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FAYETTEVILLE -- A Tontitown man was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole on two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor via production of child pornography.
Joshua Paul Brown, 32, was indicted by a grand jury in November and pleaded guilty to the charges in February, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas.
FBI agents began investigating in July upon receiving information regarding an exchange of child sexual abuse material between a person in Florida and a person in Tontitown, which led the FBI to Brown, according to the release.
A search warrant executed at Brown's residence, and subsequent forensic examination of the electronics taken from the home, revealed Brown had produced multiple videos of child sexual abuse material with a minor, the release stated.
The Benton County sheriff's office and Tontitown Police Department also investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Marshall prosecuted the case. Judge Timothy Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/12/child-porn-gets-man-50-years-in-prison/ | 2022-06-12 10:54:21 | 0 | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/12/child-porn-gets-man-50-years-in-prison/ |
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Madera County Sheriff's Office says one of their law enforcement dogs is lost.
In the early morning of Sunday, July 2nd, the deputy who handles the dog named "Odin" discovered he was missing from his yard.
The three-year-old Belgian Malinois was seen on home surveillance footage climbing over the top of his 6-foot kennel, then climbing over the 6-foot fence of the yard.
The home is located near Cedar and Bullard in Northeast Fresno. Odin was not wearing a collar or Sheriff's Office identification while in the yard.
Odin is a 75-pound with black and tan coloring and a white patch on his chest. His handler describes him as even-tempered and social.
Even though he has experience with the public and children, the Sheriff's Office asks people not to approach the dog but to call (559) 675-7770 immediately.
Stay with ABC30 for the latest details on this developing story. | https://abc30.com/madera-county-sheriffs-office-lost-dog-k9-officer-deputy/13453746/ | 2023-07-02 17:38:36 | 1 | https://abc30.com/madera-county-sheriffs-office-lost-dog-k9-officer-deputy/13453746/ |
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER (Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country growing increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools.
The suspect, who was killed by police, is believed to be a former student at The Covenant School in Nashville, where the shooting took place.
The victims were identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all 9 years old, and adults Cynthia Peak, 61; Katherine Koonce, 60; and Mike Hill, 61.
The website of The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school founded in 2001, lists a Katherine Koonce as the head of the school. Her LinkedIn profile says she has led the school since July 2016.
The attack at The Covenant School — which has about 200 students from preschool through sixth grade, as well as roughly 50 staff members — comes as communities around the nation are reeling from a spate of school violence, including the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last year; a first grader who shot his teacher in Virginia; and a shooting last week in Denver that wounded two administrators.
“I was literally moved to tears to see this and the kids as they were being ushered out of the building,” Metropolitan Nashville Police Chief John Drake said at an afternoon news conference.
The suspect’s identity and motive have not been released.
The Covenant School was founded as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church. The affluent Green Hills neighborhood just south of downtown Nashville, where the Covenant School is located, is home to the famed Bluebird Café – a beloved spot for musicians and song writers.
President Joe Biden, speaking at an unrelated event at the White House on Monday, called the shooting a “family’s worst nightmare” and implored Congress again to pass a ban on certain semi-automatic weapons.
“It’s ripping at the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of this nation,” Biden said.
The suspect’s identity as a woman surprised experts on mass shootings. Female shooters make up only about 5% to 8% of all mass shooters, said Adam Lankford, a criminal justice professor at the University of Alabama who has closely studied the psychology and behavior of mass shooters.
There have been seven mass killings at U.S. schools since 2006, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. In all of them, the shooters were males who killed four or more people within a 24-hour time frame at K-12 school.
Researchers believe there are three main explanations for why men commit more shootings than women, according to Jonathan Metzl, a professor of sociology and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University who has studied mass shootings for more than a decade.
Metzl listed those explanations as: Men have more testosterone, are socialized to be engaged in violence and own more guns than women.
“From school shootings historically, very often we think that people have some historical connection or emotional connection to the school,” he said, calling the Nashville shooting “an untold story.”
Monday’s tragedy unfolded over roughly 14 minutes. Police received the initial call about an active shooter at 10:13 a.m.
Officers began clearing the first story of the school when they heard gunshots coming from the second level, police spokesperson Don Aaron said during a news briefing.
Two officers from a five-member team opened fire in response, fatally shooting the suspect at 10:27 a.m., Aaron said. One officer had a hand wound from cut glass.
Aaron said there were no police officers present or assigned to the school at the time of the shooting because it is a church-run school.
Other students walked to safety Monday, holding hands as they left their school surrounded by police cars, to a nearby church to be reunited with their parents.
Rachel Dibble, who was at the church as families found their children, described the scene as everyone being in “complete shock.”
“People were involuntarily trembling,” said Dibble, whose children attend a different private school in Nashville. “The children … started their morning in their cute little uniforms they probably had some Froot Loops and now their whole lives changed today.”
Dr. Shamendar Talwar, a social psychologist from the United Kingdom who is working on an unrelated mental health project in Nashville, raced to the church as soon as he heard news of the shooting to offer help. He said he was one of several chaplains, psychologists, life coaches and clergy inside supporting the families.
“All you can show is that the human spirit that basically that we are all here together … and hold their hand more than anything else,” he said.
Jozen Reodica heard the police sirens and fire trucks blaring from outside her office building nearby. As her building was placed under lockdown, she took out her phone and recorded the chaos.
“I thought I would just see this on TV,” she said. “And right now, it’s real.”
Top legislative leaders announced Monday that the GOP-dominant Statehouse would meet briefly later in the evening and delay taking up any legislation.
“In a tragic morning, Nashville joined the dreaded, long list of communities to experience a school shooting,” Mayor John Cooper wrote on Twitter.
Nashville has seen its share of mass violence in recent years, including a Christmas Day 2020 attack where a recreational vehicle was intentionally detonated in the heart of Music City’s historic downtown, killing the bomber, injuring three others and forcing more than 60 businesses to close.
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Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Holly Meyer and Kristin Hall in Nashville; Denise Lavoie in Richmond, Virginia; John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia; and Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/27/police-id-kids-all-age-9-and-adults-in-nashville-shooting/ | 2023-03-27 21:28:24 | 0 | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/27/police-id-kids-all-age-9-and-adults-in-nashville-shooting/ |
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Paradigm has been invited to present results from the mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) program, with an oral presentation at the XVII International Conference on Lysosomal Diseases (ICLD 2023), to be held in Sydney, Australia, February 20-21, 2023.
- Dr Drago Bratkovic, Head of the Metabolic Clinic at the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital, will present the research entitled: Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium: A Potential Treatment to Improve Bone and Joint Manifestations of Mucopolysaccharidosis I.
- Three of the four subjects included in Paradigm's open-label phase 2 trial of pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) in MPS-I have completed the 48-week study, with a 6-month treatment extension available.
- Preliminary data from the MPS-I study were previously presented at the 14th International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Sydney in 2021 and indicated favourable clinical responses and overall tolerance to PPS.
- In Paradigm's MPS-VI phase 2 trial based in Brazil, 50% of the planned number of subjects have been recruited to the 24-week study comparing PPS to placebo in a blinded, randomised and controlled trial.
- The Safety Monitoring Physician for the MPS-VI study confirmed successful evaluation of subjects aged 16 and above and the study is now scheduled to assess PPS in two younger cohorts (9 to 16 years, then following another safety review, 5 to 9 years).
- During the Bio International Partnering conference in June 2022, Paradigm saw significant interest in its rare disease clinical development program. Paradigm is currently exploring strategic partnerships to progress current and future clinical studies to further evaluate PPS as a treatment to address the critical unmet need in MPS patients.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: PAR) ("Paradigm" or "the Company"), a late-stage drug development company, is pleased to announce that it is scheduled to present data from the open-label phase 2 study of pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) for mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS-I) as an oral presentation at the 2023 ICLD meeting. Paradigm is also pleased to provide an update on the ongoing multi-centre double-blind randomised phase 2 study comparing PPS to placebo in mucopolysaccharidosis type VI (MPS-VI) patients.
The mucopolysaccharidoses and related disorders belong to a group of more than 40 inherited lysosomal storage diseases. Lysosomes are the recycling centres of all cells that break down excess or worn-out cell parts with their digestive enzymes. Mucopolysaccharidoses disorders are due to errors with one of the enzymes that break down and recycle glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), previously known as mucopolysaccharides. As these waste products cannot be eliminated, they accumulate within the lysosomes of virtually every type of cell in the body, causing cells, tissues, and organs to function abnormally, leading to progressive damage. The heart, bones, joints, respiratory system, and central nervous system, including cognitive function, may eventually be affected. In most cases, symptoms are not apparent at birth, but emerge gradually as a result of defective lysosomal storage and resulting cell damage over time (1,2). Eleven different types of mucopolysaccharidosis have been described, where each is the result of a deficiency in one of the enzymes in the glycosaminoglycan degradation pathway.
Mucopolysaccharidosis type I is a relentlessly progressive and potentially fatal rare genetic disorder with a spectrum of disease. It is caused by reduction or absence in the amount of enzyme responsible for the catabolism (break down) of glycosaminoglycans, resulting in the progressive GAG accumulation in tissues. The disorder causes problems with neurological, skeletal, and cardiovascular development.
There is no cure and children born with the most severe form of MPS-I do not typically survive beyond 10 years of age without treatment. Current standard treatments include bone marrow transplant and enzyme replacement therapy to address the underlying cause of the disease.
Paradigm is partnering with the Adelaide Women and Children's Hospital in South Australia for a study evaluating PPS as an adjunctive therapy to enzyme replacement therapy and/or haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in an open-label, single-centre, phase 2 trial. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate safety and tolerability of PPS over an initial 48-week period, with a 6-month treatment extension available, in patients treated with the current standard of care. Secondary and exploratory objectives include examining the effects of PPS on pain, function, and quality of life, pharmacokinetics, biomarkers, and inflammatory processes.
Four patients with this rare disease have been enrolled, and three have completed the 48-week treatment regimen with no serious adverse events reported to date. Interim results presented at the 14th International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Sydney (2021) indicated an overall trend toward providing meaningful improvements in pain, function, activities of daily living, and overall improvement in quality of life (3). PPS was well tolerated at weekly doses of 0.75 and 1.5 mg/kg for 47 weeks.
The data from the clinical trial participants treated to date is due to be presented at ICLD 2023 to be held in Sydney, Australia, February 20-21, 2023, by Dr Drago Bratkovic, Head of the Metabolic Clinic at the Adelaide Women and Children's hospital. The presentation of the research is titled: Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium: A Potential Treatment to Improve Bone and Joint Manifestations of Mucopolysaccharidosis I. The presentation will report on the safety and effect of pentosan polysulfate sodium in MPS-1 subjects along with clinical data including the clinical endpoints of pain, joint function, activities of daily living and biomarkers of disease.
Paradigm's Global Head of Safety and Head of the MPS program, Dr. Michael Imperiale, said, "Current MPS therapies are essential for MPS patients, however, they don't provide relief from the daily pain and discomfort caused by their disorders. We are very excited by the global recognition of Paradigm's clinical development in this rare disease and the opportunity to present the exciting work we are undertaking at the International Conference on Lysosomal Diseases early next year."
Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI, also known as Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder that affects between 0.36 and 1.30 of every 100,000 live births(4). It results in the development of multisystem clinical manifestations. Mucopolysaccharidosis type VI disorders range from very slowly to rapidly progressing, depending on the specific disease-causing mutation.
Current treatments for MPS VI patients include enzyme replacement therapy, however MPS-VI patients undergoing this therapy continue to report ongoing stiffness, pain, and inflammation. The current standards of care are not adequate in treating the pain associated with joint inflammation and musculoskeletal issues.
Brazil has one of the highest rates of MPS-VI and researchers there are evaluating the use of Paradigm's PPS to treat MPS-VI patients in a phase 2 study. The study is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of PPS in patients with MPS-VI. According to the study protocol, approximately 12 patients will be randomised 2:1 to receive PPS or placebo. Participants are dosed weekly for 24-weeks with the primary endpoint being safety. The secondary endpoints are improvements in pain and function. The study is the largest of its kind in the world and has attracted the interest of medical researchers and MPS patient advocacy groups globally.
To date, three adult subjects have been enrolled in the study and fifty-two weeks of cumulative data across the subjects have been assessed. Under the clinical protocol, a mandated safety review has been completed with no serious adverse events reported. This is a key milestone for the phase 2 study, which now allows the inclusion of subjects aged 9 to 16 years to assess the safety and tolerability of PPS among paediatric populations. An additional safety review will be completed once 3 patients in this age group have been enrolled and reach the specified timepoint.
A positive additional safety review will support the inclusion of subjects in the 5- to 9-year- old age group. These additional age groups are highly relevant to future potential therapeutic registration as the disease is detected and can manifest early in children and adolescents. Additionally, a 5-year extension program is being offered to subjects who, after completion of the trial, are deemed by their physician to benefit from ongoing treatment per local regulatory requirements.
Paradigm's CEO, Marco Polizzi, said, "Alongside our robust osteoarthritis clinical program, Paradigm is proud to work with specialists in the field of lysosomal storage diseases to potentially enable MPS sufferers to function more easily in their day-to-day activities. We are continuing discussions to progress the development of PPS for patients with MPS and believe that this data will contribute to planning and design for the registration of injectable PPS as an adjunctive therapeutic option for patients with MPS-I and MPS-VI."
Dr Donna Skerrett (Chief Medical Officer) and Dr Michael Imperiale (Global Head of Safety and Head of MPS) attended the BIO International partnering conference that was held in June in San Diego. Dr Skerrett delivered a presentation on Paradigm's clinical development program and with Dr Imperiale undertook many one-on-one meetings with potential partner companies. During the conference Paradigm saw significant interest in its rare disease clinical development program. Paradigm is currently exploring strategic partnerships to progress current and future clinical studies to further evaluate PPS as a treatment to address the critical unmet need of ongoing musculoskeletal symptoms in this rare patient population.
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals LTD (ASX: PAR) is a late-stage drug development company whose mission is to develop and commercialise Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium for the treatment of pain associated with musculoskeletal disorders driven by injury, inflammation, aging, degenerative disease, infection, or genetic predisposition. Paradigm is also exploring proof-of-concept studies for the use of PPS in respiratory and heart failure indications.
This Company announcement contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding anticipated commencement dates or completions dates of preclinical or clinical trials, regulatory developments and regulatory approval. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees or predictions of future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, and which may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements contained in this presentation. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
- Kobayashi H. Recent trends in mucopolysaccharidosis research. J Hum Genet. 2019 Feb;64(2):127–37.
- Peters H, Ellaway C, Nicholls K, Reardon K, Szer J. Treatable lysosomal storage diseases in the advent of disease-specific therapy. Intern Med J. 2020 Nov;50 Suppl 4:5–27.
- ASX Release 23rd November 2021: Positive interim data from phase 2 rare disease trial presented at international medical congress.
- Muenzer J. Overview of the mucopolysaccharidoses. Rheumatology. 2011 Dec 1;50(suppl 5):v4–12.
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Actress Anne Heche has 'long recovery ahead' after car crash
Anne Heche remains hospitalized and in intensive care after a car she was driving on Friday crashed into a residence in Los Angeles and became engulfed in flames.
"Anne is in the ICU, she's lucky to be alive. She has severe burns and has a long recovery ahead. Her team and her family are still trying to process what led up to the crash," a source close to Heche told CNN Saturday morning.
The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it ran off the road and collided with a residence, Los Angeles Police Public Information Officer Jeff Lee told CNN on Friday.
Heche was taken to a local hospital by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics in critical condition. It took firefighters more than an hour to "access, confine and fully extinguish the stubborn flames within the heavily damaged structure," the LAFD said.
There were no other injuries reported.
CNN has contacted representatives of Heche for comment.
Heche first rose to fame on the soap opera "Another World," where she played the dual role of twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love from 1987 to 1991 and earned a Daytime Emmy Award. She followed that with films like "Donnie Brasco," "Six Days Seven Nights," and "Wag the Dog."
Her romantic relationship with Ellen DeGeneres in the late '90s resulted in intense media attention, much to Heche's professional frustration. In a 2021 interview with Page Six, Heche said she felt "blacklisted" after going public with their relationship.
"I didn't do a studio picture for 10 years," said Heche, who dated DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000.
Heche has appeared in numerous television series more recently, including "The Brave," "Quantico" and "Chicago P.D." She has several acting projects currently in post-production, according to her IMDB profile. | https://www.wmur.com/article/anne-heche-long-recovery-after-car-crash/40824515 | 2022-08-06 22:01:01 | 1 | https://www.wmur.com/article/anne-heche-long-recovery-after-car-crash/40824515 |
Considerable avalanche danger forecasted at higher elevations on Mount Washington
Considerable avalanche danger forecasted at higher elevations on Mount Washington
BLOWING AND SHOVELING IT ALL THE WAY. IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO DO ANY HIKING OR SKIING ON MOUNT WASHINGTON AFTER THE STORM PASSES, BE AWARE OF THE AVALANCHE DANGER AT THE MT. WASHINGTON AVALANCHE CENTER SAYS THERE’S A MODERATE RISK AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. THAT TEAM SAYS THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE LESS STABLE THE SNOWPACK WILL BE. TH
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Considerable avalanche danger forecasted at higher elevations on Mount Washington
Hikers and skiers on Mount Washington should be aware of avalanche danger, especially after this recent winter storm. The Mount Washington Avalanche Center said there is a considerable risk at middle and higher elevations Monday and moderate risk at lower elevations. That team said the higher you go, the less stable the snowpack will be, which increases the possibility of a human-triggered avalanche. They also said poor visibility with new snow and increasing wind speeds will make terrain and snow assessment challenging.The center advises careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making.The Mount Washington Avalanche Center website also states that the outlook for Tuesday looks similar.
GORHAM, N.H. —
Hikers and skiers on Mount Washington should be aware of avalanche danger, especially after this recent winter storm.
The Mount Washington Avalanche Center said there is a considerable risk at middle and higher elevations Monday and moderate risk at lower elevations.
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That team said the higher you go, the less stable the snowpack will be, which increases the possibility of a human-triggered avalanche. They also said poor visibility with new snow and increasing wind speeds will make terrain and snow assessment challenging.
The center advises careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making.
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BERLIN, Md. (AP) — Nearly 200 years ago, the child who would grow up to be known as the “Grandfather of Gospel” and “Prince of Preachers” once called the quaint, small town of Berlin, Maryland, home.
Born in 1851, during a time when slavery was commonly practiced, the Rev. Charles Albert Tindley faced impossible odds.
Born to Charles Tindley, a slave, and Hester Miller Tindley, a free woman, he was denied a proper education. He became an orphan as a toddler, when he lost his mother and became separated from his father. Longing for schooling, Tindley took it upon himself to learn how to read and write, a skill that would, ultimately, change his life in his rise within the church.
Today, Berlin has captured the historic charm of its downtown buildings and draws nearby beach tourists to a day of shopping and exploring the arts. But a gap in its historic recognition exists. Now the town looks to honor the accomplishments of African American people including Tindley.
Tindley married Daisy Henry and moved to Philadelphia at the age of 17.
There, he worked as a sexton in the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, a job that granted him access to the minister’s books. Determined to further his education, he began to study books and take night classes, later earning a doctor of divinity degree and becoming the pastor in 1902 of the aforementioned church, where he was once employed as a janitor.
Over the years, Tindley was stationed at churches in Pocomoke City and Fairmount in Maryland; Odessa and Wilmington in Delaware; and Cape May, New Jersey.
The Methodist Episcopal minister became immortalized by the city of Philadelphia in 1924 when his place of worship was renamed the Tindley Temple United Methodist Church, against his wishes.
Parishioners were drawn to Tindley’s powerful sermons and at the time of his death, in 1933, the church membership had reached well over 10,000. His congregation became one of the largest Methodist churches in the United States in the early 1900s.
Preaching was not Tindley’s sole passion. He was also a lyricist and dedicated much of his time to composing powerful gospel music.
Among some of his most popular songs are “Nothing between,” “What Are They Doing in Heaven?”, “Leave It There” and “I Know the Lord Will Make a Way.” One hymn, “I’ll Overcome Some Day,” written in 1901, became the basis for the song titled, “We Shall Overcome,” the anthem of the civil rights movement. Today, the song remains one of the most revered and cherished songs in American history.
In 1905, according to The Washington Post, he published some of the oldest and greatest songs of the Black gospel music tradition: “Stand By Me,” “The Storm Is Passing Over” and “We’ll Understand It Better By and By.”
Now, Berlin is honoring Tindley for his legacy.
The Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, located at 208 Main St., has officially unveiled a new exhibit centered around the prolific minister.
“We created what we call a community committee and invited people in the community to help us put this exhibit together,” said Melissa Reid, president of the museum. “We had so many voices that made this so much more dynamic than it otherwise would have been.”
The exhibit features unique audio and visual components, the first being a short film created by Bryan Russo, a local singer/songwriter and former journalist; and, the second, audio clips of Tindley’s hymns and sermons narrated by Gregory Purnell, a local historian.
Clara Small, a former history professor at Salisbury University, also contributed her knowledge of Tindley to the museum.
“Take the time to visit the museum and learn as much as you can about individuals such as Rev. Tindley,” Small said. “In many instances, people believe that African American history and American history are totally separate — they’re not, they’re not.”
“What we need to do is open our hearts and our minds, think critically and analytically, and look at this shared history that we have. I think people would come to appreciate each other more. We can always learn from each other,” said Small.
Tindley’s image will also soon grace downtown Berlin.
The life-like mural of Tindley, approved by Berlin’s Historic District Commission, will include text from his hymns, as well as his name, the year he was born and his famous monikers, “Grandfather of Gospel” and “Prince of Preachers”. The art will be created on Commerce Street on the wall of Bruder Hill.
Passersby can scan a QR code, taking them to the Beach to Bay Heritage website to learn more about Tindley and his life story, along with other African American heritage projects on Maryland’s lower Eastern Shore.
Jay F. Coleman, a muralist, painter and sculptor based out of Washington, D.C., will work on the project. According to his website, he specializes in realistic and arbitrary color murals. Lisa Challenger, executive director of Beach to Bay Heritage Area and project manager for the mural, said Coleman was expected to begin painting soon.
Challenger believes this project is long overdue.
“We need to do a better job at remembering him and honoring him,” Challenger said. “Philadelphia has embraced Tindley as theirs, but we felt that it was time to recognize that he is from here.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Eastern-Shore-birthplace-to-commemorate-the-Rev-17219527.php | 2022-06-04 13:41:11 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Eastern-Shore-birthplace-to-commemorate-the-Rev-17219527.php |
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is inviting media to see a technology that could one day help land humans on Mars after it is inflated for the final time on Earth before its spaceflight demonstration later this year. The event will take place beginning 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 15, at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
The Bernard Kutter Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) is scheduled to launch with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's JPSS-2 polar-orbiting satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 1. After hitching a ride to space aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket, LOFTID will inflate and then descend back to Earth from low-Earth orbit to demonstrate how the inflatable heat shield can slow down a spacecraft to survive re-entry.
Engineers at Langley are completing work to ensure LOFTID is flight-ready before it is shipped to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for final acceptance testing, then to Vandenberg for launch.
NASA and ULA experts will provide a briefing on LOFTID and NASA's Moon to Mars technologies, followed by interview availability and the opportunity to see several additional laboratories developing technologies that will enable NASA's return to the Moon and future Mars exploration.
Participants include:
- Jim Reuter, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), NASA Headquarters
- Trudy Kortes, director of technology demonstrations for STMD, NASA Headquarters
- Joe Del Corso, LOFTID project manager, NASA Langley
- John Reed, ULA chief rocket scientist
Media wishing to participate in person must request accreditation by 5 p.m. EDT Monday, June 13, from Kristyn Damadeo at: 757-755-0366 or kristyn.damadeo@nasa.gov. Virtual interview opportunities may also be arranged.
NASA is closely monitoring COVID-19 metrics and safety protocols are subject to change. Any updates will be provided as needed.
The LOFTID project is a part of the STMD Technology Demonstration Missions program. The project is managed by Langley with contributions from NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA's Launch Services Program, based at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is managing the launch.
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — BREAKING: The Harris County Sheriff's Office said the missing baby has been found safe just after 8:30 a.m.
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An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 6-month-old boy who is missing after he was in the backseat of a Jeep that was stolen in north Harris County Thursday morning, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities are looking for baby Noah Gray who was last seen at 4:55 a.m. at the Mobile gas station on Imperial Valley near FM 1960. He was last seen wearing a blue and red onesie with white socks.
The stolen 2018 black Jeep was recovered just after 7 a.m. on Eton Brook Lane just west of the Hardy Toll Road.
This all started when Noah's father left his Jeep running and unlocked while he went inside the store. He told deputies he stops there every morning.
That is when two young men jumped into the Jeep and drive off, deputies said.
The sheriff's office has released a photo of Baby Noah.
If you have any info, please call deputies at 713-221-6000.
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TX Norman OK Zone Forecast for Friday, August 19, 2022
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002 FPUS54 KOUN 200801
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Zone Forecast Product for Oklahoma
National Weather Service Norman OK
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
TXZ086-202100-
Wichita-
Including the cities of Sheppard AFB and Wichita Falls
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows
around 70. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler with
highs in the upper 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with lows in
the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.MONDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs in the
lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ083-202100-
Hardeman-
Including the city of Quanah
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler with
highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Humid. Near steady temperature in the lower 70s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs
around 80. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ084-202100-
Foard-
Including the city of Crowell
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler with
highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with lows in
the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ087-202100-
Knox-
Including the cities of Munday and Knox City
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows
around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs around
80. East winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening,
then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.MONDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ085-202100-
Wilbarger-
Including the city of Vernon
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows
in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Cooler with
highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with lows in
the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Humid
with highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance
of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly
cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ088-202100-
Baylor-
Including the city of Seymour
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows
around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs in the
upper 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with lows in
the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.MONDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear
with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ089-202100-
Archer-
Including the cities of Archer City, Holliday, Lakeside City,
and Scotland
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Humid
with lows around 70. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs around
80. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with lows in
the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.MONDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs in the
upper 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance
of rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ090-202100-
Clay-
Including the city of Henrietta
301 AM CDT Sat Aug 20 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then mostly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows
around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east after midnight.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, cooler with highs
in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with lows in
the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.MONDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers with highs around
80. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
$$
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Rise Light & Power Proposes Nation's First Renewable Repowering of Fossil Generation with Offshore Wind
Published: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:47 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Major Milestone for Renewable Ravenswood and Clean Energy Transformation Garners Strong Community Support
Rise Light & Power Secures Ownership Stake in Offshore Wind Project with Goal of Delivering 1.3GW of Clean Energy to Replace 1960's Fossil Generation
The Project will Deliver a Victory for New York Environmental Justice and Ensures a Just Transition for Ravenswood's Union Workforce
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023/PRNewswire/ -- At an event attended by dozens of local community leaders, Rise Light & Power, LLC (Rise) today announced a historic proposal in response to New York State's offshore wind solicitation which will be the nation's first renewable repowering of a major fossil-fuel plant with clean power from offshore wind. By securing an ownership stake in an offshore wind project, Rise Light & Power will be an integral part of an offshore wind proposal to be submitted to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Thursday, January 26. The project takes advantage of, and will utilize, existing energy infrastructure at Rise's Long Island City's Ravenswood Generating Station—New York City's largest power generator. The project has strong community support for its goal to transition Ravenswood into a clean energy hub with a mature and cost-effective interconnection of renewable offshore wind energy into New York City.
"The renewable repowering of Ravenswood will serve as a model of how to work with communities and repurpose transmission infrastructure to save ratepayers money. The repowering of Ravenswood with offshore wind is a community-driven approach to invest in a disadvantaged community and support New York in meeting its clean energy and economic goals," said Clint Plummer, Chief Executive Officer of Rise Light & Power."Importantly, the project commits to the just transition and upskilling of the Local 1-2 UWUA union workers at Ravenswood through training programs and job opportunities associated with the project."
"The union employees of Local 1-2 who have been proudly running Ravenswood for decades are ready to put their valuable expertise to work in operating new renewable energy infrastructure for New York," said Jim Shillitto, President of Utility Workers Union of America, Local 1-2. "We thank Rise for their commitment to our workers' inclusion in the new green economy. This proposal to interconnect offshore wind, responsibly transition fossil fuel generation, and build a new operations and maintenance hub has our full support."
In late 2022, Rise submitted an Article VII application requesting that the New York State Public Service Commission approve a submarine electric system – the Queensboro Renewable Express – to deliver offshore wind energy over transmission in New York State to Ravenswood. This project, combined with the ownership stake in an offshore wind project announced today, builds on that application by extending into Federal waters and connecting one of the two Queensboro Renewable Express 1,310 MW circuits to an offshore wind farm, which would lead directly to the retirement of one of the plant's 1960s era fossil fuel generators. This retirement is in addition to already retiring 500 MW of peakers at Ravenswood.
The renewable transmission project will reuse existing physical and electrical infrastructure, maximizing cost-effectiveness for New York ratepayers and minimizing the interconnection challenges that have plagued U.S. offshore wind developments. Additionally, the project will establish an offshore wind operations and maintenance hub at Ravenswood, which will support the opportunity for a just transition of the existing fossil fuel workforce as well as drive substantial economic investment into a historically underserved community.
The project would bring an HVDC conductor cable onshore at the existing Ravenswood site where it would interconnect via underground HVAC cables to the NYISO bulk electric system at existing substations adjacent to Ravenswood.
The renewable repowering of Ravenswood through an offshore wind project is a culmination of years of community and stakeholder engagement. Rise has worked extensively with historically marginalized groups, particularly its neighbors living nearby in the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), to craft the Renewable Ravenswood vision, which will transform the 27-acre waterfront industrial site to a clean energy hub. Beyond the benefits for clean energy advocates and ratepayers with the delivery of offshore wind to the New York City grid utilizing existing transmission infrastructure, the broader Rise Light & Power platform is committed to providing essential services to New York with critical grid reliability.
Today's renewable repowering proposal drew praise from leading community, environmental justice, labor, business, and institutions from across New York City and New York State.
"America's first renewable repowering of a fossil-fuel burning plant can happen right here in Long Island City, Queens, home to the city's largest power generating facility. This project would greatly advance our state's climate goals and be a win for environmental justice communities living nearby," said U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7). "I believe that the repowering of the Ravenswood Generating Station can serve as a model for the rest of the country as we work to cut our dependence on fossil fuels while also providing a just transition for residents and workers."
"As a climate organizer, I ran for office to ensure that we have a Green New York," said Senator Kristen Gonzalez. "I am thrilled to see Rise Light lead the way in transitioning to renewable energy, our district and our city will be better off for it. I am excited to work with them to support this new partnership."
"The announcement that Rise Light & Power is making today is just the kind of project that will lead our city and our state into a future energy system that is cleaner, more reliable, more resilient, and more affordable for all New Yorkers," said Senator Liz Krueger. "I am thrilled to have it in my backyard, so that all my constituents can breathe a little easier."
"For years, Astoria has had the worst air quality in Queens, has been home to much of the City's energy generation facilities, and we have seen the consequences in the asthma rates of our children. I am so happy that after tireless advocacy from so many, Western Queens and NYCHA are finally beginning to chart a different course and bring forth the bold, clean energy proposals that we deserve," said Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. "In permanently retiring 400 MW of fossil fuel generation, this proposal to connect offshore wind to Ravenswood shows how we can transform our neighborhood from being the poster child of the climate crisis to an example of how we can build a better, and a greener, future. The work is by no means done, but I applaud this proposal and look forward to seeing many more like it."
"Queens is all too familiar with the devastating impacts of climate change, supercharged by our unchecked use of fossil fuels. From stronger storms flooding our communities to higher rates of asthma in Western Queens, the health of our neighborhoods has come under greater threat every day," said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. "But here in The World's Borough, we're leading New York State's clean energy transition. To that end, there are few projects with more seismic of an impact than transforming the Ravenswood Generating Station into a hub of renewable wind energy. Doing so will both put money back in the pockets of our families and keep our communities healthier for years to come."
"This offshore wind proposal does the right thing by the community and we look forward to it," said Bishop Mitchell Taylor, Co-Founder and CEO of Urban Upbound. "For far too long the people of Long Island City, in particular Queensbridge, Ravenswood, and Astoria have been surrounded by industrial activity and power generation. This neighborhood supplies 45% of the city's power and has had to deal with the consequences for far too long. Today's announcement is a community-driven project which will help change that dynamic as part of a Renewable Ravenswood."
"Turning 'Asthma Alley' into a renewable energy corridor is a powerful statement that puts environmental justice at the forefront," said Eddie Bautista, Executive Director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance. "A renewable repowering which removes the smokestacks of Big Allis and replaces them with offshore wind and other renewables will show the world that New York City values all of its residents regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status. It will be a beacon that shows that the energy infrastructure of the future can be built with everyone in mind."
"When labor, community, and industry work together, we can achieve transformative change," said Maritza Silva-Farrell, Executive Director of ALIGN and a member of the Just Transition Working Group. "Renewable Ravenswood can serve as a national model for a just transition, retraining union utility workers for green, union jobs to ensure no worker is left behind; investing in environmental justice for some of our most impacted neighborhoods; and building on New York's nation-leading climate goals with an ambitious path forward for our clean energy economy."
"Retiring polluting infrastructure like the fossil generation at the Ravenswood power plant is a huge priority for the Sierra Club and a win for clean air, public health, and the fight to combat climate change. Projects and partnerships like this that maximize the opportunities created by new offshore wind development to ensure the phase-out of gas generation while ensuring a just transition at the site are a model for New York's energy transition," said Allison Considine, Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club.
"I am excited to stand with other members of the Astoria community in support of the vision of Renewable Ravenswood," said Costa Constantinides, CEO of Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens. "Renewable Ravenswood can be a transformational moment for Western Queens looking to bring over 1400 mw of clean renewable energy to a community that has been for decades overburdened with fossil fuel infrastructure. Western Queens is the future for renewable energy replacing Asthma Alley with Renewable Row and this announcement today moves us towards a cleaner, greener community!"
"Today's announcement marks a significant milestone for Long Island City's role in the green economy of the future," said Laura Rothrock, President of Long Island City Partnership. "Bringing offshore wind energy to Queens will deliver wins for the environment and economy, further cementing this neighborhood as a hub of innovation."
"The Renewable Ravenswood plan will profoundly impact the residents of Western Queens, especially those living in the public housing communities of Queensbridge, Astoria, and Ravenswood Houses, providing much-needed health and economic benefits. Through key partnerships and community investment, the plan will positively affect many other front-line communities facing the threat of climate change and environmental justice issues exacerbated by fossil fuel generation plants," said Alex Zablocki, Executive Director, Fund for Public Housing. "The Fund for Public Housing looks forward to partnering with Rise Light & Power to ensure future community investment programs uplift and lead to more sustainable public housing communities."
"As Trust for Public Land works to make New York greener so that more neighborhoods have the benefits of open space and trees, through projects such as creating a Community Schoolyard™ at PS 111Q with the support of Rise Light & Power, we are encouraged to see this partnership to deliver offshore wind energy to Ravenswood Generating Station to improve air quality in local neighborhoods and to help New York State meet its CLCPA goals" said Carter Strickland, Vice President Mid-Atlantic Region, New York State Director.
"Western Queens, including tens of thousands of NYCHA residents, has been unjustly burdened by power plants located in our backyard for decades," said Corinne Haynes-Wood, President of NYCHA Queensbridge Residents Association. "We've been eagerly awaiting Rise Light & Power's next steps with its Renewable Ravenswood vision and are extremely supportive of their new partnership to bring offshore wind energy here. Our community deserves clean air and we will do everything we can to support this plan."
"Until Rise Light & Power started speaking to us about Renewable Ravenswood, we thought our community would never find a partner willing to work together with the community to build a clean energy future," said Carol Wilkins, President of NYCHA Ravenswood Residents Association. "Rise's proposal to connect offshore wind to our neighborhood means we are getting that much closer to seeing the future we've been demanding for decades."
"NYCHA is proud to be part of the discussion about our energy future with Rise Light & Power," said Vanessa Jones-Hall, President of NYCHA Astoria Residents Association. "We couldn't be happier to see the progress Rise Light & Power is making by bringing in an offshore wind partner to support Renewable Ravenswood, a plan expected to bring new job opportunities and cleaner and healthier air for our Western Queens NYCHA residents which will also benefit many future generations."
"Any renewable energy transition plan must have environmental justice as a top priority for both developers and policy-makers," said Ann Cotton Morris, President of NYCHA Queens District & NYCHA Woodside Residents Association. "We continue to believe Rise Light & Power will make Renewable Ravenswood a reality and bring clean heating for our homes, workforce development and clean electricity to our neighborhood."
"Renewable Ravenswood is, at its core, an environmental justice plan," said Lynn Spivey, President of the NAACP NYCHA Branch. "This project will help create real economic opportunities for New Yorkers living in NYCHA and will address environmental injustice that we have endured for generations. I look forward to the day this project moves forward and hope it is the first of many."
"As I've said before, clean energy in Western Queens is more than just publicity – this is real life. I am proud to see the changes being proposed as a result of my community's advocacy, and thank Rise Light & Power for their partnership," said Claudia Coger, NYCHA Astoria. "Our children deserve to grow up in a world that is healthy and safe for them."
"Rise has shown themselves to be a dedicated partner to Western Queens since taking over Ravenswood Generating," said April Simpson, Community Advocate. "By proposing Renewable Ravenswood, they have heard our call for a cleaner environment and bold investments in our community. This offshore wind proposal is a major step towards achieving that vision and we look forward to its success."
"The South Bronx is a frontline community grappling with the effects of climate change while also confronting pervasive environmental inequity," said Maria Torres, President & COO, The POINT CDC. "We are the host community for 4 NYPA Peakers of our own and fossil fuel plant emissions from western Queens drift across the East River into our neighborhoods, our parks, and our schoolyards. So we have a real stake in ending fossil fuel generation across the region and we are proud to have played a role in helping to pass the CLCPA and activate the solutions that will ultimately help us replace plants like Ravenswood with clean energy hubs. We applaud the efforts of EJ advocates in The Bronx and Queens who have worked in good faith with Rise Light to bring us to this day and hope that Rise Light's offshore wind project becomes a model for other communities seeking to close power plants while rebuilding local economies."
"The Staten Island Urban Center is pleased to be a part of Rise's Offshore Wind project to replace city fossil fuel generation with green renewable wind energy and to provide family sustaining green jobs in communities where they are most needed, helping to help lift the banner for environmental justice," said Kelly Vilar, CEO of Staten Island Urban Center.
About Rise Light & Power Rise Light & Power is a New York City based energy asset manager and developer, and is actively transforming its core asset, the Ravenswood Generating Station, into a new clean energy hub. By redeveloping New York City's largest power generating facility, Rise will permanently replace fossil fuel power with renewable energy, while providing a just transition for its existing union workforce and economic opportunities for surrounding communities. Renewable Ravenswood, core to Rise's growth-oriented strategy, is at the forefront of the ambitious clean energy transition taking place in New York State and will continue to provide reliable and cost-effective electricity for New York City for decades to come. Rise Light & Power is a wholly owned affiliate of LS Power. For more information, please visit www.riselight.com.
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SAN ANTONIO — One man was sent to the hospital after being shot multiple times while walking near a Dollar Tree on the north side, according to San Antonio Police Department.
The incident occurred near San Pedro Avenue around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Officials say a 24-year-old man was walking near a Dollar Tree when a white car pulled up, and a man got out of the car and started shooting. The 24-year-old man was shot once in the arm, leg and chest, according to SAPD.
Police say, two cars in the parking lot were also hit by bullets and one person walking into the store received a gunshot wound in the leg.
The man with multiple gunshot wounds was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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The Lab Delivers Powerful, Validated Data and Insights on Key Phases of the Employee Experience.
LINCOLN, Neb., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Workforce Science Associates today unveiled its new research institute, the WSA Workforce Performance Lab. The foundation of the lab is WSAdata, its global normative database. During the last three years, WSA has delivered more than 1,100 employee experience programs and surveyed over 10 million employees in more than 140 countries across 20 different industries. WSAdata has consolidated more than 116 million survey responses to its database.
Through their partnership with WSA, organization's leaders and human resources departments will gain access to pertinent data and expertise on the science that drives high performance workforces, understand current trends and behaviors, and gain knowledge on the evolving levers that drive a sense of belonging, engagement, and other outcomes that accelerate workforce performance and experience.
The WSA Workforce Performance Lab's philosophy encompasses three critical components that work together to address the current and future needs of clients:
1. Apply the most robust and relevant science.
2. Leverage the very best technologies.
3. Remain laser focused on improving workforce performance and experience.
"Essentially the Performance Lab was created to represent the engine behind our solutions, expertise, and continued growth," said Cameron Klein, Ph.D., Executive Consultant, and leader of the WSA Workforce Performance Lab. "It provides precision around the integration of our knowledge and evidence-based solutions that are driven by science, research, and discovery, which enable innovation and makes companies better. The application and know-how for delivering best practice programs is powered by Qualtrics' cutting-edge technology."
With more than 40 years of experience in employee research, WSA has been studying the employee experience, and the company is constantly applying what they learn from the data to optimize organizational behavior and performance. Being able to make recommendations based on scientific data is what differentiates WSA in the marketplace. Furthermore, WSA has conducted more implementations on the Qualtrics EX platform than any other company in the world—giving them a keen understanding of how to apply technology in the best way
The Workforce Performance Lab recently analyzed data from hundreds of customers during 2021, found five key drivers that enhanced employees' intent to stay during a time when many have been lured away for greener pastures. This research breaks down strategies to increase employee retention in several industries, such as finance and insurance, manufacturing, and retail.
About Workforce Science Associates Formed by members of Kenexa's legacy management team and consisting of employee engagement subject matter experts, Workforce Science Associates offers expertise in optimizing talent and team performance that has been proven to transform companies and communities. For more information, visit www.workforcescience.com.
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Company to Host Conference Call Today at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET
ALHAMBRA, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. ("ApolloMed," and together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, the "Company") (NASDAQ: AMEH), a leading physician-centric, technology-powered healthcare company focused on enabling providers in the successful delivery of value-based care, today announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Financial Highlights for Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022:
- Total revenue of $269.7 million, up 54% from $175.6 million for the prior-year quarter
- Net income attributable to ApolloMed of $11.4 million, compared to $12.7 million for the prior-year quarter
- Earnings per share - diluted ("EPS - diluted") of $0.25, compared to $0.28 per share for the prior-year quarter
- Adjusted EBITDA of $36.9 million, up 14% from $32.4 million for the prior-year quarter
Financial Highlights for Six Months Ended June 30, 2022:
- Total revenue of $533.0 million, up 52% from $351.7 million for the prior-year period
- Net income attributable to ApolloMed of $25.7 million, compared to $25.8 million for the prior-year period
- EPS-diluted of $0.56, compared to $0.58 per share for the prior-year period
- Adjusted EBITDA of $75.1 million, up 19% from $63.2 million for the prior-year period
- Cash and cash equivalents of $234.2 million as of June 30, 2022
Guidance:
ApolloMed is reiterating the following guidance for total revenue, net income, EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA, based on the Company's existing business, current view of existing market conditions and assumptions for the year ending December 31, 2022.
See "Guidance Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA" and "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below for additional information. There can be no assurance that actual amounts will not be materially higher or lower than these expectations. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below for additional information.
Management Commentary:
Brandon Sim, Co-Chief Executive Officer of ApolloMed, added, "During the second quarter of 2022, we delivered yet another quarter of profitability, achieving 54% growth on the top line as a result of continued organic membership growth in our core IPAs, more favorable membership mix, and participation in a value-based care model for the Medicare fee-for-service population. Despite utilization trending towards pre-pandemic levels and our ongoing investment in building out our team to support future business expansion, which have contributed to increased cost of services and operating expenses respectively, we reported solid bottom line results of $11.4 million, or EPS-diluted of $0.25, during the second quarter. Due to our strong performance in the first half of 2022, we are pleased to be reiterating our previously disclosed annual guidance and expect an eventful remainder of the year ahead, which will allow us to close out 2022 on a positive note. We continue to observe strong tailwinds within the physician enablement value-based care space and are uniquely positioned to continue enabling providers across the country due to our long operating history and proven track record of empowering independent physicians. We are excited to be in this unique position to help providers fundamentally change the way healthcare is delivered here in the U.S."
GAAP Financial Review for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022:
- Total revenue of $269.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of 54%, compared to $175.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. This was primarily driven by organic membership growth in ApolloMed's consolidated IPAs and participation in a value-based Medicare fee-for-service model.
- Capitation revenue, net, of $227.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of 57%, compared to $144.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Capitation revenue represented 84% of total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
- Net income of $10.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $59.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily a result of $1.9 million in unrealized losses as a result of a decrease in fair value of a payer partner's shares held as marketable securities and other investments, which compares to $83.8 million in unrealized gains as a result of a 1-to-3 conversion of a payer partner's preferred shares to common stock in the prior-year period. These payer partner shares are deemed "Excluded Assets" that are solely for the benefit of APC and its shareholders and do not impact net income attributable to ApolloMed.
- Net income attributable to ApolloMed of $11.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $12.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily a result of increased cost of services related to increased utilization compared to the prior-year period and increased operating expenses related to the hiring of additional personnel to support the Company's growth and development.
- EPS - diluted of $0.25 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.28 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
GAAP Financial Review for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022:
- Total revenue of $533.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of 52%, compared to $351.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
- Net income of $22.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $74.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
- Net income attributable to ApolloMed of $25.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $25.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
- EPS - diluted of $0.56 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.58 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Non-GAAP Measures for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2022:
- EBITDA of $22.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, compared to $90.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $36.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of 14%, compared to $32.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
Non-GAAP Financial Review for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022:
- EBITDA of $46.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $116.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $75.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, an increase of 19%, compared to $63.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Balance Sheet Highlights:
- As of June 30, 2022, ApolloMed's cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities were $273.7 million, working capital was $275.8 million, and total stockholders' equity was $485.8 million; compared to cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities of $286.5 million, working capital of $283.4 million and total stockholders' equity of $460.5 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.
For more details on ApolloMed's financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, please refer to ApolloMed's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which is accessible at www.sec.gov.
Conference Call and Webcast Information:
ApolloMed will host a conference call at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET today (Thursday, August 4, 2022), during which management will discuss the results of the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022. To participate in the conference call, please use the following dial-in numbers about 5 minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time:
The conference call can also be accessed via webcast at: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=azum8Y5h.
An accompanying slide presentation will be available in PDF format on the "IR Calendar" page of the Company's website (https://www.apollomed.net/investors/news-events/ir-calendar) after issuance of the earnings release and will be furnished as an exhibit to ApolloMed's current report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC, accessible at www.sec.gov.
Those who are unable to attend the live conference call may access the recording at the above webcast link, which will be made available shortly after the conclusion of the call.
Note About Consolidated Entities
The Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company consolidates subsidiaries in which it holds, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting rights, and VIEs in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. Noncontrolling interests represent third party equity ownership interests in the Company's consolidated entities (including certain VIEs). The amount of net income attributable to noncontrolling interests is disclosed in the Company's consolidated statements of income.
Note About Stockholders' Equity, Certain Treasury Stock and Earnings Per Share
As of the date of this press release, 140,954 holdback shares have not been issued to certain former shareholders of the Company's subsidiary, Network Medical Management, Inc. ("NMM"), who were NMM shareholders at the time of closing of the merger, as they have yet to submit properly completed letters of transmittal to ApolloMed in order to receive their pro rata portion of ApolloMed's common stock and warrants as contemplated under that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated December 21, 2016, among ApolloMed, NMM, Apollo Acquisition Corp. ("Merger Subsidiary") and Kenneth Sim, M.D., as amended, pursuant to which Merger Subsidiary merged with and into NMM, with NMM as the surviving corporation. Pending such receipt, such former NMM shareholders have the right to receive, without interest, their pro rata share of dividends or distributions with a record date after the effectiveness of the merger. The Company's consolidated financial statements have treated such shares of common stock as outstanding, given the receipt of the letter of transmittal is considered perfunctory and ApolloMed is legally obligated to issue these shares in connection with the merger.
Shares of ApolloMed's common stock owned by Allied Physicians of California, a Professional Medical Corporation d.b.a. Allied Pacific of California ("APC"), a VIE of the Company, are legally issued and outstanding but excluded from shares of common stock outstanding in the Company's consolidated financial statements, as such shares are treated as treasury shares for accounting purposes. Such shares, therefore, are not included in the number of shares of common stock outstanding used to calculate the Company's earnings per share.
About Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.
ApolloMed is a leading physician-centric, technology-powered, risk-bearing healthcare company. Leveraging its proprietary end-to-end technology solutions, ApolloMed operates an integrated healthcare delivery platform that enables providers to successfully participate in value-based care arrangements, thus empowering them to deliver high quality care to patients in a cost-effective manner.
Headquartered in Alhambra, California, ApolloMed's subsidiaries and affiliates include management services organizations (MSOs), affiliated independent practice associations (IPAs), and entities participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI) innovation models. For more information, please visit www.apollomed.net.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, such as statements about the Company's guidance for the year ending December 31, 2022, continued growth, acquisition strategy, ability to deliver sustainable long-term value, ability to respond to the changing environment, operational focus, strategic growth plans and merger integration efforts, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, operations and financial results. Forward-looking statements reflect current views with respect to future events and financial performance and therefore cannot be guaranteed. Such statements are based on the current expectations and certain assumptions of the Company's management, and some or all of such expectations and assumptions may not materialize or may vary significantly from actual results. Actual results may also vary materially from forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors, known and unknown, including the risk factors described from time to time in the Company's reports to the SEC, including, without limitation the risk factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Investor Relations
(626) 943-6491
investors@apollomed.net
Carolyne Sohn, The Equity Group
(415) 568-2255
csohn@equityny.com
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, of which the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") is net income. These measures are not in accordance with, or alternatives to GAAP, and may be different from other non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure of our operations, for financial and operational decision-making, and as a supplemental means of evaluating period-to-period comparisons on a consistent basis. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, excluding income or loss from equity method investments, unrealized gain or loss, provider bonuses, APC excluded assets costs, stock-based compensation, net loss adjustment for recently acquired IPAs, and other income or expenses recognized that are not related to the Company's normal operations. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes the effect on EBITDA of certain IPAs we recently acquired.
The Company believes the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides investors with relevant and useful information, as it allows investors to evaluate the operating performance of the business activities without having to account for differences recognized because of non-core or non-recurring financial information. When GAAP financial measures are viewed in conjunction with non-GAAP financial measures, investors are provided with a more meaningful understanding of the Company's ongoing operating performance. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are among those indicators the Company uses as a basis for evaluating operational performance, allocating resources, and planning and forecasting future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for, GAAP financial measures. To the extent this release contains historical or future non-GAAP financial measures, the Company has provided corresponding GAAP financial measures for comparative purposes. The reconciliation between certain GAAP and non-GAAP measures is provided above.
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Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen made controversial returns on the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday, while Mary J. Blige was honored for her musical excellence.
Wallen performed in his first major awards show after he was caught on camera more than a year ago using a racial slur. After not receiving a verbal introduction, the country star sat alongside his four-piece band and performed "Don't Think Jesus" then his chart-topping "Wasted on You," a single from his popular project "Dangerous: The Double Album."
Shortly after his performance, rapper Pusha T presented Wallen with the top country artist award.
"I want to say, 'Thank God.' And thank my fans. I got the best damn fans," said Wallen, who acknowledged his mother for accompanying him as his date to show. He also thanked for Billboard for inviting him. He did not mention last year's incident, which once found the disgraced singer rebuked by the music industry.
"Thank you to my little boy," he continued. "You inspire me every single day."
Scott made his first televised performance since a massive crowd surge killed 10 people and injured thousands at his Astroworld Festival in Houston in November last year. The rapper performed his single "Mafia" in an icy, polar-themed set with heavily censored lyrics.
Mary J. Blige received the Icon Award for being an influential music maker. The singer, known as the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, was presented the award by Janet Jackson and escorted on stage by Sean "Diddy" Combs – who emceed the show, which was broadcasted live on NBC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Blige said she was in a "dream right now" after she received the honor. She spoke about the journey of becoming an icon not being an easy feat during her stellar career.
"I've been on this journey for a long time, one that didn't always look the way you see me now, one that is filled with a lot of heartache and pain," she said. "But God helped me to channel those experiences and emotions in my music, which is where I started in music."
Blige was honored through a video montage with appearances from Queen Latifah, Gabrielle Union and Taraji P. Henson. Previous award recipients include Prince, Steve Wonder, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Jennifer Lopez, Garth Brooks, Pink, Celine Dion and Janet Jackson.
"I was ghetto fabulous and I still am," said Blige, whose Dr. Dre-produced single "Family Affair" topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001 and had four No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. "So ghetto and so fabulous and people were threatened by that. Now, everybody wants to be ghetto fabulous."
Maxwell paid homage to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in a performance that celebrated the 40th anniversary of the King of Pop's 1982 album. The singer took the stage with sparkling black gloves and a jacket before he performed the heartfelt jam "The Lady in My Life."
Combs honored activist Tamika Mallory with the Revolt Black Excellence Award. He applauded Mallory's efforts as an organizer of the Women's March in 2017, being an advocate for gun control and supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"You fight for us on the front lines, and we just have to pay so much respect for you, queen," Combs said before calling her "fearless."
After hearing Combs' gracious remarks, Mallory was almost moved to tears. She then took the opportunity to bring up the deadly mass shooting Saturday that left 10 dead in Buffalo, New York.
The white gunman was arrested on a murder charge after the supermarket attack, in what police called a hate crime, where most of the victims were Black.
"While they arrested the person who did the killing, they haven't arrested the hate," Mallory said. "They haven't arrested the harm and the pain. And if you are not doing anything at this time, you're actually doing something by being silent. I ask you tonight: Get involved, fight for justice."
Earlier, Drake was named top artist, male artist, rap artist, rap male artist and rap album for "Certified Lover Boy." The rapper extended his record as the most decorated winner in the history of the awards show with 34 wins.
Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West, known as Ye, won six awards during a non-televised ceremony. Rodrigo was awarded best new artist.
Ye made his mark in the faith-based categories - again: The rapper won top Christian artist for the first time, but he claimed top gospel artist and gospel song for a third year in a row. He also received top gospel album for the second time.
The Kid LAROI became a first-time winner, taking home awards for his song "Stay" with Justin Bieber - whose Billboard Music Awards win count rose to 26.
Doja Cat came away with four awards. She won top R&B artist and R&B female artist for the second consecutive year, along with top R&B album and female artist.
Taylor Swift - who has the second most-ever award show wins with 29 - won four awards. Bad Bunny received two wins while R&B duo Silk Sonic, comprised of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, won their first-ever award for top R&B song for "Leave the Door Open."
Amariyanna Copeny showed some nervousness after receiving the Changemaker Award for her community efforts in the Flint water crisis that began in 2014. The now 14-year-old Copeny, known as Little Miss Flint, often burst into laughter while reading the teleprompter on stage.
"I don't do the work for accolades and clout," Copeny said. "I do it for the kids back home in Flint that are still being poisoned by the water," she continued. She was presented the award by Teyana Taylor.
Becky G, who released the album "Esquemas" on Friday, performed "Baile Con Mi Ex" and her hit song "MAMIII," which topped the Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. Ed Sheeran delivered a remote performance from Northern Ireland, where he is on tour.
Other acts who took the stage include Miranda Lambert, Meghan Thee Stallion and Grammy Awards darlings Silk Sonic.
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A heated race for Lancaster County Attorney pits a veteran incumbent who touts his more than three decades of experience as a prosecutor against a state legislator who promises to bring a different kind of experience to the office and a perspective more reflective of the community’s values.
Both Pat Condon, 60, a Republican who was appointed county attorney in 2018, then won an uncontested race for the office later that year, and Democrat Adam Morfeld, 37, a term-limited state senator and executive director of the nonprofit Civic Nebraska, say keeping the community safe is among their top priorities.
But they differ on how best to accomplish that in a race that started with the GOP asking a court to disqualify Morfeld as a candidate based on what’s been Condon’s core campaign issue: experience.
The GOP argued that Morfeld didn’t meet the qualifications to run for office, alleging he hadn’t practiced law “actively” for two years.
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The Nebraska Supreme Court sided with Morfeld, who says he’s argued before the state's highest court, managed litigation teams, administers a legal advocacy organization and passed significant legislation as a member of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
But Condon says his 32 years of experience as a prosecutor in Lancaster County and two years in Hall County are key, giving him insight into how to run the office and its programs effectively.
“(Attorneys) know they can come and ask me a question, and I probably have seen it, dealt with it at some point in time. And they know they can rely on me to have an answer for them,” he said. “And I think that's important. It comes down to knowledge of who the players are in the community, what things we can do to make things better.”
Morfeld says he would make accountability and transparency priorities in the office, and would focus on ways to free up resources to get people the services they need rather than charging felonies for nonviolent crimes, something he’s accused his opponent of doing.
“One of the reasons I'm running is I think we really need to start being more thoughtful about how we're holding accountable people that are committing nonviolent substance abuse, mental health and addiction-related crimes,” he said. “What that's going to do is it's going to free up resources for us to solve and prevent other types of violent crime.”
The county has several diversion and problem-solving courts, which Morfeld says have such narrow criteria many people aren’t eligible.
Condon said eligibility for the traditional pre-trial diversion program is narrow, but instead of broadening access, he’s created diversion programs that have different and less stringent requirements, aimed specifically at those with substance-abuse and mental health problems. A screening tool helps decide whether to place people in diversion or a problem-solving court.
Morfeld said the genesis of his decision to run stems from eight years on the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee and his frustration at opposition from the state's county attorneys to nearly every legislative reform effort.
“Looking at criminal justice reform I realized that the missing piece that we have in criminal justice work is having prosecutors and county attorneys that really, truly want to work with the Legislature to keep our communities safe and have strong public policy that does that,” he said.
Morfeld says the opposition is almost always because county attorneys fear losing prosecutorial discretion.
“We asked for the county attorney's assistance and partnership with developing and crafting these policies and … it's always, 'No, no, no, no,” he said. “I strongly believe that prosecutors should have discretion, but when that discretion makes our communities less safe, and is proven to make our communities less safe, that's when it becomes dangerous.”
Condon said giving prosecutors discretion is important and that some bills passed limiting it tie prosecutors’ hands, not allowing them to address issues and more dangerous offenders that fall outside the intended purpose of the laws.
“Not just (Morfeld) but a lot of those senators don’t live in our world, right? So they’re like ‘That will never happen,’” he said. “It does. It does. And … we’ve seen it happen.”
Campaign financing in the race has far outpaced most other county races this year, and if Morfeld wins he would be the first Democrat to hold the office since at least the 1960s.
Condon has raised more than $117,000, according to the latest filings with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission. More than half of those contributions come from Lincoln businessman Tom Peed and the Peeds' business, Sandhills Global.
A political action committee called Together Nebraska — with $250,000 in contributions from Tom and Shawn Peed — paid $69,000 for ads opposing Morfeld.
Including cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period, Condon had more than $160,000 available and had spent about $42,500.
Morfeld has raised nearly $300,000 this year and had more than $400,000 available, including cash on hand at the beginning of the reporting period, according to Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure reports.
He has spent more than $236,000, and has attacked his opponent on various issues, including untested rape kits, charging simple drug and marijuana possession as felonies and Condon’s positions on abortion and medical marijuana — a ballot issue Morfeld led.
Condon has responded by accusing his opponent of being misleading or leveling false accusations, and that many of the attacks stem from a lack of understanding about how the system works.
One issue is rape kits: In 2018, Lincoln police reviewed cases associated with 353 untested rape kits as part of an internal audit and concluded the untested kits involved cases where the alleged offender knew the victim and the issue was consent, or there were circumstances where the victim wanted to remain anonymous or decided not to pursue an investigation.
Morfeld said it’s important to test all rape kits to help identify serial rapists, and he promised to create a more "victim-centered" office is he's elected.
One of Morfeld’s latest ads features the father of an alleged rape victim who says Condon “ignored a victim he was bound to protect” and wasn’t going to arrest the men accused or take them to trial until police forced his hand and arrested them without his approval.
In an interview, Condon said he knew the father was upset that the men weren’t arrested immediately, but that his office worked for months with police to gather more evidence and prosecutors knew that ultimately the men would be arrested.
Condon responded publicly, accusing Morfeld of misrepresenting his record, which prompted a second video from the father. Neither the ad nor video identify the accused, but the father has acknowledged it was a highly-publicized case involving two former Husker football players, one of whom was acquitted at trial. The other pleaded to false reporting, a misdemeanor.
As a county attorney, Morfeld said he would be transparent about the office's policy positions, because prosecutors are influential on a state policy level.
“I think it's important to have a county attorney that is representative of the views of the community on big issues like marijuana legalization, abortion care, and criminal justice reform writ large,” he said.
He also wants to hire an ombudsman in the county attorney's office who will create systems to track data on information such as charges, convictions and recidivism, and make them publicly available. When problems are identified, he said he'd bring together stakeholders to come up with solutions.
He said he brings a wealth of management experience to the office and an outside perspective the office has lacked for years. He pledged to hire a woman as chief deputy.
Condon said he has worked to make services such as the problem-solving and diversion programs available in counties across the state, and is interested in exploring a young adult court in Lancaster County, an intensive court to help young people charged with crimes turn their lives around.
He said he wants to do the job for the safety and security of residents of Lancaster County.
“I’m not a politician. I don’t plan to run for anything else. I don't want to do anything else ... I’m not sure I can say that about my opponent.”
Educate yourself: 2022 General Election Voter's Guide
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Three Lancaster County Board races will appear on the general election ballot, including two where incumbents hope to be reelected.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on members of Iran’s intelligence agency, leaders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, prison wardens and others, acting 40 days since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died while being held by the morality police.
The U.S. government’s sanctions arm designated 10 members of Iran’s leadership with financial blocks and penalties, continuing a string of actions imposed against Tehran for its repression of protestors and disrupting internet access.
Targeted in the latest sanctions were the commander of the Guard’s intelligence organization, its deputy commander, wardens from a number of prisons and an Iranian company that conducts social media filtering.
Separate sanctions from the State Department were levied against individuals and companies that engage in and train people in hacking, and others.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. “will continue to impose costs on individuals and entities in Iran who engage in the brutal repression of the Iranian people.”
Iran’s morality police arrested Amini on Sept. 13 in Tehran, where she was visiting from her hometown in the country’s western Kurdish region. Police detained her over wearing her hijab too loosely. Iran requires women to wear the headscarf in a way that completely covers their hair when in public.
She collapsed at a police station and died three days later.
Amini remains a potent symbol in protests that have posed one of the most serious challenges to the Islamic Republic since the 2009 Green Movement protests drew millions to the streets.
Her death set off protests in dozens of cities across the country of 80 million people, with young women marching in the streets and publicly exposing and cutting off their hair. The government has responded with a fierce crackdown, blaming the protests on foreign interference.
Rights groups say that since the protests, security forces have killed over 200 people, including children.
“Forty days after the tragic death of Mahsa Amini, Iranians continue to bravely protest in the face of brutal suppression and disruption of internet access,” said Brian Nelson, the treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. He said the sanctions are “part of our commitment to hold all levels of the Iranian government accountable for its repression.”
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Internal promotions exemplify Tiger Pistol's commitment to innovation through personal career growth and ongoing investment among its engineering team.
AUSTIN, Texas , June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiger Pistol, the leading collaborative advertising platform that delivers local activation at scale, recently elevated four members of its current engineering department to lead its growing team.
Under the new structure, Ben Gdovicak, who holds nearly two decades of experience leading teams in developing and implementing complex technology solutions and systems, has been promoted to VP, Engineering. In his new role, Gdovicak also joins the Tiger Pistol Executive Team, where he will help guide the future direction of the business.
"I have been fortunate enough throughout my career to work across many roles within engineering departments, and I'm thrilled to bring all of those experiences together in this leadership role," said Gdovicak. "It's an especially exciting time here at Tiger Pistol. We have many innovative new opportunities ahead of us, and I have never been more confident in our ability to achieve our objectives. We have assembled a world class engineering team. In addition to recent hires, these internal promotions instill confidence across the organization, maintain continuity in our team, and help drive a culture of continuous transformation. I look forward to continuing this culture as we structure this team to scale with our future growth."
Prior to Tiger Pistol, Gdovicak served as Director of Technology at Robots & Pencils, a global digital innovation firm, where he led teams to enhance existing enterprise solutions and deliver on greenfield projects. He has also held senior technology leadership roles at KINETiQ DIGITAL, a data-driven digital agency, where he established and led the engineering team to deliver software solutions for clients, and for ForeSee, a leading cloud-based voice of the customer (VoC) vendor, where he designed and implemented a product reviews solution for large eCommerce sites.
"Ben's strong work ethic, extensive software knowledge, and true dedication to the company have made him a major asset to the engineering team, and the company as a whole," said Paul Elliott, CEO of Tiger Pistol. "His depth of experience, strong relationships with our product team, and autonomous leadership style provide the perfect combination to bring our technology roadmap to fruition."
Tiger Pistol has also elevated the roles of three other veteran team members to leadership positions.
As Senior Director of Engineering, Daniel Vogel holds fifteen years of experience in full-stack software development, and seven years experience working with the Tiger Pistol Collaborative Advertising Platform™. In this new role, Vogel will apply his depth of platform knowledge to evolve and scale the team's development processes for future growth. Prior to Tiger Pistol, Vogel worked at NovaStor, a data backup and recovery software solutions company as a Front-End Developer.
Brandyn Brosemer has accepted the role of Director of Development Operations, responsible for managing and automating the deployment, operation, and infrastructure of Tiger Pistol's software applications and cloud infrastructure. Prior to TigerPistol, Brandyn served as the Lead Enterprise Architect at BrandMuscle, the leader in integrated local and channel marketing.
Mike Wagner has been elevated to the role of Director of Quality Engineering, responsible for release management, software testing, and test automation; and ensuring that all aspects of the software development lifecycle are tuned to ensure the best quality software for Tiger Pistol's users. Wagner has more than 20 years of experience in software testing and development. Prior to Tiger Pistol, Wagner held technology leadership roles at Robots & Pencils as the Principal Software Test Engineer, and Progressive Insurance, where he filled roles as a Software Test Engineering Lead and Senior Project Manager.
"Tiger Pistol employees collaborate to produce exceptional outcomes - where the sum of our efforts is greater than the parts," said Elliott. "With this engineering leadership team in place, I'm confident that Tiger Pistol will continue to broaden the applicability of our solution and deepen the value we deliver to our clients."
Tiger Pistol, the most award-winning collaborative advertising platform, makes high performance social advertising simple and scalable for clients and their partners, removing the barriers to customer acquisition, sales growth, and partner loyalty. Tiger Pistol's Collaborative Advertising Platform™ utilizes advanced technology and automation to unite enterprise brands, resellers, or agencies with their partners to acquire and engage new customers within their local communities. As a long-standing Meta (formerly Facebook) Business Partner, Tiger Pistol is the largest third-party publisher of collaborative social ads in the world, supporting clients in 22 global markets with more than 700,000 campaigns published annually. Learn more by visiting TigerPistol.com, or following on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
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CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Friday, February 10, 2023
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San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific
forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco
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You can refine your selection by clicking on the map displayed on
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CAZ505-120200-
Coastal North Bay...Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs near 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Breezy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs around 50.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Reyes 40 55 40 60 / 30 10
$$
CAZ503-120200-
Sonoma Coastal Range-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 30s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds...becoming
west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Highs
in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
CAZ502-120200-
Marin Coastal Range-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
upper 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the
lower 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs around 50.
$$
CAZ506-120200-
North Bay Interior Valleys-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows
in the 30s to mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the 50s
to lower 60s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s to mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s. West winds
5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 30s to upper 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the 50s to upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s to
lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s to
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the 20s
to upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the 30s to mid 40s. Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Rosa 29 60 35 70 / 40 10
San Rafael 41 55 41 63 / 30 20
Napa 38 57 40 66 / 20 20
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CAZ504-120200-
North Bay Interior Mountains-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows
in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph increasing
to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the 40s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the 30s. Highs in
the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Berryessa 39 56 45 66 / 10 10
$$
CAZ006-120200-
San Francisco-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows
in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the mid
50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s. Northwest winds
up to 5 mph...becoming east after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
5 mph...becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming clear.
Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
around 60.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
30s to mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Francisco 44 55 43 60 / 30 20
Ocean Beach 44 56 43 59 / 30 20
$$
CAZ509-120200-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the lower
40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph...becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Breezy. Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
$$
CAZ508-120200-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows
in the lower 40s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
North winds around 5 mph...becoming southeast up to 5 mph with
gusts to around 20 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 30s
to lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SFO Airport 44 56 44 61 / 30 20
Oakland 38 56 41 62 / 20 20
Fremont 39 55 37 63 / 20 20
Redwood City 36 55 40 63 / 20 20
Mountain View 40 54 40 62 / 20 20
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CAZ510-120200-
East Bay Interior Valleys-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows
around 40. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the mid
50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Widespread frost. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Concord 36 55 38 66 / 20 20
Livermore 36 54 36 64 / 20 20
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CAZ513-120200-
Santa Clara Valley...including San Jose-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid
50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming northeast in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
50s. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper
50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Jose 36 56 38 64 / 30 30
Morgan Hill 39 54 36 63 / 40 40
$$
CAZ512-120200-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows
in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the morning. A
chance of rain. Highs in the 40s to lower 50s. Northeast winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 50s to lower 60s. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows near 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 40s to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s
to lower 50s.
$$
CAZ515-120200-
East Bay Hills-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows
in the upper 30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A
slight chance of rain in the morning. Highs in the upper 40s.
Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs
in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
40s. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 50s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs around 50.
$$
CAZ514-120200-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain. Snow
level 3400 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. A chance of rain in
the afternoon. Snow level 3400 feet. Highs in the lower 40s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northeast in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows near 30. Highs
around 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the mid 40s.
Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow. Lows in the lower to mid
30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
mid 40s.
$$
CAZ529-120200-
Northern Monterey Bay-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows around
40. West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of rain in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds up to
5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the lower
60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds
around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs
in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
50s. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Widespread frost. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain.
Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Cruz 40 54 37 63 / 50 50
$$
CAZ530-120200-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming north in
the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in
the lower 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 5 to
10 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in
the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Monterey 41 54 39 59 / 60 60 20
Big Sur 42 50 41 61 / 70 70 20
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CAZ528-120200-
Northern Salinas Valley...Hollister Valley...and Carmel Valley-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Lows in the
lower 40s. Southwest winds up to 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northeast in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. A slight chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the upper
30s. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Patchy frost in the morning. Highs in the lower
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the upper
50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Salinas 38 54 36 61 / 50 50 20
Carmel Valley 41 53 38 61 / 70 70 10
Hollister 39 53 36 61 / 50 50 10
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CAZ516-120200-
Southern Salinas Valley...Arroyo Seco...and Lake San Antonio-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of rain. Lows in
the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph with gusts to around
20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the lower
50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. A chance of rain in the evening. Patchy frost after
midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to
10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear except patchy fog and frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming
northeast after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. Lows around 30.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Widespread frost. Lows in the upper
20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Widespread frost. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
King City 38 53 35 65 / 20 50 30
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CAZ517-120200-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Rain likely and a chance of snow. New snow
accumulation up to 1 inch. Snow level 3400 feet. Lows in the 30s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...A chance of rain in the morning. Snow showers likely
and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the
afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches. Total snow
accumulation up to 4 inches. Snow level 3500 feet. Highs in the
mid 30s to lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming
east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. A chance of rain, snow and a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy frost after midnight. Snow
level 3500 feet. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the upper 40s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the mid 30s to lower
50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 30s to
lower 50s. Lows near 30.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the 40s to 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow. Lows in the 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
lower 40s to mid 50s.
$$
CAZ518-120200-
Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including
Pinnacles National Park-
300 AM PST Sat Feb 11 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of frost. A chance of
rain. Snow level 3100 feet. Lows in the 20s to upper 30s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Widespread frost in the morning. A
chance of rain. A chance of snow in the afternoon. Snow level
3500 feet. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 50s. South winds 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. A chance of rain and snow in the evening. Areas of frost
after midnight. Lows in the 30s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts to around 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in the 50s
to lower 60s. North winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs
in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy.
Breezy. Lows in the 20s to upper 30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 40s to
mid 50s. Lows in the 20s to mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs in the mid 40s to upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
lower 40s to mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pinnacles NP 37 51 33 63 / 20 50 30
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year told some state lawmakers Monday that she strongly opposes giving the state-run law enforcement agency wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.
“That terrifies me. It also angers me,” Arkela Lewis said of the proposal.
She said her son, Jaylen Lewis, was followed by a white officer in an unmarked car Sept. 25, and the officer shot him in the head during a traffic stop. She said Capitol Police leaders never called her to acknowledge her son’s death and she has not yet received an investigative report or autopsy results.
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell recently said in response to questions from The Associated Press that the death of Jaylen Lewis remains under investigation.
The assistant chief of the city-run Jackson Police Department, a district attorney and several other officials appeared before legislators Monday to denounce a bill that would expand Capitol Police territory within Jackson and create courts with appointed rather than elected judges.
Opponents said the bill would take away voting rights and give white state officials control over what should be locally led law enforcement decisions in Jackson, which has the highest percentage of Black residents of any major U.S. city.
Jackson Police Department patrols the entire city. Capitol Police currently patrols in and near downtown, where state government buildings are located.
The majority-white and Republican-controlled state House voted last month to expand Capitol Police territory to include shopping and residential areas, including some predominantly white neighborhoods. The bill, which awaits Senate debate, would also establish courts with judges appointed by the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court — a position currently held by a conservative white man.
“This is the first time we’ve been invited to the table to discuss this bill,” Jackson Police Assistant Chief Joseph Wade said Monday at a hearing hosted by Jackson’s legislative delegation.
The sponsor of the bill, Republican Rep. Trey Lamar is from Senatobia, a rural town more than 170 miles (275 kilometers) north of Jackson. He has said it’s aimed at making Mississippi’s capital safer and at reducing a backlog in the judicial system.
Lamar and other supporters of the bill did not attend Monday’s hearing.
About 83% of Jackson residents are Black. The city is in Hinds County, with an overall population that’s about 74% Black.
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens said legislators have funded additional assistants for district attorneys in other parts of the state but not for Hinds County.
“I continue hearing so many people say they love Jackson, they love the capital city,” Owens said. “If you love us, fund us appropriately so we can give you a safer city of Jackson.”
Hinds County public defender Gail Lowery said her office is “woefully underfunded” and she has trouble keeping attorneys because they can earn $41,000 more per year by working as assistant district attorneys in the same county. Lowery said 90% of people facing criminal charges in Hinds County rely on the public defender’s office, which receives all of its financial support from county coffers.
Hinds County has four elected circuit court judges. Lowery said that for decades, the county has needed two more to help carry the caseload.
“Our citizens deserve to have representation by judges who are elected by them,” Lowery said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/slain-mans-mother-decries-plan-to-expand-mississippi-police/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2023-03-07 02:32:49 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/slain-mans-mother-decries-plan-to-expand-mississippi-police/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
BISMARCK, N.D., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MDU Resources Group, Inc.'s (NYSE: MDU) board of directors today declared a quarterly dividend on the company's common stock of 21.75 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter.
The dividend is payable Oct. 1 to stockholders of record Sept. 8, 2022.
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MDU Resources Group, Inc., a member of the S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats indices, is Building a Strong America® by providing essential products and services through its regulated energy delivery and construction materials and services businesses. For more information about MDU Resources, visit www.mdu.com or contact the Investor Relations Department at investor@mduresources.com.
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) – Authorities have arrested 42 individuals as part of a Huntington Violent Crime Drug Task Force investigation.
The Huntington Police Department held a press conference Tuesday, May 24 announcing the arrests, and says they anticipate more arrests with in the coming days and weeks.
According to Huntington Police Chief Karl Colder, the arrests are a result of a month-long investigation involving 10 separate search warrants. The investigation is aimed at reducing violent and drug-related crimes in the city. Holder also says this investigation is only one part of a process that has been in the works for about six months, and expects to have more developments heading into the summer months.
“It’s really based on my experience in law enforcement, and dealing with state and local partners, that we have to start before we get to that point in the summer and try to deal with these things at the last moment,” Colder said. “And of course we’re not finished. Things continue to happen. We want citizens to be safe.
Along with the arrests, authorities say through the 10 search warrants the task force also seized 23 firearms from convicted felons and prohibited persons, seized 358.59 grams of heroin and fentanyl, seized 465 grams of methamphetamines, and seized 3.852 grams of marijuana. Huntington Police Deputy Chief Phil Watkins says three of the firearms were discovered to be stolen.
According to Chief Colder, all of the individuals targeted during the investigation have been wanted for “serious criminal offenses” related to violent crimes and/or drug-related crimes. Authorities say several of those arrested were not from West Virginia.
The HPD says some of those arrested include:
- Antione T. Glanton, 44, of Columbus, Ohio, who was arrested May 2, 2022. Police say he was found to be in possession of more than 100 grams of suspected fentanyl and was charged with fleeing in a vehicle with reckless disregard for the safety of others and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
- Damon Bailes, 30, of Michigan, was arrested May 3, 2022, on various outstanding felony warrants. Police say he was found to be in possession of 102 grams of suspected heroin and a firearm.
- Kori Barnes, 24, of Columbus was arrested May 5, 2022. Police say he was found to be in possession of 24 grams of suspected fentanyl and a stolen firearm. He was charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, transferring and receiving stolen property and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.
- Khali Barnes, 22, of Columbus, was arrested May 5, 2022. Police say he was charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and obstruction/fleeing.
- Brandon Lamar McCauley, 30, of Detroit, was arrested May 12, 2022. Police say he was found to be in possession of a firearm and more than 70 grams of suspected fentanyl and heroin. According to the HPD, McCauley was on parole in West Virginia for a voluntary manslaughter conviction stemming from a February 2016 shooting in Marcum Terrace.
- Tyler Workman, 25, of Huntington, was arrested on May 14, 2022, by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office after he and another man robbed (later identified as Johnathon Owens, 23, of Huntington) a Marathon gas station in South Point, Ohio, police say. Earlier that same day, Huntington Police detectives obtained a first-degree robbery warrant for Workman for the armed robbery of the King Mart on May 13 in the 2500 block of Washington Boulevard.
- Johnathon Owens, 23, of Huntington, was arrested May 16, 2022. Police say he was charged with first-degree robbery for the armed robbery of King Mart on May 13.
- Jason Lee McCauley, who had been identified as the suspect in a pair of robberies at the Dollar General in the 300 block of Norway Avenue on April 19 and Smokie’s Smoke Shop in the 1400 block of U.S. 60 on April 30, was arrested May 17, 2022. McCauley has been charged with two counts of armed robbery.
Colder says the HPD’s detective unit, detective bureau and drug unit worked with several partner agencies throughout the investigation including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the United States Federal Prosecutor for the Southern District of West Virginia’s Office; US Marshals; the West Virginia National Guard; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Parole Services and the Cabell County Prosecutor’s Office, the Barboursville Police Department and the Lawrence County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/42-arrested-in-huntington-warrant-sweep-investigation/ | 2022-05-24 17:26:31 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/42-arrested-in-huntington-warrant-sweep-investigation/ |
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have answered their most pressing question of the offseason. Jaylen Brown will be part of the franchise for the foreseeable future.
The Celtics’ wing has agreed to terms on a five-year supermax contract extension that will pay him up to $304 million, his agent said Tuesday.
It’s the richest contract in NBA history, surpassing the $264 million deal signed by Nuggets center Nikola Jokic last summer.
The deal was first reported by ESPN and confirmed to The Associated Press by Brown’s agent, Jason Glushon.
It keeps Brown with the team that drafted him third overall in 2016 and watched him develop into a two-time All-Star.
He averaged career highs of 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists last season. But those numbers went down in the playoffs, when the Celtics lost to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals. In Game 7, Brown had 19 points on 8-of-23 shooting, making just one of nine 3-point attempts.
Still, the totality of his time in Boston has made him a key piece of the franchise’s current core that management wasn’t willing to risk seeing depart when his current four-year deal expiries after next season.
By virtue of making the All-NBA second team — Brown’s first such honor in his career — he was eligible for the supermax extension.
From the moment this past season ended, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens has been adamant that he wanted to see Brown sign a long-term deal.
“He’s a big part of us. We believe in him and I’m thankful for him,” Stevens said last month. “I’m really thankful that when those guys have success they come back to work. And when they get beat, they own it and they come back to work. And so I know that’s what they’re about. And that’s hard to find.”
Those sentiments were echoed by All-Star Jayson Tatum, who has paired with Brown to lead the Celtics’ one-two punch in their runs to the NBA Finals in 2021-22 and the conference finals last season.
Following Boston’s East finals loss in May, Tatum said retaining Brown long-term was “extremely important.”
“He’s one of the best players in this league,” Tatum said. “He plays both ends of the ball and still is relatively young. And he’s accomplished a lot so far in his career. So, I think it’s extremely important.”
Brown’s new pact will likely lead to some financial maneuvering down the road with the league’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement bringing more limitations on how teams construct their rosters and additional luxury tax penalties.
Tatum is still playing under his rookie extension that kicked in last season and will be eligible for his potential supermax extension next summer.
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‘I truly do feel very lucky’: 17-year-old says he’s lucky to be alive after man rescues him from rip current in Holden Beach
HOLDEN BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A 17-year-old boy says he is lucky to be alive after getting caught in a rip current, thanks to Timothy Turner, a man that was in the right place at the right time to rescue him.
“There are people out there in rip currents. So, I quickly grabbed my board and ran towards the rip currents. A 17-year-old and probably a 45-year-old out there in the water. And they were out of energy.”” Turner said.
When Turner isn’t riding the waves at Holden Beach, he’s in the sand making sure everyone is safe.
But things took a turn for the worse when two people got caught in a rip current about 50 yards out from the shore.
Enzor says he started to feel the water pull him under, but it wasn’t until five minutes later that he realized he was stuck in a rip current.
“I was still just swimming trying to get out. And at one point, I’ve gotten fairly close to getting back to where I could touch and where I’d be able to get back to shore. And I got pulled back under and I’m not sure. I’m not really sure if I passed out or something, but . . . I came back up and I was much further out than where I was. So, it was very scary to know, I wouldn’t be able to get out there alone in any way,” Enzor says.
Enzor is from Columbus County, and he says he didn’t know how to get out of the rip current since he didn’t grow up going to the beach much.
Oak Island Water Rescue Chief Pete Grendze says that anyone going in the water should know what to do in that situation.
“The biggest thing that you can do is not panic. If you’re not a strong swimmer, if you can just float, a lot of times rip current will, once it pops you out, you’ll be able to either traverse along the shoreline and ease your way back in. Get hold of somebody and have them call 911 so you can get the help there,” Grendze said.
Thankfully for Enzor, the incident didn’t scare him but instead taught him a lesson for the next time he comes back to the beach.
“That was a very difficult situation, I don’t think very many people would have been able to save me. I would just like to express my gratitude. thanks to Mr. Tim again, and how lucky I am for him to be out there,” Enzor said.
Thankful that Turner put his life on the line to save his.
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WFO SAN ANGELO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1254 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Brown and
southeastern Coleman Counties through 145 PM CDT...
At 1254 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Owens, or near Early, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Brownwood, Early, Bangs, Blanket, Lake Brownwood Near Thrifty, Lake
Brownwood, Zephyr, Brookesmith, Grosvenor, Lake Brownwood State Park,
Camp Bowie, Trickham, Owens, Thrifty and Indian Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3167 9877 3161 9878 3149 9898 3152 9934
3191 9919 3187 9879 3167 9876
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 005DEG 18KT 3182 9892
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden holds the powerful presidency of the European Union for the next six months, but there are concerns in the 27-nation bloc that the strong influence of the hard-line far right at home will hold them back.
Holding a presidency allows a member nation to help set the tone and the agenda of the EU, something which is crucial with the war in Ukraine still raging, migration issues continuing to put several nations on edge and even trade disputes creating a rift with Washington.
“It will be our responsibility to try to steer this ship,” said Lars Danielsson, the permanent representative of Sweden to the EU, ahead of the European Commission’s visit to Sweden this week.
The job could, however, be made difficult by the leverage of the far-right Sweden Democrats, Sweden’s second biggest party.
Following September’s elections in Sweden, three center-right parties agreed to form a coalition government led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. But it relies on the support of the Sweden Democrats, which puts that party in a position to influence policies, even without Cabinet seats.
The Sweden Democrats were founded in the 1980s by people who had been active in right-wing extremist groups, including neo-Nazis. It has softened its tone but retains a hard line on immigration.
“Defending the rule of law all across Europe, promoting equality and advancing on a common migration and asylum policy seem difficult with a Swedish government swayed by the extreme right,” warned Iratxe García Perez, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament.
Mats Engström, an analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations think tank, said it is hard to see the Swedish presidency “pushing for far-reaching effort-sharing between member states when it comes to the migration waves” that will be discussed by EU leaders during a summit next month.
Since the arrival in 2015 of well over 1 million migrants in the EU, Sweden’s traditionally welcoming attitudes toward migrants have deeply changed, with calls for stricter controls coming from the far-right but also parties in the center of the political spectrum. At EU level, nations have been arguing for years over who should host and take responsibility for migrants, and they have made very little progress in their latest discussions on the overhaul of the bloc’s asylum system.
Hopes for a breakthrough during Sweden’s presidency are close to zero.
“The government’s restrictive migration policy domestically is a red flag to say the least,” said Swedish lawmaker Abir Al-Sahlani ahead of the visit of the EU Commission to the Swedish town of Kiruna later this week.
Under EU rules, the member country holding the presidency of the Council is in charge of organizing and presiding over meetings to broker deals, and guaranteeing efficient cooperation between members with conflicting interests.
In line with the EU’s Green Deal, Sweden has also made the green transition a priority, with the aim to conclude negotiations on the so-called Fit for 55 package of climate and energy laws. It will also conduct tricky discussions on how to counter the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act that the EU sees as discriminating against European businesses.
“Sweden will work towards agreement on climate and environmental legislative proposals. But the traditional resistance against new EU funds, such as the sovereignty fund proposed by (European Commission president) Ursula von der Leyen in light of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, will be even stronger with the Sweden Democrats’ influence,” Engström told The Associated Press.
Despite Sweden’s strong record on issues related to the respect of democratic standards, some EU lawmakers are also worried the Sweden Democrats’ influence will lead to a softer stance toward Poland and Hungary, two member countries regularly at odds with the EU over judicial independence and democratic standards.
Danielsson said his country will “definitely continue to work with rule of law issue in the same vein as we’ve done.”
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The United States will limp into the World Cup, and not just because of all the Americans’ injuries.
The U.S. played a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night at Murcia, Spain, that was somewhere between unimpressive and alarming.
After managing no shots on goal in Friday’s 2-0 loss to No. 24 Japan, the U.S. got just two against the 53rd-ranked Saudis in the Americans’ final tuneup match. Among its last seven games against World Cup-bound nations, the U.S. has one win, three losses and three draws, getting shut out six times.
“We’re playing tentative,” said U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter, who plans to announce his 26-man World Cup roster on Nov. 9. “It’s nervy times. People are worried about being on the roster or not, and it’s a difficult moment.”
The two results will do little to quiet criticism of Berhalter, who left Jordan Pefok, John Brooks and Tim Ream off this roster.
Forwards Ricardo Pepi, Jesús Ferreira and Josh Sargent combined for five touches in the opponents’ penalty area during the two matches, according to Opta.
“We had a better performance than last game,” Pepi said. “We all have to go back to our clubs, take care of our own business, and we’ll all be ready.”
Oft-injured Gio Reyna came off in the 30th minute because of muscle tightness. Christian Pulisic was among four changes, returning to the depleted U.S. lineup after missing Friday with an unspecified injury.
Pepi had a team-low 13 touches and no shots before Ferreira replaced him in the 59th minute.
“It was tough for Ricardo. He didn’t get much service. He didn’t get many chances,” Berhalter said. “So it’s really hard to evaluate players when they’re not getting opportunities.”
After missing the 2018 tournament, the U.S. has rebuilt with among the world’s youngest rosters in 56 matches under Berhalter. The Americans open against No. 19 Wales on Nov. 21, face fifth-ranked England on Black Friday and play No. 22 Iran on Nov. 29 in the toughest of the eight groups by ranking.
The U.S. was without Tim Weah, Yunus Musah, Chris Richards, Antonee Robinson and Zack Steffen due to injuries, and Miles Robinson will miss the World Cup because of a torn Achilles tendon. Because the Cup has been jammed into the middle of the European season by FIFA to avoid Qatar’s summer heat, players have club matches through Nov. 13 and more injuries are possible.
Reyna, the 19-year-old son of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, is a constant health concern. His 2021-22 season was wrecked by leg ailments, and Borussia Dortmund has limited his playing time this season to 247 minutes.
DeAndre Yedlin started at right back, Sergiño Dest moved to the left, Kellyn Acosta replaced Luca de la Torre in midfield and Pulisic took over from Brenden Aaronson on the left flank.
Yedlin limped off in the 59th minute after Saud Abdulhamid’s lunging tackle and was replaced by Joe Scally.
Pulisic and Weston McKennie played until the 75th, when Aaronson entered in central midfield and Malik Tillman took over a flank.
There were just 364 fans in Estadio Nueva Condomina, which has a capacity of about 31,000, and teammates could be heard shouting instructions. A spectator ran onto the field during the first half and approached Dest before being stopped by security.
Wearing its new blue tie-dye style uniforms, the U.S. was tested just 24 seconds in. Matt Turner dived to his left to save a long-range shot by Sultan Al-Ghannam. Turner made a fine block on Haitham Asiri’s point-blank shot in the 70th minute after second-half sub Mark McKenzie was stripped of the ball.
Saudi Arabia, which outshot the U.S. 10-7, is in a World Cup group with No. 3 Argentina, 26th-ranked Poland and No. 12 Mexico.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Finkelstein is an accidental witness to one of the seminal events of the civil rights movement, the signing in 1965 of the Voting Rights Act.
He was a year out of law school at Cornell when he received the call to head to the Capitol for the signing. Now 83, Finkelstein still isn’t sure how he ended up witnessing the signing — on his 25th birthday — but figured President Lyndon Johnson wanted people who had worked on the bill to be present.
Finkelstein helped write the law as a lawyer in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
“Well, I was one of the staff and that’s how I got there,” he said.
Finkelstein had wanted to work for the Justice Department as long as he could remember. He was raised in Savannah, Georgia, and had gone to undergraduate school at Tulane in New Orleans.
“I was not unfamiliar with what went on in the South,” he said.
It was a time when some of the nation’s best young lawyers sought work at the Justice Department, where Finkelstein recalls working with such figures as famed civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall — then the U.S. solicitor general and soon to be a Supreme Court justice — and John Doar, who led the Justice Department’s desegregation efforts in the South. President John F. Kennedy’s assassination left the lawyers uncertain about the fight for civil rights.
“There was concern within the department, and I’m talking of this as chatter amongst the lawyers that worked there, as to whether Johnson would be aggressive in the pursuit of civil rights legislation,” he said. “As it turned out, not only was he aggressive, he was far more aggressive and politically adept than President (John F.) Kennedy. I think much to the surprise of many of us, what he pursued was far beyond anything we expected.”
Finkelstein said he was “star-struck” as he stood about four rows behind Martin Luther King Jr., and other civil rights and congressional leaders at the signing of the Voting Rights Act, remembering the moment as overwhelming.
Still, he said, the magnitude of the law would not become clear to him until decades later.
He and others were at a ceremony during the Obama administration that involved Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights activist, and Doar, who had been the former assistant attorney general in the department’s civil rights division, when members of the division who had worked on the law were asked to stand.
“People not only stood, but they came over and tried to reach out and touch us,” Finkelstein said. “I just turned to my wife, and I said I never realized that this act that I worked on had such a momentous effect on so many people.”
Today the framed signing pen and note he received from the 1965 ceremony that turned the bill into law are among his most treasured possessions.
He recalls how he felt in 2013 when the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional the way states were included on the list of those needing to get advance approval for voting-related changes, Within weeks, he says, some Republican-controlled legislatures began passing laws meant to “go around the spirit of the act.”
“On a personal level, it looked to me like I was watching my house burn down because what they did was remove the enforcement provision in the guts of the Voting Rights Act,” he said.
As the court considers whether to uphold or weaken another of the law’s provisions, Finkelstein said the country’s promise of democracy for all hangs in the balance.
“If you want a democracy, you must have the ability to vote — and not only to vote but to have your vote counted,” he said.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
3-3-9
(three, three, nine)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
3-3-9
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was still undergoing tests in hospital on Sunday after a dizzy spell but was expected to be released later in the day, his office said.
His office said he had spent the previous day at the Sea of Galilee, a popular vacation spot in northern Israel where temperatures climbed to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) amid a stifling country-wide heat wave. After a series of tests, the initial assessment was that the veteran Israeli leader was dehydrated.
After being hospitalized, Netanyahu released a video on social media last night. Smiling, he said that he had been out in the sun on Friday without wearing a hat and without water. “Not a good idea,” he said.
Doctors ordered him to remain in the hospital overnight for further observation, and his weekly Cabinet meeting was delayed by a day and rescheduled for Monday, his office said.
Netanyahu is Israel’s longest-serving leader. He has served multiple terms stretching over 15 years in office. His current far-right government, a collection of religious and ultranationalist parties, took office last December.
Netanyahu is said to be in generally good health, though he was briefly hospitalized last October after feeling unwell during prayers on Yom Kippur, a day when observant Jews fast.
The Israeli leader faces pressure on multiple fronts.
He is on trial for multiple corruption charges in a case that has bitterly divided the nation. His government’s hard-line policies toward Palestinians have drawn international criticism and antagonized relations with the United States, Israel’s closest and most important ally.
At home, tens of thousands of Israelis have held weekly demonstrations against Netanyahu’s government to protest his plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary.
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HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly established Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in the UK has recently released the UK's National Semiconductor Strategy. Dr. Shih-Chieh Chang, General Director of Electronic and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) of Taiwan had an initial exchange with DSIT. During the exchange, Dr. Chang suggested that Taiwan can become a trustable partner for the UK and that the partnership can leverage collective strengths to create mutually beneficial developments. According to the Strategy, the British government plans to invest 1 billion pounds over the next decade to support the semiconductor industry. This funding will improve access to infrastructure, power more research and development and facilitate greater international cooperation.
Dr. Chang stressed that ITRI looks forward to more collaboration with the UK on semiconductors to enhance the resilience of the supply chain. While the UK possesses cutting-edge capabilities in semiconductor IP design and compound semiconductor technology, ITRI has extensive expertise in semiconductor technology R&D and trial production. As a result, ITRI is well-positioned to offer consultation services for advanced packaging pilot lines, facilitate pre-production evaluation, and link British semiconductor IP design companies with Taiwan's semiconductor industry chain. "The expansion of British manufacturers' service capacity in Taiwan would create a mutually beneficial outcome for both Taiwan and the UK," said Dr. Chang.
The British Office Taipei stated that the UK has been increasing collaboration with Taiwan on semiconductors over the last few years. In 2020, the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult (CSA Catapult) signed a memorandum of understanding with ITRI, paving the way for a long-lasting collaborative partnership. The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is also focusing the Digital Trade Network in Taiwan to increase the UK's capability to support semiconductor trade and investment. Recognizing ITRI as a crucial driving force for Taiwan's semiconductor industry development, the British Office Taipei looks forward to more cooperation with ITRI for technological innovation, supply chain collaboration and stronger partnership.
Dr. Chang indicated possible collaboration that can be forged to align the goals of the UK's National Semiconductor Strategy and the positive impact to expect. ITRI, he suggested, can assist in establishing relevant pilot lines by introducing necessary resources to address existing gaps or offering consultation services covering design, packaging and testing prior to mass production. This would help reduce the UK's reliance on external suppliers and thus create job opportunities. To minimize the risk of supply chain disruptions, the linkage of Taiwan's complete semiconductor industry chain can significantly enhance the UK's resilience in the global market as more comprehensive solutions can shorten time-to-market for innovative products and accelerate overall industrial development.
Other than the collaboration with CSA Catapult on GaN semiconductor technologies, ITRI partnered with a renowned British semiconductor equipment manufacturer in 2021, resulting in achievements in areas such as HBLED, MEMS, Micro LED, silicon photonics, and nanoscale analysis. In the same year, ITRI worked with a leading British semiconductor IP manufacturer to jointly build a platform that assists startup companies in leveraging key patents to develop competitive new products. Based on the fruitful results, ITRI is set to expand its collaborative efforts with the UK in 2023, creating win-win opportunities for both sides.
About ITRI
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is one of the world's leading technology R&D institutions aiming to innovate a better future for society. Founded in 1973, ITRI has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan's industries from labor-intensive into innovation-driven. To address market needs and global trends, it has launched its 2030 Technology Strategy & Roadmap and focuses on innovation development in Smart Living, Quality Health, and Sustainable Environment. It also strives to strengthen Intelligentization Enabling Technology to support diversified applications.
Over the years, ITRI has been dedicated to incubating startups and spinoffs, including well-known names such as UMC and TSMC. In addition to its headquarters in Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan in an effort to extend its R&D scope and promote international cooperation across the globe. For more information, please visit https://www.itri.org/eng.
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Braves vs. Marlins: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
Sandy Alcantara will be on the hill for the Miami Marlins when they take on Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET.
The Braves have been listed as -210 moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Marlins (+170). An 8.5-run total is listed in this game.
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Braves vs. Marlins Odds & Info
- Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023
- Time: 1:35 PM ET
- TV: MLB Network
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: Truist Park
- Live Stream: Watch on Fubo!
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Braves Recent Betting Performance
- The Braves have played as the favorite in nine of their past 10 games and have won eight of those contests.
- When it comes to hitting the over, the Braves and their opponents are 4-6-0 in their last 10 games with a total.
- Sportsbooks have not set a spread for any of the Braves' last 10 games.
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Braves Betting Records & Stats
- The Braves have gone 48-23 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 67.6% of those games).
- When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -210 or shorter, Atlanta has gone 18-6 (75%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Braves a 67.7% chance to win.
- In the 82 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Atlanta, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 45 times (45-34-3).
- The Braves have covered 50% of their games this season, going 7-7-0 ATS.
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JLo announces first album in 8 years
(CNN) - Jennifer Lopez is returning to music with a new album that has a link to one of her past classics.
It’s called “This is Me … Now” and, according to a press release, it focuses on the journey the singer has made over the past 20 years.
JLo dropped the announcement on the 20th anniversary of her 2002 record “This is Me … Then.”
It featured the big hit “Jenny From the Block” and a song for her then-fiance, Ben Affleck, called “Dear Ben.”
Affleck and Lopez later broke up but have since returned to each other and are now married.
The new album reflects that with a new song called “Dear Ben, pt. II.”
In a recent interview in Vogue magazine, Lopez said she’s not a tortured artist and, in spite of ups and downs in life, she makes her best music when she’s happy and full of love.
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A Georgia judge holds a hearing to decide whether to make public a report from a special grand jury investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
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A Georgia judge holds a hearing to decide whether to make public a report from a special grand jury investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This Friday, July 1st, is the USA premiere of the Costa Rican feature film Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén.
The Central American film opens Friday, July 1st at the IFC Center in New York and the Landmark Westwood in Los Angeles on July 8th, before rolling out to other cinemas across the United States.
Synopsis:
CLARA, 40, is believed to have a special connection to God. As a "healer", she sustains a family and a village in need of hope, while she finds solace in her relationship with the natural world. After years of being controlled by her mother's repressive care, Clara's sexual desires are stirred by her attraction to her niece's new boyfriend. This newly awakened force takes Clara to unexplored territory, allowing her to cross boundaries, both physical and mystical. Empowered by her self-discovery, Clara gradually frees herself from her role as "saint" and begins to heal herself.
Opening and Q&A
At the New York opening, The IFC Center will be hosting a post-screening Q&A with director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén and star Wendy Chinchilla Araya moderated by the Film Critic and journalist, Jennifer Merin.
On Saturday, July 2nd at 7:20 p.m the Q&A Will be moderated by Kerensa Cadenas (editorial director of entertainment at Thrillist) and on Sunday, July 3rd following the 4:50pm show with moderated by critic Alissa Wilkinson
At Landmark Westwood in L.A. the Director Nathalie Alvarez Mesén will be on July 8th and 9th.
"Come meet our Clara on a big screen a little film with a big soul - about healing, desire, self-love, and the right to choose. Maybe, a film about someone with superpowers. Expect animal friends." said the Director.
Clara Sola is a movie produced by a Costa Rica, Sweden, United States, Belgium, and Germany collaboration, exalting the importance of the coproduction within the Central American & Caribbean region.
The Costa Rica Film Commission and Essential Costa Rica have been working hard in supporting the national film industry through the presence of Costa Rican delegations in the main festivals and markets worldwide, promoting the content, talent, services and locations.
For more information about the movie screenings https://clarasola.oscilloscope.net
More information about Costa Rica Film Industry www.costaricafilmcommission.org
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Strengthens leadership in Bridal and Accessible Luxury Accelerates Connected Commerce capabilities and Digital reach
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Signet Jewelers Limited ("Signet" or the "Company") (NYSE: SIG), the world's leading retailer of diamond jewelry, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Nile, Inc. ("Blue Nile"), a leading online retailer of engagement rings and fine jewelry, for $360 million in an all cash transaction. Blue Nile delivered revenue of more than $500 million in calendar year 2021.
The strategic acquisition of Blue Nile accelerates Signet's efforts to expand its bridal offerings and grow its Accessible Luxury portfolio while extending its digital leadership in the jewelry category – all to further enhance shopping experiences for consumers and create value for shareholders. Blue Nile brings an attractive customer demographic that is younger, more affluent, and ethnically diverse which will broaden our customer acquisition funnel. Upon closing, Blue Nile will be strategically positioned at the top tier of Signet's Accessible Luxury banners along with Jared, James Allen and Diamonds Direct.
"Blue Nile is a pioneer and innovator in online engagement rings and fine jewelry, providing a unique and highly desirable shopping experience for customers," said Signet Chief Executive Officer Virginia C. Drosos. "Adding Blue Nile to our strong and diversified portfolio of banners will further drive our Inspiring Brilliance growth strategy - expanding customer choice, building new capabilities, and achieving meaningful operating synergies that will increase value for both our consumers and shareholders."
"By joining Signet, we will extend our premium brand and fine jewelry offering to millions of new customers while bringing new capabilities to our leading e-commerce business that will drive additional growth opportunities for Blue Nile," said Sean Kell, CEO of Blue Nile. "We're equally thrilled to join a purpose-inspired and sustainability-focused company that shares our core values and has been recognized as a certified Great Place to Work®."
The transaction will be funded with cash on hand and is currently expected to close in the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2023. Regulatory filings were made in July and the applicable waiting period has passed however the transaction is still subject to other customary closing conditions. While synergies are likely to start materializing as early as the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2023, the acquisition, will likely not be accretive until Q4 of Fiscal 2024, exclusive of transaction and integration-related charges, as well as anticipated impacts of purchase accounting adjustments related to the transaction.
Separately, the Company is updating its guidance for the second quarter and full year Fiscal 2023 given heightened pressure on consumers' discretionary spending and increased macroeconomic headwinds. Preliminary second quarter total revenue is expected to be approximately $1.75 billion and non-GAAP operating income is expected to be approximately $192 million. The Company now expects Fiscal 2023 total revenues of $7.60 – 7.70 billion and non-GAAP operating income to be in the range of $787-828 million. This compares with prior Fiscal 2023 guidance for total revenue of $8.03-8.25 billion and non-GAAP operating income of $921-974 million. This revised Fiscal Year 2023 outlook does not include 1) further material worsening of macroeconomic factors which could impact consumer spending patterns and have an associated impact on the Company's business performance, or 2) the pending acquisition of Blue Nile.
Drosos continued, "We saw sales soften in July as our customers have been increasingly impacted by rapid inflation, so we're revising guidance to align with these trends. That said, I'm pleased that revised guidance positions us up ~25% in revenue versus the FY20 pre-pandemic period. In addition, our transformed operating model and strong balance sheet give us dry powder, even in a down market, to invest in market share expansion as we are doing organically in our banners and with the acquisition of Blue Nile. We believe this acquisition brings additional value, capabilities, and further growth potential to our Company."
"While our initial guidance for FY23 anticipated the impact of stimulus in the base period and the level of inflation that we were seeing at that time, we have seen a further deterioration in consumer spending, including at higher price points, in July," said Joan Hilson, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer. "Assuming this trend will persist in the back half of the year, we are modestly reducing our FY23 guidance. Importantly, our outlook continues to reflect a double digit annual operating margin based on the strength of our transformed business model."
Forecasted non-GAAP operating income provided above excludes potential non-recurring charges. However, given the potential impact of non-recurring charges to operating income calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the US ("GAAP"), we cannot provide forecasted GAAP operating income or the probable significance of such items without unreasonable efforts. As such, we do not present a reconciliation of forecasted non-GAAP operating income to corresponding GAAP operating income.
In addition to financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company believes that non-GAAP financial measures, when reviewed in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, can provide more information to assist investors in evaluating historical trends and current period performance. For these reasons, internal management reporting and the Company's guidance includes non-GAAP measures. Items may be excluded from GAAP financial measures when the Company believes this provides useful supplementary information to management and investors in assessing the operating performance of our business. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not superior to or as a substitute for the GAAP financial measures presented in the Company's consolidated financial statements and other publicly filed reports. In addition, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as or comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies.
About Signet
Signet Jewelers Limited is the world's leading retailer of diamond jewelry. As a purpose-driven and sustainability-focused company, Signet is a participant in the United Nations Global Compact and adheres to its principles-based approach to responsible business. Signet is a Great Place to Work –Certified™ company and has been named to the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for four consecutive years. Signet operates approximately 2,800 stores primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared, Banter by Piercing Pagoda, Diamonds Direct, JamesAllen.com, Peoples, H. Samuel, Ernest Jones and the jewelry subscription service, Rocksbox. Further information on Signet is available at www.signetjewelers.com. See also www.kay.com, www.zales.com, www.jared.com, www.banter.com, www.diamondsdirect.com, www.jamesallen.com, www.peoplesjewellers.com, www.hsamuel.co.uk, www.ernestjones.co.uk and www.rocksbox.com.
Blue Nile, Inc. is a leading online retailer of high-quality, conflict-free, GIA graded diamonds and fine jewelry. The company offers a highly desirable experience for purchasing engagement rings, wedding rings, and fine jewelry by providing expert guidance, in-depth educational materials, and unique online tools that place consumers in control of the jewelry shopping process. Blue Nile has some of the highest quality standards in the industry and offers thousands of independently graded diamonds and fine jewelry. Blue Nile can be found online at www.bluenile.com and at 21 physical showrooms located throughout the United States.
This release contains statements which are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements based upon management's beliefs and expectations as well as on assumptions made by and data currently available to management, appear in a number of places throughout this document and include statements regarding, among other things, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the industry in which Signet operates. The use of the words "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimates," "predicts," "believes," "should," "potential," "may," "preliminary," "forecast," "objective," "plan," or "target," and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results to not be realized, including, but not limited to: difficulty or delay in executing or integrating an acquisition, including Blue Nile, or executing other major business or strategic initiatives, the negative impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and could have in the future, on Signet's business, financial condition, profitability and cash flows; the effect of steps we take in response to the pandemic; the severity, duration and potential resurgence of the pandemic (including through variants), including whether it is necessary to temporarily reclose our stores, distribution centers and corporate facilities or for our suppliers and vendors to temporarily reclose their facilities; the pace of recovery when the pandemic subsides and the heightened impact it has on many of the risks described herein, including without limitation risks relating to disruptions in our supply chain, our ability to attract and retain labor especially if COVID-19 vaccine mandates are implemented, consumer behaviors such as willingness to congregate in shopping centers and shifts in spending away from the jewelry category toward more experiential purchases, the impacts of the expiration of government stimulus on overall consumer spending, our level of indebtedness and covenant compliance, availability of adequate capital, our ability to execute our business plans, our lease obligations and relationships with our landlords, and asset impairments; general economic or market conditions, including impacts of inflation or other pricing environment factors on the Company's commodity costs (including diamonds) or other operating costs; a prolonged slowdown in the growth of the jewelry market or the overall economy; financial market risks; a decline in consumer discretionary spending or deterioration in consumer financial position, including the impacts of inflation and rising prices on necessities such as gas and groceries; our ability to optimize Signet's transformation strategies; changes to regulations relating to customer credit; disruption in the availability of credit for customers and customer inability to meet credit payment obligations; our ability to achieve the benefits related to the outsourcing of the credit portfolio, including due to technology disruptions, future financial results and operating results and/or disruptions arising from changes to or termination of the relevant outsourcing agreements; deterioration in the performance of individual businesses or of the Company's market value relative to its book value, resulting in impairments of long-lived assets or intangible assets or other adverse financial consequences; the volatility of our stock price; the impact of financial covenants, credit ratings or interest volatility on our ability to borrow; our ability to maintain adequate levels of liquidity for our cash needs, including debt obligations, payment of dividends, planned share repurchases (including execution of accelerated share repurchases) and capital expenditures as well as the ability of our customers, suppliers and lenders to access sources of liquidity to provide for their own cash needs; changes in our credit rating; potential regulatory changes; future legislative and regulatory requirements in the US and globally relating to climate change, including any new climate related disclosure or compliance requirements, such as those recently proposed by the SEC; global economic conditions or other developments related to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union; exchange rate fluctuations; the cost, availability of and demand for diamonds, gold and other precious metals, including any impact on the global market supply of diamonds due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict or related sanctions; stakeholder reactions to disclosure regarding the source and use of certain minerals; seasonality of Signet's business; the merchandising, pricing and inventory policies followed by Signet and failure to manage inventory levels; Signet's relationships with suppliers including the ability to continue to utilize extended payment terms and the ability to obtain merchandise that customers wish to purchase; the failure to adequately address the impact of existing tariffs and/or the imposition of additional duties, tariffs, taxes and other charges or other barriers to trade or impacts from trade relations; the level of competition and promotional activity in the jewelry sector; our ability to optimize Signet's multi-year strategy to gain market share, expand and improve existing services, innovate and achieve sustainable, long-term growth; the maintenance and continued innovation of Signet's OmniChannel retailing and ability to increase digital sales, as well as management of its digital marketing costs; changes in consumer attitudes regarding jewelry and failure to anticipate and keep pace with changing fashion trends; changes in the supply and consumer acceptance of and demand for gem quality lab created diamonds and adequate identification of the use of substitute products in our jewelry; ability to execute successful marketing programs and manage social media; the ability to optimize Signet's real estate footprint; the ability to satisfy the accounting requirements for "hedge accounting," or the default or insolvency of a counterparty to a hedging contract; the performance of and ability to recruit, train, motivate and retain qualified team members - particularly in regions experiencing low unemployment rates; management of social, ethical and environmental risks; the reputation of Signet and its banners; inadequacy in and disruptions to internal controls and systems, including related to the migration to new information technology systems which impact financial reporting; security breaches and other disruptions to Signet's information technology infrastructure and databases; an adverse development in legal or regulatory proceedings or tax matters, including any new claims or litigation brought by employees, suppliers, consumers or shareholders, regulatory initiatives or investigations, and ongoing compliance with regulations and any consent orders or other legal or regulatory decisions; failure to comply with labor regulations; collective bargaining activity; changes in corporate taxation rates, laws, rules or practices in the US and jurisdictions in which Signet's subsidiaries are incorporated, including developments related to the tax treatment of companies engaged in Internet commerce or deductions associated with payments to foreign related parties that are subject to a low effective tax rate; risks related to international laws and Signet being a Bermuda corporation; risks relating to the outcome of pending litigation; our ability to protect our intellectual property or physical assets; changes in assumptions used in making accounting estimates relating to items such as extended service plans and pensions; or the impact of weather-related incidents, natural disasters, organized crime or theft, strikes, protests, riots or terrorism, acts of war (including the ongoing Russian-Ukraine conflict), or another public health crisis or disease outbreak, epidemic or pandemic on Signet's business.
For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statement, see the "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements" sections of Signet's Fiscal 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2022 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and the "Safe Harbor Statements" in current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC. Signet undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.
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Ken Crutchfield will join panelists to share insights on how technology and innovations are making a difference across the legal industry
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ken Crutchfield, Vice President & General Manager of Legal Markets at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., will speak at this year's Legal Innovators California on a panel titled "Reshaping Legal Services." The panel will take place in San Francisco on Thursday, June 9, from 9:20 AM – 10:00 AM PT / 12:20 PM – 1:00 PM ET.
The discussion will focus on how technology and innovation are impacting the delivery of legal services and how legal professionals are working to adapt quickly and effectively for their clients. Crutchfield will join several industry experts for the discussion, including Ned Gannon, President at eBrevia, Nicholas Long, Managing Director of Legal Business Services at Deloitte Tax LLP, Vedika Mehera, Innovation Advisor at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Leonard Nuara, Founding Partner at Flatiron Law Group LLP, and Carla Swansburg, Chief Executive Officer of ClearyX at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
"As more and more legal technology comes onto the market, it is critical for legal professionals to have an understanding of what solutions will help them produce the best possible work product and outcomes for their clients," said Crutchfield. "I look forward to joining the other panelists and discussing key trends in legal innovation."
Legal Innovators California is a one-day, legal tech conference designed for legal professionals to explore the intersection of technology and the business of law. Drawing on the event's success in the United Kingdom, this is the first year it will be held in the United States. Legal Innovators includes networking opportunities, exhibitions and valuable takeaways from industry experts and decision makers from different areas in legal innovation. Wolters Kluwer is also serving as a sponsor of the event.
To register and learn more, visit: https://www.legalinnovatorscalifornia.com/
Wolters Kluwer (WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions, and services for the healthcare; tax and accounting; governance, risk and compliance; and legal and regulatory sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.
Wolters Kluwer reported 2021 annual revenues of €4.8 billion. The group serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs approximately 19,800 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.
Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY).
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Kuo brings her technical expertise to oversee Westat's broad portfolio of public health projects and further enhance their client services strategy.
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective March 1, 2023, Jennifer Kuo, MHS, Vice President, has joined Westat's leadership team as their new Public Health Practice Director, reporting to Patricia Shifflett, MS, Health Sector Lead. Her expertise will be invaluable in further building Westat's capabilities and services to meet their clients' needs.
Ms. Kuo joined Westat in 2021 as a Vice President in Behavioral Health and Health Policy, and has been part of a team leading planning for our health sector. She has 20+ years of experience in federal government consulting and working across HHS agencies. Ms. Kuo brings extensive experience as a leader with responsibility for shaping strategic direction, managing business growth, building relationships, and ensuring project success.
She is an expert in technical assistance and in designing and implementing initiatives to increase the capacity of organizations to achieve improved outcomes. Her work leads to the identification and dissemination of promising practices based on successful innovations and to the development of actionable products and other resources to support implementation. Ms. Kuo has served in many corporate roles and is currently a sponsor of the Technical Assistance Community of Practice, which focuses on coordinating and connecting technical assistance capabilities and experts across practices and departments at Westat.
"We congratulate Jennifer on her new role at Westat and look forward to collaborating with her to continue the incredible work being done within our Public Health Practice to improve lives," notes Ms. Shifflett.
About Westat (www.westat.com)
Westat is a leader in research, data collection and analysis, technical assistance, evaluation, and communications. Our evidence-based findings help clients in government and the private sector accelerate advancements in health, education, transportation, and social and economic policy. Since 1963, our dedication to improving lives through research and our approach to projects grounded in investigative curiosity, equity, statistical and data rigor, adaptive methods, and advanced technology are why clients find exceptional value in our work.
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Addition comes as Ready Player Me looks to continue the developer community growth of over 8,000 apps and games to date
NEW YORK, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ready Player Me, the digital avatar platform for the metaverse, has tapped Quinton Wall to lead the company as head of marketing and developer relations. This hire enables Ready Player Me to continue the growth of their developer community and to assist every developer in learning, using, and launching their own apps and games faster using the platform. Ready Player Me allows users to create and transport avatars across 6,000+ various metaverse platforms such as Spatial, Somnium Space, VRChat, TCL, and more.
Quinton Wall joins the team to focus primarily on growing the company's developer community. Wall is a mobile developer by background and has been in the developer marketing relations space for nearly 15 years. He was one of the first evangelists at Salesforce, where during his ten-year tenure, he helped to grow the community to over a million developers globally. Following this role, Wall held leadership roles in developer relations and platform marketing at Twilio and ThoughtSpot, as well as running a successful consulting business.
"Quinton not only brings a deep understanding of the marketing industry as a whole, but he has vast experience in developer relations, which makes him a great fit for our team as we look to continue growing our community," says Timmu Toke, CEO & Co-founder of Ready Player Me. "We are all excited to welcome Quinton to our team and work closely with him and our developer community to ensure the company's continued success in the industry."
"As digital experiences, across gaming, vr, ai, and communications continue to evolve, I am excited to become a part of something that is shaping the future of technology," says Quinton Wall, Ready Player Me's Head of Marketing and Developer Relations. "As a lifelong gamer, I look forward to being able to combine my love for gaming and my passion for exceptional developer experiences together in order to help developers build these digital experiences and reach millions of users."
To date, Ready Player Me has partnered with over 6,000 apps, games, and virtual world developers. They have established partnerships with major brands such as L'Oreal, adidas, BMW, Calvin Klein, New Balance, and more to bring mainstream fashion and technology companies to the metaverse. The company has raised a total of $72.5M in funding.
For more information, please visit https://readyplayer.me/
About Ready Player Me
Ready Player Me is a cross-game avatar platform for the metaverse. It lets you create a 3D avatar with a selfie and use it in 8,000+ compatible apps and games. You can explore virtual worlds in VRChat, join meetings in Spatial, or stream to your fans using Animaze – all with your personal avatar that represents you in virtual worlds. Any developer can integrate Ready Player Me into their apps and games using our free avatar SDK. It's compatible with Unity and Unreal Engine and works great on the web, mobile, and desktop platforms. Learn more at https://readyplayer.me/
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Catherine Deneuve is not that fond of reminiscing, even as she prepares to collect a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice International Film Festival.
“We don’t have time to look backwards,” Deneuve told reporters Wednesday, hours before her award. “This is our present and we have to continue to go forward.”
At 78, the legendary French actor is as busy as ever. She’s just wrapped up one film in Paris and is starting another soon in Belgium. The industry environment, she thinks, is better for older women, and actors, in Europe than in America.
Deneuve has a long history with the Venice Film Festival, going back to 1967 when she won the Golden Lion for her portrayal of a well-heeled housewife who starts working at a brothel in Luis Buñuel’s classic “Belle de Jour.” In 1998, she won the festival’s Volpi Cup for “Place Vendôme.” She'll collect this latest honor, another Golden Lion, at the festival’s opening night.
Though she is often described as an icon of cinema, Deneuve rejects the term for herself. She also said she doesn’t think she was ever a “sex symbol” either.
But she still treasures the films she made with directors Jacques Demy (“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg,” “The Young Girls of Rochefort” and “Donkey Skin”) and François Truffaut (“The Last Metro”). Demy in particular, she said, was very important in her early career when she hadn’t yet had much experience in film.
“Today, the important things are the same: The story I want to tell ... the screenplay ... the environment we create ... the people I will spend time with,” Deneuve said.
She also continues to seek out new movies — and wants to see them in a crowd at a theater.
“I love cinema. I love going to the cinema," she said. “I want to be in a cinema with people I don’t know. It’s not just the sound. It’s the atmosphere. At home, it’s very different. You don’t feel things the same at all."
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Anne Heche was in the hospital Saturday following an accident in which her car smashed into a house and flames erupted, a spokeswoman said.
“Anne is currently in stable condition. Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time,” Heather Duffy Boylston, Heche’s friend and podcast partner, said in a statement.
Heche’s speeding car came to a T-shaped intersection and ran off the road and into the house in the Mar Vista section of Los Angeles’ westside shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im said.
The car came to a stop inside the two-story house and started a fire that took nearly 60 firefighters more than an hour to douse, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Television news video showed a blue Mini Cooper Clubman, badly damaged and burned, being towed out of the home, with a woman sitting up on a stretcher and struggling as firefighters put her in an ambulance.
No other injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made. Police detectives are investigating.
A native of Ohio, Heche first came to prominence on the NBC soap opera “Another World” from 1987 to 1991. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role.
In the late 1990s she became one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, a constant on magazine covers and in big-budget films. She co-starred with Johnny Depp in 1997’s “Donnie Brasco”; with Tommy Lee Jones in 1997’s “Volcano”; with Harrison Ford in 1998’s “Six Days, Seven Nights”; with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix in 1998’s “Return to Paradise,” and with an ensemble cast in the original 1997 “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
Her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000 heightened her fame and brought immense public scrutiny.
In the fall of 2000 soon after the two broke up, Heche was hospitalized after knocking on the door of a stranger in a rural area near Fresno, California. Authorities said she had appeared shaken and disoriented, and spoke incoherently to the residents.
In a memoir released the following year, “Call Me Crazy,” Heche talked about her lifelong struggles with mental health and a childhood of abuse.
She was married to camera operator Coleman Laffoon from 2001 to 2009. The two had a son together. She had another son during a relationship with actor James Tupper, her co-star on the TV series “Men In Trees.”
Heche has worked consistently in smaller films, on Broadway, and on TV shows in the past two decades. She recently had recurring roles on the network series “Chicago P.D.” and “All Rise,” and in 2020 was a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”
“Better Together,” the podcast hosted by Heche and Duffy Boylston, is described online as a celebration of friendship.
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Salmon Seeking Salvation
Imagine you’re a lil tiny baby salmon swimming along, minding your own business and suddenly you get attacked by a vicious swarm of sea lice, which clamp their jaws on your face until you eventually die and land on a pile of salmon feces that is 32 inches tall.
This is the fate of around 15% of the global farmed Atlantic salmon population, which suffer from a mortality rate far higher than land-grazing chicken and cows.
Demand for the pink fish has skyrocketed in the past decade, and it’s now a $20 billion global industry, “Salmon Wars” co-authors Catherine Collins and Douglas Frantz recently told Amanda Little. 90% of the farmed Atlantic salmon that Americans are eating is imported, half of which come from Chile, a place which:
• Uses a boatload of chemicals and pesticides
• Is flooded by parasites and pathogens
• Has extreme environmental waste
“These farms are petri dishes for pathogens and viruses and parasites,” Douglas says. This toxic mix of factors amounts to a blaring public health siren for pregnant people, infants and anyone who has cancer in their family history.
The next time you head to the grocery store, trust no salmon — especially if the label just says it’s “sustainably farmed,” because the current practice of salmon farming is inherently unsustainable. Chemical-free land-based facilities could help clean up the industry, but the transition to true sustainability will be costly. Read the whole thing.
Bonus Aquatic Reading: This man spent the past two decades learning how to re-engineer an entire creek so you don’t have to. — Francis Wilkinson
The Global Market for Monoculture
On Sunday, my mother called to tell me about her discovery of the corn song, which is always a good indicator that a TikTok trend is on its deathbed (sorry, Mom!). The incredibly catchy tune by Schmoyoho now has over 53 million views, and CornTok has spread into every crevice of the internet, from Blake Shelton’s Instagram to NASA Earth’s Twitter. A trend as viral as this exhibits society’s innate desire to speak the same meme language on any given day, whether it be through American Girl Dolls or grim reapers. It’s a monoculture, of sorts.
One of the grandest examples of present-day monoculture is HBO’s latest fire-breathing venture: “House of the Dragon,” which piled up 20 million viewers in less than a week. The “Game of Thrones” prequel piqued Stephen Carter’s curiosity around the evolution of the word “monoculture” — and how it went from dictionary devil to digital darling. Historically, monoculture was something that people scoffed at — a pre-packaged meal built for the masses. But today it is something not to be hated, but to be celebrated — a collective desire for digital denizens to latch onto a sticky piece of culture and revel in it.
The origins of the word goes back to corn itself. Monoculture’s “original usage was in agriculture, to describe a harm that was done to the soil by over-reliance on a single crop,” Stephen explains. That condemnation has, of course, come back to bite us in the year 2022: American farmers have found it impossible to keep up with demand for corn the crop at precisely the same time the world’s most popular website consumes corn the song with a hunger beyond all reason. “Corn’s wild ancestors thrive in completely waterlogged soils that would kill many other crops,” David Fickling explains in today’s edition of Elements. Unfortunately, an unyielding drought has gripped 39% of the country.
Telltale Charts
The US is stuck in a never-ending electricity doom loop that is dependent on burning stuff. New York is coming off its carbon high earlier than other states like Texas, but it might not be that way for long, writes Justin Fox. Wide-open states with ample land for wind farms will have a much easier time obtaining a zero-emissions grid compared to metropolises teeming with skyscrapers.
Chinese consumers used to think that Japanese brands like Muji were ultra sleek. Now, companies are struggling against an increasingly isolated China, writes Gearoid Reidy. Japan, once a tourism paradise, is largely unvisited by the Chinese:
Bloomberg’s editorial board writes that 1.8 million monkeypox vaccines will only be a Band-Aid on the government’s failure to mitigate the burgeoning public-health emergency, which has now impacted more than 17,000 virus patients nationwide.
Further Reading
Elon Musk’s best defense against Twitter might not be about the bots. — Matt Levine
College tuition math might surprise you. — Matthew Yglesias
Germany looked at America’s pronoun revolution and said “hold my beer.” — Andreas Kluth
From Nike to Gap, billion-dollar brands have an odd fascination with dumpster diving. — Ben Schott
Student loan forgiveness will worsen the divide between those with college degrees and those without. — Ramesh Ponnuru
Republicans’ lack of an effective counterargument may cost them the November election. — Jonathan Bernstein
The omicron booster is a true conundrum for scientists, who say “there’s a mouse study but nobody has seen it.” — Faye Flam
French President Emmanuel Macron is done sugarcoating things. — Maria Tadeo
Jerome Powell is also done sugarcoating things. — Bill Dudley
ICYMI
“The Black Swan” author Nassim Nicholas Taleb says universities, not taxpayers, should pay for student debt relief.
China’s heat wave is the most severe ever recorded in the world. Water drones are helping alleviate the dry spell. (h/t Alistair Lowe)
Y Combinator names its next president: Venture Capitalist (and Bloomberg Opinion friend) Garry Tan. (h/t Mike Nizza)
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Ralph Izzo Transitions to Executive Chair of the PSEG Board of Directors
PSEG Committed to Vision of Powering a Future Where People Use Less Energy, and It's Cleaner, Safer and Delivered More Reliably Than Ever
NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PSEG announced that Ralph LaRossa has been named president and chief executive officer effective Sept. 1, 2022. As part of a planned leadership succession process, LaRossa also joins the boards of PSEG and PSE&G.
Ralph Izzo now serves as executive chair of the PSEG board effective Sept. 1, 2022 until his last day on Dec. 31, 2022. LaRossa will assume the additional responsibilities of chair of the PSEG board on Jan. 1, 2023; he will also join the executive committee of the PSEG board at that time.
"I am incredibly honored to step into this role after working so closely with Ralph Izzo for so many years," said Ralph LaRossa, PSEG president and CEO. "As CEO for 15 years, Ralph Izzo has had a significant impact on not only the performance and culture of PSEG, but also on the business and energy landscape across New Jersey and nationally."
"It has been a privilege to serve as CEO for the last 15 years, driving toward a sustainable energy future that is cleaner and more reliable than ever," said Ralph Izzo, PSEG executive chair. "For almost 20 years, Ralph LaRossa and I have worked side-by-side building out PSEG's vision. I am proud of the accomplishments our 12,500 strong workforce has made, and I look forward to what PSEG will accomplish in the years to come."
For over three decades, LaRossa held leadership roles overseeing all of the operating businesses of PSEG, including: Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G); PSEG Power; PSEG Long Island; and PSEG Services Corp. functions, including information technology and cyber and physical security.
His track record and in-depth knowledge of PSEG and the industry enable him to take the helm of the company at a pivotal time, as PSEG, New Jersey and our nation look to pursue significant energy and climate programs to help customers and communities thrive in a challenging environment.
With its Powering Progress vision, PSEG is ready to meet the challenges and expectations of a changing world, as LaRossa remarked: "Our vision is clear: to power a future where people use less energy, and it's cleaner, safer and delivered more reliably than ever. With the near-term threat of disruptive severe weather and the long-term risks of climate change, we've been incorporating sustainability, adaptation and decarbonization into our strategic decision making process."
"Combined with our relentless focus on the safety of our employees, customers and communities, a strengthened infrastructure, as well as a strong, diverse talent pipeline, PSEG is well positioned for the future," LaRossa continued.
For more on Ralph LaRossa, please visit his profile. You also can follow him on LinkedIn.
For more on Ralph Izzo's legacy, please visit our April 2022 announcement.
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NEW YORK (AP) — It was the kind of story that media reporter Brian Stelter would normally sink his teeth into — if only it didn’t involve him.
CNN said last week it was cancelling “Reliable Sources,” its 30-year-old program on the media, and letting Stelter go, part of a nascent effort by new management to reclaim a brand identity that it feels was damaged during the Trump era.
The news network, now under the Warner Discovery corporate banner and led since spring by CNN Worldwide Chairman Chris Licht, is trying to inject more balance into its programming and become less radioactive to Republicans. How and whether that can be accomplished remains a mystery.
“CNN has to figure out what it wants to be,” said Carol Costello, a former anchor there and now a journalism instructor at Loyola Marymount University.
Former President Donald Trump portrayed CNN as an enemy, and a Pew Research Center study illustrated the impact that had with his followers. In 2014, Pew found that one-third of people who identify or lean Republican said they distrusted CNN as a source for political news. By 2019, that number had shot up to 58 percent — higher distrust than The New York Times, The Washington Post or MSNBC.
And that was before the overheated 2020 election campaign and the anger over its outcome.
Last year’s firing of CNN anchor Chris Cuomo after he helped his brother, former Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, behind the scenes, also hurt CNN’s reputation among Republicans, said Carlos Curbelo, a former GOP congressman from Florida.
As Trump attacked the network, CNN returned fire. Under previous leader Jeff Zucker, CNN figures became more opinionated on the air than they ever had before. Anderson Cooper once likened Trump to “an obese turtle on its back, flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over,” a remark he later apologized for.
“All mainstream media took a hit with the ascent of Donald Trump,” Costello said. “I really think he did a number on journalism in general, not just CNN. For a time we all played into it, and our reporting was kind of hysterical.”
CNN’s tone had a lot to do with changes in the network’s reputation, said Mark Whitaker, a veteran newsman and former CNN executive. CNN had higher ratings and more buzz under Zucker, but, Whitaker asked, “Was it worth it in terms of the way it changed the brand perception?”
Being seen as a liberal alternative to Fox News Channel isn’t an issue for a news outlet that plays up partisanship. But for a company that has sold itself as an unbiased news source for more than 40 years — to viewers, to advertisers, to cable or satellite operators — that presents a problem.
Since Licht took over, morning anchor Brianna Keilar’s occasional takedowns of Fox coverage have disappeared. Although Licht hasn’t commented publicly on Stelter’s exit, the media reporter’s criticism of Fox was a regular feature of “Reliable Sources.”
It received little notice at the time, but cable news executive John Malone, now a member of the Warner Discovery board of directors, said in a CNBC interview last November that “I would like to see CNN evolve back to the kind of journalism it started with, and actually have journalists, which would be unique and refreshing.”
Similarly, Warner Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav said at a company town hall in April that CNN should set itself apart from a cable news industry that is dominated by “advocacy networks.” CNN needs to be about reporting, truth and facts, he said.
“If we get that, we can have a civilized society,” said Zaslav, who appointed Licht. “And without it, if it all becomes advocacy, we don’t have a civilized society.”
Licht has given few interviews to outside journalists since taking over, and a CNN spokesman turned down a request for this article.
Licht has taken steps toward the goals his bosses have elucidated. He wants CNN anchors to be conscious of a perspective that they sometime talk down to people. He wants panel discussions to be informative, not dominated by extreme points of view. He wants to resist “outrage porn.” He ordered that the on-air “breaking news” banner be reserved for real breaking news.
Licht also went to Washington to meet with Republican leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy, his counterpart at the House.
Licht would like to see more Republicans appear on CNN for meaningful interviews, not necessarily to be used by them to appear tough to supporters for standing up to hostility. There have already been small signs of success in recent weeks: appearances by South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Texas U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw.
“This is true of all three (cable news) networks: When you can get only members of one party to show up, it shows that your news division is lacking in credibility with essentially half the country,” said Curbelo, an NBC News contributor. It’s early, but Curbelo said he has liked what he’s seen with Licht so far.
The outreach with Republicans has raised some eyebrows, with Democratic strategist Kurt Bardella suggesting in a Los Angeles Times column that CNN was “eager to pander” to politicians detached from reality. And Eric Deggans, NPR’s television critic, said he’s worried about the risk of normalizing lies like the last presidential election was stolen.
“Sometimes journalists have been accused of being partisan when what they’ve really been doing is insisting upon the truth and refusing to go along with a political party that is redefining the truth to serve its own ends,” Deggans said.
CNN points out that Licht made a similar pitch to aides at President Joe Biden’s White House, showing demographic information of viewers to illustrate it would be worthwhile to appear for interviews. The network resists suggestions that lies would not be challenged, but said wants all Americans to feel their opinions are listened to.
“No matter what they do, they’ll be attacked,” Whitaker said. “Trump and others will continue to cry ‘fake news’ about anything they don’t like from the media.” But, he said, CNN has the best chance of any cable news network to reach an audience looking for a more balance in journalism.
Other visible moves are likely to come soon. Licht has been eyeing a shakeup of CNN’s morning hours and recently hired Ryan Kadro, a former CBS News colleague who handled that network’s morning show. CNN still has a hole in prime time, too: Chris Cuomo hasn’t been replaced since he was fired last December.
But what’s next remains unclear, which Deggans advised against. He called on CNN’s leaders to be clear with viewers about what’s being done. “The attitude of the new management seems to be, ‘Trust us, we have a plan.’”
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Twitter’s unending fight against spam accounts is now a problem for new owner Elon Musk, who pledged in April to defeat the bot scourge or “die trying!”
He later cited bots as a reason to back out of buying the social platform. Now that the billionaire has completed the deal, he’s faced with the task of delivering on his promise to clean up the fake profiles that have preoccupied him and bedeviled Twitter since long before he expressed interest in acquiring it.
The challenge carries high stakes. The bot count matters because advertisers — Twitter’s chief revenue source — want to know roughly how many real humans they are reaching when they buy ads. It’s also important in the effort to stop bad actors from amassing an army of accounts to amplify misinformation or harass political adversaries.
“The bigger picture in my mind is: How do we make Twitter a better place for everybody,” said bot-counting expert Emilio Ferrara, who worked over the summer to investigate the problem for Musk. He cited the “value of the platform as a societal experience, as a collective place to have civilized discourse and talk freely without interference from nefarious accounts,” or scams, spam, pornography and harassment.
To find out just how bad the bots are, Musk hired Ferrara and other data scientists to investigate. At the time, he sought to prove that Twitter was misleading the public when it said fewer than 5% of its daily active users are fake or spam accounts. If Twitter lied or withheld crucial information about the bot count, Musk could argue that he was justified in terminating the $44 billion agreement.
Ferrara, an associate professor of computer science and communications at the University of Southern California, said he had no real interest in whether Musk ultimately ended up owning the platform.
Instead, he hoped that “any findings would be able to help improve the platform,” Ferrara told The Associated Press, speaking for the first time about his planned role as Musk’s expert trial witness.
The question now is what Musk will do with that information. Ferrara’s presentation — some 350 pages of analysis and supporting documents — is locked up in confidential court filings, and he said he can’t disclose his conclusions.
Twitter’s former leaders and its lawyers said Musk wildly exaggerated the problem because he had buyer’s remorse. Precise counts are “almost impossible” because any bot estimate is based on assumptions that can lead to bias, said Filippo Menczer, a researcher who was not working for either side in the dispute.
“Nobody knows exactly how bad the problem is,” said Menczer, director of Indiana University’s Observatory on Social Media. “I would guess it’s not as bad as Musk said and not as good as Twitter claimed.”
Many experts also doubt Musk’s ability to easily make improvements, which he’s suggested would rely on using algorithms to track and remove fake accounts and implementing new measures to “authenticate” real people.
Earlier this month, Ferrara was preparing to travel to the East Coast to testify in Delaware, where Musk was defending against Twitter’s lawsuit asking a court to force him to close the deal. But two weeks before the scheduled Oct. 17 trial, Musk changed his mind and said he would go ahead with the $44 billion acquisition. It closed Thursday.
Most legal experts didn’t think Musk had much of a case. The court’s head judge seemed likely to side with Twitter based on the specific terms and conditions of the April purchase agreement.
But that’s not to say Musk didn’t have a point about the bots, according to Ferrara and other researchers hired by Musk’s legal team.
The analysis firm CounterAction, which worked with Ferrara, said it concluded in a July 18 report submitted to the court that Twitter’s spam rate for monetizable accounts — those of value to advertisers — was at least 10% and could be as high as 14.2%, depending on how the rate is measured.
Trevor Davis, the firm’s founder and CEO, said that analysis was based on a “firehose” of internal data that Twitter gave to Musk, but the company declined to provide additional data sought by Musk’s team.
“We expect that access to the withheld data would reveal an even higher true spam rate,” Davis said in a prepared statement.
Musk has long been preoccupied with Twitter spambots promoting cryptocurrency schemes, in part because as a celebrity user with more than 110 million followers, he sees a lot of them. Some scammers have opened accounts mimicking Musk’s name and likeness to try to get people to think he’s endorsing something.
Not all bots are bad. Twitter encourages the use of automated accounts that report the weather, earthquakes or post humor or lines from literary classics. Twitter also allows for anonymity, which protects free speech and privacy — especially in authoritarian regions. But that practice can make it harder to root out malicious fake accounts.
Ferrara first caught Twitter’s attention in the aftermath of revelations that Russia used social media to meddle in the U.S. presidential election in 2016, when he led a research group that estimated that 9% to 15% of Twitter’s active English-language accounts were bots.
In a blog post soon after, Twitter complained that such outside research “is often inaccurate and methodologically flawed.” The company has repeatedly reported the under-5% number in its quarterly filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission, though it also cautions that it could be higher.
Before Musk’s takeover, Twitter said it removed 1 million spam accounts each day. To calculate how many accounts are malicious spam, Twitter reviews thousands of accounts sampled at random, using both public and private data such as IP addresses, phone numbers, geolocation and how the account behaves when it is active.
But over the past months, Musk and Twitter have tussled over the methodology. Twitter uses a metric it calls mDAU, for monetizable daily active usage.
That “is literally a metric they invented,” Ferrara said. “You cannot contrast and compare that metric with any other service.”
When Musk first started publicly raising questions about the bot numbers after agreeing to buy the company, another firm, Israel-based Cyabra, said it had the answer.
“That elusive number you are looking for … we have it. It’s 13.7%,” the firm tweeted on May 17, flagging Musk’s Twitter handle to get his attention.
Cyabra’s machine-learning technology works by scanning a large number of social media profiles to track behavioral patterns, trying to pick out which are behaving like humans. Such guesswork can misfire — but the tweet caught the attention of people close to Musk, if not the billionaire himself.
Cyabra CEO Dan Brahmy said the company started working with the Musk camp by the end of May. Regardless of what the true count is, he said it’s not going to be an easy problem to solve.
“Some bots are definitely nefarious,” Brahmy said. “The trade-offs are between being extremely high on sign-up standards and information security versus being extremely open minded in a way” that fosters freedom of speech and creativity. | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/ap-musk-now-gets-chance-to-defeat-twitters-many-fake-accounts/ | 2022-10-29 12:48:55 | 0 | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/ap-musk-now-gets-chance-to-defeat-twitters-many-fake-accounts/ |
Stock indexes on Wall Street closed mixed Tuesday, as investors focus on a busy week of corporate earnings for insight into how much damage inflation is inflicting on the economy.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, ending a four-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.1%, mostly because of a big drop in Goldman Sachs after the investment bank’s results came in far below analysts’ estimates as dealmaking dried up.
Gains in technology stocks helped the Nasdaq composite eke out a 0.1% gain, extending the tech-heavy index's winning streak to a seventh day.
The mixed start to the holiday-shortened week follows a solid start to the year for Wall Street after a dismal 2022. The broader market is coming off its best week in two months, but investor sentiment could quickly turn as companies report their results for the October-December quarter.
Analysts still expect companies in the S&P 500 to report a drop in profits for the fourth quarter from a year earlier. That would mark the first such decline since 2020, when the pandemic was crushing the economy.
More importantly, investors are listening closely to financial updates from companies to get better determine whether inflation will continue squeezing consumers' wallets and sapping corporate profits.
“We haven’t gotten much forward guidance from companies for the coming year yet, and that’s really what we’ll be focused on,” said Bill Merz, head of capital market research at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. “And it may be that forward guidance continues to be light in terms of content, because companies simply don’t know.”
Several banks reported encouraging financial results last week, but also said a mild recession is likely on the horizon for the U.S. economy. Among the companies reporting their latest results this week: Netflix, M&T Bank and Procter & Gamble.
Goldman Sachs slumped 6.4% Tuesday after the investment bank reported dismal results.
Big communications companies, health care stocks and industrial firms were among the biggest weights on the market. Netflix fell 2%, Pfizer dropped 3.7% and Emerson Electric slid 6.8% for the biggest decline among S&P 500 stocks.
Technology sector stocks were a bright spot. Chipmaker Nvidia rose 4.8%.
All told, the S&P 500 fell 8.12 points to 3,990.97. The Dow dopped 391.76 points to 33,910.85. The Nasdaq rose 15.96 points to 11,095.11.
Small company stocks also gave back some of their recent gains. The Russell 2000 index fell 2.75 points, or 0.1%, to close at 1,884.29.
Bond yields remained relatively stable. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 3.54% from 3.5% late Friday. Bond and stock markets were closed in the U.S. for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.
Inflation and how the Federal Reserve will continue its fight against high prices remains the big concern for investors as they review earnings results and corporate statements.
“The forward outlook is very opaque at this point, because we’re at a potential turning point in inflation, a potential turning point in (Fed) policy trajectory and it remains to be seen the extent to which the significantly tighter policy headwinds will flow through to the earnings picture in 2023,” Merz said.
Wall Street will get another inflation update on Wednesday, when the government issues its December report on inflation at the wholesale level, which tracks prices before they are passed on to consumers. The government will also release retail sales data for December, which could give investors more insight into how inflation continues to affect consumer spending.
Inflation at the consumer level has been easing for six straight months, and that has given investors more hope that the Fed could soon consider softening its policy on interest rates. The central bank, though, has so far been adamant that it plans to continue raising rates this year and that it sees no rate cuts happening until 2024 at the earliest.
The central bank has raised its key overnight rate to a range of 4.25% to 4.50% from roughly zero a year ago. The Fed will announce its next decision on interest rates Feb. 1. Investors are largely forecasting a raise of just 0.25 percentage points next month, down from December’s half-point hike and from four prior increases of 0.75 percentage points. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/stocks-close-mixed-on-wall-street-in-uneven-trading/2K2JZQP2GNG65LBXAVREZNWOJI/ | 2023-01-17 22:07:34 | 1 | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/stocks-close-mixed-on-wall-street-in-uneven-trading/2K2JZQP2GNG65LBXAVREZNWOJI/ |
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The director of a hospital in a disputed city in the Somaliland region says at least 145 people have been killed in more than two months of fighting between anti-government fighters and Somaliland security forces after local elders declared their intention to reunite with Somalia.
Abdimajid Sugulle, with the public hospital in Las-Anod, told The Associated Press on Saturday that more than 1,080 other people have been wounded and over 100,000 families have fled the city of Las-Anod since late December. Most civilians have fled, he said.
The director accused Somaliland forces of destroying the hospital’s laboratory, blood bank and patient ward in mortar attacks. “The Somaliland forces who are positioned outside the town have been shelling civilian residents and medical facilities indiscriminately. No single day passes without shelling and casualties,” he told the AP by phone.
Somaliland’s defense ministry has denied shelling the hospital, and the government has asserted it has a “continuous commitment” to a cease-fire it declared on Feb. 10. “Indiscriminate shelling of civilians is unacceptable and must stop,” the United Nations and international partners warned last month.
Somaliland separated from Somalia three decades ago and seeks international recognition as an independent country. Somaliland and the Somali state of Puntland have disputed Las-Anod for years, but the eastern city has been under Somaliland’s control.
The U.N. mission in Somalia and the U.N. human rights office had said the violence in Las-Anod killed at least 80 people between Dec. 28 and Feb. 28 and more than 450 noncombatants were wounded, including medical personnel. The U.N. has called for respect for medical workers and unhindered humanitarian access.
The conflict in Las-Anod began when an unidentified gunman killed a popular young politician in Somaliland’s opposition party as he left a mosque. Protests followed against Somaliland officials and forces in the city.
Somaliland’s government has blamed the unrest on fighters with “anti-peace groups and terrorism” and alleged that the al-Shabab extremist group, affiliated with al-Qaida, has supported some attacks. | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-doctor-in-embattled-somaliland-city-says-at-least-145-dead/ | 2023-03-05 03:44:37 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-doctor-in-embattled-somaliland-city-says-at-least-145-dead/ |
(NerdWallet) – The “will he, won’t he” summer of student debt cancellation is upon us.
The “he” is, of course, President Joe Biden.
Some 43 million borrowers are hanging onto hope that Biden will take executive action to relieve at least some of their collective $1.7 trillion debt.
Rumors fly on social media. The Department of Education says it will be ready whenever a cancellation happens. And the White House has been leaking potential details to the press.
“It comes up all day, every day from borrowers,” says Betsy Mayotte, president and founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, a nonprofit. “They’re getting frustrated about the messaging.”
So what is Biden waiting for?
What’s happened so far
President Biden campaigned on the promise of student debt relief, but his commitment to delivering it wavered once he took office.
Biden at first asked Congress to send him student debt relief legislation — rather than acting on his own — despite the unlikelihood of such a proposal passing with a slim Democratic majority. But, in doing so, he raised questions concerning his legal authority to take executive action to cancel the debt. In addition, he said he would not support canceling debt for borrowers with an Ivy League education.
It seemed as if debt cancellation might remain a pipe dream of borrowers and activists.
But in recent months, Biden’s prior public resistance to canceling student debt through executive order has softened. Most hints from the White House lately have been about the timing and logistics rather than the legal mechanism.
So, will he? Most observers say yes. The real questions now are when, how much, and how many will benefit?
When?
Signs show borrowers could see a cancellation announcement as early as this summer.
Persis Yu, policy director and managing counsel at Student Borrower Protection Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization, says she thinks an announcement is likely before the federal payment pause ends after Aug. 31.
“We need to see some action before that happens so that we don’t have borrowers making payments on loans they don’t owe anymore,” says Yu. “Hopefully the White House is taking the time to make sure they’re getting it right.”
The White House is clearly in no hurry.
On April 28, Biden told reporters he would have an answer on student debt cancellation “in a couple of weeks.” On May 3, Jen Psaki, former White House press secretary, said Biden was considering tying relief to a borrower’s income level. It seemed an announcement was imminent.
Then nothing happened.
The Washington Post reported on May 27 that Biden had hoped to announce cancellation during the University of Delaware commencement the following day but opted not to in light of the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, earlier that week.
By June 6, a White House leak to The Wall Street Journal pushed expectations to July or August. That would put an announcement closer to the anticipated restart of federal student loans on Sept. 1.
How much?
While campaigning in 2020, Biden promised to forgive $10,000 in federal student loans. Once he became president, the $10,000 number stuck, despite calls from some Democratic lawmakers to cancel $50,000. Biden has consistently rebuffed this higher figure throughout his presidency.
Recent White House leaks to the press suggest that $10,000 is the figure borrowers can expect.
How many will benefit?
The cancellation of $10,000 would likely wipe the slate clean for a potential 15.2 million borrowers, federal data shows. For 30.5 million others, $10,000 in cancellation would put them closer to repaying their debt, so long as interest doesn’t accumulate faster than they can repay.
The White House told The Washington Post in a May 27 article that it was debating limiting cancellation to borrowers who earned less than $150,000 in the prior year or less than $300,000 for borrowers who filed jointly.
Income limits complicate cancellation. Borrowers would have to consent to the Internal Revenue Service sharing their income information with the Department of Education. Otherwise, the Education Department won’t have access to it. This barrier to entry means borrowers could miss out on cancellation even if they’re eligible.
“I get why they are talking about means testing for it because it takes some of the political arguments off the table,” says Mayotte. “But it means borrowers will have to take some kind of action.”
What’s standing in the way?
Several moving parts could influence Biden’s decision to cancel debt (or not):
- The federal student loan payment pause is set to end on Aug. 31; economists say many borrowers aren’t prepared and another extension is possible, even likely.
- Midterm elections in November — and the calculus around political pushback.
- Aggressively rising inflation, which recently spurred the Federal Reserve to announce the highest interest rate hike in decades.
- Potential legal challenges to any cancellation. But it’s hard to tell whether that could impact delivery to borrowers. Yu, an attorney, says she is confident Biden has the legal authority to cancel the debt.
- Whether the Education Department and student loan servicers have the resources to take on a cancellation application process.
Biden has already forgiven some debt
It’s worth noting that the Biden administration has already canceled more student loan debt than any other presidential administration through targeted forgiveness programs: Roughly 1.3 million borrowers have already received around $25 billion in debt cancellation.
That includes:
- $6.8 billion for more than 113,000 public servants through a limited waiver for Public Service Loan Forgiveness that expires Oct. 31.
- $8.5 billion for more than 400,000 borrowers with a total and permanent disability.
- $7.9 billion for 690,000 borrowers whose institutions defrauded them or closed before they could get their degrees.
What borrowers can do while they wait
Unless you have $10,000 or less in student loan debt, you still have to consider what you’ll do when payments restart. Use the time while you wait to make a plan, which means contacting your servicer now to find out about repayment options. It’s unlikely that cancellation will change the amount you will pay each month.
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AVONDALE, Ariz. — Joey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway.
It was the fourth win of the season for Logano, who opened the year with a January win in an exhibition race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the debut of NASCAR’s new Next Gen car. Less than a month later, rookie teammate Austin Cindric won the Daytona 500 on Penske’s 85th birthday.
Will Power added the IndyCar championship to the Team Penske trophy case in September and Logano’s dominating run Sunday marked the first time Penske has won both the NASCAR and IndyCar championship in the same season.
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“I knew going into this thing that we’re going to win the championship. I told the guys we were the favorite from Daytona, and we truly believed it, and that’s the difference,” Logano said. “I had a good team with a bunch of confidence, and we had all the reason in the world to be confident. I’ve never been truly this ready for a championship race, and yeah, we did it, man. I can’t believe it.”
It is the third Cup championship for Penske, who won with Brad Keselowski in 2012 and Logano’s first title in 2018. Logano joined Kyle Busch as the only active drivers with multiple Cup titles.
Logano won the pole and was never really challenged on Sunday as his Ford led 186 of the 312 laps, and was not the highest running title contender for only one lap.
Ross Chastain finished third in his championship race debut, and Christopher Bell was 10th. Bell raced hours after Joe Gibbs Racing learned vice chairman Coy Gibbs, son of the Hall of Fame team owner, died in his sleep at 49.
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“You wake up this morning and you’re racing for a championship, you’re happy, you’re elated, and then your world comes crashing down,” Bell said. “Whenever you get news like that, it definitely puts it in perspective that there’s much more to this outside of racing.”
Chase Elliott was spun by Chastain early in the final stage, his Chevrolet hit the wall and he was immediately out of contention. It snapped Hendrick Motorsports streak of two consecutive Cup titles.
NASCAR held a moment of silence for Coy Gibbs before the race.
Gibbs died Sunday morning just hours after his son won the Xfinity Series championship. He was 49.
“It is with great sorrow that Joe Gibbs Racing confirms that Coy Gibbs (co-owner) went to be with the Lord in his sleep last night. The family appreciates all the thoughts and prayers and asks for privacy at this time,” the team said in a statement released shortly before the start of the NASCAR season finale.
Logano, who started his career with JGR and spent five seasons there before he was fired after the 2012 season, gave his regards to the Gibbs family after the win.
“I don’t know what to think, but obviously my condolences go to the Gibbs family,” Logano said. “But just an incredible day for us, and kind of mixed emotions at the moment.”
Busch, in his final race after 15 years with the team, was crying on pit road before the start of the race.
Joe Gibbs has lost both of his sons. J.D. Gibbs died in 2019 of degenerative neurological disease, and was also 49 at the time of his death. Coy Gibbs succeeded his older brother as vice chairman of the family-run NASCAR organization.
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“We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Coy Gibbs. On behalf of the France Family and all of NASCAR, I extend my deepest condolences to Joe, Pat, Heather, the Gibbs family and everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing on the loss of Coy, a true friend and racer,” said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France.
Ty Gibbs had been scheduled to drive the No. 23 for 23XI Racing but was replaced by Daniel Hemric. Jackson Gibbs, son of the late J.D. Gibbs, was on Bell’s pit crew Sunday and worked the race.
Coy Gibbs had just closed a tumultuous week with his 20-year-old son, who won the Xfinity title on Saturday and is soon expected to be named Kyle Busch’s replacement at JGR.
But Ty Gibbs has been criticized this year for aggressive driving and last week wrecked teammate Brandon Jones out of the lead at Martinsville Speedway on the final lap. Jones needed to win the race to make the Xfinity championship and JGR and Toyota would have had two cars in the finale had Gibbs just stayed in second.
“Racing is a family and the relationships within the entire garage go so much deeper than on-track competition. Today, we lost a dear part of our family. The loss of Coy Gibbs is devastating to everyone at Toyota and TRD,” said David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development.
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Coy Gibbs played linebacker at Stanford from 1991-94 and served as an offensive quality control assistant during his father’s second stint as the Washington NFL coach. Gibbs had a short racing career, including two years in the then-NASCAR Busch Series and three in NASCAR’s Trucks Series before helping his father launch Joe Gibbs Racing Motocross in 2007.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the San Diego Padres made plenty of noise at the trade deadline, it’s already been drowned out by the relentless drumbeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ march toward October.
Will Smith homered and drove in three runs, and the Dodgers continued to pull away from the rest of the NL West with their seventh consecutive victory, 8-3 over the second-place Padres on Saturday night.
Max Muncy hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning for the Dodgers, who boosted their division lead to a season-high 14 1/2 games with their 16th win in the last 18 meetings with San Diego. A few days after the Padres signaled their World Series intentions by adding Juan Soto, Josh Bell and Brandon Drury to the lineup, Los Angeles has calmly outscored San Diego 16-4 in back-to-back big victories at Chavez Ravine.
“Tonight was a clinic, (a) team offensive clinic,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. ”Using the entire field, situationally, it’s as good as you can draw it up. … Just a good, professional way to approach a game in every facet.”
The Dodgers have won six consecutive series against the Padres, whose bold trade deadline moves haven’t yet overcome their powerhouse rivals’ everyday excellence. Los Angeles improved the majors’ best record to 74-33 with its 14th win in 17 games since hosting the All-Star Game last month.
“We’re a really, really good lineup,” said Muncy, who is on an upward surge after a largely dismal season. “Kind of seems like our lineup has been forgotten with some of the things that have been happening, and it feels good to go out and prove we have a really good lineup.”
Drury had an RBI double during a three-run fourth inning for the Padres, who have lost three straight. San Diego is 1-3 since adding three shiny new bats, and manager Bob Melvin is eager to see a return on his team’s big investments.
“We’ll play better than this, (but) unfortunately we didn’t get off to a good start,” said Melvin, whose club has 19 hits and no homers in its three straight defeats. “The first day was great, and we haven’t followed it up yet. These guys, we’ve got to solve (the Dodgers) at some point.”
Soto has a hit in every game with San Diego, but he managed only a soft single Saturday night. Bell went 0 for 4, while Drury’s double was his only hit.
“We brought (the new hitters) in here late in the season to do it now,” Melvin said. “After the first game, we haven’t been as good as we should be.”
Mike Clevinger (3-4) yielded seven hits and five runs while pitching into the fifth inning for San Diego. The Padres took a 3-2 lead into the fifth, but Muncy chased Clevinger by driving his 11th homer into the visitors’ bullpen.
“They’re good at capitalizing on mistakes, and I feel like two pitches cost us the ballgame,” Clevinger said.
Andrew Heaney lowered his ERA to 0.66 while pitching 4 2/3 innings of four-hit ball in his sixth start of the season for the Dodgers, his third since returning from three injury-plagued months. San Diego went ahead with three unearned runs in a rally abetted by second baseman Gavin Lux’s error on Bell’s easy one-out grounder.
Chris Martin (3-0) ended the fifth by striking out Manny Machado, earning his second victory in four games with his new club.
Smith led off the second with his 16th homer, extending his hitting streak to nine games. The slugging catcher, who had three hits in Friday’s series opener, then drove in Mookie Betts with a two-out single in the third.
Freddie Freeman and Smith had sacrifice flies in the seventh. Betts started the rally with a single before Machado made a key error — to the delight of the Dodgers fans who boo their former infielder relentlessly.
Cody Bellinger added an RBI double off the wall in the eighth.
KERSH’S HEALTH
Clayton Kershaw had an epidural injection for his lower back pain, and an MRI exam revealed nothing new, Roberts said. The team hasn’t decided when Kershaw will pick up a baseball again, but Roberts thinks “it’s going to be shorter-term, rather than longer-term.”
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Dodger Stadium was packed for the second straight night, with 52,124 fans watching the Southern California rivals. One night earlier, the Dodgers’ celebration of Vin Scully was one of the hottest tickets in recent LA history.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: RHP Robert Suárez returned from the 60-day injured list and yielded two hits and a run in the eighth. He had been out since June 5 after knee surgery.
Dodgers: Dodgers relievers Blake Treinen (shoulder) and Brusdar Graterol (shoulder) both threw an inning in a simulated game, and both came out “really good,” Roberts said. Graterol is still about 10 days from returning, and Treinen isn’t expected back until September.
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Dodgers All-Star Tyler Anderson (12-1, 2.89 ERA) looks to remain unbeaten since June in the series finale. Yu Darvish (10-4, 3.30) takes the mound against his old team for San Diego after going 6-1 in his last 10 starts.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste played the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival in 1970 with their groundbreaking funk band The Meters. More than 50 years later, The Meters are no more, but Porter and Modeliste are still among the festival’s mainstays.
So are singer Irma Thomas, the renowned “Soul Queen of New Orleans,” who first played the fest in 1974; and guitarist and singer Deacon John Moore, also a regular since 1970.
“Originally it was all local bands,” Porter said in a recent interview, reminiscing about days when he would close down one Jazz Fest stage with The Meters and run with Modeliste to another stage for a final set with piano legend Professor Longhair. “Local and regional bands — meaning Baton Rouge, Lafayette — those acts were always the headliners,” he said.
Plenty of nationally and internationally known acts populate the roster for the 2023 festival, which includes current megastars like Lizzo and Ed Sheeran and long-established crowd-pleasing artists like Santana and the Steve Miller Band.
Still, longtime Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis would argue that the home-based acts remain the real headliners.
Jazz Fest unfolds over seven days that play out over two long weekends. When it’s over Sunday night, around 580 acts will have played on more than a dozen stages. Davis estimates close to 500 of them are from New Orleans or southwest Louisiana. “That’s what the festival’s built on,” he said.
Thus, preceding Lizzo on one of the festival’s biggest stages last Friday were two New Orleans acts, Big Freedia, then Tank and the Bangas. Louisiana-rooted bands Sweet Crude and The Revivalists were on that same stage Saturday before Sheeran performed. Another veteran of The Meters, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, performed Sunday.
Thomas takes the big stage this Friday evening before Jon Batiste (a New Orleans-area native) closes. Porter and his band Runnin’ Pardners play that stage Saturday, followed by Anders Osborne, then the Preservation Hall Jazz Band — all New Orleans acts — before John Mayer takes the stage with Dead & Company.
Once a small affair that drew about 350 people to Louis Armstrong Park near the French Quarter, the festival now overflows the vast infield of the historic Fair Grounds horse racing track.
Moore, who turns 82 in June, doesn’t mind the influx of big-name pop acts that don’t necessarily have a Louisiana connection.
“We have to bring those kind of bands in to attract younger people to come to the festival,” he said. “They’ll be exposed to the indigenous culture and the older musicians and the other genres of music that the festival promotes, like Zydeco, Cajun, R&B, folk, jazz, traditional jazz, avant-garde jazz — the whole thing.”
Festival elders like Porter, 75; Thomas, 82, and Moore are the contemporaries of departed greats such as Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew, Dr. John, Alan Toussaint and others — royalty among New Orleans artists. They kept the city’s musical legacy alive in the mid and late 20th century with the evolving contemporary music of their time, much as jazz pioneers Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet and others did in the early 1900s.
When Jazz Fest debuted more than 50 years ago, it provided a needed showcase for local musicians, some of whom had not seen financial benefits commensurate with their early recording success. Thomas, who started recording as a teenager, had national or regional hits including “Wish Someone Would Care,” “It’s Raining,” and “Ruler of My Heart,” by the time she first took a Jazz Fest stage in 1974. The festival was a kind of homecoming for Thomas, who lived at the time in California. And the gig was needed. She had sometimes supplemented her income with work at a department store.
“I worked at Montgomery Ward’s because my career wasn’t doing all that great,” Thomas recalled.
If, now, there is a lament among festival veterans, it’s that the cost of the festival — $95 per person per day, not including food and drinks — has put it out of reach for some in the city.
Davis points to other festivals with higher prices and says the nonprofit that owns Jazz Fest distributes 8,000 free tickets per year. Also, there is a “local day” on the Thursday that opens the second weekend, when tickets for Louisiana residents are $50.
And he speaks with pride about the uniquely Louisiana flavor of the festival — from the variety of foods at booths throughout the Fair Grounds to the Louisiana-based acts with a strong reputation. “Our talent is really known nationally and internationally,” he said.
Among his examples, Davis noted the touring success of Trombone Shorty, who first appeared at Jazz Fest as a child and now traditionally closes the festival with his dynamic, brass-heavy blend of New Orleans funk, rhythm and blues and rock.
Porter, despite expressing some concerns about ticket prices and what he sees as a somewhat diminished role for local Black artists in comparison to the early years, has high praise for the festival’s fidelity to local culture.
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NEW YORK, March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEEL) ("Seelos"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders and rare diseases, announced today it has entered into an agreement with a life sciences-focused investment fund for the sale of 12,059,298 shares of its common stock, pre-funded warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 9,340,702 shares of common stock and common warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 26,750,000 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock and accompanying common warrants are being sold at a combined offering price of $0.525 per share, and the pre-funded warrants and accompanying common warrants are being sold at a combined offering price of $0.524 per pre-funded warrant. All of the shares of common stock, pre-funded warrants and accompanying warrants to be sold in the offering will be sold by Seelos. The pre-funded warrants will be immediately exercisable following the closing of the offering and will have an exercise price of $0.001 per share. The common warrants will not be exercisable until after the six-month anniversary of the closing of the offering, will have an exercise price of $0.60 per share and will expire on the date that is five and a half years following the closing of the offering.
Seelos estimates gross proceeds from the offering will be approximately $11.24 million, before deducting fees payable to financial advisors and other estimated offering expenses payable by Seelos, excluding the proceeds, if any, from the exercise of the pre-funded warrants and the common warrants. Seelos intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes and to advance the development of its product candidates. This offering is expected to close on or about March 14, 2023, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Immediately prior to the offering, Seelos had 109,751,799 shares of common stock outstanding.
The securities described above and the shares of common stock underlying the warrants described above are being offered by Seelos pursuant to an effective "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-251356) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on December 15, 2020, as amended on December 22, 2020 and declared effective by the SEC on December 23, 2020. The securities may be offered only by means of a prospectus. When available, a copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by visiting the EDGAR database on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.
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Seelos Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and advancement of novel therapeutics to address unmet medical needs for the benefit of patients with CNS disorders and other rare diseases. The Company's robust portfolio includes several late-stage clinical assets targeting indications including Acute Suicidal Ideation and Behavior (ASIB) in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), Sanfilippo syndrome, Parkinson's disease, other psychiatric and movement disorders plus orphan diseases.
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BERLIN (AP) — A court in western Germany convicted a 39-year-old man of murder Wednesday in the shooting deaths of two police officers who had stopped him and an accomplice earlier this year on suspicion of poaching.
Fatal attacks on police are rare in Germany and the killings of the two young officers prompted widespread outrage and condemnation.
A regional court in the city of Kaiserslautern sentenced the defendant, who was identified only as Andreas S. due to privacy rules, to life imprisonment. Judges dismissed the defendant’s claim that he had acted in self-defense and ruled that due to the severity of the crime he will not be automatically eligible for parole after 15 years.
A second, 33-year-old defendant was found guilty of commercial poaching but the court refrained from sentencing him because his testimony had helped solve the case and he didn’t shoot, German news agency dpa reported.
The 29-year-old male officer and a 24-year-old female colleague who had nearly completed her training had stopped the defendants near Kusel, about 110 kilometers (68 miles) southwest of Frankfurt, in the early hours of Jan. 31.
The officers informed colleagues by radio that the suspects’ car trunk was “full of wild animals” and called for reinforcements when the shooting started. The older officer was able to fire 15 shots before he was killed, but neither of the defendants was hit.
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BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Atom Computing has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to explore how atomic arrays of neutral atoms could accelerate the path to fault-tolerant quantum computing.
The company received a project award and funding to develop a next-generation system as part of DARPA's Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing (US2QC) program. According to DARPA, the primary goal of the US2QC program is to determine if an underexplored approach to quantum computing is capable of achieving utility-scale operation much sooner than conventional predictions.
For this project, Atom Computing will focus on the scalability of atomic array-based quantum computing and the capability of the company to produce systems based on the technology. Atom Computing has shown early demonstrations of its speed and the scalability of its technology by being the fastest company to develop a 100-qubit prototype and demonstrating record coherence times.
The DARPA-sponsored project will explore new ways to scale qubit count for larger systems, additional layers of entanglement connectivity for faster performance, and a broader set of quantum error correction algorithms for fault tolerance.
"In order to realize the scaling advantages of our quantum computing technology, there are a number of engineering challenges that need to be overcome. With DARPA's support, we will be able to accelerate our development timeframe," said Rob Hays, CEO of Atom Computing. "We are honored to be selected for such an important program to advance Atom Computing and the United States toward utility-scale quantum computing."
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Fed’s aggressive rate hikes raise likelihood of a recession
By PAUL WISEMAN
AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation, now raging at a four-decade high and defying the Fed’s efforts so far to tame it.
Increasingly, it seems, doing so might require the one painful thing the Fed has sought to avoid: A recession.
A worse-than-expected inflation report for May — consumer prices rocketed up 8.6% from a year earlier, the biggest jump since 1981 — helped spur the Fed to raise its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of point Wednesday.
Not since 1994 has the central bank raised its key rate by that much all at once. And until Friday’s nasty inflation report, traders and economists had expected a rate hike of just half a percentage point Wednesday. What’s more, several more hikes are coming.
The “soft landing” the Fed has hoped to achieve — slowing inflation to its 2% goal without derailing the economy — is becoming both trickier and riskier than Powell had bargained for. Each rate hike means higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. And each time would-be borrowers find loan rates prohibitively expensive, the resulting drop in spending weakens confidence, job growth and overall economic vigor.
“There’s a path for us to get there,” Powell said Wednesday, referring to a soft landing. “It’s not getting easier. It’s getting more challenging”
It was always going to tough: The Fed hasn’t managed to engineer a soft landing since the mid-1990s. And Powell’s Fed, which was slow to recognize the depth of the inflation threat, is now having to play catch-up with an aggressive series of rate increases.
“They are telling you: ‘We will do whatever it takes to bring inflation to 2%,’ ” said Simona Mocuta, chief economist at State Street Global Advisors. “I hope the (inflation) data won’t require them to do whatever they’re willing to do. There will be a cost.’’
In Mocuta’s view, the risk of a recession is now probably 50-50.
“It’s not like there’s no way you can avoid it,’’ she said. “But it’s going to be hard to avoid it.’’
The Fed itself acknowledges that higher rates will inflict some damage, though it doesn’t foresee a recession: On Wednesday, the Fed predicted that the economy will grow about 1.7% this year, a sharp downgrade from the 2.8% growth it had forecast in March. And it expects unemployment to average a still-low 3.7% at year’s end.
But speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Powell rejected any notion that the Fed must inevitably cause a recession as the price of taming inflation.
“We’re not trying to induce a recession,” he said. “Let’s be clear about that.”
Economic history suggests, though, that aggressive, growth-killing rate hikes could be necessary to finally control inflation. And typically, that is a prescription for a recession.
Indeed, since 1955 every time inflation ran hotter than 4% and unemployment fell below 5%, the economy has tumbled into recession within two years, according to a paper published this year by former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and his Harvard University colleague Alex Domash. The U.S. jobless rate is now 3.6%, and inflation has topped 8% every month since March.
Inflation in the United States, which had been under control since the early 1980s, resurged with a vengeance just over a year ago, largely a consequence of the economy’s unexpectedly robust recovery from the pandemic recession. The rebound caught businesses by surprise and led to shortages, delayed shipments — and higher prices.
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus program added heat in March 2021 to an economy that was already warmed up. So did the Fed’s decision to continue the easy-money policies — keeping short-term rates at zero and pumping money into the economy by buying bonds — it had adopted two years ago to guide the economy through the pandemic.
Only three months ago did the Fed start raising rates. By May, Powell was promising to keep raising rates until the Fed sees “clear and convincing evidence that inflation is coming down.’’
Some of the factors that drove the economy’s recovery have meanwhile vanished. Federal relief payments are long gone. Americans’ savings, swelled by government stimulus checks, are back below pre-pandemic levels.
And inflation itself has been devouring Americans’ purchasing power, leaving them less to spend in shops and online: After adjusting for higher prices, average hourly wages fell 3% last month from a year earlier, the 14th straight drop. On Wednesday, the government reported that retail sales fell 0.3% in May, the first drop since December.
Now, rising rates will squeeze the economy even harder. Buyers or homes and autos will absorb higher borrowing costs, and some will delay or scale back their purchases. Businesses will pay more to borrow, too.
And there’s another byproduct of Fed rate hikes: The dollar will likely rise as investors buy U.S. Treasurys to capitalize on higher yields. A rising dollar hurts U.S. companies and the economy by making American products costlier and harder to sell overseas. On the other hand, it makes imports cheaper in the United States, thereby helping ease some inflationary pressures.
The U.S. economy still has strength. The job market is booming. Employers have added an average 545,000 jobs a month over the past year. Unemployment is near a 50-year low. And there are now roughly two job openings for every jobless American.
Families aren’t buried in debts as they were before the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Nor have banks and other lenders piled up risky loans as they had back then.
Still, Robert Tipp, chief investment strategist at PGIM Fixed Income, said that recession risks are rising, and not only because of the Fed’s rate hikes. The growing fear is that inflation is so intractable that it might be conquered only through aggressive rate hikes that imperil the economy.
“The risk is up,” Tipp said, “because the inflation numbers came in so high, so strong.”
All of which makes the Fed’s inflation-taming, recession-avoiding act even more treacherous.
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Which Mario costumes are best?
The Mario series and all its characters are among the most recognizable video game icons in history. Even people who don’t play games can recognize him on the spot. Games involving Mario are routinely among the highest-grossing games every year, not to mention regularly being among the most critically beloved.
It’s no surprise then that there are so many costumes of Mario, his friends and his enemies available. They’re perfect for any kind of Halloween event and are especially strong candidates for group costumes.
What to know before you buy a Mario costume
Characters
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of recognizable and named characters made into costumes across all mainline and spinoff Mario games. That said, most of the popular ones are:
- Mario: The man himself made his debut as Jumpman in the Donkey Kong arcade cabinet released in Japan in 1981. He was later named Mario during the U.S. localization process, and the rest is history.
- Luigi: Mario’s younger fraternal twin brother made his debut in the Mario Bros. Game & Watch in 1983. He’s often depicted as cowardly but never fails to rise to a heroic occasion when called upon, making him a favorite of many.
- Wario: Wario is the dark mirror of Mario and is often an antagonistic character in Mario games when he isn’t heading up his own games as an anti-hero. He debuted in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins in 1992.
- Waluigi: Waluigi, like Wario to Mario, is Luigi’s dark mirror. Unlike Wario, Waluigi is almost exclusively found in spinoff games and especially party games such as Mario Party. He debuted in Mario Tennis in 2000.
- Princess Peach: The ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom from whence most Mario characters come, Peach has come a long way from the damsel in distress role she took on in her debut in 1985’s Super Mario Bros. She’s even been the lead in her own game or two.
- Princess Daisy: This princess is the ruler of a different kingdom called Sarasaland. She made her debut in 1989’s Super Mario Land and has since been a playable staple in most Mario spinoff games.
- Princess Rosalina: The final main princess in Mario games is also one of the most recent editions to the series, debuting in 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy. She protects the entire cosmos and, unlike Peach and Daisy, has never been a damsel in distress.
- Toad: Toad is both the longtime attendant to Princess Peach and the general name for the main populace of the Mushroom Kingdom. There are several different named Toads including the female Toadette and Captain Toad.
- Donkey Kong: The great ape Donkey Kong has been both an antagonist and a friend to Mario since his debut alongside him in the Donkey Kong arcade game of the early ’80s. When Donkey Kong got his first starring role in 1994’s Donkey Kong Country, the arcade game’s Kong was retconned to be Crazy Kong.
- Yoshi: Yoshi made his debut in 1990’s Super Mario World as an ally to Mario but has since become the protagonist of many Yoshi games.
- Bowser: The Mario series’ main antagonist, Bowser made his debut in Super Mario Bros. alongside Princess Peach, whom he kidnapped. At rare times he has worked alongside Mario to defeat a common enemy, but he has never been a friend to him.
What are the best Mario costumes to buy?
Disguise Nintendo Mario Deluxe Costume
This costume includes an all-in-one jumpsuit, a Mario hat, a black mustache and a pair of white gloves. It comes in four sizes: one for ages 4-6, one for ages 7-8, one for ages 10-12 and one for ages 14-16.
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This Luigi costume includes a long-sleeved green shirt, a green Luigi hat, blue overalls with bright yellow buttons, a pair of white gloves and a stick-on mustache.
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Super Mario This Is My Wario Costume T-shirt
This T-shirt with a Wario face on the front is a great way to honor the rule-breaking spirit of the character and get away with dressing comfortably but still being ”in costume.” It comes in five colors.
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Vanvene Waluigi Halloween Costume
This two-piece set includes a Waluigi cap and a stick-on mustache. Pair it with a purple shirt, some blue jeans and a pair of white gloves and your Waluigi look is complete.
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Generic Super Brothers Peach Costume
This Princess Peach costume for girls includes Peach’s dress, a white underskirt and a golden crown on a headband to keep it in place. It comes in four sizes for children aged 3-8.
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Ugoccam Super Brothers Daisy Costume
This Princess Daisy costume includes Daisy’s dress, a white underskirt and a large golden crown. It comes in four sizes for girls 37-55 inches tall.
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Miccostumes Anime Costume Dress And Crown
This Princess Rosalina costume is an Anime-inspired take on her usually floor-length gown. It comes with the dress, Rosalina’s silver crown, a pair of earrings and a wristband. It comes in two sizes.
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Amscan Mushroom Hat Head Accessory
This is the very hat Toad wears to look like a mushroom. Pair it with one of the many outfits various Toads have worn for a different look for each of your events.
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Disguise Deluxe Donkey Kong Costume
This deluxe costume includes a jumpsuit with a padded chest, DK’s tie and a Donkey Kong mask. You can also dress down the costume by using just the tie with a brown shirt and pants.
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Sazac Super Mario Bros. Yoshi Costume Cap
This Yoshi cap can be left open or secured around the chin. It’s warm, making it good for outdoor celebrations in cold weather. It fits most adults and teens according to the manufacturer.
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This Bowser kit includes a large headpiece and an inflatable shell. Pair it with a yellow shirt and, if you have a child, put them in a Bowser Jr. costume to complete the look.
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PHOENIX — A 9-year-old boy who died last year while in the care of Arizona's child welfare agency was hospitalized twice for a life-threatening diabetes complication in the weeks leading up to his death, according to an autopsy report released this month.
The state took Jakob Blodgett into its custody on Dec. 9 after his father, Richard Blodgett, was arrested on suspicion of drug possession. Before the end of the year, Jakob was dead.
The Maricopa County medical examiner’s report listed the boy's cause of death as complications of Type 1 diabetes, including the serious complication known as ketoacidosis. The manner of death was listed as natural.
Blodgett, 47, has said his son was diagnosed with diabetes as a toddler, meaning his body couldn’t produce enough insulin to survive.
Blodgett, who already had a drug case pending when he was arrested, remains in custody in Holbrook, about three hours outside of Phoenix. In a message sent Monday night from the facility, he said he has been struggling to cope with his son’s death.
“i dont have a choice but to deal with it as best i can,” he wrote to The Associated Press, “it sucks and my heart is broken.”
The report states that Jakob’s medical history included “poorly controlled” diabetes, although the doctor who performed the boy’s autopsy didn’t specify how far back that history goes. The report largely focuses on the weeks he was in the state’s care.
Jakob was hospitalized for ketoacidosis on the same day he came under the state’s care, according to the report. He was released from the hospital Dec. 15 and taken to a group home in metropolitan Phoenix. While at the home, Jakob resisted his insulin therapy and glucose monitoring, the autopsy said.
By the time he was taken back to the hospital Dec. 21, Jakob was vomiting and his brain was swelling, according to the autopsy.
Jared Greenholz, a California-based emergency medicine physician whose specialties include treating diabetic ketoacidosis, said early symptoms include excessive thirst and urination, while more severe symptoms include nausea and vomiting.
Greenholz, who reviewed the medical examiner's report, said Jakob's body would have been under more stress than usual when he was hospitalized for the second time, because he had been treated for ketoacidosis less than two weeks earlier.
Blodgett has said his son already was on life support when a worker from the Arizona Department of Child Safety visited him in jail in Holbrook to deliver the news.
The state agency declined comment Monday on the medical examiner’s findings, citing confidentiality laws.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into Jakob’s death. A spokesperson said Friday that investigation is ongoing.
Blodgett has said he was managing his son's condition for years before his recent arrest. He believes the state failed in its duty to protect his son, either by not monitoring Jakob's blood sugar levels or not ensuring that he had enough insulin to prevent ketoacidosis.
Amy Hernandez, a personal injury and wrongful death lawyer retained by Blodgett to look into his son's death, said she thinks the medical examiner’s report supports Blodgett’s theory.
“Even if it wasn’t the most tightly controlled with Richard, once Jakob went into the custody of the state, the state at the point was responsible for his care and welfare," Hernandez said.
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The 50th edition of Freedom in the World also finds that attacks on freedom of expression have been a key driver of democratic erosion.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global freedom declined for a 17th consecutive year in 2022 as 35 countries suffered deterioration in their political rights and civil liberties, according to a new report released today by Freedom House. A total of 34 countries made improvements during the year, however, meaning the gap between the numbers of countries that improved and declined was the narrowest it has ever been since the negative pattern began. The report suggests that the struggle for democracy may be approaching a turning point, and offers recommendations on how democratic governments and societies should work together to roll back authoritarian gains.
The new report—Freedom in the World 2023: Marking 50 Years in the Struggle for Democracy—is the 50th edition of Freedom House's annual global assessment of political rights and civil liberties. Moscow's war of aggression in Ukraine, as well as coups and other attacks on democratic institutions in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Peru, and Tunisia, contributed to the overall decline in 2022. Positive developments included competitive elections in Latin America and Africa and the reversal of COVID-19-related restrictions in eight countries that had disproportionately infringed on the freedoms of assembly and movement. As of today, 39 percent of the world's people live in countries rated Not Free, while only 20 percent live in Free countries.
"The struggle for freedom endures across generations," said Michael J. Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. "For 50 years, Freedom in the World has tracked the health of political rights and civil liberties around the globe. This latest edition documents a continuation of troubling trends, but it also gives some reason to hope that the freedom recession of the past 17 years may be turning a corner. There is nothing inevitable about authoritarian expansion. While authoritarian regimes remain extremely dangerous, they are not unbeatable. The year's events showed that missteps by autocrats provide openings for democratic forces. And over the course of five decades, people from every region of the world have repeatedly challenged oppression and demanded freedom, even in the face of daunting odds and at great personal risk."
The report finds that one of the biggest drivers of democratic decline over the last 17 years has been a trend of attacks on freedom of expression. The number of countries and territories that receive a score of 0 out of 4 on the report's media freedom indicator has increased from 14 to 33 since 2005. Media freedom came under pressure in at least 157 countries and territories during 2022. Beyond the news media, individuals' right to personal expression has also come under assault. Fifteen countries and territories now have a score of 0 out of 4 on that indicator, up from six in 2005. People in such environments have virtually no freedom to voice antigovernment opinions, even in private, without fear of reprisal.
"Freedom of expression is under attack around the globe," said Yana Gorokhovskaia, the report's coauthor and Freedom House's research director for strategy and design. "Denying press freedom and the freedom of personal expression cuts citizens off from accurate information and from one another, strengthening authoritarian control. Democracies must fiercely guard these rights at home and vigorously work to defend them abroad, in part by supporting public-interest media and journalists who have been forced into exile. They should also strictly regulate the use of surveillance tools and protect robust encryption technology, which is vital for the safety of activists, journalists, and ordinary users everywhere."
Key report findings
- Global freedom declined for the 17th consecutive year. Moscow's war of aggression led to devastating human rights atrocities in Ukraine. New coups and other attempts to undermine representative government destabilized Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Peru, and Brazil. Previous years' coups and ongoing repression continued to diminish basic liberties in Guinea and constrain those in Turkey, Myanmar, and Thailand, among others.
- The struggle for democracy may be approaching a turning point. The gap between the number of countries that registered overall improvements in political rights and civil liberties and those that registered overall declines for 2022 was the narrowest it has ever been through 17 years of global deterioration. Thirty-four countries made improvements, and the tally of countries with declines, at 35, was the smallest recorded since the negative pattern began. The gains were driven by more competitive elections as well as a rollback of pandemic-related restrictions that had disproportionately affected freedom of assembly and freedom of movement.
- Burkina Faso, with two coups in 2022, earned the largest score decline. The country lost a total of 23 points on the report's 100-point scale, followed by Ukraine, which lost 11 points as a result of Moscow's destructive invasion. The year's other major declines occurred in Tunisia (−8), Nicaragua (−4), Guinea (−4), El Salvador (−3), Hungary (−3), Mali (−3), Russia (−3), and Solomon Islands (−3). Two countries suffered downgrades in their overall freedom status: Peru moved from Free to Partly Free, and Burkina Faso moved from Partly Free to Not Free.
- Colombia received the year's largest score improvement, followed by Slovenia and Kosovo. The top improvements of 2022 took place in Colombia (+6), Slovenia (+5), Kosovo (+4), Kenya (+4), San Marino (+4), Lesotho (+3), Malaysia (+3), Philippines (+3), and Zambia (+3). Two countries, Colombia and Lesotho, received upgrades in their overall freedom status, moving from Partly Free to Free.
- The fight for freedom persists across decades. When Freedom House issued the first edition of its global survey in 1973, 44 of 148 countries—30 percent—were rated Free. Today, 84 of 195 countries—43 percent—are Free. Over the past 50 years, consolidated democracies have not only emerged from deeply repressive environments but also proven to be remarkably resilient in the face of new challenges. Although democratization has slowed and encountered setbacks in recent decades, ordinary people around the world, including in oppressive settings like Iran, China, and Cuba, continue to defend their rights against authoritarian encroachment.
Freedom in the World includes scores and narrative assessments on political rights and civil liberties for 195 countries and 15 territories around the globe. This report, the 50th annual edition, covers developments in 2022 and provides a brief analysis of long-term trends. The report's methodology is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948.
The report identifies a number of steps that democratic governments can take to protect and expand political rights and civil liberties. The recommendations include:
- Help Ukraine win. Democratic governments must maintain unwavering support for Ukraine and its people, whose cause is crucial to the future of freedom. This should include providing the weapons and technical and security assistance necessary to help ensure Ukrainian success on the battlefield.
- Stop enabling authoritarians. Democracies must address corruption and kleptocracy head on by closing the many financial loopholes that allow authoritarian rulers to hide or launder stolen assets in democratic settings.
- Be clear and unapologetic about the virtues of democracy and tireless in efforts to uphold and defend it. Democratic states should make the protection of freedom and democracy a fundamental component of all international policy efforts—including in foreign, security, and economic affairs—and every diplomatic engagement. Human rights concerns should be raised in meetings with foreign counterparts at all levels.
- Dramatically ramp up support for human rights defenders and for countries and regions at critical junctures. Democratic governments should help human rights defenders and civil society groups remain active in their home countries whenever possible, and provide technical assistance and training. When democracy advocates come under threat, their foreign partners should provide medical, legal, and psychosocial support as needed.
View the report's complete recommendations here. Click here to read additional report press releases: Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, Europe, Middle East.
Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to create a world where all are free. We inform the world about threats to freedom, mobilize global action, and support democracy's defenders.
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Family members say Zuri Craig, who wowed judges on "America's Got Talent" as part of the Craig Lewis band, has died at 44.
In a statement shared to Craig's Instagram page, the family said he died Friday. No cause of death was given as of Monday morning.
"It is with profound sadness that we announce the transition of our beloved son, brother and friend, Zuri Craig," family members said in the statement. "We thank you in advance for your prayers. Please honor our privacy at this unimaginable time of mourning."
The family said more information would be available later.
Craig and his singing partner Jeffery Lewis finished fifth on the competition show's 10th season, which aired in 2015. The Atlanta duo's cover of Mary J. Blige's "I'm Goin' Down" had Michael Bublé hit the show's Golden Buzzer.
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Breakthrough PreSense product fuels contact centers with real-time data for unmatched customer experiences, faster resolutions, and heightened satisfaction. Customers enjoy improved interactions, while consumer brands benefit from swift conversations and increased revenue.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Invoca, a recognized leader in conversation intelligence AI, broadens its innovative PreSense product for modern contact centers to connect with Five9, NICE inContact, Genesys, Salesforce, Amazon Connect, and others. PreSense surfaces real-time insights from customers' digital journeys to contact centers so they can offer efficient, personalized, and proactive support right from the start. With PreSense, contact centers receive pre-call digital journey data, such as search keywords, support articles viewed, and online ads clicked for consumers that call after visiting the company's website. By surfacing caller insights in a screen pop, agents can provide tailored and efficient service that reduces time-to-resolution and boosts conversion rates. PreSense also optimizes call routing, ensuring that customers are connected to the most appropriate agent based on their specific intent, leading to shorter calls, fewer transfers, and improved customer satisfaction. Armed with real-time intent data, brands can save millions in operational expenses — a crucial advantage amid a challenging economic climate.
Contact center experiences are riddled with inefficiencies and customer frustration
Consumer expectations have evolved with a strong preference for digital transactions and self-directed online account management and support. Consumers are already frustrated when they reach out to a contact center because they were unable to accomplish their task independently online. When they escalate to the contact center, they find themselves trapped in endless loops of automated menus, long hold times, and agents who repeatedly ask for the same information. This broken experience leads to abandoned calls, disenchanted customers, and ultimately, lost revenue. According to Invoca's Buyer's Experience Benchmark Report, 76% of consumers said they would stop doing business with a company after just one bad experience. McKinsey's "Next in Personalization" report adds that 71% of consumers expect companies to deliver personalized interactions, and 76% get frustrated when this doesn't happen. The need for a transformative solution to mend this fractured customer experience has never been more pressing.
PreSense addresses long-standing issues in contact centers by bridging the gap between digital and voice interactions
Contact centers have long relied on CRM data to personalize their customer experiences. But CRM data often comes up short because it's out of date or unavailable for new buyers who are doing business with a company for the first time. With PreSense, contact centers elevate personalization by applying real-time digital intent data to new and existing customers alike.
PreSense sets a new customer standard by:
- Enabling agents to get right to the point: With PreSense, agents receive a screen pop in their contact center desktop with key intent data, like the webpage the consumer last viewed or what products they added to their shopping cart. With this real-time context an agent can start conversations with: "Are you calling about problems with your router?" or "Are you interested in adding a smartwatch plan to your account?" eliminating lengthy exchanges that irritate customers, take up valuable agent time, and drive up costs.
- Routing callers to the right place, right away: Using pre-call data, contact centers can automatically route calls to the most appropriate agent based on the consumer's demonstrated need. For instance, a caller who's started configuring an earthquake insurance quote online can be routed to an agent qualified to handle these specialized policies. By getting callers to the right agent faster, businesses reduce call transfers and abandonment, and drive higher call conversion rates.
- Improving proactivity of AI-powered virtual agents: By integrating pre-call data into their AI-powered virtual agents, contact centers can more quickly resolve common customer support issues in a self-service fashion while freeing up agents to handle higher-priority calls. For instance, a consumer calling from a password reset page can be immediately prompted with "Are you calling to reset your password?"
"In today's digital-first world, consumers often dread the contact center because they expect a bad experience," said Nathan Ziv, senior vice president of product at Invoca. "The moment has come for a radical shift in CX — to use real-time data to proactively help customers and exceed their expectations. PreSense revolutionizes contact center operations, greatly enhancing and extending their ability to offer personalized and tailored interactions. This not only benefits consumers, but it also boosts operational efficiencies, slashes costs, and sparks new revenue growth."
DIRECTV drives revenue growth with real-time data
DIRECTV improved their contact center close rates by 110% by arming their sales agents with an enhanced screen pop inside Salesforce that features specific elements of their callers' real-time digital journeys. "The second a rep picks up the phone, we know what's in their cart, we know what features they're interested in, we know what pages they've been on…" said Mark Loovis, senior director of marketing technology at DIRECTV during an interview at last year's Invoca Summit event. "When the rep has that information, it's incredible what they can do."
Join Invoca and DIRECTV's Customer Contact Week (CCW) webinar on July 26, 2023: "Omnichannel Excellence: How DIRECTV Transformed Its Caller Experiences By Capturing the Right Digital Data," to uncover how Invoca enhances buying experiences, pinpoints buyer journey issues impacting conversions, and boosts digital transformation with pertinent customer data.
Availability
Invoca enhanced its partnership with Five9 in March and introduced PreSense to Five9 customers. With Invoca's APIs and open architecture, today's announcement expands PreSense functionality across several other major contact center solutions and CRMs, including NICE inContact, Genesys, Salesforce, Amazon Connect, and more. PreSense is available today in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
To learn more about how Invoca's AI-powered conversation intelligence solutions can help your business, request a demo at invoca.com, follow along on our blog, or browse our resources and customer success case studies.
Connect and engage with Invoca via LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Learn More:
- Personalize your caller experiences with digital journey data: https://www.invoca.com/product/presense
- Explore Invoca PreSense: https://explore.invoca.com/presense_for_contact_center/Invoca-PreSense
- How Invoca PreSense Delivers a Faster, More Delightful Call Experience: www.invoca.com/blog/invoca-presense-delivers-faster-delightful-call-experience
About Invoca
Invoca is the recognized leader in conversation intelligence AI that enables marketing, e-commerce, and contact center teams to drive efficient and profitable revenue growth by unlocking actionable insights from customer conversations. Through deep integrations with leading technology platforms, teams can turn conversation data into automated action to enhance every digital touchpoint and human interaction, leading to better experiences, more conversions, and higher revenue. With Invoca, top consumer brands, including AutoNation, DIRECTV, Mayo Clinic, Mutual of Omaha, and Verizon, experience unbelievable results powered by undeniable data. Invoca has raised $184M from leading venture capitalists, including Upfront Ventures, Accel, Silver Lake Waterman, H.I.G. Growth Partners, and Salesforce Ventures. For more information, visit www.invoca.com.
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Shelter helps family feel home, get second chance
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It is a very happy birthday for grandma Lisa, her daughter Tatiana, and grandbabies 7-year-old Josiah and 6-year-old Talayah.
Three generations together, bound by love, who just two months ago had nowhere to live but their faith moved mountains. Now, they have a reason to celebrate not just a birthday, but having a roof over their heads, and a ton of love and support.
“It’s nice to have people I know I can come to and knows what I’m going through and understands the way I’m feeling,” said Tatiana, 26.
When you walk into Mustard Seed, it looks and feels like home, but it’s more than just a physical building. It’s filled with love and the beginning of a second chance.
Amy Bartels Roe, executive director of the Mustard Seed Shelter, makes it her mission to never give up on anybody or anything. She sees miracles happen every day from the time they walk in the door.
“You can see them breathe a sigh of relief when they walk in the doors, a sense of safety, a sense of peace and hope. Our women come to us from living on the streets, living in cars, from shelter to shelter or couch to couch,” Roe said.
Just like 32-year-old Stacey Forejt, a former Mustard Seed resident, a drug addict, and alcoholic, who got in trouble with the law but found a safe haven and her second chance at Mustard Seed.
Forejt got clean, and sober, and recently bought her own house. She said it’s all thanks to the help and unconditional love she got when she lived at the Mustard Seed - a place she now goes back to volunteer and work.
“To walk in and see everything brand new and it’s like a house, not some sort of facility. Everyone cares for each other, welcomed me in and outpouring of love from people I don’t know,” Forejt said.
The Mustard Seed Shelter staff and volunteers connect residents with everything from mental health support, substance use disorders, and educational training to employment.
“Some of our people have not been to a doctor in a very long time so we want to make sure they’re taking care of themselves,” Roe said.
That outpouring of support and stability wrapped in lots of love is what Tatiana credits for helping her kids Josiah and Talayah excel in school.
“I was assuming they were going to struggle, but they have been doing a lot better. When I got their grades, I was very pleased,” Tatiana said.
Josiah, Talayah, and Tatiana walked in the door homeless, but found out something priceless - a true home is most definitely where the heart is.
Tatiana feels that every day.
“To be here and know I have support and people who are not going to let me fall or make a mistake and if I do they are there to pick me up before it gets too bad,” she said.
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‘Happening way too often’: Report delves into mass attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - As the nation reels from a week of high-profile shootings, a new report on mass attacks calls for communities to intervene early when they see warning signs of violence, encourages businesses to consider workplace violence prevention plans and highlights the connection between domestic violence, misogyny and mass attacks.
The report, released Wednesday by the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center, analyzed 173 mass attacks carried out over a five-year period from January 2016 to December 2020 in public or semi-public places such as businesses, schools or churches.
It was released as the U.S. experienced a particularly deadly start to the new year that has left 39 people dead in six mass killings, including one this week in Monterey Park, California, that left 11 people dead at a dance hall as they welcomed in the Lunar New Year.
“It’s just happening way too often,” said Lina Alathari, the center’s director, during a news conference ahead of the report’s release. Alathari said that while the center had not specifically studied the shootings that took place this week, there are themes seen “over and over again” when analyzing mass attacks.
The report is the latest in a series undertaken by the center to look at the problem of mass attacks. While previous reports examined the specific years of 2017, 2018 and 2019, the new report noted that it analyzed multiple years of data and gives more “in-depth analysis of the thinking and behavior of mass attackers.”
The center defines a mass attack as one in which three or more people — not including the attacker — were harmed. Almost all the attacks were carried out by one person, 96% of attackers were men and the attackers ranged in age from 14 to 87.
The report noted that nearly two-thirds of attackers exhibited behaviors or communications “that were so concerning, they should have been met with an immediate response.” It said these concerns were often shared with law enforcement, employers, school staff or parents. But in one-fifth of the cases, the concerning behavior wasn’t relayed to anyone “in a position to respond, demonstrating a continued need to promote and facilitate bystander reporting.”
The report also called for greater attention toward domestic violence and misogyny, noting that nearly half of the attackers studied had a history of domestic violence, misogynistic behavior or both.
“Though not all who possess misogynistic views are violent, viewpoints that describe women as the enemy or call for violence against women remain a cause for concern,” the report said.
About half the attacks in the study involved a business location, and attackers often had a prior relationship with the business, as an employee, a customer or a former employer. The report also noted the role that grievances like workplace disputes or feuds with neighbors played in mass attacks. About half the attacks were motivated “in whole or in part by a perceived grievance,” according to the report.
“Workplaces should establish behavioral threat assessment programs as a component of their workplace violence prevention plans, and businesses should also establish proactive relationships with area law enforcement so that they may work collaboratively to respond to incidents involving a concern for violence, whether that concern arises from a current employee, a former employee, or a customer,” the report read.
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Child Care Aware of America applauds President Biden's efforts to build access to child care
ARLINGTON, Va., April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The White House today announced more than 50 executive directives aimed at improving access to and quality of child care and long-term care in the United States. These sweeping actions are aimed at increasing the affordability of and access to child care for families and targeting the compensation for child care providers. The directives urge federal agencies to establish programs that lower costs for families and boost job quality for early educators, among other things.
Child Care Aware® of America (CCAoA) applauds President Biden's dedication to prioritizing the child care needs of communities nationwide. According to recent CCAoA findings, for a vast majority of this country's families, child care is neither affordable nor accessible. "These announcements reinforce the Biden administration's commitment to child care and early education, at a time in which permanent, robust funding is critical," shares CCAoA Interim CEO, Michelle McCready. "It is our shared responsibility to ensure families and child care providers have the support they need to succeed. These actions highlight the hard work that we must do to make certain everyone who needs it has access to affordable, reliable and high-quality child care, while ensuring child care providers have what they need to thrive."
Child care-focused changes established by these executive actions include:
- Requiring federal agencies to identify programs that can support child care, building on and inspired by the historic CHIPS Act requirements;
- Lowering costs and potentially reducing or eliminating families' co-payments through the Child Care & Development Block Grant;
- Supporting the federal workforce by reviewing and setting standards for child care subsidy policies for federal employees;
- Directing the Department of Defense to improve the affordability of child care on military installations;
- Improving job quality and compensation for early educators;
- Improving the process for tribal grantees of federal child care assistance and Head Start when applying for and constructing or improving child care facilities; and
- Engaging communities impacted by child care.
CCAoA has long worked toward ensuring every family in the United States has access to high-quality-affordable, child care. We look forward to working with federal agencies as these actions move forward and envision these announcements as a small piece of a thriving federally-supported child care and early learning system. This country's child care infrastructure still requires robust, permanent investments to succeed. These steps must be met with Congressional commitments to provide federal funding for child care in the U.S. to reach its fullest potential.
Child Care Aware® of America is a national membership organization that works with state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies and other community partners to ensure that all families have access to quality, affordable child care. CCAoA leads innovative projects that increase the quality and availability of child care, and advance the early childhood education profession. CCAoA also conducts research and advocates for child care policies that foster equity and improve the lives of children and families. To learn more, visit our website. Follow CCAoA on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 19, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
920 AM CDT Thu Aug 18 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Nueces River Near Tilden affecting McMullen County.
For the Nueces River...including Tilden...Major flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/crp.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 1230 AM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Major flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Nueces River Near Tilden.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon and continue rising to a crest of 22.1
feet Sunday morning.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
22.0 feet on 07/01/1942.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 am)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Nueces River
Tilden 14.0 12.2 Thu 8 am 18.2 21.4 22.1 21.7 20.8
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Juneteenth plans ruined: Fire engulfs 150-year-old church in Central Islip
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - An early morning fire ripped through a 150-year-old church, destroying the historic building. Longtime church members were stunned.
"I drove by, and I saw the congregation standing outside there without their church clothes and I said, so what’s happening?", Boyd Coley told Fox5.
The fire also ruined the congregation’s plans for a special Juneteenth service.
Church Warden, Sandra Townsend said they went from "celebration to total devastation."
Flames tore through the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Central Islip around 3 AM Sunday. Pieces of the stained-glass windows scattered across the lawn. And a thick smell of smoke still lingered in the air.
"It’s a staple in the community. Built-in 1869 everyone knows it and everyone expects it to be standing there," Chief of Department, Michael Zaleski told Fox5.
He says most of the damage is from smoke and that the interior will likely need to be gutted.
"Because of the age, it’s made with balloon construction, which means all the wood runs from the basement up to the top of the attic and allows the fire to travel quickly from origins," Zaleski said
But they had help from nine other fire departments and were able to extinguish it quickly.
The fire isn’t stopping their services, those will be held just across the lawn at the church hall moving forward. Their weekly food pantry will take place as usual there tomorrow morning. That display of resilience was made evident in those who showed up today to offer any help they could.
"The church is about members. The building is good. We love this building. But the church is the members and the faith that we have," LaVerne Combs, a church member told us.
Reverend Pastor Reyes says from the tragedy, the community stands strong, adding that atheism church is bigger than the building.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked and severely beaten with a hammer by an assailant who broke into the couple’s San Francisco home early Friday, searching for the Democratic leader and shouting, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?”
The assault on the 82-year-old Paul Pelosi injected new uneasiness into the nation’s already toxic political climate, just 11 days before the midterm elections. It carried chilling echoes of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, when rioters chanted menacingly for the speaker as they rampaged through the halls trying to halt certification of Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump.
Speaker Pelosi, who was in Washington at the time of the California attack, arrived in San Francisco late Friday. Her motorcade was seen arriving at the hospital where her husband was being treated for his injuries.
“This was not a random act. This was intentional. And it’s wrong,” said San Francisco Police Chief William Scott.
At an evening news conference, Scott hailed a 911 dispatcher’s work — after Paul Pelosi called for help — as “lifesaving.” The chief appeared to hold back tears, his voice breaking at times, as he strongly rejected violence in politics.
“Our elected officials are here to do the business of their cities and their counties and their states. Their families don’t sign up for this,” Scott said. “Everybody should be disgusted about what happened this morning.”
Forty-two-year-old David DePape was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, elder abuse and burglary, and remained in the hospital late Friday, police said. Paul Pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands, and his doctors expect a full recovery, the speaker’s office said.
Biden quickly called Speaker Pelosi with support and later delivered a full-throated condemnation of the “despicable” attack that he said had no place in America.
“There’s too much violence, political violence. Too much hatred. Too much vitriol,” Biden said Friday night at a Democratic rally in Pennsylvania.
“What makes us think it’s not going to corrode the political climate? Enough is enough is enough.”
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell tweeted he was “horrified and disgusted” by the assault.
The nation’s political rhetoric has become increasingly alarming, with ominous threats to lawmakers at an all-time high. The House speaker and other congressional leaders are provided 24-hour security, and increasingly more other members now receive police protection. This, as crime and public safety have emerged as top issues for voters in the election.
In San Francisco on Friday, police were called at about 2.30 a.m. to the Pelosi residence to check on Paul Pelosi, said Scott.
Scott confirmed that the intruder gained entry through the rear door of the home, which is in the upscale Pacific Heights neighborhood. Investigators believe the intruder broke through glass-paneled doors, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Paul Pelosi called 911 himself after telling the intruder he had to use the restroom, where his phone was charging, according to another person familiar with the situation and granted anonymity to discuss it. The person said the intruder confronted the speaker’s husband shouting, “Where is Nancy?”
Scott said the dispatcher figured out there was “something more” than she was being told, resulting in a priority dispatch and faster police response. “I think this was lifesaving,” he noted.
Inside, police discovered the suspect, DePape, and Paul Pelosi struggling over a hammer, and told them to drop it, Scott said. DePape yanked the hammer from Pelosi and began beating him with it, striking at least one blow, before being tackled by officers and arrested, Scott said. The FBI and Capitol Police are also part of the joint investigation.
Police said a motive for Friday’s intrusion was still to be determined, but three people with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that DePape targeted Pelosi’s home. Those people were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing probe and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The speaker had returned to Washington this week after being abroad and had been scheduled to appear with Vice President Kamala Harris at a fundraising event Saturday night for the LGBTQ group Human Rights Campaign. Pelosi canceled her appearance.
On Friday, Harris said, “I strongly believe that each one of us has to speak out against hate, we have to speak out against violence obviously, and speak to our better selves.”
An address listed for DePape in the Bay Area college town of Berkeley led to a post box at a UPS Store.
He was known locally as a pro-nudity activist who had picketed naked at protests against laws requiring people to be clothed in public
Gene DePape, the suspect’s stepfather, said the suspect lived with him in Canada until he was 14 and was a quiet boy.
“He was reclusive,” said Gene DePape, adding, “He was never violent.”
The stepfather said he hadn’t seen DePape since 2003 and tried to get in touch with him several times over the years without success.
Lawmakers from both parties reacted with shock and expressed their well-wishes to the Pelosi family.
“What happened to Paul Pelosi was a dastardly act,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “I spoke with Speaker Pelosi earlier this morning and conveyed my deepest concern and heartfelt wishes to her husband and their family, and I wish him a speedy recovery.”
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy reached out privately to the speaker “to check in on Paul and said he’s praying for a full recovery,” spokesman Mark Bednar said.
But some Republicans declined to pause from politics.
Virginia GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin, at a campaign stop for a congressional candidate, said of the Pelosis, “There’s no room for violence anywhere, but we’re going to send her back to be with him in California.”
In 2021, Capitol Police investigated around 9,600 threats made against members of Congress, and several members have been physically attacked in recent years. Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot in the head at an event outside a Tucson grocery store in 2011, and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was severely injured when a gunman opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team practice in 2017.
Members of Congress have received additional money for security at their homes, but some have pushed for yet more protection as people have shown up at their residences.
Nancy Pelosi, who is second in line of succession to the president, has been viciously lampooned in campaign ads by Republicans and outside groups this election cycle. Her protective security detail was with her in Washington at the time of Friday’s attack in California.
Often at her side during formal events in Washington, Paul Pelosi is a wealthy investor who largely remains on the West Coast. They have been married for 59 years and have five adult children and many grandchildren.
Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges related to a May crash in California’s wine country and was sentenced to five days in jail and three years of probation.
The Pelosi home in the wealthy neighborhood has been the scene of several protests in the past few years. After Nancy Pelosi was seen on video getting her hair done at a salon while many were shut down during the coronavirus pandemic, stylists protested outside with curling irons. Members of the Chinese community protested recently before Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan.
During debates over the federal stimulus package, protesters scrawled anarchy signs in black paint across the garage door, along with “cancel rent,” and “we want everything.” They left a pig’s head on the driveway.
Yet the dominant feelings Friday were of support and concern.
“We have been to many events with the Pelosis over the last 2 decades and we’ve had lots of occasions to talk about both of our families and the challenges of being part of a political family. Thinking about the Pelosi family today,” tweeted Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
At the Capitol, Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the Senate president pro tempore and third in the presidential line of succession, said he had known Paul Pelosi “forever.” He said, “It’s just horrible.”
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Congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro and Associated Press writers Colleen Long and Michael Balsamo reported from Washington. AP writers Kevin Freking and Mary Clare Jalonick contributed from Washington, Juliet Williams from San Francisco, Stefanie Dazio from Los Angeles, Bernard Condon and News Researcher Jennifer Farrar from New York, and Seung Min Kim from Philadelphia. Michelle Smith and Ali Swanson also contributed. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/suspect-in-paul-pelosi-attack-had-bag-with-zip-ties-source-says/ | 2022-10-31 12:06:29 | 1 | https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/suspect-in-paul-pelosi-attack-had-bag-with-zip-ties-source-says/ |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
6-5-0-0, Fireball: 7
(six, five, zero, zero; Fireball: seven)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
6-5-0-0, Fireball: 7
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What are the best dewy foundations?
Dewy foundation doesn’t just even out your skin tone and cover up blemishes. It also gives you a healthy glow that helps your skin look even more flawless.
Most dewy foundations are moisturizing, so they work extremely well If you have normal, dry or mature skin. If you have oily or combination skin, though, you may have to be more careful when choosing a formula to avoid greasy skin or a nasty breakout. But the best dewy foundations have options for every skin type.
What makes a foundation dewy?
When applying makeup, many beauty lovers want their skin to have a luminous glow. The basis for this look is a dewy foundation.
These formulas are made with ingredients such as moisturizers, plant-based oils and hyaluronic acid that hydrate and plump skin. In addition to dewy, some of the descriptive terms you may find on the packaging of these types of foundations include glowing, hydrating, and illuminating or luminous.
Dewy vs. matte foundation
Choosing a foundation that produces a dewy or matte finish is really a matter of preference. However, the differences are noticeable. A dewy foundation produces a glow while it moisturizes the skin. A matte foundation delivers optimal coverage for blemishes, red spots and other imperfections.
Best dewy foundations 2023
Huda Beauty GloWish Multidew Vegan Skin Tint Foundation
If you prefer light coverage, this lightweight, dewy foundation is an excellent option when you want a glow. It contains Damascus rose oil and plant-derived squalane to moisturize, making it a perfect fit for dry, mature, normal and combination skin. It also boasts a waterproof, fragrance-free and vegan formula.
Sold by Sephora
Wet n Wild Photo Focus Dewy Foundation
For those on a budget, this is one of the best dewy foundations at the drugstore. It best suits normal to dry skin and can blur the look of pores and imperfections for a flawless look in photographs. It’s vegan and cruelty-free too.
Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
RMS Beauty “Un” Cover-Up Cream Foundation
This cream foundation offers buildable coverage, so it can cover nearly all blemishes and imperfections with just a small amount of product. The luminous finish still looks natural on the skin and is suitable for all skin types except the very oiliest. It’s available in 16 shades and comes in recyclable packaging.
L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Glow Foundation
This affordable drugstore foundation offers 24-hour wear without fading or breaking down. It’s lightweight but still hydrates the skin and offers medium coverage. It works best for normal to dry skin and has a sun protection factor of 15.
Sold by Amazon
It Cosmetics CC+ Cream Illumination with SPF 50+
This color-correcting foundation offers full coverage despite its lightweight feel. It also has an SPF of 50 with a mineral sunscreen. It can work well for all skin types, but it’s an especially good option for mature skin, thanks to the included collagen and peptides.
Sold by Sephora, Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Shiseido Synchro Skin Radiant Lifting Foundation
This dewy foundation can keep skin hydrated for up to 24 hours, so it’s a perfect match for dry and normal skin. It features light-adjusting technology to help skin look smoother and more refined too. It also boasts a 30-shade color range, making it easy to match your skin tone.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Luminous Foundation
This water-resistant luminous foundation is free of parabens and mineral oil, so it works well for all skin types, including oily. The formula is lightweight and blends easily across the skin. Best of all, it comes in 50 shades, so there’s an option for nearly any skin tone.
Sold by Ulta Beauty and Sephora
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Hydrating Tint
Dry skin loves this lightweight water gel foundation with hyaluronic acid to help hydrate and plump the skin. It can keep your skin moisturized for 24 hours, but the formula is oil-free, so it can also work well for normal and combination skin. It’s non-comedogenic, making it a solid option for oily skin in colder weather.
Sold by Amazon
Saie Slip Tint Dewy Tinted Moisturizer
This lightweight tinted moisturizer is perfect for anyone who prefers a more natural makeup look. It also provides mineral sunscreen protection and is gluten- and cruelty-free. It contains licorice to brighten discoloration from sun exposure, too, and works well for all skin types.
Sold by Sephora
Koh Gen Do Maifanshi Aqua Foundation
This long-wearing lightweight foundation gives the skin a natural luminous glow that’s flattering for normal, dry and combination skin. It’s sweat- and oil-resistant, making it an excellent choice for warmer weather. It’s also paraben-, sulfate- and phthalate-free.
Undone Beauty Unfoundation Light Coverage Glow Tint
If you prefer a no-makeup makeup look, you’ll definitely want to consider this light coverage foundation. The coverage is buildable, too, so you can add a little extra when you need it. It’s vegan and cruelty-free and contains coconut extract to deliver a natural dewy finish.
Sold by Ulta Beauty
Clinique Even Better Glow Light Reflecting Makeup
This lightweight dermatologist-tested foundation provides a luminous finish that works well for normal, combination and even sensitive skin. The formula contains vitamin C and E to help brighten the skin and SPF 15 to protect against sun damage. It’s sweat- and humidity-resistant, too.
Sold by Sephora
Urban Decay Hydromaniac Glowy Tinted Hydrator Foundation
This foundation makes skin glow thanks to marula oil that’s extremely moisturizing. It also contains nourishing plant ingredients, and is vegan and cruelty-free. Although lightweight, it provides medium coverage and all-day wear.
Sold by Sephora, Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Wet n Wild Bare Focus Tinted Hydrator
This budget-friendly dewy foundation is oil-free but still hydrating, so it works well for all skin types. It features light, buildable coverage that helps smooth and even out the skin. The coverage is pretty sheer, too, so it’s ideal for no-makeup makeup looks.
Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Beauty Bakerie InstaBake Aqua Glass Foundation
This lightweight foundation still delivers full coverage and a dewy, glass-like finish on the skin. It helps blur the pores and other textured areas, so your skin always looks smooth and soft. The formula is vegan and suitable for all types of skin, including oily.
Sold by Ulta Beauty
Maybelline Fit Me Dewy and Smooth Foundation
Featuring a moisturizing formula, this foundation is dermatologist- and allergy-tested, so it’s a good fit for normal, dry and sensitive skin. It helps hydrate and smooth the skin and provides a naturally radiant finish. It also offers SPF 18 to provide sun protection.
Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
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A former public high school football coach in Washington state who famously lost his job for leading prayers on the field after games will be reinstated by the spring of next year, court documents show.
A joint stipulation filed in Washington state district court on Tuesday by attorneys representing Joseph Kennedy and lawyers for Bremerton School District stated that "Kennedy is to be reinstated to his previous position as assistant coach of the Bremerton High School football team on or before March 15, 2023."
Kennedy's attorney, Jeremy Dys, confirmed to ABC News that the coach will be moving back to Bremerton, Washington, from Florida later this year to return to his part-time job with the team. It's expected he'd take the field again for the fall 2023 football season.
A spokeswoman for the school district said there are "areas where there are still questions" between the parties as to how Kennedy's post-game prayers will be accommodated consistent with the Supreme Court ruling.
The United States Supreme Court sided with Kennedy in June, when justices ruled 6-3 that the coach was protected by the Constitution when he knelt and prayed aloud at the 50-yard-line post-game, sometimes with his players.
For years, lower courts had repeatedly sided with Bremerton School District in the case. The Supreme Court reversal in favor of Kennedy could soon expand the ability of government employees nationwide to practice their faiths more openly while on the job, according to legal experts.
"This is a right for everybody. It doesn't matter if you're this religion or that religion or have no faith whatsoever," Kennedy told ABC News during an interview earlier this year. "Everybody has the same rights in America."
The First Amendment protects free speech and free exercise of religion, but it also prohibits the establishment of religion by the government. Prior to the ruling in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Supreme Court had long said that public school-sponsored prayer violates the Establishment Clause, even if the prayer is voluntary.
Kennedy and his attorneys at First Liberty Institute, a Texas-based Christian legal group, filed suit against the Bremerton School District after he was suspended seven years ago over the midfield prayers and his contract was not renewed. He insisted the prayers were brief, private individual acts of faith, while the school district argued that student participation breached constitutional prohibitions against the promotion of religion by government officials.
Kennedy had routinely prayed on the field after games for more than seven years, attracting varying levels of participation from students. He said the ritual typically lasted less than a minute.
"It was my covenant between me and God that after every game, win or lose, I'm going to do it right there on the field of battle," he told ABC News.
It wasn't until 2015 that the school district informed the coach of constitutional concerns. In a statement released at the time, the school district said Kennedy's prayers violated "constitutionally-required directives that he refrain from engaging in overt, public religious displays on the football field while on duty."
The school district said it "has a fundamental obligation to protect the rights of all of its students," though the statement noted that no players had complained about the prayer sessions.
"It is very likely that over the years, players have joined in these activities," the school district added, "because to do otherwise would mean potentially alienating themselves from their team, and possibly their coaches."
This story has been updated to include comment from Kennedy's attorney and the Bremerton School District. ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway contributed to this report. | https://abc7ny.com/joseph-kennedy-praying-on-fields-washington-state-coach-first-amendment/12385668/ | 2022-10-27 15:45:45 | 0 | https://abc7ny.com/joseph-kennedy-praying-on-fields-washington-state-coach-first-amendment/12385668/ |
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Erin Melloy sold 83 acres of her family’s land to Johnson County this year hoping its conservation team can be good stewards of the special plot.
Johnson County purchased Two Horse Farm from Melloy and her husband Brian this year and is already preparing the woodlands, farmstead and prairies for public use. The county’s plans are as diverse as the land itself: conservation efforts, an Airbnb, hiking trails, county staff office space and rehabilitation for wild birds. Another seven acres were gifted to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska in this agreement.
Erin Melloy said the farm’s name came from her parents, who went to sign the deed in 1978 and were told by the county office workers they had a “two horse property.” They didn’t know that meant a farm of that size takes two horses to manage.
She said when they started taking care of the property, they uncovered two wooden sculptures that were placed on the side of the barn and an oil painting of two horses inside the barn.
She said when they started taking care of the property, they uncovered two wooden sculptures that were placed on the side of the barn and an oil painting of two horses inside the barn.
“The name just stuck,” Melloy told the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
The property consisted of a row crop farm with cattle and sheep before Melloy’s parents bought it. She said her family turned the farmland into prairie and helped maintain the forest while her parents worked on preserving the 1890s historic farm house.
Johnson County Conservation Director Larry Gullett said his department was contacted by Melloy two years ago to see if it was interested in helping to preserve the property. He said the land hits almost every mark of criteria in order to be put into the county’s conservation system.
Gullett said these include:
__ The land being adjacent to existing rivers and streams.
__ It has high-quality savannah, woodlands and prairie plant communities.
__ It includes at least 14 rare or notable species of plants. including four species of orchids.
__ The land is adjacent to other large public conservation areas.
__ The farmstead site is historic with buildings built from the 1890s to the 1910s.
“What more could you ask for in a conservation project?” Gullett said.
Johnson County was required by law to purchase the land for its $1.9 million assessed value, but the Melloy family offset that with a $700,000 donation.
This land is covered by 64 acres of forest, 15.5 acres of reconstructed prairie, and a 3.5-acre farmstead. The site includes 364 species of plants, according to a news release from Johnson County Conservation.
The land is bordered by federal land owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is sandwiched between Lake MacBride State Park and the Sugar Bottom Recreational Area along Coralville Lake.
A large task for the conservation board is helping clear out invasive species, like oriental bittersweet and honeysuckle.
“We have to manage invasive species to prevent them from taking over the forest,” Gullett said.
Gullett said the county hopes the area will also provide recreational opportunities for visitors. He said it could be a “quiet, passive” recreation area where people can walk, hike and contemplate while passing through prairies and woodlands. He said it could be used for environmental education.
Gullett said having the Iowa Tribe have a presence in Johnson County on this land may also create partnerships toward conservation efforts.
“Indigenous cultures are known for their knowledge and sensitivity, compared to our agriculture. We’re hoping they can help teach us with a partnership or shared experience to help take care of the environment,” Gullett said..
Melloy, who now lives in Chicago, said it was always her family’s goal to keep the property healthy. She views Johnson County Conservation as the right entity to take on the job. She said it became an “almost physically impossible task” to keep the property healthy and manage invasive species.
“Anyone that works land like we do, we care for it so much, and you start to worry what the future of the property is and who the next caretaker is,” Melloy said. “You have to find the right person to keep it that way.”
Since the Melloys already managed the area as a park, there are already hiking trails mowed through the forest, prairie and savannah.
“That’s one of the beauties of this project. It’s an instant park,” Gullett said.
The property is open to the public, but Gullett said the county will take a year or two to make sure it has amenities to accommodate more people visiting, such as a parking lot, signage and bathroom facilities.
Gullett said that half of the house on the property, a two-story farmstead with a gated garden on the outside, will be rented out as a short-term rental, or Airbnb. The house has multiple bedrooms, bathrooms, a sun room, dining room and a large kitchen area.
He said the cabin will likely require a seven-day minimum stay. He said currently Iowa county and state parks offer more than 275 cabins for rent.
“It’s really a really popular trend out in the public, so this will be our first endeavor into this type of management,” he said.
The county will also furnish the home for the rental.
Gullett said the other half of the house will be used for office space for the land manager and a naturalist. He said the conservation board needs more operating space since it has grown recently.
The Raptor Advocacy Rehabilitation and Education Group (or RARE), already operates on Two Horse Farm. RARE is a nonprofit rehabilitation and education organization that was founded in 2015 and works out of Iowa City.
The organization is made up of volunteers and the clinic sees more than 150 birds a year, a number that continues to grow. Johnson County is working on expanding water and electric lines for The RARE Group to operate in more space on Two Horse Farm.
The birds kept in the larger barn are short-term occupants that, when rehabilitated, will be released back into the wild.
The group also keeps other birds in a separate enclosure that are not able to be released and are used as educational resources. One is a barred owl named River who has one eye.
The group’s website says the clinic also helps bald eagles, turkey vultures, osprey, red-tailed hawks, rough-legged hawks, red-shouldered hawks, Cooper’s hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, Peregrine falcons, merlins, American kestrels, snowy owls, great horned owls, barn owls, long-eared owls, Eastern screech owls, and Northern saw-whet owls. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Johnson-County-has-lots-of-plans-for-Two-Horse-17467095.php | 2022-10-01 05:20:26 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Johnson-County-has-lots-of-plans-for-Two-Horse-17467095.php |
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PARIS, Dec. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS), a leading developer and provider of 5G/4G solutions for IoT devices, will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2022 on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 during pre-market hours. Following the announcement, Sequans' management will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET.
A live and archived webcast of the call will be available from the Investor Relations section of the Sequans website at www.sequans.com/investors/webcasts-and-presentations. An audio replay of the conference call will be available until February 21, 2023 by dialing toll-free 844-512-2921 in the U.S., or +1 412-317-6671 from outside the U.S., using the following access code: 13735066.
Sequans Communications S.A. (NYSE: SQNS) is a leading developer and supplier of cellular IoT connectivity solutions, providing chips and modules for 5G/4G massive and broadband IoT. For 5G/4G massive IoT applications, Sequans provides a comprehensive product portfolio based on its flagship Monarch LTE-M/NB-IoT and Calliope Cat 1 chip platforms, featuring industry-leading low power consumption, a large set of integrated functionalities, and global deployment capability. For 5G/4G broadband IoT applications, Sequans offers a product portfolio based on its Cassiopeia Cat 4/Cat 6 4G and high-end Taurus 5G chip platforms, optimized for low-cost residential, enterprise, and industrial applications. Founded in 2003, Sequans is based in Paris, France with additional offices in the United States , United Kingdom , Israel , Hong Kong , Singapore , Finland , Taiwan , South Korea , and China . Visit Sequans online at www.sequans.com, and follow us on Twitter and Linked In.
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Second suspect arrested in connection to Sumter auto shop murder case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said a second suspect was arrested in connection to the death of Willie McDuffie.
Senque Rashad-Tyrek Robinson was arrested Friday morning after investigators said they received an anonymous tip. He was located at a residence on Hidden Oaks Rd in Sumter.
A warrant said he conspired with a co-defendant to commit a robbery related to the death of McDuffie.
McDuffie was found dead on the morning of July 19 inside the auto shop in the 1500 block of Airport Rd. McDuffie has been in communication with Priscilla Maria Graves on July 18 about repair work and had been asked by her to meet him at the shop.
Investigators said she conspired to commit an armed robbery on McDuffie. He was robbed of a large sum of money and shot several times. He was found dead the next day before the business opened.
Graves was arrested on Aug. 2nd.
Robinson was taken to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center and is awaiting a bond hearing scheduled for Monday, Aug. 27, 2022.
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Dangerous wind chills are expected this weekend for much of the Northeast as cold temperatures and gusty winds will create dangerous conditions.
In one area that is notorious for its ferocious winds, the wind chill could reach 100 below zero, according to the National Weather Service.
Mount Washington, New Hampshire, sits 6,288 feet above sea level. According to Mount Washington Observatory, the average wind in February there is 45 mph.
It is also very snowy there, averaging 566 inches of snow a year.
The National Weather Service is projecting wind gusts could reach Mount Washington 100 mph this weekend while air temperatures drop to minus 45.
Mount Washington’s observatory is staffed year-round, but staffers are warning others about the extreme cold.
“I want to emphasize the danger of this cold,” wrote Mount Washington weather observer Alexis George. “In these brutally cold conditions, the risk of hypothermia and frostbite will be exponential. These frigid cold conditions will quickly rob you of body heat, with the possibility that frostbite could develop on exposed skin in under a minute. Even small mistakes can prove deadly, with a simple slip or fogged goggles leading to a potentially life-threatening situation. In this type of weather, rescue services will have a difficult time responding to any emergency effectively.”
Located about 90 miles south of the Martian equator, the Mars Curiosity rover has recorded nighttime temperatures in recent days 105 degrees below zero. The temperature during the day has climbed to as warm as 16 above zero, according to NASA.
According to NASA, temperatures on Mars can be as cold as 225 below zero and as warm as 70 above zero.
It’s tricky to compare the wind chill on Mars to Earth.
According to Arizona State University, winds on Mars can reach up to 62 mph, but because of Mars’ thin atmosphere, the wind has very little force.
Surrounding towns in New England might not have wind chills at minus 100, but the conditions will be nearly as dangerous. The National Weather Service is warning residents in New England and most of Upstate New York to prepare for wind chills reaching minus 60.
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Kentucky pediatrician allegedly tried to hire hitman to kill ex-husband, DOJ says
A Kentucky pediatrician has been arrested and charged with allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
On May 15, 2022, Stephanie Russell, 52, contacted someone who she believed would carry out a hit on her ex-husband, according to court documents.
The person she contacted was actually an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employee to whom Russell allegedly promised to pay $7,000 in exchange for the hit, the DOJ said.
Russell placed $3,500 inside a dropbox outside her medical office on May 18 and promised to pay the remaining balance once the hit was carried out.
FBI agents arrested Russell on May 19 and booked her into the Oldham County Detention Center.
Russell and her ex-husband filed for divorce in 2018 and had been in an ongoing custody battle before her arrest, according to local news media.
She was employed at Kidzlife Pediatrics in Prospect, Kentucky, local news media reported.
If convicted, Russell faces a maximum term of up to 10 years in federal prison with no parole, according to the DOJ.
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Amidst a cold late-winter climate in Forest City, local youth participated in the height of the YMCA indoor swimming season. Five Forest City (Storm) swimmers in the YMCA program for ages 5-17 participated in this year’s state meet at the Marshalltown YMCA on March 4-5. One of them advanced to regionals in multiple events.
Adah Sharp set personal records in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events with times of 33.65 seconds and 1 minute and 17 seconds, respectively. She qualified for the March 17-19 regional meet to be held at Wellmark YMCA in Des Moines in both events plus the 50-yard backstroke.
“I love competing in our swim meets and hanging out with my friends,” said Adah, noting that many of them are also swimmers. “What I’m most looking forward to at regionals is I can improve my times again.”
Mother Stephanie Sharp noted that she and Donovan Sharp’s eight children are all smaller and shorter than many kids, which is not an advantage for swimming. However, almost all of them competed from age 6 in both the Forest City Parks and Recreation Department summer season as well as the longer YMCA winter season. Both 11-year-old Adah and her twin sister, Eva, qualified for state in 2021.
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“It has been fun, especially this year,” Stephanie said. “Because all my kids are really small, it was always in the back of my mind that we didn’t know how far the kids would go. Then in 2021, the twins went to state. We’re proud of them because they work really hard and kind of have to work extra to keep up. They just keep giving it their all.”
She credited their success to coaches and their participation in both summer and winter swim seasons every year, saying “their skills and strokes, everything they do is so much more well-defined.”
“I was in swim lessons and then I went into swim team,” Adah said. “In the winter, it’s usually really cold and the towels are really wet and hard to dry.”
Stephanie said warmer water can make them more sluggish, but Adah insisted she gets the most fatigued in winter, attributing it to a longer season and cold weather.
“The summer swim team and winter swim team are both fun,” said Eva, who competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay at state.
The twins are also runners and say that swimming helps keep get them ready for running track in the spring. They hope to run both track and cross country in the future.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” said Stephanie of Adah’s record-setting state meet. “Over two seconds faster than a personal best, that was awesome. She’s been practicing a lot these last two weeks, gliding through the water because working extra hard helps a lot.”
Forest City YMCA Director of Youth Development Chris Parcher said more than 30 kids participated on the swim team this year. He noted that it ranged from a couple of 6-year-olds up to several high school students.
“It’s one of our tent-pole programs,” Parcher said. “It’s been going on for a long time.”
He noted competition is entirely against other YMCA swim teams throughout the winter season.
“It’s a pretty long program,” Parcher said. “There is a national competition beyond regionals in Atlanta. I don’t know that we’ve had anyone go there. Having an indoor pool, we have swim lessons here. Because of the indoor water, we draw kids from other communities. Charles City and Algona have the other closest YMCAs. It does create a very unique dynamic having this program in our area. The YMCA is non-profit, not a money-maker, and we want to be able to provide for these kids. Many of them are very thankful to find the swim program and their niche.”
Some kids might not stick with it if it was not so much fun. The competitive sport can create circumstances that enhance performance and self-confidence.
“We have a camp where all the kids sort of hang out and get to know each other, have fun, and play games,” Parcher said. “It also promotes water safety and we’re hopefully building a lifelong healthy habit of swimming. We’ve got a good group and they really enjoy it.”
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Now certified Coach Paula Wilson filled in for Forest City’s regular YMCA Swim Team Coaches Amanda and Elijah Ungs at the sectional state meets.
“At the start of the swim season we knew our coaches would be gone for maternity leave,” Paula said. “They would need to miss the sectional and state meets. I volunteered to get certified as a swim coach to ensure our team would be able to compete in these events. This was my first time working as a swim coach and I was excited to get to work with the kids and help them prepare for these big meets.”
It included coaching her son, Isaac Wilson, who was competing in the 50-yard butterfly. He has participated in the state swim meet for five consecutive years.
“Coaching Isaac has been a joy,” said the proud mom. “We got to spend quality time together at practices and driving to the meets. Isaac is the youngest of five kids and he has always tried to do whatever his older siblings have done. He started swimming early because they were swimming. Isaac set a goal to place higher at state than his siblings. His competitiveness and hard work has helped him reach this goal.”
Paula, who has taught adult and youth classes at the Forest City YMCA for more than a quarter century, also noted how much Adah Sharp’s swimming has developed in five years on the team.
“Adah Sharp is hard-working, energetic, and positive young lady” Paula said. “She comes to practice ready work and always has a smile on her face. Adah gets her workout in, but also manages to encourage others to do their best as well. I can remember watching Adah when she first started swimming and she could barely make it across the pool. Her dedication and hard work has paid off as she continues to improve every year.”
Coach Paula also noted that each team recognizes two team all-stars at the state meet. Forest City recognized Adah and Isaac, who has been swimming for seven of his 12 years. Isaac also plays basketball, football, and baseball. In addition to the events in which she advanced to regionals, Adah anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay at the state meet. Forest City’s other state meet qualifiers, Brinlynn Zrostlik and Brooklyn Sorenson, also competed in the 200-yard freestyle relay at state.
The regular swim team coaches were just as excited about their swimmers even though they couldn’t be there as they welcomed a new baby girl into the Ungs family. Amanda Ungs confirmed that Elijah will be coaching Adah Sharp at regionals.
“Adah improved greatly this season,” Amanda said. “She moved up a tougher practice group this year and frequently crushed her workouts, even when they were incredibly difficult. Adah is incredibly hard working, always gives her best, and pushes herself during practice and at meets. She sets a good example for her teammates and can always be seen cheering them on at meets and in practice. We are excited to see what she will accomplish at regionals.”
Amanda said it was so difficult to not be able to coach the kids all the way through the season after investing so much time together. She stressed that they work hard all year with the end-of-season meets being the culmination.
“The sectional and state meets are highlights of the season, and not being able to be there to coach them proved more difficult than we had originally anticipated,” Amanda said. “Even though we knew it would happen, we were sad and it was challenging to not be there to see the time drops, personal records, state qualifying races, and end-of-season excitement.”
Amanda has coached the team since 2015 and Elijah joined her as co-coach in 2021, although he had previously volunteered as an official and helped with some practices. They said swim team also teaches kids good sportsmanship, perseverance, and goal setting. They often introduce fun to practices by incorporating games, theme practices, and some dry land and wetland work. They noted being proud of the culture of their swimmers, who consistently display “positivity and character.”
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Adam Lashinsky is a former executive editor of Fortune magazine and author of “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired — and Secretive — Company Really Works.”
But the relationship between the United States’ most innovative manufacturer and the world’s second-largest economy is far too important to go south. The rewards for Apple, and its preternaturally-calm CEO, Tim Cook, in staying close to China are considerable. For the Chinese, the reverse is just as true.
It is impossible to overstate how important China is to Cook. No U.S. business executive has so completely equated his company’s success with China’s since Goldman Sachs boss Henry Paulson (later treasury secretary under President George W. Bush) ferried back and forth to China for years. That shuttling helped Goldman established an early foothold in China for a wholly-owned, American investment bank.
Cook journeyed back and forth to China repeatedly as Apple’s top supply-chain executive before succeeding Steve Jobs as CEO in 2011. Denigrated at the time as a numbers cruncher who could never replace his genius predecessor, Cook instead has pulled off the unusual feat of projecting a kind of woke coolness in the United States while artfully avoiding any criticism, ever, of authorities in China. Apple’s presence in China took root far better than other U.S. companies in the People’s Republic of China.
He told me, for example, during an onstage conference in 2017 in Guangzhou, China, that as an American he strongly believed in freedom. “But I also know that every country in the world decides their laws and regulations,” he added, a well-worn and well-understood sop to his Chinese government partners. Cook was simultaneously playing to Donald Trump in a fare-thee-well, enabling Apple to avoid getting caught up in the most bruising of the former president’s tariffs against China.
The result is that, despite recent speed bumps, Apple is the rare U.S. company that has been left to go about its business of making and selling things in China. That has unfolded even as Beijing fenced in other national-champion business leaders such as Alibaba’s Jack Ma and any number of property developers. In 2021, Apple’s sales jumped 70 percent in “Greater China” — which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan — more than double its growth rate elsewhere in the world.
The coronavirus might have upended that arrangement. Violent protests at a locked-down manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou owned by Apple’s factory-for-hire partner Foxconn, halted production in November, hitting Apple’s overall business. The disruption was so bad that Apple, which typically says as little as possible about its operations, warned investors of its diminished capacity. It also accelerated plans to increase production outside China, notably in Vietnam and India. Words and images from the strife at the facility, widely known as “iPhone City,” went viral and reportedly played a significant role in prompting a policy shift by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Apple’s China business means as much to authorities in Beijing as it does to executives in Cupertino, Calif. The Zhengzhou shutdown, while temporary, inflicted meaningful pain on China’s economy and portended far worse. Apple’s investment of capital and technical know-how in China has had positive ripple effects throughout the economy. The presence of hundreds of thousands of Foxconn workers (and other Apple employees) — plus the multiplier effect from their suppliers — help explain why Xi recognizes in Apple the foreign golden goose for what it is.
Apple has been mum on its China status since November, but word from the country is that the public health debacle notwithstanding, its factories are humming once again. Mary E. Lovely, an economist and China scholar at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, met in Washington in early January with a visiting delegation of Chinese academics. “They said covid is going like wildfire but that factories are not having trouble,” she says.
Apple will reports earnings on Feb. 2, and Cook likely will give an update on production in China. He’ll probably avoid the near-existential topic of Apple’s future in China. The manufacturing shifts to India and Vietnam have been long underway and are as much about penetrating new markets (India) and lowering labor costs (Vietnam) as fleeing the PRC. Also, neither country can handle the volume or high-end componentry that China can provide, meaning Apple couldn’t abandon China even if it wanted to do so.
For now, Apple is linked inextricably to a country that clamps down one moment on entire industries, such as internet platforms, and then says it is committed to entrepreneurialism and foreign investment. For Cook, that means his company’s future depends partly on which version of Chinese rulers show up going forward. If the economy-reforming promoters of growth carry the day, Apple thrives. If the militarily aggressive regime that abuses human rights and the rule of law prevails, all bets are off.
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LONDON (AP) — Antiwar German movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, building the somber drama’s momentum as awards season rolls toward its climax at next month’s Oscars.
Irish tragicomedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and rock biopic “Elvis” took four prizes each.
“All Quiet,” a visceral depiction of life and death in the World War I trenches based on Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novel, won Edward Berger the best director award. Its other trophies included adapted screenplay, cinematography, best score, best sound and best film not in English.
Austin Butler was a surprise best actor winner for “Elvis.” Baz Lurhmann’s flamboyant musical also won trophies for casting, costume design and hair and makeup. Cate Blanchett won the best actress prize for orchestral drama “Tár.”
Martin McDonagh’s “Banshees,” the bleakly comic story of a friendship gone sour, was named best British film.
“Best what award?” joked McDonagh of the film, which was shot in Ireland with a largely Irish cast and crew. It has British funding, and McDonagh was born in Britain to Irish parents.
“Banshees” also won for McDonagh’s original screenplay, and awards for Kerry Condon as best supporting actress and Barry Keoghan for best supporting actor.
The prizes — officially the EE BAFTA Film Awards — are Britain’s equivalent of Hollywood’s Academy Awards and will be watched closely for hints of who may win at the Oscars on March 12.
Madcap metaverse romp “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the Academy Awards front-runner, was the night’s big loser, winning just one prize from its 10 BAFTA nominations, for editing.
Actor Richard E. Grant was a suave and self-deprecating host — with support from TV presenter Alison Hammond — for the ceremony at London’s Royal Festival Hall, where the U.K’s movie academy heralded its strides to become more diverse but said there was more to be done.
Grant joked in his opening monologue about the infamous altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at last year’s Oscars.
“Nobody on my watch gets slapped tonight,” he said. “Except on the back.”
Guests and presenters walking the red carpet on the south bank of the River Thames included Colin Farrell, Ana de Armas, Eddie Redmayne, Brian Cox, Florence Pugh, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cynthia Erivo, Julianne Moore and Lily James.
Heir to the throne Prince William, who is president of Britain’s film and television academy, was in the audience alongside his wife, Kate. William wore a tuxedo with black velvet jacket, while Kate dressed in a floor-length Alexander McQueen dress that she also wore to the 2019 BAFTAs.
Helen Mirren paid tribute to William’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September. Mirren, who portrayed the late monarch onscreen in “The Queen” and onstage in “The Audience,” called Elizabeth “the nation’s leading lady.”
Britain’s film academy introduced changes to increase the awards’ diversity in 2020, when no women were nominated as best director for the seventh year running and all 20 nominees in the lead and supporting performer categories were white.
This year there were 11 female directors up for awards across all categories, including documentary and animated films. But just one of the main best-director nominees was female: Gina Prince-Bythewood for “The Woman King.”
BAFTA chair Krishnendu Majumdar said the academy’s soul-searching had been “a necessary and humbling process.” He said the “vital work of levelling the playing field” would continue.
“West Side Story” star Ariana DeBose opened the show by performing “Sisters are Doin’ it for Themselves,” with an added rap shoutout to some of the nominated women, including Blanchett, Michelle Yeoh and Viola Davis.
Blanchett said it had been “an extraordinary year for female performers. To be counted among them is really special.”
It was a strong year for Irish actors at the BAFTAs, with Deryl McCormack up for the BAFTA Rising Star award — though he lost out to Emma Mackey – and Condon, Keoghan, Farrell and Brendan Gleeson all getting acting nominations for “Banshees.”
McCormack hailed the event as “the Irish BAFTAs.”
“It is a small country, but to see the talent that comes out of it is quite amazing,” he said.
Writer-director Charlotte Wells won the prize for best British debut for the affecting father-daughter drama “Aftersun.” Three-time Oscar winner Sandy Powell became the first costume designer to be awarded the academy’s top honor, the BAFTA fellowship.
The harsh world outside showbiz intruded on the awards when Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, who works for investigative website Bellingcat, said he was now allowed to attend the awards because of a risk to public security. He features in “Navalny,” a film about jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny that won the best documentary BAFTA.
“Navalny” producer Odessa Rae dedicated the award to Grozev, “our Bulgarian nerd with a laptop, who could not be with us tonight because his life is under threat by the Russian government and Vladimir Putin.”
Jamie Lee Curtis, a supporting actress nominee for “Everything Everywhere,” said the chance awards season provides to celebrate cinema was more important than who wins.
“It’s a moment of celebration in the midst of everything,” Curtis told The Associated Press on the red carpet. “It’s hard out there. Everywhere. All at once. All the time.”
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WASHINGTON — The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with their biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020.
About 2.49 million passengers went through security checkpoints at U.S. airports Friday, surpassing the previous pandemic-era record of 2.46 million reached earlier in the week, according to figures released Saturday by the Transportation Security Administration.
The escalating numbers show leisure travelers aren’t being deterred from flying by rising fares, the ongoing spread of COVID-19 or worries about recurring flight delays and cancellations.
Friday's passenger volume marked a 13% increase from July 1 last year, which fell on the Thursday before Fourth of July. This year's number of passengers going through U.S. airports also eclipsed the 2.35 million screened at security checkpoints on the Friday before the Fourth of July in 2019, but that was nearly a week ahead of Independence Day.
In a more telling sign of how close U.S. air travel is reverting to pre-pandemic conditions, an average of 2.33 million passengers have passed through security checkpoints at domestic airports during the seven days ending July 1. That was close to the seven-day average of roughly 2.38 million passengers during the same 2019 period, according to the TSA.
But airlines have struggled to keep up with the surging demand amid staffing shortages and an assortment of other issues that have resulted in recurring waves of exasperating flight delays and cancellations that have been transforming some vacations into nightmarish ordeals.
Many airlines, including Delta, Southwest and JetBlue, have responded to the challenge by curtailing their summer schedules in an effort to reduce the inconveniences — and backlash — caused by flight delays and cancellations They are using larger planes on average to carry more passengers while they scramble to hire and train more pilots.
The headaches continued Friday, although they weren't as bad as they have been at other times in recent months. There were more than 6,800 flight delays and another 587 flight cancellations affecting U.S. airports Friday, according to the tracking site FlightAware. More than 2,200 delays and more than 540 flight cancellations had been recorded as of late Saturday morning.
Besides the flight delays and cancellations, travelers also have had to pay higher prices for tickets driven up by soaring fuel costs and other inflationary factors, as well as navigate around the health risks posed by continuing COVID-19 infections.
The travel bug is also congesting highways, even with the national average price for gasoline hovering around $5 per gallon — and above $6 per gallon in California and all its popular tourist attractions. AAA predicts that nearly 48 million people will travel at least 50 miles or more from home over the weekend, slightly fewer than in 2019. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/holiday-travel-airports-roads-gas/507-84db7037-6ab8-4b8a-8829-0a032a7eed3f | 2022-07-02 19:51:26 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/holiday-travel-airports-roads-gas/507-84db7037-6ab8-4b8a-8829-0a032a7eed3f |
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament voted Friday to lift a veto that has long blocked European Union membership negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, raising fresh hopes that the bloc can now press on with its expansion plans in the Western Balkans amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
France, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, had made last-ditch efforts this week to resolve an ethnic and cultural dispute between Bulgaria and North Macedonia that was the source of the veto.
The Bulgarian government had insisted that North Macedonia formally recognize that its language had Bulgarian roots, acknowledge in its constitution a Bulgarian minority and quash “hate speech” against Bulgaria. North Macedonia said that its identity and language weren’t open for discussion.
Under the French proposal, North Macedonia would have to recognize in the preamble of its constitution that Bulgarians are one of the country’s constitutive ethnicities. North Macedonia made it clear at a Thursday summit of EU leaders that the French proposal was “unacceptable” in its current form.
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Nate Lowe Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Yankees - April 29
Published: Apr. 29, 2023 at 12:23 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Saturday, Nate Lowe (.263 batting average in his past 10 games, with three doubles, a home run, six walks and four RBI) and the Texas Rangers face the New York Yankees, whose starting pitcher will be Jhony Brito. First pitch is at 7:05 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a one-hit performance (1-for-4) against the Yankees.
Nate Lowe Game Info & Props vs. the Yankees
- Game Day: Saturday, April 29, 2023
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Yankees Starter: Jhony Brito
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +145)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +110)
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Nate Lowe At The Plate
- Lowe is hitting .257 with 10 doubles, three home runs and 10 walks.
- Lowe enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last outings, he's hitting .263 with one homer.
- Lowe has reached base via a hit in 21 games this year (of 26 played), and had multiple hits in five of those games.
- He has hit a long ball in 11.5% of his games this season, and 2.6% of his plate appearances.
- Lowe has had an RBI in 13 games this season (50.0%), including three multi-RBI outings (11.5%). He has also driven home three or more of his team's runs in one contest.
- He has scored in 11 games this year (42.3%), including multiple runs in five games.
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Nate Lowe Home/Away Batting Splits
Yankees Pitching Rankings
- The 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Yankees pitching staff ranks third in the league.
- The Yankees have the sixth-ranked team ERA among all league pitching staffs (3.39).
- Yankees pitchers combine to give up 26 home runs (one per game), the ninth-fewest in baseball.
- The Yankees will send Brito (2-2) to the mound for his sixth start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 6.11 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out was on Monday against the Minnesota Twins, when the righty threw 2 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up three hits.
- In five games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 6.11, with 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .258 against him.
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Amazon launches a subscription prescription drug service
(AP) - Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business.
The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription service for customers who have Prime memberships. Amazon said people will pay $5 a month to fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of about 50 generic medications, which are generally cheaper versions of brand-name drugs.
The company said the flat fee could cover a list of medications like the antibiotic amoxicillin and the anti-inflammatory drug naproxen.
Sildenafil also made the list. It’s used to treat erectile dysfunction under the brand name Viagra and also treats a form of high blood pressure.
Amazon sells a range of generic drugs through its pharmacy service. Some already cost as little as $1 for a 30-day supply, so the benefit of this new program will vary by customer.
The program doesn’t use insurance, and people with government-funded Medicaid or Medicare coverage are not eligible. It will be available in 42 states and Washington, D.C. at launch.
Any program that gets low-cost generic drugs to more patients “is a good thing,” said Karen Van Nuys, an economist who studies drug pricing at the University of Southern California. But she added that she wasn’t sure how much of an impact RxPass will have.
She noted that the program is limited to Amazon Prime customers. Other options like the Mark Cuban CostPlus Drug Co. sell more generic drugs, many for under $5.
“I just don’t know that it’s expanding access to a new set of patients,” Van Nuys said.
Still, the move could help the company take up some more space in the health care market, even though it has not always been successful in its aim. Last year, the company shuttered its hybrid virtual, in-home care service called Amazon Care after it failed to get traction from employers. And Haven, a company Amazon created in collaboration with JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway to improve health costs, dissolved a year earlier than that.
Amazon has said its online drug store Amazon Pharmacy is a key part of its health care plan, along with primary care organization One Medical, which the online giant is seeking to acquire for $3.9 billion. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating the proposed buyout.
In November, the company also said it would begin offering “Amazon Clinic,” a messaging service that connects patients with doctors for about two dozen common conditions, such as allergies and hair loss.
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U.S.-China rivalry looms large over Biden’s trip to Asia
President Biden will confront some of the world’s toughest foreign policy challenges as he returns to Asia on Saturday in the hopes of convincing the region’s leaders to join U.S. efforts to counter the rise of China.
Biden’s back-to-back-to-back global summits in Asia begin on Saturday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations and the East Asia summits, where he’ll make the case for strengthening U.S. regional ties in an effort to blunt China’s power and influence there.
Then he heads to Bali, Indonesia, for the meeting of the Group of 20 industrialized nations. There, he is expected to meet with China’s president, Xi Jinping, amid heightened U.S.-China acrimony over new U.S. export controls on the sale of microchip technology, Taiwan’s sovereignty and Beijing’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The high-stakes sit-down comes as both leaders are enjoying domestic political victories — Biden’s party outperformed expectations in Tuesday’s midterm elections and Xi consolidated power last month after he was elected Communist Party leader for an unprecedented third term.
After Tuesday’s midterm, President Biden is setting off on a seven-day diplomatic tour of Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia to attend four global summits.
Even as Biden and other world leaders discuss other pressing topics — climate change, containing North Korea, confronting Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, global inflation and the continuing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic — the president’s primary objective will be to convince the region’s leaders that the U.S. is following through on its decade-old promise to be a leader in the region, according to analysts and administration officials.
Among his top priorities will be touting the U.S. commitment to rules-based international order in the South China Sea, where China has been staking aggressive territorial claims, according to a senior administration official.
Biden’s visit may be heavier on symbolism than substance: His administration has yet to ditch Trump-era protectionist policies in favor of a free-trade pact. That decision has called the administration’s commitment to the region into question, analysts say.
“Simply showing up is not enough,” said Craig Singleton, senior China fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a think tank based in Washington, D.C. “If the Biden administration is serious about reducing China’s deep economic entanglements throughout the region, it has to be willing to have a conversation about market access and more enforceable trade pacts in this region.”
The two summits will follow a stop by Biden in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Friday to attend the annual United Nations climate conference to proclaim U.S. leadership on climate action and try to coax China to accelerate carbon-reduction plans.
Biden first visited Asia as president in May, when he met with leaders in Japan and South Korea. That trip culminated in an economic framework that failed to produce more than an open-ended strategy for 12 Indo-Pacific nations (which now includes 14 countries). Many of those countries are eager to ink a free trade deal that would open up American and Asian markets and loosen China’s economic grip on the region.
But their hopes have been dashed by successive presidential administrations, which have been buffeted by criticism over such trade deals by Democrats and Republicans.
The Obama administration had pushed to create and joint the Trans-Pacific Partnership — a free trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim countries — but that effort was abandoned by then-President Trump. Though the Biden has reversed several of his predecessor’s foreign policy decisions, he has taken no steps to revive it.
“There’s a lot of skepticism about whether or not there’s any substance to the agreement” reached in May that would “encourage these countries to gravitate towards the United States rather than towards China,” said Christopher Chivvis, director of the Carnegie Endowment’s American Statecraft program, of Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity.
Biden used to talk about the passion he gained traveling abroad. But his first trip to Asia as president has looked like a slog.
White House officials point to Biden‘s and other top administration officials’ frequent trips to the Indo-Pacific and to global alliances like the Quad, a group that consists of the U.S. Australia, Japan and India as evidence of the president’s efforts to cement the relationship. Last year the U.S. drew Beijing’s ire after it announced a security alliance with the United Kingdom and Australia. The pact, known as AUKUS, will help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines in what was viewed as an effort to counter China.
Last year, the president spoke virtually at the ASEAN and East Asia summits (the meetings were not attended in-person due to the pandemic). In May, he hosted the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit at the White House.
Biden’s national security strategy, released last month, describes the region as the “epicenter of 21st century geopolitics” but more pointedly paints China as “America’s most consequential geopolitical challenge.”
Despite the rhetoric, the president is unlikely to leave the summits with any substantive policy changes, analysts say, focusing instead on other issues the region is grappling with, including human rights, the conflict in Myanmar and alarm over a recent flurry of North Korean missile tests.
The president will conduct meetings on the sidelines of the summits with Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, the ASEAN chair, as well as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, administration officials said.
Biden’s foreign policy prioritizes alliances. Beyond Ukraine, there’s little to show for it
While allies have rallied around Ukraine, President Biden’s broader foreign policy mission has delivered symbolism and summitry but little progress.
The specter of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is certain to be discussed at the ASEAN and G-20 meetings. Washington-Beijing relations have hit a nadir in recent months following a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) to Taiwan in August, a string of comments by Biden vowing to defend the island militarily and increased Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
Leaders in the region will also be watching closely for the outcome of the midterms for clues to how the U.S.-Indo-Pacific relationship may unfold over the next two years. Control of Congress is still uncertain, raising questions about whether Biden will be able to back up his rhetoric when he returns from overseas.
“It’s kind of a Rorschach test for those countries or those leaders who have already decided that the U.S. is in terminal decline and they have to hitch their wagon to China, like it or not,” Greg Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told The Times. “But most of the region is getting increasingly nervous about this more authoritarian China, and it’s leading them into a closer relationship with the U.S.”
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Uncategorized Jim Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, civil rights advocate and actor, has died at 87 Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)By Associated Press | PUBLISHED: May 19, 2023 at 3:23 p.m. | UPDATED: May 19, 2023 at 3:50 p.m.CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, civil rights advocate and actor, has died at 87. Associated Press | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/19/jim-brown-a-pro-football-hall-of-famer-civil-rights-advocate-and-actor-has-died-at-87/ | 2023-05-24 18:18:20 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/19/jim-brown-a-pro-football-hall-of-famer-civil-rights-advocate-and-actor-has-died-at-87/ |
Prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case denies retaliating against IRS agent who talked to House GOP
Jul 2, 2023, 6:49 AM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is pushing back against claims that he was blocked from pursuing criminal charges in Los Angeles and Washington and denies retaliating against an IRS official who disclosed details about the case.
In a two-page letter to House Republicans on Friday, U.S. Attorney David Weiss in Delaware defended the time behind bars.
Weiss, who was named to that post by President Donald Trump and was kept on by the Biden administration, said in his letter that the department “did not retaliate” against Gary Shapley, an IRS agent who said the prosecutor helped block Shapley’s job promotion after the tax agency employee had reached out to congressional investigators about the Biden case.
Shapley is one of two IRS employees interviewed by Republicans pursuing investigations into nearly every facet of the younger Biden’s business dealings.
One of the investigating committees, the House Ways and Means Committee, voted to publicly disclose congressional testimony from the IRS employees shortly after the plea deal was announced June 20.
The testimony from Shapley and an unidentified agent detailed what they called a pattern of “slow-walking investigative steps” and delaying enforcement actions in the months before the 2020 presidential election won by Democrat Joe Biden.
It is unclear whether the conflict they describe amounts to internal disagreement about how to pursue the investigation or a pattern of interference and preferential treatment. Justice Department policy has long warned prosecutors to take care in charging cases with potential political overtones around the time of an election, to avoid influencing the outcome.
Shapley also claimed that Weiss asked the Justice Department in March 2020 to be provided special counsel status in order to bring the tax cases in jurisdictions outside Delaware, including Washington, and California, but was denied.
In response to that claim, the department said Weiss has “full authority over this matter, including responsibility for deciding where, when, and whether to file charges as he deems appropriate. He needs no further approval to do so.”
In his letter, Weiss said he was assured by department that if he sought to bring charges in a venue other than Delaware, he would be granted special status to do so. Generally, U.S. attorneys are limited to their own jurisdictions when bringing criminal charges.
Biden, 53, reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The plea deal would also avert prosecution on a felony charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user, as long as Biden adheres to conditions agreed to in court. He will appear in a Delaware court later this month.
Last week, leaders of the Republican-controlled House Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways and Means committees asked in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland for nine officials from the Justice Department and two from the FBI to address the IRS employees’ claims.
Weiss said in his letter to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, that he would be willing to discuss such topics with congressional officials, but reiterated the case is an active criminal investigation and there’s little else he can divulge at this time.
Republicans have focused much attention on an unverified tip to the FBI that alleged a bribery scheme involving Joe Biden when he was vice president. The unsubstantiated claim, which first emerged in 2019, was that Biden pressured Ukraine to fire its top prosecutor in order to stop an investigation into Burisma, an oil-and-gas company where Hunter Biden was on the board.
Meanwhile, Hunter Biden’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, called the investigations by Republicans across multiple congressional committees an “obsession.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police were investigating after three people were found dead in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Paramedics responding to a medical emergency call discovered the bodies on the sixth floor of the building on Wall Street, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Television news footage showed ambulances and police cruisers at the scene.
Authorities were investigating the deaths as possible overdoses, according to police.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after six weeks of inpatient treatment for clinical depression, with plans to return to the Senate when the chamber resumes session in mid-April, his office said Friday.
In a statement, Fetterman’s office said he is back home in Braddock, in western Pennsylvania, with his depression “in remission,” and gave details on his treatment — including that his depression was treated with medication and that he is wearing hearing aids for hearing loss.
It was the latest medical episode for the Democrat, who won last fall’s most expensive Senate contest after suffering a stroke that he has said nearly killed him and from which he continues to recover.
Fetterman, who has a wife and three school-age children, said he is happy to be home.
“I’m excited to be the father and husband I want to be, and the senator Pennsylvania deserves. Pennsylvanians have always had my back, and I will always have theirs,” said Fetterman said. “I am extremely grateful to the incredible team at Walter Reed. The care they provided changed my life.”
Fetterman, 53, will return to the Senate the week of April 17.
Doctors describe “remission” as when a patient responds to treatment so that they have returned to normal social function and they are indistinguishable from someone who has never had depression.
In an interview that will air on “CBS Sunday Morning,” Fetterman said the symptoms gathered strength after he won the November election.
“The whole thing about depression,” he said, “is that objectively you may have won, but depression can absolutely convince you that you actually lost and that’s exactly what happened and that was the start of a downward spiral.”
He said he “had stopped leaving my bed, I’d stopped eating, I was dropping weight, I’d stopped engaging in some of the most — things that I love in my life.”
Fetterman checked into Walter Reed on Feb. 15 after weeks of what aides described as Fetterman being withdrawn and uninterested in eating, discussing work or the usual banter with staff.
At the time, Fetterman was barely a month into his service in Washington and still recovering from the aftereffects of the stroke he suffered last May when he went to Walter Reed on the advice of the Capitol physician, Dr. Brian P. Monahan.
Post-stroke depression is common and treatable through medication and talk therapy, doctors say.
Fetterman’s return will be welcome news for Democrats who have struggled to find votes for some nominations, in particular, without him in the Senate.
Fetterman’s office also released details of his treatment under medical professionals led by Dr. David Williamson, a neuropsychiatrist.
When he was admitted, Fetterman had “severe symptoms of depression with low energy and motivation, minimal speech, poor sleep, slowed thinking, slowed movement, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, but no suicidal ideation,” the statement attributed to Williamson said.
The symptoms had steadily worsened over the preceding eight weeks and Fetterman had stopped eating and drinking fluids. That caused low blood pressure, the statement said.
“His depression, now resolved, may have been a barrier to engagement,” it said.
Fetterman had the stroke last May as he was campaigning in a three-way Democratic primary race. He had surgery to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator to manage two heart conditions, atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy.
One of Fetterman’s main aftereffects from the stroke is auditory processing disorder, which can render someone unable to speak fluidly and quickly process spoken conversation into meaning. Fetterman uses devices in conversations, meetings and congressional hearings that transcribe spoken words in real time.
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The suspect in a workplace shooting in Smithsburg, Maryland, has been charged with three counts of first degree murder and three counts of second degree murder, according to a statement from the Washington County Sheriff's Office posted Friday evening.
Authorities said Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgeville, West Virginia, shot four co-workers -- three fatally -- at a manufacturing plant in western Maryland on Thursday before fleeing the scene and exchanging gunfire with state police.
A trooper and Esquivel were wounded and hospitalized, according to Lt. Col. Bill Dofflemyer of the Maryland State Police (MSP).
Investigators have not yet established a motive for the shooting, which occurred at about 2:30 p.m., Washington County Sheriff Douglas W. Mullendore told reporters at a briefing.
Esquivel is being held by the Washington County Detention Center without bond. It's currently unclear if he has an attorney.
The fatal incident is the 254th mass shooting this year, as the country is on pace to match or surpass last year's total, according to the Gun Violence Archive. It comes as the US House of Representatives has passed several bills aimed at gun reform. Those measures have little chance of passing in the Senate.
The victims and Esquivel were employees of Columbia Machine, Mullendore said. The company makes concrete products equipment, according to its website.
The wounded state trooper, who is a 25-year veteran of the agency, was treated for his injuries and released, according to an update from MSP. Esquivel was also wounded after at least one of the troopers who responded to the scene returned fire and struck him. He was still being treated Thursday evening, police said.
Police from the nearby town of Smithsburg were first to arrive at the plant and discovered one victim in a field near the business, Mullendore said. A news release from the sheriff's office said there were four victims total at the plant, three of whom were dead.
State police received a description of Esquivel and his vehicle, and three troopers found him driving about five miles from the shooting scene.
"When troopers went to stop the vehicle, the suspect immediately started firing multiple (bullets) at the troopers," Dofflemyer said. A pistol was recovered at the second shooting scene, authorities said.
The sheriff identified the victims who were killed as Mark Alan Frey, 50; Charles Edward Minnick Jr., 31; and Joshua Robert Wallace, 30. The other victim was Brandon Chase Michael, 42; police earlier said he was critically injured.
One of the victims, Wallace, is being remembered by friends and family as a happy and giving man who enjoyed hunting and fishing, according to Teena Sanders, whose niece was in a relationship with Wallace.
According to Sanders, Wallace worked at the factory since December 2021.
"He was very well liked by everyone that knew him." Sanders told CNN. "If someone needed something, he was there to give a helping hand. When he loved, he loved with his whole heart."
Smithsburg is about 75 miles west of Baltimore. It is about 100 miles from the border with West Virginia, where Esquivel lives, according to the sheriff.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is leading the homicide investigation with help from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives office in Baltimore, according to MSP.
Any troopers involved with the shooting "will be placed on administrative duty" until the investigation is complete, per agency protocol, MSP said.
Columbia Machine CEO Rick Good said Friday the company is "deeply saddened" and working with authorities as the investigation continues.
"Our highest priority during this tragic event is the safety and well-being of our employees and their families," he said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those that lost family members or were affected by this tragic event."
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BMW has filed a patent application for grilles that include headlights and other lighting elements, Auto Express reported on Monday, citing information found in patent documents.
Documents filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization show designs that could incorporate headlights, as well as sensors for driver-assist features, into BMW’s signature twin-kidney grille, the report said. Accompanying drawings from the patent application show the traditional headlight and grille shapes blended together into contiguous sections.
The documents also mention “light conductive tech,” a material covering the grille that can switch from opaque to transparent, giving the front fascia a smooth appearance when the headlights are off, the report said. Parts of the grille would then turn transparent when the headlights are needed, allowing light to shine through the material.
The drawings show a few possibilities about how the grille surface could be used for lighting. An “Off” setting shows no illumination; “On 1” shows slim daytime running light-like shapes in their traditional position at the corners of the front fascia; and “On 2” shows illuminated elements mimicking vertical grille slats.
Lighting elements could even be used to project a digital version of the BMW twin kidney grille on a grille-less front fascia, the report theorizes, noting that EVs don’t need large grille openings. BMW plans to launch a family of next-generation EVs dubbed Neue Klasse (German for “new class”) based on a dedicated platform beginning in 2025, although the automaker expects half of the vehicles it sells globally by 2030 to still have tailpipes.
Large grilles, like the ones on the XM SUV or the current-generation 4 Series, have become a feature of recent BMW styling. The automaker has also introduced illuminated grilles on some models. So while critics of the new styling direction might cringe, this does seem like the next logical step. Like all patents, though, there is no guarantee this design will reach production.
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Jordan Thompson vs. Rinky Hijikata: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Libema Open
In the Libema Open semifinals on Saturday, Jordan Thompson faces Rinky Hijikata.
In this Semifinal matchup, Thompson is the favorite (-225) versus Hijikata (+175) .
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Jordan Thompson vs. Rinky Hijikata Match Information
- Tournament: The Libema Open
- Round: Semifinals
- Date: Saturday, June 17
- Venue: Autotron Rosmalen
- Location: Rosmalen, Netherlands
- Court Surface: Grass
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Jordan Thompson vs. Rinky Hijikata Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Jordan Thompson has a 69.2% chance to win.
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Jordan Thompson vs. Rinky Hijikata Trends and Insights
- In the quarterfinals on Friday, Thompson defeated Adrian Mannarino 5-7, 7-6, 6-2.
- Hijikata advanced to the semifinals by beating No. 68-ranked Mackenzie McDonald 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 on Friday.
- Thompson has played 32 matches over the past 12 months (across all court types), and 23.8 games per match (20.8 in best-of-three matches).
- On grass, Thompson has played six matches over the past year, totaling 19.5 games per match (16.0 in best-of-three matches) while winning 54.7% of games.
- Hijikata has played 23 matches in the past year across all court surfaces, averaging 24.1 games per match (21.1 in best-of-three matches) and winning 49.8% of those games.
- In three matches on grass courts in the past 12 months, Hijikata has averaged 27.0 games per match (18.5 in best-of-three matches) and 10.1 games per set, winning 56.8% of those games.
- Thompson has put up a 2-0 record against Hijikata. Their last match was a 7-6, 6-2 win for Thompson in the ATP Challenger Surbiton, Great Britain Men Singles 2023 quarterfinals on June 9, 2023.
- Thompson and Hijikata have competed in four sets, and Thompson has emerged with the edge, coming out on top in all of them.
- Thompson and Hijikata have matched up in 41 total games, with Thompson taking 25 and Hijikata capturing 16.
- Thompson and Hijikata have faced off two times, averaging 20.5 games and 2.0 sets per match.
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MIAMI — (AP) — Follow along for live updates on former President Donald Trump, who has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. The indictment marks the first time in U.S. history that a former president faces criminal charges by the federal government he once oversaw. Trump faces the possibility of prison if convicted.
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DEMOCRATS CALL FOR PEACEFUL PROCESS; GOP SPEAKER SAYS CASE MAY DISRUPT NATION
The Democratic leaders of both congressional chambers are urging supporters and detractors of Trump alike to let the case against him peacefully run its course in court.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, and Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries, also from New York, released a statement saying Trump’s indictment must “play out through the legal process, without any outside political or ideological interference.”
“We encourage Mr. Trump’s supporters and critics alike to let this case proceed peacefully in court,” Schumer and Jeffries said.
That was a departure from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, who suggested that the nation’s core legal values were being undermined.
“This is going to disrupt this nation because it goes to the core of equal justice for all, which is not being seen today,” McCarthy said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “And we’re not going to stand for it.”
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SECRET SERVICE PREPARES FOR TRUMP COURT APPEARANCE
The U.S. Secret Service is preparing for Trump’s appearance at a federal court in Miami on Tuesday after a grand jury indicted him on 37 felony counts related to his handling of classified documents.
Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the agency “will not seek any special accommodations outside of what would be required to ensure the former Presidents continued safety” in connection with Trump’s appearance.
He added: “As with any site visited by a protectee, the Secret Service is in constant coordination with the necessary entities to ensure protective requirements are met. We have the utmost confidence in the professionalism and commitment to security shared by our law enforcement partners in Florida.”
Trump’s April 4 arraignment in his New York case, where he pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, attracted a crush of media and protesters, involved multiple street closures, extra security screenings and shut down non-Trump court business for an afternoon.
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What to know:
— Trump faces a string of inquiries in various states and venues as he campaigns for a return to the White House
— Trump's case differs from those of other politicians known to have been in possession of classified documents
— Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel probing Trump's role in the retention of classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election?
— In spite of legal woes and a crowded GOP field, Trump has remained Republicans' frontrunner for 2024
— Does the indictment stand to damage Trump's standing with voters?
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LAWS APPLY TO ‘EVERYONE’ TRUMP SPECIAL COUNSEL SAYS
The Justice Department special counsel who filed charges against Trump says in his first public statement that the country has “one set of laws and they apply to everyone” while he outlined the charges against the former president.
Jack Smith spoke to reporters briefly in Washington on Friday but did not take questions.
“Adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the Department of Justice and our nation’s commitment to the rule of law sets an example for the world,” Smith said.
He said prosecutors would seek a speedy trial and “very much look forward” to presenting their case.
Trump is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday in South Florida.
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TRUMP KEPT CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN BATHROOM, SHOWER OF CLUB, INDICTMENT SAYS
The indictment alleges Trump kept classified documents in the bathroom and shower at his Florida estate, as well as various other locations that included a ballroom, storeroom, office and bedroom.
Prosecutors noted that “tens of thousands of members and guests” visited the “active social club” of Mar-a-Lago between the end of Trump’s presidency in January 2021 through the August 2022 search. They argued that “nonetheless” Trump stored documents “in a ballroom, a bathroom and shower, and office space, his bedroom, and a storage room.”
The indictment claims that, for a two-month period, some of Trump’s boxes were stored in one of Mar-a-Lago’s gilded ballrooms. A picture included in the indictment shows boxes stacked in rows on the ballroom’s stage.
The indictment also shows photographs of boxes that spilled over in the storage room, including a document marked SECRET/REL TO USA, FVEY” which means information releasable only to members of the intelligence alliance of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. In the photo the classified document is redacted.
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LAWYER SAID TRUMP SUGGESTED HE REMOVE DAMAGING DOCUMENTS
The indictment unsealed Friday also says that, unaware of any records being moved, Trump’s attorney on June 2, 2022, identified 38 documents with “classified” markings and placed them in a folder, which he sealed with clear duct tape handed to him by Trump valet Walt Nauta. The valet then took the attorney to see the former president.
“Did you find anything? Is it bad? ... Is it good?” the lawyer said Trump asked.
The attorney told federal authorities that he discussed the folder of classified material with Trump and how the material should be handled. The attorney told authorities that as they discussed the attorney taking the materials with him, Trump gestured in a way that suggested he wanted the attorney to identify “anything really bad” and “you know, pluck it out.” The lawyer clarified that Trump did not articulate such instructions beyond making that “plucking motion.”
The attorney told authorities that he did not take anything out of the folder and that he instead immediately contacted the FBI and another Trump attorney. On June 3, according to the indictment, the second Trump attorney acted as the official custodian of records on Trump’s behalf and turned the material to the FBI.
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INDICTMENT ALLEGES VALET MOVED BOXES AT TRUMP’S DIRECTION
The indictment alleges that Nauta acted “at Trump’s direction” to move move “approximately 64 boxes” of documents from the Mar-a-Lago storage room to the former president’s residence. Nauta’s actions occurred between May 23, 2022, and June 2, 2022, according to the indictment.
That total includes “approximately 30 boxes” Nauta allegedly moved on June 2, the same day Trump’s legal team was expected to examine the cache. Nauta’s actions that day came hours after he talked briefly via phone with Trump, prosecutors allege. Neither Trump nor Nauta, according to the indictment, disclosed to the former president’s attorneys that Nauta had moved any of the storage room contents.
According to prosecutors’ timeline, Trump met later that day with one of his attorneys and Nauta escorted the attorney to the storage room for his review of the documents.
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INDICTMENT ALLEGES TRUMP SHOWED DOCUMENTS TO OTHERS
The indictment unsealed Friday outlined two circumstances in which Trump allegedly showed the documents to others.
One occurred in a meeting with a writer at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he described federal officials’ “plan of attack” against him and purportedly acknowledging that he knew the information “is still a secret.”
In a later meeting with a representative from his political action committee, Trump displayed “a classified map related to a military operation,” acknowledging he “should not be showing it to the representative and that the representative should not get too close,” prosecutors said.
In the next paragraph, prosecutors note how Trump, at a press conference while president in 2017, addressed media leaks and said that leaking classified information is “an illegal process” and that people involved “should be ashamed of themselves.”
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TRUMP FACES 37 FELONY CHARGES
Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents.
An indictment unsealed Friday also alleges that he described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared a classified map related to a military operation.
The document marks the Justice Department’s first official confirmation of a criminal case against Trump arising from the retention of hundreds of documents at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.
Charged alongside with Trump was Walt Nauta, a Trump aide who was seen on surveillance camera removing boxes at Mar-a-Lago.
The indictment accuses Trump of having improperly removed scores of boxes from the White House to take them to Mar-a-Lago, many of them containing classified information.
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INDICTMENT ALLEGES TRUMP SHARED PENTAGON ‘PLAN OF ATTACK,’ SHARED CLASSIFIED MAP
Trump described a Pentagon “plan of attack” and shared classified map related to a military operation, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
The document marks the Justice Department’s first official confirmation of a criminal case against Trump arising from the retention of hundreds of documents at his Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.
Trump disclosed the existence of the indictment in a Truth Social post Thursday night as well as in a video he recorded.
The indictment accuses Trump of having improperly removed scores of boxes from the White House to take them to Mar-a-Lago, many of them containing classified information.
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BIDEN STAYS MUM ON TRUMP INDICTMENT
President Joe Biden is steadfastly refusing to comment on Trump’s indictment and says he has not spoken to attorney general Merrick Garland about it, as the White House continues to shy away from the political implications of the case.
Traveling in North Carolina on Friday, Biden said of Garland shortly after the indictment against Trump was unsealed and released to the public, “I have not spoken to him at all. I’m not gonna speak to him.”
The president added, “I have no comment on what happened” and repeated similar replies when pressed.
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GRAVETTE, Ark., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The mighty Gravette Lions are ready to roar as the black & orange took the field in multiple sports this season. Hellas brings a new level of safety and superior play with Matrix Helix® turf at Gravette High School for football and Major Play® synthetic turf for baseball and softball fields.
Hellas crews arrived in May of 2022 and completed construction for all three fields three months later in August. Matrix turf with Helix technology has spiral shaped monofilament fibers and shape memory. The curled fibers are resilient, stable and the fibers bounce back after use to secure the infill, prevent migration and 'splash-out' for a uniform, aesthetically pleasing playing surface. Hellas' Matrix Helix synthetic turf is tufted into a triple-layer backing to secure the fibers in place. Matrix Helix is trusted by eleven NFL teams for their game field or practice facilities.
Major Play turf delivers consistent and predictable ball response. The shock-absorbent field of play allows for consistent hops and is a long-lasting investment. Gravette High School Assistant Athletic Director Jared Schoonover says, "We are overly pleased here at Gravette. Everything from the aesthetics to the shadowed numbers, to the alternating panels, to the way the orange color pops, this Matrix Helix synthetic turf has a very natural look." "The Major Play turf has been the icing on the cake," says Schoonover, who is also the Assistant Principal at Gravette. "From the bounce of the ball, the play on the turf has been great so far," adds Schoonover.
The Gravette outfield on the baseball field is sod grass, but the entire infield play area including from around the backstop to the dugouts is turf. The entire softball field is Major Play synthetic turf. "Our girls can count on consistent hops in both the infield and outfield," says Gravette Head Softball Coach Samantha Luther. The Gravette Lions logo along with alternating dark and light green color panels makes the softball field stand out. Hellas crews also installed Extra-innings pads around the home plate and pitching areas to increase turf longevity in high wear areas for both softball and baseball fields.
Hellas has installed Matrix Helix turf for 11 NFL teams. AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys), NRG Stadium (Houston Texans), Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas Raiders), and SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers). In addition to the Cowboys, Texans and Raiders, Hellas' Matrix Helix turf is also installed at the following NFL indoor practice facilities including the Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Green Bay Packers.
About Hellas Construction Inc. – Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Hellas is America's largest sports contractor specializing in the manufacturing, construction and installation of sports surfaces and amenities. The firm owns and operates its own heavy construction equipment staffed by specially trained and certified employee crews. By controlling the supply chain and building facilities with its own forces, Hellas can complete any turf, track, court, or sports lighting project – start to finish – without delay. For more information visit www.hellasconstruction.com.
About Gravette High School is a comprehensive public high school located in the fringe town of Gravette, Arkansas, United States. The Lions are in class 4A, region 7 with student athletes participating in football, baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, track, band, and cheer. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 8 through 12. The city of Gravette is in Northwest Arkansas.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis NAACP sued the city of Minneapolis on Wednesday over allegations that police officers used phony social media accounts to spy on activists without a legitimate public safety purpose.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges that the Minneapolis Police Department discriminated against the NAACP and violated its members’ constitutional rights when it singled out the organization for surveillance “on the basis of race.”
“These are accounts that are supposed to be used for official investigations. There were none,” Liliana Zaragoza, director of the University of Minnesota’s Racial Justice Law Clinic and attorney for the NAACP, told the Star Tribune.
Minneapolis officials have denied the allegation of social media abuse since it first appeared in a scathing Minnesota Department of Human Rights report alleging racially biased policing a year ago. But state Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero stood by the allegation last month when both sides announced a court-enforceable settlement that calls for a series of reforms for the police department in the city where George Floyd was murdered by an officer nearly three years ago.
City officials told reporters they couldn’t find evidence to support the social media allegations.
“Our findings are correct,” Lucero insisted at the same news conference. “MPD uses covert social media to target Black leaders, Black organizations and elected officials without a public safety objective. That remains true.”
Minneapolis and state leaders have declined to release the underlying evidence, citing data privacy laws.
Zaragoza said the city ignored the NAACP's request for the data, leaving Black community members to only guess as to how deep the surveillance has gone.
“We don’t how sinister this is,” she told the newspaper.
The NAACP hopes to learn the full extent of the surveillance through the lawsuit's discovery process, including the names of officers and whether any social media spying translated to any real-life action.
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The New WF-C4310 Compact and Efficient Printer Built for Reliability
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, a worldwide leader in inkjet printing solutions, today announced its newest color printer for business, the WorkForce® Pro WF-C4310. Designed for reliability and reduced downtime, the WF-C4310 is ideal for virtually any work environment that requires a simple solution for everyday business printing. Powered by PrecisionCore Heat-Free® technology, it is engineered for high-precision printing and has the lowest power consumption in its class.1
The WF-C4310 has an impressive recommended monthly page volume (MPV) of up to 1,600 pages and print speeds of 21 black/11 color ISO ppm† with a fast first page out. With its compact design, the WF-C4310 can fit into small or tight spaces, making it an ideal choice for almost any setting – especially those with limited desk, back office or counter space.
"The WF-C4310 is a great fit for small businesses and offices with multiple users that need an easy-to-use color printer," said Madison Phillips, product manager, Epson America Inc. "Businesses such as retail, government agencies, hospitality, and corporate offices will appreciate that the WF-C4310 can keep up with high-volume demand."
With the latest in wireless security and connectivity, including built-in wireless, Wi-Fi Direct®2 and Ethernet networking, the WF-C4310 is designed for easy setup and use. The WF-C4310 uses DURABrite® Ultra instant-dry pigment inks for professional-quality prints with sharp text. It comes with a standard 2-year limited warranty and product protection businesses can count on.
Availability
The Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C4310 color printer is now available through authorized BusinessFirstSM dealers. For more information, visit epson.com/business-inkjet-printers.
About Epson Business Inkjet
Epson's portfolio of high-performance business inkjet printing solutions forge the future of office printing and set the new standard for minimal intervention, affordability and low energy consumption. Engineered with Epson's innovative PrecisionCore Heat-Free technology, Epson's groundbreaking business printing solutions – from Supertank, WorkForce, WorkForce Pro and WorkForce Pro HC for hybrid work-from-home and in-office small businesses to WorkForce Enterprise – deliver high performance with few moving parts to exceed market needs.
To learn more about Epson's portfolio of business inkjet printing solutions, visit Epson.com/BusinessInkjet. To learn more about Epson PrecisionCore Heat-Free technology, visit Epson.com/Heat-Free.
About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader whose philosophy of efficient, compact and precise innovation enriches lives and helps create a better world. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson's goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/
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† Black and color print speeds are measured in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Actual print times will vary based on factors including system configuration, software, and page complexity. For more information, visit www.epson.com/printspeed
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1 Compared to similarly featured conventional color laser printers priced at $499 (USD) or less and 30 ppm or less based on industry available data as of April 2022. Actual power savings will vary by product model and usage.
2 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™; level of performance subject to the range of the router being used. Wi-Fi Direct may require printer software.
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Canine influenza: Tips for preventing its spread
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - With more and more cases of canine influenza being reported, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health released new guideline to help keep your dog safe.
On April 6, the Board announced a canine influenza outbreak where around 200 dogs were sickened at shelters in Anoka, Hennepin, and Washington counties. They say there are now strong indicators of community spread throughout the Twin Cities.
In order to stop the spread, experts are asking the public to take some preventative steps.
For dog owners:
- Avoid direct dog-to-dog contact with dogs outside your household or dogs known to have been boarded, attended dog day-care, or visited a dog park in the last seven days.
- If your dog is sick, keep them at home, away from other animals, and call your veterinarian.
- Consider avoiding dog parks and other locations with uncontrolled dog-to-dog contact.
- Keep your distance (six feet) at places where dogs congregate like dog parks and while on walks with your dog.
For kennels, shelters, and dog daycares:
- Direct staff to be on alert for clinical signs.
- Immediately separate symptomatic dogs from others and contact your veterinarian. Signs of influenza include coughing, runny eyes or nose, hard swallowing or throat clearing, fever, and lethargy. Signs often appear suddenly, and a dog that appears healthy in the morning may show signs in the afternoon.
- Any dog showing signs of respiratory disease should be immediately sent home and not allowed to return to the facility for 30 days. Even a dog that appears to have recovered can continue to shed infectious virus for 30 days.
- Increase cleaning and disinfection measures and frequency. Advise staff to wash hands and clean their clothes between dog interactions.
- Consider reducing the number of dogs in play groups and keep group membership consistent.
- Screen new arrivals for upper respiratory symptoms.
For Veterinarians:
- Report positive canine influenza test results to the Board via our online case report form. Once the Board receives a case report, our agents conduct all follow-up investigations and quarantine procedures with your client.
- Treat symptomatic patients with caution and advise a 30-day in-home quarantine even without a positive influenza test.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Voter fatigue or voter suppression? The candidates running to represent El Paso in Congress disagree on what is keeping the bulk of voters home as early voting in the Nov. 8 election ends on Friday.
As of Wednesday night’s closing, a total of 70,569 residents (13.9 percent of registered voters) had cast ballots in El Paso County. That is consistent with a statewide downward trend of early voting compared to the 2018 mid-term elections. Only 22.3 percent of eligible voters in Texas had cast a ballot as of Wednesday, compared to the 35.7 percent who voted early in 2018, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.
Irene Armendariz-Jackson, the GOP candidate for Texas’ 16th Congressional District, said voters in this traditionally Democratic border enclave are disillusioned with the economy and record illegal immigration.
“Just knocking on doors, the reality is a lot of Democrats are sitting this one out,” Armendariz-Jackson said. “I understand some cannot bring themselves to vote for a Republican. But at the end of the day, you cannot hide it anymore. Gas is still very high; food prices are constantly rising, and people know this is happening under the Democratic leadership.”
District 16 incumbent U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, conceded that voting turnout is low and is likely to hurt Democrats. But she offered a different vision of what is driving the numbers down.
“One of the things we do know is voting by mail is significantly down. Frankly, that is by design; that’s a direct result of voter suppression,” Escobar said. “One of our volunteers fielded a heartbreaking call from an elderly woman who said she was afraid to vote by mail because she didn’t want to go to jail. This is the consequence of voter suppression.”
Texas enacted tougher voter identification rules for those who vote by mail in 2022. They must provide a state-issued photo ID or the last four digits of their Social Security number to get their application approved. The change led to a dramatic increase in the rate of rejected mail-in ballots. They went from 1 percent in 2020 to 12 percent in the March primary. In raw numbers, that was 12,000 absentee ballot applications and 24,000 mail-in ballots turned down, The Texas Tribute reported.
The beginnings of ‘Beto fatigue?’
University of Texas at El Paso Associate Professor of Communication Richard Pineda offered yet another explanation for the low voter turnout.
“People are pretty certain the GOP is going to dominate big state races. That probably has minimized turnout,” he said. “The governor’s race in which (Democrat) O’Rourke is running could be the beginnings of ‘Beto fatigue.’ People in this community are still supportive but not as excited about casting a ballot feeling that the governor (Greg Abbott) is likely to win.”
Marquee races usually stir political excitement down the ballot, particularly if controversy surrounds a candidate or the race is tight. The opposite scenario may turn voters lukewarm. A University of Texas poll released Oct. 21 had Abbott leading Beto O’Rourke by 11 points. A Nov. 1 FiveThirtyEight poll has O’Rourke 9.4 points behind Abbott.
Pineda, who is also the director of UTEP’s Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies, said largely Hispanic Texas border communities are likely to remain Democrat in this election but researchers are closely monitoring some trends. One of them is if the number of Latino men who voted Republican in 2020 keeps growing.
GOP candidates turn sights to ‘traditional’ Hispanics
Armendariz-Jackson is confident a generational shift is coming in traditionally Democratic Hispanic communities like El Paso.
“People who have voted Democratic for decades, that still believe in the Democratic Party of the Kennedys, are seeing what is happening to their party and they don’t agree with it. Most of them are conservative and they just cannot vote for” Democrats anymore, said Armendariz-Jackson.
The wife of a retired U.S. Border Patrol agent opposes abortion and illegal immigration and would only support immigration reform if it includes strong border security. “We need to take control of our borders, make sure people are properly vetted. Those who want to process paperwork properly need to leave the country,” she said. “A lot of people like my parents, my uncles, my neighbors invested time and money doing things properly (when they immigrated to the U.S.) What’s going on now is not fair.”
Escobar has served two terms in the House of Representatives and is a member of the Armed Services, Judiciary, Ethics and Climate Change committees. She has sponsored immigration rights legislation like the American Families United Act, the Dreamers Confidentiality Act, the U.S. Citizenship Act and the Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act, among others.
She favors pro-choice and supports gay marriage.
“Low voter turnout absolutely will impact Democratic candidates but there’s still time. Early voting ends on Friday and you can’t sit this out,” Escobar said. “The future of women’s rights is on the ballot, who you can marry and who you can love is on the ballot. The kind of education you have is on the ballot and whether we take care of our planet is on the ballot. There is so much at stake in this election.” | https://cw33.com/news/border-report-news/escobar-voter-suppression-affecting-turnout-in-texas/ | 2022-11-04 14:38:10 | 0 | https://cw33.com/news/border-report-news/escobar-voter-suppression-affecting-turnout-in-texas/ |
The heat wave plaguing the southern United States is expected to stretch into early next week, with temperatures persisting well above 100 degrees throughout much of Texas, Florida, and southern California. As of Wednesday, residents in El Paso, Tex. have experienced a record-breaking 27 consecutive days of 100-plus degree heat, surpassing the 21-day streak in 1980, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Weeks-long streaks of 100-plus-degree days break records across U.S.
A coast-to-coast heat dome has caused record-breaking temperatures in places like Las Vegas and Death Valley, but it is the persistence of these temperatures that makes this period of extreme heat particularly notable.
The southern United States has seen some locations with more than two weeks of 100-plus degree maximum temperatures, with record-breaking streaks in Roswell, N.M., and Midland, Tex., The median duration of a record-breaking streak in 2023 — 14 days — is the longest in almost 90 years.
This year has seen almost more than 90 days with maximum temperatures exceeding 100 degrees at weather stations across the continental United States, with ongoing streaks expected to continue into next week. The heat wave adds to extreme weather events across the globe that is expected to intensify in the coming years due to worsening climate change. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/14/100-degree-days-streaks/ | 2023-07-14 11:29:34 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/14/100-degree-days-streaks/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Avery Brown scored 16 points as Columbia beat Yale 62-60 in an Ivy League opener on Saturday.
Columbia led 61-57 with 35 seconds left then held on for the win.
Brown shot 5 for 12 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free throw line for the Lions (6-10). Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa scored 15 points and added five rebounds and six assists.
August Mahoney led the way for the Bulldogs (10-4) with 17 points. Matt Knowling added 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
Both teams next play Friday. Columbia hosts Princeton and Yale hosts Dartmouth.
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Rockies vs. Royals Game Info
- When: Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 2:10 PM ET
- Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
- How to Watch on TV: BSKC
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MLB Props Today: Colorado Rockies
Charlie Blackmon Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -263)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -105)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +190)
Blackmon Stats
- Blackmon has 53 hits with 13 doubles, two triples, five home runs, 19 walks and 24 RBI.
- He's slashed .276/.357/.443 so far this year.
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Ryan McMahon Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -222)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +105)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +450)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +165)
McMahon Stats
- Ryan McMahon has 55 hits with 16 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 25 walks and 34 RBI. He's also stolen four bases.
- He's slashed .263/.340/.488 on the year.
- McMahon heads into this matchup looking to extend his three-game hit streak. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
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Brady Singer Props
- Strikeouts Prop: Over/Under 4.5 (Over Odds: -135)
Singer Stats
- The Royals will send Brady Singer (3-4) to the mound for his 12th start this season.
- He has earned a quality start three times in 11 starts this season.
- Singer has eight starts of five or more innings this season in 11 chances. He averages 4.9 innings per outing.
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Vinnie Pasquantino Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -270)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +115)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +160)
Pasquantino Stats
- Pasquantino has 16 doubles, nine home runs, 25 walks and 26 RBI (56 total hits).
- He has a slash line of .258/.339/.456 on the year.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Props
- Hits Prop: Over/Under 1.5 (Over Odds: +170)
- Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: -125)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +425)
- RBI Prop: Over/Under 0.5 (Over Odds: +145)
Witt Jr. Stats
- Bobby Witt Jr. has put up 56 hits with eight doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 11 walks. He has driven in 27 runs with 18 stolen bases.
- He has a .236/.272/.430 slash line so far this year.
- Witt Jr. heads into this game looking to extend his two-game hit streak. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with a home run and two RBI.
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — In video testimony played for jurors Wednesday at a civil trial, Bill Cosby denies sexually abusing a teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s.
Asked by an attorney for Judy Huth, who is suing Cosby, whether he had tried to put his hand down Huth’s pants, Cosby quickly and clearly answers “no.” Asked if he exposed himself and forced her to touch him sexually, Cosby answers “no” in the same way.
Asked whether it was possible that these things happened but Cosby didn’t remember them, Cosby answered “no.”
“Why would that not be possible?” Huth’s attorney Nathan Goldberg asks.
“Because,” Cosby replies, “the fact that this young lady is saying that she told me she was 15.”
In another clip, Goldberg asks Cosby if he would knowingly have relationships with girls who were under 18 in the mid-1970s. Cosby answers “no.” But he also says “no” when asked whether he would make sure those he sought sexual relationships with were 18.
At the time the video deposition was taken, on Oct. 9, 2015, Huth maintained that the molestation had taken place in 1973 or 1974, when she was 15, but shortly before trial said an examination of the evidence showed it was in 1975, when she was 16.
The 12 minutes of clips, played for the jury at the end of the sixth day of the trial in Los Angeles County, represent the first time Cosby’s voice was heard during the proceedings. He’s wearing a gray sportscoat with a dress shirt and tie and sitting at a table.
The 85-year-old actor and comedian is not attending the trial due to glaucoma that has left him blind, his representatives said. A judge also ruled that he could invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege and decline to testify or to give a second deposition in the case that the plaintiff had sought.
Cosby says in the video that he did not remember meeting Huth or her friend Donna Samuelson, who each testified earlier in the trial that they met him on a film set, then days later met up with him at a tennis club, briefly visited a house he was staying at then went with him to the mansion.
Asked whether being shown pictures of himself with Huth at the mansion would change his answers about whether he knew them, Cosby replies that it would mean little.
“What is the word ‘know,’ that I ‘know’ somebody?” Cosby says in one of his few long replies in the video. “Or that I met someone? Or that, while at Disneyland I met a hundred people and took pictures with them? Or that, while I’m at the airport I’m sitting, waiting to catch a plane and people come up and sit next to me, sit on me, put your arm around me, say hello and take a picture that later might show up somewhere somehow and that I know this person? No, sir.”
Cosby adds, “It doesn’t mean that they were with me, or that I was even with them.”
Two pictures that Samuelson took of Cosby with Huth at the mansion have been shown several times during the trial. Cosby’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean has acknowledged that he took the girls there, but both Bonjean and Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt have repeatedly denied that any sexual interaction took place.
Huth’s attorneys rested their case after playing the video. Cosby’s attorneys will begin calling their own witnesses Thursday.
Huth, now 64, was on the stand earlier Wednesday after testifying for much of Tuesday.
While cross-examining her, Bonjean challenged Huth over the timing of her struggles with depression, suggesting they were clearly not spurred by any abuse from Cosby.
Huth filed the lawsuit in 2014, saying that her son turning 15 that same year brought back painful memories of her sexual assault, and brought on subsequent depression.
Bonjean showed Huth medical records from 2011, 2012 and 2013 in which her doctor assessed her with major depression and prescribed her anti-depressants.
“We can agree that you suffered from major depression before your son turned 15?” Bonjean asked Huth, who was on the witness stand in a Los Angeles County courthouse for a second day in the civil trial.
“I don’t know that I did,” Huth said.
“So medical records showing that would be inaccurate?” Bonjean asked.
Huth repeatedly answered that and similar questions by saying she did not remember dealing with depression or taking medications for it during those years, but acknowledged that the documents in front of her said she had.
Bonjean also pointed to different potential causes for Huth’s depression.
“You had a long history of trauma in your life that had nothing to do with Mr. Cosby, right?” Bonjean asked.
“Nothing as bad as that, that’s for sure,” Huth answered.
Huth’s lawsuit says she suffered psychological damage from Cosby’s abuse from 2014 when she began having anxiety over it and flashbacks to it, until 2018 when he was sent to prison in the Pennsylvania criminal case.
Goldberg, her attorney, asked her Wednesday, “Did you know when you were 16 that what Mr. Cosby did caused you psychological injury?”
“No,” Huth answered. “I was just a kid.”
The trial represents one of the last remaining legal claims against the 85-year-old Cosby after his criminal conviction was thrown out by an appeals court and he was freed from prison last year, and his insurer settled many other lawsuits against his will.
The Associated Press does not normally name people who say they have been sexually abused, unless they come forward publicly, as Huth has.
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This story has been corrected to reflect that the first name of Cosby’s attorney is Jennifer, not Gloria.
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