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(WFRV) – New window covers can really make a big difference when it comes to home improvement and positively change the feel in any room.
Philip Lemay from The Blind Guy of Wisconsin visited Local 5 Live with how he offers one-stop shopping and details on the variety of options to choose from.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the injured list Friday, one day after he left a start with lower back pain.
This marks the 34-year-old Kershaw’s second trip to the injured list this season. He was previously sidelined with inflammation in a pelvic joint.
The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner was warming up before the fifth inning of a 5-3 victory over San Francisco on Thursday when he winced and pointed to the Dodgers’ dugout. He later walked off the field with a trainer.
Kershaw, a nine-time All-Star, is 7-3 with a 2.64 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 85 1/3 innings.
Also Friday, the Dodgers activated utilityman Chris Taylor, who had missed a month with a fractured left foot. He's batting .238 with six homers and 27 RBIs in 74 games.
The Dodgers also recalled right-hander Reyes Moronta and optioned outfielder James Outman.
Moronta is 0-0 with a 4.67 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings. Outman went 6 of 13 with one homer and three RBIs in four games with the Dodgers.
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Join WISH-TV’s Gr8 Paper Push to help Indiana classrooms in need
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The ninth annual WISH-TV Gr8 Paper Push begins Wednesday.
Each year, WISH-TV partners with Teachers’ Treasures to raise money and school supplies for teachers in Indianapolis. For every $1 donated, Teachers’ Treasures is able to distribute $15 worth of school supplies to students and classrooms in need.
According to the National Education Association, well over 90% of teachers spend their own money on school supplies and each year they spend an average of $800-$1,200 to help their students succeed.
In 2022, we collected more than $310,000 to help support area teachers.
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MIAMI, Aug. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Eyewear, Inc. ("Innovative Eyewear" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LUCY; LUCYW), a developer and retailer of cutting-edge eyeglasses and sunglasses designed to allow the users to remain connected to their digital lives, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 980,000 units consisting of 980,000 shares of its common stock and two accompanying Warrants to purchase up to 1,960,000 shares of common stock. Each share of common stock is being sold together with two Warrants, each to purchase one share of common stock with an exercise price of $7.50 per share at a combined offering price of $7.50, for gross proceeds of approximately $7.35 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. In addition, Innovative Eyewear has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 147,000 shares of common stock and/or Warrants to purchase up to 294,000 shares of common stock to cover over-allotments at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discount. All of the shares of common stock and warrants are being offered by the Company.
The shares of common stock and warrants are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on August 15, 2022, under the symbols "LUCY" and "LUCYW," respectively. The offering is expected to close on August 17, 2022, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The Company intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds from the offering for advancing its sales and marketing, expanding inventory, updating and producing in-store displays, developing new styles and sizes of the Company's smart eyewear, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole book-running manager in connection with the offering.
A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-261616) was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which became effective on August 12, 2022. A final prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. Electronic copies of the prospectus relating to this offering, when available, may be obtained from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10022, at (212) 895-3745. Before investing in this offering, interested parties should read in its entirety the registration statement that the Company has filed with the SEC, which provides additional information about the Company and this offering.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
Innovative Eyewear is a developer and retailer of smart eyewear, which are designed to allow the users to remain connected to their digital lives, while also offering prescription eyewear and sun protection. The Company believes that traditional frames, no matter how attractive, do not possess the functionality that many eyeglass wearers need and want. Smart eyewear is a multifunctional product that addresses the needs of the optical, hearables and digital assistant markets. We believe that the Company's products are well positioned in this rapidly growing wearables ecosystem, with the mission to Upgrade Your Eyewear®. For more information, please visit www.lucyd.co.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including those relating to the anticipated timing of completion of the offering and other statements that are predictive in nature. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe-harbor for forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking expressions, including, but not limited to, "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "future," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the intended use of proceeds, expected date the Company's common stock and warrants will begin trading, the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and the expected date of the closing of the offering. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form S-1, as amended from time to time, under the caption "Risk Factors."
Investor Relations Contact:
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Skyline Corporate Communications Group, LLC
Office: +1 (646) 893-5835
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Host Robin Young checks in with Here & Now transportation analyst Seth Kaplan on the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to deny Republic Airways’ request to hire pilots with less experience, citing safety concerns.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New York NY
752 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 103.
* WHERE...New York (Manhattan), Bronx, Southern Queens, Richmond
(Staten Island), Kings (Brooklyn) and Northern Queens Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
New York City residents should call 3 1 1 to identify cooling
center locations and obtain 'Beat the Heat' safety tips.
A Heat Advisory is issued when the combination of heat and
humidity is expected to make it feel like it is 95 to 99 degrees
for two or more consecutive days, or 100 to 104 degrees for any
length of time.
Seniors and those with chronic health problems or mental health
conditions are at an increased risk. Homes without air
conditioning can be much hotter than outdoor temperatures.
Use air conditioning to stay cool at home or go to a place that
has air conditioning. Check on vulnerable friends, family members
and neighbors.
To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks
in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by
heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke
is an emergency! In cases of heat stroke call 9 1 1.
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MIAMI (AP) — A Mexican actor was convicted in South Florida on Tuesday of fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation.
A six-person jury in Miami-Dade circuit county found Pablo Lyle, 35, guilty of manslaughter, according to court records. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
“Two lives were destroyed by simple roadway anger, a situation we see far too often on our streets and on streets across the country,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement.
Before his arrest in the United States, Lyle starred in several Televisa telenovelas and a Netflix crime show called “Yankee.” His first major role was the lead on “La sombra del pasado.”
Lyle has claimed he acted in self-defense and was trying to protect his children in March 2019 when he punched Juan Ricardo Hernandez, 63, during a confrontation at a Miami intersection.
The unarmed Hernandez suffered a traumatic brain injury and died four days later at a hospital. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-mexican-actor-guilty-in-miami-road-rage-death/ | 2022-10-05 03:38:26 | 0 | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-mexican-actor-guilty-in-miami-road-rage-death/ |
Employees are 5X more engaged when the work experience is consistent and cohesive across multiple elements. Yet only 42% of employees globally have a consistent experience. Therein lies a missed opportunity.
CHICAGO, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest research by Kincentric, a Spencer Stuart company focused on improving leadership impact by unlocking the power of people and teams, identifies a number of compelling business outcomes that can be achieved when organizations deliver a consistent and cohesive employee experience (EX) across the organization. The Global Employee Experience Trends 2023 Report reveals that employee engagement has plateaued over the last five years, and CEOs and CHROs must now shift their approach to EX if they want to accelerate business outcomes through their people.
The study, backed by extensive data from over nine million respondents across 2500 organizations, 162 countries and 62 industries, emphasizes the need for leaders to act on employee experience more holistically, with consistency of experience emerging as a key factor in driving business impact. In addition to consistency, which is achieved when multiple core experience elements create similar positive perceptions across employees, the report also outlines the importance of the alignment of EX to culture and business strategy, as well as endorsement by the C-suite. The data indicates that leading organizations are enjoying notable advantages in terms of employee engagement, retention, financial performance and customer satisfaction as a result of this groundbreaking new approach.
Key findings of the research include:
- Ratings of customer satisfaction and financial performance are over 2X higher when the work experience is consistent, yet almost one third (29%) of employees have a highly inconsistent experience, with significant negative impact on engagement and business outcomes.
- Employee engagement is 5.5X higher when EX is aligned to culture and strategy, yet only 36% of organizations have indicators that all three elements are truly aligned.
- Nearly half (49%) of employees feel their employers are failing to provide the employee experience they were promised.
- Senior leaders have 6X the impact on the consistency of EX compared to managers, demonstrating their critical role in bringing this to life.
In addition, Kincentric's 2023 report indicates employees have increased expectations regarding their day-to-day work experience, and while employees have expressed more positivity around things such as long-term career aspirations and virtual work arrangements, there has been a decline in measures around inspirational leadership, organizational values and support and connection.
According to Jeff Jolton, Managing Director of Research and Insights at Kincentric, leaders looking to drive exceptional business results should focus on the transformative power of a consistent and cohesive EX, instead of solely measuring employee engagement as an outcome. "Organizations must take a fresh, holistic and highly intentional approach to drive greater consistency in their EX – which is not about providing the same experience for everyone, but instead, striving to ensure employees have the same positive perception of the work experience," Jolton says. "The reality is that the majority of organizations globally are not providing the level of consistency required to translate EX into critical business outcomes and are missing a huge opportunity to unlock the full potential of their people and create competitive advantage."
Click HERE to learn more or to review the study highlights and full research report.
About Kincentric
Kincentric, a Spencer Stuart company, helps organizations unlock the power of people and teams to ignite change and drive better business results. With decades of experience and specialist expertise in areas such as culture, employee engagement, leadership assessment and development, HR and talent advisory, and diversity, equity and inclusion, we use data-driven insights to architect solutions that add value, enhance agility and increase organizational effectiveness. For more information, visit kincentric.com.
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Welcome to the post-American Middle East.
That’s the pointed message Iran, Saudi Arabia, and their eager mediator, China, wanted to send Washington with last Friday’s announcement of a Beijing-brokered rapprochement between the region’s rival Muslim powers.
Why We Wrote This
The U.S. has long been the preeminent outside actor in the Middle East. Now China is asserting itself there, stealing Washington's diplomatic thunder. What does this portend?
Iran seems to have ditched any intentions of abandoning its nuclear weapons ambitions, and to have thrown in its lot with China.
The Saudis are positioning themselves as a major regional power increasingly independent of Washington.
And for Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Iran-Saudi deal is part of a grander political vision – that China will ultimately displace the United States as the world’s leading power, by leveraging its economic clout to expand its financial, diplomatic, and military footprints worldwide.
America has been deliberately retreating from its decades-long role as the preeminent outside actor in Mideast affairs, shifting its focus to the challenge China poses. And China, meanwhile, has been focusing on the Middle East.
How might Washington respond to these developments? While President Joe Biden won’t want to reduce the U.S. regional presence any further, he will focus more broadly on China’s challenge to the interests of America and its allies worldwide, in the hope that Washington and Beijing can stabilize their unavoidably competitive relationship.
Welcome to the post-American Middle East.
That’s the pointed message Iran, Saudi Arabia, and their eager mediator, China, wanted to send Washington with last Friday’s announcement of a rapprochement between the region’s rival Muslim powers.
But America’s retreat from its decades-long role as the preeminent outside actor in Mideast affairs has been a deliberate choice – spurred by a range of factors, not least the disastrous aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, which began two decades ago next week.
Why We Wrote This
The U.S. has long been the preeminent outside actor in the Middle East. Now China is asserting itself there, stealing Washington's diplomatic thunder. What does this portend?
And one irony of China’s Mideast diplomatic breakthrough is that it could dissuade the U.S. from further ceding the significant diplomatic and military weight it still has in the region.
That’s because the main importance of the deal isn’t what it will mean for Iranian-Saudi relations. It’s what the agreement says about the interests and motivations of each of the deal-makers, and the implications for longer-term U.S. interests, in the Middle East and beyond.
First, Iran. Closer than ever to being able to make a nuclear bomb, Tehran seems definitively to have abandoned any notion of a revived agreement with Washington to ease sanctions in return for reimposed nuclear limits. Iran’s leaders are throwing in their lot with China.
Next, Saudi Arabia. Though still dependent on the U.S. for security, the Saudis are positioning themselves as a major regional power increasingly independent of Washington. The trend has accelerated under the kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, amid U.S. criticism of Saudi human-rights violations. Riyadh has been cultivating closer ties with Moscow and now, far more broadly, with Beijing.
The linchpin, however, is China.
For President Xi Jinping, the Iran-Saudi deal is part of a grander political vision, and a nuts-and-bolts example of how he hopes to achieve it.
The vision is that China will ultimately displace the United States as the world’s leading power. The means to achieve it? Leveraging China’s economic clout to expand its financial, diplomatic, and military footprints worldwide.
The Mideast deal also underscores a key pillar of that approach. In explicit contrast to the United States, China is assuring its partners that “internal” issues – such as human rights – are irrelevant to its outreach and alliances.
And while it’s still premature to speak of a “post-American” Middle East, Washington’s reduced sway, and Beijing’s increasing prominence, are evident.
Until earlier this century, America was indisputably the region’s key international power.
It retains strong political, diplomatic, and military ties: with Israel, above all, but also Egypt and Jordan. And, yes, Saudi Arabia and the other states across the Gulf from Iran.
But the U.S. role as mediator in the Arab-Israeli dispute has receded in importance, along with prospects for a two-state compromise to resolve Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians.
The Iraq War dented America’s appetite for direct military involvement. That was made inescapably clear during Syria’s civil war a decade later. President Barack Obama retreated from his “red line” insistence that the U.S. would intervene if President Bashar al-Assad deployed chemical weapons, paving the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to get involved.
Shale oil, meanwhile, helped free America from dependence on imports from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. And while still committed to safeguarding Gulf Arab security against Iran, the U.S. sought a diplomatic response to Tehran’s nuclear threat. The result was the nuclear deal, sealed despite deep reservations among U.S. partners in the region.
The overall message they took from the agreement was that Washington was not the engaged, reliable, ally it had long been. Instead, in line with what was being called a “tilt to Asia,” the U.S. was focused on China.
The problem Washington now faces is that China has been focusing on the Middle East.
As China extends its Belt and Road initiative to build infrastructure projects across the developing world, it has made countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia key partners. Where the Saudis once shipped their oil westward, their biggest customer today is China. The same goes for Iran, barred by sanctions from selling its crude elsewhere.
China clearly hopes these economic ties will pave the way for an eventual military presence: a Chinese-built port in Djibouti, at the gateway to Red Sea, became the site of a naval facility in 2017. Beijing has also been investing in port facilities in the Gulf Arab states of Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
The Chinese-brokered Mideast deal raises a policy question for Washington: How should it respond?
Early signs are that, while the U.S. won’t want to reduce its regional presence any further, it will focus more broadly on China’s challenge to the interests of America and its allies worldwide.
While officials publicly shrugged off any suggestion of concern over the Saudi-Iran deal, President Joe Biden joined the leaders of Britain and Australia Monday in publicly sealing the so-called AUKUS partnership to provide Australia with new nuclear-powered submarines as a counterweight to China’s increasingly assertive naval presence.
Where the Middle East is concerned, Mr. Biden will be keen to put some flesh on the bones of his unrealized mantra – that Washington and Beijing have to bring stability, even cooperation, to an unavoidably competitive relationship.
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KORE's MODGo addresses organizations' needs for ease of implementation, visibility and control of IoT devices, as well as related logistics and managed services
ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KORE, a global leader in Internet of Things ("IoT") Solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service ("IoT CaaS"), will launch and demonstrate its new technology software MODGo, which provides a unified, digital approach to IoT asset management, at Mobile World Congress Barcelona. This cutting-edge solution provides a streamlined approach to managed services, designed to help organizations overcome the challenges of IoT implementation and management.
"KORE MODGo represents true customer-led innovation. It is a SaaS solution that addresses the key difficulties organizations experience with their IoT deployments and streamlines the entire process of implementing and managing connected devices," KORE President and CEO Romil Bahl said. "We know that in order for companies to embrace IoT and reap its tremendous benefits for themselves and their end customers, we must reduce the complexities not just at startup but also throughout the entire lifecycle of the solution."
MODGo, a SaaS-based platform, makes it easy to Manage, Order, and Deploy IoT on the Go, providing organizations with a single solution to simplify the entire process. With MODGo, organizations achieve greater control over their IoT ecosystem, including device deployment, network connectivity, hardware configuration, inventory and order management, device monitoring, lifecycle management and reverse logistics.
For example, an organization selling devices for usage-based vehicle insurance must first manage the logistics – getting the devices to the right customers – before even addressing the complexities associated with IoT, for example, configuring the devices with the requested network connectivity and data plan. Once a customer receives the devices, the customer then needs to assess whether the devices are working properly, transmitting data, and accurately reporting. If the customer needs additional or replacement devices or to send back old devices for repurposing or disposal, the organization is responsible for that, as well.
KORE customer IMS, a leading vehicle driving data and connected insurance solution provider, collaborated with KORE on the development of MODGo and described the impact on its operations.
"IMS is driven by a sensor-agnostic and engagement-centric approach to mass-market connected insurance solutions. If that data collection sensor is a piece of hardware, then success relies upon a series of interrelated complex processes extending across order to device monitoring. We have helped KORE design MODGo in a way that enables us to simplify, visualize and control each of these complex steps, enrollment, shipping, tracking, asset managements; along with SIM activations and smart monitoring," said Steve Slater, Vice President Operations and Supply Chain - Americas, IMS.
"E-tailers like Amazon have raised the bar for direct-to-customer logistics and have created very high expectations on the part of consumers. This new approach with KORE will allow us to make sure we can meet these expectations and provide best-in-class fulfillment service for our customers," added David Lukens, Senior Vice President Sales - North America, IMS. "This innovation enables us to continue to deliver the highest levels of program success to our insurance customers, by ensuring their consumers are engaged and supported with the highest qualify supply chain services and experiences."
MODGo Launching at MWC Barcelona
KORE will be demonstrating MODGo during MWC Barcelona February 27 through March 2, 2023. Attendees are encouraged to schedule a meeting with KORE on-site for a free demonstration and more information about how MODGo and the entire KORE portfolio is designed to simplify IoT.
About KORE
KORE is a pioneer, leader, and trusted advisor delivering mission critical IoT solutions and services. We empower organizations of all sizes to improve operational and business results by simplifying the complexity of IoT. Our deep IoT knowledge and experience, global reach, purpose-built solutions, and deployment agility accelerate and materially impact our customers' business outcomes. For more information, visit korewireless.com.
About IMS
IMS (Insurance & Mobility Solutions) is a vehicle and driving data business, delivering enterprise solutions to global insurers, mobility operators and governments. The IMS DriveSync platform provides the capability for customers to improve their approach to pricing, customer engagement, risk management and claims handling by leveraging telematics data from any source – smartphone apps, aftermarket hardware and OEM embedded units. The company, with offices across the UK, Europe and North America, has analyzed over 15 billion driving miles and its algorithms are fed by trillions of data points each day. For more info visit ims.tech
KORE Investors Contact:
Charley Brady
Vice President, Investor Relations
investors@korewireless.com
+1-678-392-2335
KORE Media Contact:
Alisa Moloney
Senior Director of Marketing
Email: amoloney@korewireless.com
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When Bruce Sutter began experimenting with the split-fingered fastball, he wasn’t looking for a path to Cooperstown. He was just hoping to save his career.
“I wouldn’t be here without that pitch,” Sutter said shortly before his Hall of Fame induction in 2006. “My other stuff was A ball, Double-A at best. The split-finger made it equal.”
Sutter, the full-bearded closer who paid for his own elbow surgery as a low minor leaguer and later pioneered the sharp-dropping pitch that came to dominate big league hitters for decades, died Thursday. He was 69.
Sutter was recently diagnosed with cancer and in hospice surrounded by his family, one of Sutter’s three sons, Chad, told The Associated Press. The Baseball Hall of Fame said Bruce Sutter died in Cartersville, Georgia.
A six-time All-Star, Sutter led the National League in saves for five years and won the 1979 Cy Young Award. He posted 300 saves in a 12-year career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves.
Sutter played in a era when closers routinely got more than three outs. He threw more than one inning for 188 of his saves and five times pitched more than 100 innings in a season.
At his bedeviling best, he tossed two perfect innings — retiring future fellow Hall of Famers Paul Molitor, Robin Yount and Ted Simmons — to finish off the Cardinals’ Game 7 win over Milwaukee in the 1982 World Series.
The team victories, son Chad said, counted most to Sutter.
“I mean, he won all these awards and all this stuff and they weren’t even hung out in the house because all he cared about was winning and being respected by the other players and being a good teammate. That was his whole motivation,” Chad Sutter told the AP by phone on Friday.
“The awards, you know, after he retired, that was kind of the time where he was like, ‘Man, I did OK, you know.’ Being a teammate was what mattered most to him,” he said.
Sutter was the fourth reliever to be elected to the Hall, after Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers and Dennis Eckersley. Mariano Rivera, Goose Gossage, Lee Smith and Trevor Hoffman have since joined the list.
“We lost a good friend last night in Bruce Sutter,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said before Friday’s NL Division Series game at Philadelphia.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he was “deeply saddened” by the news.
“Bruce was the first pitcher to reach the Hall of Fame without starting a game, and he was one of the key figures who foreshadowed how the use of relievers would evolve,” Manfred said in a statement. “Bruce will be remembered as one of the best pitchers in the histories of two of our most historic franchises.”
Sutter was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1953. Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 21st round in 1970, he was only 17 and too young to sign.
After a brief college stint at Old Dominion, he returned home and was pitching for the semi-pro Hippey’s Raiders in the Lebanon Valley League when a Cubs scout spotted him.
Sutter pitched twice for the Cubs team in the rookie Gulf Coast League in 1972 before hurting his right elbow trying to learn a slider. Afraid the Cubs would cut him if they knew he was injured, Sutter scheduled his own surgery and used his bonus money to pay for the operation.
Unable to throw as hard as he could previously, Sutter had the good fortune to learn the split-fingered fastball from Cubs minor league pitching instructor Fred Martin at spring training in 1973.
“Nobody was throwing what he called the split-finger,” Sutter once said. “It was a pitch that didn’t change how the game was played, but developed a new way to get hitters out. Everybody who throws the split-fingered fastball owes a great deal of thanks to Fred Martin (who died in 1979) because he was the first one to teach it.”
The pitch — the ball held between the index and middle fingers and suddenly dips as it approaches the plate — had been around for a bit, most prominently championed by former big leaguer Roger Craig, but wasn’t being successfully thrown.
“It came to me easy, but it took a long time to learn how to control it,” Sutter said. “I could throw pretty hard. I might strike out 16 guys, but I might walk 10. I mean, I was wild.”
Sutter debuted with the Cubs in 1976. He won the Cy Young in 1979 in a season where he had 37 saves, 2.22 ERA and 110 strikeouts.
Sutter was 68-71 with a 2.83 ERA overall. In 661 games, he pitched 1,042 innings and struck out 861.
He pitched for the Cardinals from 1981-84.
“Being a St Louis Cardinal was an honor he cherished deeply,” the Sutter family’s statement said. “To the Cardinals, his teammates and most importantly to the greatest fans in all of sports, we thank you for all of the love and support over the years.”
Sutter finished with three seasons in Atlanta. His last save, No. 300, came with the Braves in 1988.
“Bruce was a fan-favorite during his years in St. Louis and in the years to follow, and he will always be remembered for his 1982 World Series clinching save and signature split-fingered pitch,” Cardinals owner and CEO Bill DeWitt Jr. said in a statement. “He was a true pioneer in the game, changing the role of the late inning reliever.”
The Cardinals retired Sutter’s No. 42 years after MLB retired the number in honor of Jackie Robinson.
The Cardinals said Sutter is survived by his wife, three sons, a daughter-in-law and six grandkids.
“All our father ever wanted to be remembered as was being a great teammate, but he was so much more than that,” the Sutter family said in a statement Friday. “He was also a great husband to our mother for 50 (years), he was a great father and grandfather and he was a great friend. His love and passion for the game of baseball can only be surpassed by his love and passion for his family.”
Chad Sutter said his father “didn’t suffer and he went and went quick and he went peacefully, surrounded by all of his loved ones.”
The family said funeral arrangements were pending.
“I feel like a brother passed away,” said Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Kaat, Sutter’s teammate on the 1982 champion Cardinals. “I knew Bruce deeper than just about any other teammate. We spent a lot of time together, and as happens when your careers end, you go your separate ways. But we stayed in touch and considered each other great friends.”
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AP Sports Writers Ron Blum, Tom Canavan and Erica Hunzinger contributed to this report.
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LE BOURGET, France, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, today announced an order for 40 737 MAX airplanes at the Paris Air Show.
"Today's announcement reaffirms our long-standing partnership with Boeing and our support for their 737 MAX program. We are confident in the long-term demand from our customers for the 737 MAX, and this order extends our delivery pipeline out to 2030," said Andy Cronin, CEO, Avolon. "The transitioning of the global fleet to more fuel-efficient new-technology aircraft is a priority for our industry, and we are looking to play a leading role by supporting airlines achieving their sustainability objectives."
The 737 MAX will provide Avolon's customers with greater flexibility across their network, while reducing fuel use and emissions by 20% compared to the airplanes they replace. On average each airplane will save up to 8 million pounds of CO2 annually compared to airplanes it replaces.
"This order demonstrates the popularity of the 737-8 among the leasing community and the demand they are seeing from their customers for this airplane model," said Stan Deal, president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Avolon has a long-standing relationship with the 737 MAX program and took delivery of the 1,000th 737 MAX last year. We look forward to building on this strong relationship with a key leasing partner as they grow their Boeing portfolio of airplanes."
This order was previously unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website.
The 737-8 models, seating 162 to 210 passengers depending on configuration and with a range of 3,500 nautical miles, is the market's most versatile single-aisle airplane, capable of operating profitably on short and medium-haul routes.
Boeing customers have placed more than 1,000 orders and commitments for the company's new commercial airplanes since July 2022. This includes over 750 737 MAX airplanes, reflecting the value of the family's versatility and commonality.
About Avolon
Headquartered in Ireland, with offices in the United States, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong, Avolon provides aircraft leasing and lease management services. Avolon is 70% owned by an indirect subsidiary of Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd., a public company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SLE: 000415) and 30% owned by ORIX Aviation Systems Limited, a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation which is listed on the Tokyo and New York Stock Exchanges (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX). Avolon is a global leader in aircraft leasing with an owned, managed and committed fleet, as of 31 March 2023 of 830 aircraft. www.avolon.aero
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the U.S. railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time.
CSX announced a deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions, becoming the first major railroad to offer that benefit that most U.S. workers take for granted.
About 4,000 track-maintenance workers in the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union and another 1,000 mechanical workers in the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen union will get four days of paid sick leave as part of the agreements. The workers will also be able to convert three of their personal leave days into sick-leave days.
Quality-of-life concerns about the lack of paid sick time and demanding schedules that keep many rail workers on call 24-7 dominated contract talks with all the major railroads last fall. More than half of all the roughly 115,000 rail workers involved voted to reject five-year contracts that included 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses because of those concerns.
Ultimately, that contract was imposed on all the workers at CSX, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads after Congress and President Joe Biden stepped in to block a strike because of concerns about the potential dire economic consequences.
Tuesday’s deal is especially welcome to rail workers who remained frustrated after the contract was imposed because the new contract didn’t resolve most of their quality-of-life issues. Many workers say their jobs became unbearable after more than one-third of all railroad jobs were eliminated over the last six years as the railroads retooled their operations.
“It’s a beautiful thing because that’s what we’re fighting for,” said Matt Weaver, a BMWED member based in Toledo, Ohio. “Things are moving in the right direction. We just have to keep the momentum going.”
CSX CEO Joe Hinrichs said the agreements show that the railroad “is committed to listening to our railroaders and working with their representatives to find solutions that improve their quality of life and experience as employees.”
But the head of the union representing engineers said the deal doesn’t do enough to help railroad workers, especially for train crews.
“This agreement is a good start; however engineers are on call every day of the year and four paid sick days per year does not fulfill their needs,” said Eddie Hall, the newly elected president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. “Railroaders are essential workers, essential to keeping the supply chain moving, it’s essential that they be provided with adequate sick leave by all of the carriers.”
CSX, which is based in Jacksonville, Florida, and the other major freight railroads refused to offer paid sick time last fall because they said the unions had agreed over the decades to forego paid sick leave in favor of strong short-term disability benefits and higher pay. Railroad officials also said it was too late in the yearslong negotiations to work sick time into the deal.
“This paid sick leave agreement with CSX is certainly welcome but long overdue,” said Greg Regan, president of the AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department labor coalition that includes all the major rail unions. “We look forward to other rail crafts reaching similar agreements with CSX and other railroads following suit.”
All the other freight railroads promised to negotiate further with the unions about finding ways to improve their quality of life. Tuesday’s announcement is the first significant result of those talks.
There have been a couple other small encouraging signs of progress this year, with CSX announcing that workers would no longer be penalized for missing work for medical appointments, and Union Pacific launching a small scheduling pilot that’s giving a handful of engineers regularly scheduled days off.
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USA Rice Federation and Costco Taiwan are working together on a promotion to sell U.S. long grain enriched rice grown in the southeast United States.
USA Rice director of Asia promotion programs Jim Guinn said the rice used in the promotion includes rice that was likely from Arkansas or Louisiana.
"It's definitely from somewhere in the South and best guess is it's either Arkansas or Louisiana or maybe a combination of the two," Guinn said.
Costco Taiwan is selling new packages of the U.S. grown rice as its Kirkland Signature house brand at all of the company's 14 warehouses across the island nation.
During the first phase of the promotion, there were sales of 200 packages that weigh 20 pounds each, Guinn said.
"In the first phase, they were able to taste just cooked rice, not a recipe per se, but in future promotions, we'll actually be creating recipes and cooking rice dishes that the consumers can taste in the Costco stores," Guinn said.
USA Rice has never worked with Costco Taiwan for this kind of rice promotion before, but has worked on similar promotions with Costco in South Korea and Japan.
"With Costco Japan, right now we're not doing any promotions, it's been California Calrose rice that's been going into that market, but with the high prices and the lack of availability of Calrose California rice in the market, we're no longer doing those promotions until after this year's harvest," Guinn said.
USA Rice has worked with Costco on rice promotions in Japan for three years and in South Korea for one year, Guinn said.
"And actually, in [South] Korea, we're not promoting rice per se, we're promoting a product that's made from U.S. rice flour, made from U.S. rice that was imported into South Korea and processed into flour," Guinn said, adding the promotion was in November.
"The product we're promoting there is actually a hotdog or a corndog product and the coating contains rice flour made from U.S. rice."
Taiwan has a history of buying U.S. grown medium grain rice but USA Rice began encouraging importers of American rice to buy long grain rice in 2020, which is now a more common purchase for importers, Guinn said.
USA Rice began marketing and promotional efforts, as well as educational events involving professional chefs, to promote U.S.-grown long grain rice last year.
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PHOENIX (AP) — A man’s anger over drug abuse drove him to fatally shoot four men and wound a woman in a 12-hour crime spree in metro Phoenix, authorities said.
Iren Byers, 20, was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, police in the suburb of Mesa said.
He remained jailed without bond Tuesday, and it wasn’t immediately known if Byers has a lawyer yet who can speak on his behalf. His next scheduled court appearance is later this week.
Byers apparently met the victims at random on Friday at a range of places including a park and a convenience store, police said. He shot most of them in the head when the topic turned to drugs, according to police investigators.
The deceased were all men between the age of 40 and 41.
“He’s claiming that when people are asking him if he wanted to get high on fentanyl, things like that, then it really upset him because his brother was using that type of drug, and that set him off,” Mesa police Detective Richard Encinas told Phoenix radio station KTAR on Tuesday.
There have been a number of high-profile drug seizures in recent months in the nation’s fifth-largest city. Authorities seized more than 1 million fentanyl pills from a Mexican man in Phoenix two months ago. That followed seizures of 165,000 pills, 137,000 pills and 122,000 pills from drug traffickers in Phoenix in January.
Phoenix also has been in the throes of dueling lawsuits over managing homelessness that has converted its downtown into a tent city housing hundreds of people as summer temperatures soar. Striking a balance between meeting the demands of residents and business owners but respecting the rights of homeless people is a dilemma facing major cities around the U.S.
Mesa police arrested Byers near his grandmother’s apartment complex about a half mile (0.8 kilometers) from the last shooting.
Byers took responsibility for the shootings and told officers where they could find the clothes and 9mm handgun used in the crimes, police said.
Video surveillance footage showed the suspect wearing the clothing reported by witnesses at multiple shooting scenes, police said.
“He directed us to where not only the murder weapon was, but where the clothing was that he wore when he committed all four of these shootings (in Mesa) and basically laid out the whole story for us,” Encinas said.
The shootings began around 2:45 p.m. Friday in Phoenix, according to court documents.
Byers was walking along a canal with Nicholas Arnstad, who reportedly was smoking fentanyl. Byers allegedly shot Arnstad over his drug use and because Byers’ brother also abused fentanyl, police said.
Byers went to Mesa’s Beverly Park later that day and met Julian Cox, who allegedly talked to Byers about using “blues,” the street name for fentanyl pills. Byers shot and killed Cox before fleeing the scene, police said.
Byers then met Stephen Young at a Mesa convenience store late Friday night, police said. Young wanted to smoke fentanyl, and Byers allegedly shot him and ran off.
Byers next talked to a John Swain, a homeless man, near railroad tracks in Mesa, according to court documents. Authorities later found Swain shot dead.
Police said Byers met his final victim while walking on Mesa’s Main Street. He talked with 36-year-old Angela Fonseca until she made him mad, then allegedly shot her in the face. Investigators did not give any details about their conversation.
Fonseca was taken to the hospital and underwent multiple surgeries but is expected to survive, according to authorities.
At least one shell casing from each crime scene matched the same handgun, police said.
“Once we were able to locate him and conducted the interview, that’s when it turned into where he admitted to the whole thing,” Encinas said.
Byers told investigators that he did not call for medical aid for the victims because they “didn’t deserve it,” according to court documents.
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(KTLA) — Madonna issued a message to fans for the first time since being hospitalized for a “serious bacterial infection” in June.
“Thank you for your positive energy, prayers and words of healing and encouragement. I have felt your love. I’m on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life,” her post on Instagram read.
She posted her message Monday morning, a little over two weeks after she was hospitalized for the infection.
“My first thought when I woke up in the hospital was my children,” her message continued. “My second thought was that I did not want to disappoint anyone who bought tickets for my tour. I also didn’t want to let down the people who worked tirelessly with me over the last few months to create my show. I hate to disappoint anyone.”
Madonna’s 43-city global Celebration Tour was set to start on July 15 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was to highlight her four decades of hits.
The superstar said she’s now going to focus on her health and “getting stronger.”
She assured fans that she will be back “as soon as she can.”
As for her tour, the plan is to “reschedule the North American leg of the tour and begin in October in Europe.”
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and TOKYO, March 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GA Telesis, LLC ("GAT") and Tokyo Century Corporation ("TC") announce the launch of its new joint venture lending platform, HALO AirFinance ("HALO"). HALO will serve as the exclusive debt origination channel for GAT and TC, with a focus on secured direct lending to airlines, lessors, and investors, covering the collateral spectrum from new to mid-life aircraft. HALO will be uniquely positioned in the aviation finance sector as a combination of the respective structuring and financing expertise and asset and technical capabilities of GAT and TC. HALO will fill a need in an underserved marketplace that lacks a global, independent, and savvy asset-backed lender.
HALO is launching its first fund HALO One, in partnership with InterVest Capital Partners (f/k/a Wafra Capital Partners), a veteran investor in both aviation and the specialty finance sectors. "GA Telesis has been our longstanding aviation investment partner for over ten years, and the HALO lending strategy is a natural and opportune evolution of our collective capabilities," commented Michael Gontar, CEO of InterVest Capital Partners.
HALO One will benefit from an innovative revolving credit facility led by Citigroup as Structuring Agent and Co-lead Arranger and Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as Co-lead Arranger.
"There is a substantial opportunity to address the need for smarter asset-focused lending in the aviation industry," commented Abdol Moabery, CEO of GA Telesis. Moabery further remarked, "HALO is unmatched as a lending platform given its extensive originations footprint, direct access to market values, and comprehensive in-house technical capabilities."
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PHOENIX — This stretch of chilly mornings but comfortable afternoons will continue through the weekend.
Valley highs will climb into the low 80s for the rest of the week, which is still a few degrees below normal for this time of year.
Mornings will stay chilly, with overnight lows in the 50s around sunrise each day.
We're tracking a storm system that will move through the Four Corners region today, picking up winds and bringing a slight chance of rain and snow showers to northeastern Arizona.
The rest of the state, including the Valley, stays dry.
Winds will pick up in parts of our state as this disturbance passes by.
A Lake Wind Advisory is now in effect along the Colorado River Valley in Mohave county on until 5 p.m. Peak gusts could top 40 mph in places like Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City.
Heading into the weekend, winds will lighten up as high pressure builds in from the south.
Valley highs will warm into the low 80s, but that will still put us a few degrees below normal for this time of year.
Highs will stay in the low 80s on Monday for Halloween, which will put Trick-or-treating temperatures in the 70s across the Phoenix metro area.
Then we'll turn our attention to our next storm system that could move in by the middle to the later half of next week. It could bring more Valley rain and high-country snow. Stay tuned for updates as we get closer.
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2022 Rainfall totals:
Sky Harbor Official Rainfall: 3.73" (-2.09" from average)
Valley Average (Phoenix Rainfall Index): 5.28"
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Daily rainfall reports from all across the Valley can be found here.
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PHOENIX IS GETTING DRIER - LOWER RAINFALL AVERAGES NOW
Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 2.71" of rain
NEW Average Monsoon Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 2.43" of rain
Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1981-2010): 8:03" of rain
NEW Average Yearly Rainfall in Phoenix (1991-2020): 7.22" of rain
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PISA, Italy, Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaNutra S.p.A. (MTA: PHN), a company specialised in mineral and iron-based nutritional supplements and medical devices for muscles and joints health, is pleased to announce the signing of three new international trade agreements for the distribution of its SiderAL® and Cetilar® lines in the Republic of Indonesia, Kuwait and Mexico.
As far as Indonesia is concerned, the new partner PT Pyridam Farma Tbk. will distribute two nutritional supplements containing Sucrosomial® Iron, SiderAL® F30 (PharmaNutra brand) and SiderAL® Gocce P (Junia Pharma brand). These products, the former intended for an adult target and the latter for the paediatric sector, will become part of the Pyridam Farma portfolio., As a matter of fact, the company has operated in the Indonesian pharmaceutical sector for more than 40 years andits production and marketing activities cover all 34 of the country's provinces, with a potential usership of 275 million inhabitants.
As regards Kuwait, the agreement concluded with PharmaLife Co., a company that distributes medical devices, food supplements, medical equipment and natural products is particularly relevant becausePharmaLife Co. will be placing five PharmaNutra products and one Junia Pharma product on the market, specifically: Cetilar® Cream, Cetilar® Patch, SiderAL® Folic 20 sticks, SiderAL® Folic 30 cps, SiderAL® Forte Int 20 cps and SiderAL® Gocce P.
In Mexico, PharmaNutra has finalised a new partnership with the company SMS Pharma, whose core business focuses on developing national sales networks specialising in the distribution of pharmaceutical and health products. The contract with SMS Pharma will result, in the course of 2023, in the marketing of the nutritional supplements SiderAL® Forte 15 mg 30 cps and SiderAL® Folic 21 mg 20 sticks (PharmaNutra), as well as SiderAL® Gocce P (Junia Pharma) throughout Mexico.
With the conclusion of these new distribution agreements, the PharmaNutra Group can now count on 47 distributors in 70 countries across Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.
- Carlo Volpi, COO of the PharmaNutra Group, states:"Indonesia is a market with huge potential, the country with the fourth largest population in the world: it has been a long journey, but we are now ready to reap the rewards of the outstanding work done by our International Business Development team. As regards Kuwait and Mexico, the agreements are particularly significant because they make provision for the distribution of our two leading product families, SiderAL® and Cetilar®".
PharmaNutra S.p.A.
Founded and led by Chairman Andrea Lacorte and Deputy Chairman Roberto Lacorte, PharmaNutra is a company established in 2003 that develops unique food supplements and innovative nutrition devices by carrying out the entire production process, from the proprietary starting materials through to the finished product. The effectiveness of its products is demonstrated by a wealth of scientific evidence, including 135 publications involving more than 7000 subjects. The Group distributes and places its products on the market in Italy and abroad. Within Italy, sales activities are carried out through a network of over 160 medical science liaisons serving the medical profession, as well as focusing on the exclusive marketing of PharmaNutra products to pharmacies throughout the country. Sales activities are guaranteed abroad in 70 different countries through 47 partners chosen amongst the best pharmaceutical companies. PharmaNutra is a market leader in the manufacture of dietary supplements containing iron with its SiderAL® brand, where it boasts important patents covering its Sucrosomial® Technology. Over the years, the Group has developed a precise strategy regarding the management and production of intellectual property, based on integrated management of all the various components: proprietary starting materials, patents, brands and clinical evidence.
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How to Watch the Cavaliers vs. Knicks: Streaming & TV Channel Info for NBA Playoffs Game 2
Published: Apr. 18, 2023 at 12:39 PM CDT|Updated: 51 minutes ago
The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks are playing in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, with Game 2 next to come.
Keep reading for everything you need to know about this matchup between the Cavaliers and Knicks, including how to catch the action live with a free trial to Fubo.
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Cavaliers vs. Knicks Game Info
- When: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio
- TV: Bally Sports
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Cavaliers Stats Insights
- The Cavaliers are shooting 48.8% from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points higher than the 46.2% the Knicks allow to opponents.
- Cleveland has a 39-19 straight-up record in games it shoots better than 46.2% from the field.
- The Cavaliers are the 25th best rebounding team in the league, the Knicks rank second.
- The Cavaliers score only 0.8 fewer points per game (112.3) than the Knicks allow (113.1).
- When Cleveland totals more than 113.1 points, it is 33-12.
Knicks Stats Insights
- The Knicks' 47% shooting percentage from the field this season is 0.2 percentage points higher than the Cavaliers have given up to their opponents (46.8%).
- New York has put together a 29-15 straight-up record in games it shoots above 46.8% from the field.
- The Knicks are the second-ranked rebounding team in the league, the Cavaliers sit at 20th.
- The Knicks score an average of 116 points per game, 9.1 more points than the 106.9 the Cavaliers give up.
- New York is 39-23 when it scores more than 106.9 points.
Cavaliers Home & Away Comparison
- The Cavaliers are averaging 113.2 points per game at home. In road games, they are averaging 111.3 points per contest.
- Cleveland surrenders 105 points per game when playing at home this year, compared to 108.8 when playing on the road.
- At home, the Cavaliers are averaging 0.6 more three-pointers per game (11.9) than on the road (11.3). However, they sport a lower three-point percentage at home (36.6%) compared to when playing on the road (36.8%).
Knicks Home & Away Comparison
- At home the Knicks average 117.3 points per game, 2.5 more than away (114.8). On defense they give up 113 points per game at home, 0.2 less than away (113.2).
- New York is giving up fewer points at home (113 per game) than away (113.2).
- At home the Knicks are collecting 23.5 assists per game, 1.1 more than on the road (22.4).
Cavaliers Injuries
Knicks Injuries
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NEW YORK, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) announced today that it will report second quarter financial results on Monday, August 7, 2023. The company will conduct a conference call at 4:30 p.m. (ET) following the release of its earnings materials.
A live audio webcast will be available on Paramount's Investors homepage at ir.paramount.com beginning at 4:30 p.m. (ET) on August 7.
The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 833-470-1428 (domestic) or 929-526-1599 (international) using access code 634352. Please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to the call.
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Free, four-week online course aims to empower and inspire Latinx students to pursue careers in media
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas on Wednesday announced their collaboration to create an online course that aims to reach Latinx Gen Z and Millennial storytellers. According to the Government Accountability Office, Latinxs continue to be severely underrepresented in the media industry and have made few gains in newsrooms, film, or television in the last decade. Latinx made up between 11%-12% of the media industry workforce from 2014 to 2019, and in 2019, only 8% of newspaper and publishing staff were of Hispanic origins. Through this collaboration, the online course will look to help support and empower Latinx talent to be present and thrive in the industry.
The online course – "Digital Storytelling for the Next Generation of Latinx Journalists" – is running June 20 – July 17, 2022, and open to Latinx college and university students in the United States. Beyond the astronomical growth of the Latinx population overall, Latinx make up 25% of all Gen Zers and 21% of all American Millennials1, so the course is designed with these audiences in mind.
"The storytellers of tomorrow need to reflect the realities of today. We believe technology has the power to enhance and transform storytelling, and we want to help this next generation of Latinx students have access to the information and tools that will allow them to play an integral role in the growth and future of the media industry," said Lisa Polloni, global communications lead for Americas, Microsoft. "We are so proud to partner with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas in this endeavor given its extensive experience developing courses that provide students with the skills they need to be successful in this ever-changing field."
The targeted, 4-week program will feature learning and professional development opportunities, as well as introduce students to the tools necessary to empower their journeys towards a career in media.
"We are thrilled to be able to collaborate with Microsoft to help Latinx Gen Z and Millennial aspiring journalists with this free training opportunity to learn how to become better storytellers by utilizing digital tools to improve and expand their reporting and editing skills," said professor Rosental Alves, founder and director, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. "We are grateful to Microsoft for its support to this program and to Amara Aguilar, who accepted to be the instructor who will lead this course. We are lucky to count on her, a seasoned Latinx journalist and educator."
Amara Aguilar is a professor of journalism at University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She teaches journalism for mobile/emerging platforms, social media storytelling for Latinx audiences, visual journalism, engaging diverse communities, public relations strategy, and interactive design, among other courses. At USC, she co-founded Annenberg Media's award-winning bilingual outlet, Dímelo, focused on serving Latinx audiences.
Latinx students who are interested in learning, as well as strengthening their reporting and storytelling skills for diverse audiences, are encouraged to apply. The application process is very simple, and the form can be found here. You can also access the landing page of this online course at https://journalismcourses.org/course/digital-storytelling-for-the-next-generation-of-latinx-journalists/. Follow Microsoft Latinx on Twitter and visit the Microsoft Latinx blog for details and updates.
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
The Knight Center for Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin is a professional training and outreach program for journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it has become a world leader in massive online courses on journalism. In the last decade, its online courses have reached more than 270,000 students in 200 countries and territories. The Knight Center has also helped to create a new generation of independent journalist organizations. These organizations have created self-sustaining training programs to raise the ethical and professional levels of journalism, thereby contributing to the freedom of press and democracy in the hemisphere. For more information, visit knightcenter.utexas.edu.
1 March 2020, Pew Research Center survey
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By CURT ANDERSON and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A pilot declared over the loudspeaker on a cross-country Delta Air Lines flight that passengers were no longer required to wear masks, eliciting cheers from the cabin and prompting some on board to immediately toss their face coverings onto their seats.
“Feel free to burn them at will,” a train conductor told New Jersey commuters. Other passengers were confused, startled and angered by the abrupt change, however, especially those who booked trips in the belief that their unvaccinated children would be traveling in a masked environment.
A federal judge’s decision Monday to throw out a mask requirement on public transportation did away with the last major vestige of federal pandemic rules and led to a mishmash of new locally created rules that reflected the nation’s ongoing division over how to battle the virus.
Major airlines and airports in places like Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City quickly switched to a mask optional policy. New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Connecticut continued to require them on mass transit. But a host of other cities ditched their mandates, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continued to recommend masking on transportation.
Brooke Tansley, a television producer and former Broadway performer, boarded a flight with her not-yet-eligible-to-be-vaccinated 4-year-old and 8-month-old baby only to learn that the mask mandate had ended mid-flight.
“Here we are, trapped in the sky with our 8-month-old unmasked baby (you can’t actually mask a baby that young) under the supposition that everyone who can be masked would be masked, and the flight 325 crew has taken our choices away from us,” she said in a tweet. “Very very angry about this.”
For many, though, the news was welcome. A video showed some passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight cheering and applauding as they took off their masks upon hearing the announcement they were now optional. One man could be seen happily twirling his mask on his finger.
On a Southwest Airlines flight Monday from Detroit to Nashville, the change to optional status was incorporated into the safety announcements, prompting murmurs and fist pumps from some passengers and no audible complaints.
In Portland, Oregon, transit employees were immediately working on taking down “mask required” announcements and signs, but said it would likely take several days to remove everything.
The city joined Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Kansas City, Missouri, in making masking optional on mass transit.
“We know our riders have mixed feelings about the mandate ending,” Portland’s public transit agency, TriMet, posted on social media. “We ask everyone to be respectful of others as we all adjust to this change.”
Subway rider Cooper Klinges was pleased that New York City’s public transit system wasn’t following the trend and planned to keep its mask requirement in place. As he waited at a train station in Brooklyn, New York, he said he canceled a flight earlier this year over concerns about the virus.
“I don’t think we are out of the woods yet,” said Klinges, a teacher, citing concerns about the BA.2 omicron subvariant of the coronavirus. “It is still around. We have to still stick it out.”
As of Monday evening, the website of ride sharing company Lyft still said masks were required. In an email to customers Tuesday morning, Uber said masks were recommended but no longer required.
The national mask rule for travelers was one of the last of the pandemic restrictions still in place. It sparked online flame throwing between those who felt they were crucial to protecting people and those who saw it as an unnecessary inconvenience or even government overkill.
Some flight attendants found themselves cursed and even attacked by passengers who refused to comply.
In a 59-page lawsuit ruling, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped its authority in issuing the original health order on which the TSA directive was based. She also said the order was fatally flawed because the CDC didn’t follow proper rulemaking procedures.
The Justice Department declined to comment when asked if it would seek an emergency stay to block the judge’s order.
While airline and mass transit passengers around the country were ditching masks, the White House made clear that those traveling with President Joe Biden to New Hampshire on Tuesday would be required to keep face coverings on “in line with CDC guidance.” A Biden administration official also said there were no changes expected to the pre-departure testing requirement for international passengers bound to the U.S.
Asked Tuesday if people should still wear masks on planes, Biden replied: “That’s up to them.”
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S. But the court ruling puts that decision on hold.
After a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant that led to record hospitalizations, the U.S. has seen a significant drop in virus spread in recent months that led most states and cities to drop mask mandates.
But several Northeast cities have seen a rise in hospitalizations in recent weeks, leading Philadelphia to bring back its mask mandate.
The federal mask requirement for travelers was the target of months of lobbying from the airlines, which sought to kill it. The carriers argued that effective air filters on modern planes make transmission of the virus during a flight highly unlikely. Republicans in Congress also fought to kill the mandate.
“We are relieved to see the U.S. mask mandate lift to facilitate global travel as COVID-19 transitions to a more manageable respiratory virus — with better treatments, vaccines and other scientific measures to prevent serious illness,” Delta announced in a news release.
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Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas. Associated Press writers David Koenig in Dallas, Michael Balsamo and Will Weissert in Washington, and Karen Matthews in New York contributed to this report.
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Which Westinghouse TV is best?
Picking out a Westinghouse TV can be an intimidating task, especially if you’re planning on dropping a decent amount of money on the purchase. Still, most buyers find TVs that fit their particular needs — without sacrificing their budgets.
While there are a number of TVs worth checking out before you buy, the Westinghouse 50-Inch Class 1080p TV is a solid television option with a fairly large display that buyers really enjoy having in their homes.
What to know before you buy a Westinghouse TV
Types
Most of the best Westinghouse TVs for the average user include light-emitting diode (LED) screens. Other TV types include those that use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting and liquid crystal display (LCD), with the former generally offering a better display than the latter.
Features
Some TV enthusiasts may prefer to have specific features included with their TVs, such as smart-home compatibility, multiple display options, or a high-dynamic range. If there is a specific TV feature you’re hoping your Westinghouse television will include, check the product description to make sure a given model has it before you buy.
Location
Another thing to consider before making your purchase is where you plan to put your new TV. This can affect both the size and the mounting hardware or stand types. Some TVs may require the buyer to purchase mounting hardware separately, although most of Westinghouse’s TV models simply include legs to be set on top of a media stand.
What to look for in a quality Westinghouse TV
High resolution
Arguably the most important detail when looking for a Westinghouse TV is the display resolution, which will affect how clear and crisp the unit looks. At worst, modern TVs have a resolution of at least 720p, with increasingly good options having resolutions of 1080p, 4K, and 8K. The higher the resolution, the less you’ll be able to see the given pixels in a display, and the more vibrant and immersive the images on the screen will appear.
Size
While bigger TV screens can be seen more easily from farther away, space limitations may determine what size TV you should purchase. TVs are measured from corner to corner diagonally, so keep this in mind when measuring the area you’ll place the TV.
Smart features
A number of TVs also include smart features such as compatibility with voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. You can find TVs that include a wide range of helpful features, including everything from sleep timers to display presets – and many options in between.
How much you can expect to spend on a Westinghouse TV
Westinghouse TVs span a wide range of prices, especially as they become harder to come by. In general, cheap Westinghouse TVs are $150-$350, while other higher-tier models usually range from $500-$800.
Westinghouse TV FAQ
Does Westinghouse make smart TVs?
A. Westinghouse does make smart TVs, including those with a wide variety of features, channels, and other helpful apps, such as Roku. In addition, you can find Westinghouse smart TVs for a wide range of prices and in a number of different configurations and size options.
What resolutions do Westinghouse TVs come in?
A. While those buying directly from Westinghouse may have a wider range of options to choose from, others that purchase from retailers like Amazon usually will find Westinghouse TVs in 720p and 1080p resolution configurations.
What are the best Westinghouse TVs to buy?
Top Westinghouse TV
Westinghouse TV 50-Inch Class 1080p Full LED HD Display With USB and HDMI Inputs
What you need to know: This TV not only offers a fairly large 1080p display, but it includes a vibrant LED backlight for one of the best display experiences you can get from Westinghouse.
What you’ll love: On top of its 1080p display, this Westinghouse TV includes USB and HDMI inputs for use with just about any device and an image contrast ratio of 1500:1. Its LED backlight is vibrant in tone and makes for an immersive viewing experience with its large 50-inch display.
What you should consider: Some buyers complained that this model’s price was too high compared to those of other brands.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Westinghouse TV for money
Westinghouse TV 24-Inch Certified Refurbished 720p Edge-Lit Display With USB Input
What you need to know: Those on a serious budget can get this small Westinghouse TV for a super affordable price, with a 24-inch, monitor-size display, and USB display inputs.
What you’ll love: Despite its smaller size, this 720p TV from Westinghouse is a great pick for anyone looking to use something small or to save as much money as possible. The 24-inch edge-lit display also includes a USB input, for which buyers using an HDMI device can buy an adapter.
What you should consider: Some buyers decided to avoid this model since it’s a refurbished product. Others complained about the inclusion of a USB port instead of including an HDMI input.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Westinghouse TV 42-Inch FX Series Smart Roku TV 720p FHD 60Hz Display
What you need to know: This model is a great midrange 720p TV from Westinghouse, offering a fair price for a decently sized TV, and Smart TV functionality with Roku is included.
What you’ll love: At such a reasonable price, this FX series TV offers quite a range of features, including trials of multiple services, Roku, and a vivid FHD 42-inch display. Additionally, users who have Alexa or want to purchase Alexa can use voice commands to control this model.
What you should consider: A number of buyers complained about this TV’s remote control, saying it was subpar to TVs they’ve owned in the past.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Results highlight how deep data performance and reliability monitoring delivers comprehensive visibility into high bandwidth interfaces
HAIFA, Israel, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- proteanTecs, a global leader of deep data analytics for advanced electronics, announced the results of its collaboration with advanced ASIC provider, Global Unichip Corporation (GUC), are shared in a new white paper.
The GUC and proteanTecs collaboration started with the reliability monitoring of high bandwidth memory (HBM) interfaces and has continued with GUC's second generation of its GLink™ interface, known as GLink 2.0. GLink is a high bandwidth die-to-die (D2D) parallel interface that features industry-leading performance, including low latency and power efficiency. proteanTecs' interconnect monitoring solution was integrated into the GLink test chip to provide GUC enhanced visibility in testing and characterizing the PHY and to enhance the end product with in-field performance and reliability monitoring.
"proteanTecs is the only company today offering comprehensive visibility into high bandwidth D2D interfaces," said Igor Elkanovich, CTO at GUC. "Their high-resolution interconnect monitoring solutions deliver parametric lane grading with 100-percent lane and pin coverage, empowering us with critical insights that both accelerate and enhance our device testing and characterization, and offer our customers in-mission lifetime monitoring."
"GUC's 2.5D/ 3D advanced packaging technologies are playing an important role in addressing the semiconductor industry's 'More than Moore' evolution to chiplets and heterogeneous integration," said Evelyn Landman, co-founder and CTO at proteanTecs. "We look forward to our continued collaboration on GUC's family of D2D interface solutions as we support the expanding advanced packaging ecosystem."
Silicon results and key findings are now available in a new white paper and will be shared in technical presentations and a webinar.
- The white paper, "GUC GLink Test Chip Uses In-Chip Monitoring and Deep Data Analytics for High Bandwidth Die-to-Die Characterization," is available here.
- The presentation titled "GUC's GLink Case Study: Performance and Reliability Monitoring for Heterogeneous Packaging, Combining Deep Data with Machine Learning Algorithms," will be delivered at numerous industry events, including in North America on Oct. 26, Europe on Nov. 8, and China on Dec. 6.
- proteanTecs will host a webinar on "The Era of Chiplets and Heterogeneous Integration: Challenges and Emerging Solutions to Support 2.5D and 3D Advanced Packaging" with speakers from GUC and Yole Développement. To attend this Nov. 16 webinar, register here.
Both proteanTecs and GUC are contributing members of the UCIe™ (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) Consortium, which is uniting industry leaders in building an interoperable, multi-vendor ecosystem and standardizing future generations of D2D interconnects and protocol connections.
GLOBAL UNICHIP CORP. (GUC) is the Advanced ASIC Leader, who provides the semiconductor industry with leading IC implementation and SoC manufacturing services, using advanced process and packaging technology. Based in Hsin-chu Taiwan, GUC has developed a global reputation with a presence in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, and North America. GUC is publicly traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the symbol 3443. For more information, visit www.guc-asic.com.
proteanTecs is a leading provider of deep data monitoring solutions for advanced electronics in the Datacenter, Automotive, Communications and Mobile markets. Based on Universal Chip Telemetry™ (UCT), the company provides system health and performance monitoring, from production to the field. By applying machine learning to novel data created by on-chip UCT agents, the company's analytics platform delivers predictive insights and visibility, leading to new levels of quality, reliability and scale. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Israel with offices in the U.S., India and Taiwan. For more information, visit: www.proteanTecs.com.
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News headlines regularly report on FBI seizures of money from alleged criminals. For instance, in September 2022, the Albuquerque FBI Division seized $1.8 million in cash, as well as guns and drugs, during a gang investigation.
VERIFY reader Robin recently asked us whether the federal government keeps the money it seizes during investigations.
THE QUESTION
Does the federal government keep money it seizes during criminal investigations?
THE SOURCES
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Treasury
- U.S. Marshals Service
- Congressional Research Service
- Government auction websites
- Independent audit of Assets Forfeiture Fund from KPMG, an auditing and tax firm
- Independent audit of Treasury Forfeiture Fund from GKA, P.C., a public accounting firm
- Institute for Justice, a nonprofit advocacy organization that is a proponent of asset forfeiture reform
THE ANSWER
Yes, the federal government keeps the money it seizes during criminal investigations.
WHAT WE FOUND
Law enforcement at all levels of government seize money and property during investigations through a process called asset forfeiture. When the federal government confiscates a person’s assets, it will usually sell that property through public auctions and deposit the money made from those auctions, as well as any money collected during the investigation, into dedicated federal government funds.
From those funds, law enforcement divides up the seized assets for various needs and expenses. Generally, most of the revenue goes back to federal law enforcement to pay for future asset forfeiture operations, which can include the training of law enforcement and the paying off of debts attached to seized property, the Justice Department says. But the proceeds from asset forfeiture operations exceed the cost of those operations, leaving some revenue leftover.
A smaller portion of the forfeiture revenue goes to the Equitable Sharing Program, which allows federal law enforcement to share with local and state law enforcement up to 80% of the assets seized from operations they assist in, or goes to Congress so other federal government agencies can use it. Some of the seized assets are returned or awarded to victims of the associated crime or other third parties. Whatever revenue is still left after all of that remains within the funds.
Law enforcement agencies under the U.S. Department of Justice, such as the FBI, U.S. Marshals and Drug Enforcement Administration, put forfeited assets into a joint fund, called the Assets Forfeiture Fund (AFF). Law enforcement with the U.S. Department of Treasury and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security put forfeited assets into a different fund, called the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF).
The U.S. Marshals Service manages the AFF for all of the Justice Department agencies, an independent audit from KPMG, an auditing and tax firm, says. The U.S. Marshals Service says it also manages seized property including real estate, commercial businesses, financial instruments, vehicles, jewelry, art, antiques, collectibles, vessels and aircraft. Once in their possession, the Marshals will sell property through auctions, both online and in-person, to convert the property into cash.
Property seized by the Treasury Department is also sold at auction and managed by the Treasury Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture.
Property seized during investigations includes a wide variety of items, from cars, planes or jewelry to a Caterpillar tractor and a jet engine.
According to a 2023 Congressional Research Service report, federal law enforcement puts more than $1.5 billion in assets into the two funds a year. Annual revenues are higher than costs most years, allowing both funds to build up a large reserve of money over time.
At the end of the 2022 fiscal year, the Assets Forfeiture Fund held $1.5 billion and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund held $1.8 billion, according to KPMG’s audit and an independent audit of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund by GKA, P.C., a public accounting firm.
Federal law enforcement officers can seize a person’s money and property through criminal asset forfeitures, which is when law enforcement seizes money or property because the person who owns it was convicted of a crime; or civil and administrative asset forfeitures, which is when law enforcement claims the money or property was used in a crime, the Justice Department says.
Civil and administrative asset forfeitures have been criticized by activists and members of Congress because the property owner does not have to be arrested or be involved in a crime to have their assets seized, a Justice Department Office of the Inspector General report says. Without the need to prove the property owner is part of a crime, law enforcement can abuse these kinds of forfeitures by taking a person’s property based on flimsy reasoning, says critics, such as the Institute for Justice, a nonprofit advocacy organization that is a proponent of asset forfeiture reform.
The purpose of asset forfeiture, the Justice and Treasure Departments say, is to discourage crime.
“Asset forfeiture is designed to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crimes, to break the financial backbone of organized criminal syndicates and drug cartels, and to recover property that may be used to compensate victims and deter crime,” the Justice Department says.
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Florida-based dog rescue returns from trip saving dogs from war-torn Ukraine
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Members of a Florida animal rescue recently returned from a seven-day trip establishing a shelter in Poland for abandoned dogs from Ukraine.
One of those members lives in Sturgeon Bay, Marti Spittell Ziegelbauer, who is on the board of directors for Big Dog Ranch Rescue, based in Palm Beach County, Fla.
“These are pets that were simply left behind, not by fault of the owners who are in the midst of a war. All they’ve been hearing is bombs and shaking. Their whole world has been turned upside down,” says Ziegelbauer.
Ziegelbauer and the founder and CEO of Big Dog Ranch Rescue, Lauree Simmons, rescued 20 dogs near the Ukrainian border, many of them from a bomb shelter.
“There were two -- that one had his leg blown off by a bomb and one had severe burns on his back -- and we had trouble getting them across the border. It really traumatized not only the people but all of the dogs left behind, and those were some of the lucky ones,” Simmons says.
“When that van pulled into our shelter in Poznan, Poland, and that door opened up and you saw those dogs in the crates, your heart just sank. It was a miracle venture, and I feel very fortunate that I was able to do this,” Ziegelbauer says.
After a few days in Poznan, Poland, setting up the shelter, the two women then traveled to Romania to help a shelter overcrowded with nearly 100 abandoned dogs.
The rescue will continue its efforts in Europe for another six months, caring for the pets as more dogs come in each week and by providing medical treatment and food.
“We currently already have 11 dogs on-site that are up for adoption, more are either in transport, have already been transported, but are just awaiting quarantining and certification to be adopted,” Ziegelbauer says.
If you’d like to donate to the organization’s Ukrainian rescue mission, click here.
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(The Hill) – Marijuana use reached a record high in new polling, as for the first time more Americans said they smoke marijuana than reported smoking cigarettes in the last week.
Sixteen percent of Americans in a new Gallup poll reported smoking marijuana, up from 12 percent last year and more than double the all-time low of 7 percent.
Fewer Americans, at 11 percent, reported smoking cigarettes in the past week, down from 16 percent last year and a far fall from a peak at 45 percent in the 1950s.
It’s the highest percentage of reported marijuana use and the lowest percentage of past-week cigarette use since Gallup started asking those questions in 2013 and 1944, respectively.
Nearly half of U.S. adults now report having tried marijuana, up from 4 percent when Gallup first surveyed about its use in 1969.
Despite increasingly common use of the drug, Americans remain evenly split on whether marijuana is having a negative or positive effect on society.
Yet more than two-thirds of Americans, at 68 percent, think the drug should be legal, a record-high maintained from last year’s polling.
Six states could vote on ballot measures legalizing marijuana in the November midterm elections, and should they pass, will join 19 others in legalizing recreational marijuana.
Conducted July 5-26, the surveys on marijuana and tobacco use polled 1,013 U.S. adults and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level. | https://phl17.com/nmw/marijuana-use-hits-record-high-in-new-gallup-poll/ | 2022-08-29 10:23:36 | 0 | https://phl17.com/nmw/marijuana-use-hits-record-high-in-new-gallup-poll/ |
DURHAM, N.C., April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Children born preterm and those whose families experienced social, environmental, or economic hardships were more likely to have persistent behavior difficulties, according to new research funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program (ECHO) at the National Institutes of Health.
ECHO researchers found that factors such as preterm birth, family hardship, and prenatal substance exposure may increase a child's risk for persistent behavior and emotional difficulties. These difficulties in early childhood can potentially lead to later problems such as anxiety, depression, attention deficits, and aggression.
"Conditions during pregnancy and early infancy can identify toddlers who may benefit from early enriched services," said Julie Hofheimer, PhD, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
ECHO researchers collected early childhood behavior data on nearly 4,000 children born between 1990 and 2019 from 20 ECHO research sites from across the United States. Researchers then compared the children's scores for emotional difficulties (anxiety, depression, attention, and aggression) to their behavioral well-being in the first six years of life.
"Family support services tailored to the individual needs of children may prevent later behavioral problems and improve future outcomes for vulnerable children and their families," said Dr. Hofheimer.
Monica McGrath, ScD, and Rashelle Musci, PhD, both of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Dr. Hofheimer led this collaborative research published in JAMA Network Open.
Hofheimer, J. et al. Psychosocial and Neonatal Risk Factors Associated with Behavioral Dysregulation Trajectories Among Young Children from 18 through 72 Months of Age. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.10059.
About ECHO: ECHO is a nationwide research program supported by the NIH. Launched in 2016, ECHO aims to enhance the health of children for generations to come. ECHO investigators study the effects of a broad range of early environmental influences on child health and development. For more information, visit echochildren.org.
About the NIH: NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information, visit www.nih.gov.
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A New York man who stole a badge and radio from a police officer brutally beaten by other rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in prison.
Thomas Sibick, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty in March for his role in the attack on Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who has described fighting for his life to defend the Capitol as lawmakers inside fled from the angry mob on Jan. 6, 2021.
In a letter to the judge, Sibick, 37, called the trauma Fanone experienced “undeniably sickening” and said he takes full responsibility for his “uncivilized display of reckless behavior.”
“It was an attack on the institutions of our democracy and not as some would make you believe legitimate political discourse. The attack was far from peaceful, my actions played a role that will follow me for the rest of my life,” Sibick wrote.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced him to 50 months in prison during a hearing in Washington’s federal court.
Sibick’s attorney Stephen Brennwald did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Following his arrest, Sibick spent eight months behind bars but was released on home confinement in October 2021 after his lawyer pressed the judge to free him while his case played out.
Sibick’s attorney had asked for a sentence of home confinement, writing in court papers that a mental health misdiagnosis resulted in his client taking medication on Jan. 6 that “severely and negatively impacted him.” Sibick’s attorney said, unlike other rioters, his client did not physically assault Fanone, and their interaction was limited to Sibick grabbing Fanone’s radio and badge.
“Mr. Sibick has made a remarkable change in his life since he received his correct mental health diagnosis and has begun cognitive behavioral therapy,” Brennwald wrote. “Because he sees January 6 for what it was, he is not a threat to re-offend in the future.”
Rioters kicked, punched, grabbed and shocked Fanone with a stun gun after pulling him away from other officers who were guarding a tunnel entrance on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace. Another rioter threatened to take Fanone’s gun and kill him. Fanone said the attack gave him a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury and ultimately cost him his career.
Fanone’s body camera captured Sibick removing the officer’s badge and radio from his tactical vest, according to a court filing accompanying his guilty plea.
Others in the crowd escorted Fanone back to the police line. Before FBI agents showed Sibick the body camera video, he initially claimed that he tried in vain to pull the officer away from his attackers.
Sibick said he buried Fanone’s badge in his backyard after returning home to Buffalo. He returned the badge, but Fanone’s $5,500 radio hasn’t been recovered.
Other rioters have been charged with attacking Fanone, who lost consciousness and was taken to an emergency room.
Albuquerque Cosper Head, a Tennessee man who dragged Fanone into the crowd, was sentenced in October 2022 to seven years and six months in prison. Another man, Daniel Rodriguez of California, was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison for driving a stun gun into Fanone’s neck as the officer screamed out in pain. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/ap-rioter-who-stole-badge-radio-from-beaten-officer-on-jan-6-gets-more-than-4-years-in-prison/ | 2023-07-29 04:31:51 | 0 | https://www.fox16.com/news/national/ap-rioter-who-stole-badge-radio-from-beaten-officer-on-jan-6-gets-more-than-4-years-in-prison/ |
Nearly $500 Million Invested to Accelerate Deployment of Turnkey Petroleum, Compliance, Integrated Solutions and eMobility Infrastructure and Maintenance Service Nationwide
TROY, Mich., Jan. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OWL Services, a portfolio company of Trive Capital and a premier sales, installation, program management, and service partner to petroleum, commercial, industrial, fleet and electrical vehicle companies today announced its year in review highlighted by a significant growth investment the company received from several leading financial and strategic partners.
The proceeds from the investment were used to accelerate the deployment of the company's turnkey petroleum construction, maintenance and compliance solutions and scale its industry-leading integrated solutions and eMobility business.
As a leader in EV charging station project management, installation and maintenance, OWL Services is currently executing on an ever-growing pipeline of eMobility infrastructure and maintenance projects.
The company works with all major electric vehicle OEM's and is installing electric charging infrastructure across a blue-chip customer base on a national level. Over the next five years, OWL Services is on track to install more than 10,000 DCFC, Level 3 chargers expanding on its legacy service business to meet the 97% uptime required for new NEVI funding requirements.
"The caliber and interest of our investors illustrates our significant progress and capabilities toward expanding our turkey petroleum and EV charging infrastructure and maintenance services across the country," said Greg Ergenbright, CEO at OWL Services. "We are equipped to take on the unique demands of electrification safely, efficiently, and sustainably, just as our partner companies have done for decades with petroleum equipment and services."
OWL Services is supported by an investor group that includes Trive Capital, Sidekick Operators, Monroe Capital, FS Investments, and Bain Capital Credit. Additionally, Goldman Sachs served as the financial advisor in connection with the company's latest capital raise and Houlihan Lokey served as the placement agent. OWL Services also retained Gibson Dunn to advise on legal matters.
"With OWL Services, we see a differentiated facility maintenance platform that addresses the unprecedented challenges faced by customers in managing electrification while also maintaining existing infrastructure," said Blake Bonner, Partner at Trive Capital. "We believe the company's turnkey sales, service and maintenance platform is uniquely positioned to accelerate North America's energy transformation and the electrification of its transportation sector."
ABOUT OWL SERVICES
Headquartered in the Metro Detroit area with over 21 offices and 1,300 field service professionals, OWL Services is the leading sales, installation, program management, and service provider to petroleum, commercial, industrial, fleet, and electrical vehicle companies across North America.
The Company's portfolio includes:
- Oscar W. Larson Company is the Midwest leader in full-service petroleum and fluid handling equipment contracting for more than 75 years.
- WildcoPES is the East Coast's leading distributor of comprehensive vehicle fueling equipment sales, maintenance, inspection, testing and construction management services.
- CBE is a leading supplier and service provider of in-store technologies, including point-of-sale systems, video surveillance, alarms, audio, network infrastructure and digital signage.
- Crompco is the nation's leader in environmental compliance management, site inspection, and managed and information services that are designed and supported specifically for today's underground storage tank owners.
- eStructure Solutions is the leader in eMobility infrastructure and maintenance, providing turnkey engineering, design, construction, commissioning, and maintenance services.
- Great Dane Petroleum is a full-service petroleum and general contractor covering the Southeastern U.S.
- JBI Electrical Systems is a nationally recognized and award-winning provider of electrical systems and services that cater to clients in a diverse range of industries.
Learn more about OWL Services at www.owlservices.com. Connect with us on LinkedIn.
ABOUT TRIVE CAPITAL
Trive Capital is a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm with more than $4 billion of regulatory assets under management. Trive focuses on investing equity and debt in what it sees as strategically viable middle-market companies with the potential for transformational upside growth through operational improvement. We seek to maximize returns through a hands-on partnership that calls for identifying and implementing value creation ideas.
The Trive team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals who have been involved in over 100 middle-market transactions representing more than $6 billion in revenue across Trive's targeted industry sectors and situations.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
7-3-2-4
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Win 4 Evening" game were:
7-3-2-4
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Penfield Montessori families and teachers try to save their school by starting a new one
Penfield Montessori Academy is going under, but the teachers, students and parents who’ve grown to love their community at the Milwaukee charter school are building a lifeboat.
If they can raise $1 million by June, another Montessori school has agreed to take on the school as a satellite location. They also need to find a building, secure classroom materials, and keep enough students and staff on board. They already have a new name: West Side Montessori Academy.
The families learned in April that their school, near 24th and Vliet streets, would close at the end of this school year because it was running out money, after a seven-year run with a focus on supporting students with disabilities.
Serving about 120 students through sixth grade, the school had planned to keep adding a grade each year so students could complete high school there. The school, though run by its own nonprofit, is a partner of the Penfield Children’s Center, which will continue providing early childcare and treatment for students with special needs.
More:Here's what charter schools are and how they work in Wisconsin
The school received state funding, as it's authorized as a public charter school by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. But Penfield Montessori board president Christine Holmes said the public funds were never enough to cover costs of an inclusive learning environment.
The school started with $10 million in private donations and raised another $3 million over the years, which Holmes said has run out. Holmes said the board would have needed to fundraise another $1.5 million to stay open another year but was unable to do so.
When Penfield teacher Emily Mehlhorn heard the news, she reached out to former colleagues who now run Adeline Montessori School in Oconomowoc. They agreed to consider taking on the Penfield group as a satellite. That means the group wouldn't need to immediately form its own nonprofit or secure its own contract with a charter school authorizer, and it will be able to receive public funds.
But first, the group needs $1 million by June to acquire a new building and pay staff salaries until the public dollars would start coming in October. Then, organizers estimate needing to fundraise an additional $2 million by the end of the next school year. Mehlhorn said Penfield agreed to donate the school's materials to the group.
Mehlhorn said the school's current building, with excess space, was too expensive for the group to buy, and they are looking at smaller spaces. She said she expects the school will be able to serve about 100 students, based on the number of staff who plan to stay with the group. Kroll said they have "intent-to-enroll" forms for about 80 students.
Teachers and parents said they want to keep their community together and continue a style of schooling where students of many abilities and backgrounds are together in inclusive classrooms. Holmes said Penfield has done so by having higher staffing levels, investing in an elevator and ramps, and offering nursing, physical therapy and occupational therapy.
"People are really committed to staying with the school, and some of our families have not found other options where their kids would be in an inclusive learning environment," said Amy Kroll, a parent who said she would homeschool her kids if the fundraising fails. "There's nothing like our school out there."
Mehlhorn said she hasn't looked for any other jobs. She wants to stay with her coworkers and students.
"I didn't even want to consider another option," she said. "I've never worked at another institution where I've seen so much passion, and care and patience. Our kids come to school with a lot on their plates, and they need a space where they're met with that patience and gratitude, and they're given a safe space to not be perfect, and to learn and grow, and I see that here."
The group is collecting tax-deductible donations through its website and selling apparel. It is planning a gala for June. Students have painted pots and are selling plants at the 53212Marketplace Mother's Day event May 7 and Fondy Farmers Market May 13.
If unsuccessful, the group said it would return all fundraised dollars to donors. For dollars that can't be returned, like from sales of apparel and plants, the group plans to select a nonprofit to receive the funds.
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Susan M. Collins represents Maine in the U.S. Senate.
Clad in his hallmark greenish-brown short-sleeved polo shirt, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently greeted our small Senate delegation warmly as he ushered us into a building in Kyiv for a two-hour discussion over a traditional Ukrainian lunch of primarily beet dishes such as borscht. Our journey from Washington to Ukraine was very long, under cover of darkness and cloaked in secrecy, but we wanted to learn more from this exceptional leader and affirm our support for additional aid to Ukraine, which was being debated on the Senate floor.
We discussed the military, humanitarian and economic consequences of Russia’s unprovoked, brutal war against Ukraine. Let me emphasize that Zelenskyy was not asking for American boots on the ground but rather for continued military equipment and humanitarian aid from us and our allies so that his people can continue to fight Russian aggression.
The will of the Ukrainian people to fight the much-better armed Russians is strong and bolstered by the inspiring leadership of Zelenskyy. Russian President Vladimir Putin assumed that he could capture the Ukrainian capital in days, but the Ukrainians fiercely repelled his advances, forcing him to move his forces to the eastern and southern parts of the country.
Yet, the war is clearly taking a toll. Six million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their country, nearly 3.5 million taken in by the Polish people who are giving them safe haven. Another 8 million within Ukraine have had to leave their homes, often sheltering in basements, factories and schools, in some cases deprived of electricity and short of food, clean water and medical supplies. Who can forget or forgive Putin for the bombing of a theater with a shelter in the basement that had the word “children” written in large letters outside to alert the Russians. Zelenskyy told us 95 percent of the buildings in Mariupol, including a maternity hospital, have been destroyed by incessant and indiscriminate Russian shelling.
Both the indomitable spirit as well as the stress on the Ukrainian people were evident during our visit. Seeing my U.S. and Ukrainian flags lapel pin, a woman with tears in her eyes pointed to my pin, said “thank you,” and gave me a hug. She then made the sign of the cross, and raised her eyes to heaven, saying a brief prayer.
At our meeting with Zelenskyy, I asked about the Russian blockade of Odessa, a major port used for shipping wheat, barley and other grains grown in Ukraine. If this Black Sea port remains blocked, the consequences are dire. Devastation for the Ukrainian economy and hunger in countries across the world dependent on Ukrainian grain are just two of the ominous consequences.
Zelenskyy replied that the Ukrainians had to mine the harbor to prevent the Russian ships from coming ashore, but that what he really needed were multiple launch rocket systems and other longer-range, heavy weapons to counter this threat and allow shipping to resume.
Brave farmers wearing armored vests are planting the spring crop, but unless the grain stored in silos is shipped, there will be nowhere to store it, and they will not be paid for their winter crop.
The humanitarian efforts underway in Ukraine are impressive but the need is overwhelming. Recently, I had conversations with U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power, David Beardsley of the World Food Bank, Gregory Slayton of the Fellowship of Families and famed chef Jose Andres whose World Central Kitchen has cooks from many states, including Maine, working to feed Ukrainian refugees in welcome centers and in shelters. These public-private partnerships are saving lives, and with congressional passage of the humanitarian and military aid package last week, more assistance will be speeding on its way.
I asked Zelenskyy whether he thought Putin’s attack on his country had had the opposite effect of what he had intended. For example, the Russian-speaking sections of Eastern Ukraine are now embracing their Ukrainian identity, and NATO is more united than ever. The decisions of Sweden and Finland to abandon their stance of neutrality and apply to be in NATO are directly the result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The president agreed that Putin’s war of aggression not only had been the opposite of the easy conquest that he had expected, but also had strengthened the NATO alliance and the European Union.
After our time in Ukraine, we traveled to Sweden and Finland where we met with the prime ministers and with the Finnish president. The decision of these countries to abandon neutrality — in the case of Sweden 200 years of this policy — demonstrates Putin’s massive miscalculation. As Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson put it, “Feb. 24 [the date of the invasion] changed everything.”
Finland has sent four tranches of military and other aid to Ukraine. The Finnish president took us outside his home and pointed to his right where Tallinn, Estonia, is only 50 miles away across the Baltic Sea. He then pointed to his left and told us that St. Petersburg, Russia, is only 200 miles away. Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, and the last thing that Putin wants is a NATO member along 830 miles of its border.
The next step is for the U.S. Senate to ratify NATO membership for Sweden and Finland as quickly as possible to send a strong message to Russia and to continue our support for the Ukrainians.
Putin has made little secret of his desire to dominate free and independent democracies to recreate the former Soviet Union. If he succeeds in Ukraine, that will be just the beginning. He must not be allowed to succeed. | https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/27/opinion/opinion-contributor/my-clandestine-trip-to-ukraine/ | 2022-05-27 11:39:02 | 1 | https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/27/opinion/opinion-contributor/my-clandestine-trip-to-ukraine/ |
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McDulin, Janet M.
We are sad to announce the passing of Janet Marie Schantz McDulin of Hamilton, Ohio. She has passed at the age of 76 on June 3, 2023 from heart and stroke complications. Janet was born November 8, 1946 in Hamilton to Oscar Schantz and Betty Strong Schantz Barrowcliff. Janet attended Queen of Peace Catholic School and graduated from Reily High School. She retired from Champion Papers. Janet is preceded in death by her husband of 32 years James McDulin; brothers Louis Schantz, Lawrence Schantz; sister Wanda Schantz Kendal and step son David McDulin. Janet loved to read, sew, and watch soap operas and Hallmark movies. She loved to do woodworking and painting with her late husband and above all she was a beloved wife, sister, mother, and proud "Granny" to all her grandchildren. Janet is survived by her son Kevin; daughter in law Robin; daughter Carmen, son in law Brian, step sons, Doug, Jamie, daughter in law Michelle, Dustin, daughter in law Connie and their families; brothers William Schantz and Michael Schantz of Ohio; sisters Susan Holbrook, Indiana, Carol Reed, Ohio, Patricia Gross and Marilyn Thompson, Florida and numerous other grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Visitation at Weigel Funeral Home 980 NW Washington Blvd Hamilton, Ohio 45013 Thursday June 8, 2023 from 9:30am until the time of the funeral service at 11:00am, officiated by her grandson, Owen Hallbach. Burial to follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. Online condolences may be left at www.weigelfuneralhome.com
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Philadelphians tend to climb when their sports teams win. The city has tried greasing the lampposts. With the Eagles now Super Bowl-bound, it's amping up efforts to keep fans on the ground.
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Philadelphians tend to climb when their sports teams win. The city has tried greasing the lampposts. With the Eagles now Super Bowl-bound, it's amping up efforts to keep fans on the ground.
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Results from 6-year-old Anastasia Weaver’s autopsy may take weeks. But online anti-vaccine activists needed only hours after her funeral this week to baselessly blame the COVID-19 vaccine.
A prolific Twitter account posted Anastasia’s name and smiling dance portrait in a tweet with a syringe emoji. A Facebook user messaged her mother, Jessica Day-Weaver, to call her a “murderer” for having her child vaccinated.
In reality, the Ohio kindergartner had experienced lifelong health problems since her premature birth, including epilepsy, asthma and frequent hospitalizations with respiratory viruses. “The doctors haven’t given us any information other than it was due to all of her chronic conditions. … There was never a thought that it could be from the vaccine,” Day-Weaver said of her daughter’s death.
But those facts didn’t matter online, where Anastasia was swiftly added to a growing list of hundreds of children, teens, athletes and celebrities whose unexpected deaths and injuries have been incorrectly blamed on COVID-19 shots. Using the hashtag #diedsuddenly, online conspiracy theorists have flooded social media with news reports, obituaries and GoFundMe pages in recent months, leaving grieving families to wrestle with the lies.
There’s the 37-year-old Brazilian television host who collapsed live on air because of a congenital heart problem. The 18-year-old unvaccinated bull rider who died from a rare disease. The 32-year-old actress who died from bacterial infection complications.
The use of “died suddenly” — or a misspelled version of it — has surged more than 740% in tweets about vaccines over the past two months compared with the two previous months, the media intelligence firm Zignal Labs found in an analysis conducted for The Associated Press. The phrase’s explosion began with the late November debut of an online “documentary” by the same name, giving power to what experts say is a new and damaging shorthand.
“It’s kind of in-group language, kind of a wink wink, nudge nudge,” said Renee DiResta, technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory. “They’re taking something that is a relatively routine way of describing something — people do, in fact, die unexpectedly — and then by assigning a hashtag to it, they aggregate all of these incidents in one place.”
The campaign causes harm beyond just the internet, epidemiologist Dr. Katelyn Jetelina said.
“The real danger is that it ultimately leads to real world actions such as not vaccinating,” said Jetelina, who tracks and breaks down COVID data for her blog, “Your Local Epidemiologist.”
Rigorous study and real-world evidence from hundreds of millions of administered shots prove that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. Deaths caused by vaccination are extremely rare and the risks associated with not getting vaccinated are far higher than the risks of vaccination. But that hasn’t stopped conspiracy theorists from lobbing a variety of untrue accusations at the vaccines.
The “Died Suddenly” film features a montage of headlines found on Google to falsely suggest they prove that sudden deaths have “never happened like this until now.” The film has amassed more than 20 million views on an alternative video sharing website, and its companion Twitter account posts about more deaths and injuries daily.
An AP review of more than 100 tweets from the account in December and January found that claims about the cases being vaccine related were largely unsubstantiated and, in some cases, contradicted by public information. Some of the people featured died of genetic disorders, drug overdoses, flu complications or suicide. One died in a surfing accident.
The filmmakers did not respond to specific questions from the AP, but instead issued a statement that referenced a “surge in sudden deaths” and a “PROVEN rate of excess deaths,” without providing data.
The number of overall deaths in the U.S. has been higher than what would be expected since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because of the virus, overdoses and other causes. COVID-19 vaccines prevented nearly 2 million U.S. deaths in just their first year of use.
Some deaths exploited in the film predate the pandemic. California writer Dolores Cruz published an essay in 2022 about grieving for her son, who died in a car crash in 2017. “Died Suddenly” used a screenshot of the headline in the film, portraying his death as vaccine related.
“Without my permission, someone has taken his story to show one side, and I don’t appreciate that,” Cruz said in an interview. “His legacy and memory are being tarnished.”
Others featured in the film survived — but have been forced to watch clips of their medical emergencies misrepresented around the world. For Brazilian TV presenter Rafael Silva, who collapsed while reporting on air because of a congenital heart abnormality, online disinformation prompted a wave of harassment even before the “Died Suddenly” film used the footage.
“I received messages saying that I should have died to serve as an example for other people who were still thinking about getting the vaccine,” Silva said.
Many of the posts online cite no evidence except that the person who died had been vaccinated at some point in the past, using a common disinformation strategy known as post hoc fallacy, according to Jetelina.
“People assume that one thing caused another merely because the first thing preceded the other,” she said.
Some claims about those who’ve suffered heart issues also weaponize a kernel of truth — that COVID-19 vaccines can cause rare heart inflammation issues, myocarditis or pericarditis, especially in young men. Medical experts say these cases are typically mild and the benefits of immunization far outweigh the risks.
The narrative also has leveraged high-profile moments like the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin as he suffered cardiac arrest during a game last month after a fierce blow to his chest. But sudden cardiac arrest has long been a prominent cause of death in the U.S. — and medical experts agree the vaccine didn’t cause Hamlin’s injury.
For some families, the misinformation represents a sideshow to their real focus: understanding why their loved ones died and preventing similar tragedies.
Clint Erickson’s son, Tyler, died in September just before his 18th birthday while golfing near their home in Florida. The family knows his heart stopped but still doesn’t know exactly why. Tyler wasn’t vaccinated, but his story appeared in the “Died Suddenly” film nonetheless.
“It bothers me, him being used in that way,” Erickson said. But “the biggest personal issue I have is trying to find an answer or a closure to what caused this.”
Day-Weaver said it was upsetting to see people exploiting her daughter’s death when they knew nothing about her. They didn’t know that she loved people so much she would hug strangers at Walmart, or that she had just learned how to snap.
Still, Day-Weaver said, “I wouldn’t wish the loss of a child on anybody. Even them.”
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Natália Scarabotto in Río de Janeiro contributed to this report. | https://www.koin.com/news/health/ap-health/ap-died-suddenly-posts-twist-tragedies-to-push-vaccine-lies/ | 2023-02-05 03:13:08 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/news/health/ap-health/ap-died-suddenly-posts-twist-tragedies-to-push-vaccine-lies/ |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried stated she’s assured in a primary win within the race for governor.
This comes as she combats restricted time, cash and endorsements.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist’s supporters need Fried to drop out.
Both Fried and Crist filed their qualifying paperwork this week.
Fried did it in person and stated she was decided to oust incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis later this 12 months.
“When I win this primary— and come out of this primary, the momentum will be behind us, and we will be on our way for a November victory,” Fried stated Tuesday.
But her primary is beginning to look one-sided. Crist has chalked up a whole lot of wins lately.
Crist, a former Republican, is forward within the polls by double digits.
He is elevating extra funds, taking in additional than $1 million every month for 3 consecutive months.
Crist additionally nabbed key endorsements from the Florida Education Association and a number of well-known Democrats — together with former candidate for governor state Sen. Annette Taddeo, who lately dropped out.
Fried’s marketing campaign has dismissed a lot of Crist’s recent success and touted her grassroots assist.
Officials in her orbit additionally anticipated a 10- to 15-point polling bump after Taddeo left the race.
A strategist stated in a latest memo that amongst Democrats, Fried is taken into account extra favorable.
“The Democratic Party wants somebody new,” Fried stated. “They’re tired of the recycled politicians. Especially people who haven’t delivered for Democrats ever.”
Whoever wins in August faces a popular DeSantis within the November election.
He’s amassed an enormous battle chest, elevating greater than $10 million final month alone.
“DeSantis is well funded,” state Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, stated. “Over $100 million, he has raised.”
Democrats like Eskamani, who lately backed Crist, assume Fried ought to drop out so the social gathering can unify as quickly as potential. Eskamani stated consolidation of assets for Crist is important for a win.
“It’s not just because we feel like he’s the best person for the job,” she stated. “But, because we do want to take on DeSantis. It takes resources to take on DeSantis, and spending money in a primary is going to hurt our abilities to take on DeSantis in a general.”
A dropout would not appear seemingly, nevertheless. Fried has stated she’s dedicated to staying within the race.
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LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Jon Rahm got off to a hot start and shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday on PGA West’s Stadium Course for a share of the lead with tour rookie Davis Thompson in The American Express.
Thompson’s run of eagles in the Southern California desert finally ended as the 23-year-old carded a 67, also on the Stadium Course, to settle into a tie with Rahm at 23-under 193. Thompson, who had five eagles in leading through the first two rounds, just missed a 35-foot birdie putt on No. 18 that would have given him a one-stroke lead.
Rahm, the world’s fourth-ranked player who won at Kapalua two weeks ago, and Thompson will make up the final group Sunday on the Stadium Course, which was one of three courses that hosted the first three rounds.
J.T. Poston and Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who shot a 10-under 62 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course, were four strokes behind the leaders. Tom Kim, Harry Higgs, Sam Burns and Taylor Montgomery were another stroke back at 18 under.
“Nothing but positive,” said Rahm, who will be playing for his ninth tour victory. “Ball-striking felt amazing. Hit a lot of great shots out there off the tee. Giving myself a lot of opportunities with the irons. Took advantage of quite a few of them. So very confident going into tomorrow and knowing that I’m going to have to shoot another low score if I want to have a chance to win.”
Rahm came into Saturday trailing Thompson by two strokes. He teed off seven groups ahead of Thompson and took the lead with a blistering front nine that included four birdies and an eagle on the par-5 fifth. The Spanish star cooled off on the back nine with just two birdies and a three-putt bogey on par-3 17th that cut his lead to one, before ending his round with a par.
Thompson birdied No. 12 to tie Rahm but then missed a short putt to bogey 14. He birdied the par-5 16th to tie Rahm.
“It’s great. I feel like I don’t have anything to lose in my rookie year,” Thompson said. “Just kind of freewheel it. But I’m excited to play with Jon. He’s obviously a top 5 player in the world. He’s very good. But I’m excited about the challenge and just looking forward to tomorrow.”
Thompson had four birdies on the front nine. “I felt like I stayed patient all day and made some putts,” he said. “Got off to a great start, which always helps. Up-and-downs on 5 and 6 were huge for me just keeping the momentum going.
“I was really proud with how I stayed patient. Didn’t really force anything. Made a bad bogey on 14, but came back and birdied 16. So it was a good way to finish.”
The field includes five of the top seven players in the world and 10 of the top 20.
Second-ranked Scottie Scheffler was in a group of six at 17 under that included Dylan Wu, who had six straight birdies on his first nine in his round of 11-under 61 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course.
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The acquisition is on behalf of a Delaware statutory trust investment offering that seeks to raise $46.5 million in equity from accredited investors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Square, one of the nation's leading sponsors of tax-advantaged real estate investments and an active developer of multifamily communities, announced today the acquisition of Rivergate, a luxury 402-unit multifamily community in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Woodbridge, Virginia. The community was acquired on behalf of CS1031 Rivergate Apartments, DST.
"I thought it could not get any better than the acquisition of Class A+ 2000 West Creek in 2019 for $103 million for Capital Square's 1031 exchange/DST program, but then we continued to acquire a large portfolio of comparable Class A+ apartment communities and, now, Rivergate Apartments in Woodbridge, Virginia," said Louis Rogers, founder and chief executive officer of Capital Square. "These Class A+ acquisitions perfectly fit the DST acquisition strategy of buying best in class multifamily assets for stable returns and capital appreciation. The acquisition of best-in-class assets demonstrates the maturation of the DST industry."
Located at 13175 Marina Way, along the picturesque Occoquan River in the Potomac River basin, Rivergate is in a scenic area with excellent community amenities that include a resort-style swimming pool and sundeck, a rooftop terrace with cabanas, outdoor sofas and a bar, a courtyard with a firepit, gas grilling stations, a state-of-the-art fitness center, two resident clubrooms, a business center, a paw spa with a self-service wash and grooming suite, a volleyball court, kayak and bicycle storage, a multi-level parking garage, a package concierge, on-site management and maintenance and controlled access.
The Greater Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia economy has experienced consistent growth and diversification over the past several years, supported by the federal government and largely devoid of highly cyclical industries. The area is home to several international companies, including Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capital One Entities, Freddie Mac, GEICO, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Marriott International and Northrop Grumman.
"Rivergate is ideally located in a thriving economic sector of Northern Virginia that continues to enjoy significant employment growth and will soon welcome Amazon, which will open its second global headquarters nearby in 2023," said Whitson Huffman, chief strategy and investment officer. "The Amazon facility is just 20 miles from Rivergate and is expected to employ 25,000 people. Amazon joins a host of other major international companies that call the region home."
Rivergate is just four miles from both the 183-bed Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center and a new, $200 million Kaiser Permanente medical center. Together, these employers support approximately 1,500 workers.1
Potomac Mills, Virginia's largest enclosed outlet shopping and dining destination with more than 200 storefronts and restaurants, is just five miles from Rivergate. Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, a 500,000-square-foot open-air lifestyle center, is just six miles from the property. Stonebridge features a Wegmans Food Market, full-service health club, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and a splash pad water park for children. Rivergate residents enjoy ready access to both Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, situated 20 miles northeast of the property, and Dulles International Airport, located 30 miles to the northwest.
CS1031 Rivergate Apartments, DST seeks to raise $46.5 million in equity from accredited investors and has a minimum investment requirement of $50,000.
Since its founding in 2012, Capital Square has acquired 153 real estate assets for over 6,000 investors seeking quality replacement properties that qualify for tax deferral under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code and other investors seeking stable cash flow and capital appreciation.
Source: 1. Newmark, 2022.
About Capital Square
Capital Square is a national real estate firm specializing in tax-advantaged real estate investments, including Delaware statutory trusts for Section 1031 exchanges, qualified opportunity zone funds for tax deferral and exclusion and a real estate investment trust (REIT). In recent years the company has become an active developer of mixed-use multifamily properties in the southeastern US, with eight current projects totaling approximately 2,000 apartment units with a total development cost in excess of $600 million. Since 2012, Capital Square has completed more than $6.0 billion in transaction volume. Capital Square's related entities provide a range of services, including due diligence, acquisition, loan sourcing, property/asset management, and disposition, for a growing number of high-net-worth investors, private equity firms, family offices and institutional investors. Since 2017, Capital Square has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation for six consecutive years. In 2017, 2018 and 2020, the company was also ranked on Richmond BizSense's list of fastest growing companies. Additionally, Capital Square was listed by Virginia Business on their "Best Places to Work in Virginia" report in 2019 and their "Fantastic 50" reports in 2019 and 2020. To learn more, visit www.CapitalSq.com.
Disclaimer: Securities offered through WealthForge Securities, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC. Capital Square and WealthForge Securities, LLC are separate entities. There are material risks associated with investing in DST properties and real estate securities including illiquidity, tenant vacancies, general market conditions and competition, lack of operating history, interest rate risks, the risk of new supply coming to market and softening rental rates, general risks of owning/operating commercial and multifamily properties, short term leases associated with multi-family properties, financing risks, potential adverse tax consequences, general economic risks, development risks, long hold periods, and potential loss of the entire investment principal. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Potential cash flow, returns and appreciation are not guaranteed. IRC Section 1031 is a complex tax concept; consult your legal or tax professional regarding the specifics of your particular situation. This is not a solicitation or an offer to see any securities. Please read the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) in its entirety, paying careful attention to the risk section prior to investing. Diversification does not guarantee profits or protect against losses. Private placements are speculative.
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Anderson looking forward to AAU 400 meter national hurdle race
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - When the AAU National Track Meet cranks up on Monday there will be a pair of members from the College Station Sprinters in attendance. One of those is Allen Academy senior Amelia Anderson.
Amelia won 5 TAPPS gold medals last school year claiming the 2A cross country title, pole vault, 100 meters, 100 meter hurdles, and 300 meter hurdles.
At the AAU meet in Greensboro, North Carolina, Anderson will run the 400 meter hurdles and says she acutally prefers the longer distance hurdle race.
“For me personally is not too much of a difference because I’ve been running 300 m hurdles since the seventh grade and for the most part used to the distance and I actually enjoy the 400 meter hurdles more because I get that long straight at the end. It’s just amazing opportunity that I have to just showcase what the College Station Sprinters has done for me this season and how it has just helped me,” said Anderson.
Amelia is scheduled to run the 400 hurdles on Monday and hopes to add to her gold medal collection from her high school season last year.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Designer Brands Inc. (NYSE: DBI), one of North America's largest designers, producers and retailers of footwear and accessories, today announced that Doug Howe has been named President of DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and Executive Vice President of Designer Brands.
Howe's appointment brings continued strength and momentum to Designer Brands putting customers, brands and speed at the forefront of the retailer's 519 U.S. store locations and direct-to-consumer channels. As President of DSW, Doug will be responsible for day-to-day leadership of the company and bringing DSW's differentiated customer experience and desired brands to life across direct-to-consumer channels. Doug will report directly to Designer Brands' CEO Roger Rawlins, and his appointment is effective in late May.
Howe is a 30+ year retail veteran with deep experience in vertical and national brand building and direct-to-consumer growth. He most recently served as Chief Merchandising Officer at Kohl's, and held prior leadership positions across merchandising, design, product development and planning at Qurate Retail Group, Old Navy, Walmart and May Department Stores. Howe is a graduate of Creighton University with a degree in business administration and management.
"I'm privileged to join DSW as we evolve retail to the next level, with a determined focus on customers, offering the best owned and national brands and delivering products with incredible speed," said Howe. "DSW is more than just a place to buy shoes, it's an innovative enterprise on multiple fronts. With so much synergy fueling DSW's business plans, I'm excited to partner with all DSW associates to continue the momentum and growth for the future."
"Designer Brands and DSW are hyper-focused on maintaining our edge across the competitive landscape," added Rawlins. "I have the highest confidence in Doug's leadership to guide us in our stores and ecommerce operations to benefit our owned brands, while focusing on the athletic and fashion brands that our 28 million loyalty customers love. DSW has a bright future ahead with Doug's proven retail experience helping advance our business priorities of customers, brands and speed."
About Designer Brands
Designer Brands is one of North America's largest designers, producers, and retailers of footwear and accessories. Designer Brands operates a portfolio of retail concepts in nearly 700 locations under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse®, The Shoe Company®, and Shoe Warehouse® banners. Designer Brands designs and produces footwear and accessories through Camuto Group, a leading manufacturer selling in more than 5,400 stores worldwide. Camuto Group owns licensing rights for the Jessica Simpson® footwear business and footwear and handbag licenses for Lucky Brand®. In partnership with a joint venture with Authentic Brands Group, Designer Brands also owns a stake in Vince Camuto®, Louise et Cie®, and others. More information can be found at www.designerbrands.com.
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Chastain's car came to life as darkness fell
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Special meeting called in Town of Spencer for Wednesday night
Alderman to consider purchase of new fire engine
Published: Oct. 24, 2022 at 6:25 AM EDT|Updated: 59 minutes ago
SPENCER, N.C. (WBTV) - A special meeting has been called for the Spencer Board of Alderman for Wednesday night.
The purpose of the meeting is to:
- Consider a Budget Amendment for the purchase of a Fire Truck with equipment
- Consider authorizing the Town Manager to execute a contract with Atlantic Emergency Solutions for the purchase of a Pierce manufactured Fire engine/pumper and related equipment procured through the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Cooperative Purchasing Program.
The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at Spencer Town Hall located at 460 S. Salisbury Avenue.
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BEIJING (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Thursday to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who received an effusive welcome from Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, to “bring Russia to its senses” and help make “lasting peace” in Ukraine.
Macron pointed to Chinese support for the United Nations Charter, which calls for respect of a country’s territorial integrity, and for nuclear agreements. He said peace and stability based on those were threatened by the Russian president’s invasion of Ukraine.
Xi’s government declared it had a “no limits friendship” with Russia ahead of the February 2022 attack but has tried to appear neutral. Beijing has called for peace talks.
“I know I can count on you, under the two principles I just mentioned, to bring Russia to its senses and bring everyone back to the negotiating table,” Macron told Xi.
“We need to find a lasting peace,” Macron said. “I believe that this is also an important issue for China, as much as it is for France and for Europe.”
Xi didn’t mention Ukraine or Russia but said he welcomed relations with France. He said Beijing and Paris are “staunch promoters of multipolarization of the world,” a reference to reducing U.S. dominance in economic and political affairs.
Xi’s government sees Russia as a source of energy and as a partner in opposing what they say is U.S. aggression and unfair criticism of their human rights records.
China is the biggest buyer of Russian oil and gas, which helps prop up the Kremlin’s revenue in the face of Western sanctions. That increases Chinese influence, but Xi appears reluctant to jeopardize that partnership by pressuring Putin.
“China has always adhered to an objective and fair position on the issue of the Ukraine crisis,” said a Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning. “We have been an advocate of a political solution to the crisis and a promoter of peace talks.”
Earlier, Macron said during a meeting with the ruling Communist Party’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, that France wants to “build a common path” in dealing with “all the major conflicts” in addition to Ukraine.
Li said there was likely to be a “broad consensus” between Macron and Xi but gave no indication whether Beijing might be willing to lobby Moscow to make peace.
The meeting will “send positive signals of concerted efforts by China, France and Europe to maintain world peace and stability,” Li said.
Macron was accompanied to Beijing by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a show of European unity.
Last week, von der Leyen warned that the European Union must be prepared to develop measures to protect trade and investment that China might exploit for security and military purposes.
Meanwhile, NATO’s 31 member countries warned Wednesday of “severe consequences” should China start sending weapons and ammunition to Russia.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said giving lethal aid would be a “historic mistake.” He warned there would be “severe consequences” but declined to give details.
Mao, the Chinese spokesperson, rejected NATO criticism.
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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
And now a man who's been a familiar figure to Americans for decades, especially since 2020.
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ANTHONY FAUCI: My message - and my final message may be the final message I give you from this podium - is that please, for your own safety, for that of your family, get your updated COVID-19 shot as soon as you're eligible.
SIMON: Dr. Anthony Fauci leaves government this month after 54 years with the National Institutes of Health. For 38 of those years, he was director at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and he oversaw the government's response to HIV, AIDS, Ebola, swine flu, and, of course, COVID-19. Dr. Fauci joins us now.
Dr. Fauci, thanks so much for being with us.
FAUCI: My pleasure, Scott. Good to be with you.
SIMON: How do you feel about leaving now?
FAUCI: Well, you know, it's bittersweet. Obviously, you can't be coming onto campus literally every day, including most Saturdays and sometimes Sundays, and then realize you're not going to come back. So there's a sadness to it. But I'm also excited a bit, Scott, about what lies ahead because, you know, I'm not retiring in the classic sense. I'm stepping down from government service. But there are some things that I want to do outside of the context of the government that I'm actually looking forward to.
SIMON: You going to write a memoir?
FAUCI: That will probably be part of it, Scott, because what I want to do is write, lecture and to advise for people who request and require my advice and some possibility of making them benefit from the fact that I've been in a very unusual position, as well as the fact that I've had the privilege of advising seven presidents. So I hope that experience can be passed on, hopefully, the younger generation of scientists and would-be scientists to inspire them to perhaps get into public service.
SIMON: Let me ask you about serving seven presidents, different administrations. Science is supposed to be above politics, but do you need some political skills to do the job you've been doing for so long?
FAUCI: Well, I don't know if it's political skills, Scott, rather than an appreciation to stick with the science. And you get involved in policy, but there's a difference between policy and politics. The thing that has disturbed me over the past few years is that political persuasions and ideologies have conflicted with good scientific public health principles.
SIMON: Dr. Fauci, did any U.S. president ever say something in a public setting that made you slap your forehead in amazement?
FAUCI: Scott, yes. In fact, I think I did do that. Unfortunately, it became very well known. Yeah. I mean, obviously, I don't want...
SIMON: Take us back to that, if you could.
FAUCI: First of all, I want to say that during the Trump administration, I was put in a position to have to push back on things that we said publicly in front of me that just were not true, were not based on scientific data, on evidence. I just could not stay silent on that. And I was put in the uncomfortable position of having to publicly disagree with that. I felt I just needed - because of my own preservation of my own personal and professional integrity, as well as what I consider my primary responsibility, and that is to the American public.
SIMON: When you say it puts you in the uncomfortable position, may I ask, an uncomfortable position or exactly the position somebody with your title should be in?
FAUCI: Well, it's both, Scott, because, A, it's the position I should be in, and people should do that. And I did it. You know, it cost me a lot of waves of hostility against me, which I'm still feeling now, to this date. But when I said uncomfortable, I mean, you know, I don't like the idea that there's conflict between the highest office of the land and scientific facts.
SIMON: Let me take you back a bit to the days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. And you were criticized early on for not being responsive enough, although I was able to interview Larry Kramer, the activist who in time saluted you. What are the lessons of that time that you think can help us now?
FAUCI: Well, that was a very important period of time, Scott, because what it did is really changed the paradigm. We have to listen to the people who we are trying to help. And when we finally listened, it became very clear to me that what they were saying made perfect sense. And that's why we changed the way we interact with the constituency groups when you have a disease like HIV.
SIMON: To be plain, a lot of the people who protested at that time felt the government wasn't approving what were still designated as experimental treatments and therapies quickly enough to help the people who were dying then.
FAUCI: That is correct. And that's when we became more flexible. And there was a concern that it would interfere with the integrity of the science, and it did not.
SIMON: You made some reference to the sometimes very intense personal criticism you've received. Can you help us understand what it's been like for you and your family?
FAUCI: Obviously, it has been uncomfortable and stressful. I've - have threats upon my life that were credible threats, resulting in the jailing and confinement of a couple of people. My family have been harassed and threatened. That, to me, is just - it is an expression and a reflection on the profound, I believe, unreasonable divisiveness in our society. Why you would threaten a public health official, a physician and a scientist who's doing nothing but trying to preserve and protect the health of the American public is a very sorry testimony upon where our society is at this particular time.
SIMON: Do you hear from people who say that something of which you were a part helped save their lives or the life of a loved one?
FAUCI: Yeah. I would say, Scott, that when you look quantitatively at the number of people who are very grateful for the work that I and my colleagues have done, that the positive feedback I get overwhelmingly outstrips the negative - I mean, like, 10 to 1 - despite the loudness and the megaphone given to the other side by social media. It looks like they dominate, and they don't come near to dominating.
SIMON: Dr. Anthony Fauci. Thank you so much.
FAUCI: Pleasure to be with you, Scott. Thank you for having me.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater left Miami’s matchup against the New England Patriots with a right finger injury.
Bridgewater made the start Sunday in place of Tua Tagovailoa, who is in the concussion protocol for the second time this season.
Miami led 14-10 in the third quarter and faced third-and-15 when Bridgewater threw into traffic looking for receiver Trent Sherfield. New England safety Kyle Dugger intercepted it and returned it 39 yards for a touchdown. Kicker Nick Folk’s extra point banged off the upright, leaving the score at 16-14.
Bridgewater entered the medical tent for evaluation after the interception and was replaced by Skylar Thompson for Miami’s next series.
Bridgewater was 12 of 19 for 161 yards and a touchdown pass.
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Experts available to discuss early detection and treatment of prostate cancer
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- About 248,000 men each year are told they have prostate cancer—that is one new case every 2.1 minutes. Luckily, early detection and treatment can slow or even stop cancer growth, offering people with prostate cancer the ability to live their lives to the fullest. This is why the Urology Care Foundation, the official Foundation of the American Urological Association and the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation, is encouraging everyone to get informed on their prostate cancer risk.
"Early detection is important when it comes to prostate cancer, so talking to your physician about prostate cancer screening is the first step in keeping you healthy," said Harris M. Nagler, MD, FACS, President of the Urology Care Foundation. "The Urology Care Foundation provides a robust variety of resources which will help you understand prostate cancer, the many questions you may have, and the options available to you. Each of these will help you make an informed decision."
The Urology Care Foundation recommends that people with prostates ages 55 to 69, talk to their healthcare provider about the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening. About one out of every nine men in the United States will be told they have prostate cancer during their lifetime. However, the odds increase to:
- 1 in 6 if they are African American
- 1 in 5 if they have a family history of prostate cancer
Genetic factors, such as a family history of breast or ovarian cancer also increase a person's risk for prostate cancer. Those at a 'higher risk' for developing the disease should consider talking to a healthcare provider as early as 40-54 years of age.
Check out the Urology Care Foundation's Prostate Cancer Info Center at www.urologyhealth.org/ProstateCancerMonth and follow the UCF on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for free prostate cancer resources, including fact sheets, podcasts, videos, and more.
About the Urology Care Foundation: The Urology Care Foundation is the world's leading nonprofit urological health foundation, and the official foundation of the American Urological Association. Collaborating with physicians, researchers, patients, and the public, the Foundation supports and improves urologic clinical care by funding research, developing patient education, and pursuing philanthropic support. To learn more about the Urology Care Foundation and its programs visit: www.UrologyHealth.org.
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Sports scores, stats for Tuesday: B-R boys lacrosse beat Feehan in close contest
TAUNTON— It was another day full of high school sports action in Greater Taunton area.
Here's a look at all of the scores, stats and highlights from Tuesday.
Boys Lacrosse: Taunton at Oliver Ames
SCORE: Oliver Ames 19, Taunton 3
LOCATION: Oliver Ames High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-1 (0-1 Hockomock League)
HIGHLIGHTS: Tommy Selfridge led the way for the visiting Tigers with a pair of goals while Thomas Murphy scored the other and Connor McGrath and Israel Cruz each had an assist. Brody Coute, in just his second day playing the position, recorded 14 saves for Taunton.
NEXT GAME: Wednesday vs. Norton
Girls Lacrosse: Taunton at Oliver Ames
SCORE: Oliver Ames 12, Taunton 7
LOCATION: Oliver Ames High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-1 (0-1 Hockomock)
HIGHLIGHTS: Cali Melo led the way for the visiting Tigers with five goals and a pair of assists while Maddison Szala had two goals and an assist and Caroline Vallarelli had a goal and an assist. Mel Jesus made 18 saves in net for Taunton.
NEXT GAME: Thursday at Foxboro
Boys Track: Taunton vs. King Philip
LOCATION: Taunton High School
DATE: April 4
HIGHLIGHTS: Jack Pawlowski finished first in the mile.
NEXT MEET: Tuesday at Franklin
Girls Track: Taunton vs. King Philip
LOCATION: Taunton High School
DATE: April 4
HIGHLIGHTS: Lexie Zakrzewski finished first in the 200 meter with a personal best time of 0:27.8 while Caelen O'Leary came in first in the 400 meter with a time of 1:01.8, Colby Dunham came in first in the mile with a time of 6:12 and Emersyn DePonte finished first in the mile with a time of 12:34.
NEXT MEET: Tuesday at Franklin
Boys Lacrosse: Bridgewater-Raynham vs. Bishop Feehan
SCORE: Bridgewater-Raynham 11, Bishop Feehan 10
LOCATION: Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 1-0 (0-0 Southeast Conference)
HIGHLIGHTS: Jayson Kelleher led the way for the Trojans with five goals, including the game winner, while Zach Sinclair, James Murray and Nick Rossi all found the back of the net as well.
NEXT GAME: Saturday at Mansfield
Girls Lacrosse: Bridgewater-Raynham at Barnstable
SCORE: Barnstable 15, Bridgewater-Raynham 14 (3OT)
LOCATION: Barnstable High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-1 (0-0 SEC)
HIGHLIGHTS: Emily Keefe led the way for the Trojans with six goals and an assist while Ashley McLaren had three goals and an assist, Kate Lambert had two goals and two assists and Audrey Lambert, Sophia Perry and Lexi White all found the back of the net as well.
NEXT GAME: Thursday at Dartmouth
Boys Lacrosse: Bristol-Plymouth at Tri-County
SCORE: Tri-County 14, Bristol-Plymouth 3
LOCATION: Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-2 (0-2 Mayflower League)
NEXT GAME: Wednesday vs. Upper Cape Tech
Boys Track: Bristol-Plymouth vs. Diman at Southeastern
SCORES: Southeastern 111, Bristol-Plymouth 25; Diman 82, Bristol-Plymouth 54
LOCATION: Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-2 (0-2 MAC)
HIGHLIGHTS: Wyatt Lee was the top performer for the Craftsmen, finishing first overall in both the mile and two mile with times of 4:56 and 10:30 respectively while Braden Erlichman finished first overall in the javelin with a top distance of 114'2". In a head to head with Diman, Matt Keefe finished first in the high jump with a top height of 5'0" while Josh Pierre came in first with a 110 meter high hurdles with a time of 0:17.7.
NEXT MEET: Thursday at Atlantis Charter
Girls Track: Bristol-Plymouth vs. Diman at Southeastern
SCORES: Southeastern 117.5, Bristol-Plymouth 18.5; Diman 93.5, Bristol-Plymouth 42.5
LOCATION: Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-2 (0-2 MAC)
HIGHLIGHTS: Nicole Widegren finished first overall in the two mile with a time of 14:13 and first against Diman in the mile with a time of 6:30. In field events, Christele Derogene was the top Craftsmen performer, finishing first against Diman in both the shot put and discus with top distances of 30'11 and 81'3 respectively.
NEXT MEET: Thursday at Atlantis Charter
Boys Tennis: Dighton-Rehoboth vs. Fairhaven
SCORE: Fairhaven 5, Dighton-Rehoboth 0
LOCATION: Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-1 (0-1 South Coast Conference)
NEXT MATCH: April 18 vs. Apponequet
Girls Tennis: Dighton-Rehoboth vs. Fairhaven
SCORE: Fairhaven 5, Dighton-Rehoboth 0
LOCATION: Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-1 (0-1 SCC)
NEXT MATCH: April 18 vs. Apponequet
Boys Volleyball: Dighton-Rehoboth at Durfee
SCORE: Durfee 3, Dighton-Rehoboth 0
LOCATION: B.M.C. Durfee High School
DATE: April 4
RECORD: 0-3 (0-2 Tri-Valley League)
HIGHLIGHTS: Ian Hoskins led the way for the Falcons with nine kills and six blocks while Nathaniel Wheeler had seven blocks and a kill.
NEXT MATCH: Thursday at Norwood
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(The Hill) – A recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll showed Americans aren’t enthusiastic about a potential 2024 matchup between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
When asked to choose between the two presidents in a hypothetical 2024 race, both politicians received support from less than 50% of registered U.S. voters surveyed, with Biden at 47% and Trump at 43%. People who said they were not sure or would not vote made up 6% and 4%, respectively, of the respondents.
The poll also asked all respondents if they “approved” of Biden’s “handling” of the presidency, with only 40% saying they “strongly” or “somewhat” did so. Only 38% said they had a “very” or “somewhat” favorable opinion of Trump.
Both presidents also received low perceptions of fitness for the highest office in the U.S. Neither was deemed particularly “fit to serve another term as president,” with 27% of respondents saying Biden would be, and 36% saying Trump would.
The results come from a sample of 1,638 U.S. adults who took the online survey from July 13 to July 17, 2023. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.7%. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/americans-lukewarm-on-biden-trump-as-2024-nears-but-one-has-slight-edge-poll/ | 2023-07-22 19:46:09 | 1 | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/americans-lukewarm-on-biden-trump-as-2024-nears-but-one-has-slight-edge-poll/ |
McDonald’s bringing back ‘80s treat for the fall
Published: Sep. 8, 2022 at 10:18 PM EDT|Updated: 13 minutes ago
(CNN) - It’s a blast from the past at McDonald’s. And no, it’s not another appearance of the McRib.
Starting Sept. 14, for a limited time, the fast-food giant is bringing back its cheese danish after a decades-long disappearance.
The pastry is filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with a buttery streusel and light and vanilla drizzle.
McDonald’s briefly sold it in the 1980s.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 224 yards and a touchdown and had 110 receiving yards, leading Kansas past No. 18 Oklahoma State 37-16 on Saturday.
The Jayhawks (6-3, 3-3 Big 12 Conference) are bowl eligible for the first time since 2008 when they beat Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
Kansas’ ground game led the way with 351 yards as a team with Neal setting career highs in both rushing and receiving yards against the Cowboys (6-3, 3-3).
Jason Bean was efficient in the air, too. He went 18-for-23 passng for 203 yards with two touchdowns while rushing for a 72-yard touchdown.
Neal and Bean combined for 237 yards on the ground in the first half with two touchdowns. Bean gained 93 yards on four carries while Neal had six catches.
Kansas benefited from Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders not playing, with freshman Garrett Rangel throwing interceptions on the Cowboys' first two drives. Rangel went 27 of 40 for 304 yards and two touchdowns.
Bryan Green had nine catches for 105 yards for Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State had four turnovers, which resulted in 14 points for Kansas.
The Cowboys scored a touchdown with 10 minutes left in the second quarter, their first points in 83 game minutes spanning over their last three. It was an 8-yard touchdown pass by Rangel to Stephon Johnson.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma State: Without Sanders, the Cowboys offense struggled. They were outscored by a combined 85-16 by Kansas State and Kansas in their last two games.
Kansas: Now being bowl eligible, the pressure is off this team that won their first five games. If the Jayhawks win out and get some help, they could find themselves in the Big 12 Championship game.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State heads home to host Iowa State on Saturday.
Kansas travels to Texas Tech on Saturday. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Neal-leads-Kansas-past-No-18-Oklahoma-State-17561727.php | 2022-11-06 03:09:40 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Neal-leads-Kansas-past-No-18-Oklahoma-State-17561727.php |
(NEXSTAR) – If you haven’t submitted your claim for a piece of the $725 million Facebook has agreed to pay in a class action privacy lawsuit, you still have time.
Facebook users have just about four months until the claim deadline on Aug. 25, 2023, to submit an application online or by mail.
To be more specific, not all Facebook users are eligible – but more than 100 million are. Basically, anyone who was a Facebook user in the U.S. between May 24, 2007, and Dec. 22, 2022. (Double check you meet the criteria here.)
The lawsuit stems from accusations that Facebook allowed users’ personal data to be shared with third parties, the most famous being Cambridge Analytica, a consulting firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The firm harvested the data of as many as 87 million Facebook users, the Associated Press reported.
Meta has agreed to settle the claim for $725 million, but denies any wrongdoing. Facebook has started notifying people who may be eligible via notifications on the platform.
“We pursued a settlement as it’s in the best interest of our community and shareholders,” the company said in a statement sent to Nexstar. “Over the last three years we revamped our approach to privacy and implemented a comprehensive privacy program. We look forward to continuing to build services people love and trust with privacy at the forefront.”
After the Aug. 25 deadline, a final hearing is set for Sept. 7. Payments won’t be sent out to users until after that hearing.
As with many class action lawsuits, the size of each individual’s payout depends on how many claims come in. How long you were a Facebook user will also determine the size of your payment — the longer you had an active account, the larger your payment will be.
And before any money lands in your bank account, attorneys’ fees and administrative expenses will be deducted from the $725 million pot. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/facebook-agrees-to-pay-725m-settlement-whats-the-deadline-to-file-a-claim-2/ | 2023-04-30 16:07:16 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/facebook-agrees-to-pay-725m-settlement-whats-the-deadline-to-file-a-claim-2/ |
By DAVID KOENIG
AP Airlines Writer
DALLAS (AP) — Travelers who counted on Southwest Airlines to get them home suffered through another wave of canceled flights Wednesday, and pressure grew on the federal government to help customers get reimbursed for unexpected expenses they incurred because of the airline’s meltdown.
Exhausted Southwest travelers tried finding seats on other airlines or renting cars to get to their destination, but many remained stranded. The airline’s CEO said it could be next week before the flight schedule returns to normal.
Adontis Barber, a 34-year-old jazz pianist from Kansas City, Missouri, had camped out in the city’s airport since his Southwest flight was canceled Saturday and wondered if he would ever get to a New Year’s gig in Washington, D.C.
“I give up,” he said. “I’m starting to feel homeless.”
By late morning on the East Coast, about 90% of all canceled flights Wednesday in the U.S. were on Southwest, according to the FlightAware tracking service. Other airlines recovered from ferocious winter storms that hit large swaths of the country over the weekend, but not Southwest.
The Dallas airline was undone by a combination of factors including an antiquated crew-scheduling system and a network design that allows cancellations in one region to cascade throughout the country rapidly. Those weaknesses are not new — they helped cause a similar failure by Southwest in October 2021.
The federal government is now investigating what happened at Southwest, which carries more passengers within the United States than any other airline.
In a video that Southwest posted late Tuesday, CEO Robert Jordan said Southwest would operate a reduced schedule for several days but hoped to be “back on track before next week.”
Jordan blamed the winter storm for snarling the airline’s “highly complex” network. He said Southwest’s tools for recovering from disruptions work “99% of the time, but clearly we need to double down” on upgrading systems to avoid a repeat of this week.
“We have some real work to do in making this right,” said Jordan, a 34-year Southwest veteran who became CEO in February. “For now, I want you to know that we are committed to that.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who has criticized airlines for previous disruptions, said that “meltdown” was the only word he could think of to describe this week’s events at Southwest. He noted that while cancellations across the rest of the industry declined to about 4% of scheduled flights, they remained above 60% at Southwest.
From the high rate of cancellations to customers’ inability to reach Southwest on the phone, the airline’s performance has been unacceptable, Buttigieg said. He vowed to hold the airline accountable and push it to reimburse travelers.
“They need to make sure that those stranded passengers get to where they need to go and that they are provided adequate compensation,” including for missed flights, hotels and meals, he said Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
In Congress, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee also promised an investigation. Separately, two other Senate Democrats called on Southwest to provide “significant” compensation for stranded travelers, saying that the airline has the money because it plans to pay $428 million in dividends next month.
Leaders of Southwest’s labor unions have warned for years that the airline’s crew-scheduling system, which dates to the 1990s, was inadequate, and the CEO acknowledged this week that the technology needs to be upgraded.
The other large U.S. airlines use “hub and spoke” networks in which flights radiate out from a few major or hub airports. That helps limit the reach of disruptions caused by bad weather in part of the country.
Southwest, however, has a “point to point” network in which planes crisscross the country during the day. This can increase the utilization and efficiency of each plane, but problems in one place can ripple across the country, leaving crews trapped out of position.
Barber, the musician from Kansas City, already missed a performance Sunday in Dallas but had hoped to make it to Washington in time for a New Year’s performance near the National Mall.
“I’m missing out on money,” he lamented.
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AP Writer Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Britain under a new agreement calling for the two countries to work together to boost energy security and drive down prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the agreement Wednesday as part of a larger effort to reduce global dependence on Russian energy exports, stabilize Western energy markets and step up collaboration on energy efficiency, nuclear power and renewables. The U.K.-U.S. Energy Security and Affordability Partnership will be steered by a new group led by senior British and White House officials.
Under the deal, the U.S. pledged to export at least 9 billion to 10 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, over the next year via U.K. terminals — more than double the amount exported in 2021. U.S. gas exports to Europe have sharply increased following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February. The new commitment “will be good for both U.K. and European partners as we look to replenish gas storage next year,” the White House and prime minister’s office said in a statement.
“During this global energy crisis brought on by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, it is more important than ever for allied countries to deepen their cooperation to ensure resilient international systems which reflect our shared values,” Biden and Sunak said in a joint statement.
Working with allies, the United States and United Kingdom “commit to intensify our collaboration to support international energy security, affordability and sustainability, as Europe reduces its dependence on Russian energy,” the leaders said.
The effort comes after the Group of Seven major industrial nations, the European Union and Australia last week adopted a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil, meant to both prevent price spikes and starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of funding for his war in Ukraine.
Assistant U.S. Treasury Secretary Elizabeth Rosenberg said Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “created the uncertainty that drove the price of oil up” from a pre-invasion average of $70 per barrel to a high of more than $140 per barrel.
As a result, “Russia has reaped a windfall from elevated oil prices — which has enabled it to fund brutal military operations and sustain its illegal and unjust war against Ukraine, all while the rest of the world bears the costs of higher energy prices,” she said. The price cap policy is designed to “limit Russia’s ability to profit from its aggression, while promoting global energy stability by keeping Russian oil on the market,” Rosenberg said at an anti-corruption conference.
The discounted price went into effect Monday, timed to an EU embargo on Russian oil shipped by sea and a ban on insurance for those supplies. The price cap, which was led by the G-7 wealthy democracies, aims to prevent a sudden loss of Russian oil that could lead to a new surge in energy prices and further fuel inflation.
In their bilateral agreement, the U.S. and British governments pledged to work “proactively” to identify and resolve any issues faced by exporters and importers, while also working to reduce global reliance on Russian energy.
The two countries also will seek to expedite development of so-called clean hydrogen derived from natural gas and renewable sources, as well as promote nuclear power as a secure energy source.
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Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein contributed to this story. | https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/ap-us-to-boost-natural-gas-exports-to-uk-in-energy-partnership/ | 2022-12-08 12:56:16 | 1 | https://www.wric.com/business/us-world-business/ap-us-to-boost-natural-gas-exports-to-uk-in-energy-partnership/ |
Detroit Youth Choir jam with Weezer, fall short of big prize on 'AGT: All-Stars'
Members of the Detroit Youth Choir were rollin' like celebrities Monday night as they sang and danced along with power pop rock band Weezer and their hit "Beverly Hills" during the season finale of the spinoff series "America's Got Talent: All-Stars."
The nonprofit Detroit ensemble that teaches kids ages 8-18 through musical education, dance and theatrical arts fell short of winning the $500,000 grand prize, though.
Their All-Stars journey ended when paired against Ukrainian dance group Light Balance Kids to see which would go on to the Top 5. The glory ultimately went to aerialist Aidan Bryant, originally the runner-up from season 16.
"That was magic," said judge Simon Cowell of the Detroit Youth Choir and Weezer's performance.
"It was super fun," said Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo. "The arrangement was great, all the background vocals were beautiful and it made it super fun to play this old song again."
DYC's artistic director Anthony White said performing on the show has been "life changing" for the group.
“These young people raise their game every time they step onto the stage. Their only limit is the opportunities they are given,” White said in a media alert sent earlier this week. “Performing on AGT: All-Stars has been a life changing experience for our performers and we are all so grateful to have been invited back to compete against some of the greatest emerging talent from around the world.”
Last week, each acts got a final chance to perform in front of judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel. The DYC brought their A game, promoting Klum to say they were "by far the best choir I have ever seen."
This week, before the winner was revealed, Monday night's star-spangled, two-hour show gave all 11 finalists a chance to perform for millions of television viewers alongside celebrities like singers Babyface and Adam Lambert, along with Weezer.
In season 14 in 2019, the Detroit Youth Choir started strong when they got the golden buzzer from Flint native and ATG host Terry Crews. DYC came in second place that season, losing the $1 million prize to singer and pianist Kodi Lee, who was also a finalist during Monday's "All Star" finale. Though DYC didn't win in 2019, the ensemble gained a national profile and became stars at home in the Motor City.
The Detroit Youth Choir earned their place in the finals of the All-Star spinoff in early January when they once again received the "golden buzzer" from Crews. This secured them a place as one of the final 11 without the need for a "superfan vote."
The Detroit Youth Choir is set to perform locally next month at Orchestra Hall in Detroit on March 19. The fundraising concert also features Tony Award-winning Broadway star LaChanze from "The Color Purple." Tickets for that show, $35-$100, are on sale at AmericanTreasureConcert.EventBrite.com.
mbaetens@detroitnews.com
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LONDON — The manager of a Paris publishing house has been released by police in London after his employer said he was arrested following questioning about participation in France’s protests against pension reform.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson didn’t name Moret, but said Wednesday that a 28-year-old man who was stopped by officers at the train station and arrested on suspicion of obstructing their investigation had been released on bail on Tuesday evening. No charges were filed, but the investigation continued.
Police wouldn’t provide information about why Moret was stopped and questioned, but a spokesperson said he was interviewed by port officers under a law that allows them to question someone who may be involved in terrorism. Under the law, an officer may stop and question someone without grounds for suspecting the person is or has been involved in terrorism.
The publishers said officers justified questioning Moret by claiming he participated in the turbulent protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the age of retirement from 62 to 64.
Moret was arrested for obstruction when he refused to provide passwords to unlock his phone, the publishers said.
A person being questioned under the Terrorism Act of 2000 can be required to provide passwords or codes to unlock electronic devices, according to the law. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/19/french-publisher-arrest-london-pensions-protests/2629b8e6-de98-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html | 2023-04-19 11:34:11 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/19/french-publisher-arrest-london-pensions-protests/2629b8e6-de98-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html |
Russians against the war seek refuge in Turkey By Fatma Tanis Published September 24, 2022 at 5:09 PM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:29 Russian men are fleeing the country to avoid being forced into the military and the war in Ukraine. Many are going to Turkey, where they do not need a visa to enter. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-09-24/russians-against-the-war-seek-refuge-in-turkey | 2022-09-24 22:22:16 | 1 | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-09-24/russians-against-the-war-seek-refuge-in-turkey |
Sr. M. Celeste Stazinski
Dec. 4, 1936 - Nov. 26, 2022
LEMONT - A member of the School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King (Lemont Franciscans) passed into eternity on November 26, 2022, after 69 years as a Sister. Born in Gary Indiana, she was named Mary Christine on December 4, 1936. She was preceded in death by her parents Rudolph and Rose (Pavletich) Stazinski, her brothers Rudolph and John and her sisters Mary and Vivian. She is survived by her sister, Jeanette (Bosevski); brother, Edward; her nephews: Anthony, Lawrence, and Robert Bosevski; her niece, Marie Mococha; her great-niece, Jeanna (Leonard); her two great-grandnephews: Alex and Brian; and her great-grandniece: Christina as well as loving, cousins, friends, and students.
Visitation will take place at the Mount Assisi Convent Chapel (Lemont) from 1:45 - 4:30 p.m. on December 1, 2022. Vespers will be prayed at 4:45 and Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, in the Mount Assisi Chapel. Interment at St. Alphonsus Cemetery (Lemont) will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/sr-m-celeste-stazinski/article_856bcebd-d05c-5b20-91d7-3c3427a3d108.html | 2022-11-30 09:11:29 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/obituaries/sr-m-celeste-stazinski/article_856bcebd-d05c-5b20-91d7-3c3427a3d108.html |
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Justin Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier with a head kick one minute into the second round to win the main event lightweight bout at UFC 291 on Saturday night.
The third-ranked Gaethje (26-4) celebrated his victory by climbing to the top of the Octagon fence and doing a backflip off it. His perfectly timed headshot helped him avenge a loss to Poirier in 2018 when he suffered a fourth-round technical knockout via strikes.
“This chance at redemption was amazing,” Gaethje said. “It drove me to work harder to be ready.”
It was Gaethje’s 20th win by knockout or TKO and his seventh victory in his last nine fights. He also scored his first knockout win since UFC 249 in 2020.
“I was surprised by myself and how good I fought,” Gaethje said.
Second-ranked Poirier (29-8) entered the rematch between the two former interim lightweight champions as a minus-152 favorite according to FanDuel. He matched Gaethje blow for blow in the first round – earning a 10-9 advantage on two of three scorecards – before being quickly dispatched in the second.
The decisive high kick from one former champ caught the other by surprise because it wasn’t a move that he expected to see from Gaethje.
“I thought I had four more rounds,” Poirier said. “I didn’t know I had two more minutes.”
With the victory, Gaethje earned a BMF belt – the second UFC fighter to be awarded that belt.
Beating Poirier opens the door for Gaethje to have a potential title bout against the winner of Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira, who are set to square off at UFC 294 in October.
Gaethje’s BMF win over Poirier headlined five main card bouts.
Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz by split decision in a light heavyweight bout billed as the co-main event for his eighth win in his last nine fights.
Pereira (8-2), ranked second as a middleweight, made his debut in the light heavyweight division at UFC 291 after losing the middleweight title belt via knockout to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 in April. Blachowicz (29-10-1) did not make the transition in weight class a smooth one for the former champion.
He weathered early takedowns in the first two rounds and rallied in the third round.
Derrick Lewis earned a record 14th knockout win over Marcos Rogerio de Lima just 33 seconds into the first round of the heavyweight bout. The No.10-ranked Lewis (27-11) scored an immediate takedown with a flying knee and pummeled 15th-ranked Rogerio de Lima (21-10-1) with repeated punches to score the early finish. He celebrated snapping a three-fight slide by stripping off his shorts and dancing around the Octagon.
“The win means a lot to me,” Lewis said. “I had a lot of pressure on me coming into this fight and I just wanted to prove to everyone I’m still one of the best fighters in the world.”
Bobby Green beat Tony Ferguson by submission via choke with six seconds left in the third round of the lightweight bout. Green (30-14-1) dominated the final two rounds to earn his second career submission, scoring takedowns in both rounds while raining repeated blows that left his opponent battered. He denied Ferguson (26-9) a shot at earning his first UFC victory since 2019, sending the 39-year-old fighter home with his sixth straight loss.
Kevin Holland made quick work of Michael Chiesa to win the welterweight bout. Holland (25-9) beat the 12th-ranked Chiesa — fighting for the first time following a two-year hiatus — by submission at 2:39 in the first round. He used his length and striking abilities to trap Chiesa (18-7) in a D’arce choke, forcing a quick tap out.
Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, Jazz coach Will Hardy, and former Jazz stars Deron Williams and Karl Malone were among those in attendance at the second UFC pay-per-view event in 11 months in the Beehive State.
UFC reported a live gate of $6.5 million, breaking the previous venue record set at UFC 278 in August 2022. A sellout crowd of 18,467 was in attendance.
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Inabilities to make plays down the stretch in three losses to ranked foes last month are the only things keeping Xavier from an unbeaten start.
Since those three close defeats, Xavier is on a six-game winning streak and the Musketeers attempt to validate their No. 22 ranking in this week’s poll Wednesday night when they visit St. John’s in Queens, N.Y.
Xavier (10-3, 2-0 Big East) entered the poll for the first time this year after losing by a combined 13 points to then No. 12 Indiana, then No. 8 Duke and then No. 6 Gonzaga.
Since an 88-84 loss to Gonzaga in Portland on Nov. 27, Xavier is averaging nearly 86 points though its last victory was also decided by a strong defensive showing. In their 73-70 win over visiting Seton Hall on Dec. 20, the Musketeers shot 44.8 percent and went 5 of 20 from 3-point range but also allowed 70 points or fewer for the fifth time this season.
Zach Freemantle led Xavier with a season-high 23 points and helped shoulder the load for leading scorer Souley Baum. Baum, who is averaging 19 points and 5.7 assists per game during the winning streak, was held to 10 after getting a career-high 28 points in a 13-point win at Georgetown on Dec. 16.
“We just had to match their physicality, their toughness and do our best in bringing it to them and not letting them throw the first punch,” Freemantle said.
Xavier’s rotation should be even closer to 100 percent this time. The Musketeers survived Seton Hall despite second-leading scorer Colby Jones feeling under the weather.
The Musketeers are seeking their fourth 3-0 start in Big East play and looking to end a three-game losing streak to St. John’s mostly due to their inability to keep pace with the Red Storm’s offense.
Since its 69-61 home win on Jan. 6, 2020, Xavier has allowed 86.7 points in the past three encounters while only scoring 74.3 per game.
“To St. John’s credit they truly have an identity and their identity is really through their style of play, which is pressure basketball, full-court pressure, a lot of quickness on the court,” Xavier coach Sean Miller told The Cincinnati Enquirer. “Statistically, if you look at them, they’re also one of the best offensive rebounding teams we’ve played. They force turnovers, they play at a fast pace, they have a ton of quickness and skill on the court and they get second shots.”
While the Red Storm often do all of the things mentioned by Miller, not much went right last Wednesday when they sustained a 78-63 loss at Villanova.
The Red Storm average 79.5 points per game but were held to their second-fewest points and shot 36 percent, marking their third-lowest percentage this season.
Joel Soriano registered his 11th double-double with 17 and 13 rebounds, but St. John’s other four starters — David Jones, Posh Alexander, Montez Mathis and Andre Curbelo — combined for 29 points on 13 for 48 (27.1 percent) from the field.
“We’ve got to be better; I think that’s the bottom line,” Red Storm coach Mike Anderson said after the Villanova loss. “I think we’re a much better team than we put on display tonight. I think the tempo was to their liking, but at the same time, we had a lot of shots that we missed. You’ve got to have the extra effort.”
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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The discovery of the dismembered body of an opposition activist who had been missing is stoking tensions in Zimbabwe, a country with a history of politically motivated abductions and killings.
Moreblessing Ali, 46, was abducted outside a bar in Nyatsime, a neighborhood of Chitungwiza on the outskirts of Harare on May 24. Her body, cut into pieces, was found in a well in the area at the weekend, family lawyer Job Sikhala said.
Police said they are investigating the matter and dismissed allegations that the case is linked to politics.
But opposition supporters and other groups allege it is a political killing, pointing to the southern African nation’s troubled legacy of political violence.
“This is a very bad indication of the elections in 2023. The dark clouds of violence are gathering,” Nelson Chamisa, president of the Citizens Coalition For Change told dozens of mourners Tuesday.
Many of those who gathered to grieve Ali were clad in the opposition party’s yellow colors and carried sticks amid reports of clashes with ruling party supporters in the area.
Tensions are rising in Zimbabwe, as economic hardships worsen and potentially divisive elections set for next year. Zimbabwe has had a series of violent and disputed elections since independence from white minority rule in 1980.
The Southern African nation’s history of politically motivated abductions, enforced disappearances and killings is “fueled by the impunity of perpetrators,” Amnesty International said in a statement Tuesday, urging that authorities “must not leave any stone unturned” to ensure the arrests of the perpetrators of Ali’s killing.
Some victims of past abductions have been released after days or weeks, many after being tortured. Others, such as journalist and political activist Itai Dzamara who was abducted in 2015, have not been found. | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/discovery-of-dismembered-opposition-member-worries-zimbabwe/ | 2022-06-15 12:22:43 | 1 | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/discovery-of-dismembered-opposition-member-worries-zimbabwe/ |
ALTOONA, Pa. — Note: The video is from June 18.
Sheetz announced Monday it is making an effort to help customers feeling pain at the pump.
The Mid-Atlantic restaurant and convenience store chain said it will reduce the price of fuel to $3.99 per gallon for Unleaded 88 and $3.49 per gallon for E85 gasoline from now through the July 4 holiday.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania is $4.95 per gallon for regular (E10) gasoline, so the savings would average close to 96 cents if customers choose Unleaded 88 when filling up at Sheetz over the holiday weekend.
It should be noted, however, that some vehicles are not approved to use Unleaded 88 or E85 gas.
Unleaded 88 is approved by the Environmental Protection Agency for use in vehicles of model years 2001 or newer, along with light-duty trucks, SUVs and Flex Fuel Vehicles.
E85 contains more ethanol (51%-83%) and is not compatible with all vehicles, Sheetz said. It is designed specifically for "flexible fuel vehicles" or FFVs, which can use regular gasoline (E10), E15, or E85.
When available, E85 is clearly designated as a different fuel type and should not be used in standard vehicles, Sheetz said.
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HOUSTON, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly two decades of working together, Memorial Hermann Health System and the Houston Rockets are excited to announce a unique, first-of-its-kind collaboration and branding partnership. Effective July 1, 2022, Memorial Hermann's entire orthopedics and sports medicine service line will be rebranded as Memorial Hermann | Rockets Orthopedics. In addition, Memorial Hermann's sports medicine institute clinics will be named Memorial Hermann | Rockets Sports Medicine Institute, and Memorial Hermann Orthopedic & Spine Hospital will be named Memorial Hermann | Rockets Orthopedic Hospital. With the trust and support of the Houston Rockets, Memorial Hermann is proud to be the first health system in the country to be able to co-brand its orthopedic programs with a national sports team partner.
"Memorial Hermann and the Houston Rockets have had a long, proud history and partnership. We're also proud that this partnership unites two local institutions to work together for the people of Houston," said Dr. David Callender, President and CEO of Memorial Hermann Health System. "Memorial Hermann has been caring for Houstonians for 115 years, and the Rockets have been making this city proud for more than half a century. Our roots go deep in the city we love. So, we're joining forces to offer exceptional, best-in-class orthopedic care, yes – but also to help build a healthier Houston – and we are excited to show Greater Houston what we can accomplish by bringing our two exceptional teams together."
Both the Houston Rockets and Memorial Hermann strive to create the best experience for fans and patients alike, making the two organizations a perfect fit for a union such as this. Memorial Hermann and the Rockets first entered into a sponsorship agreement in 2005, making Memorial Hermann the official healthcare provider of the Houston Rockets. The two organizations have a long-standing cooperation on community wellness initiatives and more.
For over 10 years, the Houston Rockets and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital have presented the 'Be Fit Challenge' which encourages and rewards students for healthy nutrition and physical activities. In addition, Memorial Hermann recently provided funding for numerous new breast-feeding stations to be installed in Toyota Center, providing private, tech-savvy breast-feeding and lactation spaces for mothers. Memorial Hermann is also funding the installation of additional baby-changing stations in all men's and women's restrooms throughout the arena.
And just last month, Memorial Hermann, in partnership with the Houston Rockets and the City of Houston, unveiled two newly refurbished basketball courts at the Moody Community Center in north Houston. Local children were treated to mini-clinics by Rockets players and coaches and given backpacks filled with items from Children's Memorial Hermann and the Rockets. The refurbished basketball courts, one inside and one outside, will provide this northeast Houston community with a quality place for kids and adults to get active and engage with one another through basketball, exercise classes, children's activities, and more. This collaboration was the first of many planned efforts and initiatives that will improve health and the quality of life for Greater Houston.
"This collaboration with Memorial Hermann is truly an honor for the Rockets organization, and it strengthens our fantastic long-standing partnership while further aligning the commitment we both have to the Houston community," said Rockets President of Business Operations Gretchen Sheirr. "The world-class service Memorial Hermann has provided to Rockets players over the years is indicative of the care they bring to all patients with unmatched knowledge and passion."
While the name may be changing, the convenient, high-quality care in orthopedics and sports medicine that Memorial Hermann currently offers at facilities located throughout the Greater Houston area is not. Our team of affiliated physicians, orthopedic surgeons, therapists and trainers work with patients to develop individualized and comprehensive treatment programs – from injury prevention and evaluation to orthopedic surgery and post-injury rehabilitation – so patients of all ages and physical conditions can return to leading active lifestyles in a safe, effective and timely manner. Of course, one does not need to be an athlete to receive orthopedic care from Memorial Hermann, but all patients can expect to receive the same, exceptional care that the Houston Rockets have relied on for their athletes for nearly 20 years.
"We will continue to provide the highest level of care for athletes and non-athletes alike, of all ages and abilities," said Dr. Walt Lowe, Chairman and Professor of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Medical Director of the Memorial Hermann | Rockets Sports Medicine Institute and Head Team Physician of the Houston Rockets. "Whether it is your job to play a sport for a living, or if the closest you get to a sports arena is watching it on TV, you can trust that we have a team of specialists ready to get you back to doing the sport or activity you enjoy."
For more information on this new partnership, please visit: www.memorialhermann.org/ortho-rockets.
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Commentary on today's U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Report by Selcuk Eren, Senior Economist, The Conference Board
NEW YORK, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's jobs report revealed the US labor market is still expanding, albeit at a reduced rate, with 209,000 jobs added in June following a downwardly revised 306,000 additions in May. Job growth was concentrated in a few industries, with health care and social assistance and government accounting for the bulk of the increase.
Average hourly earnings increased by 4.4 percent year-over-year in June, same as in May. Wage growth has moderated substantially from its peak in March 2022—when it reached 5.9 percent—but is still well above pre-pandemic levels. With wage growth staying elevated and job growth staying positive, we expect that the Federal Reserve will raise its target rates by at least another 25 to 50 basis points in the coming months—reflecting the inflationary pressures of continued wage growth on consumer prices.
Unemployment rate remains near historic low
The Household Survey revealed that the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.6 percent in June from 3.7 percent in May. The labor force participation rate for prime-age workers (25-54) increased to 83.5 percent—its highest level in the last two decades. However, the labor force participation rate among older-age workers (55+) fell by another 0.1 percentage points in June to 38.3 percent. This rate has been depressed by workers over 65, who continue to retire en masse, while participation among workers 55-64 is still rising. Meanwhile, labor force participation in the 20-24 age group declined 0.5 ppts in June to 71.0 percent—still significantly below its prepandemic level of 73.4 percent (February 2020), likely as a result of many going back to school.
Labor shortages continue to drive some job gains
The Establishment Survey showed that health care and social assistance (65,200), government (60,000), and leisure and hospitality (21,000) accounted for the bulk of June job gains. Together, these sectors were responsible for 70 percent of job additions. In-person services continue to face labor shortages, with job openings still elevated in these industries. In fact, we anticipate jobs will continue to be added in in-person service sectors even if we enter a recession. Other notable job gains were recorded in construction (23,000), professional and business services (21,000), and other services (17,000).
There are very few signs of cooling in the labor market, with June job losses largely concentrated in a few select industries, including retail trade (−11,200) and transportation and warehousing (−6,900). Temporary help services—a leading indicator for hiring—lost 12,600 jobs in June and has shed 109,500 jobs in total since November 2022. Nonetheless, layoffs in these sectors are consistent with the shift in consumer demand away from goods and towards services. Additionally, weakness in temporary help services point to further slowing in the overall labor market ahead.
Overall, average weekly hours ticked up from 34.3 hours in May to 34.4 hours in June, but has been on a declining trend since the beginning of 2021. This suggests companies are continuing to retain and add to their workforce, but are not increasing weekly hours. That's consistent with CEOs in a slowing economy choosing to hold onto workers, potentially with reduced hours, rather than let them go for fear of future hiring difficulties.
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Deal reverses half-century of Black bank closures and contractions, corrects Mountain West Black banking desert
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Redemption Holding Company ("RHC") announced today its agreement to purchase Utah-based Holladay Bank and Trust, marking the first time in American history that an existing commercial bank would become a Black-owned Minority Depository Institution ("MDI") through acquisition. RHC will become the only Black-owned bank serving the Mountain West pending federal regulatory approval.
Former White House Policy Advisor and Small Business Administration Regional Administrator Ashley D. Bell will serve as RHC's executive chairman and chief executive officer. Dr. Bernice A. King, the daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, will serve as the bank's senior vice president of corporate strategy and alliances and also sit on its advisory board alongside director, co-founder, former NFL player and investor, Dhani Jones. Bell and King previously co-founded the National Black Bank Foundation, which has steered $600 million of deal flow into Black banks since 2020.
"Black banks make the American dream possible for all Americans by deploying resources that uniquely address the financial realities of communities that have been systematically excluded, overcharged, and under-capitalized for hundreds of years," Redemption Holding Company CEO Bell said. "Redemption will serve as a lifeline to the next wave of Black and Brown first-time home buyers and small business entrepreneurs across the country."
RHC's formation and pending regulatory approval will reverse a negative trend a half-century in the making for America's Black-owned banking sector.
In 1976, 50 Black-owned banks were spread across the United States, each working to inject capital and opportunity into disadvantaged and underbanked communities. As of 2020, there were only 18 Black-owned banks still operating; two years later, just 16 remained, according to the FDIC. Redemption will become the 17th Black-owned bank, playing a leading role in ending decades of retrenchment by capital-starved Black banks.
"In my father's last public address on April 3, 1968, he preached the imperative to accelerate the financial inclusion of Black Americans by supporting mission-driven Black banks—something he called a 'bank-in movement,'" Dr. Bernice King said. "More than half a century of struggle and incremental progress later, we're making good on daddy's call to bank-in by creating new centers of opportunity for people of color, starting with this Black-led bank acquisition. Redemption is just that: delivering families from the cycle of unjust financial exclusion and intergenerational poverty."
As of December 31, 2022, Holladay Bank and Trust, which was established in 1974, had approximately $68mm in total assets and $56mm in total deposits. Its current management and staff will remain upon conversion to Redemption and be complemented by an experienced management team and RHC's world-class board of finance and technology experts. Initial investors in RHC include a growing number of Black doctors, lawyers, and business leaders from across the country.
In addition to the continued offering of Holladay's core products, RHC will work with other MDIs to facilitate national large-scale lending opportunities; leverage technology to create a full-service digital banking platform for its customers; offer SBA lending, and; offer loan origination providing mortgages in partnership with major national lending institutions.
Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC serves as financial advisor to RHC. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP serves as legal counsel to RHC; Parsons, Behle & Latimer PC serves as legal counsel to Holladay.
About Redemption Holding Company
Redemption Holding Company is a Delaware public benefit corporation formed for the purpose of acquiring Holladay and seeks regulatory approval to become a registered bank holding company in connection with the acquisition. RHC aims to leverage technology to create a full-service banking platform for its customers, offering a full range of banking services for relationship-oriented consumers and business owners. RHC is led by former White House Policy Advisor and Small Business Administration Regional Administrator, Ashley D. Bell, with early-stage support by Dr. Bernice A. King– the daughter of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
Following the acquisition, Holladay will become one of only 17 Black-owned MDIs in the United States. RHC is committed to working with other MDIs to facilitate national lending opportunities and will offer SBA lending and loan origination.
About Holladay Bank and Trust
Founded in 1974, Holladay Bank and Trust provides community banking services that cater to the Holladay suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah area citizens and businesses. Since it opened its doors, Holladay Bank and Trust has seen steady growth and now serves multiple areas of the state of Utah. Located at the center of Holladay's business district, Holladay Bank and Trust is a Utah state-chartered commercial bank.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he is arranging a trip to South Korea for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol in return for his March visit to Tokyo, aiming to further strengthen their ties before the upcoming Group of Seven summit.
Tokyo and Seoul have been working to repair relations that were strained over wartime history disputes as they deepen three-way security cooperation with Washington in response to growing regional threats from North Korea and China.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Ghana as part of his multi-nation trip to Africa and Singapore, Kishida said he hopes to visit May 7-8 and exchange views with Yoon on ways to speed up the bolstering of bilateral ties and discuss regional and global issues.
“If my South Korea visit is achieved ahead of the G-7 summit, I expect it will be a great opportunity to give impetus to our ‘shuttle diplomacy’ and have a heart-to-heart exchange of our views on accelerating Japan-South Korea ties and drastically changing the global situation,” said Kishida, who is hosting the May 19-21 summit in Hiroshima.
Kishida will be the first Japanese leader to visit South Korea since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the Pyeongchang Olympics in February 2018. The two leaders are expected to focus on their cooperation and responses to North Korea’s nuclear and missile development.
Japan and South Korea want to ensure their relations are on track for considerable recovery ahead of G-7, where Yoon is invited as one of eight outreach nations. The two leaders are also expected to hold trilateral meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines.
Washington has been stepping up cooperation with its key Asian allies.
Yoon was in Washington last week and won stronger U.S. commitment on extended nuclear deterrence, including improved information sharing and nuclear submarine visits to South Korea. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was at the White House on Monday and Biden reiterated U.S. commitment to the Philippines’ security and noted the “deep friendship” of the two nations.
Ties between Japan and South Korea have improved rapidly since March, when Yoon’s government announced plans to use South Korean funds to compensate forced laborers without requiring contributions from Japan. The plan aims to end a dispute stemming from South Korean court rulings in 2018 that ordered Japanese companies to compensate Korean workers for abusive treatment and forced labor during World War II, when the Korean Peninsula was a Japanese colony.
Since Yoon’s trip to Japan in March, Tokyo and Seoul have mostly resolved their trade disputes. The two sides also held the first talks between their finance ministers in seven years, seeking strengthened cooperation in resilient supply chains amid China’s growing influence. | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/kishida-plans-to-visit-yoon-in-south-korea-before-g-7/ | 2023-05-03 03:36:17 | 0 | https://who13.com/news/international-news/ap-international/kishida-plans-to-visit-yoon-in-south-korea-before-g-7/ |
New Jersey health officials Friday reported another 364 COVID-19 cases across the state and one new confirmed death.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now considers all of New Jersey’s 21 counties to have “low” community levels of the coronavirus. Case counts and hospitalization numbers by region determine each county’s community level, according to the CDC.
The statewide rate of transmission is 0.85, health officials reported. A transmission rate of 1 means the number of cases have leveled off, while anything below 1 means the outbreak is declining.
The state’s seven-day average for confirmed positive tests is 376 — down 12% from a week ago and down 47% from a month ago.
There were 434 patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases reported across 69 of the state’s 70 hospitals Thursday night. Of those hospitalized, 56 are in intensive care and 20 are on ventilators.
The statewide positivity rate for tests conducted Monday, the most recent day for which data is available, was 2.66%.
TOTAL NUMBERS
New Jersey has reported more than 2.5 million total confirmed COVID-19 cases since it announced its first known case of the virus on March 4, 2020.
The Garden State has also recorded 502,379 positive antigen or rapid tests, which are considered probable cases. There are also numerous cases that were likely never counted, including at-home positive tests that are not included in the state’s numbers.
The state of 9.2 million residents has reported 36,071 COVID-19 deaths — 32,958 confirmed fatalities and 3,116 probable ones.
New Jersey had the 11th-most coronavirus deaths per capita in the U.S. as of March 10.
VACCINATION NUMBERS
More than 7.1 million people who work, live or study in New Jersey have reached fully vaccinated status. More than 8 million people have received a first dose since vaccinations began in the state on Dec. 15, 2020.
More than 4.3 million people in the state eligible for boosters have received one.
LONG-TERM CARE NUMBERS
At least 10,156 of the state’s COVID-19 deaths have been among residents and staff members at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, according to the most recent state data.
Of the active outbreaks at 208 facilities, there are 6,520 current cases among residents and 4,237 cases among staff, according to the latest data.
GLOBAL NUMBERS
Johns Hopkins University of Medicine announced on March 10 that its Coronavirus Resource Center, which reported global COVID-19 data since January 2020, has been discontinued.
As of that date, there were more than 676 million COVID-19 cases reported across the globe, according to the center’s database. More than 6.8 million people have died because of the virus, the data shows.
The U.S. had reported the most cumulative cases (more than 103 million) and deaths (at least 1.1 million) of any nation.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AdBeacon announced the launch of its first party data tracking and ad optimization platform today. The platform enables online advertisers, especially Facebook marketers to use their own data to accurately target advertisers in real time.
Ever since the Apple iOS14.5 update of April 2021, marketers have not had an accurate way to optimize their ad campaigns. Utilizing third party data from Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat and even Google has become less reliable. AdBeacon solves this problem with a real time ad optimization and attribution SaaS platform that uses its own technology to track site visitors and help marketers make accurate informed ad media decisions.
AdBeacon uses the power of first-party tracking data—information derived directly from customer interactions—to enable highly accurate ad optimization in real time, as opposed to the inaccurate delayed data marketers have been receiving. In fact, AdBeacon gives marketers an array of tools that can provide more accurate targeting than was achievable even before the release of iOS14.
AdBeacon effectively addresses the issues that marketers have been forced to confront as a direct result of iOS14 and its impact on customer privacy. Due to these issues Facebook (Meta) has reduced the post-click attribution window from 28 days to 7 days. As AdBeacon stores first party data, this limitation has essentially been eliminated and AdBeacon customers can enjoy lookback windows as far back as they have stored data.
AdBeacon is also an eCommerce reporting and attribution platform allowing CEO's, CMO's and other digital marketers to make big picture decisions as to how best to spend their advertising dollars.
AdBeacon has been designed by marketers for marketers. It is the result of a lengthy research and development process overseen by experienced industry professionals who have carefully followed industry trends over the last few years and understand the need for accurate marketing attribution software.
AdBeacon CEO Phoenix Ha explains the importance of a new approach to ad optimization:
"When iOS14 hit the advertising world, I knew it was time to get to work. That's when I dove into develop a solution that is easy for marketers to use and scale but also includes full service support from a team of seasoned marketers."
AdBeacon is not just an ad optimization platform, but has been developed as a community for media buyers. To learn more about AdBeacon, visit the company's website at https://www.adbeacon.com/ and try a free 14-day trial.
Founded by experienced marketing professionals, AdBeacon is a SaaS platform that offers a subscription-based ad optimization platform designed to provide businesses with actionable advertising data. The company is based in Westlake Village, California. For more information please visit adbeacon.com or email: support@adbeacon.com
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — Olympic medalist Cheryl Touissant is from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, and serves as the director of the longest-running track and field series, known as the Colgate Women’s Game.
Toussaint, who was once a participant in the program, knows first-hand how it changed her life. She, along with 12-year-old Aisha Wajid, joined PIX11 Morning News to talk about the upcoming 48th season of the competition.
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Partnership will enable users direct access to accurate and actionable data on doctors, insurance plans, costs, and quality of care
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elation Health, the clinical-first platform powering the future of sustainable primary care, and Ribbon Health, the leader in healthcare provider data management, announced today that Elation and Ribbon have partnered to integrate Ribbon's provider data solution into Elation Health's primary care electronic health record (EHR) platform. More than 24,000 clinicians across the Elation community will gain access to Ribbon's provider directory data to power their referral management workflows while decreasing administrative burden and giving physicians greater time for patient care. Elation's customers will also have the option to leverage Ribbon's insurance plan information and provider affiliations data, as well as demographics information and clinical focus areas in order to drive better patient-provider matches that are both cost effective and high-quality.
A staggering 50% of records in publicly available electronic provider directories have at least one inaccuracy, making it difficult for providers and care navigators to access the most basic information needed to route patients to high-quality healthcare. Beyond basic directory information, providers lack more nuanced data that can be critical for making informed care decisions, such as the insurance a provider accepts or the cost and quality of the provider's care. As a result, inadequate or inaccessible data can result in a patient opting out of the healthcare system altogether.
"Our ultimate vision is to create a world where navigating healthcare is simple. Ribbon enriches thousands of data points on providers to create a single source of truth for accurate and actionable provider information," said Nate Maslak, Co-founder and CEO of Ribbon Health. "Elation's mission deeply aligns with ours — to provide access to affordable and high-quality care. By partnering with Elation in shaping the future, we are able to power streamlined referrals for providers and their patients across the country while improving access to better care at large."
Ribbon Health is building the infrastructure to transform billions of care decisions. Integrating with Elation's EHR platform means that more primary care clinicians will experience a streamlined and exceptional referral management process, empowering them with greater time for direct patient care. Together, Elation and Ribbon elevate the patient experience by ensuring people are referred to in-network, high-quality specialists who can meet their unique clinical needs, account for diverse patient preferences, and provide transparent insight into the cost of care.
"We are excited to partner with Ribbon Health and offer their innovative data solution within Elation's intuitive platform in order to accelerate technology-enabled, team-based care," said Pratik Savai, CTO of Elation Health. "Thoughtful, informed referrals to other clinicians are a key part of the primary care toolkit. This Ribbon technology aligns well with our focus on supporting the physician-patient relationship and enabling success in advanced payment models."
Elation's modern, open, cloud-native platform supports leading enterprise primary care innovators in achieving success in value-based care delivery, driving results such as 30% healthcare cost savings and four times reduction in referrals to high-cost specialists.
For more information about Elation for primary care enterprises, visit elationhealth.com/enterprise/. To explore Elation's developer toolkit and access its powerful APIs, visit elationhealth.com/contact-us/sandbox/.
Elation Health is the most trusted technology platform for high-value primary care. Since 2010, the company has delivered clinical-first solutions — built on a collaborative electronic health record (EHR) — that helps primary care organizations start, grow, and succeed in delivering the highest-quality personalized care to patients. Elation supports primary care clinicians by relieving administrative burden and restoring the doctor-patient relationship so that they can return to the craft of medicine. The company serves 24,000 clinicians caring for more than 12 million Americans, including thousands of small independent practices and large prominent digital health innovators. Elation Health is looking at another year of advancement ahead, securing $50 million in Series D funding in July of 2022 with plans to keep investing in technology and services as they continue to rapidly scale. Learn more at elationhealth.com, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Ribbon Health partners with innovators to transform how healthcare decisions are made. Ribbon's data platform fuels healthcare enterprises with actionable provider information, including insurance coverage, prices, and performance. With Ribbon, healthcare enterprises can empower people to make the most informed decisions about their care by finding trusted and affordable providers. To learn more about Ribbon Health's suite of solutions, visit www.ribbonhealth.com or find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Last-minute prep for Prime Day
Although Amazon recently announced that Prime members can enjoy “no food-delivery fees with a free, one-year Grubhub+ membership,” that is not the big news. The top Amazon news story today is Prime Day is tomorrow! The 48-hour event that members have been waiting for all year long is about to happen.
If you didn’t realize it was tomorrow, don’t worry, there’s still time to prepare. But only if you act fast. This last-minute guide will walk you through all the essential Prime Day information so that you know how to prepare, participate and get the best deals. You can even get some early deals to start saving before the event begins.
Prime Day: What you need to know
When is Prime Day?
Prime Day 2022 begins at 12:00 a.m. (PT) on July 12. It lasts for 48 hours.
Who can participate in Prime Day?
Anyone who is an Amazon Prime member can take advantage of the deals that are available on Prime Day. If you aren’t already a member (and you haven’t been in the last 12 months), you can sign up for a free 30-day trial period on Amazon’s Prime page. During the trial period, you will have full access to all the benefits of being a Prime member, including participating in Prime Day.
After the trial period, membership costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year. If you are a student, membership is $7.49 per month or $69 per year. Membership for government assistance recipients and qualifying EBT individuals is $6.99 per month.
Prime Day: how to prepare
Even though Prime Day lasts 48 hours, that time goes fast and it’s not enough time to peruse all the deals. To get the most out of the day, you need to prepare. Here are three last-minute things you can do to get ready.
Make a shopping list
Take a break from the day, sit down and dream. What do you need? What have you been putting off getting? What do you want? Whether it is a power tool set that you need for minor home repairs or that smart TV that you’ve had your eye on for months, put it on the list, so you have a goal for tomorrow.
Fill your cart
Don’t stop by just creating a shopping list. Go on Amazon and fill your shopping cart today. Alternatively, you can add items to a wish list if you’re afraid you might accidentally buy them before they go on sale. This way, when tomorrow comes, you have already done the legwork. Now, all you have to do is click at the right time, and it is yours.
Install the Amazon app
The most important thing you can do to make tomorrow go as smoothly as possible is to download the Amazon app. Once you have this on your smartphone, you can set it to “watch” for deals. Just turn on the notifications in the app’s settings and select the items you want to watch. When they go on sale, you will get a notification to tell you it’s time to buy.
Prime Day: how to get the best deals
Besides preparing, there are a few ways to get the most out of Prime Day even after it starts.
Shop the entire event
Prime Day is a live event. Hour to hour, things change. New products go on sale. To take full advantage of everything the celebration offers, stick around for both days. If you just jump online early and grab a few items on the first day, you might miss the biggest deals.
Act fast
Some sales, such as Lightning Deals, are over in the blink of an eye. When they pop up, you have to be ready to take advantage of them. They either last for a limited time or have a limited supply available. If you delay by even a few minutes, you could miss out.
Ask Alexa
If you already have an Alexa device, the easiest way to shop is to ask Alexa. To take advantage of this, just ask, “Alexa, what are my deals?” Even better. If you want to make the purchase, Alexa will place your order for you, too.
Consider older models
While everyone is scrambling to get the latest models and next-generation gadgets, the price of older models drops dramatically. If you do not need the upgraded version, you can save an incredible amount of money simply by buying last year’s model.
Be flexible
It is important to create a shopping list of essential items you want to look for to keep impulse buying to a minimum. However, if an Echo Dot is available for 60% off, that might be a deal that is too good to pass up. Even if it is not for you, it might make the perfect gift for a friend or family member.
Top early sales
The Halo Band is a simple device that straps to your wrist and monitors steps, heart rate, sleep time and more. Currently, this model is available for 55% off. Sold by Amazon
An Amazon smart thermostat gives you full control of your energy usage, letting you set the temperature no matter where you are. You can use it to reduce your annual energy bill. Currently, this thermostat is available for 30% off. Sold by Amazon
Released in 2021, this model can be the command center of your home. It lets you make calls, set timers, check your calendar and more, all by using your voice. The 2MP camera delivers high-resolution images for video modes. Currently, the Echo Show 5 is available for 59% off. Sold by Amazon
If you want to save, the 2019 Fire 7 tablet is currently available for 53% off the regular price making it just $32.98. This model has 32GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM and up to 7 hours of battery time. Sold by Amazon
This 4th Gen Echo Dot has a sleek design that lets you place it in a small space so it can be conveniently positioned in any room to control your smart home. It also delivers a big sound for maximum entertainment. Currently, this model is available for 60% off. Sold by Amazon
If you don’t need 4K streaming, this device is a great buy. It provides access to over one million movies and TV episodes and comes with an Alexa voice remote for convenience. Currently, this Fire TV Stick is available for 58% off. Sold by Amazon
This Amazon smart plug turns any outlet into a voice-controlled switch. The struggle-free installation and hub-free operation make this product a great first step in making your home smart. Currently, this smart plug is available for 48% off. Sold by Amazon
There’s no more economical way to get your kids started on self-learning. This item is not a toy. It is a fully functioning tablet for kids 6 years old and up that provides access to a wide range of educational materials. Currently, this model is available for 50% off. Sold by Amazon
Not only is Kindle Kids kinder to the earth than printed books, it offers a level of interaction that kids just can’t get from a printed page. Purchase includes a year of Amazon Kids+ and the product has a two-year worry-free guarantee. Currently, Kindle Kids is available for 55% off. Sold by Amazon
Parents aren’t the only people who can benefit from a voice assistant. Besides enjoying music, reading books and playing interactive games, this Echo Dot can help kids with their homework. Currently, the Echo Dot Kids is available for 58% off. Sold by Amazon
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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major aid organization said Thursday that the Taliban have agreed to consider allowing Afghan women to resume work at the agency in the southern province of Kandahar, the religious and political center for the country’s rulers.
The Taliban last December barred Afghan women from working at nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, allegedly because they were not wearing the hijab — the Islamic headscarf — correctly or observing gender segregation rules. In April, they said the ban extended to U.N. offices and agencies in Afghanistan. There are exemptions in some sectors, like health care and education.
Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, met officials in the capital Kabul and Kandahar to persuade them to reverse the ban on the organization’s female staff.
“We have an agreement to start immediate talks on a temporary arrangement that will enable our female colleagues to work with and for women and others in Kandahar,” Egeland told The Associated Press. “If we get a provincial exemption in Kandahar, we should be able to replicate it elsewhere.”
In January, the Taliban said they were working on guidelines for women to return to work at NGOs. Egeland said earlier this week that key officials told him they are close to finalizing these guidelines. But they were unable to give a timeline or details when pressed.
The temporary arrangement would be in place while the nationwide guidelines are developed. The interim arrangement would cover all sectors and all programming by the Norwegian Refugee Council, he said.
Aid agencies have been providing food, education and health care support to Afghans in the wake of the Taliban takeover in August 2021 and the economic collapse that followed it. But distribution has been severely impacted by December’s edict.
Egeland said he made it clear to the Taliban that the agency needs to be able to deliver aid as it did before the ban, and with women.
Years of humanitarian diplomacy in Afghanistan have paved the way for the positive feedback from Kandahar, with the Norwegian Refugee Council negotiating with the Taliban to provide education and relief in areas under their control during the war, he said.
“They knew we never broke any rules in terms of Afghan culture, we go way back, but we have to be firm,” Egeland told the AP.
He insisted the organization will not employ male-only teams or deliver male-only aid work.
Egeland said there is agreement within the Ministry of Economy, which oversees NGOs in Afghanistan, that a regional deal could open a pathway to a national one.
“I have a strong sense they understand that if aid operations are cut for a longer period, they may not come back. They realize time is running out.”
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SELMA, N.C. (WTVD) -- Selma's police chief is speaking out after one of his officers was the target of gunfire early Wednesday morning.
That officer came across three to four men, who police said were "acting suspiciously" when they opened fire on him as he exited his police vehicle.
"We're going to find out who did this and we won't stop until we've exhausted all our resources," said Chief William Thomas.
Fortunately, that officer was unharmed after taking cover behind a nearby parked trailer until backup arrived, but his police cruiser was struck by the gunfire. Thomas said the whole situation is distressing.
"The lack of humanity and the lack of respect that's out there now. It just, it's society, things have just changed over the last several years," he said.
Members of the Selma community are concerned, too. Terence Jenkins has lived in the area for over half a century and said he's never seen anything like this incident.
"I've seen a lot in 53 years. But that is absolutely not the norm here in Selma," Jenkins said.
The longtime pastor believes that more frank conversations could help troubled corners of the community -- something that he preaches personally.
"Oftentimes I'm finding that people spend a lot of time trying to find the right setting, the right place," Jenkins said. "Any time is a good time to open your mouth and talk and let people know where you are and what you're dealing with."
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If the crowd at one Columbus, Georgia, Waffle House is any indication, Donald Trump still has plenty of support. The former president was in the state over the weekend, making a post-indictment appearance at the Georgia GOP convention.
"The ridiculous and baseless indictment of me by the Biden administration's weaponized Department of Injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country," Trump said.
From Columbus to Congress, Trump loyalists are defending the former president. A CBS News/YouGov poll found just 7% of Republican voters say the indictment changed their view of Trump for the worse. A large majority say it changes nothing.
On CNN's State of the Union, House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan was pressed on the details of the 37-count indictment, which alleges the former president kept classified documents and refused to give them back.
JIM JORDAN: If he wants to store material in a box in a bathroom, if he wants to store it in a box on a stage, he can do that.
CNN'S DANA BASH: He's saying point blank in this audio tape he did not declassify it. It's — what you're saying just doesn't make sense on its face.
JORDAN: This is what — this what this truly is, Dana. It’s an affront to the rule of law.
SEE MORE: Trump faces 31 counts of violating the Espionage Act
But former Trump officials, including Trump's former national security advisor and attorney general, have studied the indictment and say it’s devastating.
"I'm an alumnus of the Department of Justice as an assistant attorney general during the Reagan administration, I know many people there. There are certainly many bad actors as there are in any human institution, but this is not a political attack on Donald Trump," said John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
"If even half of it is true, then he's toast," said William Barr, former United States attorney general. "It's a very detailed indictment and it's very, very damning."
The 2024 presidential candidate and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says voters will ultimately decide Donald Trump’s fate.
"And even though I think he should step aside, he’s not going to," Hutchinson said. "and there’s no constitutional way to make him do that, so we’re going to have an election, but I think it’s important for the voters to take this seriously."
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Former state senator preserving one of Tyler’s oldest homes
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - One of the oldest homes in Tyler is in the process of being preserved.
The Bell-Jones House on College Avenue was built in the late 1840′s and has not been occupied in over 20 years.
Historic Tyler Executive Director Ashley Washmon says back in 2021 the owner at the time wanted to demolish the house completely and build new housing.
“And we opposed that change. Simply for the integrity of the street. Ongoing historic preservation is so important because once a structure gets too far gone, you can’t replace it.”
Just last spring, former state Senator Kevin Eltife gained ownership of the property and has taken on the preservation project.
“How can we try to save some part of this house for the historical significance?”
Unfortunately, the main structure of the home was deteriorating and had to be demolished.
“It would have probably cost $200,000 or $300,000 to salvage it. And the majority of the main structure wasn’t even the original structure.” said Eltife.
Washmon added, “It was precarious. You had to watch where you walked. You could see the ground through the floor and it just needed a substantial amount of work. And unfortunately Historic Tyler didn’t have the funds to pour into that property.”
So Eltife and Historic Tyler decided to keep the facade with the original columns and overhang. As for the backside, he plans to turn it into a green space and add azaleas to represent the city.
“More than anything, I care about keeping a neighborhood safe and as beautified as possible; you know, it affects the other neighbors. It affects people who own property in the area if you have a falling-down house. So I think this was the best of all worlds.”
Eltife says the project is estimated to be completed in the next six months.
You can hear more from former Sen. Eltife about the home in the video below:
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Board fires schools chief after Parkland massacre report
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The superintendent of Florida’s second-largest school district was fired following a late-night motion brought up by a board member appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis following a grand jury report into the Parkland school massacre.
Broward school board member Daniel Foganholi brought up the measure, which wasn’t on the agenda, on Monday night.
The board voted 5-4 to fire Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright, who didn’t hold the post at the time of the 2018 shooting. Cartwright didn’t comment about the firing.
The four dissenting members included two who lost family members in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Four of the five appointees will be gone next week, replaced by elected board members.
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CA Las Vegas NV Zone Forecast for Monday, February 27, 2023
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CAZ519-281200-
Eastern Sierra Slopes-
Including Aspendell and Whitney Portal
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Strong winds. Mostly cloudy with chance of
snow showers late in the evening, then partly cloudy with slight
chance of snow showers after midnight. Patchy blowing dust
through the night. Snow may be heavy at times late in the
evening. Lows 4 to 14. West winds 40 to 50 mph. Chance of snow
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of snow showers in the
morning, then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Patchy
blowing dust through the day. Snow may be heavy at times. Highs
17 to 27. Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around
65 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Snow
showers. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation generally
6 to 10 inches. Lows 4 to 14. Southwest winds 40 to 50 mph
becoming west 30 to 40 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 70 mph.
Chance of snow near 100 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Windy. Snow showers likely in the
morning, then chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Patchy
blowing dust in the afternoon. Accumulations are possible. Highs
11 to 21. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Very windy. Patchy blowing dust
in the evening. Near steady temperature around 8. Northwest winds
30 to 40 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Not as cool.
Highs around 40. Lows 16 to 26.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows around
26. Highs 37 to 42.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows around 21.
Highs 33 to 38.
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CAZ521-281200-
White Mountains of Inyo County-
Including Westgard Pass and Bristlecone Pine
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. A 20 percent chance of
snow showers late in the evening. Lows 8 to 18. West winds 20 to
30 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of snow showers in
the afternoon. Highs 22 to 32. West winds 5 to 15 mph increasing
to southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the
evening, then snow showers likely after midnight. Snow
accumulation generally 1 to 3 inches. Lows 10 to 20. Southwest
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of snow
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs 17 to 27. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph increasing
to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Near steady temperature
around 15. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs
35 to 40. Lows 18 to 26.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 41.
Lows 23 to 28.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 36.
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CAZ520-281200-
Owens Valley-
Including Bishop, Independence, Lone Pine,
and Olancha
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. A 20 percent chance of
snow showers late in the evening. Patchy blowing dust through the
night. Lows 23 to 26. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of snow showers and
rain showers in the afternoon. Patchy blowing dust in the
afternoon. Highs 40 to 43. South winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 30 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
45 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers and rain
showers in the evening, then snow showers likely after midnight.
Patchy blowing dust through the night. Snow accumulation
generally 1 to 3 inches. Lows 24 to 27. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Patchy blowing dust through the day. Highs 35 to 38.
Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows
20 to 23. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph
after midnight.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 49 to 52.
Lows around 30.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 55.
Lows around 31.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 48.
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Death Valley National Park-
Including Furnace Creek, Stovepipe Wells,
and Shoshone
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. A 20 percent chance of
snow showers late in the evening. Patchy blowing dust late in the
evening. Lows 22 to 25 in the mountains...around 43 at Furnace
Creek. South winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A trace to no accumulation. Highs 34 to 37 in
the mountains...around 65 at Furnace Creek. South winds 10 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the
evening, then chance of rain showers and snow showers after
midnight. Patchy blowing dust through the night. Lows 24 to 27 in
the mountains...around 46 at Furnace Creek. South winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts to around 55 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Patchy blowing dust in the morning. Partly
sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow showers and rain showers.
Highs 31 to 34 in the mountains...around 60 at Furnace Creek.
West winds 20 to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in
the evening. Lows 21 to 24 in the mountains...around 42 at
Furnace Creek. Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy, warmer.
Highs around 41 in the mountains...around 64 at Furnace Creek.
Lows 26 to 29 in the mountains...around 42 at Furnace Creek.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 47 in the
mountains...around 69 at Furnace Creek. Lows 29 to 32 in the
mountains...41 to 44 at Furnace Creek.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 45 to 48 in the
mountains...around 70 at Furnace Creek. Lows around 31 in the
mountains...43 to 46 at Furnace Creek.
$$
CAZ523-281200-
Western Mojave Desert-
Including Barstow, Daggett, and Fort Irwin
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust
through the night. Lows 34 to 37. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust. A trace to no
accumulation. Highs 51 to 54. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the
night. Chance of rain showers and snow showers after midnight.
Lows around 40. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to
45 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 60 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Very windy. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
snow showers and rain showers. Patchy blowing dust through the
day. Highs 46 to 49. West winds 35 to 45 mph decreasing to 25 to
35 mph in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust in
the evening. Lows 30 to 33. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph
decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 56.
Lows around 35.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 61. Lows
35 to 38.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs
64 to 67. Lows around 40.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy. Highs around 59.
$$
CAZ524-281200-
Eastern Mojave Desert-
Including Baker, Mountain Pass,
and Mitchell Caverns
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Patchy blowing dust. A
trace to no accumulation. Lows 34 to 37. Southwest winds 15 to
25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. A trace to no accumulation. Highs 52 to 55.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust through the
night. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 55 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Snow showers with rain showers likely. Patchy
blowing dust through the day. Accumulations are possible. Snow
level 2900 feet. Highs 46 to 49. West winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance
of precipitation 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Patchy blowing dust.
Lows 30 to 33. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs
around 60. Lows 36 to 39.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 66. Lows
39 to 42.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 42. Highs
62 to 65.
$$
CAZ525-281200-
Morongo Basin-
Including Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley,
and Twentynine Palms
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust late in the
evening. Lows around 40 in Twentynine Palms and around Yucca
Valley...around 36 near Joshua Tree. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60 in Twentynine Palms...50 to
53 around Yucca Valley...around 54 near Joshua Tree. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph increasing to 35 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with rain showers likely after midnight. Patchy blowing dust
after midnight. A trace to no accumulation. Lows 40 to 43 in
Twentynine Palms and around Yucca Valley...around 39 near Joshua
Tree. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph increasing
to 55 mph after midnight. Chance of showers 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Very windy. Rain showers likely in the morning, then
rain showers likely and chance of snow showers in the afternoon.
Patchy blowing dust through the day. Snow level 3000 feet. Highs
53 to 56 in Twentynine Palms...45 to 48 around Yucca Valley and
near Joshua Tree. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to west
30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
clear. Windy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 36 to 39 in Twentynine
Palms...31 to 34 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree.
Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy. Highs around 60 in Twentynine Palms...
around 55 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 39 in Twentynine
Palms...around 35 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 64 in Twentynine Palms...around
58 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 42 in Twentynine
Palms...around 37 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 68 in
Twentynine Palms...around 63 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua
Tree. Lows 42 to 45 in Twentynine Palms...around 40 around Yucca
Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 71 in
Twentynine Palms...around 63 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua
Tree. Lows around 45 in Twentynine Palms...around 40 around Yucca
Valley and near Joshua Tree.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 65 in Twentynine Palms...
around 57 around Yucca Valley and near Joshua Tree.
$$
CAZ526-281200-
Cadiz Basin-
Including Vidal Junction
1141 PM PST Mon Feb 27 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 39 to 42. Southwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows 41 to 44. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Windy. Chance of rain showers in the
morning, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Patchy
blowing dust in the afternoon. Highs 55 to 58. Southwest winds
20 to 30 mph. Chance of showers 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Windy. Patchy blowing dust.
Lows around 40. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear, breezy. Highs 63 to 66. Lows
39 to 42.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 42.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 69.
Lows 43 to 46.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 69 to 72. Lows
around 47.
$$
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WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, October 22, 2022
_____
WIND ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
310 AM PDT Sat Oct 22 2022
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Coastal North Bay, Including Point Reyes National
Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast and Southern Monterey
Bay and Big Sur Coast.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result. Conditions will be very windy at the beach.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Increasing northwest winds on Saturday will
bring gusty conditions to coastal areas. Winds will be breezy
Saturday morning, then are forecast to strengthen first along
the North Bay coastline by late Saturday morning. Winds along
the San Francisco Peninsula and southward through the Big Sur
coastline will strengthen around early afternoon. Only exception
is for Northern Monterey Bay (including Santa Cruz and
Watsonville) which will be shielded from the strengthening
northwest flow.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
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JINAN, SHANDONG, China , March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 18th-19th, the 11th International Symposium on Engine Reliability Technology was grandly held in Jinan, Shandong, China, hosted by the National Key Laboratory of Engine and Power System Reliability. Over 1,000 experts, scholars, and industry representatives from nearly 200 domestic and foreign research institutions, universities, and well-known companies discussed the development of key common technologies for engine reliability through online and offline methods, jointly promoting global industry technological progress and industrial chain transformation and upgrading.
In 2015, Weichai Power undertook the construction of the only national key laboratory of engine reliability in China's engine industry. Since 2020, Weichai has successively released the world's first commercial diesel engines with body thermal efficiency of 50.23%, 51.09%, and 52.28%, setting a new benchmark for diesel engine thermal efficiency globally, and leading China's engine industry towards a world-class level.
In November 2022, the National Key Laboratory of Engine and Power System, which was led by Weichai Power, officially obtained approval from the Ministry of Science and Technology, becoming one of the first batch of national key laboratories to complete the restructuring. Starting from this year's symposium, the International Symposium on Engine Reliability Technology will be hosted by the National Key Laboratory of Engine and Power System. In addition, in conjunction with the new research direction of the National Key Laboratory of Engine and Power System, a new platform for technological exchange in the power system industry, the "International Symposium on Power System Technology", will be organized in the future.
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MADISON, Wis., Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The option to "Heart" your favorite products has been added to madisonliquidators.com. Is it a coincidence that this new option is being added on Valentine's Day? The owner of Madison Liquidators says, "We happened to be working on this project when we saw Valentine's Day was right around the corner, so we hustled". The option to favorite products at Madison Liquidators has been in development for some time but has finally received the greenlight to roll out today, on Valentine's Day.
While exploring the Madison Liquidators marketplace you can now "Heart" your favorite desks, chairs and other items. This new feature makes shopping for office furniture easy as you can casually build your favorites list while browsing from your couch. When you are ready to make your purchase, the items can be added to your cart in the configuration that best suits your needs.
A real-life example of when this could be used is if a visitor is looking to purchase an executive desk for their office space. When they pull up the madisonliquidators.com website they will find there are over 100 executive desks to choose from. As they are browsing this selection for the first time, they can favorite as many items as they like to build up a list of possibilities. In this process it is possible they may find ten or more executive desks.
After taking some time to think about their options (a day or two is common) they can come back to the site and access their favorites list. They can then proceed to remove desks that they have concluded aren't viable options and hopefully be left with just a couple to choose from which will make the process of finding the right executive desk quite a bit easier than if they had to browse through the entire selection executive desks a second time!
The favorites option is available to all users who visit the site and can be utilized while searching madisonliquidators.com or while viewing product description pages. The favorites feature does not require registration. A heart icon has also been added to the top of page navigation which provides visitors quick access to their favorites list from anywhere on the site.
From the Favorites list, visitors can access their favorite products and subsequently add items they need to their cart. The favorites feature has been provided to make the shopping experience on the site easier, more enjoyable, and more productive for the end user.
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DELPHI, Ind. – Two attorneys have been appointed to represent the man accused of killing two teenage girls in northern Indiana.
Bradley Rozzi of Logansport will be the lead attorney for Richard Matthew Allen and Andrew Baldwin of Franklin will be co-counsel, online court records updated Monday indicated.
Allen requested a public defender in a letter to Carroll Circuit Court last week, saying both he and his wife can no longer work.
Allen, 50, of Delphi, is charged with two counts of murder in the slayings of Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams, 13, on Feb. 13, 2017, outside the north central Indiana city.
Indiana State Police arrested Allen on Oct. 26. They announced his arrest Oct. 31.
Allen wrote his wife has stopped working for “her personal safety.”
“At my initial hearing on Oct. 28, 2022, I asked to find representation for myself,” Allen wrote in the letter that was postmarked Nov. 7. “However, at the time I had no clue how expensive it would be just to talk to someone.
“I also did not realize what my wife and I’s immediate financial situation was going to be,” he wrote. “We have both been forced to immediately abandon employment, myself due to incarceration and my wife for her personal safety.”
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Digital censors quickly deleted a hashtag “the next five years” Monday as online discussion swirled in response to reported remarks of Beijing’s Communist Party secretary saying that the capital city will normalize pandemic prevention controls over the course of the next five years.
Beijing’s Communist Party chief, Cai Qi, made the remarks Monday morning as part of a report on the Party’s management of the city.
The citywide party congress is held once every five years, ahead of the national level party congress, which is slated for this fall. At the congresses, members generally review the work of the past five years while also announcing goals for the next five years.
“In the next five years, Beijing will resolutely, unremittingly, do a good job in normalizing pandemic prevention controls,” according to a cached version of the remarks in Beijing Daily, the main Communist Party mouthpiece in the capital city.
The city “will implement high quality regular PCR tests, and screening at key points, strictly inspect entries in residential communities, work units and public institutions,” it said.
The current version of the Beijing Daily no longer has the phrase “in the next five years.” On Weibo, the hashtag “the next five years” was deleted. A search for it on the social media platform turns up a notice saying the topic could not be displayed “according to relevant laws, regulations and policies,” a common error message for topics deleted by the app’s censors.
Since a surge of cases driven by the omicron variant in April, China has made mass testing requirements even more frequent. In Beijing, residents are now required to hold a negative test from within the last 72 hours to enter any public venue, including restaurants and offices.
Across the city, the government pushed to set up thousands of testing spots where a person can get swabbed.
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FREDRICK, Md., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Theradaptive, a leading biotechnology company specializing in therapeutic delivery platforms, presents a new abstract demonstrating the efficacy and safety of the company's novel AMP2 protein technology in rabbit PLF and sheep interbody fusion models. At the Orthopaedic Research Society's annual meeting in Dallas this week, the company will demonstrate how coating an implant with its proprietary material-binding osteoinductive AMP2 protein resulted in precise localization of bone formation and consistent spinal fusion without off-target effects. Researchers observed 100% fusion compared to the 60% associated with current autograft technologies in PLF.
The latest alternatives to autograft involve incorporating the recombinant osteoinductive protein rhBMP-2, but this approach has been associated with adverse events like inflammation and bone growth in unwanted areas. By re-engineering rhBMP-2 to create a material-binding protein variant AMP2, Theradaptive has created a protein that induces bone-growth more potently and in a more precisely localized way than rhBMP-2, thus vastly reducing off-target effects. The Theradaptive process binds AMP2 to ReBOSSIS, a 510K-approved implant material, to create its OsteoAdapt SP Spinal Fusion implant, a safer alternative to commercially available rhBMP-2.
In this study, scientists from Theradaptive and the University of Iowa sought to assess the ability of OsteoAdapt SP to induce spinal fusion in rabbit posterolateral and sheep interbody models. 12 rabbits underwent single level posterolateral fusion, using OsteoAdapt SP rather than autograft. Three sheep underwent two-level lumbar interbody fusion using high or low dose OsteoAdapt SP. In the rabbit PLF model, OsteoAdapt SP demonstrated an impressive 100% fusion, compared to the 60% associated with iliac crest bone grafts, the current best practice. In the pilot sheep interbody model, CTs showed increase in density of new bone formation over time with evidence of bridging bone by 4-8 weeks at the high dose and 8-12 weeks at the low dose.
CEO and founder of Theradaptive, Dr. Luis Alvarez, Ph.D. sees these results as an encouraging step towards human clinical trials: 'Current autograft treatments are painful, they risk adverse events, and they only work around 60% of the time. Seeing OsteoAdapt SP beat the current standard of care in these well accepted models so convincingly in preclinical trials gives us optimism that targeted regenerative technology like AMP2 will improve outcomes for patients who currently have few options. We expect to start first in human trials later this year.'
Douglas Fredericks, Director of the University of Iowa Bone Healing Research Laboratory, said 'AMP2 promises a breakthrough to the problem of integrating spinal fusion implants with living tissues. Targeted delivery of biologics harnesses the excellent bone-forming capabilities of current biologics, while limiting off-target responses. Implants like OsteoAdapt SP simplify product preparation and, crucially, deliver an extremely high fusion rate as this study shows.'
About Theradaptive
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Maryland, U.S., Theradaptive is a venture-backed biopharmaceutical and medical device company with the goal of leveraging its therapeutic delivery platform to deliver biologics where they are needed in the body with high precision and persistence to address unmet medical needs. Theradaptive is led by CEO Luis Alvarez, Ph.D., and its innovative platform has started to enable new therapeutics in spine, orthopedic and soft tissue repair as well as targeted immuno-oncology.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Washington Post reporter Lizzie Johnson about continuing the work of a slain Las Vegas journalist who had investigated a huge Ponzi scheme.
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Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747 jet — dubbed 'Cosmic Girl' — launched on Monday from the English town of Newquay, Cornwall, 245 miles west of London in a first launch for the country from UK soil.
The modified Boeing 747 jet will fly to about 35,000 feet before releasing a rocket strapped under its wing.
The rocket will travel to between 310 and 745 miles (499 and 1199 kilometers) above the Earth's surface and then release nine satellites into the Earth's low orbit.
The launch marks a first for Virgin Orbit — a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Group — of commercial satellites from western Europe, and the first launch for Virgin Orbit outside the United States.
Since January 2021, the American company has conducted four successful launches from the Mojave desert in California.
Virgin Orbit's 'Cosmic girl' is set to return to base approximately between 7 pm ET to 8 pm ET on Monday.
Dan Hart, chief executive of Virgin Orbit, described the UK mission as a "historic endeavor."
"This launch represents the opening of a new era in the British space industry and new partnerships across industry, government, and allies," he said in a statement released Friday.
The satellites are owned by seven customers, including private companies and government agencies. Among other things, they will be used for preventing illegal trafficking, smuggling and terrorism, the company said in Friday's press release, as well as for reducing the environmental impact of production.
The mission, named "Start Me Up" after the Rolling Stones' 1981 song, is a joint venture between Virgin Orbit, the UK Space Agency, Cornwall's local government and the UK's Royal Air Force.
'A new era'
The launch marks a key milestone in the United Kingdom's growing commercial satellite sector.
The country has been working on commercial spaceports for several years in a bid to capture a bigger share of the rapidly growing global space market, which Morgan Stanley estimates could be worth over $1 trillion by 2040.
The country's £16.5 billion ($20 billion) space industry directly supported about 47,000 jobs between 2019 and 2020, according to the latest available government figures.
Ian Annett, the UK Space Agency's deputy chief executive, said Friday that the launch signaled a "new era" for the UK's space industry, "putting [it] firmly on the map as Europe's leading destination for commercial small satellite launch."
"The development of new orbital launch capabilities is already generating growth, catalyzing investment and creating jobs in Cornwall and other communities across the United Kingdom," he added.
After being sworn in Sunday evening as Dougherty County's first Commission Chairman, Lorenzo Heard presided over his first meeting on Monday. A large crowd turned out for the occasion. Commissioners Victor Edwards, Russell Gray and Anthony Jones were sworn in to new four-year terms during th… Click for more.PHOTOS: Dougherty County Commission starts the year with new chairman | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/business/virgin-orbits-cosmic-girl-launches-from-englands-cornwall-in-uk-first/article_0f1aadbb-f079-5a0d-b639-a807d93d66f9.html | 2023-01-10 00:02:04 | 1 | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/business/virgin-orbits-cosmic-girl-launches-from-englands-cornwall-in-uk-first/article_0f1aadbb-f079-5a0d-b639-a807d93d66f9.html |
TAMPA, Fla., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The USF Tampa General Physicians (USFTGP) has named Matthew Cantonis as its senior vice president of operations.
Launched in January 2022, USFTGP supports the administrative functions of the clinical practices of both the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Medical Group (TGMG). The creation of the organization follows nearly two years of transition planning since announcing the broadened affiliation in July 2020.
Cantonis, who is a seasoned operational leader with more than 20 years of experience that includes inpatient and outpatient, service lines, and population health, joins USFTGP from San Diego, CA, where he worked for Scripps Health since 2011, most recently as assistant vice president for Clinical Service Lines and Accountable Care for Scripps Health.
"I am thrilled to welcome Matt back to Tampa, and to have him join our outstanding USFTGP senior leadership team," said Mark G. Moseley, MD, president of USFTGP and vice dean of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. "His extensive operational experience will be a great fit for our new organization, and I am confident that he will help us achieve our goal of building a world-class physician practice infrastructure."
"Raised in Tampa Bay, and after over a decade in San Diego with Scripps Health, I am honored to return to the region supporting USF Tampa General Physicians," Cantonis said. "The organization is uniquely positioned to improve the quality, access and coordination of care within a community I love and make a meaningful difference in the lives of the patients it serves."
Through coordinated services, USFTGP will help drive growth, improve quality, and increase access to world-class, academic medical care across the community, as well as serve as a recruiting tool for leading academic physicians from across the country. The new organization will further elevate the national reputation of both USF Health and TGH, which will help attract additional research dollars and support the economic engines of Tampa Bay's health market.
USFTGP includes 1,400 team members who serve and support physicians employed by USF Health and TGMG, providing practice infrastructure, clinical management, and related operational and administrative support services. USFTGP also works with private practice physicians on staff at Tampa General to offer purchased services and management services through the new organization.
Tampa General Hospital, a 1,041-bed not-for-profit academic medical center, is one of the largest hospitals in America and delivers world-class care as the region's only center for Level l trauma and comprehensive burn care. Tampa General Hospital is the highest-ranked hospital in the market in U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 Best Hospitals, and one of the top four hospitals in Florida, with five specialties ranking among the best programs in the United States. The academic medical center's commitment to growing and developing its team members is recognized by two prestigious 2021 Forbes magazine rankings – America's Best Employers by State, third out of 100 Florida companies and first among health care and social organizations and 13th nationally in America's Best Employers for Women. Tampa General is the safety net hospital for the region, caring for everyone regardless of their ability to pay, and in fiscal 2020 provided a net community benefit worth more than $182.5 million in the form of health care for underinsured patients, community education, and financial support to community health organizations in Tampa Bay. It is one of the nation's busiest adult solid organ transplant centers and is the primary teaching hospital for the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. With six medical helicopters, Tampa General Hospital transports critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need. Tampa General houses a nationally accredited comprehensive stroke center, and its 32-bed Neuroscience, Intensive Care Unit is the largest on the West Coast of Florida. It also is home to the Jennifer Leigh Muma 82-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit, and a nationally accredited rehabilitation center. Tampa General Hospital's footprint includes 17 Tampa General Medical Group Primary Care offices, TGH Family Care Center Kennedy, TGH Brandon Healthplex, TGH Virtual Health and 19 outpatient Radiology Centers. Tampa Bay residents also receive world-class care from the TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track network of clinics, and they can even receive home visits in select areas through TGH Urgent Care at Home, powered by Fast Track. As one of the largest hospitals in the country, Tampa General Hospital is the first in Florida to partner with GE Healthcare and open a clinical command center that uses artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to improve and better coordinate patient care at a lower cost. For more information, go to www.tgh.org.
USF Health's mission is to envision and implement the future of health. It is the partnership of the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, the Taneja College of Pharmacy, the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, the Biomedical Sciences Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, and USF Health's multispecialty physicians' group. The University of South Florida is a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success. Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News & World Report's national university rankings than USF. For more information, visit health.usf.edu.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
7-7-6
(seven, seven, six)
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7-7-6
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Over the weekend, the U.S. experienced two mass shootings. One took place at a park in Louisville, Kentucky, and another at a birthday party in Alabama. There have been 164 mass shootings in the U.S. just this year, according to the National Gun Violence Archive.
As gun legislation stalls in Congress, gun violence in the U.S. continues to rise, leaving states and cities to grapple with safety measures on their own. One solution is gaining traction: community violence prevention programs. Plans for these types of programs were announced this month in Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Ohio.
During the first four years of Baltimore’s program, researchers found homicides dropped by 32 percent. They also identified some challenges these programs face.
What exactly do they do and how effective are they really?
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…While state's Energy Master Plan Threatens Soaring Prices and Denies Choices
TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the cool and colorful arrival of the fall season, countless homeowners put away their outdoor grill, and for many, their summer memories of propane-fueled backyard barbecues.
For a few weeks more, many restaurants with outdoor seating increasingly rely on propane heating lamps to ward off the October chill. For many homeowners, fall temperatures mean their propane-fired furnace is kicking in, reliably heating their homes and businesses.
"Consumers everywhere are familiar with propane for their recreation and patio appliances, including grills, fire pits and swimming pools," explains Henry Papiano, president of the New Jersey Propane Gas Association, the statewide trade association representing propane dealers and service providers. "Tens of thousands of consumers also rely on propane for space heating, water heating and cooking. And thousands more business owners rely on propane for industrial processes and transportation.
"Likewise, local institutions like schools, hospitals, libraries, public safety and public works buildings utilize propane," he continued. "They all choose propane because it's clean, safe, reliable, affordable and delivered by locally-based business owners who know their customers. And it's produced right here in the U.S."
Highlighting these consumer-friendly attributes, October 7 has been designated National Propane Day by the Propane Education and Research Council. The celebration highlights propane's key role in New Jersey's---and the nation's--- energy profile, as well as its safety and efficiency.
Notwithstanding consumer preferences and propane's record as a clean, safe and affordable fuel, New Jersey's Energy Master Plan would force consumers to abandon their propane choice. Instead, the Energy Master Plan would force consumers and businesses to convert their propane equipment to electric, at a cost of thousands of dollars per household---or millions of dollars for businesses and local governments.
These up-front costs would be further compounded by electric operating costs estimated to be four to five times more expensive than propane, natural gas or fuel oil.
At the same time, state leaders refuse to disclose the total costs that the Master Plan will impose on every New Jersey household, business, institution and government facility.
The State Board of Public Utilities in August "accepted" a consultant's report that glossed over the 4-5 times higher operating costs. The same, "accepted" report completely omitted the up-front consumer and business costs for new, mandated, equipment.
Papiano recommends, "Instead of opposing consumer choices and constraining capacity, state energy planners should fully consider what's already happening in energy technologies and markets. We're already cutting emissions and saving money."
For example, propane is already one of the cleanest forms of energy available. Using propane produces 43 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than using an equivalent amount of electricity generated from the U.S. grid. Propane's low carbon intensity is why it is an approved clean alternative fuel under the federal Clean Air Act.
"Propane has proven itself for decades. It's clean, efficient, reliable and affordable. And with new technologies, it's becoming increasingly renewable," Papiano maintains. "New Jersey's propane consumers deserve to choose their energy sources for all of these important reasons. And energy planners should follow their lead."
The New Jersey Propane Gas Association is a statewide trade association of propane marketers and service companies providing propane fuel to more than 120,000 customers who use it for space heating, water heating, cooking, transportation, industrial processes and recreational uses. The Association and the New Jersey Propane Education & Research Foundation promote the utilization of propane as a safe, clean, reliable and domestic energy source for residential, commercial and industrial applications. More information is available at www.njpga.org.
The Propane Education & Research Council is a nonprofit that provides leading propane safety and training programs and invests in research and development of new propane-powered technologies. PERC is operated and funded by the propane industry. For more information, visit Propane.com.
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Politics How to confront rising antisemitism in the U.S. Published November 1, 2022 at 5:02 AM EDT Twitter LinkedIn Email U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt joins NPR's Steve Inskeep to discuss the rise in anti-Semitism in America and around the world. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.wvasfm.org/politics/2022-11-01/how-to-confront-rising-antisemitism-in-the-u-s | 2022-11-01 09:51:46 | 1 | https://www.wvasfm.org/politics/2022-11-01/how-to-confront-rising-antisemitism-in-the-u-s |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson can testify about what he learned from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers, a judge ruled Friday in the rape and sexual assault trial of the former movie mogul.
The 66-year-old actor and director was one of many witnesses, and by far the best known, whose identities were revealed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The judge and attorneys had taken a break from jury selection for motions on what evidence will be allowed at the trial, and who can testify. The witness list for the trial is sealed.
Judge Lisa B. Lench ruled that Gibson can testify in support of his masseuse and friend, who will be known as Jane Doe #3 at the trial. Weinstein is accused of committing sexual battery by restraint against the woman, one of 11 rape and sexual assault counts in the trial against the 70-year-old.
Prosecutors said that after getting a massage from the woman at a California hotel in Beverly Hills in May of 2010, a naked Weinstein followed her into the bathroom and masturbated. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty, and denied any non-consensual sexual activity.
Weinstein’s attorneys argued against allowing Gibson to testify, saying that what he learned from the woman while getting a massage from her does not constitute a “fresh complaint” by the woman under the law by which Gibson would take the stand. A “fresh complaint” under California law allows the introduction of evidence of sexual assault or another crime if the victim reported it to someone else voluntarily and relatively promptly after it happened.
Prosecutors said that when Gibson brought up Weinstein’s name by chance, the woman had a traumatic response and Gibson understood from her that she had been sexually assaulted. Gibson did not remember the timing of the exchange, but the prosecution will use another witness, Allison Weiner, who remembers speaking to both Gibson and the woman in 2015.
Judge Lench said Gibson’s testimony will depend on how the accuser describes the exchange with him when she takes the stand, and she may choose to rule against it at that time.
Weinstein attorney Mark Werksman then argued that if Gibson does take the stand, the defense should be allowed to cross-examine him about widely publicized antisemitic remarks Gibson made during an arrest in 2006, and about racist statements to a girlfriend that were recorded and publicized in 2010.
Lench said a wider discussion of Gibson’s racism was not relevant to the trial, but she would allow questioning of whether he had a personal bias and animus toward Weinstein.
Werksman argued that Gibson had such a bias both because Weinstein is Jewish, and because Weinstein published a book that criticized the depiction of Jews in the Gibson-directed 2004 film, “The Passion of the Christ.”
“Any evidence of Mr. Gibson’s racism or antisemitism would give rise to a bias against my client, who challenged him,” Werksman said.
The lawyer briefly, and mistakenly, said he thought the movie won a best picture Academy Award, but Weinstein, whose films once dominated the Oscars, shook his head as he sat at the defense table.
“Sorry, my client would know better than I would,” Werksman said. “But it was an award-winning movie.”
The defense also argued that Gibson was trying to whitewash his image by focusing on Weinstein’s wrongdoing and asserting himself as a champion of the #MeToo movement.
The prosecution argued that Gibson had made no such suggestions about himself, and that at the time of the conversation with his masseuse he said he was discussing getting into a business deal with Weinstein, showing there was no such bias.
Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez called Gibson’s past comments “despicable,” but said they had no relevance for the narrow purposes he would be called to the stand for.
Gibson’s testimony raises the prospect of two of Hollywood’s once most powerful men, who have undergone public downfalls, facing each other in court.
An email seeking comment from a representative for Gibson was not immediately returned.
In one of several similar rulings Friday, Lench also found that “Melrose Place” actor Daphne Zuniga could testify in a similar capacity for a woman known at the trial as Jane Doe #4, whom Weinstein is accused of raping in 2004 or 2005.
The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused.
Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence for a 2020 conviction for rape and sexual assault in New York. The state’s highest court has agreed to hear his appeal in that case.
He was subsequently brought to Los Angeles for a trial that began Monday, five years after women’s stories about him gave massive momentum to the #MeToo movement.
Friday’s arguments came a day after the premiere of the film “She Said,” which tells the story of the work of the two New York Times reporters whose stories brought Weinstein down.
Weinstein’s attorneys previously sought to have the Los Angeles trial delayed because publicity from the film might taint the jury pool, but the judge denied their motion.
The trial is expected to last eight weeks. The judge and attorneys will return to the jury selection process on Monday morning, and opening statements are expected to begin on Oct. 24.
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NEW YORK — Journalists at two dozen local newspapers across the U.S. walked off the job Monday to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain.
The strike involves hundreds of journalists at newspapers in at least seven states, including the Arizona Republic, the Austin American-Statesman, the Bergen Record, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, and the Palm Beach Post, according to the NewsGuild, which represents workers at more than 50 Gannett newsrooms. Gannett has said there would be no disruption to its news coverage during the strike, which will last for two days at two of the newspapers and one day for the rest.
The walkouts coincided with Gannett’s annual shareholder meeting, during which the company’s board was duly elected despite the NewsGuild-CWA union urging shareholders to withhold their votes from CEO and board chairman Mike Reed as an expression of no confidence in his leadership. Reed has overseen the company since its 2019 merger with GateHouse Media, a tumultuous period that has included layoffs and the shuttering of newsrooms. Gannett shares have dropped more than 60 percent since the deal closed.
Susan DeCarava, president of the The NewsGuild of New York, called the shareholder meeting “a slap in the face to the hundreds of Gannett journalists who are on strike today.”
“Gannett CEO Mike Reed didn’t have a word to say to the scores of journalists whose livelihoods he’s destroyed, nor to the communities who have lost their primary news source thanks to his mismanagement,” DeCarava said in a statement.
In legal filing, the NewsGuild said Gannett’s leadership has gutted newsrooms and cut back on coverage to service a massive debt load. Cost-cutting has also included forced furloughs and suspension of 401-K contributions.
“We want people our local community to know what this company is doing to local news, and we want Gannett shareholders to know what Gannett is doing to local news,” said Chris Damien, a criminal justice reporter and unit guild chair the Desert Sun, which covers Palm Springs and the surrounding Coachella Valley in Southern California.
Gannett Chief Communications Officer Lark-Marie Anton said the company disagreed with union’s recommendation to vote against Reed.
“During a very challenging time for our industry and economy, Gannett strives to provide competitive wages, benefits, and meaningful opportunities for all our valued employees,” Anton said in a statement.
Some of the striking newsrooms are negotiating contracts and accuse the company of dragging its feet and negotiating in bad faith, but Anton said the company continues to negotiate fairly.
Among the contract demands are a base annual salary of $60,000. The median pay for Gannett employee in 2022 was $51,035, according to the company’s proxy filing. Reed’s total annual compensation in was valued at nearly $3.4 million, down from $7.7 million in 2021.
Gannett, which owns USA Today and more than 200 other daily U.S. newspapers with print editions, announced last August that it would lay off newsroom staff to lower costs as it struggles with declining revenue amid a downturn in ad sales and customer subscriptions.
The newspaper industry has struggled for years with such challenges, as advertising shifts from print to digital, and readers abandon local newspapers for online sources of information and entertainment. Major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post have gained substantial digital audiences for coverage of broad topics, but regional and local papers have struggled to replicate that success in narrower markets.
In its first quarter earnings report this year, Gannett said its digital subscriptions had grown 15 percent year-over-year, and revenue from digital circulation grew 20 percent. The company reported a $10.3 million profit versus a $3 million loss in the same period last year, although revenue fell by 10.6 percent. The company also reported repaying $37 million in debt.
According to the NewsGuild, Gannett’s workforce has shrunk 47 percent in the last three years due to layoffs and attrition. At some newspapers, the union said the headcount has fallen by as much as 90 percent.
The Arizona Republic, for example, has gone from 140 newsroom employees in 2018 to 89 this year, the NewsGuild said. The Austin American-Statesman’s newsroom shrunk during that period from 110 employees in 2018 to 41 this year.
Some newspapers have forsaken coverage of local sports or business, the union said. Reporters have had to take on several unrelated beats. Some publications have dropped local news coverage altogether to focus on regional news.
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Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he “couldn’t believe what I saw last night” when discussing the head injury suffered by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa on Thursday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The frightening injury, suffered four days after Tagovailoa hit his head in Miami’s previous game, inspired a swift, fierce debate about the NFL’s handling of concussion protocols.
Harbaugh did not analyze the specifics of Tagovailoa’s situation but expressed confidence in the Ravens’ strict handling of head and neck injuries.
“It was just something that was astonishing to see,” he said. “I’ve been coaching for 40 years in college and the NFL. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I really appreciate our doctors, appreciate our owner, appreciate our general manager from the standpoint that there’s two things you have to keep in mind: One of them is, a lot of time players want to play. Sometimes, you just have to tell them no. No has got to be the answer. … Then sometimes, guys might be there physically where they’re sound, but they’re not confident yet. They’re not quite there yet, and we’ve had that this year. We’ve had both those situations this year. You don’t put them out there until they’re ready.”
He noted that the Ravens held out wide receiver Devin Duvernay for the conclusion of their Week 2 loss to the Dolphins despite the fact he had not showed symptoms when he went into concussion protocol, a six-step evaluation by a team physician and unaffiliated neurotrauma consultants.
“I think [our doctors] would probably call themselves conservative, but that’s what they should be,” Harbaugh said. “The other part of it, [what happened] last night, was not something you want to see.”
Tagovailoa hit his head on the ground in the first half of Miami’s game Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. He got up but wobbled and nearly collapsed as he tried to jog back to the huddle. He returned to play in the second half, and the Dolphins said he was dealing with a back injury, not head trauma.
He started four days later against the Bengals but hit his head again when he was whipped to the turf in the second quarter. That led to a frightening scene which ended with an immobilized Tua being driven off the field on a stretcher and taken to taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The Dolphins announced he had remained conscious, with movement in all extremities, and he was discharged later in the evening in time to fly back to Miami with the team.
Speaking to local reporters Friday, Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Tagovailoa was cleared “by several layers of medical professionals” of having “any head injury whatsoever” against Buffalo. He was listed as questionable to play entering Thursday’s game with back and ankle injuries.
“If there would have been anything lingering with his head, of course I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I prematurely put someone out there in harm’s way,” McDaniel said. “This is a relationship I have with this human being. I take that seriously.”
McDaniel did not have a timetable for Tagovailoa’s return.
“It was scary,” said Ravens defensive tackle Calais Campbell, a 15-year veteran who has served in leadership positions with the NFL Players Association. The union has said it’s investigating the circumstances that led to Tagovailoa returning to the Bills game.
“I think there are a lot of things other than concussions that can cause serious issues as well that we need to evolve on,” Campbell said. “I’m not a doctor. I don’t know what the response was with Tua that made him think he should be comfortable playing football. But I do know that something was wrong, and from the looks of it, he shouldn’t have been out there. And we definitely need to take a look at that, to figure out how a player who was in a compromised situation was put on the field and put at risk for more serious injuries. That’s not OK. The league has to take a strong look at that.”
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When time is tight and the family is hungry, it’s easy to pick up your smartphone and order takeout. While nothing’s wrong with ordering out once in a while, wouldn’t it be great to have a quick meal that everyone will love and that’ll save you money? The cooks at AllRecipes have created a copycat recipe for Domino’s Cheesy Stuffed Bread that ticks all the boxes: delicious, easy and fast!
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The biggest time saver in this recipe is the refrigerated French bread dough. All you need to do is grab the ready-made dough out of the fridge and you’re already halfway through making dinner or a hearty snack.
Some of the ingredients are kitchen staples (including butter, cornmeal and the spices you’ll need), which means no last-minute trips to the store to get your meal on the table. But you will want to make sure you have refrigerated French bread dough on hand, as well as shredded mozzarella, cheddar and Mexican cheese blend. You’ll also want to make sure you have your preferred dipping sauce, whether it’s ranch, marinara or garlic butter.
The cornmeal helps reduce the amount of stickiness in the dough and also gives it a little more texture. It’s that little crunch combined with the soft dough and the warm, gooey cheese that makes this bread irresistible. Many pizzerias use cornmeal to give their crust a little something special.
A blend of cheeses makes this cheesy stuffed bread different than a pizza. And, as with any recipe, you can change up the ingredients however you like. If you want to use different cheeses, go for it! Add pepperoni, sausage or veggies? Why not?
Visit AllRecipes to get the full recipe, including exact measurements and a step-by-step guide to having this delicious bread without a call for delivery or takeout.
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HAVANA (AP) — A year ago, thousands of people filled Cuba’s streets and public squares in the country’s largest outpouring of protest in decades.
On Monday’s anniversary, its main cities looked relatively normal — students sat in schools and people went to work, and as usual there were long lines of people looking for food or waiting for a bus as the island faces shortages in an economic crisis.
Hundreds were arrested during the unrest last July, and some have been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. That is about all the two sides agree on.
Critics of the government said the events showed Cubans fighting against oppression. The authorities portrayed it as a moment when Cuba avoided a “soft coup” fomented by the U.S.
On July 11 and 12, 2021, protesters took to the streets to vent their frustrations over shortages, long lines and a lack of political options. Some were drawn to the marches by calls on social media, while others joined in spontaneously when marchers passed by.
The economy is still in crisis, with rising prices for what goods are available, and there has been a spike in migration to the U.S.
Cuba’s economy also remains hobbled by U.S. sanctions. Despite his promises while campaigning to end the sanctions, President Joe Biden has only eased some, including allowing U.S. residents to send more money to Cuban relatives.
Since the protests, relations between the two countries have been tense.
In a message to Cubans on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that “Americans watched with admiration on July 11, 2021, as tens of thousands of you took to the streets to raise your voices for human rights, fundamental freedoms and a better life.” He said the U.S. stand with the marchers.
Cuba’s government offered a different take.
“There was vandalism, some with cruelty and tremendous belligerence,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in comments published in official media Monday. “If there’s anything to celebrate it is the victory of the Cuban people, of the Cuban revolution, before the attempts of making (the protests) into a ‘soft coup.’”
Responding to Blinken, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said his message was a confirmation of the “direct involvement” of the U.S. government “in attempts to subvert order and peace” in Cuba.
Authorities haven’t said how many people were arrested during the protests, but an independent organization formed to track the cases, Justice 11J, has counted more than 1,400. In June, Cuba’s prosecutor’s office said courts had imposed sentences on 488 protesters, ranging up to 25 years in prison.
The government insists protesters were not arrested for political reasons but for violating laws against public disorder, vandalism or sedition. It says many acted at the instigation of U.S.-based opposition groups using social media to attack Cuba’s communist system.
Saily Núñez’s husband, Maikel Puig, was among the protesters. He has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
“More than a sad day, I feel proud that my brave (husband) was there on the streets,” Núñez said on her Twitter account Monday. | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/on-protest-anniversary-cuba-us-far-apart-on-what-happened/ | 2022-07-12 15:20:16 | 0 | https://wgntv.com/news/international/ap-international/on-protest-anniversary-cuba-us-far-apart-on-what-happened/ |
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