put down this situation, etc. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: As you heard earlier in the hearing, the President did not call the Vice President or anyone in the military, federal law enforcement, or DC government, not a single person. But General Milley did hear from Mark Meadows. The contrast between that call and his calls with Vice President Pence tell you everything you need to know about President Trump's dereliction of duty.
Let's listen. [Begin Videotape]
MARK MILLEY: He said this from memory. He said, we have — we have to kill the narrative that the Vice President is making all the decisions. We need to establish the narrative that, you know, that the President is still in charge and that things are steady or stable. Or words to that effect. I immediately interpret that as politics, politics, politics.
Red flag for me personally, no action, but I remember it distinctly and — and I don't do political narratives. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: So while President Trump and his advisors were drained, other leaders upheld their oaths to do the right thing. Maybe it was exhausting to get the President to put out that video, but think about the law enforcement officers who were attacked by the mob that day. And President Trump had summoned them himself to Washington.
And what about President Trump? He watched TV, tweeted, called Senators to try to delay the count of electoral votes, called Rudy Giuliani, and argued with his staff who were insinuating — who were insisting that he should call off the attack. Ms. Mathews, what was your reaction to President Trump's message to the mob at 4:17?
SARAH MATTHEWS: I was struck by the fact that he chose to begin the video by pushing the lie that there was a stolen election. And as the video went on, I felt a small sense of relief because he finally told these people to go home. But that was immediately followed up by him saying, we love you, you're very special. And that was disturbing to me because he didn't distinguish between those that peacefully attended his speech earlier that day and those that we watched cause violence at the Capitol.
Instead, he told the people who we had just watched storm our nation's Capitol with the intent on overthrowing our democracy, violently attack police officers, and chant heinous, things like, hang Mike Pence, we love you, you're very special. And as a spokesperson for him, I knew that I would be asked to defend that.
And to me, his refusal to act and call off the mob that day and his refusal to condemn the violence was indefensible. And so I knew that I would be resigning that evening. And so I finished out the work day, went home, and called my loved ones to tell them of my decision and resigned that evening.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you. Indefensible. Let's hear what some of your colleagues in the press office told us about their reaction to the same 4:17 message. [Begin Videotape]
JUDD DEERE: I felt like it was the absolute bare minimum of what could have been said at that point for something on camera.
UNKNOWN: What else do you think should have been said?
JUDD DEERE: So — a more forceful — a more forceful dismissal of the violence, a more forceful command to go home, a more forceful respect for law enforcement, even a comparison to the respect that we have given law enforcement as it relates to what was done to them in the prior summer. And I thought it was important that an acknowledgment be given to the US Capitol building itself.
What it's a symbol of, what it means, not only to the people that work there, but to the American people generally, and the work of Congress that by law needed to be conducted that day.
UNKNOWN: Do you wish in hindsight that the President had asked the protesters to leave the Capitol earlier than he ended up asking them to do that?
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: Of course, I would have loved if the go home message would have happened earlier in the day. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: The President's words matter. We know that many of the rioters were listening to President Trump. We heard from one last week, Stephen Ayres. Let's listen to what he had to say about the 4:17 message from the President and see how rioters reacted to the President's message in real time.
STEPHEN AYRES: Well, when we were there, as soon as that come out, everybody started talking about it. And that's — it seemed like it started to disperse. You know some of the crowd --
UNKNOWN: I'm here delivering the President's message. Donald Trump has asked everybody to go home. [off-mic] That's our order. [off-mic] He says, go home. He says, go home. [off-mic] Yeah. He said to go home. [End Videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: But just as Mr. Ayres said, police were still fending off the last throes of the brutal assault. I yield to the gentleman from Illinois.
ADAM KINZINGER: While everyone else was working to get Congress back in session, what did President Trump do? At 6:01, just one minute after the citywide curfew went into effect, he posted his last tweet of the day. After officers engaged in multiple hours of hand-to-hand combat with over 100 of them sustaining injuries, President Trump tweeted at 6:01 and justified the violence as a natural response to the election.
ADAM KINZINGER: He said, quote, "these are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide victory is so unceremoniously, viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly, unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love and peace. Remember this day forever. He called the mob great patriots. He told people to remember the day forever. He showed absolutely no remorse. A few minutes later at 6:27 the President left the dining room and he went up to the White House residence for the night.
On the screen is the last photograph of the President that night as he went into the residence. As he was gathering his things in the dining room to leave, President Trump reflected on the day's events with a White House employee. This was the same employee who had met President Trump in the Oval Office after he returned from the ellipse.
President Trump said nothing to the employee about the attack. He said only quote, "Mike Pence let me down." Ms. Matthews, what was your reaction to President Trump's 6:01 tweet?
SARAH MATTHEWS: At that point, I had already made the decision to resign. And this tweet just further cemented my decision. I thought that January 6th, 2021 was one of the darkest days in our nation's history and President Trump was treating it as a celebratory occasion with that tweet. And so it just further cemented my decision to resign.
ADAM KINZINGER: Others agreed with your assessment of that tweet. Let's look at what they had to say. [Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: Who asked you about this tweet before it was sent?
NICHOLAS LUNA: The President.
UNKNOWN: Tell us about that conversation and everything that you said and he said to the best of your recollection.
NICHOLAS LUNA: Sure. So he said what do you think of this. And I believe I saw the text message — or the — on his phone. And I — I remember saying to him the wording on the first sentence — I guess it's one long sentence. But the wording on the first sentence would lead some to believe that potentially he had something to do with the events that happened at the Capitol.
UNKNOWN: What did he say?
NICHOLAS LUNA: I don't recall him saying anything in response to that. And I believe that was the end of the conversation.
UNKNOWN: Did he change anything in light of your comments?
NICHOLAS LUNA: No, Sir, he did not.
UNKNOWN: And what about this made you think that someone might perceive the President having a role in the violence at the Capitol?
NICHOLAS LUNA: It — it was my interpretation of the words. I mean, I'm — I'm not a — you know, I don't write speeches or anything, but the phrase these are the things that happen to me sounded as if — as if culpability was associated with it. To me.
TIM MURTAUGH: I don't think it's a patriotic act to attack the Capitol. But I have no idea how to characterize the people other than they trespassed, destroyed property, and assaulted the US Capitol. I think calling them patriots is, let's say, a stretch to say the least.
UNKNOWN: Is that all it is, a stretch? Or just flatly wrong?
TIM MURTAUGH: I don't think it's a patriotic act to attack the US Capitol.
UNKNOWN: Would you call it unpatriotic?
TIM MURTAUGH: Criminal. Unpatriotic, sure.
PAT CIPOLLONE: What happened at the Capitol cannot be justified in any form or fashion. It was wrong and it was tragic and a lot — and it — and it was a terrible day. It was a terrible day for this country.
GREG JACOB: I thought it was inappropriate.
UNKNOWN: Why.
GREG JACOB: To my mind, it was a day that should be remembered in infamy. That wasn't the tenor of this tweet. [End Videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Despite the violence of the day, the effort to delay the certification continued. That evening, Rudy Giuliani called several of President Trump's closest political allies in the hour before the joint session resumed. Representative Jim Jordan and Senators Marsha Blackburn, Tommy Tuberville, Bill Haggerty, Lindsey Graham, Josh Hawley, and Ted Cruz.
We know why Mr. Giuliani was calling them, because at 7:02 he left a voicemail for Senator Tuberville which later became public. Let's listen to just the start of it. [Begin Videotape]
RUDY GIULIANI: Hello. Senator Tuberville? Or I should say Coach Tuberville. This is Rudy Giuliani, President's lawyer. I'm calling you because I want to discuss with you how they're trying to rush this hearing and how we need you, our Republican friends, to try to just slow it down so we can get these legislatures to get more information to you.
[End Videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Mr. Giuliani did not even mention the attack on the Capitol. Instead he was pushing on behalf of President Trump to get members of Congress to further delay the certification. Even though some members did proceed with objections, Vice President Pence and Congress stood firm and successfully concluded the joint session in the early morning hours of January 7th. Here are some of what members of the President's party said in the days and weeks after the attack.
[Begin Videotape]
MITCH MCCONNELL: There's no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it. The people who stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their President. And having that belief was a foreseeable consequence of the growing crescendo of false statements, conspiracy theories, and reckless hyperbole which the defeated President kept shouting into the largest megaphone on planet Earth.
KEVIN MCCARTHY: The violence, destruction, and chaos we saw earlier was unacceptable, undemocratic, and un-American. It was the saddest day I've ever had as serving as a member of this institution.
CHIP ROY: Madam Speaker, today the People's House was attacked which is an attack on the Republic itself. There is no excuse for it. A woman died, and people need to go to jail. And the President should never have spun up certain Americans to believe something that simply cannot be. [End Videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: Well after three in the morning Congress certified the 2020 election results. Soon after, this statement by President Trump was posted on Dan Scavino's Twitter account because the President's account by now had been suspended. As you can see, President Trump stuck with his big lie that the election was stolen, but he did say there would be an orderly transition.
We learned though that the statement was not necessarily his idea. Jason Miller, a campaign advisor, told us that after the joint session started, he heard nothing from President Trump or the White House about assuring the nation that the transfer of power would take place. So Mr. Miller took it upon himself to draft the statement and call the President at 9:23 that night to convince him to put it out.
Let's listen to what he had to say about the call. [Begin Videotape]
UNKNOWN: Did he disagree with something that you had put in the statement? Some particular word or phrase that — that he did not want included?
JASON MILLER: I'd say just a — that he wanted to say peaceful transition. And I said that ships kind of already sailed. So we're going to say orderly transition. That was — that was about the extent of disagreement or — or pushback from the conversation. [End Videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: The last person President Trump spoke to by phone that night was Johnny McEntee, his head of personnel. Mr. McEntee told us that they talked about the events of the day and the multiple resignation by — by Administration officials. The decision whether to resign was one that weighed heavily on people in the Administration.
On the one hand, people like Mr. Pottinger and Miss Matthews here, as proud as they were to have served refused to be associated with President Trump's dereliction of duty. But others were sincerely worried that leaving President Trump to his own devices would put the country at continued risk. Listen to what we heard about that tension from Pat Cipollone, from General Mark Milley, and Eugene Scalia, who was the Secretary of Labor.
[Begin Videotape]
PAT CIPOLLONE: And then after that some people were resigning, obviously, over January 6th. We know who they — they were. Did I consider it? Yes. Did I do it? No. Concerned about is if people in the counsel's office left, who would — who would replace me? And I had some concerns that it might be somebody who, you know, had been giving bad advice.
EUGENE SCALIA: On the morning of the 7th the decision I arrived at was that the most constructive thing I could think of was to seek a meeting of the cabinet. You know, I thought that trying to work within the Administration to steady the ship was likely to have, you know, greater value than simply resigning, after which point I would have been powerless to really affect things with the Administration.
PAT CIPOLLONE: Eugene thought that there should be a cabinet meeting.
UNKNOWN: Do you know why Mark thought it would not be productive?
PAT CIPOLLONE: I — I — I don't remember why. I — I think it probably had something to do with Mark's view of how the President might react and that he — you know, but things like that.
MARK MILLEY: There was a couple of the calls where, you know, Meadows and or Pompeo, but more Meadows, you know, how — how is the President doing? Like, Pompeo might say how's the President doing? And Meadows would say, well, he's in a really dark place. Like here's one, for example, on the 7th of January. So this is a day after, right?
POTUS is very emotional and in a bad place. Meadows. [End Videotape]
ADAM KINZINGER: As you heard Secretary Scalia wanted President Trump to convene a cabinet meeting. He put his request in a memo to the President and here's what it said. You can see that Secretary Scalia recommended that the President quote, "No longer publicly question the election results after Wednesday, no one can deny this is harmful." Secretary Scalia also highlighted the importance of the public knowing the President would invoke his cabinet in decision making and not quote "certain private individuals." Though Secretary Scalia did not say it, he was referring to Rudy Giuliani and the rest of the so-called clown car working with President Trump to try to overturn the election.
Secretary Scalia understood that the President needed to do more to reassure the public about the last few weeks of the Trump Administration. Mr. Pottinger, when you made the decision to resign, did — did you walk out of the White House immediately?
MATTHEW POTTINGER: No, I wanted to first talk to my immediate boss. That was the National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien. Robert O'Brien was traveling on the 6th. I reached him at about 4:30 p.m. and told him that I was submitting my resignation. He accepted the resignation. But he also asked whether I could stay until he could get back to the White House.
And — and I agreed to that. We — we both wanted to make sure that I was leaving in a responsible way. We — we still have foreign adversaries to worry about, you know, hackers, terrorists, nation states. And I did not want to leave my chair empty given that I was the top national security staffer in the White House.
So I ended up staying at my desk through the night. When Robert O'Brien arrived back at the White House the next morning, the morning of the 7th, I debriefed with him and left for the last time.
ADAM KINZINGER: So you and I both share a passion for national security of our country. Can you share with me what's your view on how January 6th impacted our national security?
MATTHEW POTTINGER: Well, when — when you have a Presidential transition, even under the best circumstances it is a — it's a time of vulnerability. It's a time of vulnerability for, you know, when you have a contested election — I was certainly concerned that some of our adversaries would be tempted to probe or test US resolve.
As an example, in late December the Iranian government attacked the US embassy in Baghdad. They did that using some of their terrorist proxies. President Trump did handle that. He — he sent a very clear warning to the Ayatollah and his regime, which I think had a - - had a useful effect. I — I think that we would have handled other threats of that nature, and luckily no other threats materialized before the inauguration on the 20th. But our national security was harmed in a different way by the 6th of January.
And that is that it — I — I think it emboldened our — our enemies by helping give them ammunition to feed a narrative that our system of government doesn't work, that the United States is in decline. China, the — the Putin regime in Russia, Tehran, they're fond of pushing those kinds of narratives. And by the way, they're wrong.
The — you know, we've been hearing, for the entirety of US history from kings and despots, that the United States is — is in decline, and those kings and despots have been proven wrong every single time. But nonetheless, January 6th helped feed a perception that I think emboldens our adversaries. You know, the — the other part I — I think is simply our — our allies.
I heard from a lot of friends in Europe, in Asia, allies, close friends, and supporters of the United States that they were concerned about the health of our democracy. And so, I think it's incumbent upon us to put their minds at ease, to put our own hearts at ease, by investigating what happened on the 6th and making sure that it never happens again.
ADAM KINZINGER: Look, I've always said democracies are not defined by bad days. They're defined by how they recover from those bad days. And that's what we're doing here, is to bring accountability to that so we can actually come back even stronger than when we went into January 6th. Ms. Matthews, as you left the White House for the last time that night on January 6th, what did you think Americans needed to hear from President Trump?
SARAH MATTHEWS: I think that the American people needed to hear and see him publicly commit to a peaceful or at least orderly transition of power. In the aftermath of the Capitol attack, it wasn't just enough for us to ask him to condemn the violence. He needed to agree that he would peacefully transfer power over to the incoming administration, because that's one of our fundamentals and what it means to live in a democracy.
And so, that evening when I resigned, the resignation statement that I drafted, I referenced this and I said our nation needs a peaceful transfer of power, in hopes that it would put some sort of public pressure on the White House and President Trump to publicly agree to an orderly transition.
ADAM KINZINGER: Thank you. I yield to my friend from Virginia.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you, Mr. Kinzinger. The staff who remained at the White House on the morning of January 7th knew the president needed to address the nation again. And they had a speech prepared for him that morning, but he refused for hours to give it. As you heard Cassidy Hutchison testify previously, President Trump finally agreed to record an address to the nation later that evening, the evening of January 7th, because of concerns he might be removed from power under the 25th Amendment or by impeachment.
We know these threats were real. Sean Hannity said so himself in a text message that day to Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. He wrote "No more stolen election talk. Yes, impeachment and 25th Amendment are real." We obtained the never before seen raw footage of the president recording his address to the nation that day on January 7th, more than 24 hours after the last time he had addressed the nation from the Rose Garden.
Let's take a look. [Begin videotape]
UNKNOWN: Whenever you're ready, sir.
DONALD TRUMP: I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack yesterday. And to those who broke the law, you will pay. You do not represent our movement. You do not represent our country. And if you broke the law — I can't say that. I'm not gonna — I already said you will pay. The demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defied the seat of — it's defiled, right?
See, I can't see it very well. I'll do this. I'm going to do this. Let's go. But this election is now over. Congress has certified the results. I don't want to say the election's over. I just want to say Congress has certified the results without saying the election's over, okay?
IVANKA TRUMP: But Congress has — now Congress has --
DONALD TRUMP: Yeah, right.
IVANKA TRUMP: Now Congress.
DONALD TRUMP: I didn't say over. So, let — let me see. Don't go to the paragraph before. Okay? I would like to begin by addressing the heinous attack yesterday. Yesterday is a hard word for me.
IVANKA TRUMP: Just take it out. Say heinous attack.
UNKNOWN: Say heinous attack on our nation.
DONALD TRUMP: Ah, good. Take the word yesterday out, because it doesn't work with the heinous attack on our country. Say on our country. Want to say that?
IVANKA TRUMP: No, keep it.
DONALD TRUMP: My only goal was to ensure the integrity of the vote. My only goal was to ensure the integrity of the vote. [End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: On January 7th, one day after he incited an insurrection based on a lie, President Trump still could not say that the election was over. Mr. Pottinger, you've taken the oath multiple times in the Marines and as an official in the executive branch. Can you please share with us your view about the oath of office and how that translates into accepting election results and a transfer of power?
MATTHEW POTTINGER: Sure. You know, this isn't the first time that we've had a close election in this country. And President Trump certainly had every right to challenge in court the results of these various elections. But once you've had due process under the law, you have to conform with the law no matter how bitter the result.
Once you've presented your evidence in court, judges have heard that evidence, judges have ruled, if you continue to contest an election, you're not just contesting an election anymore, you're actually challenging the Constitution itself. You are challenging the societal norms that allow us to remain unified.
I think that one example, for example, you've got Vice President Richard Nixon back in 1960 had lost a hard fought election against Senator John F Kennedy. There were irregularities in that vote, according to a lot of the histories. And a lot of Vice President Nixon's supporters asked him to fight, contest it, don't concede.
But in one of his finest moments, Vice President Nixon said no. He said it would tear the country to pieces. And he conceded to Jack Kennedy and announced that he was going to support him as the next president. We have an example of a Democratic candidate for President, Vice President Al Gore, who faced a very similar dilemma.
He strongly disagreed with the Supreme Court decision that lost his election bid and allowed President George W Bush to take office. But he gave a speech of concession in late December, mid or late December of — of 2000, where he said this is for the sake of the unity of — of us as a people and for the strength of our democracy.
I also am going to concede. I'm going to have to support the — the new president. His speech is actually a pretty good model, I think, for any candidate of — for any office up to and including the president, and from any party to read, particularly right now. You know, the oath that our presidents take, it's very similar to the oath of office I took as a US Marine officer and the — the oath I took as a White House official.
It is to — to support and defend the Constitution. It's to protect the Constitution, to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution. And it is a sacred oath. It's an oath that we take before our families. We take that oath before God. And I think that we have an obligation to live by — by that oath.
And I do still believe that we have the most ingenious system of government on earth despite its imperfections. I don't envy countries that don't have this system that actually allows for a predictable, peaceful transfer of government every four to eight years. And it's not something that we should take for granted.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you. As we heard at the start of the hearing, in the immediate aftermath of January 6th, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy understood that President Trump bore responsibility for that day and should have taken immediate action to stop the violence. He was even more candid in calls with Republican colleagues.
As you'll hear in a moment, recordings of some of these calls that were made were later published by The New York Times. The context for these calls was that a resolution had been introduced in the House calling for Vice President Pence and the Cabinet to remove President Trump from power under the 25th Amendment.
Let's listen. [Begin videotape]
KEVIN MCCARTHY: I've had it with this guy. What he did is unacceptable. Nobody can defend that and nobody should defend it. The only discussions I would have with him is that I think this will pass and it would be my recommendation he should resign. I mean, that would be my take, but I don't think he would take it, but I don't know.
But let me be very clear to all of you, and I've been very clear to the president. He bears responsibility for his words and actions, no ifs, ands, or buts. I asked him personally today does he hold responsibility for what happened? Does he feel bad about what happened? He told me he does have some responsibility for what happened and he needed to acknowledge that.
[End videotape]
ELAINE LURIA: President Trump has never publicly acknowledged his responsibility for the attack. The only time he apparently did so was in that private call with Kevin McCarthy. There's something else President Trump has never acknowledged, the names and the memories of the officers who died following the attack on the Capitol.
We're honored to be joined tonight by police and first responders who bravely protected us on January 6th. Your character and courage give us hope that democracy can and should prevail even in the face of a violent insurrection. We on this dais can never thank you enough for what you did to protect our democracy.
On January 9th, two of President Trump's top campaign officials texted each other about the president's glaring silence on the tragic death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who succumbed to his injuries the night of January 7th. His campaign officials were Tim Murtaugh, Trump's director of communications, and one of his deputies, Matthew Wolking.
Their job was to convince people to vote for President Trump, so they knew his heart, his mind, and his voice as well as anyone, and they knew how he connects with his supporters. Here's what they had to say about their boss. Murtaugh said, "Also shitty not to have acknowledged the death of the Capitol Police officer." Wolking responded, "That's enraging to me. Everything he said about supporting law enforcement was a lie," to which Murtaugh replied, "You know what this is of course?
If he acknowledged the dead cop, he'd be implicitly faulting the mob. And he won't do that because they're his people. And it would also be close to acknowledging that what he lit at the rally got out of control. No way he acknowledges something that could ultimately be called his fault. No way." President Trump did not then and does not now have the character or courage to say to the American people what his own people know to be true.
He is responsible for the attack on the Capitol on January 6th. Thank you, and I yield to the gentleman from Illinois.
ADAM KINZINGER: Thank you, Ms. Luria. Tonight's testimony and evidence is as sobering as it is straightforward. Within minutes of stepping off the Ellipse stage, Donald Trump knew about the violent attack on the Capitol. From the comfort of his dining room, he watched on TV as the attack escalated. He sent tweets that inflamed and expressed support for the desire of some to literally kill Vice President Mike Pence.
For three hours, he refused to call off the attack. Donald Trump refused to take the urgent advice he received that day, not from his political opponents or from the liberal media, but from his own family, his own friends, his own staff, and his own advisers. In the midst of an attack when there was no time for politics, the people closest to Trump told him the truth.
ADAM KINZINGER: It was his supporters attacking the Capitol and he alone could get through to them, so they pled for him to act, to place his country above himself. Still, he refused to lead and to meet the moment to honor his oath. It was only once the vice president and the members of Congress were in secure locations and the officers defending the Capitol began to turn the tide that then President Trump engaged in the political theater of telling the mob to go home. And even then he told them all they were special and that he loved them. Whatever your politics, whatever you think about the outcome of the election, we as Americans must all agree on this. Donald Trump's conduct on January 6th was a supreme violation of his oath of office and a complete dereliction of his duty to our nation.
It is a stain on our history. It is a dishonor to all those who have sacrificed and died in service of our democracy. When we present our full findings, we will recommend changes to laws and policies to guard against another January 6th. The reason that's imperative is that the forces Donald Trump ignited that day have not gone away.
The militant intolerant ideologies, the militias, the alienation and the disaffection, the weird fantasies and disinformation, they're all still out there ready to go. That's the elephant in the room. But if January 6th has reminded us of anything, I pray it is reminded us of this, laws are just words on paper.
They mean nothing without public servants dedicated to the rule of law and who are held accountable by a public that believes oath matters — oaths matter more than party tribalism or the cheap thrill of scoring political points. We — the people must demand more of our politicians and ourselves. Oaths matter.
Character matters. Truth matters. If we do not renew our faith and commitment to these principles, this great experiment of ours, our shining beacon on a hill, will not endure. I yield to the gentlewoman from Virginia.
ELAINE LURIA: Thank you, Mr. Kinzinger. Throughout our hearings, we've provided many facts and painted a vivid picture of the events of January 6th. The violence, the human toll, both emotional and physical, including the tragic loss of life, the threats to our Constitution, the rule of law, and the danger to this nation, a nation we all love as Americans.
In tonight's hearing, we've gone into great detail about the events inside the White House on January 6th. We've described how the President of the United States who was bound by oath to the Constitution and by duty to ensure the laws are faithfully executed, took no action when the cornerstone of our democracy, a peaceful transition of power, was under attack.
But it's more than that, Donald Trump summoned a violent mob and promised to lead that mob to the Capitol to compel those he thought would cave to that kind of pressure. And when he was thwarted in his effort to lead the armed uprising, he instigated the attackers to target the Vice President with violence, a man who just wanted to do his constitutional duty.
So in the end, this is not as it may appear, a story of inaction in a time of crisis, but instead it was the final action of Donald Trump's own plan to assert the will of the American people and remain in power. Not until it was clear that his effort to violently disrupt or delay the counting of the election results had failed did he send his message — a message to his supporters in which he commensurated with their pain and he told them affectionately to go home.
That was not the message of condemnation and just punishment for those who broke the law that we expect from a President whose oath and duty is to ensure the laws are faithfully executed. But instead, It was his newest version of Stand Back and Stand By. To me, this is personal. I first swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution against enemies, foreign and domestic, when I entered the US Naval Academy at age 17. I spent two decades on ships at sea defending our nation from known and identifiable foreign enemies who sought to do us harm.
I never imagined that that enemy would come from within. I was not as pression [ph] as Abraham Lincoln who 23 years before the Civil War said, if destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and its finisher. Donald Trump was the author. And we the people, for ourselves and our posterity, should not let Donald Trump be the finisher.
Thank you. And I yield to the Vice Chair.
LIZ CHENEY: Thank you very much, Mrs. Luria. I want to thank our witnesses for joining us today. The members of the Select Committee may have additional questions for today's witnesses and we ask that you respond expeditiously in writing to those questions. Without objection, members will be permitted ten business days to submit statements for the record, including opening remarks and additional questions from our witnesses.
I'd now like to turn things to Chairman Thompson for a few closing words.
BENNIE THOMPSON: The members of the committee and I appreciate and thank all persons who have come forward voluntarily to provide information to help protect our democracy, and our work continues. As we've made clear throughout these hearings, our investigation is going forward. We continue to receive new information every day.
We are pursuing many additional witnesses for testimony. We will reconvene in September to continue laying out our findings to the American people and pushing for accountability. In the first hearing of this series, I asked American people to consider the facts and judge for themselves. The facts are clear and unambiguous.
I thank the American people for their attention over the past several weeks. I wish you all a pleasant evening.
LIZ CHENEY: And let me again thank our witnesses today. We've seen bravery and honor in these hearings. And Ms. Matthews and Mr. Pottinger, both of you will be remembered for that. As will Cassidy Hutchinson. She sat here alone took the oath and testified before millions of Americans. She knew all along that she would be attacked by President Trump and by the 50, 60, and 70 year old men who hide themselves behind executive privilege.
But like our witnesses today, she has courage and she did it anyway. Cassidy, Sara, and our other witnesses including Officer Caroline Edwards, Shaye Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, are an inspiration to American women and to American girls. We owe a debt to all of those who have and will appear here.
And that brings me to another point. This committee has shown you the testimony of dozens of Republican witnesses, those who served President Trump loyally for years. The case against Donald Trump in these hearings is not made by witnesses who were his political enemies, it is instead a series of confessions by Donald Trump's own appointees, his own friends, his own campaign officials, people who worked for him for years, and his own family.
They have come forward and they have told the American people the truth. And for those of you who seemed to think the evidence would be different if Republican Leader McCarthy had not withdrawn his nominees from this committee, let me ask you this, do you really think Bill Barr is such a delicate flower that he would wilt under cross- examination?
Pat Cipollone, Eric Herscmann, Jeff Rosen, Richard Donoghue? Of course they aren't. None of our witnesses are. At one point in 2016 when he was first running for office Donald Trump said this, I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters. That quote came to mind last week when audio from Trump advisor, Steve Bannon, surfaced from October 31st, 2020, just a few days before the Presidential election.
Let's listen. [Begin Videotape]
STEVE BANNON: And what Trump's going to do is declare victory, right? He's going to declare victory, but that doesn't mean he's a winner. He's just gonna say he's a winner. The Democrats — more of our people vote early that count. Theirs vote in mail. And so they're going to have a natural disadvantage and Trump's going to take advantage — that's our strategy.
He's gonna declare himself a winner. So when you wake up Wednesday morning, it's going to be a firestorm. Also — also if Trump is — if Trump is losing by 10 or 11:00 at night, it's going to be even crazier. Because he's gonna sit right there and say they stole it. If Biden's wining, Trump is going to do some crazy shit.
[End Videotape]
LIZ CHENEY: And of course, four days later, President Trump declared victory when his own campaign advisors told him he had absolutely no basis to do so. What the new Steve Bannon audio demonstrates is that Donald Trump's plan to falsely claim victory in 2020 no matter what the facts actually were was premeditated. Perhaps worse, Donald Trump believed he could convince his voters to buy it whether he had any actual evidence of fraud or not.
And this same thing continued to occur from Election Day onward until January 6th. Donald Trump was confident that he could convince his supporters the election was stolen no matter how many lawsuits he lost, and he lost scores of them. He was told over and over again in immense detail that the election was not stolen.
There was no evidence of widespread fraud. It didn't matter. Donald Trump was confident he could persuade his supporters to believe whatever he said no matter how outlandish and ultimately that they could be summoned to Washington to help him remain President for another term. As we showed you last week, even President Trump's legal team led by Rudy Giuliani knew they had no actual evidence to demonstrate the election was stolen.
Again, it didn't matter. Here's the worst part. Donald Trump knows that millions of Americans who supported him would stand up and defend our nation were it threatened. They would put their lives and their freedom at stake to protect her. And he is preying on their patriotism. He is preying on their sense of justice.
And on January 6th, Donald Trump turned their love of country into a weapon against our Capitol and our Constitution. He has purposely created the false impression that America is threatened by a foreign force controlling voting machines or that a wave of tens of millions of false ballots were secretly injected into our election system or that ballot workers have secret thumb drives and are stealing elections with them.
All complete nonsense. We must remember that we cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation. In late November of 2020, while President Trump was still pursuing lawsuits, many of us were urging him to put any genuine evidence of fraud forward in the courts and to accept the outcome of those cases. As January 6th approached, I circulated a memo to my Republican colleagues explaining why our Congressional proceedings to count electoral votes could not be used to change the outcome of the election.
But what I did not know at the time was that President Trump's own advisors, also Republicans, also conservatives, including his White House counsel, his Justice Department, his campaign officials, they were all telling him almost exactly the same thing I was telling my colleagues. There was no evidence of fraud or irregularities sufficient to change the election outcome.
Our courts had ruled it was over. Now we know that it didn't matter what any of us said because Donald Trump wasn't looking for the right answer legally or the right answer factually. He was looking for a way to remain in office. Let's put that aside for a moment and focus just on what we saw today. In our hearing tonight, you saw an American President faced with a stark and unmistakable choice between right and wrong.
There was no ambiguity. No nuance. Donald Trump made a purposeful choice to violate his oath of office, to ignore the ongoing violence against law enforcement, to threaten our constitutional order. There is no way to excuse that behavior. It was indefensible. And every American must consider this, can a President who is willing to make the choices Donald Trump made during the violence of January 6th ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again?
In this room in 1918, the Committee on Women's Suffrage convened to discuss and debate whether women should be granted the right to vote. This room is full of history and we on this committee know we have a solemn obligation not to idly squander what so many Americans have fought and died for. Ronald Reagan's great ally, Margaret Thatcher, said this, let it never be said that the dedication of those who love freedom is less than the determination of those who would destroy it. Let me assure every one of you this, our committee understands the gravity of this moment, the consequences for our nation.
We have much work yet to do and we will see you all in September. I request those in the hearing room remain seated until the Capitol Police have escorted witnesses and members from the room. Without objection, the committee stands adjourned.
List of Panel Members
PANEL MEMBERS: REP. BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MISS.), CHAIRMAN REP. ZOE LOFGREN (D-CALIF.)
REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CALIF.)
REP. PETE AGUILAR (D-CALIF.)
REP. STEPHANIE MURPHY (D-FLA.)
REP. JAMIE RASKIN (D-MD.)
REP. ELAINE LURIA (D-VA.)
REP. LIZ CHENEY (R-WYO.)
REP. ADAM KINZINGER (R-ILL.)
FORMER DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR MATTHEW POTTINGER FORMER DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SARAH MATTHEWS
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AUSTIN, Texas — One person is dead after a shooting in South Austin early Tuesday morning.
At 12:29 a.m. on Nov. 15, 911 received a call stating a man with a gun was outside of a neighbor's house in the 2300 block of South 3rd Street. The caller clarified that the man was holding a rifle and was pointing it directly a neighbor's home.
The Austin Police Department (APD) dispatched officers to the scene a minute later, according to APD Chief Joseph Chacon, while the caller stayed on the line with the dispatch unit and stated that the man began firing into the neighbor's home. The caller heard that there were multiple shots.
Officers arrived on scene at 12:33 a.m., and shots can be heard on the officers' bodycam videos as they exited their vehicles. Officers shot at the man, who was struck and fell to the ground. Once the man's weapon was secured, officers approached and began life-saving measures, the APD stated in the presser.
Emergency medical services were cleared to come to the scene at 12:37 a.m. and took over the life-saving measures. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.
During the shooting, all officers' bodycam and car camera footage was active. The video is being reviewed and will be released in 10 business days.
The officer that shot the man is on administrative duty pending the investigation.
All information of the scene is still preliminary as the investigation is still occurring. Check back for updates.
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DOJ subpoenas Michigan elections department regarding Trump
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson confirmed Thursday that her office has been served a subpoena in connection with special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of former President Donald Trump.
The subpoena, which Benson’s office received on Wednesday, comes after Detroit’s Wayne County and counties in other battleground states said they were issued subpoenas from Smith. This is the first known round of subpoenas by Smith, who was named special counsel last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Smith is overseeing the Justice Department’s investigation into the presence of classified documents at Trump’s Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the violent storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump’s frantic efforts to remain in power. All of the states and counties where requests were sent are places Trump and his allies targeted as they tried to overturn election results.
Benson declined to comment on what information Smith is seeking, saying in a statement sent to The Associated Press that “the Department of Justice has asked that we not disclose the contents of the subpoena to prevent harming the investigation and we will honor that request.”
Jake Rollow, a Michigan Department of State spokesman, said Thursday that the department wasn’t aware of any other subpoenas being issued in the state.
Two subpoenas obtained by The AP involving counties in other states seek “any and all communications in any form” between June 1, 2020, and Jan. 20, 2021, “to, from, or involving” Trump, his campaign, lawyers and aides, including former campaign officials such as Bill Stepien and Justin Clark and lawyers John Eastman, Boris Epshteyn, L. Lin Wood, Sidney Powell and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Michigan centered on Detroit’s convention hall. Trump falsely claimed poll workers there “were duplicating ballots,” and an unsuccessful lawsuit by his campaign on Election Day forced election workers to temporarily halt the tallying of votes in the state’s largest city.
Another lawsuit was filed by several attorneys, including Trump allies Powell and Wood, on behalf of six Republican voters who wanted a federal judge to decertify Michigan’s results and impound voting machines. The judge declined, calling the request “stunning in its scope and breathtaking in its reach.”
Michigan was also one of seven states where GOP officials submitted alternative Electoral College certificates despite Democrat Joe Biden defeating Trump in their states.
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US judge in Washington state orders feds to keep access to abortion pill, countering ruling from Texas judge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. plunged into uncertainty Friday following conflicting court rulings over the legality of the abortion medication mifepristone that has been widely available for more than 20 years.
For now, the drug that the Food and Drug Administration approved in 2000 remains at least immediately available in wake of the separate rulings that were issued just minutes apart by federal judges in Texas and Washington.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kaczmaryk, a Trump appointee, ordered a hold on federal approval of mifepristone in a decision that overruled decades of scientific approval. But that decision was quickly followed by U.S. District Judge Thomas O. Rice, an Obama appointee, essentially ordering the opposite and directing U.S. authorities to not many any changes that would restrict access to the drug.
The extraordinary timing of the competing orders revealed the high stakes that surround the drug a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and curtailed access to abortion across the country.
“FDA is under one order that says you can do nothing and another that says in seven days I’m going to require you to vacate the approval of mifepristone,” said Glenn Cohen of Harvard Law School.
The immediate impact of the ruling by Kacsmaryk, which does not go into immediate effect, was unclear.
The abortion drug has been widely used in the U.S. since 2000 and there is essentially no precedent for a lone judge overruling the medical decisions of the Food and Drug Administration. Mifepristone is one of two drugs used for medication abortion in the United States, along with misoprostol, which is also used to treat other medical conditions.
Kacsmaryk, a Trump administration appointee in Amarillo, Texas, signed an injunction directing the FDA to stay mifepristone’s approval while a lawsuit challenging the safety and approval of the drug continues. His 67-page order gave the government seven days to appeal.
“Simply put, FDA stonewalled judicial review — until now,” Kacsmaryk wrote.
He didn’t go as far as the plaintiffs wanted by withdrawing or suspending the approval of the chemical abortion drug and removing it from the list of approved drugs. But he put a “stay” or hold on approval of the drug.
Federal lawyers representing the FDA are expected to swiftly appeal.
Clinics and doctors that prescribe the two-drug combination have said that if mifepristone were pulled from the market, they would switch to using only the second drug, misoprostol. That single-drug approach has a slightly lower rate of effectiveness in ending pregnancies, but it is widely used in countries where mifepristone is illegal or unavailable.
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regimen that has long been the standard for medication abortion in the U.S. Clinics and doctors that prescribe the combination say they plan to switch to using only misoprostol. The single-drug approach is slightly less effective at ending pregnancies.
The lawsuit was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, which was also involved in the Mississippi case that led to Roe v. Wade being overturned. At the core of the lawsuit is the allegation that the FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone was flawed because it did not adequately review its safety risks.
Courts have long deferred to the FDA on issues of drug safety and effectiveness. But the agency’s authority faces new challenges in a post-Roe legal environment in which abortions are banned or unavailable in 14 states, while 16 states have laws specifically targeting abortion medications.
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DETROIT (AP) — Most small SUVs flunked the latest frontal crash tests done by the insurance industry, but oddly enough, they’re just as safe as they were before.
That’s because the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated the test so it places more emphasis on keeping back-seat passengers safe.
Only the Ford Escape and Volvo XC40 got the top “good” rating in this year’s testing released Tuesday. The Toyota RAV4 was rated “acceptable,” while Audi’s Q3, the Nissan Rogue and the Subaru Forester were “marginal.”
The remainder, the Buick Encore, Chevrolet Equinox, Honda CR-V and HR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Compass, Jeep Renegade, Mazda CX-5 and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross got the bottom rating of “poor.”
IIHS President David Harkey said the test is being changed because vehicle structures, air bags and seat belts have made the SUVs safer for front-seat passengers than those in the back. Now, the risk of fatal injury is 46% higher for rear-seat passengers than drivers in the front, Harkey said.
“Before we were just focused on how well the driver was protected,” Harkey said. “It’s not that the vehicle has become any less safe.”
The institute has a history of changing its widely watched tests in an effort to get automakers to make safety improvements, and Harkey says they normally respond to the changes.
While safety belts restrain back-seat passengers, they’re susceptible to head and neck injuries, and in many of the SUVs, the belts are relatively low tech and simply tighten up in a crash.
Newer belts have sensors that determine a crash is imminent and they pull a passenger into the proper seating position before a crash, slowing the passenger’s speed with the vehicle, Harkey said. After impact, they loosen a bit to prevent belts from rising off the pelvis and into the abdomen where they can cause severe internal injuries, he said.
Some automakers already have put more sophisticated belts in their back seats, something that can be done without a big model update, Harkey said. “The industry has always been good about responding to tests that we have introduced,” he said. “We expect they will do so in this case, and we expect they will be able to do so quickly.”
The institute used a crash dummy that represents a small woman or a 12-year-old child to test for injuries to rear-seat passengers, and Harkey says the dummy does a good job of showing risk to passengers of all sizes.
When the IIHS introduced the moderate overlap front crash test in 1995, most vehicles were rated poor or marginal. Automakers responded with stronger structures and air bags to make front-seat riders safer, and all 15 small SUV models used to get good ratings.
In the original moderate overlap test, a vehicle travels at 40 mph toward an aluminum barrier. About 40% of the vehicle’s width hits the barrier on the driver’s side.
Some of the SUVs tested have more sophisticated rear safety belts, but the timing has to be worked out to function better in the milliseconds before and after a crash, Harkey said. “Now they’ve got to go back and figure out are they firing at the right time?” he said.
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SCOTT, La., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Technologies LLC ("Gordon") is pleased to announce its shareholders have each sold 25% of their equity ownership in an all-cash deal with Alpha Dhabi Holding, one of the fastest-growing investment holding companies in the UAE listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: Alphadhabi). Gordon began its partnership with Pelican Energy Partners, an oilfield services focused private equity firm, in 2017 when Pelican provided growth capital which helped accelerate the growth of Gordon's MWD fleet from less than 20 kits to over 150 kits today.
Gordon is proud to participate in a partial liquidity event for its legacy shareholders while maintaining its strong commitment to its existing customers and expanding its fleet domestically and internationally. Chris Koranek, President of Gordon, commented, "Gordon's family culture and employees' willingness to go above and beyond has made Gordon Technologies an industry leader and special place to work. We welcome Alpha Dhabi's expertise and assistance in executing on the next stage of our growth while continuing to provide the same quality customer service and technology innovations our customers have come to expect."
Terry Frith, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Gordon, will continue to own a meaningful portion of the business and continue to drive Gordon's technology innovation as the leading North American MWD provider. Mr. Frith added, "We have experienced significant growth and have a strong track record of delivering outstanding services across the United States, and we look forward to working with Alpha Dhabi to catalyze our growth further and expand internationally into the Middle East market. We believe this represents a great opportunity to generate further value as we grow and provide our proprietary technology services to what is one of the core oil and gas markets globally."
FMI Capital Advisors served as financial advisor to Gordon Technologies and Reed Smith LLP served as legal counsel.
Headquartered in Scott, LA with additional facilities in Midland, TX, Minot, ND, Yukon, OK and Rapid City, SD, Gordon is a leading independent provider of MWD technology to the directional drilling sector of the US oil and gas industry. The GT-MWD standard temperature system and GT-Heat Miser™ high temperature MWD system, including the patented GT-Shock Miser™ shock and vibration mitigation technology and patented GT-Pulser, were specifically designed to address the most pressing needs in today's challenging drilling environments, namely MWD failures due to high shock and vibration and high temperature environments. The Company's proprietary technology creates a faster, more robust and more reliable MWD system that is achieving best-in-class performance and reliability, as evidenced by the Company's significant growth in the US unconventional market.
Founded in 2011, Pelican Energy Partners ("Pelican") is a Houston-based private equity fund specializing in strategic investments in small to middle-market, high-growth potential energy service and equipment companies with sustained earnings outlooks. The firm has raised $563 million of committed capital and is investing out of its third fund. In October 2017, Pelican made a substantial investment in Gordon Technologies and provided the growth capital to significantly expand its MWD fleet.
Alpha Dhabi Holding (ADH), the UAE listed conglomerate, was established in 2013 and is one of the fastest growing Abu Dhabi based investment holding companies, with more than 100 businesses spread across healthcare, renewable energy, petrochemical and other industries as well as real estate, construction and hospitality. With over 72,000 employees, ADH is a strategic contributor to the UAE economy and is committed to drive continuous growth for its stakeholders through investments in emerging businesses, supporting innovation and diversity.
For more information about Gordon Technologies, please visit www.gordontechnologiesllc.com.
Terry Frith
Founder & CEO of Gordon Technologies
Email: tfrith@gordontechnologiesllc.com
Phone: 1-337-233-1804
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President of Gordon Technologies
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Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday revealed encouraging efficiency news for its upcoming eSprinter electric vans, and for the carbon footprint of the companies they’ll be serving.
The automaker recently conducted a real-life range and efficiency run with the eSprinter cargo delivery van. It completed a 295-mile round trip from Stuttgart to Munich on a single charge, and a third party verified the efficiency of 21.9 kwh per 100 kilometers for the drive (more than 2.8 miles per kwh).
According to Mercedes-Benz, the drive included 264 pounds of cargo, and it took about 4.5 hours, with an average speed of 46 mph. Upon return, the instrument cluster showed a remaining range of about 12 miles and a remaining 3% state of charge.
That’s impressive for a large van carrying a load at speed—and frankly, it’s better than editors at Green Car Reports have seen in far smaller, more aerodynamic EVs in such a scenario. The automaker still hasn’t disclosed the size of those battery packs, but with simple math, that suggests a usable capacity of around 107 kwh.
The test, which was run on Oct. 19, 2022, mimicked a real-life scenario and covered a mix of federal roads and motorways between the two cities, as would be covered by an express delivery. To most closely simulate a cargo delivery situation, it chose an extra-long eSprinter with a high roof.
The results place the eSprinter in a completely different league than the Ford E-Transit, which Ford says achieves an EPA-cycle range of 126 miles from its 68-kwh battery pack—and more than Rivian’s EDV can do in a similar configuration.
Mercedes emphasizes that there wasn’t any gaming of the situation to boost the numbers. It didn’t optimize the topography to make the route more level. It included a start and finish at 689 feet of elevation and a peak altitude of 2,575 feet, and tire pressures were run as recommended.
The company hasn’t yet detailed the upcoming vans, which are made in Düsseldorf and will be made in Charleston, South Carolina, starting in the second half of 2023, with production eventually also headed to Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Mercedes disclosed back in 2020 that this upcoming rear-drive eSprinter would offer two body sizes and three battery-pack options for the U.S. The test run was completed with the largest battery pack, which will be offered in the U.S. version at launch.
These eSprinters will get modularized electric drive systems, as part of a so-called Electric Versatility Platform, that allow them to be built alongside gasoline and diesel vans. The company says that from 2025, all mid-size and larger vans that continue on this architecture will be fully electric.
Then, by mid-decade, comes a completely new van architecture—called Van.EA—that will eventually replace all remaining internal-combustion vans and likely share some attributes with the MB.EA platform for future medium and large passenger vehicles. One of the sites for production of these vans will be shared with Rivian.
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BOSTON, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colony Group, an independent, national wealth and business management firm with approximately $20 billion in assets under management, is pleased to announce the promotion of eight new principals: Jack Baird, MBA, Senior Portfolio Manager; Frank Brochin, Chief Investment Officer, Family Office Practice; Lori B. Deane, JD, Senior Wealth Advisor; Michael Elzahr, CFA, MBA, Portfolio Manager; Matthew H. Foster, JD, Senior Wealth Advisor; Sean Kelly, CPA, MST, MPFP, MSM, Director, Tax Services; Kerri-Lyn LaRosee, Senior Vice President, Human Capital; and Amy C. McMaster, Managing Director, Client Services and Operations.
"I am very proud of our new principals, who embody our company's vision and bring a deep commitment to serving clients and team members as we all seek meaning and joy in our work and in our lives," said Michael J. Nathanson, Chief Executive Officer and Chair, The Colony Group. "The addition of these principals helps us create a meaningful impact and make a positive difference internally and externally, while also ensuring the continuity of our business and our services."
These eight individuals join 87 other Colony principals who together lead The Colony Group and serve the complex needs of its clients, which include business owners, corporate executives, professionals, athletes and entertainers, families with significant multigenerational needs, and companies and institutions.
Last month, The Colony Group announced company-wide promotions of 15 other professionals. The Colony Group seeks to attract, develop, engage, and retain the best people in the industry.
"These team members serve a critical role on our team and support The Colony Group's mission to deliver peace of mind to our clients to enable their visions of tomorrow," said Jennifer Geoghegan, Chief of Staff and Strategy, The Colony Group. "We are excited to watch this extraordinary group as they continue to grow in their careers."
Jack Baird, MBA, Senior Portfolio Manager (Boston, MA)
Jack is part of the team responsible for the firm's fixed-income portfolio strategies, both taxable and municipal, as well as the underlying research and analytical process. He monitors and analyzes the markets on a day-to-day basis and trades on behalf of our clients' fixed-income portfolios in an effort to provide stable returns.
Frank Brochin, Chief Investment Officer, Family Office Practice (New York, NY)
Frank is the Chief Investment Officer of The Colony Group's Family Office practice. He also manages several institutional and private client portfolios and is responsible for defining the international investment strategy for institutional clients. Frank has served as the head of the private equity and international research teams within the Institutional Advisory Practice.
Lori B. Deane, JD, Senior Wealth Advisor (Hingham, MA)
Lori counsels high-net-worth individuals and families by providing them with individualized comprehensive wealth management plans focused on tax-efficiency. She uses her expertise in estate planning to create strategies to meet the unique needs of her clients. Additionally, Lori is continuing to build The Colony Group's curriculum to educate wealth advisors who are either new to the industry or to Colony.
Michael Elzahr, CFA, MBA, Portfolio Manager (Boca Raton, FL)
Michael co-manages the TCG Select Equity and MultiCap Dividend Growth strategies and works with Portfolio Managers on other strategies to help generate new investment ideas and cover existing holdings. He employs a bottom-up, fundamental-based approach to analyzing investments and uses his understanding of behavioral finance to remain disciplined and avoid common investor pitfalls.
Matthew H. Foster, JD, CFP®, Senior Wealth Advisor (New York, NY; Greenwich, CT)
Matt's practice focuses primarily on serving multigenerational families with complex estate, wealth, and investment management needs. Matt specializes in understanding client goals and leveraging and implementing Colony's comprehensive solutions to meet client needs. Matt is also Co-Chair of Colony's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council.
Sean Kelly, CPA, MST, MPFP, MSM, Director, Tax Services (Boston, MA)
Sean specializes in tax planning strategy, as well as preparation of individual, trust, gift, pass-through entity, and foundation tax returns. Prior to The Colony Group, he spent much of his career in public accounting.
Kerri-Lyn LaRosee, Senior Vice President, Human Capital (Boston, MA)
Kerri is responsible for leading and executing TCG's overall Human Capital strategy, participating on the merger and acquisition team, and helping to lead the team in driving and elevating the execution of Colony's strategic plan. She also has the responsibility of overseeing compensation and benefits, recruiting processes, organic and inorganic onboarding, and employee relations. Kerri works with many leaders throughout Colony to build and manage our goal to attract, develop, engage, and retain the most extraordinary team members in the industry.
Amy C. McMaster, Managing Director, Client Services and Operations (Boston, MA)
Amy develops and implements operational and technology enhancements and drives strategic and sustainable changes to continuously improve the client service experience. Amy also applies her expertise in process improvement, user adoption, and change management in the onboarding and integration of merger firms. Additionally, Amy partners with key stakeholders to support the firm's growth through new service offerings.
About The Colony Group, LLC
The Colony Group, LLC ("Colony") is an independent financial advisory firm registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") with offices in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Registration does not imply that the SEC has endorsed or approved the qualifications of Colony or its representatives. With origins dating back to 1986, Colony provides individuals and families, executives, business owners, entrepreneurs, athletes and entertainers, institutions, and non-profit organizations with deep expertise that goes beyond investment management and can encompass tax, estate, retirement and philanthropic planning, asset allocation and sustainable investing solutions, family office services, business management services, divorce and dispute resolution services, and life-enrichment services through Curated by Colony™. For more information, please visit www.thecolonygroup.com and follow Colony on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Online course from American Red Cross and American College of Emergency Physicians teaches what to do if first on the scene of an emergency
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In an emergency, bystanders can be a critical lifeline until professionals arrive, yet nearly half of U.S. adults are unprepared to help in a medical crisis, according to a recent survey from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). However, four in five adults (81%) said they would be willing to help in an emergency if they took a training course.
Given their ongoing commitment to providing lifesaving education, the American Red Cross and ACEP released a course today called "Until Help Arrives" designed to educate and empower bystanders to take action and provide lifesaving care if they are first on the scene during an emergency.
The 90-minute online course covers five fundamental actions that can be taken during a life-threatening emergency that can help sustain or save a life until EMS arrives:
- Hands-only CPR (no breaths)
- Automated external defibrillator (AED) education
- Choking education
- Severe bleeding control, including use of a tourniquet
- Administering naloxone for an opioid overdose.
"This course is designed to offer bystanders basic information that gives them confidence to take immediate action when minutes matter," said Dominick Tolli, senior vice president of Training Services for the Red Cross. "These five foundational skills, taken together, address the most pressing emergency needs someone is likely to be called upon for help."
Training is strongly correlated to taking action. Nine-in-ten adults trained in any form of emergency response skill (91 percent) are willing to take action in an emergency, according to the ACEP survey.
"We are very proud to collaborate with the American Red Cross on this important program," said Christopher S. Kang, MD, FACEP, president of ACEP. "With the right knowledge, anyone can respond if a medical emergency occurs. This course can educate millions of potential lifesavers with basic, easy-to-remember training, empowering them to be the help, until help arrives."
The course is available on redcross.org/UntilHelpArrives. Because it is online only, it does not meet OSHA requirements for First Aid/CPR/AED training with psychomotor skills practice.
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is the national medical society representing emergency medicine. Through continuing education, research, public education, and advocacy, ACEP advances emergency care on behalf of its 40,000 emergency physician members, and the more than 150 million people they treat on an annual basis. For more information, visit www.acep.org and www.emergencyphysicians.org. Contact: Steve Arnoff | sarnoff@acep.org | Twitter @EmergencyDocs
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The Warriors and Bucks enter Wednesday in need of one more win to wrap up their respective first-round playoff series.
Golden State’s Game 4 loss at Denver on Sunday denied it a sweep over a Nuggets team that dropped each of the first three games.
Milwaukee has posted back-to-back dominant wins over Chicago and holds a 3-1 lead despite continuing to play without Khris Middleton, whose knee injury in Game 2 of the series forced the defending champions to adjust.
Both front-running teams remain confident as they prepare to play in their home arenas.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr believes playing a closeout game for the first time in two seasons was beneficial to his team, even though it lost.
He also thinks not letting Denver be as physical as it was in Game 4 will be key.
“It’s a lot tougher to play against physicality when every possession is in the half court,” Kerr said. “Our defense can help our offense. Not fouling, letting the game flow is big advantage for us.”
The Bucks have endured without Middleton thanks in part to Bobby Portis. He is averaging 16 points per game and shooting 50% from the field (42% from 3-point range) since being inserted into the starting lineup.
“The guys have been competing,” coach Mike Budenholzer said. “With or without Khris, when we’re good defensively, that usually bleeds into our offense. While we can always get better, I think the defense has been what we’ve leaned on pretty hard here the last couple of games.”
With a second-round matchup against Boston looming, defense will continue to be paramount.
“Everybody has stepped up in his absence,” Wesley Matthews said. “Obviously you can’t just have one person fill what Khris does.”
Here is a look at Wednesday night’s games:
BULLS AT BUCKS
Milwaukee leads 3-1. Game 5, 7:30 p.m. EDT, TNT
NEED TO KNOW: After the two teams split two close games in Milwaukee, the Bucks have taken command of this series with two lopsided victories in Chicago, a 111-81 drubbing in Game 3 and a 119-95 blowout in Game 4. The Bucks are 1-1 at home, matching their total number of home playoff losses from their title run last season.
KEEP AN EYE ON: Bucks G Grayson Allen. After scoring a total of three points in the first two games, Allen had 22 in Game 3 and 27 in Game 4. Allen reached the 20-point mark just five times in the regular season, and only twice since mid-November. He has shot 11 of 14 over his last two games.
INJURY WATCH: The Bulls announced G Zach LaVine was placed in the health and safety protocols and didn’t travel with the team to Milwaukee Tuesday. But he will continue to test in hopes of being cleared in time for Game 5. Guard Alex Caruso also remains in the concussion protocol, also leaving his status uncertain for Game 5. ... Middleton will miss a third straight game with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. Bucks G George Hill hasn’t played yet in the postseason and remains out with an abdominal strain.
PRESSURE IS ON: The Bulls' defense. Chicago’s ability to force turnovers and disrupt Milwaukee's offense made this series competitive early, but the Bucks picked the Bulls apart over the last two games. The Bucks shot 52.3% overall and went 17 of 33 on 3-point attempts in Game 4. This series ends Wednesday if the Bulls don’t get back to defending the way they did in the first two games.
NUGGETS AT WARRIORS
Golden State leads 3-1. Game 5, 10 p.m. EDT, TNT
NEED TO KNOW: A late 3-pointer by Will Barton and 37 points from Nikola Jokic helped the Nuggets to a 126-121 win in Game 4. But they nearly squandered a 17-point lead, which doesn’t bode well for Denver. Golden State won by 16 and 20 points at home in Games 1 and 2.
KEEP AN EYE ON: Stephen Curry. The All-Star has come off the bench for the Warriors in each of the first four games, with Kerr steadily increasing his minutes following the foot injury that sidelined him late in the regular season. He was up to 37 minutes in Game 4 and has led Golden State in scoring each of the last three games.
INJURY WATCH: Kerr said Curry has “no limitations” on his minutes. But he declined to say whether Curry will start in Game 5.
PRESSURE IS ON: The Nuggets, who have dropped three straight at Golden State dating back to the regular season. A loss would drop them to 1-8 in their last two playoff series after being swept by Phoenix in the conference semifinals last season.
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AP Sports Writers Janie McCauley and Steve Megargee contributed.
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Uncle Jesse junior.
Johns Stamos recently shared a series of photos to Instagram from a trip to NYC, which included several father-son snaps with his only child, Billy. In the first photo, the 4-year-old—who he shares with wife Caitlin McHugh—looks more grown up than ever, as he posed alongside his dad while bundled up in a plaid puffer coat, with his wavy light brown hair under a sage green knit beanie.
In another pic, Billy rocks a handsome red velvet suit while on stage with John at the legendary Carnegie Hall where the Full House alum performed as part of the 2022 holiday tour dubbed "Tis the Season with The Beach Boys featuring The Holiday Vibrations Orchestra" on Dec. 5.
John captioned the Dec. 12 post, "NYCdump pt. 1."
In the comments, fans were quick to gush over Billy, with one writing, "What a sweet boy, a total daddy look a like," while another wrote, "Beautiful boy. He has your hair."
John and Caitlin welcomed their baby boy—named after the actor's late father—in April 2018, two months after their wedding. "From now on the best part of me will always be my wife and my son," John wrote on Instagram when introducing his baby boy to the world, also adding the hashtags "#notjustanuncleanymore #overjoyed."
Despite their online attention, John recently joked that Billy "hasn't really" fully grasped how "cool" his dad is. However, the 59-year-old said that he and Caitlin, 36, have made a point in keeping their son grounded.
"I just have to lay the foundation of being loving and kind, and teach him to be that," John told E! News in October. "I think we're pretty good examples, my wife and I."
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BULBOACA, Moldova (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took his quest for more arms and support to a sprawling summit of some 50 European leaders in Moldova on Thursday, ending up the focal point of an event that seeks to quell regional conflicts and shore up unity in the face of Russia’s war.
The meeting of the pan-continental European Political Community, which embraces all European nations other than Russia and Belarus, gathered the heads of state and government from 47 countries but its attention was on the continent’s south and east — a region pushed to a turning point in its relationship with Moscow because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.
After a day of talks in the Moldovan countryside, Zelenskyy said the best security guarantee for Ukraine was membership in NATO and the European Union, and that any proposed peace plans to bring the war to an end could not take into account Russian concerns.
“There is an aggressor in this war and there is a victim,” Zelenskyy told reporters. “A peace plan cannot be prepared by the aggressor.”
The 27-nation EU hoped to use the summit to reach out to many Eastern European countries that spent decades either within the Soviet Union or under its immediate sphere of influence, and to bolster the continent’s unified response to Russian aggression.
The choice to hold the summit in Moldova, a former Soviet republic of around 2.6 million people, is seen as a message to the Kremlin both from the EU and the pro-Western Moldovan government, which received EU candidate status in June of last year at the same time as Ukraine.
The summit’s venue is only 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Ukrainian border, and Moldova’s president, Maia Sandu, has warned of plots by Moscow to overthrow her government using external saboteurs.
As Europe’s poorest country which is cradled by Ukraine on three sides, Moldova aspires to join the EU by the end of the decade, and has consistently signaled its support for Ukraine and taken in refugees fleeing the war.
Late in the summit, Sandu said her country was on an “irreversible path to joining the European Union,” and that she and her European partners had told Zelenskyy that “we will stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
Zelenskyy was the first foreign leader to arrive at Thursday’s summit venue, a 19th-century castle and vineyard around 35 kilometers (21 miles) from the capital, Chisinau. Dressed in his trademark olive green shirt and cargo pants, he sought to dispel doubts about his country’s accession to the EU and NATO, and told the assembled leaders that such doubts would be exploited by Moscow.
Since the start of the invasion, he said, “the limits of security in Europe have in fact been the limits of our determination, our ability to act together for the sake of the interests of our peoples and the whole of Europe. As much as we can reject doubt, we can reject the evil of aggression.”
Zelenskyy urged a continuation of Western military aid to Ukraine, saying it was saving lives and “literally accelerating peace.” He insisted that all countries that border Russia should be full members of the EU and NATO, since Moscow “tries to swallow only those who are outside of the common security space.”
“When there are no security guarantees, there are only war guarantees,” he said.
Other summit participants include German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Scholz and Macron joined European Council President Charles Michel for one of the summit’s major meetings: discussions with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, two former Soviet Caucasian neighbor nations that have fought wars over a contested territory.
Recent negotiations between the two nations over the territorial dispute had raised hopes that a breakthrough could come at the Moldova summit. But following the talks, a new round of negotiations was announced for July in Brussels.
Also on the agenda was the recent flareup in ethnic tensions between neighboring Serbia and Kosovo, whose leaders attended the summit. NATO has announced it will send 700 more troops to northern Kosovo to help quell violent protests after clashes with ethnic Serbs there left 30 international soldiers wounded this week.
The latest violence in the region has stirred fear of a renewal of the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo that claimed more than 10,000 lives, left more than 1 million people homeless and resulted in a NATO peacekeeping mission that has lasted nearly a quarter of a century.
Speaking to reporters in Oslo on Thursday, U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Kosovo and Serbia to “take immediate steps to de-escalate tensions and make a real effort on normalization agreements.”
“We support the process of European integration for Kosovo and Serbia but the current escalation hinders, rather than helps, the efforts in that direction,” Blinken said from an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in the Norwegian capital. “We’re looking for both to act responsibly.”
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Raf Casert in Brussels and Jovana Gec in Belgrade, Serbia contributed to this report.
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GARDNER, Mass., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Seaman Paper Company, a global provider of paper-based solutions designed to reduce the proliferation of single-use plastics, announced partnerships today with leading ocean research and conservation organizations, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and One Ocean Foundation. Seaman Paper Company has made multi-year commitments to these organizations to fund critical research and conservation efforts while launching the "Sea the Difference" initiative to heighten awareness of the increasing risk of plastics in our oceans.
"Nano- and microplastic pollution in the oceans represents one of the most concerning, least understood, emerging consequences of rising plastic consumption," said Mote Marine Laboratory President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby. "With the philanthropic leadership of Seaman Paper, Mote is able to push forward the frontiers of science with our Center for Research and Policy on Nano-plastic Pollution and highlight the research and public policy solutions to this critical threat."
"I'm delighted to welcome Seaman Paper into our network of 'ocean defenders' companies," said Riccardo Bonadeo, One Ocean Foundation's President. "They are a leader at the forefront in providing best practices for a sustainable economy and for the protection and preservation of the marine environment."
"Our Vela™ product line is a ready-made solution for those seeking to replace single-use plastics, and a partnership with Mote and One Ocean Foundation is a natural fit," says Ken Winterhalter, CEO of Seaman Paper. "These organizations share Seaman Paper's passion for obtaining a greater knowledge of the impact that nano-plastics are having on our oceans while working to conserve critical resources."
With this initiative, each use of a paper-based, fully recyclable, Vela™ bag will generate incremental funding to support vital research on the impact of ocean plastics and fund work to uncover actionable solutions to these critical causes.
All companies that partner with Vela™ join the growing list of brands like Mara Hoffman, Outerknown, and Faherty who work to achieve their ESG initiatives by eliminating single-use plastic poly from their global apparel transportation supply chains through their use of Vela™ bags.
Going forward, all stock Vela™ bags will be printed with a "Sea the Difference" badge – designed by marine life painter Roberto "Pasta" Pantaleo – illustrating this initiative. Vela™ customers are also encouraged to incorporate the "Sea the Difference" badge into their custom-branded Vela™ bags to show their support.
If you are interested in preventing single-use plastics from polluting our oceans and being part of critical ocean research and conservation, Seaman Paper welcomes businesses and brands to "Sea the Difference" and make the switch to Vela™. Visit www.vela.eco/sea-the-difference to learn more and get started today.
Seaman Paper, headquartered in Gardner, Massachusetts, is a leading global manufacturer of environmentally sustainable specialty paper and packaging solutions. The family-owned company has been making paper in Massachusetts since 1946. Over the last decade, Seaman Paper has grown domestic and global manufacturing operations to meet the needs of their customers worldwide. The company's paper-based, sustainable solutions help customers protect what is most important to them. To learn more about Seaman Paper, visit www.seamanpaper.com
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, based in Sarasota, Florida, has conducted marine research since its founding as a small, one-room laboratory in 1955. Since then, Mote has grown to encompass more than 20 research and conservation programs that span the spectrum of marine science: sustainable aquaculture systems designed to alleviate growing pressures on wild fish populations; red tide research that works to inform the public and mitigate the adverse effects of red tide with innovative technologies; marine animal science, conservation and rehabilitation programs dedicated to the protection of animals such as sea turtles, manatees and dolphins; and much more. Mote Aquarium, accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, is open 365 days per year. Learn more at mote.org or connect with @motemarinelab on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
One Ocean Foundation is an Italian entity working internationally to protect the marine and coastal environment. The mission of the Foundation is to accelerate solutions to Ocean issues by inspiring international leaders, institutions, companies, and people; promoting a sustainable blue economy and enhancing ocean knowledge through ocean literacy. OOF wants to be a platform that can bring together and strengthen the existing efforts on behalf of the ocean from a collaborative, not competitive, perspective. www.1ocean.org
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Seaman Paper
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LAKE CITY, Fla., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southeastern-based drive-thru coffee franchise, Ellianos Coffee, announced that it officially reached the 100-store milestone earlier this month when it welcomed its latest franchisee to the franchise "family." The specialty coffee brand has been experiencing exponential growth over the past year, dedicated to expanding the franchise while maintaining the family-owned business feeling it has fostered since its inception.
Ellianos celebrated its 20th anniversary in April of this year and announced at that time it had over 60 stores in development. As of July 1, Ellianos has 23 stores opened and over 80 additional stores in development. The franchise has laid a strong foundation of satisfied franchisees and customers, building its brand awareness through a strategic growth plan.
Ellianos Coffee Vice President of Franchise Development, Chad Stewart, remarked, "We are very excited about the growth and brand momentum at Ellianos; however, every single store in our franchise that is signed or opened, we keep the focus back on the local community with that local owner-operator mindset." He went on to state, "Giving back locally is at the core of who we are."
In its over 20-year history, Ellianos has built a robust franchisee support system - an element that several new franchisees have noted is a selling point for the franchise. On May 20, Ellianos announced it secured $25 million in funding for its franchisees through a partnership with First Federal Bank to streamline the lending process.
Scott Stewart, Ellianos President and Founder, commented, "It's our goal to take the headache out of owning a business so that our franchisees can focus on operating their stores the best way they can and accomplish their business goals." He went on to state, "We're building strategically. We've got a lot of moving parts, but they all work together to get stores up and running as quickly and efficiently as possible."
Ellianos is seeking franchisees for territories in states throughout the southeast United States, including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Ellianos was founded in 2002 with the mission to serve 'Italian Quality at America's Pace.' Founders Scott and Pam Stewart have continued their dedicated work of expanding the franchise while making everyone feel like part of the family. The franchise is experiencing exponential growth but remains true to its core values and mission. There are currently 23 operating store locations, with over 80 more locations in some stage of development.
In 2022, the Franchise Business Review (FBR) named Ellianos a Top Franchise, and was also named a 2022 Top Food Franchise. In 2021, Entrepreneur Magazine named Ellianos on its Top Food Franchise list. To learn more about Ellianos Coffee franchising opportunities, please visit www.ellianos.com/franchising/
CONTACT: Holly Key
(386) 243-1213
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Tony Awards has stars — and those usually far from spotlight
NEW YORK (AP) — Darren Criss’ favorite night of the year has arrived. It’s the Tony Awards. “I’ll never shut up about the Tonys. I love the Tonys,” he says.
Criss will not only be watching the Tonys on Sunday, he’ll also be working. He’s co-host with Julianne Hough of a one-hour pre-Tony celebration at Radio City Music Hall, and he’s even written an original song about the show that he’ll perform, revealing “a bit of my nerdy proclivities.”
Criss and Hough will be handing out creative arts Tonys on Paramount+ and then pass hosting duties to Ariana DeBose for the main three-hour telecast on CBS from the same stage, live coast to coast for the first time.
The season — with 34 new productions — represents a full return to theaters after nearly two years of a pandemic-mandated shutdown. At the last Tonys nine months ago, the winners were pulled from just 18 eligible plays and musicals, and many of the competitive categories were depleted.
DeBose, the Tony-nominated theater veteran and freshly minted Oscar winner for “West Side Story,” said Broadway is due for a party.
“I feel like if there was ever the time, the time is now,” she said. “I think it’s a triumph to have simply made it to this point, to have made art and to have a show.”
The telecast will have performances from this year’s Tony Award-nominated musicals, including “A Strange Loop,” “Company,” “Girl from the North Country,” “MJ,” “Mr. Saturday Night,” “Music Man,” “Paradise Square” and “Six.” The original cast members of the 2007 Tony-winning musical “Spring Awakening” will also reteam and perform.
“A Strange Loop,” a theater meta-journey about a playwright writing a musical, goes into the show with a leading 11 Tony nominations. Right behind with 10 nominations each is “MJ,” a bio musical of the King of Pop stuffed with his biggest hits, and “Paradise Square,” a musical about Irish immigrants and Black Americans jostling to survive in New York City around the time of the Civil War.
The best actress in a musical frontrunners are Sharon D Clarke from the revival of “Caroline, or Change” and Joaquina Kalukango of “Paradise Square.” The best actor in a musical may come down to Jaquel Spivey from “A Strange Loop” versus Myles Frost as the King of Pop in “MJ the Musical.”
“The Lehman Trilogy,” Stefano Massini’s play spanning 150 years about what led to the collapse of financial giant Lehman Brothers, is the leading best new play contender, while David Morse in a revival of Paula Vogel’s “How I Learned to Drive” is the leading contender as best actor in a play. His co-star, Mary-Louise Parker, could become the first actor to receive consecutive Tonys for best actress in a play.
Producers are once again expanding the show thanks to streaming partner Paramount+, adding an extra hour before the three-hour main awards telecast to celebrate the creative Tony nominees in such categories as sound design and lighting. Often in the past, those acceptances were recorded earlier and shoe-horned into the telecast.
Criss and Hough — who each had roles this spring on Broadway — are hosting that first hour, which will be aired exclusively on the streaming network.
“I think they’ve recognized that a lot of the moments that have not made it to the public view were worth showing and worth presenting and worth giving the people who had these really amazing moments a bit of acknowledgment and recognition,” said Criss, who stars in a revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo.”
Hough, who made her Broadway debut with a role in the woman-only ensemble of the political comedy “POTUS,” has been impressed by the talent level of her peers.
“I always look at Broadway performers and creatives as like artistic athletes, because the ability and the tenacity and the discipline and the hard work and everything that’s put into it — as well as the artistry — is just beyond,” the “Dancing with the Stars” veteran said.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (NYSE: REXR) ("Rexford" or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust focused on creating value by investing in and operating industrial properties within Southern California infill markets, today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 11,500,000 shares of its common stock, which were offered, at the request of the Company, by the forward purchasers (as defined below) or their affiliates in connection with the forward sale agreements described below, at a price to the public of $56.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The closing of the offering is expected to occur on November 15, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and Mizuho are acting as the joint lead book-running managers for the offering.
In connection with the offering of shares of common stock, the Company entered into forward sale agreements with each of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and Mizuho (or their affiliates) (which the Company refers to as the "forward purchasers"), with respect to 11,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. In connection with the forward sale agreements, the forward purchasers (or their affiliates) are expected to borrow from third parties and sell to the underwriters an aggregate of 11,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock. However, the forward purchasers (or their affiliates) are not required to borrow such shares if, after using commercially reasonable efforts, they are unable to borrow such shares, or if borrowing costs exceed a specified threshold or if certain specified conditions have not been satisfied. If any forward purchaser or its affiliate does not deliver and sell all of the shares of the Company's common stock to be delivered and sold by it pursuant to the terms of the underwriting agreement, the Company will issue and sell directly to the underwriters the number of shares of its common stock not delivered and sold by such forward purchaser or its affiliate, and under such circumstances the number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying the relevant forward sale agreement will be decreased by the number of shares of its common stock that the Company issues and sells.
Pursuant to the terms of the forward sale agreements, and subject to its right to elect cash or net share settlement, the Company intends to issue and sell, upon physical settlement of the forward sale agreements, up to an aggregate of 11,500,000 shares of common stock to the forward purchasers in exchange for cash proceeds per share equal to the applicable forward sale price, which will initially be equal to the price the underwriters agreed to pay the forward purchasers (or their affiliates) for each share, and will be subject to certain adjustments as provided in the forward sale agreements.
The underwriters of the offering have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,725,000 additional shares of the Company's common stock. If the option to purchase additional shares of the Company's common stock is exercised, the Company will enter into one or more additional forward sale agreements with each of the forward purchasers in respect of the number of shares of the Company's common stock that are subject to exercise of the option to purchase additional shares.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of its common stock by the forward purchasers (or their affiliates). The Company intends to contribute any cash proceeds that it receives upon settlement of the forward sale agreements and any additional forward sale agreements to its operating partnership in exchange for common units. The Company expects its operating partnership will use any cash proceeds that it receives upon settlement of the forward sale agreements and any additional forward sale agreements to fund potential acquisition opportunities, repay amounts outstanding from time to time under its unsecured revolving credit facility or other debt financing obligations, fund its development or redevelopment activities and/or for general corporate purposes.
The shares of common stock will be offered under the Company's effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website. When available, a copy of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282 Attention: Prospectus Department, by telephone: (866) 471-2526 or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com; BofA Securities, NC1-004-03-43, Attention: Prospectus Department, at 200 North College Street, 3rd floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, or email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, Telephone: (866) 803-9204; Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York NY 10020, by email at US-ECM@mizuhogroup.com, or by telephone at (212) 205-7600; or by visiting the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Rexford Industrial
Rexford Industrial creates value by investing in, operating and redeveloping industrial properties throughout infill Southern California, the world's fourth largest industrial market and consistently the highest-demand, lowest supply market in the nation. The Company's highly differentiated strategy enables internal and external growth opportunities through its proprietary value creation and asset management capabilities. Rexford Industrial's high-quality, irreplaceable portfolio comprises 346 properties with approximately 41.8 million rentable square feet occupied by a stable and diverse tenant base. Structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "REXR," Rexford Industrial is an S&P MidCap 400 Index member.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," or "potential" or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. While forward-looking statements reflect the Company's good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, they are not guarantees of future performance. For example, the fact that the offering described above has priced may imply that the offering will close, but the closing is subject to conditions customary in transactions of this type and the closing may be delayed or may not occur at all. In addition, the fact that the Company granted the underwriters an option to purchase additional shares of common stock may imply that this option will be exercised. However, the underwriters are not under any obligation to exercise any such option, or any portion of it, and they may not do so. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could cause the Company's future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the reports and other filings by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the Company's most recent Form 10-Q. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes.
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Aric Chang
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310.734.6952
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ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Republican efforts to stop the Biden administration from changing how asylum claims on the U.S. border are handled widened Thursday as Texas and Arizona asked courts to block new procedures that could decide asylum cases in months, instead of years.
The lawsuits pile onto an already busy week over immigration policy. The U.S. Supreme Court is questioning a rule that forces some asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico, and a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily stopped the phaseout of asylum restrictions that were put in place at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It has the Biden administration defending planned changes to asylum programs on all fronts. Those now include new rules that would empower asylum officers to grant or deny claims — an authority that has been limited to immigration judges for people arriving at the border with Mexico.
Thirteen states, all with GOP governors or state attorneys general, joined Arizona in a lawsuit filed in Louisiana. Texas filed a similar challenge.
“This is nothing more than a radical attempt to set up a system that encourages illegal immigration and undermines the rule of law,” Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has said the new procedures will ease burdens on immigration courts, which are part of the Justice Department.
The Biden administration estimated last year that it would need to hire 800 more employees for asylum officers to handle about 75,000 cases a year. Without more money and new positions, it is unclear how much impact the move will have at first.
The United States has been the world’s most popular destination for asylum-seekers since 2017, according to the U.N. refugee agency, putting enormous strain on immigration courts. The court backlog has soared to nearly 1.7 million cases.
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TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - McLean & Company, the globally trusted partner of HR and business leaders, has published the research-backed resource, titled Uncover the Employee Value Proposition. The up-to-date blueprint offers HR leaders key considerations when addressing current labor market challenges to help them strategically highlight organizational strengths in a compelling and realistic way to both attract and retain the right talent.
"Talent attraction and retention challenges exist for all organizations, whether onsite, remote, or hybrid," says Laura Ribadeneira, director, HR Research & Advisory Services at McLean & Company. "In an effort to combat these obstacles, a realistic and compelling employee value proposition (EVP) should be created."
McLean & Company's blueprint explains that an up-to-date EVP provides a holistic view of the organization's strengths and offerings. It also uncovers the lived experience and organizational offerings that employees highly value, allowing potential and current employees to both assess organizational fit and support acquisition and retention efforts.
With only 5% of organizations offering potential candidates an up-to-date EVP that accurately reflects the current employee experience, HR departments' overall effectiveness at enabling recruiting decreased by 22% between 2021 and 2022, according to McLean & Company's 2022 HR Trends Report. However, 43% of organizations have no plans to revisit their EVP despite the drastic changes to the work environment and the employee experience throughout the pandemic.
"A strong EVP supports recruiting efficiency, performance, retention, and productivity while diminishing turnover and recruitment costs," continues Ribadeneira. "Organizations electing to forego updating and prioritizing their EVPs are doing their recruiting efforts a disservice."
To support organizational and HR leaders in improving their talent attraction and retention strategies, the blueprint from the HR research and advisory firm features a four-step process to develop an up-to-date, organizationally aligned EVP below:
- Build a plan to develop the EVP – Identify the goals and success metrics for the EVP, select a project team and determine roles and responsibilities, and create a detailed project plan outlining key activities and timelines.
- Uncover the EVP – Collect and analyze data from focus groups and existing internal data sources, draft the EVP statements, and develop tailored EVP statements for key employee segments.
- Evaluate and refine the EVP – Evaluate the uniqueness of the EVP to ensure competitor differentiation, assess the alignment of the EVP with HR programs and policies, collect and integrate employee and candidate feedback into the EVP, and create a short elevator pitch.
- Implement and sustain the EVP – Create a communications plan to share the EVP internally, plan how to transition into the employer branding project that will promote the EVP, and establish guidelines around the sustainment of the EVP.
To learn more about developing and implementing an up-to-date EVP to improve talent attraction and retention for organizational and HR leaders, download the Uncover the Employee Value Proposition blueprint from McLean & Company.
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Through data-driven insights and proven best-practice methodologies, McLean & Company offers comprehensive resources and full-service assessments, action plans, and training to position organizations to meet today's needs and prepare for the future.
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- New aluminum recycling center with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons to be completed in 2024 - Expected to reduce carbon emissions by 420,000 tons per year, a step closer to carbon neutrality by 2050
ATLANTA, Nov. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider and the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, broke ground today on a new $50 million recycling center. With an annual casting capacity of 100 kilotonnes of low-carbon sheet ingot, the center is expected to reduce Novelis' carbon emissions by more than 420,000 tons each year.
"As the world leader in sustainable, low-carbon rolled aluminum solutions, we are focused on accelerating the transition of the aluminum industry to a circular economy model through the increased use of recycled content in our products," said Sachin Satpute, President of Novelis Asia. "Doing so will reduce our carbon footprint – as well as that of our customers and industry as a whole – and lead us closer to realizing our 2050 goal for carbon neutrality."
A groundbreaking ceremony for the recycling center for Novelis, which is being built by Ulsan Aluminum, Novelis' joint venture with Kobe Steel, was attended by Doo-Gyeom Kim, Ulsan Metropolitan City Mayor, Yeon-Chul Lee, Chairman, Ulsan Chamber of Commerce and Nolan Barkhouse, Principal Officer, U.S. Consulate in Busan. The facility is expected to come online in 2024.
Novelis, which operates Asia's largest aluminum recycling center in Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, is building the new recycling center to meet the long-term global demand for sustainable, low-carbon aluminum sheet for can, automotive and high-end specialty products. The addition of Ulsan Recycling Center will allow Novelis to increase its recycling capacity by more than 20 percent to 440kt in Korea and to enhance its capability to process different types of aluminum scrap. This is the latest in a string of Novelis' recent investments to increase its recycling capacity globally.
Using recycled aluminum as an input material saves 95% of the energy used to produce primary aluminum from bauxite, thus reducing the carbon emissions by 95%. In addition, aluminum is infinitely recyclable, making it increasingly important as a sustainable material choice. For example, aluminum beverage cans are one of the most sustainable packaging as used cans are able to be recycled and made into new cans and back on store shelves in just 60 days. Novelis recycles 82 billion used beverage cans a year, with the Yeongju Recycling Center processing more than 18 billion of them each annually.
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Statements made in this news release that describe Novelis' intentions, expectations or predictions may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities laws. Examples of forward-looking statements in this news release include plans to invest approximately $50 million, expectations to reduce carbon emissions by more than 420,000 tons each year, Novelis' expectations to be carbon neutral by 2050, and the creation of jobs. Novelis cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty. We do not intend, and we disclaim any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important risk factors which could impact outcomes are included under the caption "Risk Factors" in the company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
About Novelis
Novelis Inc. is driven by its purpose of shaping a sustainable world together. We are a global leader in the production of innovative aluminum products and solutions and the world's largest recycler of aluminum. Our ambition is to be the leading provider of low-carbon, sustainable aluminum solutions and to achieve a fully circular economy by partnering with our suppliers, as well as our customers in the aerospace, automotive, beverage can and specialties industries throughout North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Novelis had net sales of $17.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. Novelis is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, an industry leader in aluminum and copper, and the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai. For more information, visit novelis.com.
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AUBURN, Maine (AP) — President Joe Biden — buoyed by new signs the economy is continuing on the upswing — took a swipe on Friday at House Republicans’ flirtations with an impeachment inquiry, quipping that GOP lawmakers may decide to impeach him because inflation is cooling down.
Standing in a textile manufacturing facility in Auburn Biden pointed to inflation statistics that showed the U.S. has the lowest rate of price increases among the world’s biggest economies. Though he was careful to say he was not taking a victory lap on the economy, Biden suggested that his Republican opponents in Congress may need to find a fresh line of attack against him because of improving economic circumstances.
“Maybe they’ll decide to impeach me because it’s coming down,” Biden said. “I don’t know. I’d love that one.”
Earlier this week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made his most direct remarks yet that GOP lawmakers could launch an impeachment inquiry into Biden over unproven claims of financial misconduct related to Hunter Biden, the president’s son. However, the California Republican has acknowledged privately that it’s too soon to know whether the president was aware of — much less involved in — his son’s financial dealings in a way that would rise to the level of impeachable conduct.
While McCarthy publicly floated the inquiry this week, the White House has engaged little with those efforts, instead focused on promoting “Bidenomics” and the president’s domestic agenda. Aides have repeatedly played down any inquiry as a hypothetical and pointed out the hesitation among McCarthy’s own ranks about pursuing impeachment against the president.
“We’re not going to get into what House Republicans want to do, may not do, hypotheticals, that’s on them,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One en route to Maine earlier Friday. “What I can speak to is exactly what we’re doing today, right? We’re going to Maine. We’re going to be able to talk about an issue that matters to Americans: investing in America, manufacturing, bringing good union-paying jobs back to America.”
Indeed, that was the focus of the White House on Friday, as Biden used the trip to Maine to sign an executive order that would encourage companies to manufacture new inventions in the United States. It was Biden’s first trip to the state as president.
“I’m not here to declare victory on the economy. We have more work to do,” Biden said. But “we have a plan for turning things around. ‘Bidenomics’ is just another way of saying restoring the American dream.”
The Democrat won three out of the state’s four electoral votes in 2020 and is seeking to shore up his support in the state. Maine allocates its electoral votes by congressional district, and Biden lost the vote in the state’s 2nd District, which provided the only electoral vote in New England for then-President Donald Trump, a Republican.
By going to that district on Friday, Biden sought to show its blue-collar voters that he’s committed to them, as a single electoral vote could be critical in a narrow 2024 presidential election.
Democrats can compete in Maine’s 2nd District as Rep. Jared Golden has been its congressman since 2019. But Golden has also been one of the Democratic lawmakers who has openly criticized Biden over his handling of debt limit talks this year and the administration’s forgiveness of student debt that has since been overturned by the Supreme Court. Despite distancing himself from the White House on some policies, Golden traveled with Biden on Air Force One on Friday.
And shortly before Biden spoke at Auburn Manufacturing Inc., Golden noted to the audience that “it’s no secret” he doesn’t always agree with the president’s agenda but that he “proudly” supports Bidenomics.
Republicans have said that Biden’s policies have led to higher inflation. Consumer prices climbed to a four-decade high last summer, but inflation has eased over the past 12 months to a rate of 3% annually.
“ Bidenomics is hurting working people in my district,” said Maine state Rep. Joshua Morris, a Republican. “The cost of groceries, heating oil, gas, health care and electricity have gone up as a result of Joe Biden’s policies. He should be apologizing to us while he’s here, not bragging.”
The National Republican Congressional Committee went on the attack against Golden, calling him “Joe Biden’s loyal foot soldier” who had backed inflation-boosting policies earlier in his presidency.
The White House outlined the executive order being signed by Biden, which would improve the transparency of federal research and development programs to meet the administration’s goals for domestic manufacturing. The order asks agencies to weigh U.S. national security and economic interests when determining if domestic manufacturing requirements should be broadened.
The order also urges federal agencies to consider domestic production when investing in research and development and to use their own legal authorities to encourage manufacturing new technologies in the U.S. But when goods cannot be made in the U.S., the order instructs the Commerce Department to create a clearer and timelier process for receiving a waiver.
Auburn Manufacturing Inc., where Biden spoke Friday, is a maker of heat- and fire-resistant fabrics for industries that include shipbuilding, oil refining and electricity generation. The company challenged China for its unfair trade practices regarding amorphous silica fabric, or ASF, which is a heat-resistant material.
Biden was also scheduled to appear at a fundraiser in Freeport, Maine, later Friday.
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NEW YORK, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following announcement covered by Korea Herald, South Korean vegan cosmetics brand Siita said Thursday (Mar 2nd) that it has been recognized as one of the first zero waste companies globally by a sustainable fashion and lifestyle platform affiliated with the United Nations.
The Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network is an UN-hosted online platform for industry stakeholders, NGOs, and governments to seek collaborations and report progress for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Siita was introduced as one of the model cases that have introduced eco-friendly innovations in the fashion and lifestyle sector.
"Siita is the only company in the world that decomposes products made of plastic. All Siita products are fully decomposed and return to nature," the platform said.
This is the first time that a South Korean company has won recognition from the platform, Siita said.
The platform especially highlighted Siita's own plastic decomposition system.
The company collects all product containers that are made of biodegradable plastic to make them into organic compost.
Compared to existing facilities using microorganisms, the technology lowers the costs, while the processing period which usually takes about six months is also cut in half.
The organic compost is supplied to neighboring farmhouses, a win-win between the company and the local community.
Bloomberg and IBTimes described Siita's technology as having "changed the paradigm for solving environmental problems." Vogue even referred to the company as "the Apple of cosmetics."
"It is a great honor to be named as a model case for sustainability," said a Siita official. "We will continue to offer eco-friendly solutions and to invest in sustainability under our goal of 'keeping Earth alive.'"
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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Pale and drawn, the last civilians sheltering in bunkers beneath a sprawling steel mill in the decimated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol arrived late Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontlines.
The shattered survivors spoke of constant shelling, dwindling food, ubiquitous mold — and using hand sanitizer for cooking fuel.
Ten buses slowly pulled into Zaporizhzhia’s deserted streets under darkness, carrying 174 evacuees from the Mariupol area. They included more than 30 of the 51 civilians evacuated in the last day from the Azovstal steel mill, where an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are making what appears to be their last stand. Both Ukrainian and Russian officials have said these civilians are the last non-combatants from the industrial complex.
“It was terrible in the bunkers,” said 69-year-old Lyubov Andropova, who had been in Azovstal since March 10. “Water would run down from the ceilings. There was mold everywhere. We were worried for the children, for their lungs.”
The shelling was constant, and there was fear “that our bunker would collapse,” she said. “Everything shook, we didn’t go out.”
The seaside steel mill is the only part of Mariupol not under Russian control. Thanks to its warren of tunnels and bunkers deep underground, many civilians had chosen it as the safest place to take cover from the relentless shelling of the formerly thriving port city that has now been largely destroyed.
Just a few days after the war began on Feb. 24, Dmytro Sviydakov took shelter in the bunkers with his wife and 12-year-old daughter. They entered Azovstal on Feb. 27. It would be more than two months before they could leave.
Huddled in a bunker with around 50 to 60 people, the first month and a half was bearable, he said, but then the shelling intensified. A food storage area was blown up, and he and others resorted to scavenging, including searching through workers’ lockers. Fuel for cooking was scarce too, but then they discovered that hand sanitizer — well-stocked because of the coronavirus pandemic — was a good substitute.
“What can’t you do when you have nothing!” he said, as he waited for a bus that would carry Azovstal evacuees to temporary accommodations in Zaporizhzhia.
Yehor, a steel mill employee sheltering in the bunker who would only provide his surname, was in the bunker with his two sons, wife and their dog. He said that when food ran low, soldiers defending Azovstal helped.
“We wouldn’t have made it otherwise,” he said. “I don’t know how long we could have survived, but for sure we wouldn’t have survived until today.” In the last few days, they had just pasta, water and some spices left – enough for soup once a day.
His family entered the mill on March 1 for safety, he said, after he narrowly escaped being shelled while walking his dog.
Despite the widespread destruction of Mariupol, some of the 51 evacuated from Azovstal chose to remain in the city, said United Nations officials, who were involved in securing safe passage for the evacuees.
Two — a man and a woman — were detained by Russian forces. The woman, who was held on suspicion of being a military medic, had been traveling with her 4-year-old daughter. The mother and child were separated, and the little girl made it to Zaporizhzhia with the rest of the evacuees, U.N. officials said.
But several hundred more who wanted to join the evacuation convoy from other areas held by Russian forces had to stay behind after Russia and Ukraine failed to reach an agreement on their evacuation.
“It was quite heartbreaking to see them waiting and not being able to join us,” said United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator Osnat Lubrani.
“Overall within a period of 10 days we’ve been able to bring a total of 600 people in very complex, high-risk, very sensitive safe passage operations,” Lubrani said, adding that the U.N. hoped to be able to bring more civilians out in the future. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/everything-shook-last-civilians-leave-ukraine-steel-mill/ | 2022-05-09 15:35:06 | 0 | https://www.kxnet.com/news/everything-shook-last-civilians-leave-ukraine-steel-mill/ |
Visa, Mastercard pause decision to track gun shop purchases
NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard paused their decision to start categorizing purchases at gun shops, a significant win for conservative groups and Second Amendment advocates who felt that tracking gun shop purchases would inadvertently discriminate against legal firearms purchases.
The decision is, at the same time, also a defeat for gun control groups. There had been hope that categorizing credit and debit card purchases would allow authorities to potentially see red flags — like significant ammunition purchases — before a mass shooting could happen.
After Visa and Mastercard announced their plans to implement a separate merchant category code for gun shop purchases, the payment networks got significant pushback from the gun lobby as well as conservative politicians. A group of 24 GOP state attorneys general wrote a letter to the payment networks threatening legal action against Visa and Mastercard if they moved forward with their plan.
There are also bills pending in several state legislatures that would ban the tracking of purchases at gun shops, which would have made it even more difficult for Visa and Mastercard to implement the categorization.
In a statement, Visa indicated that the legal pushback was partially the reason they have paused their implementation.
“There is now significant confusion and legal uncertainty in the payments ecosystem, and the state actions disrupt the intent of global standards,” the company said.
Visa and Mastercard have said that the reason for the gun shop category was a decision outside of their control. The International Organization for Standardization, better known as ISO, is the group that categorizes merchant codes and Visa and Mastercard were just following their decision. Gun control advocates lobbied for the change to ISO, not to Visa and Mastercard.
Further, Visa and Mastercard’s plan would not have tracked individual gun purchases. It would have instead broken out purchases at gun stores as a separate category. But not all large purchases at a gun shop would have been considered a red flag.
For example a purchase of a gun safe, which costs several thousands of dollars, would have been seen as a large purchase at a gun shop even though the safe is considered a responsible tool of gun ownership and unrelated to potential mass shootings.
“Visa and Mastercard came to the correct conclusion. However, they shouldn’t just ‘pause’ their implementation of this plan—they should end it definitively,” said Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who led the 24 state GOP group to pressure Visa and Mastercard to drop the standard, in a statement.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
330 AM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Arkansas, Louisiana and northeast Texas,
including the following counties and parishes, in Arkansas,
Columbia, Lafayette, Miller and Union. In Louisiana, Bienville,
Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Jackson, Lincoln, Ouachita,
Red River, Union and Webster. In northeast Texas, Bowie, Camp,
Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red
River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur and Wood.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional heavy rainfall may continue beyond Tuesday.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
* WHERE...Portions of Louisiana and Texas, including the following
counties and parishes, in Louisiana, Caldwell, Grant, La Salle,
Natchitoches, Sabine and Winn. In Texas, Angelina, Cherokee,
Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine and Shelby.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water
crossings may be flooded.
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'Make a Pledge. Plant a Tree.' campaign urges shoppers to switch to reusable bags;
employees pitch in with community cleanup days
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Macerich (NYSE: MAC), one of the nation's leading owners, operators and developers of one-of-a-kind retail and mixed-use properties in top markets, is partnering with One Tree Planted to contribute $50,000 to reforestation and urban forestry for Earth Month through its "Make a Pledge. Plant a Tree." program for shoppers.
Through the initiative, Macerich has committed to supporting U.S. reforestation and urban forestry projects. Shoppers can join the Earth Month celebration when they pledge to reduce landfill trash by always using reusable bags whenever they shop. Every pledge shoppers make will go toward planting trees in forests and cities around the U.S.
The goal of the Macerich initiative is for shoppers to promise to always opt for a reusable bag instead of single-use paper or plastic bags. Each reusable bag can eliminate hundreds of single-use plastic or paper bags. EarthDay.org estimates that one person opting for a reusable bag eliminates an average of 307 single-use bags annually. Shoppers can make their pledge by scanning a QR code at Macerich centers, signing a pledge wall at a center or commenting on specific Macerich social media posts with their pledge.
"In all we do, Macerich considers our guests, investors, industry partners, employees, the communities where we do business and our planet. This Earth Month, we are excited to support the vision of One Tree Planted to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees," said Olivia Bartel Leigh, Executive Vice President, Portfolio Operations and People, Macerich. "Earth Month is the perfect time to team up with our shoppers to continue our progress toward our goal of becoming the first in our industry to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030."
Macerich will also promote cleanup events on or around Earth Day, April 22, in support of EarthDay.org's Great Global Cleanup Project to help protect natural resources in local communities. Macerich employees will earn one tree planted for each volunteer hour they contribute to local cleanup events. All Macerich employees have access to 24 paid volunteer hours per year.
"We appreciate the support of Macerich and all the great work we will be able to do as a result of this partnership. Through their Make a Pledge Plant a Tree program, we will be able to plant more trees in cities and forests across the U.S., creating a greener, healthier planet," said Ashley Lamontagne, Forest Campaign Manager, One Tree Planted.
As an industry leader in the journey toward sustainability, Macerich continues to make significant strides toward its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Currently, the company receives one-third of its energy portfolio-wide from renewable resources.
Macerich shares its environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) activities and progress through its Corporate Responsibility Report, Annual Report, Proxy Statement and Form 10-K, in addition to other internal and external communications. The annual Corporate Responsibility Report conveys details of Macerich's comprehensive ESG focus.
About One Tree Planted
One Tree Planted is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to make it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Their projects span the globe and are done in partnership with local communities and knowledgeable experts to create an impact for nature, people, and wildlife. Reforestation helps to rebuild forests after fires and floods, provide jobs for social impact, and restore biodiversity. Many projects have overlapping objectives, creating a combination of benefits that contribute to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more at onetreeplanted.org.
About Macerich
Macerich is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). As a leading owner, operator and developer of high-quality retail real estate in densely populated and attractive U.S. markets, Macerich's portfolio is concentrated in California, the Pacific Northwest, Phoenix/Scottsdale, and the Metro New York to Washington, D.C. corridor. Developing and managing properties that serve as community cornerstones, Macerich currently owns 47 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 44 regional town centers, many of which have mixed use. Macerich is firmly dedicated to advancing environmental goals, social good and sound corporate governance. A recognized leader in sustainability, Macerich has achieved a #1 GRESB ranking for the North American retail sector for eight years (2015-2022). For more information, please visit www.Macerich.com.
Macerich uses, and intends to continue to use, its Investor Relations website, which can be found at investing.macerich.com, as a means of disclosing material nonpublic information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Additional information about Macerich can be found through social media platforms such as LinkedIn. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures, including NOI and FFO, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in the earnings release and supplemental filed on Form 8-K with the SEC, which are posted on the Investor Relations website at investing.macerich.com.
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FAA is years away from upgrading the system that grounded all US flights
The Federal Aviation Administration software that failed Wednesday causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations is 30 years old and at least six years away from being updated, a government source familiar with the situation tells CNN.
The FAA also now says "personnel who failed to follow procedures" caused the computer system failure that triggered Wednesday's delay.
The Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) database failure triggered the FAA to implement the first nationwide stop of air traffic in more than 20 years.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has held multiple meetings with top FAA officials since Wednesday's meltdown and "has made it very clear" he wants the NOTAM database updated much faster than the FAA's planned timeline, the source tells CNN.
"The core operating system for the database has been around since the 1990s," the source said. "Regardless of the improvements made to the system in recent years, it still has the heart of an 89-year-old man."
In its budget estimate for 2023, the FAA requested $29.4 million for its Aeronautical Information Management Program, which includes the NOTAM system. Describing the system, the administration said it needs to "eliminate the failing vintage hardware that currently supports that function in the national airspace system."
Meanwhile, the FAA is stuck addressing new technology, including drones and electric helicopters, with its outdated technology, the source said.
"We need to bring equipment online a lot faster than we are," the source said, noting a big investment is required because it's far more complicated than an over-the-air iOS update. "It's gone on for years."
CNN has reached out to the FAA for comment on updates to the NOTAM system to date and its modernization timeline.
On Thursday, the FAA said the computer system failure that triggered the delay was caused by "personnel who failed to follow procedures."
The agency says it has conducted a "preliminary analysis" into the failure of the NOTAM database.
"The agency determined that a data file was damaged by personnel who failed to follow procedures," says a late Thursday statement from the FAA that also noted operations had returned to normal. "The system was functioning properly and cancellations today were below 1%."
Earlier, CNN first reported that the computer system that failed was 30 years old and was at least six years away from a planned update, according to a government source.
The failure is expected to be a main sticking point as the FAA enters its federal funding reauthorization process — especially with the GOP now in control of the House. The FAA is already taking criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Airlines, fielding their own share of government criticism for schedule collapses, have also sounded the alarm about a lack of funding, limited staffing, and outdated FAA technology.
During a September US Chamber of Commerce event, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told CNN's Pete Muntean that the aviation industry should rally around the FAA following a summer marred by flight cancelations and delays.
"The FAA needs more funding," Kirby said in an on-stage interview before aviation leaders. "They need more investment for technology." | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/faa-upgrading-system-years-away/42476219 | 2023-01-13 19:11:45 | 0 | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/faa-upgrading-system-years-away/42476219 |
Here's who should get vaccines for monkeypox
NEW YORK - Reacting to a surprising and growing monkeypox outbreak, U.S. health officials on Tuesday expanded the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus.
They also said they are providing more monkeypox vaccine, working to expand testing, and taking other steps to try to get ahead of the outbreak.
"We will continue to take aggressive action against this virus," said Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinator, who has also been playing a role in how the government deals with monkeypox.
The administration said it was expanding the pool of people who are advised to get vaccinated to include those who may realize on their own that they could have been infected. That includes men who who have recently had sex with men at parties or in other gatherings in cities where monkeypox cases have been identified.
Most monkeypox patients experience only fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. People with more serious illness may develop a rash and lesions on the face and hands that can spread to other parts of the body.
The disease is endemic in parts of Africa, where people have been infected through bites from rodents or small animals. It does not usually spread easily among people.
Last month, cases began emerging in Europe and the United States. Many — but not all — of those who contracted the virus had traveled internationally. Most were men who have sex with men, but health officials stress that anyone can get monkeypox.
Case counts have continued to grow. As of Tuesday, the U.S. had identified 306 cases in 27 states and the District of Columbia. More than 4,700 cases have been found in more than 40 other countries outside the areas of Africa where the virus is endemic.
There have been no U.S. deaths and officials say the risk to the American public is low. But they are taking steps to assure people that medical measures are in place to deal with the growing problem.
RELATED: Monkeypox vs. COVID-19: How are they different?
One of the steps was to expand who is recommended to get vaccinated. Vaccines customarily are given to build immunity in people before they are ever infected. But if given within days or even a few weeks of first becoming infected, some vaccines can reduce severity of symptoms.
A two-dose vaccine, Jynneos, is approved for monkeypox in the U.S. The government has many more doses of an older smallpox vaccine — ACAM2000 — that they say could also be used, but that vaccine is considered to have a greater risk of side effects and is not recommended for people who have HIV. So it's the Jynneos vaccine that officials have been trying to use as a primary weapon against the monkeypox outbreak.
So far, the government has deployed over 9,000 doses of vaccine. U.S. officials on Tuesday said said they are increasing the amount of Jynneos vaccine they are making available, allocating 56,000 doses immediately and about 240,000 more over the coming weeks. They promised more than 1 million more over the coming months.
Digitally-colorized electron microscopic (EM) image depicting a monkeypox virion (virus particle), obtained from a clinical sample associated with a 2003 prairie dog outbreak, published June 6, 2022. The image depicts a thin section image from a huma
Officials said limited Jynneos doses will be allocated "using a four-tier distribution strategy that prioritizes jurisdictions with the highest case rates of monkeypox," and that the number of doses distributed would be based on the number of people at risk for monkeypox and on how many of them can't get ACAM2000 because of HIV.
That suggests the largest number of doses might go to states like New York, California and Illinois, each of which has reported more than 40 cases. However, officials on Tuesday did not say exactly which jurisdictions would be at the top of the list.
David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, was critical of the government's announcement.
".We have more questions than ever about how this vaccine will make it to those most at-risk in an equitable way and how the U.S. will ramp up testing and provide access to the best therapeutics," Harvey said, in a statement.
RELATED: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage,' WHO panel says
Another change announced Tuesday: Until now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised that vaccines be given after exposure to people whom health officials identify as close personal contacts of cases. But on Tuesday, CDC officials say they are expanding the recommendation to people who were never identified but may realize on their own that they may have been infected.
That can include men who have sex with men who have recently had multiple sex partners in a venue where there was known to be monkeypox or in an area where monkeypox is spreading.
"It's almost like we're expanding the definition of who a contact might be," said the CDC’s Jennifer McQuiston. If people have been to a party or other place where monkeypox has been known to spread "we recommend they come in for a vaccine," she said.
The CDC's expansion follows similar steps taken in New York City and the District of Columbia.
The District of Columbia has identified 19 cases, but case-tracking investigations revealed that some of the infected men had been in gatherings where they were hugging, kissing or in other forms of close intimate contact with people they didn’t know, said Anil Mangla of the D.C. health department.
It was clear that "we were missing something here," and needed to start offering services to others, said Mangla, an epidemiologist.
Last Thursday, New York City’s health department — armed with 1,000 of doses of Jynneos from the federal government — announced it was opening a temporary clinic to offer the vaccine to all gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men who have had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the previous two weeks.
But all the appointments quickly filled up that day, and the last round of appointments was Monday. "Until we receive more supply we are unable to release additional vaccination appointments," said Patrick Gallahue, a spokesman for the city's health department, in an email.
On Monday, the District of Columbia’s health department took a similar step. The department started taking appointments at 1 p.m. Monday but had to stop after 20 minutes, Mangla said.
The department only had 200 doses of Jynneos, and it was clear at the point that it the department didn’t have the vaccine supply or staffing to continue to sign up new people, he said. | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/who-should-get-vaccines-for-monkeypox | 2022-06-29 14:50:10 | 0 | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/who-should-get-vaccines-for-monkeypox |
America's latest mass shooting, this time at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tenn., has recalled nightmarish memories and raised one of the most vexing of political questions.
Before the funerals had even begun for the three children and three adults slain on Monday, the well-practiced roaring and debate had resumed in Congress. And so had the usual expressions of exasperation, because those who have followed the issue in recent decades have had an education in frustration and futility.
Democrats this week were once again asking how a person disturbed enough to use military-style weaponry on children could have such easy access to such weaponry. They want more legal restraints on guns.
President Biden this week called for the reinstatement of a ban on military-style assault weapons, a ban first instituted in 1994 but allowed to lapse a decade later. Bills that would restore the ban had already been introduced in both the Senate (S. 25) and House (H.R. 698) this year, following the Chinese New Year mass shootings in Southern California.
Republicans, for their part, were once again blaming the individuals who commit these crimes and changes in society they say have weakened our ability to fight crime in general.
Speaking to CNN news reporter Caitlin Collins on Thursday, South Dakota Republican Sen. Mike Rounds was direct: "I think the things that have already been done have gone about as far as we're going to with gun control."
Guns have been a sticking point in American politics since the ratification of the original Constitution
From the start, some of the former colonies wanted it made clear that their respective militias would not be disarmed by a federal force.
Accordingly, the Second Amendment reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed."
But in our time, that connection between the right to bear arms and the "well-regulated" militia is often lost, or regarded as an anachronism, a concept long abandoned. Gun rights advocates, and in recent years the federal courts, have held a more general view of gun rights.
The 2008 Supreme Court holding in District of Columbia v. Heller is the latest and most definitive defense of the individual citizen's right to keep firearms at home, and, in many states, carry them in public.
Yet if the gun rights community and Republicans in Congress see the issue as settled, the ragged parade of mass shootings keeps upsetting the national mood.
There have been more than 130 mass shootings in the U.S. thus far in 2023 with four victims or more, according to the Gun Violence Archive. In other words, there has been more than one per day on average.
But school shootings evince a particular kind of public horror. The latest bloodshed at the Covenant School has brought back the haunting images of child victims at Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed less than a year ago. And it was only a heartbeat further back the nation learned the names of Parkland, Fla., (2018), Sandy Hook, Conn. (2012) and Virginia Tech (2007).
At least up to now, school shootings have seemed to demand something more, something deeper and more soul-searching.
Indeed, it was a school shooting that led to the assault weapons ban that Biden spoke of reinstating this week. That law probably would not have happened but for a particularly ugly event in 1989 in the California city of Stockton.
The Stockton schoolyard shooting in 1989
Stockton is a cornucopia of the agricultural abundance all around it in California's central valley. The picking of fruit and other crops had long drawn immigrants and migrants to the region seeking work, new arrivals from Europe in the 1800s, followed by waves of Mexicans, Japanese and an array of other Asians.
Patrick Purdy, 24, was described as a drifter. He had been in and out of foster care since adolescence, struggling with alcohol and drug abuse. He had come to associate his own problems with the arrival of more Asian immigrants in America.
On January 17, he took his semi-automatic assault rifle to the Cleveland Elementary School and in a few minutes fired 105 rounds at the children on the playground for recess. Five students died, ages 6 to 9, all refugees from Southeast Asia. Thirty others were injured, including a teacher, before Purdy killed himself.
Patrick Blanchfield, author of Gunpower: The Structure of American Violence, noted in 2022 that after more than 30 years, the Stockton shooting was notable for its "uncanny familiarity ... it could be something that happened yesterday."
Indeed it was just a few weeks after Blanchfield made that comment that another shooter, also apparently motivated by animus against immigrants, killed 21 people in Uvalde, Texas.
The Stockton story was national news, featured on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "Armed America." Public alarm at Stockton pushed the legislature to be the first to prohibit the sale of assault weapons that year.
Stockton was still reverberating three years later when California, the home of Republican presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, sent two liberal Democrats, both women, to the U.S. Senate It also stocked its legislature and congressional delegation with big Democratic majorities and gave its Electoral College vote to Bill Clinton.
One of the two women senators elected that year was former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, who had first become mayor when her predecessor was shot to death in his office in the 1970s. She had long been outspoken on gun control and brought that commitment to Washington, D.C., becoming one of the principal sponsors of a bill banning assault weapons ban in her first year.
The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994
Feinstein and her cosponsors wanted to end the sale or manufacture of 14 categories of semi-automatic assault weapons. They also wanted to go beyond the California ban by outlawing copycat versions of earlier models and high-volume detachable magazines that held more than 10 rounds.
But the bill did not address the status of an estimated one million assault weapons nationwide. "Essentially what this legislation does is create a freeze," she said. She lamented the resistance that rarely produced actual arguments among her colleagues. She said had never realized "the power of the NRA in this town."
She was referring to the National Rifle Association, which along with the Gun Owners of America and other groups opposed Feinstein's bill. Gun organizations are among the more generous donors of campaign funds on Capitol Hill, but their greater power is in their ability to mobilize voters – especially in Republican primaries and especially in rural districts and states.
There were literally hundreds of exceptions included in the final version, distressing many of the bill's supporters. But getting the ban into the crime package to be passed in that Congress (with billions in new police funding) required many compromises. Ultimately, to get to a majority, Feinstein would have to accept a sunset provision by which her restrictions would need reenactment after 10 years.
Later that same year, Democrats suffered one of their worst electoral drubbings of their history, losing control of both chambers of Congress for the first time in 40 years. They lost the majority of House and Senate seats from the South for the first time since the Reconstruction period in the 1870s, and they have remained the minority party in those states ever since.
At the time, the ban on assault weapons came in for considerable criticism, as not only Southern Democrats paid the price but also their colleagues from Western states and rural districts generally.
That set of circumstances stymied further consideration of serious gun control throughout that first decade of the new century. Even after Democrats won back control of Congress in 2006, there was no prospect of Republican President George W. Bush signing gun control into law.
So when the 10-year expiration date on Feinstein's bill arrived in 2004, Democrats were no longer the majority party in Congress and all attempts to extend the 1994 ban were unavailing.
And when Democrats briefly held big majorities in both chambers in the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency, they focused their attention on reforms for health care insurance and Wall Street. There was not enough bandwidth for another challenging issue in 2009 or 2010.
The Sandy Hook Test in 2012
The next time serious energy developed behind renewing the ban was in the winter of 2012-2013. Barack Obama had just been reelected president, and the Senate was still in Democratic hands.
Just as important, the effort to address the gun issue had been given an enormous boost by a new and more horrific tragedy.
On Dec. 12, 2012, Adam Lanza, 20 — described by counselors as fascinated with mass shootings — killed his mother and took guns she had legally purchased to a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
There he shot dead 20 children, ages 6 and 7. He also killed six adults on the school staff. Then he killed himself.
The national shock at the time is hard to appreciate a decade later, as there have been so many like it. But the sadness of that Christmas season contributed to a sense that something, finally, would be done.
But the 113th Congress came and went in 2013 and 2014 without passing notable gun legislation. A compromise measure on background checks, offered by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey, got 54 votes in the Senate but needed 60.
As for prospects for reviving gun legislation in the current Congress, the situation looks much as it did a decade ago. The 118th Congress has a Senate where Democrats have a nominal majority that depends on the cooperation of several independents. Feinstein is still in the Senate, the longest-serving incumbent Democrat, but planning to retire next year.
The current House, like that of a decade ago, has a Republican majority led by a speaker whose power depends on placating a hardcore group known as the House Freedom Caucus.
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Manchester City are huge favourites heading into Saturday's Champions League final against Inter Milan in Istanbul as Pep Guardiola's side aim to finally get their hands on the greatest prize in European club football, and complete a historic treble.
City have been building towards this moment ever since the transformative 2008 takeover of the club by the Abu Dhabi United Group.
They have become England's dominant force, winning seven Premier League titles in the last 12 seasons and following their latest triumph by claiming the FA Cup last weekend.
It has happened just as they have become the club with the greatest revenues in world football according to analysts Deloitte, with income of 731 million euros ($788m) last season.
Question marks surround their success, given that City were charged in February by the Premier League with 115 alleged breaches of its financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
In Europe, meanwhile, City were banned for two years from UEFA competitions in February 2020 for "serious financial fair-play breaches", but that sanction was overturned later by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Now they can match the achievement of Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1999 by beating Inter at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium and securing a treble.
- How to stop Haaland? -
Beaten finalists in 2021, City lost in last year's semi-finals to Real Madrid, but the addition of Erling Haaland appears to have taken Guardiola's team to a new level.
The Norwegian has scored 52 goals since arriving from Borussia Dortmund, and City land in Turkey having been beaten just once in their last 27 games.
That 1-0 defeat at Brentford came on the last day of the Premier League season, after the title had been secured.
City have not lost in Europe this season and dished out heavy beatings to RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Madrid in the knockout rounds.
So there is surely nothing to fear in the final against the third-best team in Italy, except perhaps their own past demons in crucial Champions League games.
"We’ve still not won it yet," warned Kevin De Bruyne.
"I've been here eight years and it's been incredible. Could I come here and think about all the amount of games and trophies we would win in eight years?
"Probably not. But it is something we have not won yet and it is something that we want to win. Hopefully it will be Saturday."
Yet as Guardiola eyes what would be the third Champions League of his career, City cannot overlook the threat of an Inter team who qualified from their group ahead of Barcelona before seeing off Porto, Benfica and city rivals AC Milan.
They have maybe not faced a team of City's calibre, but they have a clear Cup pedigree, having recently retained the Coppa Italia.
"I mean, they're in the Champions League final for a reason," warned John Stones, whose move from central defence into midfield has been key to City's outstanding form.
"They've got incredible players, we can all see that. How they played in a big occasion, in a derby game in the Champions League semi-final, is never easy. We know what we're up against."
- 'No fear' for Inter -
Inter know what they are up against too, not least veteran 37-year-old forward Edin Dzeko. The Bosnian played for City between 2011 and 2016.
He has scored 14 goals this season and has been an excellent foil for Inter's star forward, Lautaro Martinez.
Simone Inzaghi's side may not have as many superstars as City, but they have a grizzled back line, dangerous wing-backs and a hard-working midfield in which Nicolo Barella excels.
"We're talking about a football match, there's no fear," said Inzaghi, who was appointed in 2021 after the Nerazzurri had won Serie A under Antonio Conte.
Defender Alessandro Bastoni added: "You are scared of murderers, not football players. It would be a mistake to to talk about fear."
Inter are in their first final since winning the trophy under Jose Mourinho in 2010, the last victory in the competition for an Italian side.
They have lifted the trophy three times before, while City's only European silverware to date remains the Cup Winners' Cup, which they won in 1970 by beating Poland's Gornik Zabrze 2-1 in the final.
Saturday's game will need to go a long way to equal the drama of the last final at the Ataturk stadium.
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Molecular Partners AG (NASDAQ: MOLN): (i) pursuant and/or traceable to the offering documents issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about June 16, 2021 (the "IPO"); and/or (ii) between June 16, 2021 and April 26, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important September 12, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Molecular Partners securities 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 Molecular Partners class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=7548 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 12, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert had to be sent home Sunday after punching teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout in the team’s final regular-season game.
Gobert and Anderson were seen talking on the Timberwolves’ bench during a timeout in their game against the New Orleans Pelicans, and it was clearly a heated exchange as their body language appeared animated.
But things were brought to another level when Gobert stepped forward and punched Anderson in his chest.
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Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince stood up and pushed Gobert away from Anderson, who initially tried to walk over to him for more confrontation before being held back.
The Timberwolves announced that Gobert was out for the remainder of the game, and The Athletic reported that the team sent Gobert home.
KYLE ANDERSON'S BOTCHED GAME-TYING LAYUP IN FINAL SECONDS OF TIMBERWOLVES' LOSS LEAVES FANS STUNNED
This couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Timberwolves, as a win in this game would put them in the eighth position in the Western Conference, ahead of the Pelicans. Minnesota would still be pegged for the NBA play-in tournament, which begins Tuesday and followed by the first round of the NBA Playoffs on April 15.
At halftime, though, the Timberwolves were losing, 55-47.
In 13 minutes of play in the game, Gobert had three rebounds and two points for the 'Wolves. But more importantly, his move against his own teammate is the last thing Minnesota needed in the biggest game of the year to date.
Depending on how this game plays out, the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in each conference will play each other on Tuesday, with the winning team of that matchup owning the No. 7 seed for that conference when the first round begins.
However, the loser will face the winner of the No. 9 and No. 10-seed game for each conference to see who gets the final No. 8 seed.
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That’s why this game is so important for the Timberwolves: A win against the Pelicans could allow then two chances to reach the first round instead of a must-win on Wednesday for the No. 9 and No. 10-seed game.
Gobert has shown a tremendous ability to bring in rebounds and provide stellar defense at the rim, but he doesn’t have the best reputation in the locker room. During his time with the Utah Jazz, multiple reports said Gobert’s presence created a rift with players like Donovan Mitchell.
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir calls his Arab colleagues “terrorists.” He wants to deport his political opponents, and in his youth, his views were so extreme that the army banned him from compulsory military service.
Yet today, the populist lawmaker who was once relegated to the margins of Israeli politics is surging ahead in the polls ahead of November elections. He has received the blessing of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is poised to emerge as a major force that could propel the onetime premier back to power.
Ben-Gvir’s stunning rise is the culmination of years of efforts by the media-savvy lawmaker to gain legitimacy. But it also reflects a rightward shift in the Israeli electorate that has brought his religious, ultranationalist ideology into the mainstream and all but extinguished hopes for Palestinian independence.
“Over the last year I’ve been on a mission to save Israel,” Ben-Gvir recently told reporters. “Millions of citizens are waiting for a real right-wing government. The time has come to give them one.”
Ben-Gvir, 46, has been a fixture of Israel’s extreme right for more than two decades, gaining notoriety in his youth as a disciple of the late radical rabbi, Meir Kahane. He first became a national figure when he famously broke a hood ornament off then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s car in 1995.
“We got to his car, and we’ll get to him too,” he said, just weeks before Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist opposed to his peace efforts with the Palestinians.
Kahane’s violent anti-Arab ideology — which included calls to ban Jewish-Arab intermarriage and for the mass expulsion of Palestinians — was considered so repugnant that Israel banned him from parliament and the U.S. listed his party as a terrorist group. Kahane himself was assassinated by an Arab assailant in New York in 1990.
But in recent years, his followers and some of his ideas have made their way to the Israeli mainstream — in large part thanks to Ben-Gvir.
He transitioned into politics last year after a career as a lawyer defending radical Jewish West Bank settlers. His intimate knowledge of the law has helped him test the boundaries of the country’s incitement laws and avoid sanctions that have prevented some of his closest associates from running in elections.
Ben-Gvir, for instance, calls Kahane “righteous and holy” but also says he doesn’t agree with everything his former mentor said. He’s careful to limit his own calls for expulsion to those who engage in violence and lawmakers — Jewish or Arab — who he says undermine the state.
Before entering politics, he removed a photo of Baruch Goldstein — a Jewish militant who gunned down 29 Palestinians in a mosque in 1994 — from his living room. He no longer allows his supporters to chant “Death to Arabs” at political rallies. Instead, they are told to say, “Death to terrorists!”
Supporters say Ben-Gvir has changed, been misunderstood, or wrongly painted an extremist.
“People mature. People develop,” said Nevo Cohen, Ben-Gvir’s campaign manager. “They stuck a label on Ben-Gvir that is totally wrong.”
Ben-Gvir’s office turned down an interview request. But he makes frequent appearances on Israeli TV and radio, displaying a cheerful demeanor, quit wit and knack for deflecting criticism as he banters with his hosts.
He also has tapped into a wave of anti-Arab and nationalist sentiment driven by years of violence, failed peace efforts and demographic changes. Ben-Gvir’s supporters are largely religious and ultra-Orthodox Jews, who tend to have large families, and also come from the influential West Bank settler movement. Ben-Gvir himself lives in a hard-line settlement next to the West Bank city of Hebron, home to more than 200,000 Palestinians.
“He is a populist demagogue. He plays on the sentiments of hate and fear of Arabs,” said Shuki Friedman, an expert on Israel’s far right at the Jewish People Policy Institute. “He interviews well, he is good on camera and he has had plenty of screen time that has given him legitimacy.”
In the opposition over the past year, Ben-Gvir has positioned himself as a rabble rouser against the government — the first ever to have an Arab party as a member. He publicly quarreled with Arab lawmakers in scenes captured on camera and widely broadcast.
In the tense run-up to last year’s Gaza war, he staged provocative visits to Arab neighborhoods, rallying ultranationalist supporters to confront Palestinians and assert “Jewish Power” — the name of his party.
He set up an outdoor parliamentary “office” in an Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem where Jewish settlers are trying to expel Palestinians from their homes, setting off a melee. He later called for police to use live fire against Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint holy site.
His surge in the polls has made him a central figure in Netanyahu’s comeback strategy.
Netanyahu is on trial for corruption, and the public is again torn over his fitness to rule. After four consecutive inconclusive elections, Netanyahu and his Likud party hope to break the logjam with Ben-Gvir’s support.
“Yes, Ben-Gvir is someone very militant and yes, sometimes a little provocative, but he is someone who cares about Israel,” said Likud lawmaker and Netanyahu confidant Miki Zohar, who insisted Ben-Gvir would fall in line under a Netanyahu-led government.
Last week, Netanyahu personally brokered a deal between Ben-Gvir and a rival far-right leader, Bezalel Smotrich, to ensure they run together. If they hadn’t, Smotrich might not have made it into parliament, depriving Netanyahu of a critical source of support.
“Joining forces is the order of the day,” Netanyahu said.
One recent poll forecast Ben-Gvir’s alliance with 12 seats, which would make it parliament’s fourth-largest. That means Netanyahu almost certainly would make Ben-Gvir a Cabinet minister if he can form a government.
Ben-Gvir has said his first order of business would be to pass a law allowing deportations of those who allegedly subvert the country and its security forces. He has proposed imposing the death penalty for “terrorists” and granting immunity to soldiers accused of committing violent crimes against Palestinians.
Thabet Abu Rass, the Arab co-director of the Abraham Initiatives, which promotes Jewish-Arab coexistence, said the mainstreaming of figures like Ben-Gvir is not only a threat to Israel’s Arab citizens, but to the country as a whole.
By branding Arab members of parliament as traitors who should be expelled, Ben Gvir delegitimizes the political participation of Arab citizens — who make up around 20% of Israel’s population — and the possibility of Jewish-Arab partnerships, Abu Rass said.
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NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until December 5, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS: PYPL), if they purchased the Company's shares between February 3, 2021 and February 1, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
If you purchased shares of PayPal and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-pypl/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by December 5, 2022.
PayPal and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On February 1, 2022, the Company disclosed that its net new active accounts figure ("NNAs") was only 49 million for 2021, less than the guidance of 50 million it initially provided in February 2021 and lower than the raised guidance it reiterated just months prior, that it had identified 4.5 million accounts believed to have been illegitimately created, and that, as a result, it would change focus to increasing active user engagement rather than cash account opening incentives, which would reduce its ability to maintain growth in its NNAs.
On this news, shares of PayPal plummeted $43.23 per share, or approximately 25%, from a close of $175.80 per share on February 1, 2022 to close at $132.57 per share on February 2, 2022.
The case is Defined Benefit Plan of the Mid-Jersey Trucking Industry and Teamsters Local 701 Pension and Annuity Fund v. PayPal Holdings, Inc., et al., Case No. 22-cv-05864.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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Instagram explains how it ranks the content you see
Instagram said it wants to do "a better job" of explaining how the popular social media app works amid swirling misconceptions about how it ranks content and concerns of people being "shadowbanned."
In a blog post, Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote that it doesn’t have a singular algorithm that oversees what people see on the app, but rather, it varies based on how people use it.
"We use a variety of algorithms, classifiers, and processes, each with its own purpose," Mosseri said.
This means, according to Mosseri, that each part of the app uses its own algorithm tailored to the individual user – including on Feed, Stories, Reels, Search and more.
"People tend to look for their closest friends in Stories, use Explore to discover new content and creators and be entertained in Reels," Mosseri wrote. "We rank things differently in these different parts of the app, and have added features and controls like Close Friends, Favorites and Following, so you can further customize your experience."
How Instagram decides what you see in your feed
On the Instagram Feed, the company refers to this as a user’s "personalized home base" within the app. It shows a mix of posts accounts a user follows, as well as recommended content from accounts the app thinks the user will enjoy, and ads – based on what and whom they’re liked or engaged with recently.
"We’ve also started considering other factors like format, so if we notice you prefer photos, we’ll show you more photos," Mosseri wrote.
The most important factors in the Feed algorithm, according to Instagram, are:
- Activity: Posts a user has liked, shared, saved or commented on.
- Information about the post: "These are signals both about how popular a post is – think how many people have liked it and how quickly people are liking, commenting, sharing and saving a post – and more mundane information about the content itself, like when it was posted, and what location, if any, was attached to it," Mosseri wrote.
- Information about the person who posted: This helps Instagram get a sense for how interesting the person might be to a user, and includes signals like how many times people have interacted with that person in the past few weeks.
- A user’s history of interacting with someone: "This gives us a sense of how interested you are generally in seeing posts from a particular person," Mosseri adds.
"In Feed, the five interactions we look at most closely are how likely you are to spend a few seconds on a post, comment on it, like it, share it, and tap on the profile photo," he wrote. "The more likely you are to take an action, and the more heavily we weigh that action, the higher up in Feed you’ll see the post."
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How instagram decides what you see on Stories
The algorithm for Instagram Stories, on the other hand, considers viewing history, engagement history, and "closeness" with the poster, according to Mosseri. Closeness refers to the relationship with the author overall and how likely a user is to be connected as friends or family.
"Based on these signals, we make a series of predictions about stories you’ll find more relevant and valuable – including how likely you are to tap into a story, reply to a story or move on to the next story – to determine which stories will be shown higher in your stories tray," he wrote.
How Instagram decides what you see on the Explore page
The Instagram Explore page "was designed to help you discover new things." The grid shows photo and video recommendations from accounts a user doesn’t follow.
It looks at past activity, such as posts a user has liked, saved, shared, and commented on in the past, to find photos and videos they might be interested in.
"The best way to guess how interested you are in something is to predict how likely you are to do something with the post. The most important actions we predict in Explore include likes, saves, and shares," Mosseri wrote.
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How Instagram ranks Reels
Many of the Reels a user sees on Instagram are from accounts they don’t follow, with an emphasis on entertainment. Mosseri said this content-ranking system is similar to the Explore page.
"The most important predictions we make are how likely you are to reshare a reel, watch a reel all the way through, like it, and go to the audio page," Mosseri wrote.
How to reset your Instagram algorithm
While a user might not be able to specifically "reset" their Instagram algorithm, they can heavily influence what they see by interacting with the profiles and content they enjoy, according to Mosseri.
People can also add accounts to their "Favorites" list to allow them to appear higher in the feed. For those who want to take a break from recommendations, Instagram has the option to snooze all suggested posts in the feed for 30 days.
Muting people a user isn’t interested in will stop showing their content.
Lastly, Mosseri recommends responding to surveys on Instagram.
"To help us improve, you can indicate ‘Not Interested’ on a recommended post, so we can show you less of what you don’t like," Mosseri wrote. "We are also testing an option for you to indicate ‘Interested’ on a recommended post, so we can show you more of what you do like."
Am I ‘shadowbanned’ on Instagram?
Instagram also addressed concerns of users being "shadowbanned," or suggestions that the platform quietly reduces the visibility of content without alerting the user – to which Mosseri denied.
"Contrary to what you might have heard, it’s in our interest as a business to ensure that creators are able to reach their audiences and get discovered so they can continue to grow and thrive on Instagram," Mosseri wrote.
"While we’ve heard some people believe you need to pay for ads to achieve better reach, we don’t suppress content to encourage people to buy ads," he added.
Instagram said it built a feature called "Account Status" to help users understand why their account’s content may not be eligible to be recommended. It can also allow them to delete any content affecting their account, and appeal the decision.
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ADANA, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region.
Authorities feared the death toll from Monday’s pre-dawn earthquake and aftershocks would keep climbing as rescuers looked for survivors among tangles of metal and concrete spread across the region beset by Syria’s 12-year civil war and refugee crisis.
Survivors cried out for help from within mountains of debris as first responders contended with rain and snow. Seismic activity continued to rattle the region, including another jolt nearly as powerful as the initial quake. Workers carefully pulled away slabs of concrete and reached for bodies as desperate families waited for news of loved ones.
“My grandson is 1 1/2 years old. Please help them, please. … They were on the 12th floor,” Imran Bahur wept by her destroyed apartment building in the Turkish city of Adana on Monday.
Tens of thousands who were left homeless in Turkey and Syria faced a night in the cold. In the Turkish city of Gaziantep, a provincial capital about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from the epicenter, people took refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centers. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared seven days of national mourning.
U.S. President Joe Biden called Erdogan to express condolences and offer assistance to the NATO ally. The White House said it was sending search-and-rescue teams to support Turkey’s efforts.
The quake, which was centered in Turkey’s southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, sent residents of Damascus and Beirut rushing into the street and was felt as far away as Cairo.
It piled more misery on a region that has seen tremendous suffering over the past decade. On the Syrian side, the area is divided between government-controlled territory and the country’s last opposition-held enclave, which is surrounded by Russian-backed government forces. Turkey, meanwhile, is home to millions of refugees from the civil war.
In the rebel-held enclave, hundreds of families remained trapped in rubble, the opposition emergency organization known as the White Helmets said in a statement. The area is packed with some 4 million people displaced from other parts of the country by the war. Many live in buildings that are already wrecked from military bombardments.
Strained medical centers quickly filled with injured people, rescue workers said. Some facilities had to be emptied, including a maternity hospital, according to the SAMS medical organization.
More than 7,800 people were rescued across 10 provinces, according to Orhan Tatar, an official with Turkey’s disaster management authority.
The region sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes. Some 18,000 were killed in similarly powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured Monday’s quake at 7.8, with a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles). Hours later, a 7.5 magnitude temblor, likely triggered by the first, struck more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) away.
The second jolt caused a multistory apartment building in the Turkish city of Sanliurfa to topple onto the street in a cloud of dust as bystanders screamed, according to video of the scene.
Thousands of buildings were reported collapsed in a wide area extending from Syria’s cities of Aleppo and Hama to Turkey’s Diyarbakir, more than 330 kilometers (200 miles) to the northeast.
In Turkey alone, more than 5,600 buildings were destroyed, authorities said. Hospitals were damaged, and one collapsed in the city of Iskenderun.
Bitterly cold temperatures could reduce the time frame that rescuers have to save trapped survivors, said Dr. Steven Godby, an expert in natural hazards at Nottingham Trent University. The difficulty of working in areas beset by civil war would further complicate rescue efforts, he said.
Offers of help — from search-and-rescue teams to medical supplies and money — poured in from dozens of countries, as well as the European Union and NATO. The vast majority were for Turkey, with a Russian and even an Israeli promise of help to the Syrian government, but it was not clear if any would go to the devastated rebel-held pocket in the northwest.
The opposition’s Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the enclave as “disastrous.”
The opposition-held area, centered on the province of Idlib, has been under siege for years, with frequent Russian and government airstrikes. The territory depends on a flow of aid from Turkey for everything from food to medical supplies.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said 224 buildings in northwestern Syrian were destroyed and at least 325 were damaged, including aid warehouses. The U.N. had been assisting 2.7 million people each month via cross-border deliveries, which could now be disrupted.
At a hospital in Idlib, Osama Abdel Hamid said most of his neighbors died when their shared four-story building collapsed. As he fled with his wife and three children, a wooden door fell on them, shielding them from falling debris.
“God gave me a new lease on life,” he said.
In the small Syrian rebel-held town of Azmarin in the mountains by the Turkish border, the bodies of several dead children, wrapped in blankets, were brought to a hospital.
In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, rescuers pulled two children alive from the rubble, and one could be seen lying on a stretcher on the snowy ground. Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk said a woman was pulled out alive in Gaziantep after a rescue dog detected her.
In Adana, 20 or so people, some in emergency rescue jackets, used power saws atop the concrete mountain of a collapsed building to open up space for any survivors to climb out or be rescued.
“I don’t have the strength anymore,” one survivor could be heard calling out from beneath the rubble of another building in Adana as rescue workers tried to reach him, said Muhammet Fatih Yavuz, a local resident.
In Diyarbakir, hundreds of rescue workers and civilians formed lines across a huge mound of wreckage, passing down broken concrete pieces and household belongings as they searched for trapped survivors.
At least 2,921 people were killed in 10 Turkish provinces, with nearly 16,000 injured, according to Turkish authorities. The death toll in government-held areas of Syria climbed to 656 people, with some 1,400 injured, according to the Health Ministry. In the country’s rebel-held northwest, groups that operate there said at least 450 people died, with many hundreds injured.
Huseyin Yayman, a legislator from Turkey’s Hatay province, said several of his family members were stuck under the rubble of their collapsed homes.
“There are so many other people who are also trapped,” he told HaberTurk television by phone. “There are so many buildings that have been damaged. People are on the streets. It’s raining, it’s winter.” | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/rescuers-scramble-in-turkey-syria-after-quake-kills-4000/ | 2023-02-07 03:33:50 | 1 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/rescuers-scramble-in-turkey-syria-after-quake-kills-4000/ |
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Hybrid IBD and RIA platform also announces new website and branding, new team members, and details on upcoming compliance conference
WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CoastalOne, an independent broker-dealer (Coastal Equities, Inc.) and Registered Investment Advisor (Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc.) hybrid platform based in Wilmington, Delaware, was recently ranked first overall in "Revenue Growth" in Financial Planning magazine's IBD Elite 2022, the popular industry publications' annual rankings of independent broker-dealers. In addition, CoastalOne was ranked fourth overall in "Highest Growth in Producing Reps".
"I'm so proud of our continued growth and of our entire team at CoastalOne," said Charles Reiling, President and CEO of CoastalOne. "These favorable rankings are a testament to our compelling value proposition for financial professionals, consisting of concierge-level service, freedom and independence in running their business, personal interactions with home office departments, an extensive array of traditional as well as alternative investment offerings, common sense and collaborative compliance, efficient fintech solutions, and our ability to be a flexible landing spot for breakaway/regional, IBD, hybrid, and fee-based financial professionals."
In the 2022 IBD Elite rankings, CoastalOne showed a 91.4% year over year total revenue growth from 2020 to 2021 – which helped them earn #43 overall in "Total Revenues" and #1 overall in "Revenue Growth". They also achieved a 31% increase in AUM from the previous year. In addition, CoastalOne experienced a 22% growth in producing registered representatives, helping them earn #4 overall in "Highest Growth in Producing Reps", and also experienced a 46% increase in total payout, leading to the #31 overall ranking in "Financial Advisor Payout". At the end of 2021, CoastalOne had 122 producing registered representatives and added 28 new reps since the previous year. CoastalOne is now up to 147 reps in their independent, boutique financial services platform, including 12 in Q2 2022 alone.
As a middle office concierge, operational, technology, and compliance platform, CoastalOne's role is to offer strategies, solutions, and products to help financial professionals best serve their clients in a uniquely collaborative, creative, and flexible approach. Their open management style and unique business model continue to attract new financial professionals to the firm.
To see the full rankings of Financial Planning magazine's IBD Elite 2022, please click here.
CoastalOne recently launched a new website, along with a new logo, branding, and positioning – visible on their website at Coastal-One.com. The new website more clearly lays out the services and solutions that CoastalOne offers to financial professionals through Coastal Equities, Inc. (CEI), a FINRA registered independent broker-dealer, and to investors through Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc. (CIA), an SEC Registered Investment Advisor.
"We are thrilled about the launch of our new website and branding," said Debra Karrat, Chief Marketing Officer of CoastalOne. "This rebrand was long overdue. We feel the imagery, content, and messaging on the website now more accurately reflects our firm and the value proposition CoastalOne provides to financial professionals and clients."
The website includes new details for financial professionals on transitioning to CoastalOne, a full directory and database of CoastalOne financial professionals, an easily accessible portal for CoastalOne reps and clients, new team members, and a robust News & Events page featuring all of CoastalOne's media activity, including educational articles, podcast episodes, and video interviews, with content geared towards both financial professionals and investors.
In addition, the website includes information on Coastal Capital Markets, the new managing broker-dealer of CoastalOne: "Our network and reputation as an innovative sales, marketing, and distribution partner provide us with access to a large and diverse range of investment sponsors and their offerings," the webpage notes. "Our visibility in the market and track record of successful sponsor partnerships consistently attract and expose our firm to several niche investment strategies and new sponsors each day."
To learn more and view the new website, please click here.
In the second quarter of 2022, to help aid in their rapid growth, CoastalOne continued to selectively and strategically grow their retail independent and capital markets/managing broker-dealer divisions.
Most recently, Emilio Primus was hired as the new Chief Operations Officer. Primus has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry, including mutual fund transfer agencies, brokerage operations, and Agile transformation. Prior to joining CoastalOne, Primus spent the past 13 years at First Command Financial Services in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was VP of Brokerage Operations and, most recently, VP of Technology Operations. To read his full bio, please click here.
In addition, Chester Bracey was recently announced as a full-time Commissions Analyst after originally working as a temporary staff member with CoastalOne. The firm also recently added Ryan Martin-Hayes as a Staff Accountant and continues to expand its finance team. Further, Charlie Sobel, the coordinator for a wide variety of operational and compliance activities for CoastalOne, was recently promoted to Compliance Manager
Finally, CoastalOne continues to expand their Capital Markets team, CoastalOne's managing broker-dealer, hiring Nick Worontzoff as Senior Vice President and Elizabeth Ward as Vice President. To read their full bios, please visit the CoastalOne Team page.
The CoastalOne team has expanded substantially in recent years as the firm continues to experience rapid growth and has recently filled significant roles in addition to Chief Operations Officer, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer.
To see all of the recent additions to the CoastalOne team and to learn more, please click here.
The annual CoastalOne Due Diligence and Compliance Conference will be held next month from September 19-21 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Sarasota, Florida, and will include three days of training, inspiration, and networking. CoastalOne has invited and encouraged all of their representatives and financial professionals to attend in order to ensure they stay up to date on regulatory requirements, are informed of the latest investment products and strategies, and learn best practices for their profession and industry.
In addition to the CoastalOne compliance and executive team, the conference will feature a handful of guest speakers. One of the keynote presentations will be delivered by Shawn Rhodes, author, speaker, and founder of Bulletproof Selling, who will discuss strategies that the best advisors use to develop and close new prospects, as well as how CoastalOne advisors can systemize sales. In addition, the conference will feature:
- Dale Brown, President and CEO of the Financial Services Institute (FSI)
- Rosemarie Leong of INtuition Due Diligence, featuring Inspired Healthcare Capital, Capital Square, and Resource Royalty
- Susanne Syracuse, a seasoned financial services industry executive, innovative business and marketing strategist, and advocacy catalyst
Top sponsors of the conference include Madison Capital Group, MDS Energy Development, Triton Pacific Capital Partners, and MacKenzie Capital Management.
CoastalOne, located in Wilmington, Delaware, is an independent broker-dealer and RIA platform that enables financial professionals to maximize the success of their practices. CoastalOne is comprised of Coastal Equities, Inc. (CEI), a FINRA registered independent broker-dealer, and Coastal Investment Advisors, Inc. (CIA), an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. CoastalOne is focused on providing professionals with dedicated support, integrated technology, and a deep understanding of regulatory framework so they can deliver outstanding service and personalized guidance to their clients. Their goal is to become the firm of choice for independent financial professionals and their clients, and their mission is to build life-long client relationships from a foundation of personal service, trust, and collaboration. Learn more at www.Coastal-One.com.
Media Contact:
Jonny Swift
Impact Communications, Inc.
913-649-5009
JonnySwift@ImpactCommunications.org
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Dallas-based video technology company, OneDay, partners with industry-leading real estate software company, Yardi, to bring users a streamlined experience
DALLAS, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OneDay, a video-based sales enablement platform today announced they are a fully qualified Standard Interface Vendor with Yardi®, an industry-leading investment, and property management software, including customer relationship management (CRM) for all types and sizes of real estate companies. The unification of these two best-in-class solutions brings video creation, content sharing, and tracking together in one place and streamlines the experience for shared users.
The platform interface will allow users to sync contacts, record personalized videos directly from the OneDay platform, and share them with recipients from their list of contacts in Yardi's CRM software. When a OneDay video is shared with a contact, an activity is created automatically in Yardi's software, providing details about the specific video sent. The in-depth analytics will allow users to see how well their videos are performing so they can optimize which videos generate the most impact, providing a clear ROI.
"We are thrilled to partner with Yardi, another industry-leading technology company that shares our passion for creating easy-to-use and reliable technology that is pushing the real estate industry forward," said Clint Lee, Co-founder and CEO of OneDay. "The synergy between our two platforms provides a seamless connection, creating added convenience and functionality for our shared users."
To learn more about the interface and how users can leverage both platforms, visit www.oneday.com and https://www.yardi.com.
Headquartered in Dallas, TX, OneDay is a technology company whose mission is to bring best-in-class video solutions to multiple industries, helping them connect with customers and grow their businesses. Its first product, which launched in 2017, allows senior living communities to personalize the sales experience, improve the resident experience, and create a culture of recognition by leveraging first-of-its-kind, world-class technology. In 2021, OneDay expanded into the multifamily industry, allowing leasing agents to personalize and streamline the resident and leasing experience. The company currently partners with over 5,000 communities across the U.S., U.K, and Canada For more information on OneDay, please visit www.oneday.com.
Yardi® develops and supports industry-leading investment and property management software for all types and sizes of real estate companies. With 8,000 employees, Yardi is working with our clients globally to drive significant innovation in the real estate industry. For more information on how Yardi is Energized for Tomorrow, visit yardi.com.
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Next step in bringing polypropylene recycling plant to Japan
ORLANDO, Fla., March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ: PCT) and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Mitsui) announced a signed heads of agreement (HOA) to develop and operate a polypropylene (PP) recycling plant in Japan. Mitsui is a global trading and investment company with a diversified business portfolio based in Tokyo. In September of 2021, the two sides announced a signed memorandum of understanding.
The two sides are targeting completion of a plant in 2026. The first plant is designed to transform PP waste into an ultra-pure recycled (UPR) resin and expected to have an annual capacity of 59,000 metric tons (130 million pounds).
PureCycle CEO Dustin Olson said, "We need strong global partners like Mitsui to solve the global plastic waste crisis. This HOA is a major step forward in the process of bringing a true circular solution to Japan for polypropylene plastic waste. The final options for site locations are located between major population and industrial centers, so we can optimize supply chain activities for both feed and product. We believe this site will become a strategic sustainable supply location for critical Japanese industries like automotive, electronics, and consumer product companies."
PureCycle uses a patented technology that can remove virtually all contaminants, colors and odors from polypropylene plastic waste (designated as No.5 plastic) and transform it into an ultra-pure plastic resin that can be used multiple times.
Chief Operating Officer of the Performance Materials Business Unit at Mitsui Hiroshi Kakiuchi commented, "Mitsui has identified 'sustainability management and the evolution of ESG' as key areas of its Corporate Strategy. Through this new joint project with PureCycle, Mitsui aims to contribute to the overall reduction of plastic waste and the establishment of a circular economy in Japan. By securing plastic waste as the raw material, manufacturing recycled polypropylene resin, and expanding the applications of the material for consumer goods, food containers and automobile interiors, Mitsui aims to make a significant contribution to the creation of the more sustainable society."
This is the latest example of PureCycle's global-growth strategy. Earlier this year, the company announced the site of its first polypropylene recycling facility in Europe at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges' Next Gen District in Belgium. PureCycle's first PP recycling plant in Asia is planned to open in 2025 in South Korea.
PureCycle Contact
Christian Bruey
cbruey@purecycle.com
+1 (352) 745-6120
About PureCycle Technologies
PureCycle Technologies LLC., a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license for the only patented solvent-driven purification recycling technology, developed by The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), that is designed to transform
polypropylene plastic waste (designated as No. 5 plastic) into a continuously renewable resource. The unique purification process removes color, odor, and other impurities from No. 5 plastic waste resulting in an ultra-pure recycled (UPR) plastic that can be recycled and reused multiple times, changing our relationship with plastic.
About Mitsui
Mitsui & Co. Ldt. (8031: JP) is a global trading and investment company with a diversified business portfolio that spans approximately 64 countries in Asia, Europe, North, Central & South America, The Middle East, Africa and Oceania.
Mitsui has over 5,500 employees and deploys talent around the globe to identify, develop, and grow businesses in collaboration with a global network of trusted partners. Mitsui has built a strong and diverse core business portfolio covering the Mineral and Metal Resources, Energy, Machinery and Infrastructure, and Chemicals industries.
Leveraging its strengths, Mitsui has further diversified beyond its core profit pillars to create multifaceted value in new areas, including innovative Energy Solutions, Healthcare & Nutrition and through a strategic focus on high-growth Asian markets. This strategy aims to derive growth opportunities by harnessing some of the world's main mega-trends: sustainability, health & wellness, digitalization and the growing power of the consumer.
Mitsui has a long heritage in Asia, where it has established a diverse and strategic portfolio of businesses and partners that gives it a strong differentiating edge, provides exceptional access for all global partners to the world's fastest growing region and strengthens its international portfolio.
For more information on Mitsui & Co's businesses visit, mitsui.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements about the financial condition, results of operations, earnings outlook and prospects of PureCycle. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "continue," "could," "may," "might," "possible," "potential," "predict," "should," "would" and other similar words and expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of PureCycle and are inherently subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances and their potential effects and speak only as of the date of this press release. There can be no assurance that future developments will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described in the section of PureCycle's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 entitled "Risk Factors," those discussed and identified in public filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by PureCycle and the following:
- PureCycle's ability to meet, and to continue to meet, applicable regulatory requirements for the use of PureCycle's UPR resin in food grade applications (both in the United States and abroad);
- PureCycle's ability to comply on an ongoing basis with the numerous regulatory requirements applicable to the UPR resin and PureCycle's facilities (both in the United States and abroad);
- expectations and changes regarding PureCycle's strategies and future financial performance, including its future business plans, expansion plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products and services, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and PureCycle's ability to invest in growth initiatives;
- PureCycle's ability to scale and build its first commercial-scale recycling facility in Lawrence County, Ohio (the "Ironton Facility") in a timely and cost-effective manner;
- PureCycle's ability to complete the necessary funding with respect to, and complete the construction of its first U.S. cluster facility located in Augusta, Georgia (the "Augusta Facility"), in a timely and cost-effective manner;
- PureCycle's ability to sort and process polypropylene plastic waste at its plastic waste prep ("Feed PreP") facilities;
- PureCycle's ability to maintain exclusivity under the Procter & Gamble Company license;
- the implementation, market acceptance and success of PureCycle's business model and growth strategy;
- the success or profitability of PureCycle's offtake arrangements;
- the ability to source feedstock with a high polypropylene content;
- PureCycle's future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash;
- PureCycle's ability to obtain funding for its operations and future growth;
- developments and projections relating to PureCycle's competitors and industry;
- the outcome of any legal or regulatory proceedings to which PureCycle is, or may become a party, including the securities class action case;
- geopolitical risk and changes in applicable laws or regulations;
- the possibility that PureCycle may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors;
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
9-0-5
(nine, zero, five)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
9-0-5
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A prominent Guatemalan newspaper editor who has overseen investigations into corruption has been arrested, prompting denunciations Saturday by politicians, anticorruption activists and civic groups.
Prosecution agents arrested José Ruben Zamora Marroquín at his home on Friday night, searching his home, seizing telephones and accusing him of money laundering. Zamora Marroquín is a prize-winning journalist who heads the newspaper El Periodico.
“This is an orchestrated plan, where the aim now is not to pursue those who are corrupt, but rather opponents,” said human rights activist Eleonora Muralles. “The strategy is to coopt the whole system and have judges — with serious doubts about their impartiality — put together cases and evidence against opponents.”
Journalists protested Saturday outside a courthouse where the case is being heard.
U.S. Congressman James P. McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat, wrote that he was “deeply concerned” by the detention.
McGovern wrote in his Twitter account, “The judiciary is already decimated, is the Free Press next? Journalism is not a crime!”
Zamora Marroquín has declared a hunger strike. Speaking before a court hearing, he said, “I haven’t eaten anything nor drunk any water in 36 hours.”
The U.S. government has sharply criticized the weakening of anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala and last year cancelled the U.S. visa of Guatemalan Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been pursuing former prosecutors who had been conducting corruption investigations against officials..
More than former anti-corruption officials have fled the country. Now that effort appears to have extended to journalists.
Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei has been dismissive of U.S. officials’ criticism of his attorney general and what they see as a backsliding in Guatemala on battling corruption. The country’s new special prosecutor against impunity has been placed on a U.S. list of people suspected of corruption or undermining democracy. He is accused of obstructing corruption investigations.
Giammattei’s government and prosecutors accelerated efforts begun by his predecessor to undo a U.N.-backed anti-corruption campaign that put several top officials, including former presidents, behind bars. They say those prosecutions themselves were irregular.
Moreover, a number of the Guatemalans, including two Supreme Court magistrates, were allegedly involved in a scheme to stack the Supreme and Appellate Courts with corrupt judges, according to the State Department report. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/arrest-of-prominent-guatemalan-journalist-draws-condemnation/ | 2022-07-31 01:03:06 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/arrest-of-prominent-guatemalan-journalist-draws-condemnation/ |
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Several thousand cheering and flag-waving Jordanians packed a sports stadium for a free concert in the capital of Amman as part of celebrations leading up the kingdom's first major royal wedding in years.
Crown Prince Hussein, 28, is to marry Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, on Thursday at Zahran Palace in downtown Amman, the same wedding venue previously chosen by the prince's father, King Abdullah II, and his grandfather, the late King Hussein.
The nuptials come after a rough patch for the royals, including a public rift between the king and his half-brother, and are seen as a way of shoring up public support at a time of persistent economic difficulties.
Designed to convey a sense of continuity, Thursday's ceremony is expected to include some of the same features as previous royal weddings, including a motorcade of red Land Rover jeeps escorting the couple through the streets of Amman after the ceremony.
Palace officials have been tight-lipped about other elements of the wedding, including the complete guest list and details about the bride's dress. U.S. first lady Jill Biden and several royals from around the world have confirmed attendance, among them the king and queen of the Netherlands.
Celebrations kicked off last week with a henna party for Alseif, hosted by Jordan's Queen Rania and attended by several hundred women. Alseif has a degree in architecture, and has lived and worked in Los Angeles. Her father is a founder of one of Saudi Arabia's largest engineering firms, and her mother is a relative of Saudi King Salman.
On Monday evening, several thousand young Jordanians attended a free concert at Amman International Stadium. Performers included well-known Arab singers, including Egypt’s Tamer Hosny.
Midway through his set, Hosny took his performance offstage and walked while singing towards the stands. With call and response, he encouraged the crowd to sing along.
“For his excellency the beloved crown prince let’s hear a huge round of applause,” Hosny said while surrounded by a roving entourage in the stadium.
Friends Rahma Beljas and Shireen Shirbati, both 18, were all smiles during the concert in the stadium where they both train as competitive runners.
Beljas said that while they were enjoying the night’s festivities, more was to come. “This Thursday we’ll celebrate even more.”
One of the last attention-generating royal weddings in Jordan took place in June 1993 when Abdullah married Rania, who was born to a Palestinian family in Kuwait. They had met in Amman earlier that year, when he was not yet crown prince and she worked in marketing.
The couple's trajectory changed in January 1999 when Abdullah's father, who was near death at the time, awarded the title of crown prince to Abdullah, his eldest son. After Hussein died on Feb. 7, 1999, Abdullah became king.
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Memphis Grizzlies’ Zach Kleiman named NBA executive of year
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman has been named the NBA basketball executive of the year. The 33-year-old Kleiman is the youngest to ever win the award and is the second executive with the Grizzlies to receive the honor. Jerry West won the award for the 2003-04 season while working with the Grizzlies. Kleiman became general manager and executive vice president of basketball operations in April 2019. He put together the roster that had the NBA’s second-best record at 56-26, tying the franchise record for wins in a single season. The Grizzlies’ No. 2 seed in the Western Conference is the highest in franchise history. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/12/memphis-grizzlies-zach-kleiman-named-nba-executive-of-year/ | 2022-05-12 17:49:06 | 0 | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/12/memphis-grizzlies-zach-kleiman-named-nba-executive-of-year/ |
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Patric Hornqvist was one of the last Florida Panthers players to leave the team’s locker room on Sunday, which surprises none of his teammates.
He’s not playing yet still working as hard as anyone.
The two-time Stanley Cup winner has a chance to get his name on hockey’s biggest prize for a third time, with the Panthers set to start the final next weekend at either Vegas or Dallas. Hornqvist has not played since a concussion knocked him from a game against Seattle on Dec. 3, and he won’t play in the championship series.
“I feel great,” Hornqvist said. “This is so much fun. To see the boys playing this hard, on that consistent basis for the last 15 games, it makes me so happy. I’m so happy for them and to be through this kind of run again, for me, it’s great. This is what you live for as a player and as a fan and all that. For me to still be around them on a day-to-day basis, it makes my life great.”
He hasn’t scored since getting the game winner on opening night against the New York Islanders. He hasn’t had a point on any of Florida’s last 256 goals, hasn’t dressed for any of the Panthers’ last 74 games, and yet everyone in the locker room says he’s a big reason why they’re headed to the Stanley Cup Final.
“He’s definitely the guy who you want to talk to if you need to know anything about a situation,” captain Aleksander Barkov said. “He always knows what to do, especially now, because he’s won it twice.”
At 36 years old and in his 15th NHL season, Hornqvist — who won his Cups with Pittsburgh in 2016 and 2017 — surely wasn’t envisioning his year to go this way. He hasn’t officially retired; he said there will be a conversation with the Panthers about the future when the season ends.
But there was just no willingness on the team’s part to potentially expose him to another head injury this season.
“We all knew when he got to post-concussion that the risk then of another one was way too high,” coach Paul Maurice said. “The potential cost for the rest of his life was just way too high. You find with players — certainly not the extreme point when their careers possibly have come to an end — but with a major injury they always go through some sort of depression. You just didn’t see that with him. He wasn’t relieved, he wasn’t happy that it was over, but he knew that at that point that it was over.”
Over on game nights, anyway.
He hasn’t hung up the skates quite yet — and still has a very important role on the ice.
The Panthers have dealt with a ton of injuries this season and the medical team always has to determine when a player is ready to return. This season, there’s been an extra test: that player has to survive a skating session with Hornqvist.
“If you can skate with him, you’re good,” Maurice said. “He’s half-doctor, half-coach, certainly the bar setter as far as the ability to come back and play.”
Most of the Panthers have never played for the Cup, much less won one. They rely on Hornqvist’s expertise. He goes up to some players privately, sometimes speaks to the whole group, is still present in meetings and is often among the first person to greet everyone after wins.
“There’s never going to be another Horny,” Barkov said. “He just means a lot to our team, his work ethic and how professional he is about everything in hockey.”
Maurice is convinced that Hornqvist will be a hockey lifer. He thinks he could coach or work in a front office, become a scout or do player development. He raves about his understanding of every nuance of the game and how he can process it all in real time.
Hornqvist knows all that. But for now, talk of the future can wait. He’s still a player, his team is still playing, the Stanley Cup Final awaits — and he has a job to do.
“All we know is I’m not going to play more this year,” Hornqvist said. “I will sit down with my family and (Panthers GM Bill Zito) and Paul after the season and see what happens. That’s not the focus right now. The focus right now is to make sure I can help these guys to be in the best-prepared mode and mindset for these last, at most, seven games.”
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- Supported by long-term investors to build leading TPD drug discovery platform and screening capabilities
- Advancing two molecular glue degraders with best-in-class potential into the clinic
- Accelerating lead optimization entry of first-in-class molecular glue and heterobifunctional degraders
SAN DIEGO and SHANGHAI, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GluBio Therapeutics, a biotech company focused on developing novel targeted protein degradation (TPD) drugs, recently announced the completion of Series A+ financing of $22 million. This round is led by Qiming Venture Partners and joined by Lilly Asia Ventures and Kaitai Capital, bringing the total capital raised to nearly $90 million since its establishment in March, 2021.
The investment will help advance two molecular glue degraders with best-in-class potential into the clinic for hematological malignancies, accelerate the lead optimization entry of three first-in-class TPD drugs for solid tumors and inflammatory diseases, and further upgrade GluBio's proprietary TPD discovery platform and screening capabilities tailored for rapid discovery and optimization of small molecule protein degraders for 'undruggable' therapeutic targets.
"We are thrilled to advance molecular-glue and heterobifunctional protein degraders, which hold a great promise of eliminating disease-causing proteins that are not amenable to traditional therapeutic approaches," said Gang Lu, Ph.D., GluBio Founder and CEO. "In the past 16 months, GluBio made tremendous progress in developing best-in-class and/or first-in-class TPD assets and state-of-the-art TPD platform, fully maximizing the therapeutic and commercial potential of TPD technologies. We completed this round within two months of Series A financing. We are grateful for the unwavering confidence investors have in our assets and platform, and confident that this round will accelerate a smooth and successful execution of our pipeline and platform."
Dr. Kan Chen, Partner of Qiming Venture Parners, said, "Targeted protein degradation is a revolutionary technology in the biopharmaceutical field. GluBio team has extensive experience in targeted protein degradation and has built a strong platform for molecular glue and new target discovery technologies, making it a promising leader in TPD field. Qiming Venture Partners is pleased to continue our support to the company's development and hopes that GluBio will accelerate its R&D and industrialization process to bring more unmet need targets to the clinical stage and new treatment options to patients worldwide."
About GluBio Therapeutics, Inc
GluBio Therapeutics is a pioneering TPD company dedicated to developing targeted protein degraders for human diseases with unmet medical needs. Founded by seasoned drug developers with deep knowledge and expertise in TPD drug discovery, the company has established a proprietary TPD discovery platform and robust screening capability. GluBio is advancing a diverse pipeline of highly selective small-molecule degraders across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology and immunology. The company has research operations in both San Diego, CA, USA and Shanghai, China.
About Qiming Venture Partners
Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, Seattle, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.4 billion in capital raised. Since our establishment, we have invested in outstanding companies in the Technology and Consumer (T&C) and Healthcare industries at the early and growth stages.
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About Lilly Asia Ventures
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(CNN) Goodbye, Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. Hello, Frankmobile.
The beloved Wienermobile is hitting the road this summer with a new name.
The change is in honor of the brand’s 100% beef franks’ new recipe.
The fleet of six Frankmobiles features new exterior decals, including a “please do not lick” one.
Instead of “Hotdoggers” behind the wheel the new drivers are called “Frankfurters.”
The company is also introducing a “Frank for Franks” program. Anyone with an iteration of the name “Frank” can get a coupon for a free pack of beef franks.
Oscar Mayer says this is the first time the vehicle has changed names since 1936.
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Mega Million ticket sold in Arizona worth $4 million; jackpot climbs to $940M
DES MOINES, Iowa (3TV/CBS 5/AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but not a single grand prize winner.
The numbers drawn late Tuesday were: 25, 29, 33, 41, 44, and gold Mega Ball 18.
Lottery officials announced early Wednesday that tickets sold in Arizona, Mississippi, and South Dakota matched five numbers and the “Megaplier” feature. That prize pot is worth $4 million in this drawing.
Match 5 tickets were sold in Maryland, Texas, and Virginia. The next drawing is scheduled to be held Friday night.
The new $940 million jackpot is for a winner who chooses to be paid through an annuity over 29 years. Nearly all winners opt for a cash payout, which for Friday night’s drawing would be an estimated $483.5 million.
In Tuesday’s drawing, there were more than 2.9 million winning tickets of various amounts including three $4 million tickets sold in Arizona, Mississippi and South Dakota, Mega Millions said in a statement.
The lack of a winner of an estimated $785 million jackpot Tuesday means there have been 23 straight drawings without anyone taking the top prize.
The new jackpot will remain the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
The jackpot-winning drought isn’t surprising given the daunting odds of one in 302.6 million of winning the top prize.
The jackpot is the largest since someone in California won a record $2.04 billion Powerball prize on Nov. 8. There still has not been an announced winner of that prize.
There have been only three larger Mega Millions jackpots than Friday’s estimated prize in the game’s 20 years, including $1.53 billion in 2018, $1.05 billion in 2021 and $1.33 billion in July, Mega Millions said.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of TuSimple Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TSP).
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Monday that the United States and NATO played no part in the Wagner mercenary group’s short-lived insurrection in Russia, calling the uprising and the longer-term challenges it poses for President Vladimir Putin’s authority “a struggle within the Russian system.”
Biden and U.S. allies supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion emphasized their intent to be seen as staying out of the mercenaries’ stunning insurgency, the biggest threat to Putin in his two decades leading Russia. They are concerned that Putin could use accusations of Western involvement to rally Russians to his defense.
Biden and administration officials declined an immediate assessment of what the 22-hour uprising by the Wagner Group might mean for Russia’s war in Ukraine, for mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin or for Russia itself.
“We’re going to keep assessing the fallout of this weekend’s events and the implications from Russia and Ukraine,” Biden said. “But it’s still too early to reach a definitive conclusion about where this is going.”
Putin, in his first public comments since the rebellion, said “Russia’s enemies” had hoped the mutiny would succeed in dividing and weakening Russia, “but they miscalculated.” He identified the enemies as “the neo-Nazis in Kyiv, their Western patrons and other national traitors.”
And Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the special services were already investigating whether Western intelligence services were involved in Prigozhin’s rebellion.
Over the course of a tumultuous weekend in Russia, U.S. diplomats were in contact with their counterparts in Moscow to underscore that the American government regarded the matter as a domestic affair for Russia, with the U.S. only a bystander, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.
American diplomats also stressed to Moscow that they expected Russia to ensure the safety of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and Americans detained in Russia, Miller said.
In a video call between Biden and leaders of U.S.-allied countries over the weekend, all were determined to give Putin “no excuse to blame this on the West,” Biden told reporters at the White House.
“We made clear that we were not involved. We had nothing to do with it,” Biden said. “This was part of a struggle within the Russian system.”
Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said Putin in the past has alleged clandestine U.S. involvement in events — including democratic uprisings in former Soviet countries, and campaigns by democracy activists inside and outside Russia — as a way to diminish public support among Russians for those challenges to the Russian system.
The U.S. and NATO “don’t want to be blamed for the appearance of trying to destabilize Putin,” McFaul said.
A feud between Prigozhin and Russia’s military brass that has festered throughout the war erupted into the mutiny that saw the mercenaries leave Ukraine to seize a military headquarters in a southern Russian city. They rolled for hundreds of kilometers toward Moscow, before turning around on Saturday, in a deal whose terms remain uncertain.
Biden’s national security team briefed him hourly as Prigozhin’s forces were on the move, the president said. He had directed them to “prepare for a range of scenarios” as Russia’s crisis unfolded, he said.
Biden did not elaborate on the scenarios. But national security spokesman John Kirby addressed one concern raised frequently by the public, news media and others as the world watched the cracks opening in Putin’s hold on power — worries that the Russian leader might take extreme action to reassert his command.
Putin and the Kremlin have made repeated references to Russia’s nuclear weapons since invading Ukraine 16 months ago, aiming to discourage NATO countries from ratcheting up their support to Ukraine.
“One thing that we have always talked about, unabashedly so, is that it’s in nobody’s interest for this war to escalate beyond the level of violence that is already visited upon the Ukrainian people,” Kirby said at a White House news briefing. “It’s not good for, certainly, Ukraine and not good for our allies and partners in Europe. Quite frankly, it’s not good for the Russian people.”
In the aftermath of the mutiny, both Prigozhin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made public comments Monday aiming to play down the crisis.
In an 11-minute audio statement, Prigozhin said he acted “to prevent the destruction of the Wagner private military company” and in particular in response to an attack on a Wagner camp that killed some 30 of his fighters.
Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend, telling him, ”’No matter what happened in Russia, let me say again, no matter what happened in Russia, we in the United States would continue to support Ukraine’s defense and sovereignty and its territorial integrity.” Biden said. He said he intended to speak with Zelenskyy again late Monday or early Tuesday.
The Pentagon is expected to announce Tuesday that it is sending up to $500 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems, U.S. officials said Monday. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the aid has not yet been publicly announced.
Biden, in the first weeks after Putin sent tens of thousands of Russian forces into Ukraine in February 2022, had issued a passionate statement against the Russian leader’s continuing in command. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” he said then, as reports emerged of Russian atrocities against civilians in Ukraine.
On Monday, U.S. officials were careful not to be seen as backing either Putin or his former longtime protege, Prigozhin, in public comments.
“We believe it’s up to the Russian people to determine who their leadership is,” Kirby said.
White House officials were also trying to understand how Beijing was digesting the Wagner revolt and what it might mean for the China-Russia relationship going forward. China and Russia are each other’s closest major partner. The White House says Beijing has considered — but not followed through on — sending Russia weaponry for use in Ukraine.
“I think it’d be fair to say that recent developments in Russia had been unsettling to the Chinese leadership,” said Kurt Campbell, coordinator for the Indo-Pacific at the White House National Security Council, speaking at a forum hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “I think I’ll just leave it at that.”
China values Russia as a friend in part to keep from standing alone against the U.S. and its allies in disputes. With Russia’s invasion and resulting international sanctions sapping Russian resources and now sparking a rebellion, McFaul said, Ukraine and its allies could make the case: “‘Xi Jinping, you know, if you want your buddy to stay in power, maybe this is the time to put some pressure on him to wrap up this war.”’
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who led a fruitless 14-month investigation into the state's 2020 election results appeared in court Monday to represent a man accused of fraudulently requesting absentee ballots.
Michael Gableman said he was temporarily representing Harry Wait in a preliminary hearing in Racine County, the Racine Journal Times reported. Wait has been charged with election fraud and identity theft for requesting the ballots of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Racine Mayor Cory Mason and others.
Wait has said he requested the ballots to prove that the state’s voter registration system, MyVote Wisconsin, is vulnerable to fraud.
Vos, who hired Gableman last year to investigate the 2020 election, fired him in August soon after Gableman endorsed Vos' primary opponent. Gableman's investigation found no evidence of fraud and cost taxpayers more than $1 million.
A crowd stood outside the courthouse Monday in support of Wait. Some members of the group held signs for Honest, Open and Transparent Government, the group Wait leads, and drew praise from Gableman.
“It really is remarkable and refreshing and all the good things that the founders envisioned for democracy," he said.
Honest, Open and Transparent Government's website promotes narratives of election fraud and gives members advice for how they can “take back Wisconsin.”
Gableman voiced similar sentiments at a dinner this month hosted by the Republican Party of Outagamie County, where he said a revolution was “the only way to keep an honest government,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
In court, Gableman asked Judge Robert Repishcak for more time to allow Wait to find an attorney. Repischak rescheduled the preliminary hearing for Oct. 7. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Gableman-represents-man-charged-with-false-ballot-17452233.php | 2022-09-19 19:50:56 | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Gableman-represents-man-charged-with-false-ballot-17452233.php |
DENVER (AP) — Police officer Andy Sandoval lives in one the most beautiful places in the world near Vail, Colorado, where world-famous ski resorts are nestled between Rocky Mountain peaks. His living situation for years, though, was far less dreamy.
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Until last month, the 26-year-old, his wife and their two small children were squeezed into one bedroom in a three-bedroom house that held nine other tenants — the best they could afford because of bloated housing prices fueled in part by sky-high land costs.
“Seeing my kids who wanted to run around, and my kids who wanted to stay up and watch a movie, who just didn’t have the space to do a lot of things ... was heartbreaking," said Sandoval. “I feel like I was failing them.”
Sandoval and his family were able to move into a home of their own last month thanks to Habitat for Humanity, but their all-to-common plight was an impetus for Colorado lawmakers to wade into the housing crisis.
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The legislature is considering a new proposal to free up vacant parcels of state-owned land that could be leased or sold at a discount for affordable housing projects. If passed, one project near Vail would build 80 units of affordable housing in the first phase, and potentially hundreds more.
The proposal is part of a snowballing trend kicked off locally by cities such as Boston, New York and San Francisco that has since been adopted by California lawmakers in 2019 and spawned requests to the federal government to open up land for residential development.
“The cost of land in Colorado is one of — if not the — highest barrier to building affordable housing,” said Democratic state Rep. Dylan Roberts, one of the bill's sponsors. “By eliminating that barrier, we’re hopefully going to see projects happen that would have never happened before.”
The bill was the first of several housing affordability measures the state's Democratic-controlled Legislature is considering this year as they prioritize what has become a vital issue after the state's median home price rose by 40% since the beginning of 2020, nearing $600,000, according to the rental platform Zillow.
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“This is unaffordable if you are a teacher, nurse, restaurant manager, or city employee, the very workforce that help our Colorado communities thrive,” said Karen Kallenberg, executive director of Colorado's Habitat for Humanity, in a committee hearing on the bill.
Colorado's Habitat for Humanity chapter develops affordable dwellings across the state, and Kallenberg noted land has become one of the organization's largest expenses, rising by as much as 286% in recent years.
The bill would authorize state officials to identify underused, state-owned land and organize deals with local municipalities, nonprofits and private companies to build affordable housing.
Colorado owns about 55 vacant parcels, including about a dozen in and around Denver, that could potentially be used for affordable housing. The bill proposes allocating $13 million to help kick-start projects.
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It's yet to be determined which parcels would work for affordable housing, and how many units could be built on the ones that do. But, if passed, the legislation would launch one project in a place called Dowds Junction at the confluence of highways near Vail, west of Denver.
In Vail alone, the median home prices has grown by $600,000 to over $1.7 million since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Zillow. Prices rose as wealthy newcomers — freed from their office desks with pandemic, work-from-home protocols — descended on resort towns in a buying frenzy. It's left local police officers and teachers scrambling to find an affordable abode.
“We simply cannot succeed without homes for our vital workforce," said George Ruther, Vail's housing director.
Single mother Tanya Solis, 33, a school social worker who had long dreamed of owning her own home, bounced around apartments in the region, fleeing steep rent hikes with each lease renewal during her daughter's first years.
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“I would just melt down thinking, ‘Would I ever be able to afford something?’” said Solis. “Will I ever be able to offer something stable to my daughter?”
Like Sandoval, Solis recently was able to buy a home in the area through Habitat for Humanity. For Solis, being accepted for a home “was just all these great emotions,” she said. “Having programs like them available is just so huge ... (giving) individuals like us opportunities to be homeowners.”
The parcel in Dowds Junction is currently used by the Colorado Department of Transportation, and the proposal would shift trailers on the property to another lot to make way for 80 units of affordable housing.
In Colorado's statehouse, the bill has garnered Democratic and tentative GOP support, passing through committee last month in a 6-1 vote after supportive testimony from interest groups including the Colorado Chamber of Commerce.
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Republican Sen. Rod Pelton, the lone committee member to oppose the proposal, said he's concerned about the state potentially outcompeting adjacent landowners. Pelton caveated his vote by saying, “No, for now."
“We just need to be mindful of private enterprise, that we don't harm that process,” he said.
The idea to utilize public land has made its way all the up to the federal government, where, in Colorado alone, the Bureau of Land Management owns 8.3 million acres of public land, according to the agency.
A spokesperson for Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said the land some federal agencies own, oftentimes in town centers, have “great promise for housing opportunities.” The Western Governors’ Association, which Polis chairs, urged Congress to make the transfer of land to states, cities and counties easier as a solution to housing shortages.
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Forfeiting federal land to states, however, has garnered more opposition.
In a statement, Kate Groetzinger, a spokesperson for the left-leaning Center for Western Priorities, said: “It’s important to remember that people choose to live in the West because of our abundant public lands... now is the time to invest in making our public lands more accessible, not sell them off.”
Groetzinger said the environmental organization doesn't have a stance on Colorado's proposal, which does not include federal land.
Roberts said his bill is not the sole solution to the housing crisis, but argued it would be a significant step in tackling numerous challenges facing Colorado.
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“(Housing) is an economic issue because it’s hurting small businesses. It’s an educational issue because we can’t hire teachers in Colorado. It’s a health care issue because we can’t hire healthcare workers,” said Roberts. “If we can make a big dent in it, we are going to see it resonate through a lot of other challenges.”
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Jesse Bedayn is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/colorado-considers-using-public-land-for-17762380.php | 2023-02-03 20:15:25 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/colorado-considers-using-public-land-for-17762380.php |
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