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SPRINGFIELD, N.J. and AUSTIN, Texas, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TeraExchange, LLC, announced today that it has selected EP3, from Connamara Technologies, Inc., to power TeraExchange, a CFTC registered Swap Execution Facility (SEF) that delivers unconflicted swap market access and utility to its market participants at highly competitive rates.
TeraExchange's centrally cleared swaps mitigate risk and improve the overall efficiency of the trading process and Connamara Technologies is a global provider of exchange solutions for capital markets and alternative assets. EP3's cutting-edge technology provides industry-leading speed, state-of-the-art self-healing capabilities, and customized, flexible integrations. Its seamless infrastructure assures future-proof capabilities designed specifically to meet the unique needs of TeraExchange and its users.
"TeraExchange's expertise in swaps trading, combined with EP3's advanced capabilities, allows us to provide a reliable and secure trading platform for institutional players," said Paul Jenkins, CTO. "The track record of Jim Downs and the Connamara team is second-to-none, and we're thrilled to work with them to launch our innovative, agile platform."
"At Connamara Technologies, we understand the changing landscape of today's global capital markets. We are pleased to work with TeraExchange to develop a scalable solution that meets their needs — and the needs of their clients — at every step," said Jim Downs, co-founder and CEO of Connamara Technologies.
Connamara's Head of Growth, Dan Davis, added, "SEFs are an important part of the capital markets ecosystem, providing stability, transparency, and risk management benefits, and clients like TeraExchange are the reason we developed our EP3 platform with modern, customizable and scalable functionality."
For more information about TeraExchange, visit Teraexchange.com. Find more information on EP3, visit Connamara.tech.
About TeraExchange, LLC.
TeraExchange, LLC, an independent provider of Dodd-Frank Act compliant end-to-end exchange services, is a swap execution facility registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. TeraExchange utilizes advanced trading technologies and straight-through processing to deliver unconflicted swap market access and utility to its market participants at highly competitive rates. TeraExchange's cloud-based exchange infrastructure provides global introducing brokers and other institutional market participants with compliant pre-trade credit confirmation, trade execution and regulatory reporting services across a broad range of centrally cleared financial products.
About Connamara Technologies, Inc. and EP3
Connamara Technologies is the company behind EP3, the advanced exchange platform and order-matching engine, conceived and incubated at Connamara Systems. EP3 represents years of accumulated knowledge and experience from successful deliveries to exchanges and marketplaces. Exchange operators can rely on a legacy of proven exchange technology when choosing an exchange platform and matching engine with unparalleled flexibility and reliability.
Connamara Media Contact:
Randy Williams
randy@eph2comms.com
TeraExchange Media Contact:
Paul Jenkins
pjenkins@teraexchange.com
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Police: 5-month-old girl in car fatally shot in Chicago
Chicago – A 5-month-old girl was shot to death while in the rear of a car in a neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
The infant, who was identified as Cecilia Thomas, was struck in the head Friday evening when shots were fired from another vehicle in the South Shore neighborhood, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Cecilia was taken to a hospital where she later died.
A 41-year-old man in another vehicle was in good condition at a hospital after suffering a gunshot wound near his eye, Chicago police said.
No arrests have been made.
The baby is among the youngest victims of gun violence in Chicago. She would have turned 6-months-old in four days, according to Natalia Derevyanny, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
As of June 19, the Chicago Police Department had recorded 282 homicides so far this year, down from the 316 recorded during the same period in 2021. Like many other cities in the U.S., Chicago reported a dramatic increase in homicides last year. The 797 homicides in the nation’s third-largest city in 2021 – Chicago’s highest toll for any year in a quarter century – eclipsed Los Angeles’ tally by 400 and the total in New York by nearly 300.
Crisis responder Andrew Holmes, who spoke with Cecilia’s mother, expressed anger at the shooter, saying, “you shouldn’t sleep at night” and urged the person to turn themselves in.
“You just took this baby’s life. This baby was an infant, this baby didn’t do nothing to you,” he said.
Activist Ja’Mal Green was offering a $5,000 reward for information about the shooting. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/25/five-month-old-shot-killed-chicago-car/50417633/ | 2022-06-25 19:38:29 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/25/five-month-old-shot-killed-chicago-car/50417633/ |
MPA Proposes Major Changes to Basketball Classification
The Maine Principals' Association Basketball Committee has proposed major changes to the basketball classification classes for the next two years, 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years.
They are proposing to do away with Class AA while having four Northern Maine Classes, Class A (701+), Class B (401-700), Class C (251-400) and Class D (101-250) and then a statewide Class S for the small school with an enrollment of less than 100.
The Red numbers are the enrollment for the schools as of April 1, 2022, which is what they are using for classification purposes.
The Classification Committee will review the work of the Basketball Committee on January 19, 2023. The committee also recommended the ability for teams having a lack of success to apply down with the Basketball Committee’s approval and still be eligible for the tournament, similar to football. | https://1019therock.com/mpa-proposes-major-changes-to-basketball-classification/ | 2023-01-13 22:04:57 | 0 | https://1019therock.com/mpa-proposes-major-changes-to-basketball-classification/ |
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Religious leaders and others in Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, called Wednesday for the police chief's resignation and a federal investigation into local officer-involved shootings, including one last week that left a Black man dead.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it is independently investigating Friday's fatal shooting of a man who officers spotted walking around midday in the middle of a street. The man, Saudi Arai Lee, 31, of Savannah, lived in the neighborhood where the shooting occurred.
“Family after family are crying because of sons or their daughters shot down by this police department and it must stop,” Elder James Johnson, founder of the activist group Racial Justice Network, said at a news conference Wednesday.
“I don’t know if it’s the training or a fear of a Black man, but seems like they shoot and ask questions later, and we cannot and will not tolerate this," he said.
Officers approached Lee to speak with him, the GBI said. The agency said Lee immediately showed them his wallet, saying it contained his weapons permit, and then lifted his shirt and removed a weapon from a holster.
Authorities said a short chase followed and that Lee was shot by Savannah Police Officer Ernest Ferguson, who is white. Officials said emergency medical aid was rendered but Lee was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
“This man had a legal concealed weapons permit and still was shot down. It should never be a death sentence (for) a Black man for carrying a weapon,” Johnson said.
The officer who shot Lee was placed on administrative leave, Savannah police spokeswoman Bianca Johnson said in an email, The Savannah Morning News reported. The paper said Ferguson has been with the department since March 2021.
GBI agents said a handgun and a holster were recovered from the scene. Results of the GBI's investigation will be given to a local district attorney’s office for review, the agency said.
Lee’s killing was the fifth officer-involved death in Savannah this year, the newspaper said.
Elder James Johnson called for Police Chief Roy Minter’s resignation and said a federal probe should be opened into the officer-involved shootings in the city.
“There will be a series of protests in front of this police department to demand that this police chief step down,” he said, adding, “we don’t think that he’s doing a good job in training his officers.”
The police spokeswoman, in an email to The Associated Press, said the department would not comment on the community call for a federal probe and for the chief's resignation. She reiterated the department's previous statement, confirming it had contacted the GBI to conduct a “thorough and independent investigation” into Friday's shooting.
She also said the department's Internal Affairs Division had separately “launched an investigation into the actions that occurred that day.”
“Both investigations are ongoing independently of one another at this time. Once the GBI concludes its investigation, the case will be handed over to the DA’s Office to make a final determination,” the statement said. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Calls-for-Georgia-chief-to-resign-after-Black-17275453.php | 2022-06-30 00:27:11 | 0 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Calls-for-Georgia-chief-to-resign-after-Black-17275453.php |
World Games beings people from all over to Birmingham
By WVUA 23 Reporter Grace Brister
The City Walk in Birmingham gives people from all over the world a glimpse of the Iron City, and the energy in Birmingham spoke for itself.
The World Games Plaza is one of the best attractions of the games in that it brings people from over 100 countries together.
“it’s so nice to represent the United States, and being open to the world,” said Carl Yerger, President of the USA Korfball Confederation. “it just feels really great that we can all be together.”
“Its an amazing experience,” said David Bybee Team USA kickboxing head coach. “to do such a big event on such a global magnitude right here at home.”
Having the World Games back in the United States for the first time in over 40 years gives Team USA a lot of American Pride.
Crossing the geographical borders is history in the making, and Birmingham residents will remember this for years to come. | https://www.wvua23.com/world-games-beings-people-from-all-over-to-birmingham/ | 2022-07-19 17:08:42 | 0 | https://www.wvua23.com/world-games-beings-people-from-all-over-to-birmingham/ |
Global leader in printing and shipping solutions is projected to open over 20 new centers this year
DENVER, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PostNet, a global leader in high-quality printing and shipping solutions, continues to showcase its dedication to growth after opening nine new centers this year. The company is positioned to open more than 20 centers across the United States before the year ends.
"Franchising offers small business owners a proven model, support, brand recognition and more," said Bill McPherson, vice president of franchise development. "Competition is vigorous in this industry, yet we have been able to grow at an exponential rate. That is a testament to our team and the culture we've built at PostNet."
PostNet's growth hasn't gone unnoticed. In January, the franchise was named to Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list, which recognizes the top franchises in the United States. In addition, Entrepreneur also named PostNet to its Top Global Franchise list. That list is comprised of the top 200 franchises that have an expanded presence internationally.
"Opportunities for business ownership are high right now despite the difficult business climate over the past two years," McPherson said. "People are drawn to PostNet because it offers a chance to be successful while also addressing the needs of small businesses. That is a win-win combination for everyone involved."
PostNet franchisees offer printing, shipping, marketing solutions and mailboxes to their clients. From designing a custom graphic to packing and shipping packages, the franchise offers various services for their communities. For nearly three decades, PostNet has franchised and built an extensive network of business centers around the world.
For more information, visit https://www.postnet.com/.
About PostNet
PostNet opened its doors in 1993. With nearly 700 locations in North America, Central America, South America and Africa, PostNet is a global leader in printing and shipping solutions. In 2017, PostNet joined the MBE Worldwide family. Combined, MBE has nearly 2,600 locations in 44 countries. For more information about PostNet services, visit www.postnet.com. To learn about franchise opportunities, visit www.postnetfranchise.com.
About MBE Worldwide
MBE Worldwide S.p.A. ("MBE"), a privately-owned company with its headquarters in Italy, is a Global Commerce enabler for SMBs and consumers thanks to its platform providing e-commerce, fulfillment, shipping, marketing and print solutions via multi-brand operations: PrestaShop, Mail Boxes Etc. (except the US and Canada), PostNet, PACK & SEND, Spedingo.com, AlphaGraphics, Multicopy and Print Speak. The combination of our retail platform - that currently counts 2,900+ Service Centers in 53 Countries with more than 12.000 associates - with our PrestaShop ecommerce platform served almost one million business customers in FY 2021 generating €1.01 billion (US $1.2 billion) of System Wide Sales and €24 billion (US $28.5 billion) of e-commerce Gross Merchandise Value.
For additional information please visit MBE Worldwide Group websites at www.mbecorporate.com - www.prestashop.com/en - www.mbeglobal.com - www.postnet.com - www.packsend.com.au - www.spedingo.com/en - www.alphagraphics.com - www.multicopy.nl - www.printspeak.com - www.mbe.it - www.mbe.es - www.mbe.de - www.mbefrance.fr - www.mbe.pl - www.mbeportugal.pt - www.mbe.co.uk
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MISSION, Texas, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After attending the Battery Show Europe 2022, the Council of South Texas Economic Progress (COSTEP) team made some important observations.
"Battery based electrification is a mega trend that trickles across many industries and develops opportunities for new careers and skillsets," Matt Ruszczak, VP of Economic Development, said.
As more and more powerful batteries run everything from handheld devices, over electric vehicles, up to and including heavy duty equipment, that changes how everyday life will look like in the not to distant future. Which leads the COSTEP team to think bigger and beyond just the manufacturing of the battery.
"When folks think of manufacturing, they think we need to have engineers or technicians on the production and assembly lines," Ruszczak said. "But if the world makes this massive paradigm shift in electrification, how will we handle the re-use of a battery, the recycling of the battery, the repair of a battery, etc.?"
The battery industry's skills needs include electrical chemists, robotics experts, mechanical and electrical engineers, software developers, and many more.
"We don't have a battery industry facility in Rio South Texas, yet, but we need to prepare for it," Adam Gonzalez, Senior VP of Program and Sponsor Development, said. "We will need to have the workforce available, so let's invest in that now so that we are ready when the battery industry comes to Rio South Texas."
Modern batteries are made up of advanced materials and are highly sophisticated devices, which require specific handling and treatment. That means careful thought needs to be taken into how they are transported. To safely transport batteries, there is a need for specialized containers, handlers with know-how, specific safety inspections, and specialized storage.
The Rio South Texas region is a major player in North American logistics, offering road, rail, air, and waterborne transportation. Maintaining the region's position at the Heart of the North American Supply Chain for the emerging battery industry means focusing the region's infrastructure and workforce development on the needs of battery production and transportation. If successful, the battery industry could bring many new job opportunities and economic growth to Rio South Texas.
COSTEP is focused on advancing prosperity in Rio South Texas through a strategic framework for regional economic development. For more information, visit our website www.costep.org today or follow us on social media @COSTEP.
Contact: Matt Ruszczak, +1.956.682.6371, info@costep.org
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Woman celebrates 105th birthday with surprise motorcycle ride
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT/Gray News) - Tennessee resident Helen Akard said she spent 70 years as a loan officer before ultimately retiring from the banking industry at 93 years old.
WVLT reports Akard is currently spending her days looking for adventure as she celebrated her 105th birthday with friends and family Friday afternoon.
Akard said when she was in her 20s, she was an avid motorcycle rider because she liked going fast and feeling the wind.
And on her 105th birthday, Akard was surprised by an East Tennessee biker group who took her on a ride around the neighborhood.
“A lot of people say I’m crazy, but they don’t know what they’re missing,” Akard said.
As she got on the back of the motorcycle, Akard smiled and said, “It’s been a few years.”
She sat behind someone who took the 105-year-old for a quick spin around the area.
Akard said the ride made her feel like she was 17 again as she reflected on this year’s birthday being one of the best yet.
“I’ve had just about the nicest birthday I’ve ever had,” Akard said.
Akard’s mother lived until she was 108 years old. The Tennessee resident said she is hoping to live until at least 110 with a few more motorcycle rides in her future.
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Patchy drizzle, cloudy skies and cool temperatures to open your Wednesday morning. A damp start but could be worse, as temperatures are a bit milder out-the-door with only limited fog “issues.”
Through today, rain chances will be off and on, while temperatures steadily climb on a south breeze at 10-17 mph. Expect highs to reach the upper 50s by late afternoon. Some thunder and lightning will be possible beginning today through Friday, as the pattern deepens and becomes more unsettled.
Ongoing rain chances will remain for Thursday and Friday, as the focus will turn to flooding issues into Friday morning, especially for the southern 1/2 of the state. For now, rainfall potential could range between 2″ to 4″ in spots before another round returns on early Saturday.
The weekend bring scattered showers and falling temperatures on Saturday. A breezy wind-shift will usher in colder air through the day, which could result in flurries by the evening. Sunday brings dry weather and some sunshine to round out the weekend. | https://fox59.com/weather/rain-chances-going-up-temperatures-too/ | 2023-03-22 09:51:33 | 0 | https://fox59.com/weather/rain-chances-going-up-temperatures-too/ |
CHICAGO, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Venzee Technologies Inc. (TSXV: VENZ) (OTCQB: VENZF) ("Venzee'' or the "Company"), the artificial intelligence platform for product data transfer, announced today financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Reflected in the results are expenditure reductions related to changes in the Company's approach to sales and marketing. According to Venzee COO Peter Montross, "Maturation of go-to-market plans with key partners have allowed us to build more reliable sales and revenue plans with substantially less internal sales and marketing personnel."
Driven by capital market challenges, during the quarter, the Company also implemented a number of cost-cutting measures. These measures were implemented beginning in March 2022 and were fully effective in May. The reduction of cash burn is shown in the statement of cash flows when comparing "Cash used in operating activities" in Q1F2022 to Q2F2022.
Q1F2022 had a cash usage over $900,000 and Q2F2022 was below $400,000. The Company expects further reduction in cash usage in Q3F2022.
Revenue for the quarter reflected continued use of the Company's Mesh Connector™ product by two key partners progressing through operational testing with major retailers.
According to Venzee CEO John Abrams, "While user acceptance testing has taken longer than expected, our AI-driven content syndication advantage has proven highly functional and is the real-world validation we needed to accelerate revenue growth. With deeply invested partners and associated strong go-to-market plans, we expect consistent revenue growth in the coming quarters."
The Company reports – as combined revenue – both one-time implementation charges and recurring monthly fees for its Mesh Connector™ product. Reflected in the results are minor revenue reductions associated with the end of one-time implementation charges. The financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 are as follows:
- Revenue for the three and six month period was $13,000 and $23,375 as compared to $13,595 and $22,345 from the previous year;
- Net loss for the three and six month period was $707,528 and $1,710,586 as compared to $889,109 and $1,538,281 from the previous year;
- Loss per share for the three and six month period was $0.00 and $0.01 as compared to $0.00 and $0.01 from the previous year.
In addition, the Company continued to receive funding support through its previously announced convertible debenture. Regarding the debenture funding, Mr. Abrams commented, "While global capital markets have seen unprecedented challenges this year, Venzee continued to attract investment to sustain operations and execute on the revenue growth opportunities in front of us."
The unaudited condensed interim financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) can be viewed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Venzee (TSXV: VENZ) (OTCQB: VENZF) is the leading artificial intelligence platform for product data used by global brands to speed time to market and create competitive supply chain advantages. Venzee's intelligent platform automates inefficient last-mile retail processes with a frictionless, machine-driven solution for sending and receiving product data.
Venzee believes intelligent supply chain functionality is inevitable and will significantly benefit growers, makers, brands, sellers, regulators, and consumers. Venzee is building the foundation for a future where seamless, accurate, automated data flow simplifies processes, removes friction, and creates value for all those that rely on the myriad of data and information surrounding any product, anywhere.
Venzee unlocks shareholder value by carrying out its mission to create intelligent technology that removes friction from the global supply chain. Its Mesh Connector™ product disrupts and displaces inefficient manual processes in favor of integrated, machine-driven solutions.
To learn more about the Venzee platform, visit venzee.com
Twitter: @usevenzee
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/venzee-inc/
Podcast: https://www.rethinkingsupplychain.com/
This press release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the terms of the Offering, the completion of the Offering and the expected use of the net proceeds received by the Company. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; and regulatory risks. Additional information about these assumptions and risks and uncertainties is contained under "Risk Factors and Uncertainties" in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the quarter ended August 29, 2019, which are available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, and in other filings that the Company has made and may make with applicable securities authorities in the future.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement.
The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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150-year-old Retailer Will Anchor South Hills Village in Pittsburgh;
Move Continues Company's Strategic National Expansion
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Von Maur Department Store, recognized as the top department store in the country by Newsweek's "America's Best Retailers 2022" ranking, announced today its plans to open a 118,000-square-foot store at South Hills Village in Pittsburgh. Scheduled to open Fall 2024, the store will be the Company's first location in Pennsylvania.
Known for its outstanding selection of brand name and specialty apparel, shoes, accessories and gifts, the store will feature products from leading brands such as Bobbi Brown, Peter Millar, TravisMathew, Hammitt, Lilly Pulitzer, John Hardy and Vuori, among others. Located at the former Sears, renovations of the new two-level Von Maur store will begin Fall 2022 and will feature the Company's exterior brick façade and interior ambiance complete with original artwork, open-floor plan and music from the store's grand piano. It is expected that the store will employ more than 100 associates – the majority of which will be full-time.
"The unrivaled shopping experience created at South Hills Village through its enticing mix of shopping, dining and entertainment makes it a one-of-a-kind destination and an outstanding location for us to open our first location in Pennsylvania," said Jim von Maur, president of Von Maur. "While our upcoming opening may be the first time customers have heard about or experienced Von Maur, they'll discover that we're all about delivering the best customer service and brand name merchandise in the industry. We are looking forward to becoming a part of the Pittsburgh community and showcasing a unique shopping environment for our customers for years to come."
Today's announcement of the first Von Maur location in Pennsylvania builds upon the family-owned Company's targeted national growth strategy. After previously opening in states such as Georgia, New York, Alabama and Oklahoma, Von Maur now operates 36 stores across 15 states. Most recently, the award-winning retailer opened its fourth Michigan location in Rochester Hills in March 2022. Additionally, the Company is slated to open its second Wisconsin location in Madison in October 2022.
In addition to its selection of popular brands and merchandise, Von Maur is widely regarded for its superior customer service, including an interest-free charge card, flexible return policy, free gift wrapping, loyalty rewards program and shipping services. The Company also offers its associates above-market wages, excellent benefits, career advancement opportunities, and a positive, professional work environment.
For more information, please visit www.vonmaur.com.
Von Maur was founded 150 years ago in downtown Davenport, Iowa. The Company currently operates 36 stores in 15 states, along with a 120,000 square foot E-Commerce facility that drives its successful online business at vonmaur.com.
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BLUETTI, a global leader in clean energy storage industry, will debut its latest power stations, including EP600---the product of 2023, at IFA 2022 that will take place in Berlin, Germany from September 2 to September 6, 2022.
BLUETTI leverages the accumulated R&D strengths to offer a series of advanced energy storage products, like AC200MAX, AC300+B300, EB70, EB55, AC50S, and solar panels. In particular, the following 3 latest releases highlight BLUETTI's groundbreaking innovation in solar energy solutions.
It's 100% modular. Its capacity can reach 18.432Wh by connecting with 6 expansion batteries. It can deliver a 5.000W pure sine wave output and will hit the EU market on September 1. Come and get your first-hand experience with the power.
This compact power station is light in weight(10.14lbs) and large in capacity(268Wh). It features 330W fast charging that enables an 80% charge in 40min. Plus, it has 9 ports to satisfy all your basic needs during picnics or short travels.
BLUETTI will also show its latest power station with disruptive techology---EP600, which can run most of home appliances with ease and is expected to hit the market in 2023. It will be a milestone for the industry.
Drop by and explore more energy storage solutions!
Dates: Sep 2 to Sep 6, 2022
Time: CEST 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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(CNN) — It came out of nowhere. Tuesday’s announcement that golf’s bitter rivals would join forces took everyone by surprise – even, it seems, the players.
The US-based PGA Tour said its merger with the breakaway LIV Golf and the DP World Tour would “unify the game,” with all pending litigation mutually ended under the new agreement. A truce has been called.
Although it’s unclear at this stage what this means for the future of golf, it appears some of its most important stakeholders are attempting to bring unity to the sport after a period of division.
What the partnership means
The move unifies PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf’s commercial businesses and rights under a new, yet to be named for-profit company.
A spokesperson for the PGA Tour told CNN that the new relationship is not being viewed as a merger, but “a partnership/creation of a new commercial entity.”
In a memo to PGA Tour players, commissioner Jay Monahan said the new partnership would require approval from the PGA Tour policy board, while Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), told CNBC he expected it to be finalized “in a matter of weeks.”
The announcement promised a “capital investment” from PIF – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which has splashed billions of dollars on investments at home and overseas – to “facilitate” the “growth and success” of the new entity.
Monahan said that golf’s calendar for 2023 would remain the same, while also confirming that the team element to LIV’s format would continue in some capacity.
The announcement also said that Al-Rumayyan, the majority owner of Premier League club Newcastle United, would be named to the board of the new entity as chairman, with Monahan named the chief executive.
Most importantly, the merger would end almost two years of legal disputes between the organizations and their participants.
“After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” Monahan said in a statement.
What about the players?
Participating players in the LIV Golf series were banned from competing in PGA Tour events – although they could compete in all four majors – and were punished for leaving the established tours.
In a memo obtained by CNN from a PGA Tour spokesperson, Monahan said a “fair and objective process” would be established for players wanting to re-apply for PGA Tour or DP World Tour membership after the 2023 season.
Ahead of the inaugural event last June, players resigned their PGA Tour status to compete at Centurion Golf Club near London for LIV Golf’s inaugural event.
Eleven LIV Golf players filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour in August last year, which was scheduled to be heard in May 2024.
In April, the DP Word Tour won in arbitration against members of the LIV Golf series after players had appealed following the European Tour’s decision to discipline them for wanting to play in the inaugural event.
Appeals brought by the players were dismissed, and the £100,000 ($125,000) fines originally imposed had to be paid within 30 days.
Shortly afterwards, three of European golf’s biggest names – Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood – quit the DP World Tour and therefore ruled themselves out of the Ryder Cup after the DP World Tour won its legal battle to be able to suspend and fine players who featured in conflicting LIV Golf events without permission.
However, much is now up in the air, chiefly who can and can’t compete in September’s Ryder Cup.
Why has the merger come about?
In short, no one really knows. According to the Financial Times, the framework agreement was brokered over two months of meetings between the PGA and PIF across the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
Monahan told the Financial Times on Tuesday that he began to trust Al-Rumayyan “10 minutes after sitting down with him in Venice.”
Relations between the two sides of the argument seem to have thawed over recent weeks after 12 months of barbs, jabs and pointed comments.
During LIV’s inaugural season last year, it felt as if the quality on display was on a lower level than the PGA Tour and that showed in the majors, with many of the breakaway players struggling.
However, in recent months, the gap between the two organizations has narrowed, led primarily through Brooks Koepka. After some lean years, Koepka came out of nowhere to finish tied for second at the Masters before winning his fifth career major at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, last month.
That success has meant that LIV Golf has never been in a stronger position to negotiate a position at golf’s top table, putting paid to the theory that those competing in the breakaway tournament were in a less competitive environment.
Why was LIV Golf so controversial?
This rift began last year when it was announced that a breakaway golf tour, funded by Saudi Arabia’s PIF and fronted by former world No. 1 Greg Norman, would be established, offering players the ability to compete for more money by playing in fewer, shorter events.
The PIF is a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and the man who a US intelligence report named as responsible for approving the operation that led to the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bin Salman has denied involvement in Khashoggi’s murder.
In its first year, the tour pledged to award $250 million in total prize money and such an eye-watering figure turned plenty of star players’ heads, including major winners Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.
The PGA Tour responded earlier this year by announcing a revamped schedule for 2024, with “designated events” offering increased prize money, smaller fields and no cuts.
However, the formation of the controversial new venture was the subject of criticism and critique from many of golf’s fraternity.
The source of the money, PIF, has led to criticism of competing for money from the Middle Eastern country, given its human rights record.
Another avenue of controversy was the breakaway from golf’s established tours. The PGA Tour and the DP World Tour – formerly the European Tour – have long been where players have plied their trades across the golfing calendar, outside of the four majors.
The chief critic among the players was Rory McIlroy, who became the de-facto spokesperson for the PGA Tour. In August 2022, the four-time major winner told CNN that LIV Golf had “ripped apart” the men’s game.
Tiger Woods was also critical, arguing in July 2022 that players who joined LIV Golf had “turned their back on what has allowed them to get to this position.”
What has the reaction been?
Like many things associated with LIV Golf, the announcement has had mixed reactions.
Many of the PGA Tour fraternity took to social media to express their surprise at the news. “I love finding out morning news on Twitter,” wrote two-time major champion Collin Morikawa.
Canadian world No. 67 Mackenzie Hughes wrote: “Nothing like finding out through Twitter that we’re merging with a tour that we said we’d never do that with.” Mickelson – who was one of the first big names to join the tour and whose reputation had been tarnished the most – said it was an “awesome day today.”
Former US President Donald Trump, whose courses have been used extensively by LIV Golf, celebrated the news, writing in all capital letters on his social media platform Truth Social: “Great news from Liv Golf. A big, beautiful, and glamorous deal for the wonderful world of golf. Congrats to all!!!”
But some were not as positive. “Tell me why Jay Monahan basically got a promotion to CEO of all golf in the world by going back on everything he said the past 2 years,” US golfer Dylan Wu said. “The hypocrisy. Wish golf worked like that. I guess money always wins.”
Fellow American Wesley Bryan said he felt “betrayed.”
“Love finding out info on twitter. This is amazing. Y’all should be ashamed and have a lot of questions to answer,” Bryan wrote.
“I feel betrayed, and will not be able to trust anyone within the corporate structure of the PGA TOUR for a very long time.”
Other golfers saw the humorous side in the news. “I’ve grown up being a fan of the 4 Aces. Maybe one day I get to play for them on the PGA Tour!” Joel Dahmen said on Twitter, making reference to one of the teams participating in the LIV Golf series.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Walking out for his first Grand Slam final at age 19, Carlos Alcaraz bumped fists with fans leaning over a railing along the path leading to the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. Moments later, after the coin toss, Alcaraz turned to sprint to the baseline for the warmup, until being beckoned back to the net by the chair umpire for the customary pre-match photos.
Alcaraz is imbued with boundless enthusiasm and energy, not to mention skill, speed, stamina and sangfroid. And now he’s a U.S. Open champion and the No. 1 player in men’s tennis.
Alcaraz used his combination of moxie and maturity to beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 for the trophy at Flushing Meadows on Sunday and become the youngest man to lead the ATP rankings.
“Well, this is something that I dreamed of since I was a kid,” said Alcaraz, whom folks of a certain age might still consider a kid. “It's something I worked really, really hard (for). It's tough to talk right now. A lot of emotions.”
Alcaraz is a Spaniard who was appearing in his eighth major tournament and second at Flushing Meadows but already has attracted plenty of attention as someone considered the Next Big Thing in men's tennis.
He was serenaded by choruses of “Olé, Olé, Olé! Carlos!” that reverberated off the arena's closed roof — and Alcaraz often motioned to the supportive spectators to get louder.
He only briefly showed signs of fatigue from having to get through three consecutive five-setters in the three rounds right before the final; no one had gone through that ardous a route on the way to the title in New York in 30 years.
Alcaraz went five sets against 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic in the fourth round, ending at 2:23 a.m. Tuesday; against Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals, a 5-hour, 15-minute thriller that ended at 2:50 a.m. Friday after Alcaraz needed to save a match point; and against Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.
“You have to give everything on court. You have to give everything you have inside. I worked really, really hard to earn it,” Alcaraz said after the final. “It’s not time to be tired.”
This was not a stroll to the finish, though.
Alcaraz dropped the second set and faced a pair of set points while down 6-5 in the third. But he erased each of those point-from-the-set opportunities for Ruud with the sorts of quick-reflex, soft-hand volleys he repeatedly displayed.
And with help from a series of shanked shots by a tight-looking Ruud in the ensuing tiebreaker, Alcaraz surged to the end of that set.
One break in the fourth was all it took for Alcaraz to seal the victory in the only Grand Slam final between two players seeking both a first major championship and the top spot in the ATP’s computerized rankings, which date to 1973.
The winner was guaranteed to be first in Monday's rankings; the loser was guaranteed to be second.
“Both Carlos and I, we knew what we were playing for. We knew what was at stake,” Ruud said. “I think it's fitting. I'm disappointed, of course, that I'm not No. 1, but No. 2 is not too bad, either.”
He is a 23-year-old from Norway who is now 0-2 in Slam finals. He was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June.
Ruud stood way back near the wall to return serve, but also during the course of points, much more so than Alcaraz, who attacked when he could.
Alcaraz went after Ruud’s weaker side, the backhand, and found success that way, especially while serving.
If nothing else, Ruud gets the sportsmanship award for conceding a point he knew he didn’t deserve. It came while he was trailing 4-3 in the first set; he raced forward to a short ball that bounced twice before Ruud’s racket touched it.
Play continued, and Alcaraz hesitated then flubbed his response. But Ruud told the chair umpire what had happened, giving the point to Alcaraz, who gave his foe a thumbs-up and applauded right along with the spectators to acknowledge the move.
Alcaraz certainly seems to be a rare talent, possessing an enviable all-court game, a blend of groundstroke power with a willingness to push forward and close points with his volleying ability. He won 34 of 45 points when he went to the net Sunday.
He is a threat while serving — he delivered 14 aces at up to 128 mph on Sunday -- and returning, earning 11 break points, converting three.
Make no mistake: Ruud is no slouch, either. There’s a reason he is the youngest man since Nadal to get to two major finals in one season and managed to win a 55-shot point, the longest of the tournament, in the semifinals Friday.
But this was Alcaraz's time to shine.
When one last service winner glanced off Ruud's frame, Alcaraz dropped to his back on the court, then rolled over onto his stomach, covering his face with his hands.
Then he went into the stands for hugs with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former No. 1 himself who won the French Open in 2003 and reached the final of that year's U.S. Open, and others, crying all the while.
You only get to No. 1 for the first time once. You only win a first Grand Slam title once. Many folks expect Alcaraz to be celebrating these sorts of feats for years to come.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Rent the Runway, Inc. ("Rent the Runway") (NASDAQ: RENT) shareholders:
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under legislation approved by Republican lawmakers and set to be signed by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine.
Democrats said the proposal, which is optional for schools, sends the wrong message a week after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Republicans say the measure could prevent such shootings. Lawmakers fast-tracked the legislation to counter the impact of a court ruling that said, under current law, armed school workers would need hundreds of hours of training.
The bill will protect children by ensuring instruction is specific to schools and including significant scenario-based training, DeWine said late Wednesday in announcing his support.
The measure is opposed by major law enforcement groups, gun control advocates, and the state’s teachers’ unions, which asked DeWine to veto the measure. It’s supported by a handful of police departments and school districts.
Under the latest version of the bill, school employees who carry guns would need up to 24 hours of initial training, then up to eight hours of requalification training annually.
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If luxurious accommodations and striking looks are on your mind, you can add the Volvo XC90 to the wish list. It also impresses with three-row seating for up to seven passengers.
Our tester for the week was the top-of-the-line XC90 Recharge T8 Inscription powerhouse rated at 455 horsepower from a 2.0-liter turbocharged and supercharged four-cylinder engine including a larger 143 horsepower electric motor. Its electric and gas engine combine for athletic acceleration, something many large SUVs lack.
With current gas prices around the $5 mark, the 2.5-ton XC90 will manage a 35-mile daily commute on electric power bringing a smile as you pass gas stations. The T8 delivers 26 miles per gallon once electric power is depleted.
For all its heft, the zero to 60 mile-per-hour sprint was recorded in a respectable 5.1 seconds. In our independent testing, we liked the smooth eight-speed automatic transmission reminiscent of BMW’s Steptronic gearbox, delivering a multi-drive mode experience.
The XC90 is available in three subsets: base T5 with front wheel drive, mid-range T6 and T8 Recharge with prices ranging from mid $50,000s to upper $80,000s — the latter giving pause for some luxury SUV buyers. Depending on option packages, the midsize XC90 can be ordered with base Momentum, R-Design and Inscription trim levels.
A full menu of driver assist packages is included with every XC90 including run-off road protection and mitigation, blind spot alerts, adaptive cruise with full stop and collision avoidance.
The XC90 is a substantial highway performer with instant acceleration for passing. We did notice corner leaning under power but overall performance was good. Braking is strong and an available air suspension system is on the firm side.
The familiar Volvo exterior with rooftop tail lamps remain along with bright chrome bars in the front grille and chrome window trim. In case you are wondering, the standard high-pressure headlight cleaner moves to the option column and a redesigned rear bumper now hides exhaust tips.
The XC90 rear storage area is mammoth outsizing most competition with 21.6 cubic feet behind third row upright seats extending to nearly 50 cubes with the second-row seats upright and more than 80 cubes with rear seats folded. Not so up front, where small cupholders and scaled down trays are more for center console looks than functionality.
The Swedish automaker offers a plethora of standard Inscription trim features included in the $84,090 sticker price. Choose from wool blend or leather upholstery, power adjustable side seat support, lumbar, cushion extension, sun curtain rear side windows and 20-inch alloy wheels.
If the standard 14-speaker Harmon Kardon sound system does not satisfy, there is a $3,200 19-speaker Bowers and Wilkins system that will. Other packages offer massaging front seats, heads-up display and suede headliner.
We had a few gripes with the XC90 including voice control issues not recognizing navigation directions, trouble operating climate system adjustments and failure to setup its HomeLink garage door opener.
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On Thursday, The Juilliard School announced that it fired composer Robert Beaser, the former head of its composition faculty, after an independent law firm investigated allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against Beaser dating from the late 1990s and 2000s.
The investigators, from the firm Potter & Murdock, found "credible evidence that Mr. Beaser engaged in conduct which interfered with individuals' academic work and was inconsistent with Juilliard's commitment to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for its students."
Furthermore, Juilliard says, investigators found that Beaser had engaged in an unreported relationship that violated Juilliard's policy at the time and that he had "repeatedly misrepresented facts about his actions."
Beaser had been the chair of the renowned music conservatory's composition department for 25 years, between 1994 and 2018. Accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct against the composer were first made public last December in the German-based magazine VAN.
In the aftermath of the VAN report, more than 500 musicians and leaders in classical music called for Beaser to be removed from his Juilliard post. In the same week that VAN published its story, the school said that the composer had "stepped away" from his faculty position.
On Thursday, Juilliard confirmed that Beaser had been placed on leave in December, pending the investigation's outcome.
Now, the split is permanent. "Effective immediately, Mr. Beaser is no longer employed by the school," Juilliard wrote in a memo to its students, staff and faculty Thursday that the school also sent to NPR. The memo was signed by Juilliard's president, Damian Woetzel, and its provost, Adam Meyer.
In its December story, VAN reported that it had corroborated all the allegations it published. VAN reported that it had obtained a 2018 memo from Juilliard's administration that referred back to an alleged report made by a former student who had attended the school in the early 2000s. In that memo, the former student reported knowing of Beaser allegedly attempting to start sexual relationships with at least two students. According to VAN, a second former Juilliard student was also in contact with the school in early 2018 regarding similar allegations against Beaser dating from the 1990s.
Two other prominent composition faculty members had also been the subject of complaints raised in the VAN report and were subsequently investigated by Potter & Murdock: Christopher Rouse, who died in 2019, and John Corigliano.
Rouse had been accused of making unwanted sexual advances and comments. One accuser, Suzanne Farrin, alleged that when she auditioned for Juilliard's doctoral program in 2001, Rouse invited her to dinner afterward and tried to kiss her. The day after she rejected his advances, she told VAN, her application to Juilliard was denied. According to Juilliard, the Potter & Murdock investigators found the accusations against Rouse "credible," but they "could not be fully investigated" since Rouse is deceased.
VAN compiled a list of 190 former Juilliard composition students who attended the school between 1997 to 2021. Of those 190 alumni, only one female-identifying composer listed John Corigliano as their former teacher at Juilliard, compared to 28 male-identifying students.
The investigators found that Corigliano taught "far fewer" female students than male students but that neither "he or the school had either a formal or informal policy of excluding women from studying with him."
In its memo Thursday, Juilliard said that some of the allegations had been investigated by the school in the late 1990s and the early 2000s and from 2017 to 2018. Those investigations, the school said, "were handled based on [the school's] understanding of the information provided at that time. However, to review new information reported in the media and to better understand the relevant facts, our administration launched an independent investigation in December 2022."
Investigators also found that in the time period they were researching, "some students, especially women, experienced an environment in the [composition] department that did not live up to the school's values and expectations."
The conservatory says it is strengthening its policies regarding sexual misconduct and abuses of power. Under Juilliard's current rules, the school prohibits romantic or sexual relationships between faculty and two specific groups: undergraduates and graduate students with whom "a power imbalance might be exploited (such as coexisting in the same department)."
Starting with the fall 2023 semester, however, Juilliard is prohibiting all romantic or sexual relationships between all faculty and all students.
The school has also implemented some degree of physical transparency in recent years. In 2019, Juilliard began requiring that all one-on-one lessons occur on the school's campus; previously, it was not uncommon for faculty to teach lessons at their private homes or elsewhere. Additionally, in 2015, the school completed installing windows on the doors of all its teaching studios.
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Lincoln man charged in pipe bomb scare at Georgia shopping center
Robert Devlin faces several charges in Marietta, Georgia.
Robert Devlin faces several charges in Marietta, Georgia.
A Lincoln man has been arrested in Georgia for making a bomb threat that shut down a shopping center over the weekend.
Marietta police say that Saturday morning, officers got a tip at 8:13 a.m. that a pickup truck parked near the East Gate Shopping Plaza at 1800 Lower Roswell Road may have some sort of a bomb or explosive device in the back.
Officers found the truck's owner, Robert Devlin, 37,of Lincoln, Alabama and after talking to him, decided this was a credible threat.
They evacuated the area and notified surrounding businesses to evacuate.
They took Devlin into custody.
Cobb Sheriff Deputies, Cobb County Police Officers, Marietta Fire personnel, and Cobb Fire personnel assisted with the evacuation and traffic control.
The Cobb County Police Department Bomb Squad was called to the scene along with the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Police say a device resembling a pipe bomb was located around noon, removed from the truck and secured by the CCPD bomb technicians.
They used a robot to search the rest of the truck and found no other devices.
The truck was then impounded, and the area reopened to the public around 3 p.m.
Police say Devlin is the person who made the 911 call about the device.
He was charged and booked into the Cobb County Adult Detention Center (CCADC) under warrant 23-W-1756. Police say that since Devlin's statements were inconsistent and he did not know the contents of the suspected pipe bomb, he was charged with: False Report of a Crime, Destructive Devices – Hoax Device, and False Public Alarm.
Several hours later, detectives learned that, although the device did contain some explosive elements, it did not have other components necessary for it to be considered a fully assembled explosive device.
Based on this new information, the ATF and FBI will not be involved in the case.
Devlin is in the CCADC with the original charges on a $60,000 bond.
Police do not know why Devlin traveled to Marietta, or why he called 911 on himself.
The investigation continues and anyone with information should contact MPD Detective Bollinger at 770-794-5345. | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/lincoln-man-charged-in-pipe-bomb-scare-at-georgia-shopping-center/43098922 | 2023-02-27 22:12:26 | 1 | https://www.wvtm13.com/article/lincoln-man-charged-in-pipe-bomb-scare-at-georgia-shopping-center/43098922 |
BERLIN (AP) — An array of climate measures being introduced by Germany’s government will bring the country closer but not all the way toward meeting its national goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, officials said Wednesday.
Germany’s Climate Ministry said that measures already in place or soon to become law will reduce emissions by about 900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide for the period from 2022 to 2030 — about 80% of the 1,100 million tons of the planet-warming gas the government is aiming to cut.
An “emissions gap” of about 200 million tons of CO2 will remain and needs to be closed through additional steps over the coming years, largely because of persistent high emissions in the transportation sector.
Germany’s national climate plan aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 65% from 1990 levels by 2030. The target for 2040 is an 88% reduction on the path to ”net zero” emissions by 2045.
A sharp increase in wind and solar power, energy efficiency improvements and subsidies for industry to reduce fossil fuel use are among the measures taken or planned by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government since it took office in late 2021.
“The political message is that, when I became a minister, achieving the climate targets looked impossible,” Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck told reporters in Berlin.
“For the first time, I would say, it is possible to keep to the climate targets,” added Habeck, a member of the environmentalist Greens who is also Germany’s vice chancellor. “The art of making things possible consists in not easing off now; I would say that we have put the ship back on course, and of course it is important now to pick up speed.”
After months of haggling that helped push down the governing coalition’s poll ratings, leaders of the three-party alliance also reached a compromise this week over plans to replace old fossil fuel heating systems with cleaner alternatives such as heat pumps. Habeck acknowledged that concrete details still have to be worked out in the coming weeks.
Environmental groups have criticized the compromise on heating systems and a decision by the government to drop binding sector-specific emissions goals in favor of a more general target.
Meanwhile, Germany’s solar industry warned Wednesday that it urgently needs more workers to meet demand for photovoltaic installations in the coming years.
Solar industry lobby group BSW said that companies need to hire about 100,000 skilled workers as annual installations are expected to rise to 26 gigawatts by 2026 from 7.4 GW last year.
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Geir Moulson contributed to this report.
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President Biden's dog, a German Shepherd named Commander, has been biting Secret Service agents. It's their second canine who has done this. The White House says he'll get more training.
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President Biden's dog, a German Shepherd named Commander, has been biting Secret Service agents. It's their second canine who has done this. The White House says he'll get more training.
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A Dreary Stretch of Weather Ahead, Thunderstorm Chances
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Good morning everyone. We had some rain showers move through the region overnight. A lot of the activity has stayed light this morning with isolated showers developing.
We have an interesting weather setup this morning with a stalled front sitting just to our south, but we also have a stronger system on our doorstep to the west over the Great Lakes region. That system has been transferring it’s energy over to the stalled out low keeping shower chances in the forecast throughout the work week and into the weekend. It will even provide some chances for isolated thunderstorms. Not every day is expected to be a washout, so there will be some breaks likely in the shower activity.
It’s feeling a bit humid as you step out the door this morning with dewpoints sitting into the middle to upper 50s. That is right where our temperatures have been sitting this morning as well and because of that there will be some patchy areas of fog. We also have the presence of moisture in the atmosphere. Humidity levels will continue to rise throughout the week and that’s what will help to provide some fuel for chances for thunderstorms.
While humidity sticks around, we will continue to see our temperatures land slightly below average into the upper 60s and low 70s. Going hour by hour for you, cloud cover remains into the region throughout the day. Pop up showers are likely throughout the morning mainly closer to the lunchtime hours. Because of how scattered the activity will be, it will result in very light rainfall accumulations. Scattered showers continue into the evening commute. This is when I wouldn’t rule out the possibility for a rumble of thunder. You will want to head indoors if you do hear any rumbles of thunder nearby. We see more of a lull in the showers overnight with some areas of patchy fog developing. Because we have cloud cover this evening, lows will only fall back into the low to middle 60s.
We have a better chance at increasing our temperatures tomorrow into the low to middle 70s. The storm prediction center does have us in a general risk for thunderstorms, but I do think the risk for severe weather will be low. Any thunderstorms we do see will likely be centered towards the afternoon and evening hours. The rest of the daytime we will see scattered showers developing.
For more on this morning’s forecast tune in to this morning’s Weather on the Web Video Forecast. Have a great day!
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Parents at school where boy, 6, shot teacher prepare to sue
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The families of two students at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system over trauma they say the shooting inflicted on their children.
The parents of a first-grader said their daughter was in the classroom when the shooting occurred and “suffered emotional harm as a result.” The parents also alleged that school officials failed to protect their daughter throughout the school year from bullying, harassment and assault.
A letter from the other child’s family cites “injuries sustained during a school shooting on January 6, 2023.” Their attorney did not elaborate further, although authorities have said that no children were physically harmed during the incident.
Both notices were dated Jan. 30. Newport News Public Schools provided the letters to The Associated Press after it requested them. They were first reported by the Daily Press.
The notices were the latest fallout from a shooting that has sent shockwaves through the shipbuilding city near the Chesapeake Bay and drawn mounting criticism of school administrators.
Police have said the first-grade student brought his mother’s 9 mm handgun to Richneck Elementary and intentionally shot his teacher, Abby Zwerner, as she was teaching her first-grade class. Zwerner, 25, was hospitalized for nearly two weeks but is now recovering at home.
One of the legal notices was filed by “Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Nieves Jr.,” and asks the school system to preserve potential evidence, including emails regarding any student who allegedly bullied, harassed or assaulted their daughter.
The parents of the other student were not named in their attorney’s letter, although the notice makes a similar request for the school system to preserve evidence.
Zwerner’s attorney, Diane Toscano, recently filed her own legal notice, which lays out a series of damning allegations.
The document says that several hours before the shooting, at least three teachers and staff members warned school administrators that they believed the boy had brought a gun to school. The boy’s backpack was searched, but no gun was found, and administrators did not remove the boy from class, lock down the school or call police.
Two days before the shooting, the boy allegedly “slammed” Zwerner’s cellphone and broke it, according to her claim notice. He was given a one-day suspension, but when he returned to Zwerner’s class the following day, he pulled a 9 mm handgun out of his pocket and shot her while she sat at a reading table, the notice states.
The letter from Zwerner’s attorney also states that the child constantly cursed at staff and teachers, chased students around and tried to whip them with his belt and once choked another teacher “until she couldn’t breathe.”
In the days after the shooting, parents and teachers also lambasted school administrators for what they called a misguided emphasis on attendance over the safety of children and staff.
The Newport News School Board fired superintendent George Parker III, while Richneck assistant principal Ebony Parker resigned. Metal detectors were also put in place at Richneck, which reopened to students on Jan. 30 after being closed for a full three weeks.
Police said the boy was taken to a medical facility where he is receiving unspecified services. A judge will determine what’s next for the child.
No charges have been brought against the boy’s mother, whose gun was used in the shooting. But police have said they’re conducting an investigation.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is taking a major step Friday in its pioneering of legalized psilocybin therapy with the graduation of the first students trained in accompanying patients tripping on psychedelic mushrooms, although a company’s bankruptcy leaves another group on the same path adrift.
The graduation ceremony for 35 students was being held Friday evening by InnerTrek, a Portland firm, at a woodsy retreat center. About 70 more will graduate on Saturday and Sunday in ceremonies in which they will pledge to do no harm.
“Facilitator training is at the heart of the nation’s first statewide psilocybin therapy and wellness program and is core to the success of the Oregon model we’re pioneering here,” said Tom Eckert, program director at InnerTrek and architect of the 2020 ballot measure which legalized Oregon’s program.
The students must pass a final exam to receive InnerTrek certificates. They then take a test administered by the Oregon Health Authority to receive their facilitator licenses.
“The graduation of the first cohort of students from approved psilocybin facilitator training programs is a significant milestone for Oregon,” said Angie Allbee, manager of the state health authority’s psilocybin services section. “We congratulate Oregon’s future facilitators and the training programs they are graduating from on this incredible and historic moment in psilocybin history.”
The health authority reported Friday that so far it has received 191 license and worker permit applications, including licenses for manufacturers of psilocybin and service centers where the psychedelic substance would be consumed and experienced.
Allbee said she expects students will soon submit applications for licenses, “which will move us closer to service center doors opening in 2023.”
Some classes in InnerTrek’s six-month, $7,900 course were held online, but others were in-person, held in a building near Portland resembling a mountain lodge.
The students were told that a dosing session at a licensed center should include a couch or mats for clients to sit or lie on, an eye mask, comfort items like a blanket and stuffed animals, a sketch pad, pencils and a bucket for vomiting. A session typically lasts at least six hours, often with music. Trainers emphasized that the facilitators’ clients should be given the freedom to explore whatever emotions emerge during their inner journeys.
“We’re not guiding,” trainer Gina Gratza told the students in a December training session. “Let your participants’ experiences unfold. Use words sparingly. Let participants come to their own insights and conclusions.”
Researchers believe psilocybin changes the way the brain organizes itself, permitting users to adopt new attitudes more easily and help overcome depression, PTSD, alcoholism and other issues.
Eckert said the graduating students will be prepared to help clients see the benefits of psilocybin.
“I feel like it’s a big moment for our culture and country as we collectively begin to reexamine and reevaluate the nature of mental health and wellness, while bringing real healing to those in need,” he said.
Another facilitator training effort in southern Oregon has left students upset and a lawyer in the Netherlands trying to figure out what happened.
Synthesis Institute, a company with over 200 student in Oregon according to an article in Psychedelic Alpha, was declared bankrupt Tuesday, Dutch court documents showed. The company’s website, which as of Friday had not been taken down, shows tuition being $12,997. The students are trying to get refunds.
“Synthesis really just has ripped the rug out from under us, for a lot of people,” one of the students, Cori Sue Morris, told Psychedelic Alpha.
Roos Suurmond, a lawyer in Amsterdam specializing in insolvency law, confirmed she has been appointed as a trustee to deal with the bankruptcy. She said in an interview she could not yet answer questions on the bankruptcy as she had so recently been appointed and still must investigate.
By February, the company’s liabilities totaled around $850,000, and it could not afford to pay its employees in the U.S. and the Netherlands, Psychedelic Alpha reported.
A real estate purchase in southern Oregon did not help matters.
An Oregon limited liability company, Oregon Retreat Centers LLC, was formed by Synthesis co-founder Myles Katz, Psychedelic Alpha reported. It purchased a 124-acre rustic retreat near Ashland, Oregon, in Jackson County for $3.6 million and planned to turn the site into a psilocybin service center, but a zoning problem developed.
While Oregon voters approved the measure on psilocybin in 2020, it did not make the drug legal until Jan. 1, 2023. The psilocybin sessions are expected to be available to the public in mid- or late-2023.
In November, Colorado voters also passed a ballot measure allowing regulated use of “magic mushrooms” starting in 2024.
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ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays got Tyler Glasnow back in their rotation Saturday and had plenty to feel good about as he worked into the fifth inning, flashed his dominant stuff and struck out eight.
But his return didn’t do anything to fix the bullpen as the Rays let another lead get away late and, after a ninth-inning rally came up short, went home unhappy with a 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Colin Poche, who had been pitching well but pitching often, was the culprit this time as the Rays blew a save for the 10th time in their last 26 games.
Taking over in the seventh inning with a 4-3 lead, Poche allowed three straight one-out hits — singles to Miguel Rojas and Mookie Betts, and a double to Freddie Freeman — that, combined with a wild pitch and a stolen base, helped the Dodgers go ahead 5-4.
“I thought Po’s stuff was really good,” manager Kevin Cash said. “He’s been worked pretty hard; I’ve worked him pretty hard. Appreciate him going out there. It’s a big moment right there. He’s been throwing the ball well for us, just a couple of good hitters just got him.
“ … Mookie and Freddie, I mean, those are probably the last two guys you want to see coming up in that situation. And they put together good at-bats against him. But Colin’s in a good spot.”
Poche, pitching for the third straight day and fourth in five, said fatigue was not a factor, either physically or mentally.
“I feel good, but baseball is all about today, what happens today,” Poche said. “We’ve been on a good run. Me, personally, and as a team. I’ve been feeling good. But just [Saturday] wasn’t able to get it done.”
Miguel Vargas’ homer in the eighth off Trevor Kelley, who may be the next reliever shuttled out (with lefty Joe LaSorsa coming up for the first time), ended up being the difference, as the Rays rallied for a run in the ninth.
Taylor Walls slapped a one-out hit off lefty Caleb Ferguson and hustled it into a double. Jose Siri, who didn’t run hard on a groundout earlier, struck out, then slammed his bat to the ground and broke it over his knee. Yandy Diaz fouled off three pitches to work a walk.
Wander Franco singled in Walls. That brought up Harold Ramirez, who earlier hit the Rays’ 100th homer of the season (in Game 54; last year they got it in Game 111), but he grounded into a game-ending forceout.
“A lot of good at-bats,” Cash said. “Had the right guys up. … Three guys [Diaz, Franco and Ramirez] that can really move the baseball, a lot of contact. We just came up short right at the end.”
The Rays reached the one-third mark of the season at 38-16, still the best record in the majors, though they are 9-8 in one-run games. They wrap up a season-high 10-game homestand Sunday with an 11:35 a.m. matinee against the Dodgers.
They were in Saturday’s game because Glasnow, sidelined since a Feb. 27 left oblique strain, made a solid, if unspectacular, return in a matchup with Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw — a pairing that happened twice in the 2020 World Series.
Glasnow looked a lot like himself, clocking 98 mph with his fastball, getting hitters to chase his breaking ball (17 swings-and-misses), throwing 55 of 83 pitches for strikes. The Rays saw it at the end of last season when he returned from August 2021 Tommy John elbow surgery to make two regular-season starts and another during their brief postseason.
“Good to have him back,” Cash said, noting he was looking only for strikes and consistency in the zone. “You saw the stuff early on, that it’s no different than what we saw last October. It’s pretty wipeout stuff. [He] picked up a bunch of strikeouts to a very good-hitting team.”
Glasnow, pitching in a game at the Trop for the first time since June 8, 2021 (and getting an ovation as he left the field from most of the crowd of 23,443), said he was pleased overall. He said he has a few things to work on (he threw across his body a few times and missed some locations) before his next outing, likely Friday in Boston.
Glasnow allowed a homer to Max Muncy leading off the second, then back-to-back doubles to J.D. Martinez and Muncy in the fourth, with a run-scoring wild pitch mixed in.
“I felt good,” Glasnow said. “Threw my pitches for strikes. Wasn’t perfect, but definitely coming back for the first one, I’m happy with it.” | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/27/mookie-betts-and-freddie-freeman-reclaim-lead-for-dodgers-in-win/ | 2023-05-29 05:26:38 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/27/mookie-betts-and-freddie-freeman-reclaim-lead-for-dodgers-in-win/ |
Nebraska baseball started its home campaign against Northern Colorado on Tuesday and Wednesday. Neither game reached the ninth inning, as the Huskers defeated the Bears on the 10-run rule in both contests.
Game 1: Nebraska 12, Northern Colorado 1 (7 inn.)
Northern Colorado hit a double on the first pitch off of the game on sophomore pitcher Jackson Brockett. However, three straight outs ended their inning scoreless. Husker junior shortstop Brice Matthews started the bottom frame with a leadoff double of his own. After a wild pitch advanced Matthews to third, junior second baseman Max Anderson added to his 10-game hit streak with an RBI single for the game’s first run. Nebraska wasn’t done yet with a single by sophomore designated hitter Josh Caron. Senior right fielder Charlie Fischer brought Anderson home with an RBI double and junior catcher Ben Columbus cleared the bases with a two-RBI double. The first inning ended with the Huskers leading 4-0.
Brockett went three up, three down in the top of the second including consecutive strikeouts to end it. The Bears made a change at pitcher in the bottom of the second but it did not help as freshman third baseman Dylan Carey tripled right after. Anderson registered his second RBI of the game with a double to make it 5-0 Huskers after two.
Northern Colorado could not respond in the third inning despite a one-out single. The bottom of the third saw a third different pitcher in for the Bears which proved unsuccessful yet again as sophomore left fielder Gabe Swanson hit a leadoff home run to deep left center. Fifth-year second baseman Casey Burnham and Matthews both reached base, with Burnham tacking on another run as he stole home. Nebraska led 7-0 through three.
Brockett continued his hot start, going three up, three down in the fourth while earning his fifth strikeout of the day. The fourth time was not the charm for Northern Colorado as another pitcher came in for the Bears in the fourth inning. After the first two Husker batters reached base, Fischer hit his third home run of the season. The three-run shot gave Nebraska a 10-0 lead. Redshirt sophomore first baseman Will Walsh added to the fun, hitting a two-run home run to center. The Bears went back to their bullpen for the fifth time in four innings. Northern Colorado managed to escape the inning with the bases loaded but Nebraska was still up 12-0.
Brockett’s day came to an end and freshman pitcher Austin Berggren took over in the top of the fifth inning. The Bears finally scored with a two-out RBI single but could not add anything else. Nebraska was held scoreless for the first time on the day and led 12-1 after five.
Berggren had an impressive sixth inning, striking out the side. The Huskers could not add to their lead in the bottom of the frame keeping their lead at 11. Nebraska was able to end the game early thanks to the 10-run rule. Junior pitcher Brett Sears closed out the game, striking out two out of the last three batters as Nebraska won its first home contest of the year 12-1.
Nebraska finished with 12 runs on 13 hits and zero errors. Northern Colorado finished with one run on five hits and one error.
Game 2: Nebraska 14, Northern Colorado 3 (7 inn.)
Sophomore pitcher Drew Christo got his first start of the season for Nebraska after appearing in two games as a relief pitcher. Christo struggled after striking out the first batter he saw, loading the bases with two outs. However, a flyout ended the inning, keeping the Bears scoreless. Nebraska went three up, three down in the bottom of the frame, and the game remained tied.
Northern Colorado got two men on base with consecutive singles in the second. The Bears scored the game's first run on a wild pitch by Christo that got away from Columbus. They added another run to their lead with a sacrifice fly. Christo’s short outing was over and freshman pitcher Caleb Clark took over on the mound. A ground out ended the inning with the Huskers trailing 2-0.
Fischer recorded Nebraska’s first hit with a leadoff single in the bottom of the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Swanson tied the game up with a two-run bomb to deep center field. Swanson’s second home run in as many days marked Nebraska’s eleventh straight game with a home run, tying their 2004 record. The Huskers were not done yet as junior right fielder Cole Evans hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left center. The inning ended with Nebraska ahead 4-2.
Clark went three up, three down in the third inning however so did Nebraska. He continued his strong showing in the fourth, striking out the side. The Huskers extended their lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth as Evans hit his second home run of the contest.
Senior pitcher Mason Ornelas took over in the fifth and went three up, three down. Anderson recorded a leadoff double in the bottom of the inning and Fischer drove him home with a double of his own. Nebraska added a couple more runs on with Swanson and fifth-year designated hitter Griffin Everitt bringing runners home. Nebraska led 8-2 through five.
After another three up, three down inning by Ornelas, Nebraska poured it on in the bottom of the sixth. Senior center fielder Luke Sartori started the inning with a leadoff single. Matthews followed with a two-run home run on the next pitch. Carey reached base on a fielding error and Fischer sent him home with an RBI single. After Columbus was walked, Everitt hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot down the right-field line. The Huskers scored six in the inning to expand their lead to 14-2.
Nebraska had a chance to end the game in seven innings once again and did that despite a Northern Colorado home run with two outs. Nebraska looked just as dominant as they did on Tuesday winning 14-3.
Nebraska finished with 14 runs on 13 hits and zero errors. Northern Colorado finished with three runs on five hits and two errors.
Nebraska, now 7-4-1, looks to carry its momentum against Illinois State in a three-game home series this weekend. | https://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/nebraska-baseball-makes-quick-work-of-northern-colorado-with-two-run-rule-victories/article_f54d5096-be0a-11ed-9333-0ba26e62043a.html | 2023-03-09 09:11:15 | 0 | https://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/nebraska-baseball-makes-quick-work-of-northern-colorado-with-two-run-rule-victories/article_f54d5096-be0a-11ed-9333-0ba26e62043a.html |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
1-1-6, SB: 8
(one, one, six; SB: eight)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
1-1-6, SB: 8
(one, one, six; SB: eight) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Three-Evening-17727116.php | 2023-01-19 04:52:42 | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Three-Evening-17727116.php |
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Mario and Luigi smash box office records
Despite the initial outrage sparked by Chris Pratt’s Mario voice, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” seems to be doing OK at the box office. In fact, it set the record for the biggest worldwide opening for an animated film ever. It’s packed with everything you love, from all your favorite characters to the game’s iconic music. After seeing it, you’ll want to celebrate by bringing some of the magic home with you. Here’s some Mario Bros. merch that can help you power up your fan status.
In this article: Nintendo Switch OLED, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Zadii Carrying Case for Nintendo Switch OLED.
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ scores big with moviegoers
Those cha-chings you heard last weekend were Mario cashing in at the box office. Against all odds, it has become a record-setting film, besting even “Frozen 2.” While the critics might be a little persnickety, the fans are not shy about proclaiming their love. The opening night audiences that CinemaScore polled gave the film an A, while, at the time of this writing, the movie has a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Best ways to celebrate the new Mario Bros. movie
What better way to relive the joy of the movie than to get a Nintendo console so you can play Mario games whenever you want! The OLED Nintendo Switch gives you the best console and handheld gaming experience in one system.
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This Super Mario game pits you against other racers. You can play locally with up to four players on new and returning battle courses. If you’re a novice, consider the smart steering feature, which helps you stay on the track.
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Zadii Carrying Case for Nintendo Switch OLED
Half the point of the Nintendo Switch is portability. To make that happen, you need a Nintendo Switch case. This hard-shell option safely holds everything you need to play, including an extra controller. The mesh pouch gives you room for an HDMI cable and other miscellaneous accessories.
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Nintendo Blue/Neon Yellow Joy-Con
This colorful Nintendo Switch controller can be used independently as two pieces or you can combine it into one controller, depending on your preference. In supported games, you can share this controller with friends to engage in two-player action. Each Joy-Con features an accelerometer and gyro sensor to allow independent left and right motion control.
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If you like playing Uno, you’ll love playing Super Mario Uno. This Mario-themed matching card game features all the familiar rules from the traditional version, plus a special Mario Super Star Card and two customizable cards to keep things fresh and exciting.
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Other Mario Bros. products worth checking out
- If you are excited to watch “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” at home, you can preorder it today.
- You can find two of your favorite things combined in one with Monopoly Junior Super Mario Edition.
- Decorate your room, dorm or office with this nine-piece Mario and Yoshi Peel-and-Stick Giant Wall Decal.
- These 5-inch, PVC Mario, Luigi and Yoshi Action Figures are suitable for kids 3 and up.
- Besides pictures, this Super Mario Coloring Book comes with over 50 stickers.
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LoRa® unlocks satellite-based Massive IoT Capability across Europe
DUBLIN, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today EchoStar Mobile Limited, an agile, innovative mobile satellite services provider and subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS), announced the deployment of their pan-European LoRa®-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) network. The network, operating in EchoStar Mobile's licensed S-band spectrum from the EchoStar XXI satellite, is the first to offer bi-directional, real-time LoRa®-enabled connectivity across Europe using a single network.
The seamless coverage provides multinational service continuity to meet the needs of mobility customers, or those with widely distributed locations, in sectors including utilities, transportation, railway, logistics and agritech.
Telemaco Melia, vice president and general manager of EchoStar Mobile, said: "The activation of our pan-European network, the largest, and first multinational, LoRa®-enabled IoT network, is a significant milestone for EchoStar Mobile. We, along with dozens of partners participating in our early adoption program for LoRa®, are evaluating prototype devices and testing the network with applications such as railway track monitoring, smart farming, utility monitoring and asset tracking in preparation for commercial service launch, which is on track for late 2022."
Melia will introduce EchoStar Mobile's bi-directional LoRa®-enabled IoT network during the panel, "From Chip to Space, a satellite IoT story," on 6 July at the LoRaWAN® World Expo in Paris.
LoRa® (meaning "Long Range") is a low-power networking protocol ideal for connecting battery-powered devices. Until now, the technology has been largely dependent on the deployment of terrestrial infrastructure, constraining its use. The EchoStar Mobile solution overcomes this hurdle, using a LoRa®-enabled module that easily integrates into IoT devices to provide connectivity across Europe and allow sensors to send and receive information in real-time while on the move.
Learn more about EchoStar Mobile's pan-European LoRa® ecosystem here. Experienced LoRa® partners interested in participating in the early adoption program for LoRa®-enabled IoT devices can request information through the website.
About EchoStar Mobile
EchoStar Mobile Limited is an agile, innovative mobile satellite services provider that seeks to provide organisations with better value, productivity, and operational safety via its market disruptive approach to connectivity solutions.
EchoStar Mobile, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, is an Irish company with commercial operations headquarters based in the UK, a data centre in Griesheim, Germany, and a converged satellite and terrestrial network covering the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. For further information, visit www.EchoStarMobile.com.
About EchoStar Corporation
EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) is a premier global provider of satellite communication solutions. Headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar is a pioneer in secure communications technologies through its Hughes Network Systems and EchoStar Satellite Services business segments. For more information, visit www.EchoStar.com. Follow @EchoStar on Twitter.
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PARIS (AP) — From Renaissance art to couture and celebrity interruptions, Paris Fashion Week shows continued in vibrant form — presenting the final trends for fall-winter 2023-2024.
Here are some highlights of ready-to-wear collections Thursday:
GIVENCHY GETS FEMININE
The once-street and urban Matthew M. Williams uttered a word not often heard describing his designs: Elegant.
“Yes, I love elegance and the house is a very elegant house. It’s easy to find that way when you’re here,” he said following his fall show for the Parisian stalwart.
Find it this season he did. Williams went back to Hubert de Givenchy’s DNA and moved in a more fluid, gentle and feminine direction than previous seasons. It was a fresh, welcome evolution from his harder-edged aesthetic.
Menswear tailoring in black angular shouldered gowns and coats provided subtle contrasts against feminine touches, such as sheer chiffon that poked out underneath caressing a naked leg.
Another sheer gown in pink chiffon with long fluttering train exposed hints of nipples and buttocks.
“I love that breath of air and skin and fluidity,” he said. “There’s always a dialogue with both, but the women’s is much more feminine (this season).”
Pieces were taken direct from the archive, such as a fish motif that the house founder once created, and Givenchy’s famed atelier made multiple couture garments including shimmering metal dresses, as well as evening gowns with off-kilter dropped or raised waists.
Beyond the fashion, Williams — an erstwhile collaborator with Kanye West and Lady Gaga — brings with him the razzmatazz that likely helped him get the job.
Jared Leto interrupted an interview with The Associated Press, exuberantly exclaiming: “Genius! Parfait! Beautiful. The best! And you can quote me.”
CHLOE’S HISTORY
Fall saw Gabriela Hearst growing in creative confidence with her beautiful and thoughtful Chloe display that riffed on the Renaissance.
Inspired by Artemisia Gentileschi, the pioneering 17th-century female painter, flattering scooped out shoulder details, long thick statement coats and flared textured pants were among standout garments that felt at once modern and historic — emanating a quiet feminist power.
The baroque musing was handled with subtlety. A giant A-line puffer cape in ruffled Elizabethan segments came in restrained and contemporary black. While harlequin-style gowns came in just three colors — black, white and muted red – toying with color blocking.
The piece de resistance?
An eye-popping multicolored tapestry dress with sporty straps that was constructed of fabulous paneled images. The tapestry was inspired by Gentileschi’s painting “Esther before Ahasuerus,” the house said, and made by Mumbai’s Chanakya International embroidery studio that provides hand embroidery training for women from low-income communities. Its vibrancy also evoked the Modernist paintings hanging above the venue at the Pompidou Center’s National Museum of Modern Art.
Champagne-sipping stars such as Emma Roberts applauded from the front row.
RICK OWENS’ DOUGHNUT
For fall, Rick Owens traveled again to the ancient world, specifically to the former pharaonic stronghold in the modern Egyptian city of Luxor. Yet the lauded American designer-cum-philosopher said the misery of the Ukraine war also influenced his collection.
“Times like these might call for a respectful formality and sobriety, with moments of delicacy as reminders of what is at risk and at stake,” he explained. Therefore, “clothes have been reduced to the simplest of shapes,” he added.
Fall proved that there’s simple, and then there’s Rick Owens simple. There was indeed an ancient rawness to slashed gowns, draped asymmetrically to reveal bare skin, in the collection of black and disco sheen.
A gargantuan inflated doughnut shape ticked the creative box and almost defied descriptions. It appeared in heavy rotation across the shoulder or on the front like a mouth devouring the chest. The shape also appeared doubled up in complex form in sequined violet and tan.
It was an effective and eclectic fusion of contemporary art and ready-to-wear.
Owens also deserves praise for his eco-efforts. The leather in this collection was prepared through “veg tanning,” meaning that only vegetal and natural tannins were used in the process of tanning and preserving the leather.
SHANG XIA’S SIMPLICITY
The brand sometimes known as the “Chinese Hermes” among fashion insiders put out a wearable and loose collection for fall in pastels with flashes of black.
Creative director Yang Li of the brand launched in 2009, which also boasts Hermes investment, has a simple and effective approach.
Ties and knots created dynamic but gentle ruching in fabrics, alongside oversize red sweater-skirts that sported another skirt nonchalantly flapping out from underneath.
Backless and heel-less pointed leather stilettos were one of many fashion forward moments in a collection that gained power from not trying too hard. | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-renaissance-art-and-celebrity-interruptions-hit-paris-shows/ | 2023-03-02 22:26:10 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-renaissance-art-and-celebrity-interruptions-hit-paris-shows/ |
NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of IonQ, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of IONQ during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: March 30, 2021 to May 2, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) IonQ had not yet developed a 32-qubit quantum computer; (2) the Company's 11-qubit quantum computer suffered from significant error rates, rendering it useless; (3) IonQ's quantum the computer is not sufficiently reliable, so it is not accessible despite being available through major cloud providers; (4) a significant portion of IonQ's revenue was derived from improper roundtripping transactions with related parties; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were the materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/ionq-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=29733&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of IONQ during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 1, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin banned the use of several Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok and WeChat, on state government devices and wireless networks on Friday, calling them a threat to national security.
Youngkin’s executive order covers apps developed by ByteDance and Tencent. Businesses who contract with Virginia must also prohibit their use on state-owned devices or IT infrastructure.
“TikTok and WeChat data are a channel to the Chinese Communist Party, and their continued presence represents a threat to national security, the intelligence community, and the personal privacy of every single American,” Youngkin, a Republican, said in a statement. “We are taking this step today to secure state government devices and wireless networks from the threat of infiltration and ensure that we safeguard the data and cybersecurity of state government.”
Youngkin joins at least 14 others governors who have taken such an action, amid calls for Congress to also ban the use of the programs on federal government devices.
The executive order drew praise from one of Virginia’s Democratic U.S. senators, Mark Warner, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
“TikTok has the stamp of approval of the Chinese Communist Party and it poses a serious national security threat due to its data collection practices and its ability to reach and manipulate Americans. I hope to see more states take action to keep our government technology out of the CCP’s reach,” Warner, a former governor, said in a statement.
TikTok spokesperson Jamal Brown said in an emailed statement that it was “disappointing that states and some federal officials are promoting falsehoods to ban the platform instead of advancing sound policies to promote U.S. national security interests.”
“Millions of Americans rely on TikTok to grow their small businesses, reach new audiences, and make their livelihoods,” Brown said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/youngkin-executive-order-bans-tiktok-from-state-computers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-12-17 00:33:08 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/youngkin-executive-order-bans-tiktok-from-state-computers/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 57-year-old homeless man, who died from cold weather exposure Christmas day, was trying to travel from Louisiana to Tennessee to get to family members, officials said.
Charles Wilson Ligon Jr. was found dead by hunters in southern Mississippi Monday. Ligon was dressed in a light jacket and had money and a cellphone, The Times-Picayune reported.
“We were able to notify next of kin, and it was evident that the family was trying to work with him to get him back to Tennessee. But he didn’t have the means of getting a bus ticket or getting money wired to him,” Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage told the Sun Herald of Biloxi. “He didn’t have a current ID, which was the reason why he could not get those things done. The family was struggling to get him there.”
Ligon left Slidell, Louisiana, in mid-December without a vehicle and was living in the woods during the time of his death, Turnage said.
Blinding blizzards, freezing rain and frigid cold that stretched from Maine to Seattle over the holiday weekend is blamed for at least 49 deaths across the country. The National Weather Service says about 60% of the U.S. population faced some sort of winter weather advisory or warning during the widespread Arctic Blast.
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JPD arrests man for assaulting uncle on Clinton Boulevard
Published: Feb. 14, 2023 at 3:50 PM CST|Updated: 13 minutes ago
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Police arrested a man for aggravated assault on Tuesday.
A press release says Antonio Arnold, 28, assaulted his uncle on Clinton Boulevard around 1:59 a.m. Sunday, February 12.
If you have any additional information, please contact Crime Stoppers at (601) 355-8477 or the Jackson Police Department at (601) 960-1234.
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All-Stars showcase modern MLB: HRs, strikeouts, shifts
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The All-Star Game showcased what baseball has become — home runs, strikeouts and offense-killing shifts.
The National League didn’t have a hit between the first and eighth innings of Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss, its ninth in a row.
Four of the five runs scored on long balls. There were 22 strikeouts, including the final three batters on 10 pitches by the American League’s Emmanuel Clase in a game that lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes despite just 13 hits, five walks, two hit batters and one runner reaching on a error.
Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber and Jake Cronenworth all hit groundouts that might have been hits before the rise of computer programs that tell teams to place three and sometimes four players on the same side of second base.
The batter’s eye in center field offered a vivid display of what has overtaken baseball — an array of high-speed cameras and radar equipment that track every ball’s spin, every player’s sprint and stumble.
The NL did all its scoring during Shane McClanahan’s first 13 pitches of the first inning, getting Ronald Acuña Jr’s leadoff double, Mookie Betts’ RBI single and Paul Goldschmidt’s homer.
AL offense was even more condensed. Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Tony Gonsolin, and Byron Buxton went deep four pitches later.
Not a surprise in a season that has been the big league batting average dip to .242, its lowest since 1967.
Baseball’s competition committee is considering changes for next season that some purists consider revolutionary and some conclude necessary. A pitch clock is almost certain after testing throughout the minors this year.
Shift limits also have been proposed: Double-A and Class A teams were required this year to have four players on the infield, including two on each side of second base. The Florida State League adds an additional restriction starting July 22, drawing chalk lines in a pie shape from second base to the outfield grass, prohibiting infielders from the marked area pre-pitch.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund approved a much-awaited $3 billion bailout for Pakistan on Wednesday, the global lender said, a move that’s likely to save the nation from defaulting on its debt repayments.
The IMF said its executive board approved an agreement to release the funds over nine months to support Pakistan’s economic stabilization program.
The announcement comes less than two weeks after Pakistan and the IMF agreed to the plan following meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and other officials.
“The arrangement comes at a challenging economic juncture for Pakistan. A difficult external environment, devastating floods, and policy missteps have led to large fiscal and external deficits, rising inflation, and eroded reserve buffers” in the fiscal year 2023, the IMF said in a statement.
Later, IMF head Kristalina Georgieva said in a statement that “Pakistan’s economy was hit hard by significant shocks last year, notably the spillovers from the severe impacts of floods, the large volatility in commodity prices, and the tightening of external and domestic financing conditions.”
She said the $3-billion bailout, if “implemented faithfully” by Pakistan, will give it an opportunity to regain macroeconomic stability and address imbalances through consistent policy implementation.
Sharif quickly welcomed the IMF decision, saying it was a major step forward in the government’s efforts to stabilize the economy.
“It bolsters Pakistan’s economic position to overcome immediate to medium-term economic challenges, giving the next government the fiscal space to chart the way forward,” he said in a tweet. “This milestone, which was achieved against the heaviest of odds & against seemingly impossible deadline, could not have been possible without excellent team effort.”
The bailout had been on hold since December when the IMF refused to release a critical $1.1 billion part of the loan because of the country’s lack of compliance with a 2019 agreement signed between the IMF and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
A breakthrough was announced recently after Sharif met with IMF head Georgieva in Paris at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact to discuss the revival of the $6-billion bailout package amid shrinking foreign exchange reserves and increasing inflation, which resulted in higher food costs.
Sharif has been trying to overcome the economic crisis since he came into power after Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April 2022. Pakistan’s economy witnessed a major shock last summer when devastating floods killed 1,739 people, destroyed 2 million homes and caused $30 billion in damage.
“Things are now moving in the right direction,” said Dar, the finance minister Wednesday.
According to analysts, Pakistan needs at least $20 billion in the next two years to pay back foreign loans with interest. However, earlier this year, foreign exchange reserves fell to less than $4 billion. This money was only enough for the import bill of four weeks, although Pakistan banned some of the imports to save dollars.
The approval for the IMF loan came a day after Saudi Arabia deposited $2 billion into Pakistan’s central bank. On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates also deposited $1 billion to the central bank of Pakistan, according to the finance minister, Dar, who said the country’s economy was now back on the path of growth.
According to analysts, the approval of the IMF bailout will help Pakistan because it could encourage other international financial institutions to help Islamabad overcome economic challenges. Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have provided financial assistance in the past five months to avoid a default on debt payments.
Dar said Pakistan’s economy will be in a much better position when the government of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party completes its tenure next month. The next parliamentary elections are expected to take place in October or November, Sharif said in his televised speech earlier in the day, saying he hopes Pakistan will avoid any further loans from the IMF by generating funds domestically. | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-imf-approves-much-awaited-3-billion-bailout-for-pakistan-saving-it-from-defaulting-on-debt/ | 2023-07-14 00:07:44 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-imf-approves-much-awaited-3-billion-bailout-for-pakistan-saving-it-from-defaulting-on-debt/ |
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill on transgender athletes, sets up fight with GOP on legislative override.
- Chamber of Commerce announces Spindletop Award winner
- Second pitbull found after attacking man
- Lutcher Theater to bring 'Call of the Wild' to life
- Local gardening club seeks volunteers to help pull out weeds
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- Beaumont native now overseeing Catholic diocese youth camp
- Ski mask, firearms found inside vehicle that fled from officer
- 5 teens apprehended after crashing stolen car, fleeing scene
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Even baseball purists like myself who still aren’t comfortable with designated hitters and restrictions on where fielders may be positioned find themselves overwhelmingly in favor of the new pitch clock.
Requiring pitchers to throw within 15 seconds (20 if there are runners on base) has not only shortened games, it has made the confrontation between batter and pitcher more inherently fair — so much so that the concept should be applied to other aspects of our lives.
Restaurants, for example, need time clocks even more than baseball does, starting at the front desk. Rather than handing out pagers to notify patrons that their table is ready, folks should be given a timer. For every five minutes beyond the promised waiting time, the bill is reduced by two bucks.
Each table should also have a clock, like the one used in chess matches. Your order is given and the server hits the clock — over 20 minutes and it’s half price; beyond 30 minutes and it’s free. The tables would turn, so to speak, when the check arrives. Customers are allowed 15 minutes to dawdle and then, if others are waiting, must depart or pay an additional fee.
The same clock could be used for dinner table conversation, with each person given equal time before interruptions are permitted.
We have some examples of clock management already, such as on the entrance ramps to highways where timed metering lights control traffic during rush hours. Why not install timers for lines in banks or pharmacies?
I’d love to see a big flashing timer in my dentist’s waiting room. For every five minutes spent waiting beyond the scheduled appointment time, cash is extracted from the bill.
It’s possible, however, that people aren’t ready for well-timed efficiency in their lives. Some years ago I conducted an experiment on “Candid Camera” at the Jiffy Lube store in Queens, N.Y., where a sign in the window promised an oil change and lube job in just 10 minutes.
On the day we were there, customers in the waiting room were told a minute after they sat down that their cars were ready. Most were stressed by the rapid service. One man, in startled disbelief, said, “It takes me five minutes just to open an oil can!”
There is, I suppose, a time and a place for everything, including time itself.
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DEWITT, MI -- A priest who worked as the director of the St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt has been charged by Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office with embezzlement and several other crimes after he allegedly stole $830,000 from a trio of retired priests who lived at the center.
Rev. David Rosenberg, 70, was arraigned last week in 65th District Court and is accused of stealing the money from the victims from January 2018 until December 2020. The retreat center includes apartments that house retired Catholic priests. Two of the three priests who Rosenberg allegedly embezzled the money from are now dead and the third still lives at the center, according to Nessel’s office.
Rosenberg allegedly used the money to fund his own private foundation which was previously known as the Rosenberg Family Corporation and is now known as FaithFirst.
In a statement given to the Associated Press, Rosenberg’s lawyer denied the accusations and alleged the issue arose from one of the deceased priest’s heirs who “decided that any money not directed towards her must have been stolen, so here we are.”
“So what’s more reasonable: The attorney general’s story of a mastermind manipulator who doesn’t even personally benefit from the crimes or the possibility that clergy wanted to be charitable with their earthly treasures as they contemplated the eternal? We think the latter is far more reasonable,” said Dustyn Coontz.
Lansing Diocese spokesman David Kerr described the accusations as “deeply disturbing” and offered prayers to everyone involved.
Rosenberg is charged with three counts of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and one count each of larceny, perjury, uttering and publishing, and false pretenses.
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Let it grow.
That’s the message Ann Arbor is sending city residents about their lawns this spring.
No-Mow May, an initiative aimed at promoting the health of bees and other pollinators, is back. City Council this week unanimously approved a resolution encouraging property owners to reduce mowing and maintain lawn heights between 6 and 12 inches, especially during spring months.
Council Member Dharma Akmon, D-4th Ward, who introduced the resolution, explained the plight of pollinators at the meeting on Monday, according to Ryan Stanton’s story.
“Pollinator populations are in decline around the world due to habitat loss, alteration, fragmentation, as well as pesticides,” she said. “The state of Michigan alone has seen a 61% drop in its bee population over the span of 15 years, so this is really important that we all act in ways that we can to protect pollinators.”
Meanwhile, over on campus, the Graduate Employees’ Organization remains on strike. A judge on Tuesday denied the University of Michigan’s request for an emergency injunction that would immediately force graduate student instructors and staff assistants back to work.
The judge will hear more about the case on Monday and decide whether the grad employees have to return to work or if the strike can continue.
That’s what caught our eye in Ann Arbor this week. Take a look at those headlines, and others, below.
‘No Mow May 2.0.’ Ann Arbor encourages residents to let lawns grow up to a foot tall
Judge denies demand that striking University of Michigan workers return to jobs
Students angered by trees bulldozed for $14M University of Michigan rec field project
Civil War-era barn converted to luxury ‘barndominium’ listed at $1.1M near Chelsea
Car windows smashed during break-ins outside Ann Arbor fitness centers
New Ypsilanti café aims to showcase work of underrepresented artists
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A 19-year-old Allentown man is in custody after being charged in a March 2 shots fired incident near a playground in Easton’s West Ward in which four other people’s lives were put in danger as the man fired a semiautomatic handgun, court papers say.
Zymarie Tayron Greene, of the 600 block of North Fourth Street, was arraigned overnight before District Judge Alan Roger Mege on four counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person, as well as two counts of disorderly conduct, authorities say. Greene was to be housed in Northampton County Prison in lieu of $150,000 bail pending a preliminary hearing tentatively scheduled 9:30 a.m. June 24 in Central Court in Easton, records show.
Officers responded about 6 p.m. March 2 to the 600 block of Church Street near the eastern edge of the neighborhood for a report of shots fired, court papers say. There were four victims but none was wounded, police said.
Video obtained by police shows a group of males in the 600 block of Pearl Street walking toward Prospect Avenue and North Locust Street, which is just past a basketball court, court papers say.
Greene moved away from the group and approached the court, which is near where the victims were, police said. Greene raised his right arm into a shooting position and then ran from the area with the males with whom he arrived, court papers said.
Spent semi-automatic shell casings were recovered near North Locust and Prospect, where Greene was seen in the shooting position, police said.
Working from witness accounts and eventual video, Greene was tracked to South 10th Street where he was identified but not immediately taken into custody, police said.
Details of Greene’s arrest were not immediately available.
It is not clear if Greene has an attorney.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity when they forced the people of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to leave their homes five decades ago to make way for a U.S. Navy base, a rights group charged Wednesday, calling on the two governments to let the Chagossians return.
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Human Rights Watch also said Britain and the U.S. should pay compensation to the Chagossians and apologize for their treatment of the islanders.
“The forced displacement of the Chagossians and ongoing abuses amount to crimes against humanity committed by a colonial power against an indigenous people,” the rights group said. “U.K. colonial rule in the Chagos Archipelago, unlike in most of its other colonies in Africa, did not end in the 1960s, and it has continued at extraordinary cost to the people of Chagos.”
The Chagos Islands are the heart of the British Indian Ocean Territory, some 6,000 miles southeast of London and home to the U.S. Navy base at Diego Garcia. The base was built in the 1970s and provides what American authorities have described as “an all but indispensable platform” for security operations in the Middle East, South Asia and East Africa.
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But Diego Garcia has been the source of controversy for decades because the islands were home to about 1,500 people when discussions about the base began in the 1960s. In addition, the islands historically had been administered as a dependency of Mauritius, a U.K. territory that was then moving toward independence.
Those facts were a problem because the U.S. wanted the freedom to build the base on Diego Garcia without facing local political opposition.
As a result, Britain decided to separate the archipelago from Mauritius before it became independent and removed the Chagossians from the islands between 1967 and 1973.
There are now about 10,000 Chagossians who live primarily in Britain, Mauritius and the Seychelles. The consulting firm KPMG, which conducted a feasibility study for the government, said in 2014 that everyone who took part in consultation meetings wanted to return to the islands permanently.
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The government in 2016 refused to allow the Chagossians to return to their homeland, citing “feasibility, defense and security interests, and cost to the British taxpayer.”
But it also acknowledged that the original removal of the islanders was wrong, granted them citizenship and set aside 40 million pounds ($49 million) to improve the lives of Chagossians around the world.
“The manner in which the Chagossian community was removed from the Territory in the 1960s and 1970s, and the way they were treated, was wrong and we look back with deep regret,” the government said at the time. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/human-rights-watch-condemns-uk-us-actions-on-17785596.php | 2023-02-15 14:18:10 | 1 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/politics/article/human-rights-watch-condemns-uk-us-actions-on-17785596.php |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A controversial draft reparations proposal that includes a $5 million lump-sum payment for each eligible Black person could make San Francisco the first major U.S. city to fund reparations, though it faces steep financial headwinds and blistering criticism from conservatives.
Tuesday’s meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors will include a presentation by San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee, which released its draft report in December. The $5 million-per-person payment is among more than 100 recommendations ranging from offering grants to buy and maintain homes to exempting Black businesses from paying taxes.
Supervisors can vote to adopt all, none or some of the recommendations and can change them. Several board members have expressed concerns over the potential hit the lump-sum payment and other options would have on the city budget, already facing a shortfall.
An estimated 50,000 Black people live in San Francisco, but it’s not clear how many of them would be eligible for financial reparations. The recommendations lay out a number of possible criteria, such as living in San Francisco during a certain time period and descending from someone incarcerated for the police war on drugs.
Critics say the payouts make no sense in a state and city that never enslaved Black people. Generally, reparations opponents say taxpayers who were never slave owners should not have to pay money to people who were not enslaved.
Reparations advocates say that view ignores a wealth of data and documentation showing how even after U.S. slavery officially ended in 1865, government policies and practices worked to imprison Black people at higher rates, deny access to home and business loans and restrict where they could work and live.
Eric McDonnell, chair of San Francisco’s African American Reparations Advisory Committee, said he’s disappointed by people who don’t understand the legacy of U.S. slavery and how structural racism reverberates through institutions today.
“There’s still a veiled perspective that, candidly, Black folks don’t deserve this,” he said. “The number itself, $5 million, is actually low when you consider the harm.”
San Francisco could be the first major U.S. city to fund reparations for Black Americans as the idea of paying compensation for slavery gains traction across cities and universities. San Francisco could even fund reparations before the state of California, which in 2020 became the first state in the U.S. to form a reparations task force. The idea has not been taken up at the federal level.
Black residents once made up more than 13% of San Francisco’s population, but more than 50 years later, they account for less than 6% of the city’s residents — and 38% of the city’s homeless population. The Fillmore District once thrived with Black-owned night clubs and shops until government redevelopment in the 1960s forced out residents.
Justin Hansford, professor at Howard University School of Law, says no municipal reparations plan will have enough money to right the wrongs of slavery, but he appreciates any attempts by city officials to “genuinely, legitimately, authentically” make things right. And that includes cash, he said.
“If you’re going to try to say you’re sorry, you have to speak in the language that people understand, and money is that language,” he said.
Led by Supervisor Shamann Walton, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors created the 15-member reparations committee in late 2020, months after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on a statewide task force amid national turmoil after a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, a Black man. The hearing was scheduled for February but was postponed to Tuesday.
The committee’s final report is due in June, and there’s no timeline for San Francisco to act on the recommendations. At Tuesday’s hearing, the board could direct staff to conduct further research, write legislation or schedule more meetings.
John Dennis, chair of the San Francisco Republican Party, says he’d support a serious conversation on the topic but doesn’t consider the board’s discussion of $5 million payments to be one.
“This conversation we’re having in San Francisco is completely unserious. They just threw a number up, there’s no analysis,” he said. “It seems ridiculous, and it also seems that this is the one city where it could possibly pass.”
McDonnell is frustrated by questions of how San Francisco will produce money to pay for the panel’s recommendations.
“We are the harmed,” he said. “If the judge ruled in our favor, the judge would not turn to us and say, ‘Help them figure out how to make this work.’”
California’s task force continues to deliberate recommendations, including monetary compensation. Its report is due to the Legislature on July 1. At that point, it will be up to lawmakers to draft and pass legislation, often a time-consuming process.
The state panel made the controversial decision in March to limit reparations to descendants of Black people who were in the country in the 19th century. Some reparations advocates said the approach misses the ongoing harms that Black immigrants suffer.
Under San Francisco’s draft recommendation, a person must be at least 18 years old and identified as “Black/African American” in public documents for at least 10 years. Eligible people must also meet two of eight other criteria, though the list may change.
Those criteria include being born in or migrating to San Francisco between 1940 and 1966 and living in the city for least 13 years; being displaced from San Francisco by urban renewal between 1954 and 1973, or the descendant of someone who was; being a person incarcerated by the war on drugs, or their descendant; or being a descendant of an enslaved U.S. person before 1865.
The Chicago suburb of Evanston became the first U.S. city to fund reparations. The city gave money to qualifying people for home repairs, property down payments and interest or late penalties due on property in the city. In December, the Boston City Council approved of a reparations study task force. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/san-francisco-to-air-black-reparations-plan-5m-per-person/ | 2023-03-14 13:57:55 | 0 | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/san-francisco-to-air-black-reparations-plan-5m-per-person/ |
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is calling on middle and high school students to join the second NASA TechRise Student Challenge, which invites student teams to develop, build, and launch science and technology experiments on high-altitude balloons.
Students in grades six to 12 attending U.S. public, private, or charter schools – including those in U.S. territories – are challenged to team up with their schoolmates to design an experiment under the guidance of an educator. Administered by Future Engineers, the NASA TechRise Student Challenge offers hands-on insight into the design and test process used by NASA-supported researchers. It aims to inspire a deeper understanding of Earth's atmosphere, surface features, and climate, as well as space exploration, coding, electronics, and the value of test data. Teams should submit their experiment ideas by Oct. 24, 2022.
"We are thrilled to offer the second NASA TechRise Student Challenge," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "The quality of the experiments and the creativity we saw from students in the last challenge are exactly the kinds of problem-solving and hands-on learning NASA hopes to inspire. We're eager to see what innovative ideas pour in from students around the nation this year."
To participate in the challenge, visit:
https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise
A total of 60 winning teams will be selected to turn their proposed experiment idea into reality and launch their technology on a suborbital flight test. The winning teams will each receive $1,500 to build their experiment and an assigned spot on a NASA-sponsored high-altitude balloon flight operated by one of two commercial providers: Aerostar of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, or World View based in Tucson, Arizona. Both high-altitude balloons provide exposure to the stratosphere at altitudes of approximately 9-19 miles (15-30 kilometers) and variable duration of flight time of hours to days. The challenge is led by NASA's Flight Opportunities program, which rapidly demonstrates technologies for space exploration and the expansion of space commerce through suborbital testing with industry flight providers.
The winning teams will also receive technical support and mentorship from Future Engineers, including the opportunity to learn or improve technology skills such as soldering, coding, and 3D design. NASA encourages students and their instructors to submit experiment ideas even if they have no prior experience with these activities.
"We could not do a project like this in our classroom without the support of NASA TechRise," said Jill Davis, Superintendent-Director of the Greater Lowell Technical High School in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, which had one of the winning teams in last year's challenge. "It is something that is truly out of this world! This challenge helped students develop their own unique ideas for future inventions, which adds a new layer of meaning to what they learn."
To enter the competition, teams will propose their experiment idea online using the design guidelines and proposal template on the competition site. NASA plans to announce the competition winners in January 2023. The selected student teams will build their payloads from January to May, and the final experiments will take flight in summer 2023.
Educators interested in TechRise are strongly encouraged to join the virtual educator workshop on Saturday, Aug. 27, to learn more about the challenge, high-altitude balloons, and how to develop a NASA TechRise proposal. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions of TechRise educators who recently participated in the winner build experience.
NASA also is seeking volunteers to help judge the entries anticipated from across the country. U.S. residents with expertise in engineering, space, and/or atmospheric research who are interested in reviewing NASA TechRise Student Challenge submissions can apply to be a judge on the Future Engineers website.
NASA's Flight Opportunities program, based at the agency's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and part of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), is leading the NASA TechRise Challenge, with support from the NASA Tournament Lab, also part of STMD.
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The 2023 John Deere Classic Odds & Preview: Sepp Straka
The field for the 2023 John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois will feature Sepp Straka. The par-71 course spans 7,289 yards and the purse is $7,400,000.00 for the tournament, running from July 6- 9.
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Sepp Straka Insights
- Straka has finished below par 10 times and carded 11 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 18 rounds.
- He has recorded one of the 10 best scores of the day in one of his last 18 rounds.
- Over his last 18 rounds, Straka has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round twice, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on eight occasions.
- Straka has finished in the top 20 in one of his past five events.
- The past five times he has played a tournament, he's made the cut four times.
- Straka has finished with a score better than the tournament average in two of his past five appearances.
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John Deere Classic Insights and Stats
- Straka wound up 26th at this tournament the one time he finished the tournament.
- Straka has made the cut one time in his previous two entries in this event.
- This course is set up to play at 7,289 yards, 263 more than the average course on the Tour in the past year.
- TPC Deere Run has seen an average tournament score of -10 recently, which is lower than the Tour scoring average of -5 on all courses in the past year.
- Courses that Straka has played in the past year have measured an average of 7,318 yards, 29 yards longer than the 7,289-yard TPC Deere Run this week.
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of -4 among finishers, higher than the -10 average at this course.
Straka's Last Time Out
- Straka finished in the 38th percentile on the 16 par-3 holes at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, with an average of 3.06 strokes.
- He averaged 3.98 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 40) at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which landed him in the 47th percentile among all competitors.
- On the 16 par-5 holes at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Straka shot better than 44% of the field (averaging 4.56 strokes).
- Straka recorded a birdie or better on two of 16 par-3s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic (the tournament average was 1.9).
- On the 16 par-3s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Straka carded three bogeys or worse (the other competitors averaged 1.9).
- Straka's six birdies or better on the 40 par-4s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic were more than the field average (5.9).
- In that most recent competition, Straka's showing on the 40 par-4s included a bogey or worse four times (the field's average was worse, at 4.4).
- Straka ended the Rocket Mortgage Classic carding a birdie or better on nine par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 6.2 on the 16 par-5s.
- On the 16 par-5s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Straka had more bogeys or worse (two) than the tournament average (0.8).
John Deere Classic Time and Date Info
- Date: July 6- 9, 2023
- Course: TPC Deere Run
- Location: Silvis, Illinois
- Par: 71 / 7,289 yards
- Straka Odds to Win: +5500 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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(The Hill) – Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelensky wished the U.S. a happy Independence Day on Monday as the nation fights for its own independence against the ongoing Russian invasion.
“I appreciate the leadership assistance of the United States in Ukraine’s defending of common values — freedom, democracy and independence,” Zelensky tweeted, wishing Americans and President Biden a happy July 4th.
The U.S. has made supporting Ukraine a cornerstone of its foreign policy since Russia invaded the country on Feb. 24. Washington has committed $6.9 billion in security assistance since Russia’s invasion began, uniting Western nations against the move and bringing tensions with Moscow to a boiling point not seen since the Cold War.
“Happy 4th or July to all our American friends and thanks for standing with us in the darkest hour. Together, we will prevail,” the Ukraine government’s official Twitter account said.
The Ukrainian military orchestra on Monday released a video of the group performing the U.S. national anthem, sung in English, in honor of the holiday.
“Dear American friends, we appreciate all the support we receive from the United States, and today we sincerely wish you happy Independence Day,” an unnamed uniformed military official said in the video following the group’s performance.
The gesture was one of many from the Ukrainian military.
“On behalf of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and on my own behalf, I convey my heartfelt wishes to the American people on the anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence,” Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, wrote in a Facebook post.
“I wish you every success in your future endeavors, prosperity, much happiness and robust health,” he continued.
The general staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also marked July 4 in a post.
“Happy 4th or July to all our American friends and thanks for standing with us in the darkest hour,” the Ukrainian government’s official account tweeted on Monday. “Together, we will prevail.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ukraine-zelensky-wish-us-a-happy-july-4th-release-video-of-military-band-playing-star-spangled-banner/ | 2022-07-05 01:13:18 | 0 | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ukraine-zelensky-wish-us-a-happy-july-4th-release-video-of-military-band-playing-star-spangled-banner/ |
SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) _ Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AAOI) on Thursday reported a loss of $15.6 million in its third quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Sugar Land, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 56 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense, were 26 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 29 cents per share.
The maker of fiber optic products used by cable TV providers posted revenue of $56.7 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $58.7 million.
In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $2.43. A year ago, they were trading at $8.37.
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Sunbeam heated blankets recalled due to burn and fire hazards
(Gray News) - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of select Sunbeam heated blankets.
According to the CPSC, the recall includes about 43,000 queen-sized blankets made by Sunbeam as the items could overheat and create a fire or burn hazard.
Officials said there have been 13 reports of the blankets overheating with no injuries currently reported.
The blankets included in the recall were sold on Amazon and in small independent stores from September 2022 through January 2023 for $120.
According to the recall alert, the blankets have a model number of 32810027 with the Sunbeam logo and model number printed on the wash label.
The blankets were sold with detachable controllers in nine different colors from ivory to dark green.
The safety commission advised consumers to immediately stop using and unplug the blankets. Those affected by the recall can contact Star Elite regarding the refund process at 877-383-6399 or online.
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The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley. All students in the competition were given free passes for the Bridge Walk on the New River Gorge Bridge.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on April 1 at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley. All students in the competition were given free passes for the Bridge Walk on the New River Gorge Bridge.
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The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on April 1 at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
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The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
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The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
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The West Virginia Department of Transportation sponsored the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Saturday, April 1, at the WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley.
CHARLESTON — Students in West Virginia middle and high schools shined in the 2023 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest.
The event, sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Transportation for over 20 years, was hosted at WVU Institute of Technology Campus in Beckley on Saturday, April 1. There were 149 teams, an individual or team of two students, from schools all over the state that submitted designs.
From Putnam County, Elizabeth Erwin and Colston Mendez, of the team SuperiorPotatoFarmerz from Teays Valley Christian School, earned second place in the middle school division of the balsa wood competition.
The competition focuses on engineering, using real-world design principles in the software with which students design their bridges.
Garrett Ferguson, a senior at Frankfort High School in Mineral County, took home first place in the high school division of the software competition.
“After checking in, we went up into the computer lab and did the software part of the contest,” said Ferguson. “They gave us two different scenarios and we had to design a bridge that passed all the qualifications. On the software, it has a truck run across the bridge and if the truck makes it across it passes. We did that for two different scenarios — one was an arch bridge and one was a bridge with a pier.”
The award winners from the competition include:
Software Competition
High School Division
1st: Garrett Ferguson, Team: 7Salamanders from Frankfort High School, Mineral County
2nd: Sophie Carpenter and Nadia Madenspacher, Team: Get Over It from Musselman High School, Berkeley County
3rd: Madelyn Cole and Parker Shrewsbury, Team : Anakin, I have the high ground from Pikeview High School, Mercer County
Middle School Division
1st: Kaleb Byrge and Thomas Sides, Team: Heatedscorpions from Park Middle School, Raleigh County
2nd: Emma Vincent, Team: The DangerousDoggies from Eastern Greenbrier Middle School, Greenbrier County
3rd: Ellie Burns, Team: Lunacat from Eastern Greenbrier Middle School, Greenbrier County
Balsa Wood Competition
High School Division
1st: Johnathon Meadows, Team: Productive panthers from Pikeview High School, Mercer County
2nd: Nathaniel Vincent, Team: Potato Games from Greenbrier East High School, Greenbrier County
3rd: Alex Gilchrist and Janie Gilchrist, Team: Cheeseburger from Morgantown High School, Monongalia County
Middle School Division
1st: Emma Vincent, Team: TheDangerousDoggies from Eastern Greenbrier Middle School, Greenbrier County
2nd: Elizabeth Erwin and Colston Mendez, Team: SuperiorPotatoFarmerz from Teays Valley Christian School, Putnam County
3rd: Andrew Simon, Team: BBB (Bridge Building on a Budget) from Park Middle School, Raleigh County
Maximum Ratio
Morgan Smith, Team: titanstrong1 from Gilmer County High School, Gilmer County
Dr. Tammy Donahue and Teresa Barton were both awarded the Outstanding Coach and Teacher Award.
On Sunday, students were rewarded with a tour of the New River Gorge Bridge catwalk, courtesy of BridgeWalk. All students who entered the competition earned a free tour for themselves and their families.
“The walk was pretty cool,” said Cole. “We got to learn about the bridge and see how it was made.”
Partners this year include the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT), West Virginia Department of Education, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, and BridgeWalk.
With work continuing in all 55 counties across the state, the West Virginia Division of Highways and the West Virginia Department of Transportation remind the public of the importance of keeping everyone safe in work zones by keeping “Heads up; phones down!”
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A retired firefighter who threw a fire extinguisher at police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison.
Robert Sanford struck two police officers in the head with the fire extinguisher that he threw as he stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with a mob of Donald Trump supporters. He also threw an orange traffic cone at a Capitol police sergeant.
"Sanford also hurled obscenities and insults at the law enforcement officers on the Lower West Terrace, calling them 'traitors,'" a prosecutor, Janani Iyengar, wrote in a court filing.
One of the officers struck by the fire extinguisher had a bump and swelling on his head; the other had a headache and went to a hospital for a medical exam, prosecutors said.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman sentenced Sanford to four years and four months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to an online court record. Federal prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of five years and 11 months.
Sanford, 57, of Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, worked as a firefighter for 26 years before retiring in 2020. A fire extinguisher is “an instrument that he was uniquely familiar with and should have known how much damage it could cause,” the prosecutor wrote.
Sanford traveled to Washington, D.C., with friends from Pennsylvania on bus trip organized by the conservative activist group Turning Point USA. He listened to speeches at Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally before joining the crowd that marched over to the Capitol and disrupted the joint session of Congress for certifying Democrat Joe Biden's electoral victory over Trump.
Sanford was arrested on Jan. 14, 2021. He has been jailed since he pleaded guilty last September to assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers using a dangerous weapon — a felony punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Sanford began to work with a specialist in cult deprogramming in August 2022 and was confronted with “facts” about the baseless conspiracy theory that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election from Trump, according to defense attorney Andrew Stewart.
"Even after he was incarcerated, he participated in regular discussions designed to challenge his ideology and belief structure, then help him understand how and why he developed the beliefs that led him to make the decisions that he did on January 6," Stewart wrote in a court filing.
Sanford believed that police had attacked him and others without provocation when he picked up and threw what felt like an empty fire extinguisher, his lawyer said.
“Certainly, this is not a justification for his action nor is it intended to be,” Stewart wrote.
More than 1,000 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6 riot. Over 600 of them have pleaded guilty or been convicted after trials decided by a jury or judge. Over 450 of them have been sentenced, with over half getting terms of imprisonment ranging from seven days to 10 years.
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BLUE ASH, Ohio — Surveillance footage from a Target store in Blue Ash, Ohio, captured the moment a loss prevention manager punched a woman who police say was instigating an altercation while requesting reparations for her purchase.
According to a police report from the Blue Ash Police Department, 37-year-old Karen Ivery was charged with menacing and disorderly conduct.
During the October 2022 altercation, Ivery said she wanted a portion of her Target purchase to be paid for as reparations. During the incident, a manager is seen on surveillance, which has no audio, punching Ivery once before police arrive.
According to an affidavit, the 37-year-old allegedly caused the manager to fear for his safety. The manager was never charged because police said he was acting in self-defense.
Security footage shows Ivery first arguing with a Target employee near the checkout lanes. The employee continues to back up and attempts to stop Ivery by putting her hands against her shoulders.
The police report details that Ivery "wanted to have a conversation about her bill," which cost more than $1,000. Target employees that spoke with police said Ivery claimed she was owed reparations and she wanted Target to supply those.
The manager is then seen approaching Ivery in the surveillance footage. According to the police report, the manager asked Ivery to "calm down and leave the store," but she started screaming at him. As Ivery continues to walk toward the manager, he is seen backing up toward his office.
The manager said he attempted to close his office door, according to the police report, but Ivery entered. The surveillance footage shows the manager punching her once in the face, with Ivery falling to the ground. He then calls 911.
In a report, police said they found Ivery to be the aggressor in the situation after watching video footage.
Ivery told police she wanted to have a bigger discussion about money and wanted Target to compensate her for the items she attempted to buy but could not afford.
"I was trying to have a hard conversation in a safe place," Ivery said.
In her discussion with an officer, Ivery compared herself to Rosa Parks.
"This is my Rosa Parks moment, dude," Ivery said. "Don't play with me."
When a manager tells Ivery that she is no longer allowed at Target, she becomes visibly upset.
As Ivery explains her frustrations to the officers, she is then told that she is being charged. When she is taken into custody, she claims that the officers are violating her rights as a human being in order to uphold the law.
Ivery was convicted of disorderly conduct but acquitted of menacing. She was sentenced to one day at the Hamilton County Justice Center.
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Ukraine's first lady appeals to US lawmakers for more weapons amid war's toll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukraine first lady Olena Zelenska appealed face to face to U.S. lawmakers Wednesday for more air defense systems to help guard her country's skies, in an unsparing Capitol address showing the blood-stained baby strollers and small crumpled bodies left by Russian bombardment.
"We want no more airstrikes. No more missile strikes," Zelenska told Republican and Democratic congressional members in a speech capping a visit to Washington in the stead of her husband, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. "Is this too much to ask for?"
"This is what I'm asking for and what my husband is asking for," she said from the stage of the Capitol's congressional auditorium, showing photos of carnage on an overhead screen that had lawmakers shaking their heads at the scenes. "As parents."
Zelenska's Washington meetings with first lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden and other top administration figures have been among her highest-profile events of the war. She spent the first two months after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in late February in seclusion with her two children, for safety.
Her husband has remained in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, through the war. He made a powerful address by video to lawmakers in the same auditorium earlier this year, drawing repeated standing ovations.
Zelenska repeatedly thanked lawmakers and Biden for the billions of dollars in arms and other support the U.S. has delivered to Ukraine to help it battle Russian forces and warplanes. She called for more anti-air defense to help repel what have been unending Russian missile and airstrikes that have killed countless civilians and leveled some Ukrainian cities.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) introduces Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska to deliver remarks in an address to members of Congress on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2022 in Washington, DC.
She showed photographs of a smiling, paint-smeared 4-year-old girl, Liza Dmytrieva, whom the first lady had happened to meet before Christmas. The screen next showed an overturned baby carriage with blood caking on the sidewalk beneath it, after an airstrike killed the girl and badly injured her mother last week.
Zelenska showed and told the stories of other Ukrainian children killed or maimed by airstrikes or shot to death as their families tried to flee with them.
"Our family represents the whole world for us, and we do everything to preserve it," Zelenska said. "We cry when we cannot save it. And we remain completely broken when our world is destroyed by war."
The speech was an unexpected change in tone for a visit whose previous public moments had included receiving a bouquet from Joe Biden at the White House, an award ceremony, and a visit to a local monument for Ukrainians.
"We've seen from Ukrainian leadership their courage but also their no-nonsense direct appeal and laying out the brutal mentality of Mr. Putin," Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat, said as lawmakers walked out.
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Updated April 11, 2023 at 11:51 AM ET
New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir has apologized after it was reported that he used a racial slur during a game Saturday night.
San Jose Earthquakes forward Jeremy Ebobisse said in a post-game news conference that he heard a player on the other team make the racist comment, but Ebobisse didn't name the player.
Now, Vanzeir is apologizing to both teams and his fans for what he said.
"I accept full responsibility for my actions," he said in a statement. "While I did not intend to cause any harm or offense with my language, I know that I did and for that I am deeply sorry."
Vanzeir added that he would accept any suspension, fine or counseling handed down and that he would "use this opportunity to better myself, reflect and dedicate my time and efforts to work with organizations that tackle racial injustice."
The Red Bulls also apologized for the incident.
"The words and inaction was inexcusable, and we believe there is never a place for it," the team said. "We always strive for an environment that is inclusive and anti-racist."
The statement did not say specify what Vanzeir said during the game.
The Saturday night matchup between the Earthquakes and the Red Bulls came to a halt after Ebobisse said he heard an opposing competitor use a racist epithet on the pitch.
"The racist remark was said. I do not believe it was to me," Ebobisse said in a post-game press conference.
"Also important to note that racial epithets, language, cannot be hurled in any direction — whether it was to a Black player or not — because that would open any number of doors themselves," Ebobisse added.
Major League Soccer said in a statement that it would open an investigation into the incident and that the league has "zero tolerance for abusive and offensive language and takes these allegations seriously."
The Red Bulls echoed that sentiment Saturday night and said the club would cooperate with the league's investigation.
Earthquakes head coach Luchi Gonzalez said after the match that he urged Red Bulls head coach Gerhard Struber to remove the player who allegedly made the racist remark from the field.
"I definitely was adamant to suggest the player should not be on the field anymore," Gonzalez said. "I know it's an accusation, but I believe my players. I trust my players. If they say something, they're high-character human beings before professional soccer players, so I would trust that it's true."
Struber also apologized on Monday, saying he should have taken Vanzeir out of the game rather than let him continue playing.
"During our match on Saturday, I made a decision that I thought was best given the information I had at that moment," Struber said.
"While there was a lot of uncertainty at the time, with the information that I now know, the right decision would have been to immediately remove Dante Vanzeir from the game," he added.
The game ended in a 1-1 tie.
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Innovative Financial Group(IFG) the Largest Super-OSJ Affiliated with Advisor Group's Royal Alliance continues growth through recruiting and acquisitions
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The GenXFinancial Family of Companies (GenX), a premier wealth management firm specializing in continuity, succession planning and facilitating growth for NextGen financial professionals, added 16 advisors with a combined annual revenue of $7.5 million and client assets of over $950 million to their OSJ, Innovative Financial Group (IFG), in 2022. The new advisors include eight that joined and launched their own firms, as well as two that joined for succession planning and will ultimately sell their business to other affiliated IFG advisors.
GenX's largest and core business, Innovative Financial Group (IFG), was founded by industry veterans Brian Heapps and Robert Mitchell in 2017, now oversees over $9 billion in client assets, supervises 190 financial professionals in 47 States, and is the largest Super-OSJ within Advisor Group's subsidiary, Royal Alliance Associates.
"The Super-OSJ business model has evolved into the ideal destination for independent financial advisors who want to own their own firms, while also looking for back-office support to run their businesses and scale their firms quickly," said Brian Heapps. "At IFG we are able to offer advisors top payouts with access to resources they wouldn't be able to access on their own, such as payroll and benefits services for their staff, acquisition opportunities to grow, and an immediate firm backed continuity plan to protect the value of their business."
In supporting 190 advisors across the country, IFG has created a team of experts that provides advisors with access to back office resources ranging from compliance, business processing, payroll and benefits, to business development opportunities through their turnkey acquisition platform and facilitated peer-to-peer networking groups. This is combined with the support of Advisor Group and their national independent broker dealer Royal Alliance, that makes up one of the largest networks of independent advisors in the country.
"We saw two trends in 2022, NextGen advisors looking to break away from their existing firm to launch their own firms, and older advisors approaching retirement without a succession plan looking for a NextGen advisor to partner with." Malcolm Thomas, Head of Business Development. "With our SellMyFinancialPractice platform we are able to pair these advisors' approaching retirement with an IFG affiliated NextGen advisor and create succession plans to transition the business and ensure their clients are taken care of for generations to come."
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School Closures – January 10, 2023
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - We have a few school closures this morning.
Oneida School District 351, Marsh Valley School District 21, and Grace School District 148 will be closed today due to weather conditions.
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NEW YORK (AP)With a magnificent performance on a memorable night in Padres history, Joe Musgrove brought this one home for San Diego and really stuck it to the New York Mets.
The big right-hander brushed off chants of ”Cheater!” after a bizarre spot check by umpires on the mound, pitching his hometown Padres into the next round of the playoffs Sunday with seven innings of one-hit ball in a 6-0 victory over the listless Mets.
”You could see the resolve in his face and the demeanor he had,” San Diego manager Bob Melvin said. ”He was on a mission today.”
Trent Grisham hit an RBI single and made a terrific catch in center field that helped the Padres take the best-of-three National League wild-card series 2-1. Austin Nola and Juan Soto each had a two-run single.
San Diego advanced to face the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-five Division Series beginning Tuesday – ensuring the Padres will play in front of their home fans in the postseason for the first time in 16 years when they return to Petco Park for Game 3.
”Can’t wait to get back there. They deserve it,” Melvin said.
It was the fifth time the Padres won a playoff series – and they took this one without star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., sidelined all season by a wrist injury and PED suspension.
They won a first-round matchup against St. Louis in their own ballpark with no fans permitted after the pandemic-shortened 2020 season before being swept in the Division Series by the eventual World Series champion Dodgers.
For the Mets, a scintillating season ended with a whimper at home in front of empty seats. Baseball’s biggest spenders won 101 games – second-most in franchise history – but were unable to hold off Atlanta in the NL East after sitting atop the division for all but six days.
Relegated to the wild-card round, New York never fully recovered. Max Scherzer got rocked in Game 1 and, after the Mets won Game 2 behind Jacob deGrom to stave off elimination, they mustered almost nothing against Musgrove and finished with one lonely hit.
No. 3 starter Chris Bassitt lasted just four innings, giving up three runs and three hits with three costly walks to batters near the bottom of the order.
Pete Alonso’s leadoff single in the fifth and Starling Marte’s walk to start the seventh were the only baserunners permitted by Musgrove in his first postseason start. He was 0-5 with a 6.33 ERA in five previous starts against the Mets.
Robert Suarez and Josh Hader finished up with perfect relief. After the final out, Padres players and coaches gathered for happy hugs and handshakes on the field as a small but vocal throng of San Diego fans dressed in brown and yellow cheered and chanted ”Beat LA! Beat LA!” behind the team’s dugout.
Then the Padres took the party inside their clubhouse – dancing and dousing each other with booze in a loud, raucous celebration.
”They flat-out beat us,” Alonso said.
Musgrove grew up a Padres fan in the San Diego suburbs and pitched the franchise’s first no-hitter last year in his second start with the team.
He was working on a one-hitter and warming up for the sixth inning Sunday when Mets manager Buck Showalter came out of the dugout and spoke to first base umpire Alfonso Marquez.
”All Buck requested was for us to check for an illegal substance,” Marquez said.
The six umps huddled and then went to the mound. Marquez, the crew chief, felt Musgrove’s glove, cap – even his ears – searching for any unauthorized sticky substances.
”I’ve seen him do it before, checking the pitcher,” Musgrove said, referring to Showalter. ”I get it, dude. They’re on their last leg, they’re desperate, they’re doing everything they can to get me out of the game.”
Marquez said the umpires ”found nothing.”
Musgrove was allowed to continue, and he worked a 1-2-3 sixth punctuated by a pointed gesture toward the New York dugout.
”It motivated me a little bit, man. It fired me up,” he said.
The spin rate was up on all six of Musgrove’s pitches Sunday.
”I love him as a pitcher, always have,” Showalter said. ”I feel kind of bad about it, but it won’t cast anything. He’s too good a pitcher, and they’re too good – without getting into a lot of things, the spin rates and different things that I’m sure you’re all aware of when you see something that jumps out at you. I get a lot of information in the dugout that – we certainly weren’t having much luck the way it was going, that’s for sure.
”I’m charged with doing what’s best for the New York Mets. If it makes me look however it makes me look or whatever, I’m going to do it every time and live with the consequences. I’m not here to not hurt somebody’s feelings. I’m going to do what’s best for our players and the New York Mets. I felt like that was best for us right now. There’s some pretty obvious reasons why it was necessary.”
Fans yelled ”Cheater!” at Musgrove, a member of the 2017 Houston Astros World Series champions that were found by Major League Baseball to have stolen signs illegally to help their hitters.
”I guarantee Musgrove has Red Hot on his ears,” Milwaukee outfielder Andrew McCutchen tweeted. ”Pitchers use it as mechanism to stay locked in during games. It burns like crazy and IDK why some guys thinks it helps them but in no way is it `sticky.’ Buck is smart tho. Could be trying to just throw him off.”
Musgrove has said he feels uncomfortable wearing his Astros championship ring after their cheating scandal rocked the sport. He said he wants ”one that feels earned” with the Padres.
”Joe Musgrove is a man of character,” Melvin said. ”Questioning his character to me, that’s the part I have a problem with, and I’m here to tell everybody that Joe Musgrove is as above board as any pitcher I know, any player I know, and unfortunately that happened to him because the reception that he got after that was not warranted.”
THINKING OF MR. PADRE
During batting practice, San Diego second baseman Jake Cronenworth wore an old-school Tony Gwynn No. 19 uniform T-shirt, a giveaway at Petco Park one day this season.
Cronenworth figured this was a night to salute the late Padres Hall of Famer.
”I brought it with me for a reason, so I decided I’d wear it,” he said. ”Tony was one of the best, so give us some support from up above.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: All-Star 3B Manny Machado, who had an RBI single, limped back to the dugout after striking out in the ninth and appeared to be favoring his right leg. He remained in the game and said afterward he was fine.
UP NEXT
San Diego went 5-14 against the first-place Dodgers this season and finished 22 games behind them in the NL West.
New York begins its spring training schedule next year with split-squad games Feb. 25 against Miami and Houston. The regular-season opener is March 30 at Miami.
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NORMAL — Illinois State was down an important man Sunday. Darius Burford, the Redbirds' leading scorer, suffered an orbital bone fracture during Saturday's practice that had him in street clothes.
ISU didn't flinch.
Seneca Knight scored a season-high 24 points while Kendall Lewis contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds as ISU upset Southern Illinois, 72-66, in a Missouri Valley Conference game before a CEFCU Arena crowd of 4,377.
"We didn't really talk about it," said ISU head coach Ryan Pedon of Burford's injury. "It happened toward the end of practice yesterday. There was a short turnaround. The players know. In those moments from a coaching standpoint if you state the obvious and if you make it a big deal, it will probably enter their minds as a big deal ... there's no crying in basketball."
ISU, which improved to 9-14 overall and 4-8 in the MVC while breaking a four-game losing streak, also received 12 points from Luke Kasubke. The Redbirds made 11 of 19 3-point attempts and shot 46.8% from the field while sinking 17 of 18 free throws.
SIU (17-6, 9-3) was led by senior forward Marcus Domask, who made six 3-pointers and scored 32 points. Lance Jones added 15 points as the Salukis, who had won five straight, remained tied for the MVC lead after Belmont lost at home to Drake.
"The beat we beat tonight I have great respect for. They're a blue-collar team and there's a reason they're at the top of the league," said Pedon. "The brand of basketball that is required to beat them, you have be tough and resilient and you have to be very disciplined when you play them offensively and defensively."
Lewis played all 40 minutes while Knight logged 39 and Kasubke and Malachi Poindexter had 36 each .
"Everyone had to be ready and we all had to step up," said Knight. "DB brings so much to this team. So with him out we know it was going to take a (great effort), but as long as we stepped up and came together as a team there was nothing we can't handle."
Jones' layup off an ISU turnover tied the game at 60-all with 4:36 left before Knight responded with a long 3-pointer from the top of the key.
It was still tied when Lewis' rebound basket off his fifth offensive board gave ISU a 68-66 lead with 37.5 seconds left. The Redbirds got a key turnover when a pass went off Domask's fingertips.
Knight made two free throws for a 70-66 lead. After Domask missed a pair of 3-point attempts, Lewis grabbed a final rebound and made both free throws to clinch the win.
“They got into a rhythm early in the game when they made a couple of 3s,” said Salukis head coach Bryan Mullins. “We missed some defensive assignments. We were never connected defensively in the first half and gave them some looks. That gave them confidence for the rest of the game.”
Lewis' rebound basket with one second left gave ISU a 36-33 halftime lead. It was reminiscent of the Redbirds' 35-32 lead at the break in Carbondale 15 days earlier.
This time ISU, not SIU, quickly extended the margin. Kasubke hit two 3-pointers, both on feeds from Alex Kotov, as ISU gained a 45-35 advantage with 16:48 left.
Colton Sandage's 3-pointer put ISU ahead, 55-43, before SIU went on a 10-0 run to get within two with 8:30 left. When Domask sank a 3-pointer, ISU's lead was cut to 57-56 with 7:26 left to set up another close finish.
ISU entertains UIC at 7 p.m. Wednesday at CEFCU Arena.
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IPLOOK, a leading provider of end-to end mobile core network, will showcase its End-to-End 4G/5G Converged Core solutions at MWC 2023 in Barcelona.
HONG KONG, Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- It's that time of a year again, the world's largest gathering in the telecom industry -- MWC Barcelona 2023! It's expecting around over 2,000 telecom companies to exhibit this year, in Barcelona from 27th February to 2nd March. From the most inspiring speakers and enterprises to the discussion about the hottest topics, you will be at "the epicentre of telecom industry's future".
After two years of technical advancement, IPLOOK is back at MWC Barcelona again and requests the honor of communicating with everyone in person. We would be glad to explore the potential partnerships and excited to share industry insights. So we hereby cordially invite you to start a conversation with us at MWC 2023.
With extensive industry experience, IPLOOK will showcase the end-to-end 4G/5G converged core solution at the event, monetizing 4G and 5G networks to fulfill the growing connectivity needs. The all-in-one mobile core helps operators deploy future-oriented multi-network convergence target networks and multi-network services in one step at the fastest speed and lowest cost for achieving the transformation from a single network architecture to a fully converged network architecture.
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Find out how IPLOOK's core network products could make your business more profitable and efficient! Welcome to meet with us and discuss your specific requirements. Please contact us to let us know your available time slot. See you there!
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Cooper Neese scored 17 points as Indiana State beat Ball State 83-71 on Saturday.
Neese shot 7 for 10, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Sycamores (2-0). Courvoisier McCauley scored 14 points and added six rebounds. Jayson Kent recorded 13 points and was 5 of 7 shooting (3 for 5 from distance).
The Cardinals (1-1) were led by Jarron Coleman, who posted 29 points and four assists. Payton Sparks added 18 points, six rebounds and two blocks for Ball State. Demarius Jacobs also recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Indiana State closed out their victory in the second half, with Kent scoring a team-high 10 points in the final half.
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Up next for Indiana State is a matchup Thursday with North Dakota State at home. Ball State visits Omaha on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — As the Manhattan district attorney’s office ramps up its yearslong investigation of Donald Trump, a new book by a former prosecutor details just how close the former president came to getting indicted — and laments friction with the new D.A. that put that plan on ice.
Mark Pomerantz, who oversaw the investigation until early last year, writes in “People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account” that then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. authorized him in December 2021 to seek Trump’s indictment.
After scouring Trump’s life and business, Pomerantz writes that prosecutors agreed on a case involving allegations that Trump falsified records by inflating the value of assets on financial statements he provided lenders.
Vance was leaving office within weeks, but he expressed confidence that his successor, Alvin Bragg, would agree with his assessment, Pomerantz writes. But Bragg and his team had other ideas — expressing trepidation about the strength of evidence and the credibility of a key witness.
They decided not to proceed, at least not with the speed Pomerantz and co-lead prosecutor Carey Dunne wanted. Pomerantz writes. The stagnation compelled both men to leave the office.
“Once again, Donald Trump had managed to dance between the raindrops of accountability,” Pomerantz writes in the book, which is set to be published Tuesday by Simon & Schuster.
The Associated Press and other news outlets received copies of the book Friday.
Trump has threatened legal action against Pomerantz and Simon & Schuster for what he contends are “defamatory statements” and “groundless falsehoods” about his alleged criminal conduct.
Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and said the New York investigations are attempts by Democrats to keep him out of the White House.
In a post to his Trump Social platform, Trump said Pomerantz’s book “is turning out to be a hit on the District Attorney and the ‘weak’ case ‘with many fatal flaws.’”
Pomerantz’s 304-page volume weaves his behind-the-scenes account of the spirited battle over whether to charge Trump with anecdotes from his decades-long career as a mafia prosecutor and white-collar litigator. Those experiences contrast with Bragg’s work as a former federal prosecutor, law professor and, in the years prior to his election, pursuing civil cases against Trump as a top official in the state attorney general’s office.
The book also works to temper the drama surrounding Pomerantz’s split from Bragg, which spilled into the public last year when his resignation letter appeared in The New York Times.
Pomerantz portrays the dispute not as a brawl, but as a legitimate difference of opinion shaped by lengthy Zoom calls and telephone conversations. During the sessions, Pomerantz writes that he and Dunne would detail the pros and cons of pursuing a Trump indictment, while Bragg or members of his team pushed back with questions and concerns.
At first, Pomerantz writes, Bragg seemed overwhelmed by other matters — managing the massive D.A.’s office and dealing with blowback from his approach to prosecuting certain crimes. He writes that Bragg showed up late to an initial meeting where he laid out the case and that Bragg ended up looking at his phone most of the time. The D.A. was more attentive at subsequent sessions, Pomerantz said.
At one point, he writes, Bragg said that he “could not see a world” in which he would indict Trump and call Trump’s long-estranged former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen as a witness.
Cohen, who claims to have intimate knowledge of Trump’s financial dealings, was convicted in a parallel federal case of lying to Congress.
Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, said in a statement Friday: “We were treated respectfully and professionally by Mr. Mark Pomerantz and his team. We appreciated their integrity and hard work. Despite the denied allegations concerning Mr. Cohen’s credibility, I can confirm that Mr. Cohen will continue to cooperate with DA Bragg and his team, speaking truth to power — as he has always done.”
Aside from a few blunt emails he wrote criticizing Bragg’s deliberateness, Pomerantz said his rift with the D.A. was civil.
“There was never any yelling or screaming,” he writes of their final conversation in February 2022. He defended Bragg against people suggesting he had an ulterior motive not to indict, saying that they “had no clue about how these prosecutorial decisions are made or were bloodthirsty for some action against Trump,” Pomerantz writes.
Bragg’s office sought last month to delay the book’s publication, saying in a letter to Pomerantz and Simon & Schuster that he was violating a confidentiality agreement he signed upon joining the D.A.’s office and that the book could “materially prejudice” the investigation. Pomerantz said nothing in the book jeopardizes the probe. Simon & Schuster said it will release the book as scheduled.
In a statement Friday, Bragg said he hasn’t read the book, and “won’t comment on any ongoing investigation because of the harm it could cause to the case.” He defended his decision to refrain from charging Trump.
“After closely reviewing all the evidence from Mr. Pomerantz’s investigation, I came to the same conclusion as several senior prosecutors involved in the case, and also those I brought on: more work was needed. Put another way, Mr. Pomerantz’s plane wasn’t ready for takeoff,” Bragg said. “Our skilled and professional legal team continues to follow the facts of this case wherever they may lead, without fear or favor. Mr. Pomerantz decided to quit a year ago and sign a book deal.”
The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York also expressed concerns, writing in a statement Friday that it was “unfortunate and unprecedented” for a former prosecutor to speak out during an ongoing investigation.
Pomerantz joined the D.A.’s office in 2021 as a special assistant district attorney to lead the Trump probe. He writes that early in his involvement they weighed charging Trump and his company under the state’s version of the federal racketeering law, given the array of tax, fraud and other potential crimes they were investigating.
Pomerantz likened Trump’s cunning, charisma and ability to “stay one step ahead of the law” to that of late Gambino crime family boss John Gotti, whose son, John A. Gotti, he prosecuted while an assistant U.S. attorney.
When he arrived at the D.A.’s office, Pomerantz writes, the investigation was so broad “it seemed unfocused and sprawling.”
In 2021, Pomerantz’s team charged Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, with evading taxes on fringe benefits given to company executives, but it was Bragg and his team who saw the cases through, securing Weisselberg’s guilty plea in August and the Trump Organization’s conviction in December. Weisselberg is serving a five-month jail sentence and the company was fined $1.6 million.
Under Bragg’s direction, the district attorney’s office recently returned to a part of the investigation that had long-ago stalled: payments made to two women on Trump’s behalf in 2016 to keep them quiet about alleged affairs.
Pomerantz portrays the hush-money payments — made or arranged by Cohen — as perhaps the most challenging, legally fraught of the potential cases against Trump.
He writes that while a case could be made that Trump falsified business records by logging Cohen’s reimbursement for one of the payoffs as legal fees, he could only be charged with a misdemeanor under New York law — unless prosecutors could prove he falsified records to conceal another crime.
Vance abandoned the hush-money angle in 2019, pivoting the investigation’s focus to other matters, but Pomerantz said he revisited it when he joined the office in January 2021, looking for a way to make more serious felony charges stick. He considered whether Trump could be charged with money laundering and explored if one of the women who got money, Stormy Daniels, had demanded payment to remain quiet, thereby extorting him.
Pomerantz said the hush-money matter became known around the office as the “zombie” case.
Still, Pomerantz wrote, “Over the months that I and others worked on the case, we developed evidence convincing us that Donald Trump had committed serious crimes,” Pomerantz writes.
Even if a conviction wasn’t a certainty, Pomerantz said he thought they owed it the public to bring the case to trial.
“Losing it would be better than not even trying,” he wrote.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB: BNET), a developer of advanced livestock waste treatment technology that dramatically reduces environmental impacts and recovers valuable resources, announced today that its presentation time for the 24th Annual H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference has changed to the following:
Mr. Scott will be available for one-on-one meetings September 12-14. To register for the conference or to request a meeting with Mr. Scott, click here: https://hcwevents.com/annualconference/
About Bion: Bion's patented third generation technology was designed to largely mitigate the environmental impacts of large-scale livestock production and deliver a USDA-certified sustainable product to the consumer. The platform simultaneously recovers low carbon organic fertilizer coproducts, renewable energy, and clean water from the waste stream. Bion's 3G Tech platform can create a pathway to economic and environmental sustainability with 'win-win' benefits for at least a premium sector of the $175 billion U.S. livestock industry and the consumer. For more information, see Bion's website at https://bionenviro.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings dropped in October but remained high, a sign that businesses became slightly less needy for workers as the Federal Reserve ramps up interest rates in an effort to cool the economy.
Employers posted 10.3 million job vacancies in October, down from 10.7 million in September, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Even with the drop, openings were slightly lower in August, when they dipped below 10.3 million before rebounding the following month.
The number of people quitting their jobs also slipped in October, to 4 million from 4.1 million.
The Federal Reserve is closely monitoring the figures on job openings and quits for signals about the strength of the job market. The Fed is seeking to pull off a delicate task by slowing hiring and the broader economy to cool inflation, but not so much as to cause a recession.
While more job openings are a benefit for those seeking work, Fed officials would like to see the number of openings fall. That’s because fewer openings would indicate less competition between businesses to find and keep workers, reducing pressure on them to raise wages.
The number of open jobs dropped last month in construction, manufacturing, professional services such as architecture and engineering, and health care. They rose in financial services and remained high for restaurants, bars, and hotels.
“The labor market is cooling (what the Fed wants) but it is far from cold,” Jennifer Lee, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said in an email.
Fed officials would also like to see the number of people quitting decline. When workers quit, they typically do so for a new, higher-paying job. Since the pandemic, people who have left one job for a new one have been getting historically large wage increases.
Many businesses then pass on the higher labor costs to customers through price increases, fueling inflation.
The Fed would like to slow — though not eliminate — wage gains, so it is hoping that its rate hikes will bring down the number of jobs that companies advertise.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak about inflation and the labor market in a highly-anticipated speech Wednesday afternoon. Wall Street traders in particular will watch his speech closely for any signs he may give of how much further the Fed will raise interest rates.
Powell’s appearance comes two days before the U.S. releases critical employment data for November.
The Fed has hiked its benchmark interest rate six times this year to a range of 3.75% to 4%, the highest in about 15 years, in a bid to quell rampant inflation. Prices have soared 7.7% in the past year, near the highest in four decades. The Fed typically seeks to slow price increases by weakening the economy and pushing up unemployment, which reduces spending and often brings down inflation.
However, with job openings so high — they hit a two-decade record of 11.9 million in March — many Fed officials hope they can bring down wage increases and inflation by sharply reducing openings, without causing layoffs to rise significantly. Many economists are skeptical that such an approach can succeed, because historically layoffs have also risen when job openings have gone down.
Wednesday’s report — known as the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey — provides greater detail about the labor market, while the monthly jobs report on Friday includes the unemployment rate and the number of jobs added or lost each month. | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-us-job-openings-fell-in-october-to-still-high-level/ | 2022-12-01 04:59:24 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/business/ap-us-job-openings-fell-in-october-to-still-high-level/ |
TAMPA, Fla. — The Bonati Spine Institute in Hudson can resume surgeries after reaching a settlement agreement with state regulators.
In March, the Agency for Health Care Administration suspended the surgery center’s license saying it put patients’ health, safety, and welfare at risk. Since then, things have changed.
A July 7th agreement with the state outlines a correction plan and required the Institute to pay a $50,000 fine. In turn, the state agreed to lift the suspension and not seek to revoke the center’s license.
The agreement comes a month after an I-Team investigation revealed Dr. Alfred Bonati’s record of malpractice lawsuit settlements and disciplinary actions by the Florida Board of Medicine.
I-Team Investigation: Florida back surgeon fighting to reopen surgery center has lawsuit history
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Groundbreaking new study finds possible explanation for SIDS
(Gray News) – A medical research breakthrough might have just solved the mystery of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Researchers at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Australia have identified the first biochemical marker that could help detect babies more at risk of SIDS while they are alive.
The biomarker, an enzyme called Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), was analyzed in the study published Saturday by the Lancet’s eBioMedicine.
The study measured BChE activity in the blood of infants drawn at birth. It then measured the BChE in both SIDS victims and infants dying from other causes and compared those levels to those of surviving babies with the same birthday and gender.
The study found that BChE levels at birth were significantly lower in babies who later died of SIDS when compared to BChE levels of infants who died of other causes and of living babies.
BChE plays a major role in the brain’s arousal pathway. Thus, researchers believe low levels of BChE likely indicates an arousal deficit, which reduces a baby’s ability to wake or respond to his or her environment, causing vulnerability to SIDS.
Dr. Carmel Harrington led the study. She lost her own child to SIDS 29 years ago, according to a press release.
Harrington said the findings are a game changer.
“Babies have a very powerful mechanism to let us know when they are not happy. Usually, if a baby is confronted with a life-threatening situation, such as difficulty breathing during sleep because they are on their tummies, they will arouse and cry out. What this research shows is that some babies don’t have this same robust arousal response,” Harrington said in a press release. “This has long been thought to be the case, but up to now we didn’t know what was causing the lack of arousal. Now that we know that BChE is involved we can begin to change the outcome for these babies and make SIDS a thing of the past.”
Harrington also said she hopes the findings bring some peace to grieving families.
“An apparently healthy baby going to sleep and not waking up is every parent’s nightmare, and until now there was absolutely no way of knowing which infant would succumb. But that’s not the case anymore,” Harrington said. “This discovery has opened up the possibility for intervention and finally gives answers to parents who have lost their children so tragically. These families can now live with the knowledge that this was not their fault.”
Researchers said the next step is to require the BChE biomarker to be measured in newborns at birth and then develop specific interventions to address the enzyme deficiency in infants who have it.
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Diver rescued after being swept away by current
KEY WEST, Fla. (CNN) - A diver managed to stay alive until he could be rescued after he became adrift for two hours off the Florida Keys.
Dylan Gartenmayer, 21, began diving when he was just 11. Family members say that experience helped him survive the frightening ordeal.
The young man was free diving Thursday by a reef in Key West when a strong current took him under the water. When he resurfaced, he had drifted away from his boat.
His friends started searching for him and eventually called the Coast Guard for help.
Meanwhile, Gartenmayer was resourceful. He found a bamboo stick and used it to help keep him afloat. He then swam two miles to get back to the reef.
Family members, who had been searching for Gartenmayer for two hours, spotted him. Videos of the moment show their cheers of celebration, with people hugging the 21-year-old after he gets on the boat.
Gartenmayer was brought back to shore, where Coast Guard members determined his body temperature was low. Once that was stabilized, he was free to go.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns along a swollen river near Sacramento.
Bands of gusty thunderstorms started Saturday in the north and spread south, with yet another atmospheric river storm following close behind Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
Up to two inches (5 cm) of rain was predicted for the saturated Sacramento Valley, where residents of semi-rural Wilton and surrounding communities were warned to prepare to leave if the Cosumnes River continued to rise. The warning was downgraded from an evacuation order Sunday afternoon.
Gusts and up to 3 feet (91 cm) of snow were expected in the Sierra Nevada, where the weather service warned of hazardous driving conditions. Interstate 80, a key highway from the San Francisco Bay Area to Lake Tahoe ski resorts, reopened after being closed most of Saturday because of slick roads and snow.
The University of California Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted Sunday morning that it received 21.5 inches (54 centimeters) of snow in 24 hours. Its snowpack of about 10 feet (3 meters) was expected to grow several more feet by Monday.
A backcountry avalanche warning was issued for the central Sierra, including the greater Lake Tahoe area, through Monday.
The California Highway Patrol rescued three people whose car slid off a rain-slicked road and ended up teetering at the edge of a cliff in the Santa Cruz Mountains on Friday. The occupants of the car “were scared for their lives and were in disbelief” when they were pulled safely from the car as the vehicle’s front end hung precariously over the cliff’s edge, the highway patrol said in a statement.
“We cannot stress this enough. Please ONLY drive if it’s necessary,” the statement said.
Just to the south in Santa Cruz County, the tiny community of Felton Grove along the San Lorenzo River was under an evacuation warning.
The swollen Salinas River swamped farmland in Monterey County. To the east, flood warnings were in effect for Merced County in the agricultural Central Valley, where Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Saturday to take stock of problems and warn of still more possible danger.
“We’re not done,” Newsom said. He urged people to be vigilant about safety for a few more days, when the last of a parade of nine atmospheric rivers was expected to move through.
Several roads, including State Route 99, were closed because of flooding Sunday in San Joaquin County.
In Southern California, winter storm warnings and advisories were in place for mountain areas, where many roads remained impassable because of mud and rock slides. Two northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Castaic in northern Los Angeles County were closed indefinitely after a hillside collapsed.
Downtown Los Angeles set a rainfall record Saturday with 1.82 inches (4.6 cm), the weather service said.
The series of storms has dumped rain and snow on California since late December, cutting power to thousands, swamping roads, unleashing debris flows, and triggering landslides.
President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in the state and ordered federal aid to supplement local recovery efforts in affected areas.
At least 19 storm-related deaths have occurred, and a 5-year-old boy remained missing after being swept out of his mother’s car by floodwaters in San Luis Obispo County.
Dry days are in this week’s forecast for California starting on Tuesday. | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-california-gets-more-rain-and-snow-but-dry-days-are-ahead/ | 2023-01-16 12:31:44 | 1 | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-california-gets-more-rain-and-snow-but-dry-days-are-ahead/ |
Friday, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts insisted that Twitter reveal its process for verifying users who pay for a subscription.
A Washington Post reporter, with Markey's permission, set up a fake account impersonating the Senator under the username @realedmarkey.
After paying the subscription fee the account received a blue verification mark, The Hill reported.
In a letter from Markey to Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk, the Senator heavily criticized the platform's process and launch of the new feature which allows users to pay for a blue check mark that is meant to verify their authenticity.
Twitter appeared to have paused the program shortly after the Washington Post ran the test.
Sen. Markey wrote in a letter, “Allowing an imposter to impersonate a U.S. Senator on Twitter is a serious matter that you need to address promptly.”
A @washingtonpost reporter was able to create a verified account impersonating me—I’m asking for answers from @elonmusk who is putting profits over people and his debt over stopping disinformation. Twitter must explain how this happened and how to prevent it from happening again. pic.twitter.com/R4r7p6mduP
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) November 11, 2022
Markey asked Musk to respond to his inquiry by Nov. 25 regarding how an impersonation was allowed.
CNBC and other outlets said that Twitter did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the matter. | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/sen-ed-markey-demands-musk-answer-questions-on-fake-twitter-accounts | 2022-11-12 02:06:10 | 0 | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/sen-ed-markey-demands-musk-answer-questions-on-fake-twitter-accounts |
March Madness Preview: How to Watch NCAA Games, Odds & Game Information - March 14
The First Four round of the NCAA Tournament on March 14 has two games on the schedule, with the most exciting matchup being a clash between Pittsburgh and Mississippi State. For information on game times, odds, betting tips, details on how to watch each game, and everything else March Madness related, check out our breakdown below.
Watch select March Madness games live on fuboTV! Keep reading for game-specific information and links.
First Four Odds and How to Watch
No. 16 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-CC Islanders
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Venue: UD Arena
- Location: Dayton, Ohio
How to Watch Southeast Missouri State vs Texas A&M-CC
- TV: truTV
Southeast Missouri State vs Texas A&M-CC Odds
- Favorite: Texas A&M-CC (-3.5)
- Total: 155.5
- Texas A&M-CC Moneyline: -175
- Southeast Missouri State Moneyline: +145
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No. 11 Pittsburgh Panthers vs. No. 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Game Time: 9:10 PM ET
- Venue: UD Arena
- Location: Dayton, Ohio
How to Watch Pittsburgh vs Mississippi State
- TV: truTV
Pittsburgh vs Mississippi State Odds
- Favorite: Mississippi State (-2.5)
- Total: 132.5
- Mississippi State Moneyline: -145
- Pittsburgh Moneyline: +120
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We were reminded the other day of a story that appeared last year in The New York Times. It considered the influence of American "wokism" on Europe.
It's not often one sees a headline as striking: "Will American Ideas Tear France Apart? Some of Its Leaders Think So."
The story chronicled the frustration felt by many French citizens over what was perceived to be an actual threat to French identity by--what else?--the identity politics ferried over the pond by American students.
What reminded us of The Times piece was a recent article in The Intercept about the seeming blind obedience to wokeness that's handicapping some of the very organizations working to advance what is considered to be the woke agenda.
Several group executives spoke to writer Ryan Grim, most of them anonymously, about their exasperation over staff infighting. What follows are some of the quotes by those executives. Depending on your political stripes, enjoy . . . or not:
• "So much energy has been devoted to the internal strife and internal bull**** that it's had a real impact on the ability for groups to deliver. It's been huge, particularly over the last year and a half or so, the ability for groups to focus on their mission, whether it's reproductive justice, or jobs, or fighting climate change."
• "My last nine months, I was spending 90 to 95 percent of my time on internal strife. Whereas [before] that would have been 25-30 percent."
• "Most people thought that their worst critics were their competitors, and they're finding out that their worst critics are on their own payroll."
• "I got to a point like three years ago where I had a crisis of faith, like, I don't even know, most of these spaces on the left are just not--they're not healthy. Like all these people are just not--they're not doing well. The dynamic, the toxic dynamic of whatever you want to call it--callout culture, cancel culture, whatever--is creating this really intense thing, and no one is able to acknowledge it, no one's able to talk about it, no one's able to say how bad it is."
• "A lot of staff that work for me, they expect the organization to be all the things: a movement, OK, get out the vote, OK, healing, OK, take care of you when you're sick, OK. It's all the things. 'Can you get your love and healing at home, please?' But I can't say that, they would crucify me."
• ". . . You couldn't conceive of a better right-wing plot to paralyze progressive leaders by catalyzing the existing culture where internal turmoil and microcampaigns are mistaken for strategic advancement of social impact for the millions of people depending on these organizations . . . ."
• "I'm now at a point where the first thing I wonder about a job applicant is, 'How likely is this person to blow up my organization from the inside?'"
And these are the executives of places promoting the woke agenda. (It's certainly not hard to imagine similar quotes from local Republican Party leaders throughout the land forced to step in and play referee with the MAGAs and Never Trumpers.)
Once again, a movement is eating its young. And it reminds us of another quote, something somebody said in a book long ago. And deserves reprinting here:
"Don't step on the toes of the dog-lovers, the cat-lovers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, Mormons, Baptists, Unitarians, second-generation Chinese, Swedes, Italians, Germans, Texans, Brooklynites, Irishmen, people from Oregon or Mexico. The people in this book, this play, this TV serial are not meant to represent any actual painters, cartographers, mechanics anywhere. The bigger your market, Montag, the less you handle controversy, remember that! All the minor minor minorities with their navels to be kept clean. Authors, full of evil thoughts, lock up your typewriters. They did. Magazines became a nice blend of vanilla tapioca. Books, so the damned snobbish critics said, were dishwater. No wonder books stopped selling, the critics said. But the public, knowing what it wanted, spinning happily, let the comic books survive. And the three-dimensional sex magazines, of course. There you have it, Montag. It didn't come from the Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure carried the trick, thank God. Today, thanks to them, you can stay happy all the time, you are allowed to read comics, the good old confessions, or trade journals."
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Webb telescope spies evidence of hidden planets around nearby star
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe the first asteroid belt seen outside of our solar system and unveiled some cosmic surprises along the way.
The space observatory focused on the warm dust that encircles Fomalhaut, a young, bright star located 25 light-years from Earth in the Piscis Austrinus constellation.
The dusty disk around Fomalhaut was initially discovered in 1983 using NASA’s Infrared Astronomical Satellite. But the Webb researchers weren’t expecting to see three nested rings of dust extending out 14 billion miles (23 billion kilometers) from the star — or 150 times the distance of Earth from the sun.
Webb’s new view revealed Fomalhaut’s two inner belts for the first time, which didn’t appear in previous images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope or other observatories.
The detailed image of the dust belts, captured in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye, showed that the structures are more complex than the main asteroid belt and Kuiper Belt in our solar system.
The main asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, is where leftovers from the formation of our solar system orbit the sun. More icy leftovers can be found in the Kuiper Belt on the edge of our solar system, a doughnut-shaped ring of small celestial bodies and dust beyond Neptune.
The revelation of the Fomalhaut’s two inner rings has suggested that planets hidden deeper within the star system may be affecting the dust belt’s shape. Fomalhaut’s outer belt alone is about twice the scale of the Kuiper Belt. The new image and a study detailing the findings was published Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Gravitational forces shape the rings
Fomalhaut’s massive dust belts were likely created from the debris left behind as larger bodies such as asteroids and comets collided.
Then, the dust was shaped into belts by the gravitational influence of what the researchers believe are unseen planets that orbit the star, the same way Jupiter and Neptune shape our asteroid belt and the inner edge of the Kuiper Belt.
“I would describe Fomalhaut as the archetype of debris discs found elsewhere in our galaxy, because it has components similar to those we have in our own planetary system,” said lead study author András Gáspár, assistant research professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona in Tucson, in a statement.
“By looking at the patterns in these rings, we can actually start to make a little sketch of what a planetary system ought to look like — if we could actually take a deep enough picture to see the suspected planets.”
Combining Webb’s new observation along with images taken previously by Hubble, the European Space Agency’s Herschel Space Observatory and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array of telescopes can provide scientists with a more detailed view of how belts of debris form around stars.
Webb also observed a feature Gáspár calls “the great dust cloud,” where two celestial bodies might have collided in the outer ring. The cloud is separate from another feature spied by Hubble in 2008 that might have been a planet — but further observations showed the object disappeared by 2014, implying another collision that left only dust in its wake.
Stars form from gas and dust, and then a ring of leftover material called a protoplanetary disk orbits the star, where planets are born. The idea of the disk originated from astronomers Immanuel Kant and Pierre-Simon Laplace in the late 18th century. Once the planets form around a star, debris belts form and become shaped by the gravity of the planets. Inside the belts, objects like asteroids crash into one another and create more debris and dust.
Studying the dust belts can help unlock more of the secrets behind how planetary systems form.
“The belts around Fomalhaut are kind of a mystery novel: Where are the planets?” said study coauthor George Rieke, regents professor of astronomy and planetary sciences at the University of Arizona in Tucson and science team lead for Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument used in the observations, in a statement. “I think it’s not a very big leap to say there’s probably a really interesting planetary system around the star.”
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Armstrong Relocation & Companies, a global leader of supply chain services and residential and commercial moving has launched a single brand that maximizes its brand equity across all markets and service offerings for future growth and long-term efficiency—The Armstrong Company ("Armstrong").
"It's been a real blessing for our families to have experienced such tremendous success over three generations," said CEO Todd Watson. "We are more today than our founders even intended, and having a name and brand that reflects our value and services is long overdue."
Prior to the rebrand, Armstrong marketed its offerings as: Armstrong Relocation, Armstrong Commercial Services, Armstrong Supply Chain Solutions, Armstrong Transportation Management, Armstrong Logistics, Armstrong International, Crown Worldwide Moving & Storage, Jack Treier Moving & Storage, Compass Relocation, Volunteer Moving & Storage, Simplicity Relocation, Superior Relocation, Crescent City Moving & Storage, AAA Transfer, and International Movers, each with respective brand identities.
"Our name(s) did not clearly convey our scope of services and frequently created customer confusion across our segments and markets," said Hilary Sauls, chief of staff and head of marketing. "We've grown from a single moving and storage company to a global logistics leader in 32 markets offering more comprehensive solutions."
"Our new brand is reflective of our personality and customer value. From our intuitiveness and devotion to our customers' success to our positively ambitious attitude and enterprising leadership, we remain committed to our customer promise: our world moves around you."
The rebrand includes an updated brand architecture, brand strategy, and visual and verbal identity systems.
Watson added, "While our services have expanded over the years, our team has been flexible and we have remained consistent with our foundational values. No matter what, Armstrong will always be the company that succeeds because of our people."
Learn more about Armstrong's rebrand here.
About The Armstrong Company
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A leading U.S. Producer and Co-Packer of Single Serve Coffee Formats Expands Product Coffee Blenders Brand Offerings to Bring Ready-to-Drink Lattes to Korean Consumers
RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NuZee, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUZE), a leading U.S. producer and co-packer of single serve coffee formats, announced today the expansion of its Coffee Blenders product offerings with a new Coldpresso latte product line that combines the power of cold brew and espresso. The products are currently available to purchase in Korea online at Market Kurly and will offer consumers a convenient way to enjoy the benefits of cold pressed coffee without costly equipment or exorbitant prep time.
Developed in Korea, the Coffee Blenders Coldpresso utilizes new methods of espresso brewing coffee extracted using a hybrid cold espresso machine, a unit innovated to create coffee that harnesses the advantages of both espresso and cold brewed coffee. Creating a "low caffeine cold espresso" in a short time, the Coldpresso line boasts a clean after taste and carries the delicious coffee aroma without the higher acidity and heat. As NuZee is dedicated to convenient sustainability, the line is packaged in recyclable glass with stainless steel lids.
"We are excited to expand the Coffee Blenders brand into a ready-to-drink format as it gives our customers new ways to enjoy our products," said Sangyun Park, Product Development Manager with NuZee Korea. "We spent a lot of time developing the ready-to-drink coffee line to ensure the Coffee Blenders Coldpresso latte line would have a product that we believe just about everyone could enjoy!"
The Coffee Blenders Coldpresso line includes:
- Coldpresso Dolce Latte: A creamy treat that mixes the Coldpresso concentrate with antibiotic-free milk and Rainforest Alliance Certified ("RFA-certified") coffee beans to promote eco-friendly, socially responsible agriculture with every delicious sip.
- Royal Ceylon Milk Tea: A healthy sweet, this blend of high-quality Sri Lankan Dumbula black tea, unrefined Brazilian sugar, and non-GMO, antibiotic-free milk has a gentle floral aroma and smooth taste without pesticides or chemical fertilizers.
- Royal Earl Grey Milk Tea: Similar to the Royal Ceylon Milk Tea, this cool sip focuses on the fresh taste of 100% organic Earl Grey black tea balanced with unrefined Brazilian sugar and antibiotic-free milk to create a sweet and nourishing on-the-go drink.
- Earl Grey Milk Tea Café Latte: With aromas of bergamot and non-GMO antibiotic-free raw milk, this ready-to-drink product highlights the refreshing taste of 100% Earl Grey black tea.
- Coldpresso Café Latte: A blend of coffee and tea, this drink combines freshly-ground coffee blended using Coffee Blender's unique methods that avoid heat-induced oxidation with organic black tea extract from India and antibiotic-free milk.
"NuZee and its partner products are known for offering convenient, delicious coffee experiences through innovation and strategic development," said Travis Gorney, Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President, Sales at NuZee. "We are excited to launch our new Coldpresso products, which we expect will diversify our product offerings to Korean consumers and offer an on-the-go, refreshing pick-me-up."
NuZee, Inc., (NASDAQ: NUZE), is a leading co-packing company for single serve coffee formats that partners with companies to help them develop within the single serve and private label coffee category.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. NuZee cautions you that such statements are simply predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. These statements reflect NuZee's current expectations and NuZee does not undertake to update or revise these forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied in this or other NuZee statements will not be realized. Further, these statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond NuZee's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include: NuZee's plan to obtain funding for its operations, including funding necessary to develop, manufacture and commercialize its products; the impact to NuZee's business from COVID-19, including supply chain interruptions; general market acceptance of and demand for NuZee's products; NuZee's reliance on third-party roasters to roast and blend coffee beans necessary to produce its products and provide its co-packing services; NuZee's ability to successfully achieve the anticipated results of strategic transactions; the fact that certain of NuZee's single serve coffee products are expected to be manufactured, processed and packaged for NuZee by its new partner on a purchase order basis pursuant to the agreement between the parties; the fact that sales are completed on a purchase order basis without any written agreement between NuZee and its customers; and NuZee's commercialization, marketing and manufacturing capabilities and strategy. For a description of additional factors that may cause NuZee's actual results, performance or expectations to differ from any forward-looking statements, please review the information set forth in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the NuZee's public reports and NuZee's other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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OSLO, Norway, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nel ASA (Nel, OSE: NEL) Nel has decided to build a new fully automated production line at Herøya in Norway, doubling its capacity for production of alkaline electrolyser stacks to ~1 GW.
"The expansion means that Nel is strengthening its position as a global frontrunner for development and industrialization of green hydrogen technology and provides Norway with a great opportunity to take on the role as the leading exporter of electrolyser equipment to a rapidly growing market," says Nel's CEO Håkon Volldal.
The investment decision was made only weeks after the company received a record size order for 200 MW of alkaline electrolyser stacks from an US customer.
"The Herøya expansion supports what we have previously communicated: when demand is present, we will add capacity. The recent 200 MW contract will not be a one-off, and as we see a potential for additional large orders in the foreseeable future, we have decided to expand our production capacity", Volldal says
Nel's facility at Herøya is the world's first fully automated electrolyser manufacturing factory, and was officially opened by Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Lien Aasland, in April this year.
"Nel's new factory at Herøya is a step in the right direction towards a future without emissions. In a growing hydrogen market, even more electrolysers are needed, and it will be a sign of quality that the electrolysers are marked "made in Norway"", Aasland said in his inaugural speech.
The factory is currently running on three shifts and is setting weekly production records. Towards year end the company expect to have five shifts running. While the current production capacity is 500 MW, it can be expanded to 2 GW, which will also generate a significant amount of new direct and indirect workplaces in the area around Herøya and Porsgrunn, Norway.
The new production line is expected to be in operation from April 2024. Total capex commitment for the equipment will be approximately EUR 35 million.
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Media contact: Lars Nermoen, Head of communications, +47 902 40 153
Investor contact: Wilhelm Flinder, Head of Investor Relations, +47 936 11 350
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Nel is a global, dedicated hydrogen company, delivering optimal solutions to produce, store and distribute hydrogen from renewable energy. We serve industries, energy and gas companies with leading hydrogen technology. Since its origins in 1927, Nel has a proud history of development and continual improvement of hydrogen plants. Our hydrogen solutions cover the entire value chain from hydrogen production technologies to manufacturing of hydrogen fueling stations, providing all fuel cell electric vehicles with the same fast fueling and long range as conventional vehicles today.
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Ghislaine Maxwell says Prince Andrew photo is 'fake' in first prison interview
Ghislaine Maxwell is speaking publicly from behind bars in a Tallahassee prison for the first time since her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction.
Jeffrey Epstein’s one-time girlfriend and co-conspirator is giving her first interview since her conviction for helping Epstein sex-traffic young girls in Florida, New York and internationally.
In a preview of the interview with British television reporter Jeremy Kyle, Maxwell claims the infamous photo of Prince Andrew with his arm around the waist of then 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre is a fake.
For years, Giuffre, who successfully sued Andrew, said that picture was taken by Epstein, in Maxwell’s London apartment, before Giuffre says she was forced to have sex with the prince.
Now Maxwell says: "It is a fake. I don't believe it is real for a second, in fact, I am sure it is not. There has never been an original, there is no photograph."
Maxwell said she has no memory of introducing Giuffre to Prince Andrew, who was later stripped of his royal duties and title for his friendship and involvement with Epstein and the underaged Giuffre.
Giuffre maintains the photo is real and the FBI has the original.
The interview aired Monday night on Talk TV in the U.K.
Maxwell is serving 20 years in a Tallahassee prison for grooming and trafficking young girls for Epstein’s sex ring.
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Marcus Jade recorded his Tiny Desk Contest entry with a camera nestled among houseplants in his bedroom in New York City — a space that he hasn't always had. When submitting to this year's Contest, Jade told NPR Music he's "been houseless and homeless numerous times" and that recording his entry was "the first time [he's] been stable enough to make a video like that in a long time." His Contest entry, "Legs and Bones," a remarkable soulful blues song, is one of a handful of entries we're featuring this month on Weekend Edition.
"[There] was a space and time where sometimes it just felt like I didn't know where I was going to go," Jade tells Weekend Edition's Scott Simon. "There were people that did look out and offered me a couch or extra room when it was there. But a lot of that time, there was just wandering ... and I really held onto my music to help me always have a place to be. And so that kind of really made the difference."
Jade's music and support system eventually got him off the streets, but he still holds on to all the journals he wrote in during those hard times. "That's [what] I feel makes my story a little bit more valid," he explains. He says he also held onto his guitars and used them as "a vehicle to kind of keep me afloat when I couldn't have a job or didn't have a steady income."
Jade's old journals include "pieces of poems, pieces of just real time, moments of resolution and moments of absolute uncertainty." He says those journals reflect how consistently he's been writing music over time, and how passionate he's been about wanting to tell his own story. "The more that I just try to write my own story, the more that I really feel free," shares Jade.
Reflecting on his journey now, he would like people to know that "even in the worst of my times, I was still trying to make the most of what was going on." He says, "That sense of resilience, even when I don't know where I'm going, is always something that my parents and my family really instilled in me."
He adds: "I am happy with just the way that things have been going. I really feel like my life has turned in some ways a complete 360, and I really feel like there was a lot of grace that has been given to me and I should be happy about that. ... The music really makes me happy."
Web adaptation by Elle Mannion. You can head here to read, listen and watch more from the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest.
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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
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Hunter Biden’s gun charge isn’t the same as those previously faced by Lil Wayne, Kodak Black
CLAIM: Hunter Biden is pleading guilty to the same gun charge as Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, but the two rappers faced prison sentences while the president’s son does not.
THE FACTS: Biden entered into a plea agreement on tax charges in a deal that would allow him to potentially avert the gun charge. He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a drug addict while Lil Wayne was charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and Kodak Black was charged with making false statements to purchase multiple firearms. The crimes carry the same maximum sentence under federal law, but legal experts note that the two rappers’ prior criminal records would have factored into their sentences whereas Biden is a first time offender. Social media users are comparing the cases to argue that Hunter Biden was given a pass for his most recent legal transgressions. “Feds wanted to send Lil Wayne to prison for 10 years for the same crime that Hunter Biden is getting a slap on the wrist for,” wrote one user on Twitter who shared a screenshot juxtaposing news headlines of the two separate cases. “2 tiers of justice?” wrote Bradford Cohen, Kodak Black’s lawyer, in an Instagram post. “Kodak was charged for the same crime. Got over 3 years.” Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Biden had agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay federal income taxes. As part of the plea deal, the 53-year-old also agreed to complete a pretrial drug counseling program in exchange for prosecutors dropping a felony charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user. Meanwhile Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, pleaded guilty in 2020 to a federal charge that he unlawfully possessed a weapon despite being a convicted felon. The 38-year-old rapper admitted to possessing a .45 caliber, gold-plated handgun found in his luggage in 2019. And Kodak Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was sentenced to three years in prison for falsifying documents used to purchase weapons at a Miami gun store in 2019. Former President Donald Trump granted Carter a full pardon just days before he was to be sentenced, and commuted Kapri’s sentence as part of a flurry of clemencies shortly before leaving office in January 2021. “It’s really not a fair comparison, since plea deals turn on way more than the actual charge,” Bennett Capers, a former federal prosecutor who now heads the Center on Race, Law, and Justice at Fordham Law, wrote in an email. “A federal prosecutor looks at a person’s prior arrests, a person’s prior convictions, and also looks at what else the defendant can be charged with.” Capers and other experts noted that Carter had already been sentenced to eight months in prison more than a decade prior for another felony gun charge. Convicted felons are barred under federal law from possessing firearms. And Kapri’s lengthy rap sheet at the time of his 2019 arrest included a variety of felonies, including a one-year prison sentence in New York after being found with weapons and drugs at the U.S.-Canada border. Biden, on the other hand, is a first time offender; he was charged with possessing a handgun for 11 days in 2018 despite knowing he was a drug user. “The comparison with Kodak Black’s case in Florida is a red herring,” Cheryl Bader, a former federal prosecutor who now runs the Criminal Defense Clinic at Fordham Law, wrote in an email. Jeffrey Kirchmeier, professor at the City University of New York School of Law, acknowledged all three were technically charged under the same federal statute — 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 — dealing with various firearms violations. The difference, he explained in an email, is the subsection of the law each was charged. Kirchmeier added that the three charges, while distinct, also carry the same maximum penalty, as do all violations under the federal firearms statute. But, like the other legal experts, he stressed the maximum penalty is just the highest punishment allowable under the law. The U.S. Attorney for Delaware’s office, which is prosecuting Biden, declined to comment while the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, which prosecuted Carter and Kapri, didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. Still, Kapri’s lawyer maintains the lack of prison time in Biden’s plea deal is “highly unusual,” even for a first time offender. “In Kodak’s case, he was charged with lying on a form, essentially, the same thing Mr. Biden did,” Cohen argued in an email to The Associated Press. “Yet, they decided to charge him under a different subsection, thus lowering his potential exposure on the crime.” Biden’s lawyer Christopher Clark, however, dismissed comparisons to either rapper’s crimes as “baseless” and “wildly misleading.” In an email, he cited “the premise, the statutory basis, and the fundamental understanding of statutory maximum penalties as opposed to actual sentences, among other things,” but declined to elaborate further.
— Associated Press writer Philip Marcelo in New York contributed this report.
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Video of water in a glass on China’s space station is scientifically sound, not proof of ‘deception’
CLAIM: A stagnant glass of water seen in videos of Chinese astronauts proves the footage wasn’t actually filmed in space.
THE FACTS: Experts say the footage filmed aboard Tiangong, the Chinese space station, is consistent with how water behaves in zero gravity — and there is no reason to doubt China’s presence in space. Othervideos show one of the astronauts carefully putting the water in the glass using a container with a straw, as well as strips that adhere the glass to the table. A clip shared online uses news footage from a 2021 science lecture by Tiangong’s Shenzhou-13 crew and of the crew’s return to Earth. The water glass is highlighted in a circle that has been edited into the footage. “How did they get the water into the glass?” text in the video asks. “And how is it not floating out of the glass?” One Instagram post featuring the compilation suggests this is proof that the footage wasn’t actually taken in space: “How could they get away with such a massive deception? But the footage is not proof of deception: There’s a basic scientific phenomenon that explains the water’s behavior, an expert told the AP. “Water molecules like to stick to glass and also to other water molecules more than they like to disperse in the air,” Jordan Bimm, a postdoctoral researcher and space historian at the University of Chicago, said. “So if there is no external force, water remains in ‘clumps’ in the weightless environment, and in this case inside the glass.” He added that surface tension — a property of a liquid’s surface that helps define its shape and allows it to resist external forces — “also works to help maintain the static shape and presents the illusion of how water would act on the ground.” A separate video posted on Weibo, a social media platform popular in China, in June 2022 by China’s manned space program shows behind-the-scenes footage of the Shenzhou-13 crew preparing for their livestream lesson by carefully pouring water into the glass through a straw so that it stays in place. It also clearly shows strips adhering the glass to the table. During their lesson, the taikonauts also demonstrated another behavior of water unique to zero-gravity environments by submerging a ping pong ball in the glass. The ball would float to the top on Earth because of water buoyancy, but in space it stays submerged. Other astronauts from around the world have also posted videos about how liquids work in space, including how they make coffee or what happens when they wring out a wet towel. There is also other evidence backing up the fact that Tiangong is indeed among the stars. “The presence of the space station has been verified by international actors, including China’s biggest space competitor the US,” said Molly Silk, a doctoral researcher at the University of Manchester who has studied the Chinese space program. Silk explained that China has even offered United Nations member states to send their astronauts to Tiangong.
— Associated Press writers Melissa Goldin in New York and Karena Phan in Los Angeles contributed this report.
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A video of Biden speaking at a White House children’s event was edited to add offensive audio
CLAIM: A video of President Joe Biden speaking at the White House during a “Take Your Child to Work Day” event shows him being interrupted by a child who yells, “shut the f— up.”
THE FACTS: C-SPAN footage of the April event has been edited to add the disparaging outburst. The edited video spread online in recent days, racking up tens of thousands of likes. “I want to thank you all, all you kids, for bringing your parents to work,” Biden states in the footage. The video’s audio then makes it sound like a child in the crowd screams the objectionable command, which is followed by a number of people shouting “hey!” and one saying “that’s not nice!” Meanwhile, Biden appears to continue his remarks without acknowledging the outburst. No such interruption occurred at the April 27 event, during which Biden answered questions from the children of White House staff as part of “Take Your Child to Work Day.” The original C-SPAN footage shows Biden speaking without any unexpected disturbances from the crowd. A White House transcript of the event also does not include the obscenity. The additional audio comes from an unrelated video that has been shared online since at least 2019. In the clip, a young child can be heard cursing at a teacher during a classroom graduation ceremony as adults try to quiet the situation. It is unclear where the video was taken, but its audio has since become a widely shared sound effect, often used in comedic ways. The same disparaging audio has beenedited into videos of first lady Jill Biden in the past.
— Melissa Goldin
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The World Economic Forum’s vice chairman was not on the Titan submersible
CLAIM: Shahzada Dawood, one of the five people who died in the Titan submersible, was the vice-chairman of the World Economic Forum.
THE FACTS: A page on the World Economic Forum’s website listed Dawood as “Vice-Chairman, Engro Corporation, Dawood Hercules,” referring to his family’s firms, not the forum itself. Dawood was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Family Business Community, but wasn’t an employee, a WEF spokesperson said. Dawood, a prominent Pakistani businessman, and his son were on board the OceanGate submersible, Titan, which officials now say imploded near the wreckage of the Titanic. Before the U.S. Coast Guard announced the passengers’ fate, some social media users shared a page from the forum’s website, falsely claiming it showed Dawood was a WEF leader. The Geneva-based think tank and event organizer — best known for hosting an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland — is a frequent subject of conspiracy theories. “What is the coincidence that the father and the son that are trapped on this contraption right here, in this tin can, are part of an organization that us Americans and Canadians all despise?” a man said in an Instagram video. “He is part of the World Economic Forum. He is also the vice chairman of World Economic Forum,” he continued, displaying a screenshot of the webpage about Dawood on the World Economic Forum website. However, that is not what was published on the forum’s page. It says “Vice-Chairman, Engro Corporation, Dawood Hercules.” Engro Corporation is a Pakistani conglomerate that works in multiple industries, including energy and agriculture. It is owned by Dawood Hercules Corp., his family’s firm. Yann Zopf, a spokesperson with the World Economic Forum, confirmed to the AP that Dawood is not the vice chairman or an employee. Dawood is also not featured on the WEF leadership page. Zopf noted that Dawood was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Family Business Community and attended some of the events in this capacity. The Family Business Community connects “prominent family business leaders worldwide,” according to its website. Engro Corp is also listed as a World Economic Forum partner, which allows businesses to participate in the organization’s centers and events for networking. Pages on the WEF website like the one featuring Dawood are created for any person who has ever attended a WEF event or has written a blog posted on the site, Zopf previously told the AP.
— Karena Phan
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Second ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud trial ends in conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — A Colorado businessman was convicted Friday of charges that he and others siphoned hundreds of thousands of dollars from an online fundraiser to build a wall along the U.S. southern border despite a promise to donors that every cent would go toward building the wall.
Timothy Shea stared straight ahead without reaction as he was convicted in Manhattan federal court of two conspiracy counts and an obstruction of justice charge by a jury that deliberated about six hours after a one-week retrial. He said nothing when he was asked to comment as he left the building. Sentencing was set for Jan. 31.
Another jury deadlocked on charges in the spring after 11 jurors wrote a note to the judge to say one juror had accused the others of being politically biased and suggesting the trial should be held in the South.
Shea, of Castle Rock, Colorado, was charged two years ago along with three others, including Steve Bannon, the former top adviser to then-President Donald Trump. Bannon, who is now being prosecuted in state court, was pardoned by Trump just before he left office last year. Two others have pleaded guilty.
With its verdict, the jury rejected arguments by Shea’s lawyer, John Meringolo, that prosecutors had failed to prove there was fraud in the promotion of the “We Build The Wall” fundraiser that attracted $25 million in donations from hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
Meringolo also encouraged jurors during closing arguments Thursday to conclude that New York was an improper venue for the trial.
He also tried to convince them that his client had a right to accept reimbursement of extensive expenses related to the wall because he had done substantial work negotiating with homeowners on whose property the wall would be built and providing security for the construction. Only a few miles of wall were built.
Shea owns an energy drink company, Winning Energy, whose cans have featured a cartoon superhero image of Trump and claim to contain “12 oz. of liberal tears.”
Bannon, 68, last month pleaded not guilty to New York state charges alleging that he cheated investors to the “We Build The Wall” campaign. Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are concerned about the potential of artificial intelligence and what it could do if the U.S. doesn’t get ahead of it.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about AI and properly use it.
“Congress cannot behave like ostriches in the sand,” Schumer said.
Schumer said even though AI can transform our lives for the better, lawmakers cannot ignore the possible dangers, such as “workforce disruptions in a very serious way, misinformation and new weapons (and) threats against our elections.”
He says developing AI regulations will help build public trust.
“If people don’t think innovation can be done safely without danger, that will stifle AI’s development and even prevent us from moving forward,” Schumer said.
Schumer is encouraging a bipartisan approach to learn about AI and set the proper guardrails to make it safely work for the country.
“So I think Congress’ role right now is to learn as much as we can to try and understand the technology,” said Sen. J.D Vance (R-Ohio).
Vance agreed that Congress should not regulate AI until lawmakers have a better grasp on it.
“Sometime in the future, we’re going to have a role for Congress to play to make sure that AI is being used safely,” Vance said.
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Penn.) said governing AI is really a global concern.
“This isn’t just the United States. But we’re all affected by what happens,” Kelly said.
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Saying “the countdown has begun,” 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams announced Tuesday she is ready to step away from tennis so she can turn her focus to having another child and her business interests, presaging the end of a career that transcended sports.
In an essay released Tuesday by Vogue magazine, and a post on Instagram — the sorts of direct-to-fans communication favored these days by celebrities, a category she most definitely fits — Williams was not completely clear on the timeline for her last match, but she made it sound as if that could be at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York.
“There comes a time in life when we have to decide to move in a different direction. That time is always hard when you love something so much. My goodness do I enjoy tennis. But now, the countdown has begun,” Williams, who turns 41 next month, wrote on Instagram. “I have to focus on being a mom, my spiritual goals and finally discovering a different, but just (as) exciting Serena. I’m gonna relish these next few weeks.”
Williams, one of the greatest and most accomplished athletes in the history of her — or any other — sport, wrote in the essay that she does not like the word “retirement” and prefers to think of this stage of her life as “evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.”
“I feel a great deal of pain. It’s the hardest thing that I could ever imagine. I hate it. I hate that I have to be at this crossroads,” she wrote. “I keep saying to myself, I wish it could be easy for me, but it’s not. I’m torn: I don’t want it to be over, but at the same time I’m ready for what’s next.”
That she would be publicly contemplating the end of her playing days is not all that surprising, given her age — her 10 Grand Slam titles after turning 30 are unsurpassed — her history of injuries and her recent record: one victory in a singles match in the past 12 months (that win arrived Monday in Toronto; she is scheduled to play again on Wednesday).
“Serena Williams is a generational, if not multigenerational, talent who had a profound impact on the game of tennis, but an even greater influence on women in sports, business and society. At a time when our nation and the world have wrestled with essential issues of identity, Serena has stood as a singular exemplar of the best of humanity after breaking through countless barriers to her participation and ultimate success,” U.S. Open tournament director Stacey Allaster said. “She leaves an indelible legacy of grace and grit that will inspire athletes, female and male, for many generations to come. We can’t thank her enough for all she has done for our sport.”
Williams’ status as an athlete, and a groundbreaker, is obvious to everyone.
She was the first Black woman since Althea Gibson in 1958 to win a Grand Slam title; Williams and her older sister, seven-time major singles champion Venus, helped broaden the sport’s audience and attract new players.
“I grew up watching her. I mean, that’s the reason why I play tennis,” Coco Gauff, an 18-year-old African-American who was the runner-up at this year’s French Open, said Tuesday. “Tennis being a predominantly white sport, it definitely helped a lot, because I saw somebody who looked like me dominating the game. And it made me believe that I could dominate, too.”
U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier said the organization would “be operating under the assumption that this will be Serena Williams’ last U.S. Open.”
It is the year’s final Grand Slam event and one she has won six times, most recently in 2014, to go along with seven titles apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, plus three at the French Open, across a career remarkable for its peaks and its longevity.
She also owns 14 Grand Slam doubles championships, all won with Venus, part of a remarkable tale of two siblings from Compton, California, both of whom grew up to be ranked No. 1, win dozens of trophies and dominate tennis for stretches — a story told in the Oscar-winning film “King Richard.”
Venus, who is 42 and still competing, was the first in the family to break through, reaching her first Grand Slam final at the 1997 U.S. Open. But it was Serena who soon surpassed her sister, winning the 1999 U.S. Open at age 17 and then going on to add 22 more such triumphs (Venus won seven major singles titles), eventually establishing herself as a one-of-a-kind superstar, known for far more than her talent with a racket in hand.
The younger Williams was armed with as effective a serve as there’s ever been, powerful forehands and backhands, instincts and speed that allowed her to cover every inch of a court and switch from defense to offense in a blink, and an enviable will to win. That unflinching desire to be the best helped make her the best — and also sometimes got her into trouble with chair umpires during matches, most infamously during the 2018 U.S. Open final she lost to Naomi Osaka, a woman more than a decade younger who grew up idolizing Williams, as have so many of today’s players.
The official Twitter feed for Wimbledon posted this message Tuesday above a photo of Williams: “Some play the game. Others change it.”
“I don’t particularly like to think about my legacy. I get asked about it a lot, and I never know exactly what to say. But I’d like to think that thanks to opportunities afforded to me, women athletes feel that they can be themselves on the court,” Williams wrote. “They can play with aggression and pump their fists. They can be strong yet beautiful. They can wear what they want and say what they want and kick butt and be proud of it all.”
The American has won more Grand Slam singles titles in the professional era than any other woman or man. Only one player, Margaret Court, collected more, 24, although the Australian won a portion of hers in the amateur era.
“I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want that record. Obviously I do. But day to day, I’m really not thinking about her. If I’m in a Grand Slam final, then yes, I am thinking about that record,” Williams said. “Maybe I thought about it too much, and that didn’t help. The way I see it, I should have had 30-plus Grand Slams.”
But, Williams went on to write, “These days, if I have to choose between building my tennis resume and building my family, I choose the latter.”
She and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, have a daughter, Olympia, who turns 5 on Sept. 1.
“Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family. I don’t think it’s fair,” said Williams, who was pregnant when she won the 2017 Australian Open for her last Grand Slam trophy. “If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family.”
Williams said she and Ohanian want to have a second baby, and wrote: “I definitely don’t want to be pregnant again as an athlete. I need to be two feet into tennis or two feet out.”
She was off the tour for about a year after getting injured during her first-round match at Wimbledon in 2021. She returned to singles competition at the All England Club this June and lost in the first round.
“Unfortunately I wasn’t ready to win Wimbledon this year. And I don’t know if I will be ready to win New York,” Williams wrote in her essay. “But I’m going to try.”
Williams hinted in the Vogue essay that the U.S. Open would be her last tournament but did not say so explicitly.
“I’m not looking for some ceremonial, final on-court moment,” Williams wrote. “I’m terrible at goodbyes, the world’s worst.”
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Teacher killed by school bus in parking lot accident, district says
WARRIOR, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) – A teacher at an Alabama high school was killed when he was ran over by a school bus in the parking lot, according to the district.
Jefferson County Schools identified the teacher as 58-year-old Mark Ridgeway, who was a staff member at Mortimer Jordan High School for nearly 30 years.
Ridgeway was both a history teacher and a bus driver at the high school.
Police said the tragic accident happened at the high school at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
According to investigators, Ridgeway was performing standard checks of the bus before beginning his morning route. The unoccupied bus began to roll and struck him.
Classes and all activities were canceled for the day. School resumed on Thursday, and grief counselors were available to students and staff.
Craig Kanaday, principal of Mortimer Jordan High School, said in a statement that Ridgeway was a graduate of the high school and was also married to another teacher there. The couple also has children.
“The number of lives he touched on a daily basis is immeasurable and he will be deeply missed,” Kanaday said.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Traffic Reconstruction Team is investigating the accident.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — An eastern Missouri man has admitted that he stole almost $200,000 by collecting his mother's Social Security benefits for 26 years after her death.
Reginald Bagley, 62, of Dellwood, pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of stealing money belonging to the United States, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Eastern Missouri said in a news release.
Bagley did not report his mother's death on March 12, 1994, to the Social Security Administration.
Instead, in 1998 he set up a bank account to have her benefits directly deposited. The bank statements were sent to his address, with the name of either Bagley or his mother on them, prosecutors said.
The scheme unraveled when the Social Security Administration tried to contact Bagley's mother because she was not using her Medicare benefits.
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Bagley closed the bank account and received a cashier's check for the remaining balance on July 24, 2020.
In all, Bagley stole $197,329 in Social Security benefits, prosecutors said.
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"One of our challenges in the classical music world is the actual term 'classical' itself," says John Jeter, music director of the Fort Smith Symphony. "It tends to get used for the more serious concert music programs, [when] really classical music means music in the era of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and doesn't really apply after that. But the term has stuck."
So using the description "our classics concert" for the symphony's "What a Rush!" performance March 4 is absolutely appropriate, Jeter says, when the three pieces being performed are classics of the modern era by three "terrific" American composers.
"Cristina Spinei's piece is wonderful; the saxophone concerto by Ken Fuchs is absolutely beautiful and very cool -- it's very romantic and lush but then goes full tilt jazz band in the second movement -- and Howard Hanson's Symphony No. 2 was written in 1930 as his answer, sort of, against a lot of modern music at the time," Jeter says. "He wrote this throwback romantic symphony to celebrate that style of music. It's absolutely beautiful."
Spinei, who lives in Nashville, Tenn., has been a valuable resource for Jeter and the orchestra.
"Playing music by living composers is absolutely essential," Jeter says. "It's what we do for a good part of our work in all other genres of music, and in the orchestra world, that shouldn't be an exception. It's so terrific to just call someone or send them an email and say, 'Hey, what are you doing here? What do you want here?' and get an answer. It takes the guesswork out of musical interpretation."
Spinei (pronounced spin-AY) has written for numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles, but she is best known for her work with ballet, having been commissioned by Nashville Ballet, the New York Choreographic Institute, the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and many more. Growing up with dreams of becoming a ballerina, Spinei channeled her love for dance into a devotion to musical movement, resulting in a style infused with "lyricism and rhythmic vitality," according to Nashville Scene.
"I always want there to be some kind of movement through the music in the audience," she says, "whether you're tapping your foot, or nodding your head, or swaying -- something."
Spinei's "Whirl" was written during "a particularly blustery spring in Nashville," she explains. "We had multiple tornado and flood warnings in one week, and I think the weather subconsciously worked its way into my music."
"Whirl," she says, was originally composed for Async Art -- "a platform that makes it possible for music to be listened to and collected in layers."
"There's a hidden structure in 'Whirl,'" she adds, and "all of the individual parts can also work as solos or interchangeable duets and trios."
Spinei, who as a child listened to "an eclectic mix of music" in a suburb of New York City, says despite her love for dance, she "kind of always knew that I was going to be a composer." She started playing piano at age 9, studied with Roger Nierenberg, who was the conductor of the Stamford (Conn.) Symphony Orchestra, and soon auditioned for Juilliard's Pre-College Division.
"In my junior and senior years of high school, I studied composition, music theory, ear training, piano, conducting and orchestration at Juilliard every Saturday," she says. "It was an incredible education that brought everything I had been learning to life.
"I hope that 'Whirl' moves people in some way, either emotionally or physically," she says. "The highest compliment I can receive as a composer is if audience members groove along to my music! I also hope that the music is catchy enough for people to leave the hall humming."
"The overall vibe is experiencing three examples of the wonderful abundance of American concert music," concludes Jeter.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (NCSM) on Monday reported third-quarter net income of $3.9 million.
The Houston-based company said it had profit of $1.58 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.41 per share.
The company posted revenue of $48.9 million in the period.
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“Common ground already exists,” Nikki Haley outlines position on abortion
Former South Carolina Governor and election 2024 presidential candidate gives policy speech
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The only woman in the 2024 Republican field for president described herself as pro-life and unapologetic in a Tuesday speech at the Susan B Anthony pro-life America headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
Nikki Haley said there is a need for a national consensus to make federal abortion laws, but advocated states take the lead on abortion if the country cannot reach a national compromise.
“People in different places are taking different paths,” Haley said. “That’s what the founders of our country envisioned.”
Potential Haley opponent Ron DeSantis has already signed a 6 week abortion ban in Florida, and North Dakota just passed their own 6 week ban.
George Washington University professor Danny Hayes says the issue may help Democrats in a general election.
“In state-wide races that has helped them,” Hayes said. “Their position on abortion which is making it available, with some restrictions, essentially, is more popular than the Republicans position.”
Haley said, if elected, she would try to find a national consensus between party extremes on the issue.
“I believe common ground already exists,” Haley said in the speech.
Haley said fears that either party can unilaterally enact their abortion agendas are overblown, given the polarization of debate on the issue.
“No Republican president will have the ability to ban abortion nation-wide, just as no Democrat president can override the laws of all 50 states,” Haley said. “It’s just not going to happen.”
Following the abortion speech, the Haley campaign will spend three days in New Hampshire speaking at town halls.
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When it comes to New Jerseyans’ views of New Jersey politicians, things aren’t that rosy, according to a new poll.
But hey, it’s better than what they think of the politicos in Washington.
When it comes to New Jerseyans’ views of New Jersey politicians, things aren’t that rosy, according to a new poll.
But hey, it’s better than what they think of the politicos in Washington.
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- Research Presented by Dr. Thomas Stricker Suggests Oncologists Should Switch to Targeted Treatment if Biomarker Testing Identifies Actionable Mutation Even After First-Line Treatment on Non-targeted treatment Has Begun
- Research Led by Dr. Gregory Vidal Evidences Identifies Inequities by Community Practice and Provider Levels in Accessing NGS Testing Among Black and Latinx Patients
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2023 ASCO annual meeting, investigators from OneOncology's clinical team will present Oral Abstracts using real-world data to evidence better health outcomes when advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (aNCSLC) patients receive biomarker testing, including Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) testing, to determine whether the patient has an actionable driver oncogene for a targeted therapy, even if a non-targeted therapy has begun, as well as the current inequities in receiving NGS testing between White, Black, and Latinx populations.
Thomas Stricker, MD, Ph.D., Medical Director of Precision Medicine for OneOncology, is the first author of Abstract 6507, Clinical Value of Timely Treatment for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients (aNSCLC) with Actionable Driver Oncogenes, which observed better health outcomes for aNSCLC patients who began therapy with a targeted treatment compared with non-targeted treatment. The research also showed comparable outcomes to Upfront targeted treatment for aNSCLC patients who switched to targeted therapy within 42 days after biomarker testing result was available, even if the patient had already begun a non-targeted treatment, such as chemotherapy.
"Our research shows that oncologists should use, and act upon biomarker information, as soon as possible – even if it is after a non-targeted treatment has begun," said Dr. Stricker. "While it's crucial we improve utilization of NGS testing to identify all actionable driver oncogenes upfront, so that we can deliver the right therapy to the right patient at the right time, this work shows that even if the initial result is delayed and the patient is started on a non-targeted therapy, switching to the targeted therapy that is suggested by the NGS results has benefit for the patient."
Dr. Stricker's research examined the Flatiron Health de-identified electronic health record data of 5,156 NSCLC patients with an actionable cancer gene. Seventy-nine percent were treated in the community setting, and 56 percent received NGS testing.
In Abstract 6508, Practice-and Provider-Level Inequities in Next-Generation Sequencing Testing by Race/Ethnicity for Patients with aNSCLC in the Community Setting, first author, Gregory Vidal, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of Breast Cancer Disease Group, OneOncology, and Director of Clinical Research, West Cancer Center & Research Institute. His team found by examining Flatiron Health de-identified electronic health record data that inequities at the provider and practice levels were meaningful contributors to the inequitable utilization of NGS among Black, Latinx, and White patients with advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Dr. Vidal's research has important implications, as healthcare delivery experts move "from characterizing inequities to designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions and policies aimed at improving equitable, timely NGS testing as a quality-of-care metric" in aNSCLC patients specifically, and all cancer patients, generally.
"Our findings show the racial/ethnic inequities in NGS testing were driven by within- and across-practice inequalities, as well as across-provider inequities, which could potentially reflect system barriers to access to care," Dr. Vidal said. "Our research points to the need for systematic program interventions and policies to improve timely access to NGS testing among Black and Latinx patients."
The study's result of 12,045 patients diagnosed with aNSCLC (9,981 White, 1,528 Black, and 536 Latinx) showed that within and between practices inequities contributed to total inequity in NGS testing for Black patients (48 percent and 52 percent of total inequity mean percentage-point of 7.49), and Latinx patients (60 percent and 40 percent of total inequity mean percentage-point of 8.26) compared with White patients.
Dr. Vidal's research builds upon earlier OneOncology research, that showed OneOncology had a higher NGS uptake with a shorter time to testing in metastatic breast cancer than non-OneOncology community cancer centers, possibly related to OneOncology's network-wide strategy recommending NGS testing at diagnosis of advanced disease. These studies highlight the importance of built-in processes that recommend NGS testing and alert physicians when additional testing may be necessary—an effort that is actively being led by OneOncology's Precision Medicine team.
Both studies were conducted with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, as part of a multi-year strategic partnership to collaborate on various clinical trials, scientific research, and real-world data studies advancing personalized cancer care in community oncology centers. OneOncology partner practices that participated in Dr. Stricker's study include Mary Bird Perkins, Eastern Connecticut Hematology & Oncology Associates, West Cancer Center and Research Institute, New York Cancer and Blood Specialists, Astera Cancer Care, Los Angeles Cancer Network, and Tennessee Oncology.
Drs. Stricker and Vidal will each present their Abstracts during the June 6 Health Services Research and Quality Improvement Abstract Oral Presentation Session from 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
To set up an interview at ASCO, contact Eric Hoffman, ehoffman@oneoncology.com.
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5 killed, 5 hurt when van collides with truck in Arkansas
Published: Jun. 7, 2022 at 9:50 AM CDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
DERMOTT, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say five people were killed and five others injured after a large truck collided with a van belonging to school serving disabled adults in southeast Arkansas.
State police say the crash happened Monday afternoon on U.S. 65 when a van failed to yield and collided with a truck on U.S. 65.
Police say the five people killed in the crash ranged in age from 19 to 73.
The drivers of both vehicles were injured, along with three other passengers in the van.
Police say the van belonged to C.B. King Memorial School, a nonprofit that provides services to people with development delays or disabilities.
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UPDATE: 12:40 p.m. - Aug. 17, 2022
The latest update from the CSKT Division of Fire states the Garceau Fire was started by an electric fence.
The blaze — which sparked on Tuesday afternoon — has burned 1,554 acres and remains 0% contained.
There are 245 people assigned to the fire.
(first report: 7:40 a.m. - Aug. 17, 2022)
HOT SPRINGS - A wildfire that broke out Tuesday afternoon outside of the town of Hot Springs has grown to over 1,500 acres.
The Garceau Fire is burning 10 air miles west of Polson and six miles northeast of Hot Springs in the Garceau Gulch area.
The CSKT Division of Fire reports there are no evacuations and there are no structures threatened at this time.
However, Irvine Flats Road going up to Windy Gap is closed to through traffic until further notice.
Fire managers report heavy air tankers, Single Engine Air Tankers, and Helicopters were used on the initial attack.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
There are 110 people assigned to battle the blaze which is 0% contained. | https://www.kxlf.com/weather/fire-watch/garceau-fire-grows-to-1-500-acres | 2022-08-17 18:56:18 | 1 | https://www.kxlf.com/weather/fire-watch/garceau-fire-grows-to-1-500-acres |
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Chance Moore scored 19 points as Missouri State beat Middle Tennessee 75-51 on Saturday.
Elias King finished with 16 points and six rebounds for the Blue Raiders (2-2). DeAndre Dishman added eight points for Middle Tennessee. Eli Lawrence finished with seven points. Missouri State takes on UNC Wilmington on Friday and Middle Tennessee plays Hofstra on Friday.
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Home Run No. 1: April 13; vs. Toronto Blue Jays; Yankee Stadium; 5th inning off Jose Berrios (solo). — Final: Blue Jays 6, Yankees 4.
No. 2: April 22; vs. Cleveland Guardians; Yankee Stadium; 3rd inning off Eli Morgan (2-run).
No. 3: April 22; vs. Cleveland Guardians; Yankee Stadium; 5th innings off Tanner Tully (solo). — Final: Yankees 4, Guardians 1
No. 4: April 26; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Yankee Stadium; 8th inning off Alex Wells (solo). — Final: Yankees 12, Orioles 8
No. 5: April 28; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Yankee Stadium; 8th inning off Paul Fry (3-run). — Final: Yankees 10, Orioles 5
No. 6: April 29; vs. Kansas City Royals; Kauffman Stadium; 7th inning off Dylan Coleman (3-run). — Final: Yankees 12, Royals 2
APRIL TOTAL: 6 home runs
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No. 7: May 1; vs. Kansas City Royals; Kauffman Stadium; 1st inning off Daniel Lynch (solo).
No. 8: May 1; vs. Kansas City Royals; Kauffman Stadium; 9th inning off Josh Staumont (solo). — Final: Yankees 6, Royals 4
No. 9: May 3; vs. Toronto Blue Jays; Rogers Centre; 6th inning off Alex Manoah (solo). — Final: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 1
No. 10: May 10; vs. Toronto Blue Jays; Yankee Stadium; 9th inning off Jordan Romano (3-run). — Final: Yankees 6, Blue Jays 5
No. 11: May 12; vs. Chicago White Sox; Guaranteed Rate Field; 7th inning off Ryan Burr (solo). — Final: Yankees 15, White Sox 7
No. 12: May 13; vs. Chicago White Sox; Guaranteed Rate Field; 4th inning off Vince Velasquez (solo). — Final: Yankees 10, White Sox 4
No. 13: May 17; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Camden Yards; 3rd inning off Spenser Watkins (solo).
No. 14: May 17; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Camden Yards; 5th inning off Joey Krehbiel (solo). — Final: Yankees 5, Orioles 4
No. 15: May 22; vs. Chicago White Sox; Yankee Stadium; 8th inning off Kendall Graveman (solo). — Final: White Sox 3, Yankees 1
No. 16: May 23; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Yankee Stadium; 1st inning off Jordan Lyles (solo).
No. 17: May 23; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Yankee Stadium; 5th inning off Jordan Lyle (2-run). — Final: Orioles 6, Yankees 4
No. 18: May 29; vs. Tampa Bay Rays; Tropicana Field; 8th inning off Colin Poche (solo). — Final: Rays 4, Yankees 2
MAY TOTAL: 12 home runs
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No. 19: June 2; vs. Los Angeles Angels; Yankee Stadium; 3rd inning off Shohei Ohtani (solo). — Final: Yankees 6, Angels 1
No. 20: June 3; vs. Detroit Tigers; Yankee Stadium; 3rd inning off Elvin Rodriguez (solo). — Final: Yankees 13, Tigers 0
No. 21: June 4; vs. Detroit Tigers; Yankee Stadium; 1st inning off Beau Brieske (solo). — Final: Yankees 3, Tigers 0
No. 22: June 7; vs. Minnesota Twins; Target Field; 1st inning off Cole Sands (2-run). — Final: Yankees 10, Twins 4
No. 23: June 11; vs. Chicago Cubs; Yankee Stadium; 1st inning off Matt Swarmer (solo).
No. 24: June 11; vs. Chicago Cubs; Yankee Stadium; 5th inning off Matt Swarmer (solo). — Final: Yankees 9, Cubs 0
No. 25: June 15; vs. Tampa Bay Rays; Yankee Stadium; 1st inning off Shane McClanahan (solo). — Final: Yankees 4, Rays 3
No. 26: June 22; vs. Tampa Bays Rays; Tropicana Field; 4th inning off Shane Baz (solo).
No. 27: June 22; vs. Tampa Bays Rays; Tropicana Field; 7th inning off Colin Poche (solo). — Final: Yankees 5, Rays 4
No. 28: June 26; vs. Houston Astros; Yankee Stadium; 10th inning off Seth Martinez (3-run). — Final: Yankees 6, Astros 3 (10)
No. 29: June 29; vs. Oakland A’s; Yankee Stadium; 1st inning off Cole Irvin (2-run). — Final: Yankees 5, A’s 3
JUNE TOTAL: 11 home runs
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No. 30: July 6; vs. Pittsburgh Pirates; PNC Park; 8th inning off Manny Banuelos (grand slam). — Final: Yankees 16, Pirates 0
No. 31: July 14; vs. Cincinnati Reds; Yankee Stadium; 8th inning off Jeff Hoffman (solo). — Final: Reds 7, Yankees 6
No. 32: July 16; vs. Boston Red Sox; Yankee Stadium; 5th inning off Nick Pivetta (solo).
No. 33: July 16; vs. Boston Red Sox; Yankee Stadium; 6th inning off Kaleb Or (2-run). — Final: Yankees 14, Red Sox 1
No. 34: July 21; vs. Houston Astros; Minute Maid Park; 9th inning off Brandon Bielak (3-run). — Final: Astros 7, Yankees 5
No. 35: July 22; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Camden Yards; 3rd inning off Tyler Wells (3-run).
No. 36: July 22; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Camden Yards; 5th inning off Tyler Wells (solo). — Final: Yankees 7, Orioles 6
No. 37: July 24; vs. Baltimore Orioles; Camden Yards; 3rd inning off Dean Kremer (2-run). — Final: Yankees 6, Orioles 0
No. 38: July 26; vs. Mets; Citi Field; 1st inning off Taijuan Walker (solo). — Final: Mets 6, Yankees 3
No. 39: July 28; vs. Kansas City Royals; Yankee Stadium; 9th inning off Scott Barlow (solo). — Yankees 1, Royals 0
No. 40: July 29; vs. Kansas City Royals; Yankee Stadium; 3rd inning off Kris Bubic (2-run).
No. 41: July 29; vs. Kansas City Royals; Yankee Stadium; 8th inning off Jackson Kowar (grand slam). — Final: Yankees 11, Royals 5
No. 42: July 30; vs. Kansas City Royals; Yankee Stadium; 2nd inning off Jonathan Heasley (2-run). — Final: Yankees 8, Royals 2
JULY TOTAL: 13 home runs
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No. 43: Aug. 1; vs. Seattle Mariners; Yankee Stadium; 2nd inning off Marco Gonzales (2-run). — Final: Yankees 7, Mariners 2
No. 44: Aug. 8; vs. Seattle Mariners; T-Mobile Park; 9th inning off Ryan Borucki (solo). — Final: Yankees 9, Mariners 4
No. 45: Aug. 10; vs. Seattle Mariners; T-Mobile Park; 7th inning off Penn Murfe (solo). — Final: Mariners 4, Yankees 3
No. 46: Aug. 12; vs. Boston Red Sox; Fenway Park; 3rd inning off Nathan Eovaldi (solo). — Final: Red Sox 3, Yankees 2
No. 47: Aug. 22; vs. Mets; Yankee Stadium; 3rd inning off Max Scherzer (solo). — Final: Yankees 4, Mets 2
No. 48: Aug. 23; vs. Mets; Yankee Stadium; 4th inning off Taijuan Walker (solo). — Final: Yankees 4, Mets 2
No. 49: Aug. 26; vs. Oakland A’s; RingCentral Coliseum; 5th inning off JP Sears (3-run). — Final: Yankees 3, A’s 2
No. 50: Aug. 29; vs. Los Angeles Angels; Angel Stadium; 8th inning off Ryan Tepera (solo). — Final: Angels 4, Yankees 3
No. 51: Aug. 30; vs. Los Angeles Angels; Angel Stadium; 4th inning off Mike Mayers (3-run). — Final: Yankees 7, Angels 4
AUGUST TOTAL: 9 home runs
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No. 52: Sept. 3; vs. Tampa Bay Rays; Tropicana Field; 9th inning off Jason Adam (solo). — Final: Rays 2, Yankees 1
No. 53: Sept. 4; vs. Tampa Bay Rays; Tropicana Field; 1st inning off Shawn Armstrong (solo). — Final: Yankees 2, Rays 1
No. 54: Sept. 5; vs. Minnesota Twins; Yankee Stadium; 6th inning off Trevor Megill (2-run). — Final: Yankees 5, Twins 2
No. 55: Sept. 7; vs. Minnesota Twins; Yankee Stadium; 4th inning off Louie Varland (solo). — Final: Yankees 5, Twins 4
No. 56: Sept. 13; vs. Boston Red Sox; Fenway Park; 6th inning off Nick Pivetta (solo).
No. 57: Sept. 13; vs. Boston Red Sox; Fenway Park; 8th inning off Garrett Whitlock (solo.) — Final: Yankees 7, Red Sox 6 (10)
No. 58: Sept. 18; vs. Milwaukee Brewers; American Family Field; 3rd inning off Jason Alexander (solo).
No. 59: Sept. 18; vs. Milwaukee Brewers; American Family Field; 7th inning off Luis Perdomo (solo). — Final: Yankees 12, Brewers 8.
No. 60: Sept. 20; vs. Pittsburgh Pirates; Yankee Stadium; 9th inning off Will Crowe (solo). — Final: Yankees 9, Pirates 8.
No. 61: Sept. 28; vs. Toronto Blue Jays; Rogers Centre; 7th inning off Tim Mayza (2-run). — Final: Yankees 8, Blue Jays 3.
SEPTEMBER TOTAL: 10 home runs
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No. 62: Oct. 4; vs. Texas Rangers; Globe Life Field; 1st inning off Jesus Tinoco (solo).
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Kevin Na has officially withdrawn from the 2023 Masters Tournament.
The announcement was made Thursday morning at 10:28 a.m.
Officials say the five-time PGA Tour winner withdrew due to illness.
He teed off at 8 a.m. alongside Canadian Mike Weir.
Na had completed nine holes of his first round of the tournament.
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After the recent announcement by the State Personnel Office precipitously canceling a permanent, post-COVID-19 Non-Mandatory Telework Policy for state employees, Communications Workers of America Local 7076 has heard overwhelmingly from our members that this is going to force working parents — mostly working mothers — to make a choice between their careers and their children’s well-being.
For an administration so focused on child welfare, one has to wonder: How was this decision made? Were the needs of working mothers considered at all?
In a recent survey of our members, we identified that one-third will need to make different child care arrangements if they are required to return to the office. For anyone commuting from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, this means spending, at a minimum, an additional 2.5 hours per day away from their children. And that’s assuming they can find a child care provider with adequate hours and availability before Sunday in Albuquerque. Employees are back at work Tuesday, after the observed New Year’s holiday on Monday.
Emails have recently been sent to employees at some agencies stating that “The Early Childhood Education and Care Department has resources available to assist employees with locating childcare.” By using the “New Mexico Childcare Finder” on the department’s website, you will see there is only one facility within a 10-mile radius of Santa Fe with any availability, and it only accepts children over 2 years of age.
Is this administration under the illusion that one facility can accommodate the child care needs of all state employees forced to return to the office this week? Did anyone even check the website before sending it out as a “resource”?
Not to mention, are after-school programs ready to accommodate an influx of elementary- and middle school-aged kids? Parents will have to find options for children who were old enough to entertain themselves at home while their parents were teleworking, but not old enough to be left home alone.
With the advent of telework, it seemed like the “latchkey” kid era was becoming just a bad memory, but apparently it’s no longer a thing of the past for the children of state employees.
While the governor has lofty goals for reforming child care in our state, we simply aren’t there yet, and forcing employees back to the office is only hurting working parents. Our members have been told by managers that they will need to take extended leave until they are able to sort out their child care needs, which means state employees will be able to provide even fewer services to our constituents — services that we were successfully providing while teleworking.
In fact, our members at the Early Childhood Education and Care Department also are impacted by the decision to cancel telework. Many may be forced to take indefinite leave or quit state service because of this decision.
The department currently has a 40 percent vacancy rate among rank-and-file employees. If the telework cancellation causes the vacancy rate at the Early Childhood Education and Care Department to rise further, it will perpetuate the cycle of a state unable to provide sufficient child care for its working families.
For the sake of New Mexico’s working families, reverse the decision to cancel telework.
Beth Gudbrandson is the agency vice president for the Public Education Department. | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/is-the-state-a-family-friendly-employee/article_7240b980-817f-11ed-8ed6-8fcd04f60ab6.html | 2023-01-01 04:58:58 | 0 | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/is-the-state-a-family-friendly-employee/article_7240b980-817f-11ed-8ed6-8fcd04f60ab6.html |
Staffing giant PeopleReady once again ranks in top ten on list of 150 temporary staffing firms
TACOMA, Wash., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PeopleReady is proud to announce that it has been ranked No. 8 on Forbes' annual list of America's Best Temporary Staffing Firms for the second consecutive year. In addition, the staffing giant was named a Best Professional Recruiting Firm for 2023 by Forbes.
"In this evolving world of work, we continue to reimagine what's possible as we strive to put work and workforces more easily within reach," said Kristy Willis, President of PeopleReady. "Being recognized as a leading provider of staffing solutions is an honor and great validation of our team's commitment to service excellence and to furthering our mission to connect people and work."
As a leader in the staffing industry, PeopleReady has been dedicated to connecting people and work for over 30 years. With its unparalleled geographic footprint, PeopleReady gives businesses quick and convenient access to workers with the right skills and experience—dispatching over 226,000 temporary associates a year for customers across a wide range of industries.
Forbes' Best Temp Staffing Firms list is an annual ranking of the top 150 staffing firms in the United States that focus on matching job candidates with employers for temporary and contract positions. The final selections were based on survey responses from more than 5,200 external recruiters, HR or hiring managers and job seekers with recent experience working with a recruiting firm.
View the full list of America's Best Temp Staffing Firms 2023 here.
About PeopleReady
PeopleReady, a TrueBlue company (NYSE: TBI), specializes in quick and reliable on-demand labor and highly skilled workers. PeopleReady supports a wide range of industries, including construction, manufacturing and logistics, retail and hospitality. Leveraging its game changing JobStack staffing app and presence in more than 600 markets throughout North America, PeopleReady connected over 226,000 people to work in 2022. Learn more at www.peopleready.com.
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